dr mark chavez admitted obtaining the drug fraudulently and conspiring to distribute it. flashing images. as chandler bing, he was known as the funny one from friends. but in real life, the actor matthew perry had made no secret of his long battle with addiction to drugs and alcohol, and had been undergoing a type of ketamine therapy for depression. he was found dead in his jacuzzi last year at his la home, with a high concentration of the substance in his blood. now, a doctor called mark chavez, who prosecutors say was part of a group of people who were exploiting the actor, has pleaded guilty of conspiring to distribute ketamine. mark entered his plea of guilty and that's now public record. so you can all access that if you want to. but that's what happened, he accepts responsibility and then we set sentencing. chavez admitted to obtaining the drug from his former clinic using a fake prescription and from a medical wholesaler. he's one of five people charged in connection with matthew perry's death, including another doctor, salvador plasencia, who allegedly provided th

doctor mark chavez, admitting to his role, telling a judge he wrote fraudulent prescriptions and transferred 22 vials of ketamine to be given to perry in the weeks before his death. he's incredibly remorseful for what happened, not just because it happened to matthew perry, but because it happened to a patient. >> he is trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here. >> prosecutors now building their case against doctor salvador plasencia and jasmine singha, an accused drug dealer known as the ketamine queen. plasencia allegedly bought the drugs from doctor chavez. in one text about how much to charge, perry plasencia wrote i wonder how much this moron will pay in the end. >> these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr. perry than caring for his well-being. >> chavez is the third person to plead guilty, including perry's assistant, who has admitted to injecting him with that fatal dose of ketamine. and chavez has surrendered his medical license. he faces up to ten years in prison. the other two suspects have pled not guilty, and their trial starts in

mark chavez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute the powerful anesthetic yesterday in los angelesrt. he is the third person to admit wrongdoing and agree to cooperate. two others have also been charged. pery was found dead in his pool last year. the medical examiner said ketamine was the primary cause of death. >>> the "los angeles times" says a heatwave in california is smashing records, and it's expected to break even more. temperatures topped 100 degrees throughout the state yesterday. palm springs hit an october record high of 117. millions of people are under extreme hurricane warnings and ad -- heat warnings and advisories through today and possibly longer in desert communities near nevada and arizona. the high temperatures have increased concerns about wildfires in the state. >>> and the "associated press" says british prime minister keir starmer paid back $8,000 worth of controversial freebies he received. starmer said it is right to pay back the money for taylor swift tickets at london's wembley stadium, a horse racing event, and a clothing rental agreement with a high-en

mark chavez today admitting to his role, telling the judge he wrote fraudulent prescriptions and transferred 22 vials of ketamine to be given to perry. >> he's incredibly remorseful about what happened, not just because it happened to matthew perry, but because it happened to a patient. he is trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here. >> reporter: prosecutors now building their case against dr. salvador plasencia and jasveen sangha, an accused drug dealer known as the "ketamine queen." plasencia allegedly bought the drugd from dr. chavez. in one text about how much to charge perry, plascencia wrote, "i wonder how much this moron will pay." >> in the end, these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr. perry than caring for his well-being. >> reporter: chavez is the third person to plead guilty, including perry's assistant, who has admitted to injecting him with that fatal dose of ketamine. and david, chavez faces up to ten years in prison. he has surrendered his medical license. david? >> david: kayna whitworth, thank you. >>> in new york city toni

mark chavez signed an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiracyribute ketamine, a drug that acts as an anesthetic and has hallucinogenic properties. an autopsy report found the acute effects of ketamine was among the factors that allowed mr. prater lose consciousness and drowned in his hot tub october 2023. that's our program at this hour. don't forget that as the situation escalates on in the middle east we have more on bbc.com. our reporters have five updates from around the world including in washington where we are tracking our u.s. response and you can get the latest on our headlines and analysis on our favorite social media sites and of course the bbc news app. i am sumi somaskanda in washington. thank you for watching world news america. stay with us. announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: get

dr mark chavez admitted obtaining the drug fraudulently and conspiring to distribute it.s flashing images. as chandler bing, he was known as the funny one from friends. but in real life, the actor matthew perry had made no secret of his long battle with addiction to drugs and alcohol, and had been undergoing a type of ketamine therapy for depression. he was found dead in his jacuzzi last year at his la home, with a high concentration of the substance in his blood. now, a doctor called mark chavez, who prosecutors say was part of a group of people who were exploiting the actor, has pleaded guilty of conspiring to distribute ketamine. mark entered his plea of guilty and that's now public record. so you can all access that if you want to. but that's what happened, he accepts responsibility and then we set sentencing. chavez admitted to obtaining the drug from his former clinic using a fake prescription and from a medical wholesaler. he's one of five people charged in connection with matthew perry's death, including another doctor, salvador plasencia, who allegedly provided t

doctor mark chÁvez is one of two doctors charged in connection with matthew's death.he has accepted a plea deal and is said to be incredibly remorseful after allegedly being contacted by doctor salvador plasencia. >> doctor chÁvez was a colleague of plasencia. they worked together and he was able to procure the ketamine. >> nima ramani is a former federal prosecutor. he says chÁvez could help bring down the hammer on the other defendants by working with feds to right his wrongs. >> having that insider testimon, someone that's willing to flip and testify at trial if necessary, does put a lot of pressure on the remaining co-defendants to plead guilty as well. >> chÁvez court date, the first in a string of upcoming legal appearances by the remaining four players in the case. >> personally, i have no sympathy for what happens to them in federal prison. >> former prosecutor matt murphy, who spent two decades trying some of the most compelling murder cases in the nation, says the investigation comes down to one woman. >> so there was one central character. she was actually

mark chavez pleaded guilty for conspiring to distribute ketamine to perry. he is scheduled to be sentenced in april. a lawyer for chavez said his client is incredibly remorseful and accepts responsibility for perry's overdose. perry was found dead in a hot tub at his l.a. home a year ago. >>> turning to the southeast where the death toll continues to climb in the aftermath of hurricane helene. there have now been at least 190 lives lost with 94 of them in north carolina. hundreds remain missing. more than a million are still without electricity from florida to virginia, as crews work to restore power liknes. on wednesday, president biden toured damage in north carolina and amended the disaster declaration there as well as in florida, georgia and tennessee, allowing the federal government to pay 100% of the cost for many emergency response efforts. vice president harris also assessed damage in georgia. sam brock is where some residents were able to return only to find their homes destroyed. >> reporter: for the saturated and stunned residents of swannanoa, no

. >> el medico mark chavez se declaro hoy culpable de conspirar para distribuir ketamina en el caso poren tendra su sentencia en abril, acepto cooperar en la investigacion que llevara a juicio a otro medico y a la llamada reina de la ke ketamina, quienes se declararon no culpables. >> en un garaje en siendo i investigados por posibles vinculos con el tren de aragua. >> aqui hemos seguido el caso y ahora estos documentos revelan documentos judiciales a los que tuvo acceso noticias telemundo revelan este posible vinculo. >> francisco cuevas nos cuenta los detalles y como esto podria impactar el proceso legal de los dos acusados. >> de solo 12 anos de edad, quien antes de ser asesinada, de acuerdo a las autoridades en el condado harris, fue violada y despues estrangulada. >> franklin jose pena ramos y joan jose martinez rangel estan detenidos acusados de asesinato capital. >> ahora, tres meses despues, surge el detalles que los podrian vincular con la pandilla venezolana del tren de aragua. >> la madre de la menor quiere el maximo castigo. >> que individuales individuos horribles. >> es re

. >> dr mark chavez pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine in exchange. help prosecutors go after 2 other people charged in perry's death. the actor died of an overdose in october at his home in la chavez is facing up to 10 years in federal prison. he will remain out on bond until sentencing, which is at the end of april. >> some bank of america users reported problems accessing their funds online today. some services appear to be down b of a says that these issues are being addressed and have largely been resolved. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters as the state faces a housing affordability crisis. a measure on the ballot november could affect your rent. kron four's capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports. >> the rent is too high support. rent control vote. yes. 33 california has a housing crisis. prop 33 would make the crisis worse. you're looking at ads that have been hitting the airwaves across california, all surrounding prompt. 33, if passed by voters this election, the measure would give local city and county governments more author

doctor mark chavez could face up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced.he's today entered his plea dunng he's today entered his plea during an appearance in a court in los angeles. he's one of five people charged in connection with perry's death, two of which are scheduled to go on trial in march. perry died at the age of 54 last october. and finally, the king has been showing off his dance moves tonight ahead of his dance moves tonight ahead of his trip to samoa for the commonwealth heads of governments meeting later this month . holac well, it was a month. holac well, it was a guest at his majesty's commonwealth reception who successfully persuaded him to join in a samoan dance lesson the king and queen were hosting around 300 guests at saint james's palace in london, including the singer grace jones, the strictly judge motsi mabuse and the rugby player theo mcfarland . and i suspect i'll be mcfarland. and i suspect i'll be reporting on a lot more of his majesty's moves in a few weeks time. that's it from me for now. now it's time for headliners for the

doctor mark chavez could face up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced. he's today entered his plea dunng he's today entered his plea during an appearance in a court in los angeles. he's one of five people charged in connection with perry's death, two of which are scheduled to go on trial in march. perry died at the age of 54 last october. meanwhile, the prime minister has confirmed there will be no return to freedom of movement in any reset of relations between the united kingdom and the european union. sir keir starmer has been speaking at a press conference in brussels, where he is meeting european union chiefs with a promise to put the brexit years behind us and form a closer relationship with the bloc. it's his first visit to brussels as prime minister >> now, of course, there will be issues which are difficult to resolve and on areas on which we will stand firm , there will be will stand firm, there will be no return to freedom of movement, no return to the customs union, no return to the single market. but we will find constructive ways to work tog

mark chavez faces up to ten years in prison and is the third person to plead guilty.undocumented migrants a week as it tries to tackle uncontrolled migration. the country's president blamed the international community's slow response to months of gang violence in haiti, and its failure to restore stability. luis abinader said deportations would begin immediately and would follow strict protocols in order to guarantee respect for human rights. scientists have identified the position, shape and connections of every cell in the brain of a fruit fly. teams from the uk and us have published the most detailed analysis of an adult animal brain ever produced. researchers say the work will lead to an avalanche of new insights into how our own brains work. to the us, where the pesident and vice—president visited some of the worst—hit areas affected by storm helene on tuesday. at least 180 people have died so far. kamala harris has been in georgia — a crucial swing state ahead of next month's presidential election. she attended a briefing at an emergency operations centre in the

now, a doctor called mark chavez, who prosecutors say was part of a group of people who were exploitingpiring to distribute ketamine. mark entered his plea of guilty and that's now public record. so you can all access that if you want to. but that's what happened, he accepts responsibility and then we set sentencing. chavez admitted to obtaining the drug from his former clinic using a fake prescription and from a medical wholesaler. he's one of five people charged in connection with matthew perry's death, including another doctor, salvador plasencia, who allegedly provided the drug for the actor. prosecutors say matthew perry's assistant worked with the two doctors to provide the actor with more than $50,000 of ketamine in the weeks before his death. the two doctors had joked about how much money they could make from mr perry, writing in text messages, "i wonder how much this moron will pay." chavez will be sentenced next year and could face up to ten years in prison. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. sir keir starmer has paid back more than £6,000 worth of gifts and hospitality receiv

mark chavez is a san diego doctor who has now admitted that he knowingly obtained ketamine meant forbecome addicted to the drug. chavez's attorneys is now cooperating with prosecutors and could become a witness when two others go to trial next year. that includes a los angeles doctor, and the woman prosecutors say is known as the ketamine queen. >> anything you would like to say to matthew's family? >> reporter: san diego doctor mark chavez walking into san los angeles federal court, pleading guilty to conspireing to supply the late "friends" star matthew perry with ketamine, a crime that could come with a maximum ten-year prison sentence and $5,000 fine. >> mark entered his plea of guilty and that's now public record. >> reporter: the 54-year-old, now the third person charged in connection with perry's death to accept a plea deal, including perry's live-in assistant and acquaintance erik flemming. as part of the agreement, chavez is admitting to supplying salvador plasencia with ketamine that was then sold to perry, including submitting a fraudulent prescription to obtain the drug.

mark chavez and two others who admitted guilt in this case in exchange for their cooperation in goingrry's death. fox 46 in charlotte, north carolina. two nascar teams, including one owned by michael jordan, have filed a lawsuit over nascar's new revenue sharing model. 2311 racing and front row mort charts sports limits competition but unfair live binding -- by unfairly binding teams to the series its tracks, and suppliers. and this is a live look at las vegas from fox 5. the sphere right there. one of the big stories there tonight, the las vegas space port begins the licensing process in an effort to build a launch site for space planes. company officials are working with space force leaders to try to build this new age facility. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ let's get it started ♪ let's get it started in here ♪ let's ♪ >> bret: a massive blast heard in the last few hours inside beirut city. witnesses could see smoke rising from the buildings. security sources there say the strike hit within the city limits, not far from

mark chavez is the third person to plead guilty in the death of matthew perry.ne overdose death of friends star matthew perry pleading guilty. mark chavez hustled out of a los angeles courtroom wednesday after admitting to writing fraudulent ketamine prescriptions for perry. he's one of five people prosecutors say took part in a broad underground criminal network. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> reporter: investigators say perry, who died nearly a year ago, was legally prescribed the powerful an aesthetic to treat depression and that he sought out dr. chavez to increase his supply. prosecutors allege the doctors at one point charging perry $55,000 for 20 vials of ketamine, with mr. placencia allegedly texting dr. chavez. >> he wrote in a text message september 2023 quote, i wonder how much this moron will pay? >> reporter: chavez agreeing to a plea deal in august, surrendering his passport and relinquishing his medical license, as he agrees to cooperate with federal investigators. >> he's incredibly rem

mark chavez, a doctor from san diego, formally admitted conspiring to distribute ketamine.d is the third person to accept charges following the death of friends star perry, who died on october 28 last year from the "acute effects of ketamine" at the age of 5a. if you arejustjoining us welcome to the programme. we have the perfect panel tonight as we drill into the two biggest stories of the moment, that in many ways, overlap. the long—feared wider war in the middle east, and with less than five week to the vote, the battle for the white house. joe biden and kamala harris are in two of the key battleground states this hour, assessing for themselves the fallout from hurricane helene. while in new york last night, the high stakes showdown between the two running mates. with foreign policy a major part of it. when our allies see donald trump turned towards vladimir putin, turned towards north korea, when we start to see that type of fickleness around holding coalitions together, we will stay committed and as the vice president said today, we will protect our forces and other al

doctor mark chavez admitted he obtained ketamine from his former clinic and from a wholesale distributowhere he gave a fake prescription. chavez then gave that ketamine to another doctor. doctor salvador plasencia, who then sold it to perry in about a month before his death. >> one of the more ominous parts of the federal case against them, they said there's an email from doctor plasencia to doctor chavez saying, let's see how much this moron referring to matthew perry and see how much this moron will pay for the ketamine. >> chavez could face up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced on april 2nd. he's also in the process of surrendering his medical license. chavez is the third person to plead guilty in the aftermath of perry's death last year. >> it's the largest natural gas recycling plant in the state. coming up, today's dedication ceremony in the east bay. >> also getting to know the candidates. tonight's forum for those vying for san francisco sheriff. >> and that heat wave breaking some records today here in the bay area. chief meteorologist bill martin is back after the bre

but were to mark chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine as part of aa agreement. he faces up to ten years in prison about 120 men and women are now accusing sean, "diddy" combs of sexual assault, false imprisonment, and numerous other sex crimes. the music mogul has already pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including sex trafficking cnn's elizabeth wagmeister spoke with the accuser's attorney more than 100 new accusers plan to pursue legal claims against sean "diddy" combs, according to their attorney, these are people that were there that were that were allegedly drugged and then allegedly raped passed around, woke up the next morning just completely clueless about what had happened to them homes and denies the allegations. his lawyer telling cnn, in part, mr. combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors, combs, already faces a dozen civil lawsuits and has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in pros

mark chavez entered the plea this week. he faces up to ten years in prison chavez and others are accused of illegally dealing ketamine to perry. perry died in october of 2020 three due to acute effects of the drug. and his subsequent drowning today, president biden continues his hurricane helene response. he will tour damage in florida and georgia yesterday, he visited the carolinas, flying over the damage and later approving the deployment of active duty troops to provide critical aid for western north carolina at least 191 people have died because of the storm melania trump's sharing her thoughts on reproductive rights, just weeks ahead of the presidential election. >> and it is seems to be at odds with the republican party's platform. >> the guardian reports that in her new book, she writes this quote, why should anyone, other than the woman herself happen? power to determine what she does with her own body. a woman's fundamental right of individual liberty to her own life. grants or the authority to terminate her pregna

mark chavez set is set to formerly plead guilty today to one count of conspiring to distribute tribute ketamine to matthew perry, a federal judge has already ordered java's to surrender his medical license, barring him from practicing medicine the la medical examiner said ketamine, the drug contributed to perry's drowning death at his home last year sean diddy combs is facing new allegations today of sexual assault and abuse. >> this is coming from more than 100 people the houston-based attorney says that he's been hired by these new accusers and plans to file civil suits against combs. the allegations come from men, women, and it also includes 25 people who say they were minors when the alleged crimes were committed. combs's attorney responded to these new allegations calling them false and defamatory comes as already as you will remember, currently in jail awaiting trial on criminal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, sara new this morning, a massive strike by dockworkers over pay and automation issues. it has the country's east and gulf coast ports at a standstill, a strike of

prosecutors say mark chavez confessed to writing fake prescriptions for the actor.ilty plea to guilty. >> michael: overnight some of the wild wild card matchups. padres took game one from the braves. fernando tatis started off strong with a first inning home run, and san diego shut out atlanta. the mets stayed hot, scoring five times with two outs in the 5th to take the lead that they would not give up. the royals beat the orioles 1-0. kansas city starter cole reagan threw six innings of shut out baseball. the tigers beat the al champion west astros. tariq schobal also tossed sick shutout innings. we have more ahead including microsoft's ai upgrade. gonna tell you about that. >> george: right now new allegations against sean diddy combs. an attorney says he represents 120 accusers who have come forward with misconduct allegations. he expects to file civil lawsuits against the rap mogul. senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is tracking the latest. good morning. >> reporter: if these lawsuits come to pass, combs would be facing sexual misconduct allegatio

doctor mark chavez signed a plea agreement back in august for reduced charges.erry's death by an overdose. they are another doctor and a suspected drug dealer nicknamed the ketamine queen. now, chavez could still be sentenced to up to ten years in prison. his lawyer says chavez is remorseful and he wants to make amends. well, the tributes are really pouring in for a well known actor who broke barriers in hollywood. the gentleman right there. john amos played the tough but kindhearted father on the 1970s sitcom good times. he also portrayed the adult kunta kinte in the original tv miniseries roots. his publicist says john amos died in august of natural causes. he was 84 years old. it's now 657. time may be running out in san pablo for jelly's place. it's an animal rescue shelter. that shelter leases its land from caltrans. and shelter officials told the chronicle a highway construction project could force jelly's place to move away next may. caltrans says no exit date has been set up, and they're now trying to work with the animal rescue shelter while it looks fo

doctor mark chavez could face up to ten years in prison.ve people charged in connection with the star's death. >> and the princess of wales has been pictured hugging a teenage girl battling cancer upon her return to royal duties, waleses met with the aspiring photographer suffering from an aggressive form of cancer during aggressive form of cancer during a ceremony for sporting heroes. the princess, who has recently completed chemotherapy treatment, is also a keen amateur photographer . amateur photographer. >> i mean, look, she's back and she's doing it. gross. oh, it's just so i'm really impressed. >> just so lovely. it just shows her at her very best, i think. >> but what's interesting, i wonder if she's taking the lead, whether this might just be how she operates. but i wonder if she's also taking the lead slightly from from the king, who was when he went to meet people with cancer and was was actually very tactile and lovely and i don't know, i just think they're all coming into their own. yeah. in spite and in the face of the battles

mark farrell has all the wrong experience for the change we need. chavez appeared in a los angeles federal courtroom. he formerly pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine to matthew perry. perry died from an overdose last october. prosecutors say doctor chavez sold the drug to a second doctor, who then sold it to matthew perry's assistant. that assistant eventually injected the dose that killed the former star of friends in all, five people face charges. even with the plea deal, chavez faces up to ten years in prison. he's set to be sentenced in april. new york city mayor eric adams appeared before a federal judge today. adams lawyers say he met with the judge to discuss his upcoming trial. last week, the mayor was indicted on charges that he accepted free plane tickets, hotel stays and entertainment worth nearly $100,000. the allegations spanned nearly a decade, dating back to when adams was elected as brooklyn's borough president. prosecutors say the travel perks were arranged by a senior turkish diplomatic official in new york, who wanted to