george spencer: mary wright says the memory loss in her husband, bob, started slowly. an athlete who'd suffered head injuries, he began forgetting the basics. within 2 years of the first symptoms-- mary: this is mary wright from senior friends & services. george: this entrepreneur, who co-owns a senior care service in collingswood, had become a caregiver herself. she was eager when doctors recommended the drug namenda for her husband's dementia. mary: i remember thinking, "i'll do whatever it takes." george: whatever it takes ended up costing between $300 and $400 a month out of pocket. and even as generic drugs similar to namenda came out, wright's husband kept taking the name brand. mary: i didn't think twice about keeping him on namenda xr. george: you just kept paying for it? mary: mm-hmm. george: many others did too. in 2015, a new york appellant court found behind the scenes, the makers of namenda engaged in so-called product hopping, pushing families like wright's to keep paying those brand name prices longer than they had to. michael carrier, professor in the s

so that group, mary wright overton, and others, invited members of the niagara movement, to join them in new york to meet, to talk about a campaign to direct federal policy which would empower the federal government to go into areas to investigate, prosecute, and convict those involved in lynching. that was the creation of the naacp. the decision made at the time was that the association would be an advocacy organization. an organization which would advocate for public policy to improve the quality of lives for all. campaign. successful as a result of that, we began to build as an association. we have built our presence across the landscape where we have over 2200 units from alaska to hawaii, to connecticut to florida, and all parts in between. we recognize, in order for us to make democracy work, we must advocate for public policy to protect the needs and interests not only of african-americans, but all disenfranchised citizens. i have an older member in mississippi who put it best. the help of any society should be measured by three key measures. how well do we care for our elderly?

it is a superintendent's only summit and we are holding it in conjunction with mary wright allen andren's defense fund at the historic farm 184 acres tennessee, october 14 -- 13th and 14th. it is a friday and saturday. you can come and get away and it will not take up a lot of time from your district. if you are a superintendent and working on equity already, come with us. this is about action. if you are a superintendent who is not working on it, but realizes it is important and you want to know more, perfect. if you are a superintendent or you think your superintendent needs to bring his or her butt to this, let them know it's on the table. this ist thing about not only the deep conversation and dialogue, but -- in this historic surrounding, but it is that i will pay for two night in the hotel. i will pay for your food during the conference and i will give you $500 for the cost of your travel. you can't just come and sit and eat on me and then not do anything. for those who are committed, this is also out there. you all know that the public school demographics are changing. 51% of

one mother in saint mary's lost her son to drug addiction. news for kristin wrightlked to her about the changes that are needed to turn this fight around. >> i think every day what a gift he was and how his death is going to help someone somewhere, so time. so they live. >> a mother's whose first born is gone. a pain too unbearable who for any parent anywhere to imagine. >>re six years, it was a rollercoaster. >> lawson's addiction to opioids was relentless, he managed to get clean and join the navy. his mother says life seemed better until bryant was prescribed pain meds for an injury. >> he spired into his addiction deeper than he had ever -- he had ever been before. >> like so many communities, opioid addiction is plaguing saint mary's county, the number of deaths so far this year, surpassing all of last. brian got help at the treatment center in lexington park. dr. kathleen o'brien tells me opioid addiction has changed the very fabric of saint mary's county. >> i really emphasize it's a brain disease, in many decades of working in this field. it has been under f

thought that heroin would be the greatest threat to this community. >> news 4's kristin wright was in st. mary'snty speaking to families who have been devast e devastated by the opioid destroying families and to the point that law enforcement and prosecutors in st. mary's county are saying enough is enough. we talked to two families today who lost loved ones to overdoses within days of each other. >> i miss him so much the pain of losing a child. >> i talked to him and got a call at 11:30 and he was gone. >> reporter: john darling ii overdosed two months ago. it has been tremendously hard on the family. darling's suspected drug dealer is one of eight indicted on murder charges in the deaths of eight people in st. mary's county. county leaders say going after dealers must happen now. >> for $50 they do not mind killing our

wright. how much of a problem is anne marie waters proving to be for ukip? turmoil continues within ukip.adful result in the general election. failed to win a single seat. paul nuttal, their leader then, quit. ukip is starting the process of choosing their fourth leader in a year. it has been to understate it — a very turbulent time for ukip. last night, the pa rty‘s time for ukip. last night, the party's executive time for ukip. last night, the pa rty‘s executive committee time for ukip. last night, the party's executive committee did decide that one of the ii party's executive committee did decide that one of the 11 names that would go onto the ballot would be anne marie waters. she's clearly controversial. many people would feel she has abhorrent views of islam, which she's described as evil in the past. she set up a pressure group called sharia watch, monitoring, trying to curb sharia courts. i think many within ukip are very concerned about this. mike hookham has resigned the party's whip. another nathan gilks, an mep, said he would leave the parties. he said he would leave the parti

mary's county follow eight opioid overdose deaths, eight suspected drug dealers face charges including second degree murder and manslaughter. kristin wright is talking to two families tonight ruined by the goods those dealers beautiful music. such a waste. >> reporter: john darling overdosed in june leaving behind brothers, sisters, and a father whose grief is immeasurable. the suspected drug dealer is one of eight indicted in murder charges in the deaths of eight people. county leaders say going after dealers must happen now. >> for $50 they do not mind killing our children. >> reporter: i asked the state's attorney if they will try to prosecute overdose deaths from years back. >> there is no statute of limitations on homicide. >> reporter: this lady's nephew overdosed in june. >> it's killing the family. >> it's killing the families. and no one knows who these people are. the disregard for someone's wife is beyond measure. >> reporter: john darling says his son didn't deserve to die but his dealer deserves to be punished for taking a life. >> i am so proud of the governor and the state police for pursuing this. i know how hard it has be

mary led wig hayes who some americans might know as molly pitcher who was given a non-commissioned officer status by george washington for her fight in the revolution. you have people like prudence wright cumming, these women who created local militias to guard their families from the british troops that were invading their homes and violating their families and burning and stealing and looting. and it was her militia group that actually captured two torey infiltrators coming into the community and got very important classified documents for our battle for liberty. these women were so involved and so respected and we deny them their honor so that we can -- i don't know. i think it is wicked. america today has a new found love for the power of women. we are wanting to champion women and who they are in a society like that. prudence wright cummings, abigail adams, and others. why aren't we recognizing these women who believed so much in the quality of all people that liberty is for all. they were willing to sacrifice this so we can achieve this. i think it is terrible and our history books are purposely ignoring them and teaching us that the constitution was written by a bunch of elite,