so with the change of oxycontin's formulation, that helped a lot. i did not foresee this. i do not think anyone did. it has been absolute scourge. it is affecting the whole country. in fact, prescription pill abuse is killing more people than car wrecks in the u.s. most people do not realize that. it is that bad. was greatly chagrined a few weeks ago now when the f.d.a. approved a new drug on the market called zalhadro which is five times more powerful than vicodin. t is a pure hydrocodone. it is not had any abuse of this hair and features. you can crush it. you can shoot it up. i am afraid people will not realize how strong it is. i am afraid we will have another oxycontin-like wave of abuse come out because of that drug. it is a puzzle. the advisory committee to the f.d.a. voted 11-2 against releasing that drug and jet yet it was released by the f.d.a. that's puzzling. >> are you going to do something about it? >> we're going to try. i have had long conversations of commissioner hamburg of the f.d.a. about it. the country is alarmed over it. i just hosted in atlanta abou

millions of americans rely on oxycontin and percocet to deal with their pain. but are doctors misleading patients? a lawsuit has been filed against the drug makers. marian has the story. >> reporter: five major companies. attorneys say the goal of the lawsuit is to get these companies to stop their deceptive marketing for patients and doctors. but they also want to make sure that the patients that were harmed by these pain killers get money. nationwide, one out of every five people who visit their doctor leave with a prescription for an opiate. in santa clara county, that increased use has also meant more deaths. >> over a recent ten year period, the number of deaths from opioid deaths triples. >> reporter: now there is a l lawsuit against five major companies claiming they deceived doctors and patients about the dangers of prescription opiates. >> there is no scientific evidence to show they're useful for treating long term noncancer pain and the evidence shows that these drugs pose a serious risk of abuse. >> reporter: dr. cody admits opiates may help some ca

i discovered is that for many of the girls they were essentially orphans, they became orphans to oxycontin and american poverty. and so, i was their teacher. we have our own class, but our class became like a family to them. and they became kind of like sisters. and yes i was a teacher. i sometimes have to be teach early and stern but it became like family and it was very intimate. at one point cut two of the girls -- one of them was blair come into the other was adriano. they put their arms around each other and they said we are sisters and i said to them -- and we often begin our class with a snack and food to get things going and i said we figured out to both of them are out on the street doing drugs and a so for them it was like it had become like a family and the class was their sisterhood. was a sisterhood of girls. >> host: did the childhood that you are seeing coming that it reflect what you grew up with in western north carolina? >> guest: to some extent. i was a working-class girl. i didn't have an opportunity or access. no one in my family had been to college and i was very naÏv

they have become orphans to oxycontin and american poverty. so why was their teacher. we had a rough class, but our class became like a family to them. and it became kind of like sisters. yes, i was a teacher. i sometimes had to be teacher lee and starring an stuff, but it became like family. it was very intimate. at one point, two of the girls and one of them was blair and the other with embryonic. they said we are sisters. we are sisters. we often begin our cost base back in food to get things going. i said to the two girls, what makes you are sisters? what is going on? they said we just figured out both of our moms are on the doing drugs and so for them, it was like we have become like this via mulling in the class was their sisterhood. it is a sisterhood of gross. >> to their childhood, when you were seen in your classroom and from matty, did it reflect what you grew up with in western north carolina? >> guest: a little bit to some extent. i grew up a working-class girl. i didn't have an opportunity, did not access. onto my family had been to college. i was naÏve a

they have become orphans to oxycontin into american poverty. and so, i was their teacher. we had her class, but our class he came like a family to them and they became kind of like sisters. i was a teacher. i have sometimes tvt chile and stern and stuff, but it came like family. it was very intimate. at one point, two of the girls and one of them was layer and the other one was adriano. they put their arms around one another and said we are sisters emily are sisters. we often begin our class with the snacking food to get in this kind of going to. i said to the girls from what makes you i'll sisters? what is going on? is that we just figured out out of our monster in the street doing drugs. for them it was like we had to come like this family and the class was their sister had. it was a sisterhood of girls. >> host: did their childhood, yet what you are seen in your classroom, to reflect what you grew up with in western north carolina? >> guest: a little bit, to some extent. i was a working-class girl. i didn't have opportunity, did not access. no one in my family had been

they became orphans to oxycontin and american poverty. so i was their teacher. we had our own class but our class became like a family to them. they became kind of like sisters yes it i was a teacher and i sometimes had to be teacher lee and stern and stuff but it became a family and it was very intimate. at 1.2 of the girls and one of them was layer and the other one was adrianna. they put their arms around one another and said we are sisters, we are sisters. we often began our class with a snack and food to get things going and stuff. i said to them girls, what makes you all sisters? was going on? they said we just figured out both of our moms are out on the streets doing drugs so for them it was like we have become like this family. the class was their sisterhood. it was a sisterhood of girls. >> host: did their childhood what you are seeing in your classroom in cincinnati didn't reflect what you grew up with in western north carolina? >> guest: a little bit to some extent. i was a working-class girl. i didn't have opportunity and i didn't have access. no one

. >> it's generic form of oxycontin. >> both parents say they were alarmed when the fda proved a newainkiller that contains powerful levels of a semi synthetic openit called hydro codone. critics say it lacks deterrents, and snorting or crushing they say could release a dangerous rush. >> it's poet yensy n a pill they get a bit of product. >> a number of groups launched a nationwide effort to pressure fda into reversing its decision and keep it off the market. the fda defended the decision and it is still available in limited supplies. >> we're feeling in prevention environment is that it has potential to be the next oxycontin. >> after months of pressure, the manufacturer has taken a major step that could address questions about safety, addressing it will sell a division dedicated to migraine treatment and focus on a version with abuse deterrents the company says it is investing tens of millions of dollars to develop an abuse to turn technology more effective than those on the market. the company says it's working to introduce the next generation as soon as possible. for some, it wo

. >> it's generic form of oxycontin. >> both parents say they were alarmed when the fda proved a newiller that contains powerful levels of a semi synthetic openit called hydro codone. critics say it lacks deterrents, and snorting or crushing they say could release a dangerous rush. >> it's high poet yensy n a pill they get a bit of product. >> a number of groups launched a nationwide effort to pressure fda into reversing its decision and keep it off the market. the fda defended the decision and it is still available in limited supplies. >> we're feeling in prevention environment is that it has potential to be the next oxycontin. >> after months of pressure, the manufacturer has taken a major step that could address questions about safety, addressing it will sell a division dedicated to migraine treatment and focus on a version with abuse deterrents the company says it is investing tens of millions of dollars to develop an abuse to turn technology more effective than those on the market. the company says it's working to introduce the next generation as soon as possible. for some, it w

the economics of oxycontin in vermont is costs 80 bucks on the street for a pill you can crush becausethey're hard to find. you can find a bag of heroin for 20 bucks and buy 5 to $6 in cities south to us. so big problems they're bringing into rural areas. >> questions for the press. yes. >> governor one of the advantages republicans hold this year not only money they will raise which democrats will raise but spending from outside groups funded by the koch brothers network. tom stier a billionaire will spend upwards to $100 million in the cycle. have you spoken with him about his plans? have you get any sense how he will help democrats. or is he a independent player. >> i have to be candid. i went to summer camp with tom stier. i've known him since he was nine years old. i talk to him. we're friend. having said that, listen, there is no way, we understand that we're going to be outspent. let's be candid about this. this isn't something new. i have now had the pleasure of chairing the dja for about a year-and-a-half and it is important to note that whether it is outside expenditures or i

like the din and oxycontin effect similar to heroin that gives euphoria that they can intensify to takeigher doses or inject which makes them much more addictive and more dangerous because they increase the risk of respiratory depression which is the main cause of death from opioid overdose. also trends indicate a significant rise of heroin use in our country affects more than half a million americans and is driven in part to by individuals switching because it is cheaper and easier to access. so what are we doing about the problem? management of pain pain, prevention of the overdose death and the treatment of addiction. how do we treat pain better and those that suffered? we don't know enough about the addiction for those that have chronic pain but in parallel we are developing medications to treat pain effectively but at the same time to develop ways to a minister opioids and finally with research for non medications strategies is with electrical brain stimulation. what about preventing overdose is? we have a very effective medication that helps to prevent death from overdose of the f

oxycontin generated more than $3 billion in revenue nationwide in 2010. the lawsuit says the narcotics are so overprescribed, we have become a nation of addicts. >> you have seen increases in overdose deaths. we have seen babies born with opiate withdrawal. >> officials who filed the lawsuit say companies should pay damages to people harmed by the drugs. the amount hasn't been determined. graffiti vandals in the south bay are running into some sharp opposition. >> only on five, kpix 5 reporter kiet do explains how it's keeping them from getting to some of their targets. >>> reporter: the bay area's ugliest bridge just got a face- lift. with a fresh coat of paint, it looks decent for now but graffiti is creeping in and taggers will be back with a vengeance. since we first reported on the train overcrossing at 13th street and 101 a year ago, it's been the same thing. repaint, tag, repeat. but why? the answer may be here at the caltrain bridge above 280 near bird avenue. last year, the infamous tag, rip tomorrowmy, stayed on the greenbridge for months. but n

and the number one opiate oxycontin generated more than $3 billion in revenue nationwide back in 2010. the centers for disease control has called it an epidemic, prescription painkillers now the leading cause of drug overdoses. two counties in the state blame the drugmakers for touting the benefits of the narcotics and trivializing the deadly side effects. specifically, addiction. >> we have seen increases in overdose deaths. we've seen babies born with opiate withdrawal. >> that the focus of this lawsuit is on holding the pharmaceutical industry accountable for deception that doctors and patients have accurate information when decisions are being made about their care. >> reporter: experts in drug treatment agree, america has become reliant on painkillers. but they say taking them away from people who are already addicted will push them to street drugs like heroin. >> opiates really are miracle drugs. there is no doubt about that. at the same time, they do carry risks. >> reporter: san francisco health department substance abuse director dr. phillip coffin has no opinion on the lawsu

in terms of the tripling of heroin users, the enormous abuse oxycontin and hydroco-den. question, is you mentioned the f.d.a. keeps licensing regardless. i think that is something i'm going to look into. this question. i was the senate sponsor of the went intoact, which effect in 2008. controlleded that no substance that is a prescription determined under federal food drug and cosmetic act may distributed or dispensed by the means of the validet without a prescription. then it talks about what it a valid do prescription. onhought it would cut down some of the use. ryan who was an 18-year-old who on it and died bought internet.e has that been controlled? thisu think by these -- by restriction, that you have to have a prescription. was effective because internet purchases seemuled to opiates don't to be a big vicodin can be phoned in very easily. it is in the wrong schedule right now. for other, it requires a doctor's visit. we solved that problem. >> we have the problem of doctors overprescribing. what would you recommend? likes to provide -- to prescribe more cautiously.

companies have wage and campaign of deception about the benefits and risks of paper killers such as oxycontinthey are -- for common conditions without proof of their effectiveness. they say that's caused a big surge in ediction and deadly overdoses. >> we've seen increase in overdose deaths. babies born with drawl. we've seen skyrocketing medical costs and crime with opioid abuse. >>> they say they want to stop the deceptive marketing of these products. >>> the city of san francisco is -- harvey milk. people gathered at market today for a dedication sir known me celebrating the new stamp there. today on what would have been harvey milk's birthday, he was recognized around the nation for symbolizing equality, hope and pride. >> reporter: gay rights supporters have waited years for this day to come, the nation offering a lasting tribute to their hero. >> i think it's fantastic, long over due. i think they'll be pushed back and i think -- just as a community,. >> reporter: lines started forming outside the post office before it opened this morning. people buying a piece of history and recognizin

oxycontin is one of them. >> we've seen babies born with opiate withdrawal. we've also seen skyrocketing medical cost and rampant crime associated with opiate abuse. >> officials who filed the lawsuit say companies should pay damages for people harmed by the drug. the amount has not been determined. >>> your favorite skin care products may never be the same. in a few hours the state assembly will vote on a measure that would ban microbeads. the tiny bits of plastics are found in hundreds of items like soaps and scrubs supposed to remove dead skin, but environmental groups say they're hazardous to wildlife. >> we're literally putting trillions of plastic beads that look like fish eggs into the water and introducing them into the food chain. >> environmental groups say these beads like the one captured from the great lakes soak up toxins like a sponge making them even more of a threat. >>> tonight hewlett-packard is getting ready for another big round of layoffs. as many as 16,000 employees could lose their jobs. the palo alto-based company made the announcemen

the makers of oxycontin and similar drugs are accused of pushing the pills for profit while hiding theirddictive deadly side effects. prosecutors in santa clara and orange counties say the drugs are causing problems for society. >> we have seen increases in overdose deaths. we've seen babies born with opiate withdrawal. we have also seen skyrocketing medical costs and rampant crime associated with it. >> the prosecutors haven't decided on a dollar amount they have to pay the victims. >>> today the house of representatives passed legislation to curb nsa surveillance. if that bill becomes law it would outlaw the nsa's practice of bulk collections of u.s. telephone records. it would also require the nsa to get a court order to access phone records believed to be tied to terrorist plots. the measure dubbed the usa freedom act now heads to the full senate. >>> shotspotter technology is credited with helping police get to the scene of the shootings more quickly. the recording devices are posted throughout oakland but as christin ayers found out they may be listening to more than just the sound

playbook to deceive doctors and patients about the risk and benefits of prescription painkillers lie oxycontin and percocet. >> reporter: linda yee, kpix 5. >> we contacted one of the biggest drugmakers named in the suit, perdue pharmaceuticals. a spokesman said in a statement, they have not seen nor received a complaint from the county so they have no comment. >>> construction well under way on the southbound 280 here in san francisco. the freeway was shut down last night at 9th and fourth and king streets at 9:00, rather. it will be closed until 5 a.m. tuesday morning. all southbound lanes shut down past mariposa to the pennsylvania avenue on-ramp. crews will use that time to replace hinges. this is the first of three planned closures for highway 280. the next one set for the 4th of july holiday. >>> a man shot and killed a man tuesday afternoon in salinas. video is disturbing. police trying to stop 44-year- old carlos mejia after a woman reported a threatening intruder in her home. officers say they shot him because they were worried what he might do with his garden shears if he got to a bu

have been hit hard by overdose deaths and riding medical costs associated with the drugs such as oxycontin. >> a landscaper is facing federal charges after cutting down trees where protected birds were nesting. the man was hired to trim the trees outside the post office on 13 the street in oakland. s birds including a protected species were injured when the branches were cut. some branches everyone head into a wood chipper. fish and wildlife say he should have known better because trimming trees with nesting birds is a crime under the bird treaty. if convicted he faces six months in jail and a $15,000 fine. >>> mosquito fogging to prevent the spread of west nile will start at 11:00 in san jose and campbell. the area is highlighted on the map. neighbors have been getting information package on what to expect. mosquitoes in the area have tested positive for west nile virus and officials say the hot weather helped accelerate the mosquito breeding. >> you need the right weather conditions. mike has what we are looking at. >> what we seeing now is what we will see tomorrow morning, clouds and t

serving every day and he's back serving the country and he went through a lot of obstacles with oxycontinther things and he overcome it all. >> it's amazing. >> one of russia's -- couple of sights from the white house correspondents dinner. barbara walters on the upper left of her screen, airian in a huffington. willie. and tebow. and usa today's favorite picture of al roker. >> doggie heaven. >> i feed -- >> i was going to see -- i'll give up my time. >> i was going to say i lost a friend today, my glasses. i got tri focal contact lenses and i can't see anything. i pulled a beckle. i hit my head on a massage parlor door on saturday. >> not a happy >> it's tuesday, may 6th. leading the charts cge the congressman leading the benghazi investigation. how he plans to find out what the white house knew and when they knew it. >> a small plane plunges into a house ripping right through the roof. the incredible ending to this crash that is truly a miracle. >> perfect aim from 12 toot b-fl fields away from your first shot. we are putting smart technology to the test. "fox & friends first" starts r

you're on to methadone which is an opiate, that possess you up as -- that messes you up as much as oxycontin or anything else. which is illegal. >> hoping to end his dependence on methadone, a so-called treatment that you are unable to kick. >> you might be on it the rest of your life. that's not clean, that's still an addict. >> ibogaine has met resistance from the medical establishment. dr. phil skulnick. >> might with, rigorous way, absolutely not. there's already in the literature quite old in which'in fact you could get lesions in the brains of animals that have been administered ibogaine. >> credit so far the trials are worth doing. >> have you found anything that you feel should prevent or stop ibogaine from becoming mainstream? >> no. no. one dose of ibogaine is not going to have toxicity to the brain. >> so what's the holdup? >> i think it is the pharma companies. this is not rocket science. if they wanted it, it would go through like lightning. >> pharmaceutical companies manufacture opiates, and there are other companies that have their own addiction drugs in the pipeline. and per

serving every day and he's back serving the country and he went through a lot of obstacles with oxycontinother things and he overcome it all. >> it's amazing. >> one of russia's -- couple of sights from the white house correspondents dinner. barbara walters on the upper left of her screen, airian in a huffington. willie. and tebow. and usa today's favorite picture of al roker. >> doggie heaven. >> i feed -- >> i was going to see -- i'll give up my time. >> i was going to say i lost a friend today, my glasses. i got tri focal contact lenses and i can't see anything. i pulled a beckle. i hit my head on a massage parlor door on saturday. >> not a happy ending. >> "special report" next. >>> house republicans call it their best shot at getting answers on benghazi. democrats laugh it off as election year politics. this is "special report." >>> good evening, i'm bret baier. the house select committee to investigate what happened in benghazi on september 11th, 2012 is starting to take shape. leaving the white house and democrats on capitol hill with a dilemma. whether to cooperate or boycott the

[applause] oxycontin down by 99% without putting people on the street. is treatment, the it is not shifting a problem. we're now reviewing opiates system wide and seeking to reduce their distribution significantly across all 21 health care networks. so what else are we doing? well, in the past five years we shifted to a housing-first approach aimed at getting homeless veterans into safe, permanent housing and then meeting their plentiful and other needs. some results. emergency room visits down 27%. in-patient hospitalizations down 33 percent. in-patient costs down 54 percent. total va health care costs down 32 percent. [applause] the hud voucher program are supportive services for veterans families, the engines for housing first. we can't end homelessness without these programs. at the end of fy-2013, over 45,000 veterans and their families had homes to live in thanks to hud vouchers. my thanks to secretary donovan and all the good folks at hud for their generous partnership of that program. keep 'em coming. [applause] last year community partners sport

. >> i put xanax and cocaine and amphetamines and oxycontin in the same needle and shot it. >> all in the same rig. >> i don't know how to describe that kind of high. have you ever shot vodka? >> no. >> he was on probation when he was tested positive for drugs and sentenced to jail. he has been sentenced to the drug rehab center, and been in numerous rehab centers before this. >> i have never been to jail before this, and it sucks. i don't want to come back. i don't want to use drugs again, because if i stick a needle in my arm, i will die. my mother is afraid that she will have to bury me. my dad has almost given up on me. and i'm really just sick and tired of really being sick and tired. >> he has a lot of problems, and i tell him that, and he has been through a lot, 21 years old, and i have not been through that. i wish him the best. i wish everybody the best in here, but we will see. you never know. >> thomas costa is also an admitted heroin addict, but he does his time in the general population unit. >> one shot, and you have a progression, and we were up to 60 or 70 bags a day,

>> vicodin, oxycontin.orphine at one time i had had, liquid morphine that they had given me that was very strong, but worked for like a half an hour, and then it would wear off. >> so, these weren't helping you with your pain? >> they weren't helping me. they weren't helping long-term. i'd feel good for about an hour. then i'd start hurting again. and then when the two hours came, i was like, "i got to have more. i need some more." and i was starting to get scared that i was getting addicted, but i was also just scared because i was in pain 24/7. >> when that became unbearable, snouffer decided to look for relief at the end of a pipe. has it helped? >> it's helped greatly. and with the medical marijuana, you take a hit of it, and within anywhere from 10 seconds to 5 minutes, you're starting to feel, "okay, i hurt, but i really don't care that i hurt. it's not that big of a deal." >> hut! >> aah! >> snouffer now takes fewer pain pills, and he can do some things he couldn't do before... [ indistinct shouting

public to boost sales there have been overdose deaths can rising memorial day costs associated with oxycontin. the named companies have not responded. >>> antifracking protesters call for an end to the controversial practice in san francisco. they will wear haz-mat suits out of the coastal commission san francisco office. they want the commission to urge oil companies not to conduct offshore fracking which harms the environment. the protests comes amid a new report that questions the amount of oil that can really be extracted through fracking from the monterey shale formation that runs mostly along interstate 5. >>> fairfield police have two men in custody suspected in the armed robberies of several 7/11 stores. officers arrested a 20-year old and 21-year-old on tuesday evening. three 7/1s were held up on saturday define 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. one suspect was deattend during a traffic stop. another was arrested by a s.w.a.t. team. two guns were found and other evidence linking the to men to the tour armed robberies. >>> 49ers linebacker aldon smith pleaded no contest to d.u.i. and helps with char

. >> i put xanax, cocaine, heroin, am fete means and oxycontin in the same needle and shot it crazy.now how to describe that kind of high. have you ever shot vodka? >> you're nuts. >> he had been on burglary conviction when tested and sent to jail. he was admitted to the drug rehab center but has been through numerous programs since age 14. >> this is my first time in jail and it sucks. it really sucks. i don't want to come back to jail again. the way i was doing drugs, i go back out the next time i stick a needle in my arm i'm going to die. my mother's afraid she's going to bury me. i know that for a fact. my dad's just -- my dad has almost given up on me. that's why i really -- i'm sick and tired of it. sick and tired of being sick and tired. >> he has a lot of problems. he knows that. he's been through a lot. for 21 years old. i haven't been through any of that. i wish him the best. i wish everybody the best in here but we'll see. never know. >> thomas costa is also an admitted heroin addict, but he does his time in a general population unit. >> once we shot up it i progressed fro

have you ever done oxycontin? >> yes, sir. >> okay. have you ever been through any treatment for drug abuse? >> no, sir. >> okay. do you think you might be interested in participating in something like that while you're here? >> yes, sir. >> okay. we'll have you up here monday, okay? >> okay. >> next is a counseling session designed to give new inmates a sense of what to expect in their daily lives at brushy mountain. >> i try to comfort the guys that first come in because most of them are scared. a lot of them won't admit it, but if they would, they are. just let them see a friendly face, tell them they are not going to get raped and beat up, things like that that they've been told. you're pretty much going to be in a two-man cell 23 hours a day. >> i've heard of that. >> you're not going to shower with eight or ten guys, there's not going to be 20 guys standing there watching you. you'll go in chow hall and eat. other than that, you'll pretty much be in your cell. >> not only is john terry an intake counselor, he's also an inmate. >>

we are concerned because anytime you put a new opioid on the street, we all remember the days of oxycontin when that was released. this is a drug that's coming out without any tamper resistant ability to prevent it being crushed, smoked and snorted why addicts. so we are very concerned but we also believe that the enforcement efforts that we have put forth, and what we've done to really, really move our agency towards prioritizing prescription drugs will help alleviate, will help confront any additional use or abuse of -- >> i would hope also that manufacture might cooperate with you, otherwise they face the potential of backlash from congress. something they probably would not want to face so i hope to do cooperate with you. also we consistently hear from vermont law enforcement, a strong dea presence, have asked agents stationed in burlington, agenda we discussed this but where are we towards the possible permanent assignment in southern vermont of dea agents? >> well, to help in rutland, and i met with the police chief and met recently with the vermont highway patrol, we have been very

claim the makers of drugs like oxycontin has manipulated doctors into prescribing more pain killers. drug companies are encouraging patients to ask for pain meds to treat common conditions like arthritis, headaches and back pain. the suit was filed in orange county. >>> let's check in this morning with christina loren and our microclimate forecast. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. we are so close to that holiday weekend at this point. if you have the day off on monday, yeah, go ahead and make those outdoor plans, it looks good. this morni ing temperatures prey chilly out there. clouds span inland and temperatures are going to climb, but we'll have to wait until 10:00 to noon before we see that climb as the clouds are settled in for the first part of the day. here's what you can expect, though. overcast sky in the south bay and that will keep your temperatures from soaring just for today those numbers will soar. as we get into the weekend, we are talking about a return of the 90s, but right now golden gate bridge mostly clear. we can watch the progression of that fog develop

the market without the same temper tamperproof preventions in place for things like vicodin and oxycontin. the fda approved it even with opposition from many centers. and lawddiction experts enforcement around the country alarmed. there are ways to make it tamperproof and ways to make it you cannot turn it into a powder and stored it or inject it. you know the problems we face in every part of the country with prescription drugs. would you review this decision by the fda when you are in office? >> the issue of ,rescription drug abuse is one being from a world community in southern west virginia, where i have seen his issues firsthand in terms of how damaging they are to both the health and the economy. an issue i take very seriously. one of the things i want to do when i am confirmed is that i work with the da on science-based decisions. if i am confirmed, this is something i would want to understand how the decision was made. >> thank you. again, i hope you will be actively involved. i understand the necessary caution when sitting at the table. but i know who you are and i think you will

it claims the makers of drugs like oxycontin has manipulated doctors into prescribing more pain killers also alleges drug companies are encouraging patients to treat common conditions like arthritis, headaches and back pain. the suit was filed in orange county. >>> federal officials have recogni recommended the u.s. attorney's office file charged against a bay area tree trimming company. fish and wildlife investigators s sayernesto to cut even though knight herins were there. he did not think the birds were being hurt but a nearby bird rescue said they treated five who had injuries consistent with falls. the birds are protected by the federal government. >>> 6:56. marine biologists will head out to a peninsula beach this morning to check out a dead hump back whale, although they may be too late. we've got a live look at half moon bay this morning where the whale is floating out to sea. it ruwashed up at the sea wall just off of highway 1 yesterday. this is new video in this morning as the carcass moves south because of the tides carrying it out. >>> a busy stretch of interstate 280 near

american appetite for drugs, american appetite for marijuana, for crack, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, oxycontin, whatever. and our process has been the same can arrest people, mandatory minimums, put them in jail, for a long time. it has not worked. is the system basically the same place it is been? do you feel like a rat going along in a cylinder there? do you think we should come out of it and go this has not -- 40 years, don't we need a new theory or way to do this? >> what the statistics show with the drug crimes are intimately related with other kinds of crimes, property crimes, crimes of violence, and we know from the statistic that those crimes have gone down substantially. it is not correct to say that it does not work. in addition to that, in order to know whether specifically drug laws have worked, we would need to know what the state of play would be if they had not been in forst. the great likelihood, because the drug -- it has been misapprehended in something that on, the drug business is consensual. it is not a victim in the same sense that there is another kind of crying. we've t

- incredibly cheap hair heroin flooding the streets, make it more tempting for a kid addicted to oxycontin to are two dollar a bag of heroin. and the department of state says mexico accounts for 7% of the world's heroin reply, most of which smuggled into the u.s. most of the drug you find on the streets has origins in mexico, and new york city is described as a hub of heroin for distribution across the northeast, most coming from mexico. mr. brownfield you talk a bit about this already. if you can give us some detail as to what advice you would give me or give this committee as to what we can do about this on top of your efforts that you're already undertaking, i'd be grateful. >> congressman, i'll start with something that -- i don't know how often you hear it but i'll say it. i agree with absolutely everything you have just said. there's not one point of disagreement what you just described that i would point to. >> i don't get nat often enough. thank you. >> i would say the following -- i know we're not supposed to create headlines here, but i do believe the united states of america is

incredible cheap heroin that is flooding our streets make it more tempting for kids get a big did for oxycontin to $3 a bag for a bag of hair when. in parts of massachusetts. the bureau of international -- the binlea, most of it is so into the u.s. most than from large much of the truck you find in the streets in cities like talking have a large up in front page story talks about new york city as being a hub of heroin for distribution across the northeast. much of that coming from mexico. mr. brownfield, you've talked a bit about this already but if you can give us some detail as to what advice he would give me, what advice you would give this committee, as to what we can do about this on top of the efforts that you already undertaking, i'd be grateful. >> congressman, i'm going to start with something that, i don't know how often you hear it, but i'll say. i agree with absolute everything you have just said. there is not one point of disagreement in what you have just described that i would point to. >> i don't do that often enough, thank you. >> i would say the following them and i know we're

. >> oxycontin about five years? >> five years, yes. >> you've used false names to get drugs?s her memory was not to be trusted. >> when the detectives talked to you you told them your memory's not very good. >> i don't recall saying that. >> do you remember telling they i don't remember verbatim the conversation between you and ryan? >> i do not remember the conversation verbatim. >> and confusion what hour the day went through and even what day it was placed. >> when investigators plet with you, you told them the call was in the middle of the night. >> i was asleep and felt that the call came in later than it did. >> and everything critical in terms of time, duration and any memory about the call was all different once she got to testify but only after she saw her phone records. >> after jennifer stepped down the prosecution called the woim's fiancee to dtry to undo anything. she confessed she had the call immediately after hanging up. >> came downstairs crying saying, like he did it. she was scared, actually. upset. >> if the jury believed jennifer's story, ryan witmer was

american appetite for drugs, american appetite for marijuana, for crack, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, oxycontinhatever. and our process has been the same. arrest people, mandatory minimums, flip them put them in , jail for a long time. it has not worked. is the system basically the same place it is been? do you feel like a rat going along in a cylinder there? do you think we should come out of it and go this has not -- 40 years, don't we need a new theory or way to do this? >> what the statistics show with the drug crimes are intimately related with other kinds of crimes, property crimes, crimes of violence, and we know from the statistic that those crimes have gone down substantially. so i don't think it is correct to say it has not worked. in addition to that, in order to know whether specifically drug laws have worked, we would need to know what the state of play would be if they had not been enforced. the great likelihood, because -- it has been misapprehended in something that has gone on, the drug business, unlike other crimes, is consensual. there is not a crime scene and a victim in the

the market without the same temper tamperproof preventions in place for things like vicodin and oxycontin the fda approved it even with opposition from many centers. and lawddiction experts enforcement around the country alarmed. there are ways to make it tamperproof and ways to make it you cannot turn it into a powder and stored it or inject it. you know the problems we face in every part of the country with prescription drugs. would you review this decision by the fda when you are in office? >> the issue of ,rescription drug abuse is one being from a world community in southern west virginia, where i have seen his issues firsthand in terms of how damaging they are to both the health and the economy. an issue i take very seriously. one of the things i want to do when i am confirmed is that i work with the da on science-based decisions. if i am confirmed, this is something i would want to understand how the decision was made. >> thank you. again, i hope you will be actively involved. i understand the necessary caution when sitting at the table. but i know who you are and i think you will