peary struggled with addiction in the past. on many occasions, he sought help for his addiction issues. the investigation revealed that in the fall of 2023, mr. perry fell back into addiction. these defendants took advantage to profit for themselves. the two lead defendants in this case are defendants salvador placentia and just being sonia. first i will talk about defendant placentia. he was a medical doctor working with another medical doctor mark chavez to obtain ketamine. he worked with matthew perry's live-in assistant. to distribute the ketamine to mr. perry. over two months from september to october of 2023 they distributed approximately 20 vials of ketamine to mr. perry. in exchange for $35,000 in cash. descendant placentia saw this as an opportunity to profit off of mr. perry. he wrote in a text message incident number 2023 i wonder how much this will pay. he also stated that he wanted to be mr. perry's sole source of supply. he wrote in a text message that he wanted to be mr. perry's go to for drugs. as a doctor, he k

so he comes back home and all the newspapers give all the credit to peary. so even after he's made this amazing accomplishment, you know, being fluent in the inuit language, learning how to build sled and how to be an expert dog sled, i write. he then faces this jim crow era discrimination in the aftermath. so what's compelling about his story and others is not only the physical during that these explorers make, but also kind of the boundary pushing they do in terms of frontiers pushing against racism, sexism in many cases, lots of discrimination. and so i think that's something i admire and came away with from writing the book. and now we're going to open it up for the audience and there are two microphones here left and right. i will call on you to ask your questions. but before we start, the question, because i am a celebratory type, we're going to celebrate our authors right now. so thank you for that conversation. so we'll hear first and then over here. hi. thank you so much for this talk. this is really interesting. i'm really looking forward to going

for "eye on america," dave malkoff and peary, iowa. >> tony: dave, thank you.o hawaii for a story about a man who lost nearly everything in the maui wildfires but is carrying on now for others. >> reporter: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by claritin. max out allergy symptoms in over 200 indoor and outdoor claire allergens without knocking you out. day relief of your worst allergy symptoms like nasal congestion. (♪♪) live claritin clear. honestly, i was scared when i was told age related macular degeneration could jeopardize my vision. great. one more thing to worry about. it was all too hard to deal with in the beginning, but making a plan with my doctor to add precision was easy. preservision areds2 contains the exact nei recommended, clinically proven nutrient formula to help reduce the risk of moderate to advanced amd progression. thanks to preservision, i feel better that i'm doing something about it like millions of others. preservision. it was one thing when my mom got alzheimer's, but then we started noticing things that seemed...off

. >> reporter: peary had been introduced to the drug in a clinical setting to help treat depression but say he later turned to illegal sources, including defend its be 23, referred to in court documents as the ketamine queen. >> ketamine provide by sangha would ultimately be the dose that took matthew perry's life. >> reporter: prosecutors say in a -- free sample, unmarked but amazing, adding i have more if he likes. >> we've used ketamine for years and years in medicine, to do things like treat pain, induce general anesthesia or surgery, or a procedure. >> reporter: but the drug has its voted in popularity for its psychedelic properties and off label uses, often to treat ptsd, depression, and anxiety. there are now as many as 750 ketamine clinic's in the u.s., some charging up to $1,000 per dose. >> patients sometimes ingest proration may look around and shop for a solution that may not exec lee be mainstream but that they have read about or heard about as being the magic bullet. >> reporter: and matthew perry's case, that magic bullet turned fatal. >> he followed the ark. substance ab

peary was found face down in his pool last year and what was ruled and accidental overdose.fin reporting from los angeles. high matt. >> reporter: high martha. matthew perry battled addiction for the majority of his adult life. he detailed in a book. so when he passed away last october and his hot tub here in southern california questions began to arise over whether a substance played a role in his death. today authorities announced he was illegally buying ketamine from five alleged drug dealers that involved an assistant and two doctors and also included the so-called ketamine queen who previously sold ketamine to someone who died. at the time of his death, perry was getting local ketamine infusions -- for anxiety and confusion. but his doctor it was said today refused to increase his -- so he turned to the is leap -- the illegal enterprise who ultimately sold the actor at least 20 vials of ketamine over two months totaling $55,000. today the dea revealed perry was charged $2000 for a vial that will cost a doctor $12. >> when clinic doctors refused to increase his dosage he

there are reports katie peary will be here tonight.here are some names that haven't been mentioned. lincoln riley who went for a run and lost her life. rachel moore, a 12-year-old girl who went to the convenience store and lost her life, all by illegal immigrants, all a result of the dangerous and irresponsible border policies. she couldn't find it within herself to go to biden and say pick up your pen, sign this into law because another girl should not lose their life. it is inexcusable and disqualifying. >> this idea of being a human being that needs to be doing the right thing, that is what needs to be hit at this point because. this is laughable. there are three pages d. when you click continue, it is donate. trump has created a campaign page with policies for kamala harris. been a few dog ys since she was able to enjoy a smile of her own. good thing aspen dental offers affordable, complete care all in one place. and new patients without insurance get $29 exams and x-rays. plus 20% off treatment plans for everyone. loving our patie

we reexamine this stuff and each generation and when you look around the room that's a sledge from peary i love how you were talking about polynesia is the kon-tiki flag the that accompanied thor heyerdahl. that's a flag from byrd there in the corner these are all artifacts but they only have meaning if we're here to do it. so thank for bringing history to life on behalf the club. thank you to all of you too, for coming to bringgood evening ande politics and prose. i'm brad graham, co-owner of the bookstore along with my wife lissa muscatine and have a terrific program for you this evening. focused on the