the university of connecticut honored alex shatter at the football season opener there. ing-year-old dreamed of there for college before he was killed in februaryt stoneman douglas high school. he was made an honorary husky when the school learned of his love for that school. >>> the mystics are in the finals but we don't know if the star player is healthy to take the cohet. at t last game, she tripped and injured her left knee against the dream. she had to behe helped off court. the ability to play be a game-time decision. >> she is walking much better. if your motion is not limited, you can push off and cut and go. there's gng to b pain involved somewhere, if she plays. she's a tough player. >> she is hopef w that shel be back for tonight's home game. don't want toush her too much. >> game three tonight tips off at 8: >>> later this morning, celebrating a summer sple in th area. molette green is headed down to thar to help us get ready for the holiday weekend. she willhaeng some of your recipes, as well. she's looking for good up o. withes, you can send them to her on t

he has also taught on the faculties of yale university, university of connecticut and american university. i would now like to welcome joel paul to the lecture. sorry. [applause] >> thank you very much. and thank you all for being here. it's a great pleasure having so many old friends and family members here as well as new friends. i'm very enthusiastic and excited to be here and appreciate the invitation of fraunc everything s tavern which is such a wonderful monument to the revolution. when i first proposed writing a book about chief justice john marshall to my editor at penguin, he was a little bit reluctant. my previous book, "unlikely allies," is the true story of how a merchant, a playwright and a cross-dressing french spy saved the american revolution. and i eventually convinced him that we should go along with this book, and he said, well, you've just got to promise me to find a cross-dressing french spy. and i did. [laughter] so the one thing probably most of you know about john marshall is that he wrote this very famous, probably the most famous decision of the supreme court, ma

of caught in the middle you know i also heard that several universities in the u.s. have been offering housing gang creating learning communities for black students only by california state and the university of connecticut flame they say. down to two they need to actually create safe environments for students of color what is that supposed to mean is this the comeback of segregation. i doubt i'm not a fan of that approach i understand the reasoning behind it but. to me it really it takes agency away from black students it's saying that you don't have. the ability to exist in this society and have a voice in the society and determine your own future so here we're going to create this little safe space for you where you're not going to be subject to the white supremacy and it's done under this guise of compassion but what it really boils down to is separatism and it doesn't serve the students like color that they're working with and it certainly doesn't help to mend any of the wounds in our society that we're definitely still reeling from after five hundred years a white supremacy i truly believe and i've seen this in person many many times over the past eight years as i've been working in peace building

of caught in the middle you know i also heard that several universities in the u.s. have been offering housing gang creating learning communities for black students only my california state and the university of connecticut claim this. down to two they need to actually create safe environments for students of color what is that supposed to mean is this to come back of segregation. i doubt i'm not a fan of that approach i understand the reasoning behind it but. to me it really it takes agency away from black students it's saying that you don't have. the ability to exist in this society and have a voice in the society and determine your own future so here we're going to create this little safe space for you where you're not going to be subject to the white supremacy and it's done under this guise of compassion but what it really boils down to is separatism and it doesn't serve the students like color that they're working with and it certainly doesn't help to mend any of the wounds in our society that we're definitely still reeling from after five hundred years of white supremacy i truly believe and i've seen this in person many many times over the past eight years as i've been working in peace building eff

of caught in the middle you know i also heard that several universities in the us have been offering housing gang creating learning communities for black students only by california state and the university of connecticut favor explained this. down to to the need to actually create safe environments for.

of caught in the middle you know i also heard that several universities in the us have been offering housing gang creating learning communities for black students only by california state and the university of connecticut favor explained this. down to the need to actually create safe environments for students of color what is that supposed to mean is this the comeback of segregation. i am not a fan of that approach i understand the reasoning behind it but. to me it really it takes agency away from black students it's saying that you don't have. the ability to exist in this society and have a voice in the society and determine your own future so here we're going to create this little safe space for you where you're not going to be subject to the white supremacy and it's done under this guise of compassion but what it really boils down to is separatism and it doesn't serve the students of color that they're working with and it certainly doesn't help to mend any of the wounds in our society that we're definitely still reeling from after five hundred years a white supremacy i truly believe and i've seen this in person many many times over the past eight years as i've been working in peace building efforts

joining me now is richard stevens, professor of community medicine and health care at the university of connecticutoining us. people sitting at home are going to watch the report and be really worried about what they use in their gardens. should they be? the court says it is dangerous to human health and the company who make it say absolutely not. on top of that, the eu say it is safe. this is a highly controversial issue and has been for a long time. some companies put agents in their products they know to be dangerous. some companies inadvertently do that. the monsanto case is hugely important. what kind of tests are conducted on weedkillers like this, that lead to the determination that it is absolutely the determination that it is a bsolutely safe the determination that it is absolutely safe to use? determining absolutely safe to use? determining absolute safety is almost impossible but the world health organization, the way they evaluated the evidence was human studies, epidemiologic, toxicology, giving glyphosate to rats and see what happens, and some basic science. the world health organizat

. >>> university of connecticut professor sena taught a class about the reconstruction era after the war. me highlights the success for the grants or as a failure since it did not

last night, the university of connecticut honored alex shatter at the football season opener there. r-old dreamed of goi there for college before he was killed in february at stoneman uglas high school. he was made an honorary husky when the school learned of his love for that school. >>> the mystics are in the finals but we don't know if the star pyer is healthy to take the court. at the last game, she tripped and injured her left knee oainst the dream. she had to be heff the court. the ability to play tonight will be a game-time decision. >> she is walking much better. if your motion is not limited, you can push off and cut and go. there's going to be pain involved somewhere, if she plays. she's a tough player.he >>s hopeful that she will be back for tonight's home game. don't want to push her too much. >> game three tonight tips off at 8:00. >>> it's time tome kiss s good-bye. >> it's sad to do this. for many here, theeend wouldn't be complete without a crab feast. therab feast is a sign of summer. always a good time. molette green is live at the warf, at a seafood stand that's be

. >>> university of connecticut professor manisha sinha teaches a class about the reconstruction era after the civil war. she outlines the different ways historians have interpreted this period, either as a success of the rights granted under the constitutional amendments or as a failure since it did not achieve equality for african-americans. this hour 15-minute class is from our lectures in history series. >>> why is it called reconstruction? because we are talking about the

. >>> university of connecticut professor sena taught a class about the reconstruction era after the war. me highlights the success for the grants or as a failure since it did not achieve equality for african americans. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >>> so today we're going to be talking about reconstruction. right. so what is reconstruction. it's really the period immediately after the civil war is the period of reconstruction. why is it called reconstruction? because you are talking about the reconstruction of the union, right. of the seceded states that had formed the confederacy they are now defeated and the question now becomes how do they reenter the union. how do we reconstruct the union. and that is why this period is known as reconstruction. it is not that well known in american history as the civil war. so so far we've been talking simply about the civil war right before the midterms we covered the civil war. everyone knows about the civil war. it had kind of a triumphant win. slavery is destroyed. it's a great experiment in government, immediately after the war but it is

. >>> university of connecticut professor manisha sinha teaches a class about the reconstruction era after the civil war. she outlines the different ways historians have interpreted this period either as a success for the rights granted under the new constitutional amendments or as a failure since it did not achieve equality for african-americans. this hour and 15 minute class is from our lectures in history series. >>> so today we're going to be talking about reconstruction. so what is reconstruction? it is really the period immediately after the civil war. it is the period of reconstruction. why is it called reconstruction? because we're talking about the reconstruction of the union. of the seceded states that formed the confederacy and they are now defeated and the question becomes is how do they reenter the union and how do we reconstruct the union. and that is why this period is known as reconstruction. it is not that well-known in american history as the civil war. so so far we've been talking about the civil war, right? before the midterms, we covered the civil war and everyon

. >>> university of connecticut professor manisha sinha teaches a class about the reconstruction era after the civil war. she outlines the different ways historians have interpreted this period, either as a success of the rights granted under the constitutional amendments or as a failure since it did not achieve equality for african-americans. this hour 15-minute class is from our lectures in history series. >>> why is it called reconstruction? because we are talking about the reconstruction of the union, right? of the seceded states that formed the confederacy, and how do we reconstruct the union? that is why this period is known as reconstruction. so we're talking mostly about the civil war. before the midterms we covered the civil war. everyone knows about the civil war, it has kind of a triumphant end, you know, at least if you are not a confederate, the union wins, slavery is destroyed. reconstruction, on the other hand, does not have a happy ending. it's a great experiment in interracial democracy immediately after the war but it is overthrown. maybe we all like happy endings an

this it public health issue is moving from in connecticut parks right outside of a major university,there was just a short walk away or drive away from yale university. dr. gupta, thanks for your time. up next a massive effort by newspapers across the country to launch an attack on president trump. it didn't go as planneded. >> fake news. >> they are fake! >> [crowd noise]. if you have psoriasis, ... little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats moderate to severe plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla . it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with... ...an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have  a history of depression or suicidal thoughts,... ...or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines and if you're preg

of paul manafort drive. the road stretches a a mile or so alongside central connecticut state university. those who reside on paul manafort. >> loud. >> some of manafort's jackets, think python, after his indictment last year, local motorist was driven to start a petition to change the name. >> it's just definitely not something to be proud of. >> but the mayor's chief of staff told the hartford current they were going to leave the road the way it is. >> he was a respected man in our community. >> many of the locals didn't know manafort. >> the guy who is on trial? >> no, i didn't know about that. >> manafort drive. >> does that ring a bell? >> i don't know who he is. >> if they change the name, have you? >> that's me. i need my own street. >> then made a left on to paul manafort. for some manafort drive was a a mouth full. >> cnn, new britain, connecticut. >> jeanne moos, she's a one and only. that does it for me. thank you so much for joining us. up next is a brand new. episode of the cnn original series the 2000s followed by the history of comedy at 10:00. have a great night and a great

. >> university of west haven, west haven, connecticut. >> you had a request for us? oh, my god. >> sounds like hoda kotb spent time hanging out in the house. >> i was a little sister. you knew we connected. >> i could guess that. >> perfect. awesome. >> what's your name, buddy. >> peter. >> all right. thanks for waking up early. >> i think he just did the secret handshake. >> we didn't show it. before we get to the live music, mr. roker, a quick check of the weekend weather. >> see what you've got on saturday, a little on the wet side east coast, hot and dry out west and strong storms in the mid plains. for sunday -- sunday! -- all right, craig did it along with us, lingering rain in the east. heavy rain continuing in the mid mississippi river valley. plenty of sunshine and warmth in the pacific northwest str that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. wide range of temperatures across the bay area. really starting to crank up heat for the inland valleys. we'll be up to 95

>> university of new haven, west haven, connecticut. >> and you had a request for us. >> yeah. lutely. >> oh, my god! >> sounds like hoda kotb spent time in that ihouse. >>as actually a sigma ki little sister. >>re ly? >> yeah. you knew we connected. >> i could have guessed that. oh, perfect! >> awesome. >> awesome. awesome. >> what's your name, buddy? >>r. pe >> peter. all right, thank you for waking up early. >> ihink they just did the secret handshake. don't tell anybody. >> w didn't show it. >> before the music, mr. roker, quick check of the weekend weather? >>> all right, on saturday it's looking a lite on the wet s in the east coast, hot and dry out west. some strong storms in the midplains. then for sunday, sunday! all right, craig did it along with us. lingering rain in the east. we've got some heavy rain continuing in the si mid-missi river valley, plenty of sunshine and warmth in the pacific northwest stretching all the way down into the nguthwest. that's what's gn around the country. here's what's happen >>> our friday morning is off to a very steamy start. temperatur

also a resident adviser to a floor of freshmen at fairfield university in connecticut. d i want somewhere that i can focus and get my homework done. >> you need to have a place for the residents to come and feel comfortable in your room. you probably don't want them on your bed. then you need your personal oasis and let's get food and coffee in there. >> coffee is essential. taniya >> what do you want to see happen in here? >> white with accents of metallics. i also really like pops of color. >> reporter: time to get to work. first creating a place to chill out. >> throw pillows and blankets add warmth and texture. >> reporter: she says set the bed apart by creating a custom headboard. all you need, canvas from an art store, fabric and a staple gun. >> i wrapped it created a cute head board that's easily removable. >> reporter: next up, a dorm-friendly kitchen. >> when you have a small space like this, very little square footage, the best thing to do is design up. take the most advantage of your space. >> reporter: every college student needs their caffeine, but with spa

with a toxic batch of synthetic marijuana that officials say caused more than 100 overdoses this week in connecticut. many of them in the same new haven park, steps from the yale university campus. city police chief campbell says he's cautiously optimistic the worst is over. >> there's a hope and a prayer that we have come to the end of this crisis, or things are at least levelling off. we will continue to have a strong police presence downtown to make sure that anyone else who would think about filling the gap that has been opened up by the arrests of these three offenders would be deterred. jon: two new haven residents have already been arrested in connection with the overdoses. one of those men suspected of being the dealer, caught with 32 bags of k-2 synthetic marijuana. >>> a shark attack and more shark sightings, forcing a cape cod beach to close indefinitely to swimmers. bryan llenas has more in our new york city newsroom. what's the latest, bryan, on the man who was bitten last week? >> hey, jon, good news is he's reportedly in fair condition this weekend. 61-year-old william lighten of new york was bit in his torso and legs by a shark on wednesday on cape cod in

of clients for themselves. >> police in connecticut, 90 people address on potent drugs at yale university.eral victims returned to the scene after being treated and overdosed again. some required three trips to the hospital. at least three people are under arrest. >> a body found that the filthy new mexico compound is identified as a missing little boy. investigators find the remains of 3-year-old abdul, prosecutors claim his father kidnapped him from georgia and brought him to that compound for an exorcism. mom says at least she has a sense of closure. no new charges filed at this point. five adult suspects charged with child abuse after 11 kids were found starving in the compound, suspected muslim extremists accused of training these kids to become school shooters. the father of the missing iowa college student mollie tibbetts opening up about a meeting with mike pence. >> it was general and real and touching, it was not a politician at all but another father. who will provide molly's story. rob: living through a nightmare. the vice president prayed for the family. molly has been missing

of that odor remains unknown. >>> a frightening scene in connecticut where city officials say at least 76 people have fallen ill from suspected drug overdoses. first responders arrived at a park near yale universitys of people there screaming and dropping to the ground so far no one has died, but authorities believe this is linked to k 2 synthetic marijuana. they have made an arrest >> 70 people overdosing in the middle of a public park during the day near yale university >> yeah. weird, right >> very weird. scary, too thank you very much. >>> all right. on deck, more on china's tech tumble stocks overseas feeling the heat, but could there be an upside >>> and don't look now, we're 130 days away from christmas roll out the music one grocery chain is rolling out a new gift that will get shoppers feeling jolly and buzzed we'll be the first ones to talk rimas coming up next ow older, your brain naturally begins to change which may cause trouble with recall. - learning from him is great... when i can keep up! - anncr: thankfully, prevagen helps your brain and improves memory. - dad's got all the answers. - anncr: prevagen is now the number-one-selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide

he road stretch as mile or so alongside central connecticut state university, for those who reside on paul manafort. >> what kind ofs? >> loud. >> reporter: just like some of manafort's jackets, think python. after his indictment last year, local motorist, dan russell, was driven to start a petition to change the name. >> it's definitely not something to be proud of. >> reporter: the mayor's chief of staff told the "hartford courant" it was to honor paul manafort senior and they would leave it the way it is. >> he was a respected leader of our community. >> reporter: paul manafort, the man on trial? >> i didn't know about that. >> reporter: manafort drive. does that ring a bell? >> no. >> what did he do? i don't know who he is. >> reporter: if they ever do change the name, maybe they ought to change it to paul who drive. other possibilities. >> it could become donald trump drive some day. >> change it to fred shirley street. >> reporter: is that you? >> yes. >> reporter: fred shirley made a turn on paul manafort. a mouthful. genie moos, cnn. >> turn left on paul manafort drive. >> reporter: new britain, connecticut

overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the call it falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social toss trophy and here in the us because you've had this enormous financial and reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in the state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both collapsed in the one nine hundred eighty nine one nine hundred ninety perry. it just took a stake in the u.s. as she describes it you no long

university. officials a trying to figure out if someone intentionally distributed a laced bat of k2. rescue crews in new haven, connecticutsay first responders have been called to more than 60 overdoses since tuesday. here in d.c., more than 260 people were taken to hospitals over a ten-day period in july r synthetic drug overdoses. k2 is often callesynthetic marijua b marijuanut the chemical composition is different. >>> tonight, the redskins will 2018.r their first win in they lost their first game last week to the patriots. kickoff at 8:00 at fedex field. no word if we'll see new quarterback alex smith take the field. >>> it's 6:35. coming up, pets can bepricey, especially when it comes to those visits. we'll tell y whichocal vet can offer the best service and value. value. >>> plus, a speed trap that's (biroo chirping, a running ) value. >>> plus, a speed trap that's ahh. the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, elu don't need slo-mo mto sell it. real spring water,vo real fruit f and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshingly real. . >> announcer: you're watchin

frightening scene in connecticut where city officials say at least 76 people have fallen ill from suspected drug overdoses. first responders arrived at a park near yale university to find dozens of people of a variety of ages screaming and dropping to the ground as emergency crewsthem. so far no fatalities have been reported. authorities suspect a mass overdose is linked to k-2 synthetic marijuana and have arrested at least one local man believed to be connected to the incident. nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: a massive emergency response in a city park, frantic efforts to save lives. police say dozens of victims overdosing on what authorities suspect is a synthetic street drug called k-2, or synthetic marijuana. people blacking out. panicking. this man fled when paramedics arrived. at least 40 victims taken to hospital in less than 24 hours. some in critical condition. >> there were some that were lethargic, some in respiratory duress. >> reporter: at one point a press conference interrupted by an emergency call. >> we're getting another call of a person. >> reporter: authorities say the outbreak struck first near the city's main green, then spread across new haven

overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the color falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social to toss trophy and here in the u.s. because you've had this enormous financial at reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in a state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both collapsed in the one thousand nine hundred ninety perry. it just took a stake in the u.s. as she describes it you no longer to realize that c

overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the call it falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social to toss trophy and here in the us because you've had this enormous financial and reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in the state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both collapsed in the one thousand nine hundred ninety perry. it just took a stake in the u.s. as she describes it you no longer to realize tha

overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the color falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social toss trophy and here in the us because you've had this enormous financial at reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in the state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both collapsed in the one nine hundred eighty nine one nine hundred ninety piri. it just took a stake in the u.s. as she describes it you no longer t

from orange connecticut where molly roasted is a member of the california coalition for women in prison is she's also a program coordinator for project rebound at california state university as well as a just leadership usa she joins us from fullerton california hello everybody. not on my computer and hello on my computer with a member of our community who explains why we're here today and why this strike got started kimberly here says what led to the strike today were the horrible conditions that prisoners were forced to live in a condition or conditions that mirrored the conditions that in slaves people were forced to live in and i think anyone being oppressed would fight back she goes on to say it was this incident at least correctional institution that we mentioned at the top of the show in south carolina and the horrible deaths of seven inmates and injuring of others that really galvanized the situation and sparked these men and women into action kristal. that apart for our international audience explain to us what happened that led to why we're here today. thank you for having once again. you know prison conditions you know this to this trial is essentially a demand

from orange connecticut where molly unroasted is a member of the california coalition for women in prison is she's also a program coordinator for project rebound at california state university as well as a just leadership usa she joins us from fullerton california hello everybody. thought my name hewitt and hello my computer with a member of our community who explains why we're here today and why this strike got started kimberly here says what led to the strike today were the horrible conditions that prisoners were forced to live in a condition and conditions that mirrored the conditions that in slaves to people were forced to live in and i think anyone being oppressed would fight back she goes on to say it was this incident at least correctional institution that we mentioned at the top of the show in south carolina and the horrible deaths of seven inmates and injuring of others that really galvanized the situation and sparked these men and women into action kristal got a part of her international audience explain to us what happened that led to why we're here today. thank you for having me and once again. you know prison conditions you know this to this trial is essentiall

connecticut. medical teams rushing to a city park near yale university, for people vomiting, and dropping to the ground. almost all ofpping like a plague, almost. you know? just a scary scene. >> reporter: police say it was synthetic marijuana, often known as k2, or spice. it's not actual pot, but rather plant materials sprayed with chemicals, designed to mimic the effects of marijuana. medical experts say the danger is on par with prescription painkillers. >> it is and always opioids. but, synthetic thc can. that's k2. that can increase your respiratory rate, make you vomit, give you seizures, stop your breathing. >> reporter: the threat from those drugs is triggered and ever. the centers for disease control and prevention says the number of overdose deaths is skyrocketing. more than 72,000 in 2017. that's up nearly 10% from the year before. it means nearly 200 people are dying each day. the main culprit is opioids. drugs like fentanyl and oxycontin. the administration is pushing for a slowdown of painkiller production. proposing a 10% reduction of drugs, like hydrocodone and morphine. like opioids, synthetic mariju

connecticut. is a member of the california coalition for women prison is she's also a program coordinator for project rebound at california state university as well as a just leadership usa she joins us from fullerton california hello everybody. thought on my computer hello my computer with a member of our community who explains why we're here today and why this strike got started kimberly here says what led to the story today were the horrible conditions that prisoners were forced to live in a condition and conditions that mirrored the conditions that in slaved people were forced to live in and i think anyone being oppressed would fight back she goes on to say it was this incident at least correctional institution that we mentioned at the top of the show in south carolina and the horrible deaths of seven inmates and injuring of others that really galvanized the situation and sparked these men and women into action kristal. that are part of her international audience explain to us what happened that led to why we're here today. thank you for having me and once again. you know prison conditions you know this the this trial is essentially a

officials in connecticut have revised the number of overdoses in a 24-hour period period from a few dozen to 76. people started falling ill wednesday, as we told you, near yale universitywas suspected to be synthetic marijuana. no deaths have been reported. police have arrested three people so far. those overdoses come as the centers for disease control report record numbers of overdose deaths in the u.s. the cdc predicting more than 72,000 people died of overdoses last year, spike of nearly 10% from the year before. that's an average of 198 deaths each day. more than the highest annual death totals from hiv, car crashes, or guns. to help fight the drug crisis, the u.s. is teaming up with mexico. as matt finn reports from chicago, the plan is to go after the mexican cartels infiltrating the u.s. with heroin, fentanyl, and crime. >> a new enforcement group of multiple agencies including the dea, fbi, chicago police and their mexican counterparts formed an action plan to destroy ruthless cartels that both countries a major role in chicago's violence. and flood america's streets with drugs and death. >> they don't resort to courts of law. when they have disputes, they set

connecticut are trying to round up a bad batch of synthetic marijuana, after 76 people oversed in 24 hours. paramedics started responding to overdoses, starting weg,esday morninround a park near yale universityno one has died, but police have made three arrests. and, on wall street, stocks jumped on news that the u.s. and china said will hold new trade talk the dow jones industrial averagd gaearly 400 points, 1.5%, to close at 25,558. the nasdaq rose 32 points, and the s&p 500 added 22. still to come on the newshour: fallout from the president's decision to revoke the former c.i.a. director's security clearance. newspapers speak out about being labeled "fake news."e thst rebel strongholds in syria, and much more. >> woodruff: former c.i.a. director john brennan might not be the only former national security official to have their serity clearance revoke by president trump. last night the president tweeted something he attributed to fox news host sean hannity. the president tweeted: "i'd strip the whole bunch of them. they're all corrupt. they've all abused their power. they've all betrayed the american people with a political agenda. they tried to steal and influence an election in the unite