approved, and this contains 4 milligrams have of medicine narcan. >> reporter: narcan saved 25 year-older cake hurt who passed out from heroin in a car with her ten month-old crying in the back seat. like many addicts he had been through rehab but relapsed. >> heroin is the devil. it is the devil. yes, heroin addicts, including my daughter, they choose to take that first hit but then that drug takes their soul. >> reporter: experts say heroin addiction often starts with narcotic pain medications and can happen to anyone. >> addiction, substance abuse disorder are medical illnesses. they are chronic, relapsing medical conditions. this is not a moral failing. so we need to get people the treatment that they need. >> reporter: now if it is administered at home you still need to call 911, further medical intervention may be necessary and person who overdosed has to be referred to a treatment facility. pennsylvania doing a lot to try to save lives this holiday season especially. >> wow, all right, thanks stephanie. >>> oncology infusion clinic at st. christopher's hospital for children reveale

giving narcan to high school nurses. it reverses the affects of her ohin. nora muchanic is live now in toms river following the story today. >> reporter: hi sharrie, the drug death toll in ocean county is exploding and experts tell us that kids in high school and younger are using heroin and prescription pills. the county prosecutors wants schools to be prepare in the awful event that a student jo overdoses. >> nurses and drug staff all of ocean county are learning how to use narcan, the nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. >> the epidemic will get worse and we need to be armed and ready just in case. >> it's sponsored by the ocean county prosecutors office. prosecutor says that there is at least one overdose at a county high school and won't say where, but thinks that having narcan on hand will help the exploding opioid party he calls the synthetic storm. >> we have 180 as of the 2st of december. >>> there is definitely a heroin and opiate pill problem in the schools. >> many teens start with marijuana and move to pills found in their own homes

more training but also to try to speak with more pharmacys to make available more narcan 24 hours a day. >> reporter: the mayor has sent out a statement calling this overdoses sad and saying it's part of larger national epidemic. the philadelphia police have saved 150 lives using narcan and that's just the police not including ems and they've saved 94 of those lives just this past weekend. live in front of police headquarters, wendy saltzman channel6 "action news." >> thank you wendy. >>> one person was rushed to the hospital after a crash early this morning in upper merion township king of prussia montgomery county. this was the scene on south henderson road near shoemaker road at 5:30. police say a tanker truck slammed into a car sending it is into a pole. the road was closed for five hours. >>> law enforcement officials in delaware county sale that a man from aston is the first delaware county resident to be charged under pennsylvania's new human trafficking law. live at the delaware courthouse in media is "action news" investigative reporter chad pradelli. chad what are the deta

. >> so if the -- norwood is narcan. >> reporter: the ellis' had they've never had to use it. but recently the state issued this letter recommending all nursing homes have narcan on hand and policies in place for using it. >> i think it's a great idea. i think it protects us. >> reporter: more and more elderly patients are being given opioids to treat pain. drugs that are highly addictive. they risk overdosing, especially because patients with memory may take more than they need. even family members may be unintended enablers even if they have thebe >> sometimes family feel that if their pain is not in control they might slip them a medication that they're taking at home. even though the nurses have already given it to them. >> reporter: but the new guidelines also bring up new questions for nursing home staff with who wonder just how much will they'll be held responsible for if a person with who isn't a patient overdoses on their property. >> a person walking by the building and we notice them and we do notice the signs that they're heroin akicked >> reporter: the state tells

. >> authorities say if not for officers arriving at the scene and ministering narcan the death toll over the past two weeks would be even higher. waller perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> new tonight at 5:00. a convicted child predator that fled montgomery county is captured in england. 33-year-old gerard wski. he made the list of america's most wanted after skipping bail and tonight behind bars in england after being arrested there on similar charges. >>> one person was rushed to the hospital today after a knowledge transit train slammed into a car. the vehicle was smashed up by the crash at river road and federal street in camden. it happened at 6:30 in morning on the river line. service was suspended for a few hours until the crews could tow away the car. it's unclear why it was on the tracks. >>> turning to accuweather tonight. some of the coldest temperatures of the season is heading our way. sky 6 hd looking live at penn's landing, a pretty picture on a wednesday night. the end of a chilly gloomy day in the region. get the winter gear ready. cecily tynan is trac

nurses and athletic directors are armed with narcan nasal spray kits. they got training, which can reverse overdoses from heroine and other opioids. it's the first in the garden city. nurses say it's something they never thought they'd need. >> i've been a school nurse for several years and i've never seen anything like this. >> a pharmaceutical company provided the narcan for free. some schools in pennsylvania and delaware already carry narcan. >>> coming up on 5:39, if you're heading out, it's a chilly start this morning and a little breeze is blowing. not a strong wind but enough to make it feel like it's in the 30s. actual temperature 40 in philadelphia. many neighborhoods are in the 30s. this number will probably drop into the upper 30s and then start its climb at 8:00 this morning. we'll warm to near 50 degrees at noontime. also increasing, the wind. that's a 15-mile-an-hour wind at 2:00 in the afternoon. we'll see temperatures limited in spite of bright sunshine for philadelphia. lots of sun shine and a few scattered clouds for the suburbs. 37 ri

this morning, fox25's heather hegedus reveals the state is encouraging nursing homes to carry narcan. >> reporter: not the type of place would you expect to see known for its use of reviving heroin patient, but locked inside an emergency kit inside the nursing home and rehabilitation is n ark rcan. >> if any nurses need it, they have a accessible. >> reporter: they had it available for five years and never had to use it but the state issued this letter recommending that all nursing homes have narcan on hand and i think it protects us. >> reporter: more and more elderly patients are being given opioids to treat pain, drugs that are highly addictive. they risk overdosing because patients with memory problems and dementia may take more than they need. even family members may be unintended enablers. >> sometimes families feel if their pain is not in control, they might slip them a medication that they are taking at home, even though the nurses to them. >> reporter: the new guidelines also bring up new questions for nursing home staff who wonder just how much they will be held responsible

. >> reporter: seth williams took tt narcan isying it could be helping. >> narcan is being used. >> reporter: investigator are waiting for results from the lab to see if they can learn more about the makeup of the drug. in scott channel 6 "action news." >> now to the latest on developing story, a threat posted on social media, led to the cancellation of classes today for the entire upper perkiomen school district. in the last 45 minutes or so, state police say they found no credible threat. school officials were made a ware of the threat last evening that someone would quote shoot up the high school. the district superintendent said they had to cancel school because of the concern for the safety and welfare of the students. state police found no credible threat. we'll follow the story and bring you updates online and "action news" today starting at 4:00 p.m. >>> turning to the forecast, most of us started with rain, although a few saw snowflakes. now, though, the sun is shiening shiening -- shining outside. accuweather says the next big story is the brutal cold front that's coming later in t

nurses and other staff learned how to administer narcan. it is already up to 180 deaths so far this year. >>> montgomery county officials held a hearing this morning for residents to weigh in on a proposed property tax hike, the increase is part of the county's 2017 budget proposal. if passed it would create a new tax category to fund community college and on average homeowners would see a $66 increase and the vote is scheduled for december 15th. >>> coming up tonight, it was not the sort of action that sixers fans came to see. the slick situation on the court that forced the cancellation of the game and we try to find some answers. >>> and a parade of childrens bicycles took over broad street this afternoon. we'll tell you about the efforts to spread holiday cheer to military families. >>> we dried out, 50 degrees here and much cooler air is moving to the west and we have a december chill and more rain in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> and ducis rogers with the eagles getting ready for the cincinnati bengals, when "action

his office purchased $50,000 of narcan distributed to police. >> to date commissioner ross has trained 996 public police officers in how to inject people that have od'd. >> reporter: now, the police have saved 150 lives using narcan here in philadelphia and that doesn't include ems or emergency personnel. they saved four lives this weekend with the use that of medication. live at police headquarters, i'm wendy saltzman channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right, wendy. of course we'll continue to follow that story. thank you so much. >>> we have got some breaking news this afternoon surrounding the upcoming trial of comedian bill cosby. a judge has just ruled that many damaging testimony that cosby gave in an accuser's lawsuit can be used at his criminal sex assault trial. the defense insisted cosby only testified after being promised woe not be charged criminally in the andrea constand case. the 79-year-old acknowledged in the 2006 deposition that he had given young women drugs or alcohol before sexual encounters. a judge must still decide if prosecutors can call 13 other accusers. >

they found him unresponsive and performed c-p-r, using narcan to revive him. fortunately for this individual and we we able to administer the narcan to him. the man - who is a veteran - was taken to a nearby hospital -- and later arrested for possession of narcotics, cocaine and paraphernalia. caledonia police say they use narcan to help overdose victims 4 to 6 times per year. we at fox 6 are committed to keeping you safe click on the dose of reality tab on fox six now dot com for more information and help if you or someone you know is battling addiction. the zika virus. but it. doesn't get mentioned nearly as often. every year, up to 40-thousand infants are born with the cytomegalo virus, or c-m-v. it's similar to zika, but c-m-v can be airborne, making it even easier to catch. fox6's nicole koglin has one mother's message who's son was taken far too memories... simply arent enough. we may need reminders. like this, a memory...jessica glieden has marked in black ink. overwhelming saddess sniffles her skin....has since healed but the wounds in her heart...as p

nurses are armed with narcan nasal spray kits. they got training, which can reverse overdoses from heroine and other opioids. school nurses say it's something they never imagined they would need. >> frightening. i've been a school nurse for 20 years and i've never seen anything like this. >> some schools in pennsylvania and delaware already carry narcan. >>> happening today, hundreds of middle school students in camden county will get a taste of high school theater 101. eighth graders interested in singing or theater will take a field trip to see "the miracle worker" on stage. it's to mentor rising freshmen just getting interested in on or off stage careers. the director says it's an exciting way for students to experience live theater. >> high school theater program is all about building confidence. they'll ask very poignant questions about the content of whatever show they just saw. >>> coming up in our next half hour, you'll hear from students participating in this program. >>> cracking down on tow trucks across philadelphia. >

ocean county are learning how to noose noose -- use narcan to to prevent an overdose. the training is being sponsored by the ocean county prosecutor's office and the adapt pharma company is donating the narcan. there was an overdose at a ocean county high school, they will not say where. . >> last year we had 118 overdose deaths in ocean county. today's date which is the first of december, we have 180. looks like we have a substantial increase. >> reporter: made worse by heroin laced with fentanyl a deadly narcotic. drug counselor said many teens start with marijuana and move to pills in their home. the thought is school nurses are on the front line they are the ones dealing with students experimenting with heroin and pills and they have to be prepared. >> we work with the kids everyday we know their stories. >> reporter: the hardest part will be when they come out of his they are combative. >> reporter: a former heroin attic said narrow -- a former heroin addict said narcan can make a difference. >> it's absolute life saver. >> niagara falls we'll show yu the lights a

. >>> now at 6:30, narcan can soon be coming to nursing homes across the state. coming up, why state regulators say the overdose reversing drug is a must have. >>> is expected to be activated in west roxbury today. why the fight may not be over. >>> he publicly supported a challenge for nancy pelosi's leadership in the house. we will speak live with massachusetts congressman stephen lynch about the future of the democratic party. >>> good morning, everyone, thank you so much for joining us on this thursday, the first day of december. rain, wind, a little sun in the forecast. >> gene: the temperatures will be okay and we need this the storm tracker weather center. will this be over. >> shiri: in a cup of hours. in boston done with the worse of it. showers breaking into two parts. one into central and northern new hampshire and otter with unright here from the mass pike southward and that is the batch we are going to be watching until 8:00 this morning. right now although it looks dry in worcester at 44 and londonderry, new hampshire at 43. a ton be wet. 51 in lynn

and if not the for narcan and philadelphia police and fire department that necessary how to use it real quick and diagnosis a heroin addict's over toes real quick that number six would be in double digits easily because they took a lot of people to the livesal for other overdosesy and do great work, thank you. we will save so many more. >>> we are getting closer to christmas, holidays and then new years and then hummers parade this year should be more respectful and inclusive that is land and what we are hoping thaw will notice according to t tradition this new years day. many members are taking sensitivity training. so that means training, outreach programs, the mummers say that they are taking steps to avoid a repeat of years past when they have had some stuff that maybe a few people were very uncomfortable. we have had previous parade, marred by racially and socially offensive displays, so, the new idea is they have videos and training and talking about cultural sensitivity but whole thing, it is to bring everybody together and not offend peoplei. we will do it. >>> also a christmas

many accidental od's that par medicine knicks this section of the city ran out of the heroin anecdote narcan. what is causing this? fentanyl is being used by a growing number of heroin sellers, they are mixing that and it is a stronger painkiller, 100 times stronger then morphine and it is what likely what is going to kill these people over the weekend. >> all right. such a you. that is awful news there. >>> now we have another story that is hard to hr, that aftermath of that horrific warehouse fire out there in california, where we know 33 people have lost their lives, on some of them teenagers, but they do wise as crews continue to get this this there and sift through debris. adam housely says it it coulde days. >> today our district attorney nancy omali did activate a criminalteam is on the site andy are working in concert with our other law enforcement partners. >> reporter: mayor of oakland announcing investigation team has been act sprayed at the site of the massive warehouse fire as agonizing search and recovery continues. >> with the deprice, we are literally going, bucket full by bu

. >>> ocean county has armed high schools with narcan. yesterday the school nurses and drug counselors leopard how to administer the antidote. last year there were 118 overdose deaths in ocean county. it's up to 180 this year. >> still on "action news," a landlord is facing felony charges for trespass. it is what's caught on camera doing in a couple's bedroom that has the tenants so upset. >>> a school district has stirred up controversy after initially banning santa claus from the classroom, more on that when we come right back. ♪ happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ♪air marker spraayer!!! chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay... i'm okay. the holidays just got more surprising. you can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. aaaaaah! each sold separately. 5:00 a.m. on this friday, december 2. we're following a developing story. >>> fire crews in in allentown were out in a cold night fighting a multi-alarm

nurses are armed with narcan nasal spray kits. the spray can reverse overdoses from heroine and other opioids. it's the first in the garden state. a pharmaceutical company provided the narcan spray for free. >>> in suffolk county a project to replenish the shoreline in rehoboth beach is under way. pipes suck up sand and push it onto the beach. it's the equivalent of moving hundreds of dump truckloads of sands but doing it quicker and cheaper. >> we're very fortunate. this is the best quality of sand we've used and found in the last 15 years. >> there's no timetable yet for completing the project. >>> 6:36. hard to even think about sand and the beach right now. >> we can. we can dream. but we have a big christmas tree lighting tonight. >> we do. it's going to be fun. bill and jessica are both going to be there. let's check in with bill and see what the weather looks like today and tonight. >> it will be great weather. starting off with clear skies. look at this live view from center city from the loews hotel. sunshine will be brigh

. >> reporter: the ocean county polluter's handed out narcan nurse's kits today to nurses from every public school health clinic in the county. >> i'm glad that have it in our hands, it's a problem in our culture. >> reporter: in highlighting the need for this, the prosecutor points to an overdose that already happened in a school in ocean county and at least one in camden county. >> it says to us that we better be safe than sorry, we better be sure we're prepared for this. >> reporter: it comes as is heroin and opioid crisis has grown which has logged 180 deaths so far this year. 445 overdose reversals. >> it's not just heroin in those packets anymore. it's a cocktail, contains fentanyl and different fentanyl. >> they say part of this push is also breaking part of this addition. >> once we get them in the hospital, they need treatment. >> a problem authorities fear is only going to get worse before it gets better. >>> all right, on a lighter note now, a live look at the only outdoor regulation sized ice skating rink in philadelphia. beautiful spot, tomorrow night we will help with t

narcan can be injected to reverse fatal opioid overdoses. nurses at county schools received training on administering the drug yesterd yesterday. ocean county has the most overdose deaths of all the counties in new jersey with 180 so far this year. >>> if you live in cam county, and you're missing a bike, you may be in luck. police are looking for the owners of dozens of stolen bik bikes. officers recovered none stolen bicycles from the basement of a bow day go. police say you'll some sort of identification, proof to claim your bike whether it's a picture or receipt. they say they also found electronics along with the bik bikes. >> thus far we have no arrests. it's an on hiv going investigation. our objective is just to return these bicycles to their rightful owners as quickly as possible. >> if you think one of those bikes is yours, police say you can check them out at the lows amigos grocery south on 600 block of south broadway. we've created a website with all the pictures. the situation is finally improving in around gatlinburg tennessee

officers found the man unresponsive and performed c-p-r, using narcan to revive him. officers say he graduated the drug he was taken to a nearby hospital -- and later arrested for possession of narcotics, cocaine and paraphernalia. wisconsin's national guard base in madison is a finalist to receive an advanced stealth fighter plane. governor scott walker announced "truax" field is one of five candidate bases to receive the "f-35a lighting two." the u-s air force will select two of the fives bases on the list to host the fighter. walker says it will save taxpayers money since the plane could patrol 10-thousand square miles weather windy and cold tonight with lows dropping into the mid to upper teens. single digits. a few flurries possible thursday otherwise mostly cloudy, windy and cold again. highs will reach into the middle 20s with wind chills from 5-15. the cold will last through saturday then we look towards another chance for accumulating snow. behind the snow we see even colder air move into southeast wisconsin - temperatures will only warm into the teens. tonig

county has become the first county in new jersey to arm its high schools with the life saving drug narcan. it can reverse an heroin or opioid overdose. school nurses and other staff attended an informational session to learn how to administer the antidote. there were 118 deaths in ocean county last year. the county is up to 180 this year. >> we're following developing news, a four-alarm fire spreads through an entire city block in the lehigh valley. firefighters gained control of this a few hours ago. >> plus a shakeup at starbucks, the ceo is stepping down, but not leaving the company. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. 6:00 a.m., on this frida

schools in ocean county are the first in new jersey to have the overdose reversal drug narcan. >>> good morning, i'm tracy davidson. >> let's get a look at the morning conditions with bill henley. >> conditions are 15 to 20 degrees colder than yesterday. 39 degrees in suburbs. upper 30s for new jersey. lehigh valley, colder at 35 degrees. 36 at 7:00. we'll see bright sunshine. look at the sunshine at 10:00, into the 40s. delaware is at 40 degrees and we'll warm into the 50s this afternoon. but low 50s for delaware. 40s for the lehigh valley but lots of sunshine. a little breezy at times for philadelphia in suburbs with afternoon temperatures near 50 degrees. i'm break it down hour by hour to show you how quickly those temperatures will climb off the morning cold when i come back in 15 minutes. first, jessica is looking at the traffic. >> vine street expressway closed for construction this morning. we're looking at a lonely camera, no cars around 16th street. eastbound between broad street and schuylkill are closed. another half an hour for that. checking in with 95, no problem for drive

disturbing including what authorities told us that without responding offices responding life saving narcan at some of these scenes the death toll would be higher. falls township police responded to this home after receiving 911 calls about a heroin overdose. they arrived to find christopher weath weatherwax dead on the floor and found empty heroin bags in the home. >> there has been black, white, rich, poor and young and old. we have had 62-year-old subject overdosed in the beginning the year and the youngest so far is 14. >> there are 12 reports heroin overdoses and deaths in falls township in the past 11 days on top of nine people that died this past weekend alone in philadelphia. workers are working to see if the deaths in falls township may be linked to a possible bad batch of heroin. >> they are starting to cut it with fentanyl, much more powerful than heroin and they think they are getting heroin and not realizing it's heroin. and it's much more powerful. >> even if the drug dealers are solved. it's no closer to solving the problem. >> we take one drug dealer off the street there are

all nurses in the county have received a supply of narcan. ocean county had the most deaths in new jersey this year, 180. >> the story of the "the nutcracker" is 200 years old this year. to celebrate the wilson-warner house in odessa county has been dressed. more than 200 nutcrackers are display. you can enjoy it now through new year's eve. >>> it's 5:48. we've issued a "first alert" because of the wintry mix moving in just in time for the morning commute. >> it sounds like it's going to be with us through much of the morning. >> right. the deal is this is exclusive to lehigh valley. parts of upper montgomery county. >> with the mix? >> right. everybody else is getting rain by 2:00, 3:00, p.m., we have to keep in mind that those folks have a clear idea of what they can expect for this morning, tracy and rosemary. including poor visibility due to that snow. and of course, keep in mind that any untreated surfaces could get a little slick and of course dangerous. as you look at the bottom of the screen, you will see your local neighborhood forec

all high school nurses in the county have received a supply of narcan. ocean county has had the most overdose deaths in new jersey this year which is 180. >>> this morning, more hatchimal headaches for parents. >> this one comes from a woman from south jersey. she bought the toy and it started making inappropriate noises. take a listen. britney may from west deptford said the furry toy started making the unusual sounds after it hatched from its shelf. the video shows it continuing to make the sounds. there have been hundreds of defects of complaints, faulty motors, broken eggs or the animals. yesterday, we told you about a family who believes that heir hatchimal is cursing at them. they're adding more representatives, extending hours and promising a replacement toy. >>> let's get to you work on this thursday morning, as we wait for the wet weather to move in which always slows things down. jessica boyington starts us off at 473, a crash here in burlington. a tractor trailer actually involved in this crash, right around high street. in this general area h

responders found them barely breathing and brought them back to life with this miracle drug called narcan or naloxone. these first responders saved this life, as they saved 16,000 lives last year in ohio. next year it will be an even larger number, after we find out after the year closes. it is not for the faint of heart. some of you have probably seen it. it has gone vi viral. by the way, i've talked to firefighter around the state and the sandusky firefighters are no exception. they tell me they have responded to more overdoses than they have fires over the past year, more overdoses than they have fires. these are our firefighters who are again saving lives every day. when i was in canton, ohio, last week, i was told that there had been twice as many overdose deaths this year already as last year, and again the firefighters there and other first responders tell me it's their number-one focus and concern. when i talk to county prosecutors and sheriffs around ohio, they also tell me it is the number-one cause of crime in each of their coun counties in . it is everywhere. it knows no zip c

we'll tell you which high school is the first in the state to get the overdose reversal drug, narcan, on its campus. >>> a former phillies' player is back on the team. we'll tell you what role john kruk is playing. kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they're twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. say more with kisses deluxe. >>> 5:25. investors will be keeping an eye on starbucks' stock and a new app allows to you take a virtual tour of the white house. landon has that in our cnbc business news. good morning. >> good friday morning to you. watch shares of starbucks today. they fell off 4% after found are howard schultz announced he's stepping down as ceo to focus on starbucks' high-end stores and schultz will be replaced by chief operating officer kevin johnson, who's played a big role in the rollout of starbucks mobile app and starbucks is up 5% since he returned as ceo in 2008. an augmented reality app called 1600, when they point the app at the dollar bill at george washington's face and you can w

it's expensive because narcan, the price of naloxone, is going up double and triple. we cannot afford to medicate people out of their addictions, and then try to save them. we've got to do something on the front end. how do we stem the root issues here, the depression -- >> first of all, we recognize that this is nationwide. and we've just heard that for the first time since 1993, life expectancy in the united states has declined. now, they mention heart disease, obesity, diabetes, but this opioid problem is nationwide, and it's manifesting itself in places that you wouldn't expect. it's rampant throughout new england. these are problems. this is a national health crisis, and if anything ever called for having a bipartisan commission to look at an issue, it's this one. >> i've worked with drug addicts and ex-drug addicts. and those drug addicts tell me that the high that they get from this is something that can't be replaced almost by anything. so, the psychological effect is difficult. secondly, not trying it the first time has got to be an educational program starti

today nurses, athletic directors, and others at every ocean county school were armed with narcan nasal spraz kits. they were trained how to use the spray, which can reverse overdoses from heroin and other opioids. it's a first in the garden state. many school nurses say it's something they never imagined they would ever need. >> frightening. i've been a school nurse for many years now, and i've never seen anything like this. >> the spray was provided for free by a pharmaceutical company. officials say there has been one overdose in ocean county schools and at least one other in camden county. >>> up next, off the hook. philadelphia city council looking to make it harder to tow your car. nbc10's brandon hudson talks to a tow company owner about his plan to fight those changes. >>> plus a holiday surprise courtesy of the phillies. the special guest other than the fanatic, who came to a party with a group of seniors tonight. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast an

i have had, i have had to administer narcan too many times to too many friends. i have had too many friends die. >> the supervisor who sponsored navigation centers like this in the mission says state law must be changed to allow centers to help more than the homeless. those also with addictions. >> we want to have a situation that not only are we helping the drug users, by giving them a safe place, but also the neighborhood. >> needles on the street. people injection in front of kids. that's not working. let's try this. >> some neighbors are skeptical. >> what do you say to his argument that this takes it from the street and puts it inside a building some where? >> unfortunately, that does not work. due to the fact that anybody who uses drugs in any manner that is strong out on heroin, doing meth, whatever they're doing. they're going to do it where they're going to diet. >> what mayor ed lee isn't so sure, saying there are many, use with this. it is currently illegal under state and federal law and concerns include impact on neighborhoods, medical liability, cos

all high school nurses in ocean county have now received a sup bly of narcan. the drug is used to reverse opioid and heroin can overdoses. >>> and alert for drivers who travel along i-95 south in newark. two cash lanes, two cash toll lanes beginning next week. crews will be demolishing and then rebuilding an underground stairwell that's next to toll booths, the work will not affect easy path lanes. the project is expected to take three months s ts to complete. >>> we could see wet roads tomorrow morning for the commute and parts of our area could see snow. >> first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking these changes. >> we haven't seen had a half inch of snow during the month of december, and we may not get any in the city for parts of our area. it's about 20 degrees colder than yesterday, near 40 elsewhere. lehigh valley, the coldest area and that is the region that we have the first alert out for. the lehigh valley and berks county, it's a limited area for a limited time. it sounds like a special sale, but it isn't. 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m

nurses are thousand egypt with narcan drug used to keep people from overdosing on heroin and other opiates. ocean county has been hard hit, 180 people have died from overdosees just this year there, compared to 118 in the county last year, that is more than double. >>> taking a look at your honey enthusiasms hundreds of families in philadelphia, will soon become first time home buyers thanks to a partnership between wells fargo center and the bank, wells fargo and the city. city officials gathered in south philadelphia to announce a $100,000 grant to help revitalize neighborhoods. this honey comes there wells fargo's lyft program, this grant will also help, work force development and youth programs. >>> pay raises are coming to the hundreds of new jersey military base. increases will go to 600 military workers. the raises will take effect next year. lawmakers say pay raise toys reflect higher cost of living, joint basis new jersey's second largest, employer. >>> and looking for a new forever friend for your family? brandywine valley spca is holding a mega adoption event this weekend. more

are urging nursing homes to carry the overdose-reversing drug the center in norwood say they have had narcan on hand for five years and never used it. administrators there say it is food to have just in case because elderly patients are frequently given opioid to treat pain. >> sometimes families feel that if their pain is not in control, they might give them medication they are taking at home even though the nurses have already given them. they see their loved one in pain and may prescription in their pocket and give them more. >> reporter: nursing home staff are concerned of how responsible they will have to be for someone who isn't a patient but overdoses on the property. >>> a third time in the row, the salvation army red kettles are receiving a number sparkling donations. diamond rings have recently showed up in red kettles in waltham and northbridge. donations made since the salvation army raised $27,000 from an online auction of two years. >>> a massachusetts lawmaker twoopts change when halloween is celebrated. state representative josh cutler has filed a bill that will send trick or

so many so, that karen and alex, that the fire department paramedics teams ran out of narcan and that is hurst win anecdote they used to save so many lives. that is how bad it got last month and close to how bad it got yesterday. >> this is such a sad situation, steve, thank you. >>> 6:36. we have this developing news coming in we have learn an off duty i new york corrections officer has been killed. she was simply sitting in her car when this happened last evening in brooklyn. we know she's 25. her named is 56789lice bryant. another vehicle comes up, tires shots right into her vehicle. she was struck in the head and died instantly. detectives say her death does appear to have been planned and she was targeted. >>> also we know, that there is a criminal probe underway at scene of the deadly warehouse fire in california, 33 people have been confirmed dead and unfortunate liz that number is expected to rise. fire fighters have been working around the clock to go through the debris, bucket by bucket, they say it is very large portions of the building to get the through. meanwhile familie

a lot of us don't have enough training when it comes to these medications and finally get the narcan and anecdote throughout. nell naloxone. it could save lives. >> you can't shake the dictiaddn completely. it is always going to be that monkey on your back. but you can't. >> -- >> not the stigma. your body is always going to crave it but there is a way to tamp this down. >> the way to defeat it is first of all get rhode island of this sha -- get rid of this stigmrid of. >> the addiction is there. you have to be careful of it and you need support. >> get help. absolutely. >> dr. david samati. always a pleasure to see you. >> arctic blast this weekend hitting many areas and bringing their first snows of the season. >>> and jurors hear the chilling confession from the accused charleston church shooter. our legal panel is here. the latest on the trial of dylann roof. with nature's bounty hair, skin and nails you'll enjoy lustrous hair, vibrant skin, and healthy nails... so no matter what happens,... you'll still feel beautiful. nature's bounty hair, skin and nails. better off healthy. >>

and police department, they are recognizing people were passed out from overdoses and quickly, got narcan into their system heroin anecdote. but so much was used last time, last month a battalion chief told me e ms teams ran out of it up here. that is how bad it is getting. they are calling it a synthetic storm, mix of fentanyl that is painkiller more powerful then heroin, 50 times more powerful then heroin a small grain of fentanyl makes it deadly and they believe that is what caused so dnyeaths yesterday. >> they want to make money and they don't care who it hurts. they are cut sorts of different things. >> every year, every day gets worse and worse. heroin around here is real bad. so it is real bad. control. >> out of control. >> nothing will change because they closed one corner they will open up another corner and it is a shame. >> it is no the just mean streets of kensington here or camden where they are seeing so many over toes and so many deaths, also down in ocean county down by new jersey shore they are closing in on the prosecutor's prediction of 160 dead. that is not overdose

there is a program to allow them to get the narcan they need to be able to help save lives. again, it's amazing. it was administered 16,000 times in ohio last year. this year it will be a lot more than that. those are lives that are saved. it's not the ultimate solution. the people is getting people into the treatment and recovery that they need, but it is necessary right now given the epidemic we face. there are other aspects of the legislation as well that help to ensure that we get the prescription drugs off people's shelves that unfortunately are being abused by having more drug take-back programs that we provide for more resources to ensure that people can get the help that they need in terms of treatment and recovery. i'm happy to say that the legislation is beginning to be implemented. i would ask the administration again today to expedite that implementation of the seven larger programs that are part of this legislation. i think it's fair to say that two are being implemented at this point already, and we need to move forward with others as well. i know it takes awhi