right now at 11 after the over dose. >> i want every kid to understand stay away from this. i have ruined three families. >> he told nbc10 his story of addiction. we follow his story of finally getting help. >> the road to recovery. just six days ago. michael spoke in front our camera. about over dosing on the streets of cam den. now he is taking the first step

to turn his life around. he's just one example of the toll the opioid epidemic has taken on hoe klocal families. >> they made it their mission of get him help. we were there for the start of his new journey. >> at a young age my mom married my stepfather. >> reporter: six days since he nearly died frd an over dose. revived moments before approaching our camera. >> i have ruined three families. >> reporter: he explains hees every been there for his three children. >> i saw the news. i just expected someone to be murdered. >> reporter: he didn't know he was part of a story. one of 14 who over dosed that day. he didn't know the passion in his voice would have an impact. >> did you use again that night. >> i used for the rest of the week. >> when they saw his story. >> it was go.

how do we find him? let give him an opportunity. >> reporter: they tracked him down to his aunts house. he walked an hour to shower. he agreed to get well. >> what's your promise to yourself? why now? >> i'm going to be open to suggestions. and really fight. >> today, is day one of a 14 day detox. >> an individual that goes through the program is kind of crawling, walking and running. >> he's been offered a free ride in a fort washington rehab center. faze two will be in patient therapy. >> i didn't realize the grasp it was going it take on my life. hold me accountable for picking up. i didn't ask to be addicted and fall under this spell. >> working to break the spell. >> are you scared? >> terrified.

>> reporter: looking forward to a future with support and hope. >> i have hope in the fact that i feel so good right now. i'm so excited for tomorrow. for one. the. >> the ripple effect of him changing and getting better and finding recovery and giving that back is immeasurable. >> the only good thing about addiction is beating it. >> nbc10 followed the impact of the opioid epidemic on families across the region. >> part of the special series called generation addicted. we have full coverage on nbc10.com. including a map of local treatment centers where you can get help. breaking news out of new castle delaware. a teenager has been shot. sky force ten over the scene in the 200 block of high land boulevard. a 14 year-old boy was shot in the chest. just after 10:00. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. new at 11.

caught in the middle of another shooting. two people including a 61 year-old man are hurt after a neighborhood drive by. at the intersection of thomas and bald win in chester. police tell nbc10 bullets with mept for a 16 year-old boy. both victims are alive. but exact conditions are unknown. witnesses say he did it while naked. police say it happened arpd 3:30 this afternoon. near over brook high school. investigators say the man tried to grab a 14 year-old girl. we spoke with someone who watched the whole thing unfold. from a bus. he hopped out and helped officers tackle the suspect. >> he was nude. he was butt naked. butt naked. stuff everywhere. he was everywhere. he looked like he was on something. some kind of drug or medication. he needs help. i don't know. he was around here messing with kids.

he grabbed a girl. >> that witness told us the man was screaming, i'm a rapist. i'm a pedophile. >> we have new information tonight on the mother accused of drowning two children. in wilmington. police say she called for help hours before the killings. >> officials say she was concerned about being deported. nbc10 is live outside the family home tonight with a closer look at the deportation fears. >> right now we're outside of the home where this all took place. a memorial continues to grow steadily. a woman stopped by a while ago and dropped off td unicorn. like you said, we're learning that the mother had extreme fears and was concerned about being deported. many others are out there just like her. >> reporter: investigators confirm the father of the two children killed inside a house has been released from the custody of immigration and

customs. meanwhile she was arraigned this morning for drowning her son and stepson yesterday in bathtub. she called hours earlier scared of being deported. >> there are being some incidents where we have known of people trying to take their life. >> she works for a an organization that deals with thousands facing similar fears. of being separated from their family. we're told the 30 year-old liberia immigrant was concerned of a the father was detained last month for a violation. she understands the stresses immigrants feel when being sent back to nar native country. >> when they get there, the girls will be raped. boys will be kidnapped. they're going to be raped or kidnapped or killed. >> reporter: after making a welfare check they found no sign of disstress in the house and informed the mother she wouldn't

be arrested. a few hours she called 911. looeding them to the bodies of the two children. >> those are the messages you can see left behind. god bless you from my team to yours. we learned more information the mother had no pending deportation orders out there. she remains in jail. her bail was set at $2 million. new at 11. take a look at this. an online post. involving local high school students and racist pumpkin carvings is making the round op social media. this picture shows current and former students posing with pumpkins with the kkk symbol. the school says it didn't happen on school grounds but it working with officials to discipline the

students. indictments against 18 inmates in connection with with a deadly prison riot. 16 of the inmates are charged with murder in the death of lieutenant. authorities say the inmates kidnapped floids and other workers to force better treatment from superiors. despite the charges she's worried about her husband's safety. >> scary. i just tell him just do what you do. my husband he's deployed over seas many times. so he has a different perspective from the people there. >> the office of defense service ts said it will provide representation for the inmates involved. attorneys for lieutenants floyd's family and the workers had no kmentd. a dentist is accused of assaulting and harassing a 21 year-old woman in his office. the woman told police she met the doctor while visiting new garden family dentistry.

she says he had inappropriate contact with her during a dental exam and job interview. he's charged with indecent assault and harassment. a deal in the works to save the subsidies that keep healthcare premiums affordable to millions. the agreement would extend them for two years. in exchange republicans want congress to give states flexibility to opt out of the some coverage riequirements undr obamacare. he supports the agreement for now. joe biden has never been one to mince words. and today the former vice president let loose on the president. at the university of delaware today for a discussion with ohio governor. the former vice president responded to president trumps claims that he is personally called every family of fallen war heres rows. something he says predecessors have not done.

>> i spent every christmas day where efs there. at walter reed. the president went over regularly every thanks gifing i had the families come and have dinner at my home. and we i can't explain president trump. >> in a radio interview, trump also questioned whether president obama called chief of staff general john kelly after kelly's son was killed in afghanistan. lee high valley. wells far goe is shutting down a call center. with it getting rid of 460 jobs. workers were told about the shut down today. the building will be open for 60 days. only working for 15 more. the rise of online and mobile banking means fewer customer service calls. a group unhappy with the relief efforts in puerto rico and the virgin islands is planning to do something about it. members are headed to washington dc to rally and lobby for

emergency relief. two buses will leave early tomorrow morning. meanwhile. leaf academy university charter school is joining in the relief effort. it held an event to raise money and collect supplies. all the proceeds from tonight's event will go to the central puerto rico an organization which supports economic development on the island. coming up, leading off the field. the eagles take a key role in restoring unity. >> the stock market hits a new record high. so is it time to cash out? what experts say is the best move for your money. and warming up again. that's right flt we'll say bye to the 60s. hello 70s. when they arrive and how long they'll stick around. right after the break.

it's been a year of records for the stock market and we saw another one today. the dow hit 23,000 for the first time ever. your 401 k and pension have probably made good money this year. the question is is the market due for a pull back? possibly, but don't panic. stick with your investment plan. >> stick with your investment allocation. and that's the way you avoid missing out on the return. >> most financial advisors say you should only consider taking money out of the market if you anticipate big expenses in the nebs year. also tonight the nfl huddled with players and owners in hopes of diffusing the ongoing protests. we have seen players kneeling during the national anthem week after week. today's meeting touched on much largers issues.

nbc10 keith jones is in the breaking news center. the eagles own is playing a prominent role in the discussions. >> he says his is one of a series of meetings. the league says players should stand not must stand. this is all fans could talk >> reporter: on the field, the eagles dominate opponents. off, the protests dominate headlines. today eagles safety making his own speaking to nfl owners in new york city. on behalf of all of the players. >> we talked about how the owners could come alongside us to actually create some change. >> reporter: the meeting lasted two hours. eleven owners present including eagles. both sides agree to progress was made. >> something i think owners look at as saying we want to help support you. those are issues that affect us.

and issues also we'd like to do it together. >> reporter: general kins said there's a long way to go. fans are split on the protest. >> i think the kneeling thing is good. but i think that's a little bit too far. the fist is too far. >> >> reporter: a topic many have a opinion about. he defended the players right to free speech. >> people need to understand as after ri condition americans, police officers. they're doing something for the community. saying don't shoot us. >> reporter: others. just care about football. >> the commissioner said they'll meet again in the next few weeks. by the way. colin kaepernick the 49ers quarterback formally in the piece. kneel. claims he one officially invited. live in the breaking news

center. to this now. they were in the habit of dressing as nuns to rob banks. two women wanted for a bank heist are facing charges. the suspects try to rob a citizen bank. back in august. they ran away after an alarm was triggered. the women are accuse offend robbing pair of banks in north jersey sgr police department is showing off the new tools to help fight crime. they unvailed body cameras tonight. the department was able to purchase 200 body cams. thanks to fundsing from a federal grant. 150 of the cameras will go to the patrol division. they are expected to be in service by nebs month. a group held a meeting to want no come up with ways to save a local park. the friends of ash bridge park are fighting to keep the park out of the hand of the school district. the property has been deeded to lower marion. by the owner who since passed away. we're told the school district,

president wants to build athletic fields on the property. just a perfect night for a parade. halloween, it's two weeks away. that didn't stop hundreds of kids from dressing up tonight. they were taking part in the bath halloween parade. one can only hope the same weather returns for halloween night. you don't have to layer up quite so much. halloween not in our ten day forecast just yet. >> first alert chief meteorologist does have details on another warm up headed our way. >> it is going to be a nice warm up. do you guys know what happened this week in 1940? here in philadelphia? any idea? >> 1940? um. >> no pressure. >> i'm on the spot. snow. that's right. 2.2 inches fell. it didn't matter how cold it was this morning.

how low did you go. at least it didn't snow. 42 philadelphia. 32 redding. atlantic city at the airport 38 degrees. in wilmington 37. and quaker town 34 degrees. there was a lot of frost inland. very early this morning. how high did we go today only 61. we should be at 66. 18 miles per hour wind gusts. didn't pick up any rainfall. we do have a bit of a frost advisory going for the inland areas and south jerseyment away from the water. that's fwoing to be 1:00 in the morning until 9:00 a.m. if you have delicate plants you didn't cover. now is the time. go. you can cover them up. it's not that cold yet. lows could trop in some areas to 34. maybe 38. right now we're looking at 52 philadelphia. 43 mount holly. these are some of the areas that will be chilly.

42 atlantic city and 47 dover. nothing shows up on radar. we are having a severe clear week. that's what i call it. we have high pressure in place. anything that bumps into it is disappearing. it will be a dry week. so we'll have low humidity. and very little cloud cover. we have winds out of the west. and it looks like you'll pop up to about 71 in philadelphia tomorrow. out lying areas in 60s. thursday similar temperatures close to 70. just above average. and we top that even further. friday, saturday and sunday. and monday. 45 tonight in philadelphia. 46 for all of you on the jersey shore. tomorrow look at this. we'll have another beautiful day with blue skies. 70 philadelphia. 68 lee high valley. 66 at the jersey shore. and 70 all of you in delaware. here's your ten day on ten. we'll climb. seeing 72 degrees on thursday. 74 friday. 76 saturday. 78 sunday.

and a chance of rain by monday night. just in time for the eagles football game. we'll be back right after this. when you're a double-dipping pension-padder like steve sweeney, it's important to maintain a certain... lifestyle. that's why sweeney spent over a hundred grand of his campaign funds on high-priced meals and other gifts. we're talking fine cigars, fancy watches, pricey restaurants, and expensive wines - all to charm the type of folks who helped him raise your taxes 145 times. too many in south jersey are struggling. but steve sweeney's looking out for himself, not for us.

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the fliers have played two games at home. and scored 13 goals in those two wins. dominating again against the panthers. fliers lead early. his first goal. fliers up 2-0. a few minutes later. look at the goalie. he's going to get hit back into his own net. gets the puck up, break away. fliers up 3-0. still second period. on the break away. watch him he gets denied. look at the rookie. the between the legs. backwards pass. see that stick move again. fliers dominate at home again.

5-1. i caught up with shawn. >> we like playing here. we like being in front of fans. some of the best in the league. and it makes you tough for opposing teams to come in here. it's porpt to have a good home record. so far it's been good. >> wayne simmons left for precautionary reasons chl embiid not happy about playing on a minutes restriction tomorrow in washington. debuting corn rows today. coach would like to see his minutes under 20. joel wants to play more. and will talk to the sixers. he has not pleased. >> i wish i was playing more minutes. i think i'm ready. i'm ready for more. i don't know the number they have. i don't know. i wish i was playing more. we'll see how it goes.

>> if you're squeamish look away. he goes down with a broken ankle. he broken leg. within the first six minutes of the game. look away. stunning. obviously he will not play friday night here in philly. in the sixers home opener. lane johnson is back. out of concussion protocol. he will return against washington. carson wentz is favorite to be mvp. eagles need to stay hungry. >> we were 3-1 last year. obviously that didn't play out well for us. that's in the back of everyone's mind. >> humble and hungry. i'm john clark. we're right back. if there's no jobs, there's no education, there's no food on the table. what's important is the children. steve sweeney... he fought for 'em. this is where he's from. steve sweeney's been here since the beginning.

steve spearheaded the whole project and really brought it to fruition. it would've never been done without steve. it was a pride in building this port and then knowing that we're coming back.

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tomorrow we explore disturbing and dangerous conditions. tune in starting alt 4:00 a.m. for the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea. how to know if you have it. and the danger of not getting it diagnosed. tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. before you go to sleep, jack from this is us. >> we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kate winslet, milo ventimiglia, musical guest g-eazy, featuring