people who have lost family members to drugs, including alexia springer parents. alexia was a student here at the high school.cho she died after taking prescriptions and alcohol back at a party back in march.n she went to bed and never wokeoe up. her mom told me that she now wants to dedicate her life toife spreading awareness and preventing outrage dis.ting i asked her how she was feelingg as she tonight. >> i feel great. i think that this shows thatthat there's hope for this community, for people throughout thehe country to be able to take ahold of these addictions, these drugu and kids and giving them education and support.supp there are some people who spokeo who are in your shoes. it felt good. it felt like i wasn't alone. i need that. i need to feel like i'm part offing on. that's why i'm here. i want to be able to take the position and be able to advocatc for other parents and for other people to survive and to have education for this terrible disease. some other information that really stood out to powell and her husband who was with herher here. according

alexia springer's parents were among those at the meeting geared to stopping precipitation and heroing abuse. they spoke about fentanyl the drug that killed prince. it is sold on the internet and they hope this town hall will help others learn about drug abuse. >> i feel great i think there's hope for the community and people throughout the country to be able to take a hold of these addictions and drugs and kids and giving them education and support. . last year overdosing on fentanyl killed 220 them virginia and in fairfax county heroin doses happen every day. >> a north carolina woman's response to a sexist note left on her windshield went firl for parking in a veterans only spo spot. she served in the navy eight years and posted note and response on facebook which read i'm sorry that your fact there's female veterans i'm sorry i have to explain m myself to you. >> good all right. >> a minneapolis man that missed his wife is suing tsa. he waited more than 90 minutes in line and missed flight to la and had to buy anothertic tote get to destination on time. he is asking for $506 and c

s lindsay watts is at centerville high school with more on the meeting and thee message from alexia springer's mother. i'm sure this was a verys a difficult interview, lindsay. >>reporter: absolutely. own a powell saturday down with me last night and she says that it is a struggle every singlee day to come to terms with her daughter's death.daug she says that her goal now is to educate other families and potentially help prevent anothea tragedy like the one that she went through. as you just heard powell said she never for a second thoughtcd this could happen to her daughter.daug alexia was a great athlete and a great student. she was home coming princess, very popular here at her school. alexia's friends have told her family this was the first time she tried prescription drugs at a birthday drugs. powell says before her daughter's death she didn't know what a huge problem prescription drug and heroin abuse has become in northern virginia. the meeting tonight is so important. i think it's great.eat. i think it's very much needed.d. it's necessary in this community. it's necessary for parents a

"fox5" spoke to mother of alexia springer. she died of a mix of prescription drugs and alcohol. >> that's why i'm here and that's my goal. and many many more. i hope that people realize this can happen and these drugs are so toxic. >> tonight's meeting at cente centerville high school starts at 7. it will be in auditorium. parents are invited to bring children. >> and coming up at 7:30 after the deadly shooting in orlando there's new questions this morning about how d.c. lgbt communi get answers from the dead of d.c. police union that's next ♪ >>> look outside right now at 7:30. 7: it is 70 degrees actually feelss pretty nice out there this morning.g. in the middle of june. this morning there are newre n questions emerging about omarbor mateen the gunman who killed 49 people at the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida.. >> reports in two newspaperssp indicate that mateen may haveayv been leading a secret life.ret l the orlando sentinel quotesnel several people as saying they te saw mateen as a regular patronut at that nightclub