in washington, dianne gallagher. some states - including nevada - are reporting a rise in heroin use as many addicts shift from more costly and harder-to-get prescription opiates to the cheaper alternative. the chimney fire... continues to be a tough fight... in the wildfire is just 39-percent contained in san luis obispo county. so far - it's burned through more than 43- thousand acres. nearly four thousand firefighters are battling the flames - which have already destroyed around 50 homes. the chimney fire is considered unpredictable and crews say it's hard to know exactly which direction it will go. now fox5 weather 24/7, with sam argier still on the hazy side with a few passing clouds over the las vegas valley winds will relax later tonight with overnight low temperatures in the upper 70s. after triple digit temperatures the past couple days, we're going into the weekend with highs in the 90s. some more moisture will be around friday and saturday, so we will have the chance of some afternoon and evening thunderst

in washington, dianne gallagher. you could own a piece of one headliner's penn jillette is hosting a garage sale-- and everythin must go. when and where you can get your hands on some of his cool stuff. some new movies are htting the silver screen coming up.. a preview of what's new in theaters. we continue to follow breaking news. an nhp trooper shot near boulder highway and u.s. 95 fortunately the trooper not injured. but the suspect is dead. we have crews on scene. our team coverage continues after here! and there's a lot of buzz about the movies hitting the silver screen. adam housley gives us a preview of what's new in theaters. (snd: resurrection) jason statham is back in action as arthur bishop in 'mechanic: resurrection' playing the hired hitman forced to complete 3 assassinations across the globe to rescue a kidnapped woman played by jessica alba. (snd: don't breathe) for the scary movie goers stephen lang stars in the new thriller 'don't breathe' about three kids who try to rob the house of a blindman and e

it draws like flies to sugar.in washington, dianne gallagher. the numbers here in milwaukee county are also alarming--the medical examiner's office says the county is on track to see 200-percent more related deaths this year than last. authorities in arizona are offering an even bigger reward now to try to stop a serial shooter. the suspect has killed seven people and injured two others since march. all the victims were shot while walking in their neighborhood or in front of their own home in phoenix. a 75-thousand-dollar reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. a virginia t-v station is remembering the lives of a reporter and photographer broadcast last year. w-d-b-j had a moment of silence on the air today to mark the one year anniversary of the deaths of alison parker and adam ward. their former co-worker... shot and killed the two journalists then later turned the gun on himself. a georgia police officer risked his life trying to save a man trapped in a car on fire. take a look! the body camera shows a man sticking outsi

rescue crews still digging through the rubble in three hard-hit villages, desperately dianne gallagher has more. >> the house was trembling, shaking. >> reporter: it's a desperate search for survivors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rocked central italy. >> thundering, rumble. it felt like a bulldozer at the house trying to knock it down. >> reporter: rescue workers throughout the day on wednesday pulled people from the rubble damaged that no one will be allowed to sleep there tonight. historic stone buildings crumbled into the streets, debris blocking access early on for heavy equipment and help. >> translator: we're going to work because in the next few hours, we must continue to bring people alive from beneath the rubble. >> reporter: the quake struck while most were sleeping. >> it woke us up. it felt like the bed was on rollers. we knew -- just trying to g we could. >> reporter: not the first earthquake for italy. striking near the site of the massive 2009 quake that killed more than 300 people. as today's death toll climbs, rescue crews scramble searching

dianne gallagher has the very latest. a desperate search for survivors in central italy, as rescuers pull people, like this woman in amatrice, from the rubble and dig through the crumbled pieces of historic buildings, blocking streets, making it difficult to get help and heavy equipment into the places with the most damage.we are going to wo we must continue to bring people alive from the rubble. the quake striking just after 3:30 in the morning local time, when most were sleeping. it woke us up. it felt like the bed was on rollers.michael gilroy, an american traveler, describing the moment a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central italy. tremors felt as far as rome, nearly 100 miles away. we ran out to the main area where there's a big chandelier and the chandelier was just swaying back and knew you know and just tried to get out of the building as fast as we can.wednesday's earthquake, not the first in recent history for italy, striking near the site of the massive 2009 quake that killed more than 300 people.as today's

in washington, dianne gallagher.he clinton family's charitable foundation is responding to concerns over donations. former president bill clinton said today the foundation will continue to run, but they will alter how it works. and that's conditioned on whether or not hillary wins the white house. bill will lessen his direct involvement in the multi- billion-dollar charity.and some programs will transition to like-minded charities. last week, the clinton foundation said if hillary becomes president, it will no longer accept foreign or corporate donations. >> steve: tonight.we're learning new details about that brutal alligator attack that killed a toddler at a disneyworld resort. >> pam:it turns out.after killing a half dozen gators since the june attack.trappers still are not sure they have killed the gator responsible. grant lodes is here with the latest details. >> grant:we are learning new details about a deadly alligator attack. that killed a two-year- old boy at walt disney world back in june. a new report says

dianne gallagher shows us the damage in three particularly hard. (emma tucker, deputy editor of the times of london) the house was trembling, shaking, it got more and more intense. it is a desperate search for survivors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rocked central italy. (emma tucker, deputy editor of the times of london) clinking, thundering, sort of rumble, it felt like someone had put a bulldozer under the house, trying to knock it down. rescue workers, throughout the day wednesday, pulling people from the rubble like this hit town of amatrice, so damaged, the civil protection agency says no one will be allowed to sleep there tonight. historic, stone buildings crumbled into the streets. debris blocking access early-on for heavy equipment and help. (matteo renzi, italian prime minister) we are going to work because in the next few hours we must continue to bring people alive from beneath the rubble. the quake struck while most were sleeping. (voice of michael gilroy, witness) it woke us up. it f like the bed was on roll

dianne gallagher has the story. dianne: the sound of sirens, a soundtrack to a crisis in middle america. as the heroin to get more dangerous. >> i'm really disturbed about it. it saddens my heart. dianne: 28 overdoses in one night last week. 12 people overdosed in the area. 90 overdoses since this weekend, leading to five deaths in the area. authorities believe the particular overdose spikes are due to bad batches. >> when you have that many overdoses like yesterday, in such a short period of time, it taxes the resources. >> last week the obama administration announced $17 million in funding aimed to prevention and stop the supply of opiates. the d.e.a. busted a semi truck in new york with $2 million of heroin stuffed in the axles. the cd urgent public action. releasing a report showing sharp increase in opioid-related overdose deaths and increase in counterfeit prescription pilling. specifically ohio and florida, opened with fentanyl. which is what they believe killed prince earlier this year. >> it draws like flies

reporter dianne gallagher has more on the epidemic. the sound of sirens, a soundtrack to a crisis in middle america as the heroin epidemic appears to be getting more dangerous. i am very disturbed about it. it really saddens my heart. 28 overdoses in a west virginia county, in one night last week. tuesday, 12 people overdosed in an indiana community. and in the cincinnati ohio area, 36 on wednesday alone. 90 overdoses since just this weekend, leading to a total of five deaths in those areas. >>:it's everywhere, i mean i pretty much knew. it looked like he overdosed on drugs. authorities believe these particular overdose spikes are due to what they call "bad batches", heroin laced with other substances. in the cincinnati cases, they suspect carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer. authorities are struggling to keep up. >>:when you have that many overdoses, like yesterday in such a short period of time, it taxes your resources. >> reporter:last week, the obama administration announced $17 million in funding aimed at prevention and at stopp

dianne gallagher reporting. michelle: at this hour we have not receive word of anyone from our area injured or killed in the earthquake. catholic university which has students studying in italy says all of its members are safe and accounted for. the devastation of the earthquake is thousands of miles away but the effects are felt here in our area. ahead at 5:30 our q mccray speaks with italy's ambassador to the united states about how they are responding to the crisis. leon: all right. staying overseas for the moment now. this is developing at this hour. security guard is dead and 18 ot attack on the american university in afghanistan in kabul. there are conflicting accounts about what happened there. we do know the attack began with an explosion around 7:00 local time which happened to be as the students there were eating dinner. students and staff most of them from foreign countries barricaded themselves in buildings as the afghan special forces backed up by american soldiers went in and swept the campus. the

dianne gallagher is in washington with the latest on the camn those escalators on day one of his campaign, immigration has remained a central issue for donald trump. >> thank you. we're gonna build it. >> reporter: a signature part of his plan, deporting the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. >> we're founding them up in a very nice way. they are going back where they came from. they will go out. some will come back. the best. >> reporter: but for the past couple of days they've been hinting that the deportation stance may not be set in stone. >> as the weeks unfold, he will lay out the specifics of that plan that he will implement as president of the united states. >> will that plan include a deportation plan? >> to be determined. >> reporter: the billionaire insisting that this isn't a stance reversal per say. >> you are not flip-flopping? >> no. we want to come up with a really fair butm >> reporter: meanwhile, for hillary clinton, it's a battle of the former secretary of states. colin powell pushing back saying her people are trying to pin it on me and he believes c

rescue crews still digging through the rubble in three hard-hit villages, desperately dianne gallagher has more. >> the house was trembling, shaking. >> reporter: it's a desperate search for survivors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rocked central italy. >> thundering, rumble. it felt like a bulldozer at the house trying to knock it down. >> reporter: rescue workers throughout the day on wednesday pulled people from the rubble

dianne gallagher, with our partners at c-n-n, says they have managed to save some lives.>the house was trembling, shaking, it got more and more intense. >> reporter:it is a desperate search for survivors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rocked central italy. >>clinking, thundering, sort of rumble, it felt like someone had put a bulldozer under the house, trying to knock it down. >> reporter:rescue workers, throughout the day wednesday, pulling people from the rubble like this woman in the hard-hit town of amatrice, so protection agency says no one will be allowed to sleep there tonight. >> reporter:historic, stone buildings crumbled into the streets. debris blocking access early-on for heavy equipment and help. >>we are going to work because in the next few hours we must continue to bring people alive from beneath the rubble. >> reporter:the quake struck while most were sleeping. >>it woke us up. it felt like the bed was on rollers. at that point we knew you know and just tried to get out of the building as fast as we can. >> reporter:wednesday's e

rubble in three hard hit villages, desperately trying to free all trapped survivors pishreporter dianne gallagher has the latest from on the ground. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. >> steve: back here in the bay area. >> reporter: polling people from the rubble like this woman from the hard-hit town. the agency said no one will be able to sit it-this silly there tonight. --sleep there tonight >> we must continue to believe people are alive. >> which is trying to get out as best as we could. >> reporter: as today's death toll climbed rescue crews scramble searching for signs of life knowing that every hour counts when it comes to saving survivors. >> reporter: type of stories believe more than 1000 have been displaced. --but italian authorities believe that more than 1000 have already been the place. --displaced hist >> steve: >> steve: we went to little italy in san francisco's north beach neighborhood to see how people were reacting to the massive earthquake. >> it is terrible. >> steve: the bay area has seen itsmost recently the napa quake today. >> pam:that quake

dianne gallagher, thank you very much. >>> we have basil smichael. and jeffrey lord. jeff, are you concerned, as we're roughly seven days away from election day, that trump is still having to explain what his immigration policy is? >> no. 70 days from election day. no. i'm not at all. and where he's going to do this, he's going to go to arizona which has had significant problems with illegal immigration. he's not good to one of the states in the union where there has been no problem with this. which indicates his ability to -- his willingness to confront a problem and confront it head-on and go directly there and talk about the situation. so i think this is all to the good. >> basil, we can stop debating whether he changed his stance, but if he does soften and sticks with that and pulls back from this initial claim in his campaign that he would deport all 11 million undocumented workers, and moves to the middle, does that make him a more formidable challenge to hillary clinton? >> i don't believe that to be the case at all. if we back a couple of months where we talk

in washington, dianne gallagher. the state of virginia has restored voting rights. to nearly 13-thousand convicted felons. governor terry mcauliffe made the announcement today. nearly a month after the court ruled that governors cannot restore rights all together. but must handle them on a case-by- case basis. that order invalidated a previous executive order, made by mcauliffe, that had restored the voting rights of more than 200-thousand felons. who had completed their sentences. the roughly 13-thousand people. are those who had registed to vote before their rights were stripped away. republicans say mcauliffe is only trying to add democrat- friendly voters to the polls. ahead of november's presidential election. low clouds and fog move inland tonight to become mostly cloudy. tomorrow will become mostly sunny & warmer after patchy morning fog. in national news. >> reporter: cars outside look for yourself or along the spine seared the nevada out again and it is really starting to pick up in some places the yellows and reds and the thunderstorm making its way into l

in washington, dianne gallagher. fees are being waived today and >> steve: through the weekend at many of the national parks in the bay area. it is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the national park service. that means places like muir woods in marin county and the golden gate national recreation area will be free. but don't rush to make plans to go see alcatraz. the fee will still apply there. also, you will need to pay to use the muir woods shuttle. other parks including yosemite are also waiving their fees. with all the news that's come out this week, you'd think that the raiders have already moved away. >> reporter:mark davis.took another step in showing he's serious about leaving oakland as the team has filed to trademark the phrase 'las vegas raiders. that's not the only development from today. we also got an idea of what their new home would look like.if a move becomes finalized. the group backing the relocating.unveilved these grand renderings to an an oversight committee a state-of-the-art 65-thousand s