dr. clinton mccracken arrested on felony drug charges. his girlfriend dr. carrie john dead from a overdose after injecting it. mccracken ordered it on an online pharmacy in the philippines. >> the couple was taking these drugs and she overdosed. >> they were using it in a way that was extremely dangerous which was to inject it. a substance abuse expert says that this drug has been used for the past 10 years to help get addicts off of heroin. it can easily be abused if it is smashed into a powder and snorted or liquefied and injected. >> it is los -- less harmful to the body than methadone. but then there are addicts out there that take it and turn into an abusive situation. >> police say dr. mccracken got his drugs over the internet which is like playing russian roulette. there is no quality control. >> you can buy hundreds of drugs over the internet from countries all over the world, and you kept no idea if it is the real thing. >> alisa say they found 35 mayor ran up -- marijuana plants at their home -- police say they found 35 marijuana plants and other d

dr. clinton mccracken told girlfriend dr. john were planning on shooting up bupe sunday night. they ordered the drugs from the philippines online. >> the drugs would come in stuffed animals. the couple was using the drugs. she overdosed. >> they are using it in a dangerous way by injecting it. >> this is an expert at the hospital. he says thatoverdoses of the drug are rare. -- he says bet overdoses are rare, but they used it in a dangerous way. it is like playing russian roulette because there is no quality control. it is becoming a growing problem internet and you never know what drug charges. mccracken ordered it on an online pharmacy in thebut then there are addicts out an abusive situation. >> police say they found 35 marijuana plants and other drugs accident. dr. mccracken has been released answer his door. state's once an autopsy is completed on his girlfriend. a man was detained in june after trying to smuggle marijuana in a car in a port near san diego. allegedly running a sex trafficking organization. meade plus three other men apartment as a headquarters for a sex tra

dr. mccracken before the sunday overdose death. find out which one and why at 6:00. >> a shooting at and east baltimore strip club has left two people in critical condition tonight. we are told a man was shot in the back and a woman was hit in the chest and rest. the gunman is still on the loose. a warning from baltimore county police. someone stole several guns and two grenades like this one you see here from a home. the owner reported the items stolen last week. police say the weapons may cause injury or death. >> school has been in session for a little over a month and already parents are on edge. the school district has sent home safety notices about several incidents that could have harmed their children. >> this month alone, there have been a three troubling incidents involving students on their way to or from school. >> we have had three incidents near bus stops with students at different grade levels. it is unsettling to us and it to police. >> the first incident was a 19- year-old student walking along mount vernon avenue

dr. clinton mccracken was arrested after his live-in girlfriend the died of an apparent drug overdose. 29-her old doctor carrie john injected herself with a deadly dose of a drug used to treat heroin addiction. >> these were two pharmacists that had been involved in some type of drug operation inside their home. >> it was an marijuana growing operation which describe how the couple met huge cartons of marijuana on every floor of the home. police say they found other drugs inside the residence, which mccracken allegedly admitted he bought from an online pharmacy from the philippines along with this fatal dose. >> they would -- the drugs were hidden in stuffed animals. >> the dna is likely to get involved. mccracken was already on the radar of u.s. customs agents for shipping in illegal drugs in a fedex packages. he had yet to be charged in connection with the overdose death. >> under maryland law, the state's attorney's office cannot proceed with any criminal charges until the medical examiner has ruled the death of homicide. >> the autopsy and toxicology reports are pending. they may have

dr. clinton mccracken arrested on drug charges. >> they have been involved in some type of drug operation inside of their home. there were over 25 plants of marijuana found. in addition, the victim overdosed by illegal drugs that she obtained through on line pharmacy from the philippines. >> mccracken told police he had ordered drugs several times for recreation use. dr. john had been studying the neurology logical effect dopamine has on drug users and schizophrenics. >> mother gets 50 years for killing her 3-year-old daughter. 43-year-old victoria sparrow, apologized for poisoning her daughter lacey with prescription drugs. but also blamed her ex husband saying his behavior and actions forced her to kill their daughter. the prosecution said she should spend the rest of her life behind bars. >> we have breaking news tonight out of east baltimore. a man sho shot in the face. happened less than an hour ago on brentwood avenue and police on the scene. victim taken to hopkins trauma. no word on the condition. >> increasing concern here in maryland tonight. eight people have died from the h1n1

dr. clinton mccracken did similar research and is facing drug charges.olice say he got the drug from an online pharmacy in the philippines. >> throughout the investigation we learned these are two pharmacists that work in the university of maryland. they had been involved in some type of drug operation inside their home. >> charging documents say the couple ran a marijuana-growing operation out of their baltimore home. mccracken is now free on bail. >>> the first batch of the swine flu vaccine has now been shipped out. those vaccines are on the way to doctor's offices and clinics around the country and should be available next week. that's two weeks ahead of schedule. federal health officials say 250 million doses of the vaccine will be available, enough to cover everyone who wants it. at-risk groups like pregnant women and care givers will be given first priority. >>> not even october and one major retailer is already getting ready for the holidays. cnbc's mary thompson joins us live with more on the story. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. i

dr. john had been with the school of medicine since 2006. mccracken, for the past three months. after earning their ph.d.s, both were fellows with the department of anatomy and neurology. they both only did research, not see patients. >> reporter: at this time, investigators are not treating johns' death as a homicide case. they believe johns injected herself. but toxicology reports are not complete. >> the state cannot pursue criminal charges until the medical examiner has ruled it a homicide. >> reporter: and mccracken was released earlier this afternoon, on a $100,000 bond. he has a preliminary hearing set for october 9th. for now, we're live in downtown baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, weijia. in tonight's wjz flu watch report, dozens of midshipmen at the u.s. naval academy are in isolation. the academy is containing them. so far this fall, there have been only seven confirmed cases of h1n1 on the campus. >> maryland takes extra measures. it will decide whether to give documents. political reporter pat warren explains what the organizations are loo

dr. clinton mccrack ken shortly after the death. >> drugs came in stuffed animals, the couple was taking these drugs and she overdosed. >> mccrackensuspects they received a bad batch of the drug typically used to treat heroin addicts. >> maybe it was. a juiced up batch. you know that was stronger. we don't know. but it is an openiate drug and when it is not used properly, you will get high, and when it is not used properly, you can overdose. >> mccracken told police he stopped short of injecting the drug. after his 29-year-old girlfriend started to have trouble breathing. >> a lot of the times the drugs you take are not actually the drugs you ordered. >> but it was more than pills. john and mccracken were dabbleing in. >> police found more than two dozen marijjana plants inside of this house. they aaso discovered a sophisticated hydro pong growing system. but what is most surprising to friends of mccrack and he did john is the fact that these two neuro scientists were well affair of the affects that drugs can have on the body and mind. >> fox 45 news talked with a professor who taught the two, while they were at wake forest. he de

mccracken as one of the most talented scientists he had met. joy lapoll a, fox 45 morning news. >>> at the university of maryland dr.ey john was studying the neurological effect dopamine has on drug abusers and schizophrenics. >>> an automaker announces the largest recall in its company's history. how to find out if your car is affecced. >>> just to kkow that the kids are in the building and with the germs around the building. >> parents had one local school scareddby the - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. shared knowledge is even more powerful. >>> disney gives away a million free passes, home prices are on the rise and toyota announces its biggest recall ever. tracy barns has today's fox means business. >> report