in 2015, it's fentanyl. our citizens are dying because of the synthetic fentanyl labs by the sinaloa cartel. not only is it taking lives, it's deteriorating communities, devastating families, and leaving children without parents. we have case after case where toddlers, children, 10-year-olds are finding their parents dead from a drug overdose. and i have to say to have an american actor go and celebrate and with the very drug cartel kingpin that's poisoning our citizens is disturbing. the stop trafficking in fentanyl act which -- i encourage the committee to pass that bill which would enhance law enforcement's efforts to remove fentanyl from our streets and prosecute those trafficking in it. recently we pass add bill to strengthen sentences for drug dealers who manufacture and dispense fentanyl on the streets of new hampshire. when i took over as chief, i expressed that i had two priorities. to deal with the heroin and now fentanyl issue and support and boost morale among officers given how taxed they are an

fentanyl is mixed with heroin, authorities say taking this much fentanyl off the streets could mean lives are being saved. >> i'm very pleased with this arrest, this is a significant arrest, particularly given the amount of fentanyl that was seized. each one of those doses is a potential fatal overdose, and it's the fentanyl that's mostly killing our citizens today. reporter: police said they also seized cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and drug packaging materials. jennifer: new hampshire's only death row inmate will not have his case reviewed by the nation's highest court. the u.s. supreme court released that decision today. michael addison is on death row for the murder of manchester police officer michael briggs. in 2006. his lawyers appealed his conviction saying the trial judge violated his rights by not allowing jurors to hear evidence that he was remorseful and concerned about the officer. tom: topping our commitment 2016 numbers out tonight from our wmur cnn poll with exactly three weeks to go before the new hampshire primary. jennifer: while more than half of those polled still ha

in 2015, it's fentanyl. our citizens are dying because of the synthetic fentanyl labs that are being produced in mexico. the poison the cartel is putting on the streets is an affront to our way of life. not only is it taking lives, it's deteriorating communities, leaving children without parents. we have case after case where toddlers, 10-year-olds are finding their parents dead from a drug overdose. and i have to say to have an american actor go and celebrate and romanticize with the very drug cartel kingpin that's poisoning our citizens and killing them is disturbing. senator ayotte noted in her stop the stop trafficking in fentanyl act which would bring parody to trafficking heroin and much more deadly fentanyl. i encourage the committee to pass that bill which would enhance law enforcement officers and prosecute those who are trafficking in it. recently, we just passed a bill to strengthen sentences for drug dealers who manufacture and dispense fentanyl on the streets of new hampshire. when i took over a

each one of those doses of fentanyl is a potential fate overdose, and it's the fentanyl that is mostly killing our citizens today. reporter: just before six this morning members of the manchester swat team entered a along with the fentanyl, police say they also seized cocaine, heroin, crack cocaine, as well packaging materials. three people, arroyo, gonzalez-fabian and garcia mata were taken into custody. >> i'm very proud of the officers and detectives who worked on this case. they understand it's my priority as chief to get drug dealers off the street and try to save as many lives as we can by not letting fen that fill be put out there. reporter: it's unclear when the three suspects will be in court to face charges. jean: right now the f.b.i. is investigating a series of bomb threats called in to schools up and down the eastern seaboard. authorities say most of them involved robo calls. massachusetts had more than 20 schools affected, three new hampshire schools dealt with bomb threats today including portsmouth my school. is joining us live with the very latest on this. reporter: mo

officers found 83 grams of fentanyl in the car. all three of them are being held on $50,000 bail. and all of these drugs, including cocaine, heroin, crystal meth, along with prescription pills as well as $22,000 in cash were all seized during raids in manchester overnight. 12 arrests were made. and seven guns were seized. tom: a dark cloud that hung over the seabrook police department has officially been lifted tonight. an arbitration ruling just in, marks the end of the appeals process involving four officers went viral. wmur's jennifer crompton explains what happened and what happens going forward. reporter: this is the video that started it all. recorded inside the seabrook police station in 2009, then 19-year-old michael bench ron was being escorted to his cell when one of three officers appears to slam his head against the wall. in early 2014 it was posted to the internet, and sparked an investigation. two officers were fired, one disciplined, and their supervisor demoted. >> this is of course union guaranteed rights to appeal any discipline. and three of the four officers ch

fentanyl is also sometimes mixed with heroin. three people were arrested on drug related charges after yesterday morning' s raid. investigators say raids like this will help save lives. >> i' m very pleased with this arrest. this is a significant arrest particularly given the amount of , fentanyl that was seized. each one of those doses of fentanyl is a potential fatal overdose. it is the fentanyl that' s mostly killing our citizens today. sean: police say they also seized cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and drug packaging materials during their raid. police say a man from sugar hill is now facing his sixth oui charge. 52-year-old nelson progin the third was arrested last weekend in groton, massachusetts after a crash. police say more charges are possible. two people were hurt, one seriously, after a crash that shut down part of route 11 in farmington yesterday. turning left but collided with an oncoming car. the driver of the car was flown to an area hospital with serious erin: police in boston are looking for a gunman after two

jennifer: the mother of a rochester teen who died of a fentanyl overdose may also face federal charges. jazzmyn rood was in stratford superior court for a bail hearing as a judge decided whether or not she should be released. wmur's jennifer crompton is live from our seacoast bureau with more. reporter: the stratford county administrator says that new information weighed heavily in his decision to override the opinion of his own community corrections staff that they could safely supervise jazzmyn rood if she were to leave jail and go into transitional housing. to argue that the court should essentially override his override. 41-year-old jazzmyn rood has been in jail since october, one of three adults arrested in connection with her daughter's death. authorities say 17-year-old eve tarmey died of a fentanyl overdose in the rochester motel where she was staying with rood and rood's boyfriend. her attorney file forward this bail hearing after finding out that approval for rood's release under strict supervision had been reversed. >> on december 16, everyone's belief was that should these

they found mostly fentanyl, but cocaine, and heroin. sean: bedford police are asking for your help tracking down a bank robber, who held up the bank -- td bank. state college shows that the democratic race in new hampshire bernie sanders has 60% support, compared to 33% for hillary clinton. kevin: clear skies for central and southern areas. up north, clouds and a couple of snow showers. factor. it will lighten a bit tonight. still bright and breezy tomorrow. fair skies or friday. increasing clouds on saturday. we will see some snow saturday night and early sunday to ourselves area erin: ahead, and don' sean: there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? i'm bernie sanders

in 2014, we had 326 overdose deaths. 145 of those were fentanyl related. and in 2015, we had 385 deaths from overdoses, 253 were fentanyl related. we have got to act with a sense of urgency because delays in processing drug samples have disrupted every stage of the policing and judicial processes. we are no longer able to identify combination and designer drugs by sight. undercover law enforcement are forced to wait to verify samples before continuing investigations. and prosecutors and judges are less likely to offer plea deals without lab confirmation of a drug's authenticity. put simply, these backlogs are keeping us from putting dangerous criminals an drug traffickers back in jail and off the streets. so, mr. chairman, there's j obviously a lot ever work that we need to do to adr. es thdres pandem pandemic. it is going to take a multi-faceted approach, together, and you've got to act now before things get even worse. >> thank you, senator shaheen. senator portman. >> thank you for having the hearing today a letting us come before you to talk about a cr

. >> they are particularly dangerous because fentanyl although it looks like heroin can be almost 100 heroin. >> reporter: investigators say gandy and ruiz's operation was sophisticated they used evasive driving techniques and that rue his hidden compartments like this one to hide drugs in his furniture. >> the combination of the value of this product as well as the strength of the product make it a very important seizure. >> reporter: the middlesex only did police shut down the drug ring they are certainly saving lives. for addicts can easily overdose when fentanyl is fixed with heroin. >> even an experienced user gheats they have no way of knowing how much is heroin how much is fentanyl. >> reporter: last year middlesex county had 185 overdose deaths. the d.a. said that the seizure of this drug is an important part in their fight against the heroin epidemic. as for gandy and ruiz they remain in jail tonight. they will face a judge again next month. live in lowell, kathryn burcham, fox 25 news. >>> investigators in gloucester still trying to firm up the cause of a deadly early mornin

or heroin or both. >> although fentanyl looks like heroin can be almost a hundred times more poe at the present time. reporter: attorneys denying they were running a drug operation claiming they are coming and going with bags and it was as innocent as her dropping off groceries. they didn't explain away 120 quarter kilo bricks. the dangerous and synthetic rough win. gets that. they have no way of knowing what a particular amount of it and how much is heroin and how much is fentanyl. them on bail. there is no question about that. his $10 million and hers is 5. wcvb newscenter 5. >> a man charged with shooting a police officer in the leg court, but it wasn't without drama. ed harding has more on the bail set for grant headley. >> it is the amount to keep headley in custody. dozens of boston police officers was present as he was arraigned on intent to murder and drug charges. he shot the officer once. the officer survived and at one point headily yelled at the police officers and tried to assassinate him. he pleaded not guilty to all charges and the globe reports that the pistol jammed

fentanyl is a opiod that is commonly mixed with heroin. the combination is blamed for many overdose deaths. >> they have no way of knowing if they used the substance, that is particular amounts of it how much of it was heroin and how much of it was fentanyl julie it started as an identity fraud case and they discovered the drug ring. >>> the man accused of shooting a police officer interrupts his >> daniel: grant headily shouted police tried assassinate me. headily is facing charges for opening fire in dorchester as police tried to arrest him for selling guns on probation. one of the bullets hit officer kurt stockinger in the leg. headily is being held on a million and a half bail. he is due back in court next month. >>> fingerpointing happening in another high-profile court case. lawyers for the man accused of killing bella bond are suggest killing bella bond are suggesting that the little girl suggesting that the little girl's moth cert real killer. yesterday in court michael mccarthy pled not guilty to first-degree murder for the death

. >> just how devastating fentanyl is, and i don' t think a lot of i also want to talk about the continuum of care that' s really going to be at the center of getting us through this crisis. it' s not a law enforcement issue, it' s a community issue. jean: chief willard will encourage legislation and funding for treatment and recovery, not only in new hampshire, but across the nation. >> i feel a sense of

fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiod mixed with heroin. the combination is blamed for >> no way to know that they use a substance that particular amounts of it how much of it is heroin and how much of it is fentanyl. >>reporter: the investigation started as a identity fraud raid and then they discovered the drug ring. >>> the man who is accused of shooting a police officer interrupts the hearing. >> headley shouted "police tried to assassinate me." as he hid his face in court. he is facing charges for opening fire in dorchester friday as police tried to arrest him for selling drugs on probation. one of the bullets hit officer one of the bullets hit officerle kurt stokinger in the leg. headley being held on a millionaire r and a half bail. >>> fingerpointing happening in another high-profile court case another high-profile court case. lawyers for the man accused of killing bella bond are suggesting the little girl's mother is the real killer. yesterday in court, michael first-degree murder in the death of baby doe. accused of beating bella

the panel to testify and the committee listens and learned about the drug cartels using synthetic fentanyl to feed the addiction in new england. senator shaheen wants to fight the national pandemic. >> remember that congress passed $5.4 billion in emergency funding to combat ebola and we >> nick willard testified about the biggest city in new hampshire and urged the committee to add fentanyl to the trafficking laws. >> this is an affront to the way of life. it has deteriorated communities and left children without parents. >> the care facility offers a compassionate alternative. the testimony was not all doom and gloom. >> it is important for me to note that it is a compassionate citizenry. >> the senator says that she hopes the committee passes the we are live in washington, d.c. this evening. >> new documents are not sick -- were unsealed with thousands of pages that outline a case with how quickly the fbi went in. >> these are never before seen documents involving the conviction and sentencing in the boston marathon bombing. among other things, they take us into the hospital room and sh

the manchester, new hampshire police chief telling the senate about dangers of fentanyl. it has been died to the latest spike of overdoses from 19 deaths in 2014 to 69 deaths the following year. >> fentanyl is actually can be as much as 50 times more powerful than marijuana. it's an analgesic and right now the penalties aren't lined up with heroin in terms of how potent fentanyl >> senator kelly ayotte has introduced a bill to increase the penalties for those caught selling fentanyl. >> new at 10:00 a sign that growing. hingham police found five syringes on the side of the road yesterday. if you see one in hingeham don't touch it just call police. >>> major construction project now underway in boston. the hub on causeway expansion will transform the area around north station and t.d. garden. the 1.6 million square foot offices and a hotel. it will sit right where the old garden used to be. and the first phase is 2018. >> the entire project fully built out is going to bring over 3800 construction jobs and over 4500 permanent jobs. >> reporter: the mayor also said the proje

to reduce the public health burden consequences of prescription, opiate, and fentanyl. i want thank you for your ongoing commitment to address this public health, public this public health, public safety concern. thank you. >> thank you. >> good morning everyone. i want to thank you all for giving me the opportunity to participate in this hearing. what is the nature of the problem? chronic pain is the monk the most prevalent and debilitating medical conditions with over 30%% of americans suffering from some form of chronic pain. the effectiveness of opiate for severe acute pain and the alternative for chronic pain have combined to produce an over reliance on opiate pain medications even when the benefit for chronic pain are questionable. what is no longer questionable is that opiate medications are being widely diverted and have produced an epidemic of opiate overdose deaths and addictions including those from heroine. opiate medications such as oxycontin and hydrocodone have been abused because just like harold, they bind to opiate receptors. upbeat receptors are locat

they have no way of knowing how much is heroin how much is fentanyl. >> reporter: last year overdose deaths. the d.a. said that the seizure of this drug is an important part in their fight against the heroin epidemic. as for gandy and ruiz they remain in jail tonight. they will face a judge again next month. live in lowell, kathryn burcham, fox 25 news. >>> investigators in gloucester still trying to firm up the cause of a deadly early morning fire. we have been following this news. still fire investigators have not released the name of the victim. you will be able to see that damaged. firefighters are working to figure out how these flames started. >>> one of two brockton boys that fell through the ice critical condition. they had counsellors on hand today to help students deal with what happened. friends tell fox 25 that they were cutting across the pond to play football at the park when they fell through the ice. several good samaritans jumped into the the pond to try to help. firefighters had to save the older boy and perform c.p.r. >> powerball players still holding out hope as

reporter: new laws will add fentanyl to the list of of law. according to the chief medical examiner, 253 deaths were linked to fentanyl last year. heroin alone was connected to 12 deaths. also in the package of legislation, new rules for prescribers, aimed at catching so-called doctor shoppers. >> so from october to the end of december, our state prescribed 648,000 prescription strips for 33 million individual pills. that's just a staggering number, reporter: that's about 25 pills per new hampshire resident, in three months time. senator sanborn's bill is pushing for 100% compliance from prescribers, to utilize the prescription drug monitoring data base. >> i believe at this point with the opioid epidemic we have today, we should mandate that every doctor check and see what their patients are taking for prescription drugs before they write a new one. reporter: lawmakers say the bills are on track to meet the governor's deadline, they'll go to the floor thursday for a vote and then hopefully head to the governor's desk next week. josh: thanks.

as well as an increase in fentanyl. the task force, senator, focused exclusively on what we can do domestically as it relates to both public health and law enforcement. but part of our national drug control strategy, part of our work in general around this issue, has been to focus on one, how can we work with the government of mexico to look at things like enhanced eradication, to look at taking down heroin labs, finding other labs, taking them down. we also in october i formed a national heroin coordination group that's been working in concert with the national security council to look at what additional actions we can take, including those at the border and in other parts of the country, to reduce the flow of heroin into the united states. it has to be part of our comprehensive response to do that. i would agree that we have to focus on our supply reduction efforts as we look at things like prevention treatment and recovery, because we know that that is part of what is really fueling the heroin and particularly the ov

investigators say he swiped 12 boxes which contained a total of 288 doses of fentanyl spray. deputies say after he was caught, he admitted to the theft. >>> a mother and daughter are attacked inside their home deputies say the 53-year-old brutally attacked his ex- girlfriend and her mother in the silver thorn community. both women are expected to survive. he was captured and charged with home invasion robbery and two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. neighbors say this opens up security concerns. >> what is lacking? how did this person get in? what do we need to do to make this a safer environment? >> just about half an hour, some of those concerns may be answered. there will be a community meeting with the shave at 6:30. we reached out to the company that owns silver thorn for a response but have not had any return phone calls. >>> tonight serious concerns at a bay area hospital after a man kills himself inside the emergency room. this following a serious car crash early last night. take a look. surveillance video shows bill adams in a black truck turning in

were heroin 7% was a heroine makes of fentanyl 22 of which were heroin and 21 was strictly fentanylalone then receive the uptick of the overdoses and in 2015 we suffered in the city of manchester 69 of reduces with 33 percent being straight fentanyl 26% with a mix of cocaine and another 9% with mixed with heroin so that is what was killing our citizens in 2015 now is sentinel citizens are dying because of the synthetic labs produced in mexico by the cartel. the poison is on america is an affront to carrying committees and devastating families and leaving children without parents. we have case after case children are finding their parents dead from a drug overdose. to have an american actor go celebrate and romanticized the same cartel the poisons and kills our citizens is disturbing. the senator noted in her testimony to bring parity to trafficking in heroin. i encourage the committee to pass that bill. recently they just passed a bill for drug dealers who dispense on the streets of new hampshire. there is to priorities to support and boost the morale of frank of officers. and the n

officers found nearly 67 grams of heroin, fentanyl, and other suspected drugs. she is charged with three counts and two counts of endangering welfare of a child. sean: the fourth person has been corrected in connection with a vandalism -- arrested in connection with a vandalism spree. 24-year-old matthew gioia was arrested and charged with criminal mischief. houses, mailboxes, and cars were tagged with spray paint. police say no additional arrests are expected. as granite staters gear of two cast their ballots, we are learning that two judges will be on standby. judge david anderson and judge robert mcnamara will be called for any issues stemming from the february 9 election. this will be the first anyone who does not bring identification will have to sign an affidavit and have their picture taken. erin: we are using the weeks leading up to the primary to take a closer look at issues. this week, we look at the question of shoring up the nation' s safety nets. aixa: tens of millions of americans benefit from entitlement programs. >> entitlement programs are very

the vast majority involved fentanyl or heroin. police in massachusetts have seized $3 million of heroin and fentanyl, along with more than prosecutors say they were running a major drug operation. erin: the man who raped and murdered a unh student will go before a judge. he is serving life without parole for killing a 19-year-old -- lizzie marriott. he was also convicted on lesser charges. he will be eligible for parole only on the lesser charges, but sentence. sean: still to come, calling all blood donors -- the red cross says there is urgent need right now. erin: the secret service agent injured in a crash in wakefield is now a married man. the nuptials happening ahead of schedule. sean: we are learning details kevin: it is tuesday morning, january 12. for most areas, we likely start with some clouds in the morning snow. colebrook. if you are willing and able to donate blood or platelets, the soon. erin: there is an urgent need because there was a severe drop-off in the number of blood drives and donations. the red cross needs 1

they have no way of knowing if they use the substance how fentanyl. reporter: the judge set a high bail in this case $10 million and deaf -- and 7.5 million respectively. phil: the search is on for the cause of a deadly fire. the flames are so intense that both neighbors and firefighters were stopped from rushing in to help. let's get to nicole who is live in gloucester where she talked to the friends of the victim. nicole? reporter: that's right. authorities are withholding the victim's name. but the neighbors and friends tell us he lived in this home he was well known here. they were called to hammond drive. >> and as daylight broke they were looking for clues as to what caused the fire. the sad reality began to sink in. >> when i got up i was shocked. i i couldn't believe it. reporter: inside this home on the second floor they found the body of the sole resident. a man who grew up as a child and lived here as an adult. >> all my life he grew up with my son. he used to come around the older son who was 53 years old now. reporter: the man who was in

. >> operates much more -- fentanyl night shuts down the respiratory system slowing down the pulse and like we say with heroin no quality control. there's no quality control and >> reporter: -- it can be deadly. >> reporter: heroin laced with fentanyl has cropped up with deadly results. he reminds people the good samaritan law allows witness of an overdose to call police without the risk of being charged for possession. >> scarry stuff -- scary stuff. >>> we found enough snow to cause trouble. >> eric made the point sometimes the storm like this is worse than a bigger storm where people have taken precautions and they are driving slowly. >> i think it's the smaller ones that catch people off guard and you haven't mentally prepared foring that produce as couple inches -- for something that produces a couple inches of snow. so live doppler radar it's been that day with many towns a coating to 2 inches and it's causing issues especially on the route 3 corridor heading through the south shore. we have seen the most persistent snow duxbury and sandwich and wareham and some falling where it

fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is even more potent than heroin. million bail. >>> scott harsh burger has sex allegations. more than 40 former students have claimed that they were molested or raped at st. george's school mostly in the 1970s and 80s. school investigation last month found only 26 students had been abused. after pressure from victims the school agreed to an independent investigation and hired harshbarg barger. >>> fox 25 stephanie is at a dedham convenience store and reports that the state says this jackpot doesn't own benefits everybody. >> reporter: part of the jackpot goes back to the state in form of taxes. take a look the this. the number is now so high $1.4 billion this electronic sign can't even handle that number and it's a number that has a lot of folks coming into stores like endicott variety right here at 11:00. >> it's pretty good. pretty excited about it. >> reporter: adam moroni showed up here at the massachusetts state lottery headquarters to pick up his $1,000 winnings. but on his mind the $1.4 billion powerball jackpot. a number that's expec

. >> in 2015, we suffered 69 fatal overdoses with this agora and 39% being straight fentanyl. jean: the manchester police chief testified. >> the poison the cocktail is putting on the streets of america is an affront to our way of life. leaving children without parents. >> i can assure you this is hitting every family in some way in new hampshire. jean: new hampshire' s senators were front and center, cosponsors of the comprehensive momentum. senator ayotte shared what she witnessed on a ride-along with first responders. >> i watched our first responders bring people back to life with narcan. without these lifesaving measures they would have died. it just really struck me how devastating this is. stephanie: senator shaheen spoke about two other bills pushing for $600 million in emergency funding and a grant to reduce the backlog of drug cases at the state police. >> i believe what we have now is white -- rich and poor. country. stephanie: chief willard urged lawmakers to add fentanyl to them with some encouragement, saying treatment centers and interaction, instead of imprison

. 72% of all opiate and opioid deaths involved fentanyl either alone, combined with heroin, or combined with some other drug. the medical examiner still projects the total drug deaths for last year to be 400. shelley: the controversial northern pass project is now facing a new round of public meetings. project recently cleared its first major hurdle. the next obstacle, will be helping members of the public overcome their fears of the plan. sally bussiere has called the town of franklin home for 16 years. and loves the lifestyle, >> we enjoy the environment very much in our family. hiking skiing. shelley she came to tonight' s : northern pass meeting, because she worries about whether new electric towers could affect her health. >> i would like to be sure that there isn' t any repercussions or after-effects living near those towers. shelley easing the fears of : people like bussiere is the reason northern pass is holding a new round of information sessions. the public sessions are part of a year long permitting process. this after the state' s site december that northern pass' s applicat

not need much help. >> to another utility pole. >> thank you for joining us at 5:00. >> too often, fentanyl and >> protesting against kobe a -- opioid abuse. >> thousands of new documents from the boston marathon case are released and the new details about the investigation. >> thieves steal computers and more from rand paul' s office. >> cooling down a bit in the days to come with snow showers. >> nobody covers new hampshire like we do. >> beginning with breaking news and a heavy police and fire presents. the road is closed right now. >> the police say that there is are referring us to the f the

the majority of those deaths involved opoids, heroin, or fentanyl. even more staggering-- 72-percent of the deaths that did involve opioids or heroin also included fentanyl. three million dollars worth of morning. the huge stash of heroin, fentanyl, and 20,000 in cash was found inside a tewksbury apartment after a lengthy investigation led to a search warrant. a tewksbury man and a lawrence woman are charged with running a major drug operation. they are both being held on high bail. randy: a historic win in the college football championship. number 2 alabama outlasted number 1 clemson to win its fourth national title in the last seven seasons. the crimson tide became only the second team since 1936 to accomplish that. alabama hit clemson with a barrage of big plays, including this 95-yard touchdown off a kickoff return. 45-40 the final. as the mbta struggles with whether to pursue the green line extension, there's a new proposal for the trolleys. emily: the plan that could upgrade the line regardless of expansion. a medway firefighter stops what coul

and in 2015, we had 385 deaths from overdoses, 253 were fentanyl related. we have got to act with a sense of urgency because delays in processing drug samples have disrupted every stage of the policing and judicial processes. we are no longer able to identify combination and sight, drugs by undercover law enforcement are forced to wait before continuing investigations and prosecutors and judges are less likely to offer plea deals without lab confirmation of a drug's authenticity. so put simple, these backlogs are keeping us from putting dangerous criminals and drug traffickers back in jail and getting them off the streets. so mr. chairman, there's obviously a lot of work that we need to do to address this pandemic. i believe it's something that working together we can overcome, but it's going to take a multifaceted approach, as you said, and we got to act now before things get even worse. thank you very much. senator grassley: thank you, senator shaheen. now, senator portman. senator portman: thank you, chairman grassley, ranking member leahy, and members o

the vast majority of those deaths involved fentanyl or heroin. the medical examiner expects the total number of deaths to reach 400. police in massachusetts say they have ceased $3 million of heroin and fentanyl along with more than $20,000 in cash. the drugs and money were found inside a tewksbury apartment. two people now face charges and prosecutors say they were erin: the man who raped and murdered a unh student will go before the parole board next month, but officials say there is no chance that seth mazzaglia will leave prison. mazzaglia is serving life without parole for killing 19-year-old lizzi marriott. he was also convicted on lesser charges, including witness tampering. this spring, he' ll be eligible for parole only on that charge only but even if parole is , granted, it will not affect his life sentence. sean: still to come on news nine daybreak calling all blood , donors. the red cross says there is an urgent need right now. erin: the secret service agent injured in a crash in wakefield is now a married man. the nuptials happening

austin wells gave his friend ryan patrick what he thought was heroin but it turned out to be fentanyl laced cocaine patrick overdosed and died. instead of calling 911 prosecutors say wells did everything he could to clean his tracks.the victim's mom thinks the sentence is fair. "my son is dead because of this my only son and today is actually the day he died on a my son and that's just how i feel." feel." wells told the judge today that he's not a monster and that he will become a better person as a result of this after the *worst* start to the year.. stocks took another beating today with another plunge in oil prices sinking the stock market at midday. but they did rebound by the closing bell.abc's elizabeth hur is in new york to explain what this all means for your wallet. ((sot)) "opening bell"just an hour after the markets opened.. the numbers said it all.. the already nervous investors were in for another wild ride..((sot)) jarvis "historically speaking, when january is down, the year is a down year."stock prices have been tumbling since new year's day.. with wholesale oil prices

for involuntary manslaughter because he provided his friend ryan was heroin but turned out to be fentanyl and cocainepatrick overdosed and died--instead of calling 911 prosecutors say wells did everything he could to clean up the scene--judge donald oda sentenced austin wells to ten years in prison for the crime---today ryan patrick's mother tracey miller said that she thought the sentence was fair "my son is dead because of this my only son and today is actually the day he died on a year ago and this man killed my son and that's just how i feel." feel."wells told the judge today that he's not a monster and that he will become a better person as a result of this million dollar drama - reaches a tipping point pointa settlement reached in the ongoing indian hill court fight.why it may not be over yet. what's your snow persona?white knuckle driver? or captain of take our poll right now.the a dispute over an indian hill dream home has been settled in court. court.jacqueline "crysta" pleatman - was purchasing this million dollar home, when she learned an attempted murderer once lived next door

toxicology reports have confirmed patrick died from a combination of fentanyl and cocaine. wells' sentencing is set for this afternoon... 9 on your side will be there in court. a drive-by shooting is raising new worries in the west end. at least one bullet hit a 17 year old in the backside yesterday.this morning the gunman is still on the loose. this shooting and a string of others incidents have many residents worried. nine on your sides john genovese has the latest from at a spot where five schools are walking distance away"it's just sad - the whole situation's just sad" a shooting on linn street near wade-as 'taft high' was letting out "i just saw people running so i ran towards the school - and by that time - police was everywhere"sabrina ferguson was waiting to pick up her kids when it happened. a 17-year-old shot in the backside in what police tell us was a drive-by shooting-the gunman - then, taking off "that coulda been one of my kids just walking to the store or anything - and a bullet coulda hit them - don't no bullet have no eyes" investigators say the teen ran a

willard says he hopes his comments will help on a national level by explaining the dangers of fentanyl and encouraging funding for treatment and recovery programs and centers. >> just how devastating fentanyl is, and i don' t think a lot of people know that, i also want to talk about the continuum of care that' s really going to be at the it' s not a law enforcement issue, it' s a community issue. erin: chief willard and assistant chief carlo capano arrived in in washington d.c. last night. we will have live reports from washington, d.c. after the chief testifies starting tonight at 5:00. sean: the state has approved a second growing site for medical marijuana. the department of health and human services yesterday issued a conditional certificate for temescal wellness to start growing therapeutic cannabis at a cultivation center on harvey road in manchester near the airport. the company has already been approved to run dispensaries in dover and lebanon. they should open this spring, another grow site was previously approved in rochester. erin: a manchester police officer is recovering

gave patrick what he thought was heroin but was actually cocaine laced by a popular pain killer fentanyl. patrick died of an overdose. >>> stocks took another beating. one point, dow sank more than 500 points. the blue chips did recover some and close down 249 points. oil prices continue to fall because supply is way up and global demand is down. those prices sparked a sell-off. traders are concerned about a cooling economy in china. analysts say they don't know when it will hit bottom. >>> a new candidate steps into the mayor's race. covington's >> police hope you could help them find a robber that terrorize add convenience store. the man in the surveillance video held up. and from the camera over the register, appears to keep asking the clerk to give him more money. if you have any information to help police, call crimestoppers. >>> familiar old name made the covington mayor's race more interesting. they filed paperwork to challenge incumbent. and it could change the direction the biggest front neighbor. crank shaft epa. braxton brewing, revitalizing the irving core. good stuff but not

police believe the drug people are using is a lethal mixture of heroin and fentanyl. we talked with one woman- who is a former heroin user. she actually knows one of the people who overdosed, this week. she says the problem continues to get worse. deena camp//former heroin user "the dope dealers out here, they don't care, what they're selling you all they care about is getting your money and bragging about how good their dope is, ok, well, it's killing people, police are talking to overdose survivors- trying to figure out where the drugs are coming from. they're hoping by doing this- and finding the dealers- it will help curb this epidemic in their community. a first grader left at school.. now one mother is upset with how she thinks the school handled it. it.the mom admits she was mistaken about where to pick up her six-year old daughter. but she says school officials at horizon science academy should've called her.the academy's principal says the girl had told them she'd video shows the girl waited in the lobby about an hour and had staff checking on her before she

police think the heroin may be mixed with fentanyl or other substance to make it more potent. "we are aggresivly out there right now with aggressive patrols, saturation patrols, trying to locate who's bringing this into our city so we can put a stop to it because we definitely don't want anymore overdoses or deaths in our city." if you have any information call wilmington police. the final season of american idol kicks off tonight.. and we think a cincinnati girl has a shot! "dreamed of.. of... we'll preview tonight's big episode. breaking now animation breaking news out of brown county where there are reports that 2 children have been pulled from the water after falling through ice on lake lorelei in fayettville. no word yet on their conditions but we'll let you know when more information comes in. are you feeling lucky? the powerball is now at half a billion dollars and it's drawing a lot of local people to stores. let's give you a live look at the murray brothers store in norwood. you may remember that last year, we did an investigation that found that this store is one of

and there are people who want that heroin that's cut with that very, very potent stuff, such as fentanylbecause they think it will give them that super high. it's so dangerous because it can stop your breathing very, very quickly, which is what happened in the case of death. >> sanjay gupta, thank you. >>> up next, a late update on the armed standoff in oregon. it's evolving. the stakes could be rising. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like reunions equal blatant lying. the company is actually doing really well on, on social media. oh that's interesting. i - i started social media. oh! it was my...baby. where our next arrival is... red carpet whoa! toenail fungus!? fight it! with jublia. jublia is a prescription medicine used to treat toenail fungus. use jublia as instructed by your doctor. are you getting this?! most common side effects include ingrown toenail, application site redness, itching, swelling, burning or stinging, blisters, and pain. oh, epic moves, big j! fight it! getting ready for your close-up? ask your doctor if jublia is right for you.

federal indictment for john wade of bond hill police say he sold several batches of heroin laced with fentanyl, and one of those batches killed chad trammell. trammell overdosed last july. wade has a preliminary hearing this afternoon. 3 a lot of time and resources have gone into the tri-state's fight against the heroin epidemic.state leaders will meet today to talk about how to solve the problem.ohio attorney general mike dewine will hold an emergency meeting with ohio law enforcement and public safety officials in columbus this morning.they'll discuss ideas that work ... such as treating drug overdose scenes as crime scenes, using naloxone to save lives, and addressing addiction in jails. they'll also cover using the state's automated prescription reporting system to find dealers. 3 the co-chairs of the child poverty coalition will meet today.the group was created by cincinnati major john cranley to address childhood poverty in the city.mayor cranley gave the coalition until june to come up with a plan.but today, the co-chairs will talk about possibly pushing that deadline back to september,

agencies over a dramatic increase in the number of overdose deaths. dangerous increase in the use of fentanyl . one police chief said overdose deaths in his community increased from 19 in 2014 up to 69 in 2015. the senator has introduced a bill to increase patent - - penalties for those caught selling the drug. >>> and affiliate of great wolf resorts just purchased 50 acres of land from disney springs for $23 million. preliminary plans call for an - - a hotel with several rooms. >>> members of the state senate committee agreed that this bill could hurt tourism. currently the law allows anyone boats. >>> time to talk about our weather situation, a lot of rain today. >> the morning commute was a mess and now low clouds make it missing. we have more showers moving in from the south. downtown orlando has clouds around the camera looking down with the mid- 60s today and this is some ground fog developing along saxon. we are starting to get low visibility with cooler temperatures and it will be just one of those evenings out there. record rainfall today, orlando had a record of 1.52. your rain gaug

the senator has troduced a bill to increase the penalties for those caught selling fentanyl. >> it can be as much as 50 times more powerful than heroin, an annual geesic. the penalties aren't lined up with heroin in terms of how potent fentanyl is. >> i believe what we have now is a pandemic. >> both of new hampshire's senators were here along with ohio senator rob portman, not just listening to testimony but testifying themselves about a bipartisan bill called the addiction and recovery act. >> the message is simple. there is something we can do to overdose reversal drug and provide resources for addiction treatment and offerry. >> we think about the investment we make here, we're going to save so much on the other end. >> supporters have been trying to get this passed for two years. now sponsors there both parties think they're gaining enough support to get it through committee, and through a vote as a full senate. reporting in washington, justin gray, fox 25 news. >> [technical difficulties] have financial links to the drug industry. the revelation is after the panel slams cdc new g