the franklin county opiod safety task force is a grassroots response.mselves are coming together to find a community-based solution to what is finally being recognized as a public health crisis rather than simply a criminal justice problem. >> chris: a great opportunity to come here tonight to break bread and look at the successes that we have had so far. i think what makes me more proud than anything else about living in franklin county is that we will not sit back and wait for anybody else to solve this problem for us. we're going to be a model for the commonwealth and the nation on how we save our young people and save our community. [ applause ] >> anthony: the city is the place where all the bad stuff was supposed to happen, it was not suppose to be nice towns like greenfield. >> man: it isn't the image that people used to have 20 years ago that it's a junkie in an alley somewhere using a needle. it's not. it's your kids, it's your neighbors. >> chris: the worst i think is when you have these young people who break a leg and they go to the doctor a

franklin county, ohio, is a good example. we're out in the field testing ideas and how to tackle this opioid crisis. that feedback has come to congress and now it's resulting in all of these initiatives that congress is improving on. we're basically learning as we go. what we have learned is, it is multipronged. it's like buddy carter yesterday. you got to deal with how prescriptions are written, with the pharmaceutical industry as to what pain medications are out there. there ought to be non opioid solutions here, clearly. and sometimes an ibuprofen isn't enough, but you don't have to have vicodin. i am oversimplifying. it is treatment and recovery. it is stigmatism reduction. it's pharmaceutical. it's the way prescriptions are written, and awareness. all those things. this is an epidemic that is taking this country. so we have got to get on top of this. and what i have learned is not only are all these things going to have to be tackled at once, but let us get the resources up to the communities so that we can test differen

. >> reporter: woodall is one of 36 homeowners in this franklin county community who l everything. >> and it all got burned up-- you know, stove, refrigerator. the whole nine yards. >> reporter: florida's agriculture commissioner blames a local company that was hired by the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission to conduct a controlled burn. the fire was supposed to only burn 480 acres but ended up torching more than 800. the company started the controlled burn on june 18. six days later, this eastpoint wighborhood was engulfed in flames. it took two days for the firefighters to control the flames, and still parts neighborhood are smoldering. >> there should have been somebody out here watching that fire at all times. >> reporter: in a statement, the peorida fish and wildlife conservation commission said they "have suspended our anescribed fire program statewide and the inspector general has begun an investigation." bmeowner pennie bryant wants the state to pay for everything she lost. >> we hear they don't replace the sheds and stuff like that, that ain't right. they shoul

this past weekend a fire broke out in franklin county which destroyed more than 40 homes and almost 1,000 acres. my heart goes out to those whose lives have been foreevery changed by this horrible and unexpected wildfire and my office stands ready to assist them in any way we can. thank you to all of our first responders, volunteer firefighters, and local law enforcement for your hero k efforts in containing this place. mr. dunn: your quick actions saved many lives. thank you also to franklin sheriff, franklin county emergency management director, local community leaders, salvation army, and the american red cross all of whom stepped up and provided aid and comfort to those who need it most. mr. speaker, please join me in praying for the victims and their families during this time of loss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recogni

first, as i said, hillary clinton was the first democrat to win orange county since franklin roosevelt in 1936. and she did it because the county is being reshaped by the two same forces making other suburban areas around the major metros more democratic. it is growing more diverse. it is no longer majority white. white collar whites are voting more democratic. those forces are real. she is the only democrat to carry these congressional races in any race in the last several years. it is still a challenge. but the democrats got strong candidates in all three of those. that could be a big part. not only california, new jersey, new york, minnesota, pennsylvania. a lot of ground democrats have to cover can be won. >> we will have much more dissection as the resulteds come in throughout the morning. thank you both very much. >>> president trump celebrated without the eagles and escalated his feud with the nfl. why this controversy is not going away any time soon. >> and without all the words to god bless america. and go to our coffee shop. and meet dave. hey. why is dark magic so spell-bind

. >> it became quite disconcerting >> reporter: franklin jackson was chair ofe the pgeorge's county liquor board forrs yea serving alongside sun. he ss in early 2014 14, he m found outths earlier sun ld a campaig fundraiser for ieen lenant governor anthony brown. it was who invited that caught jackson attention. >>ho people owned liquor stores. people who were attorneys and represented liquor store ownersn actually solicited and collected sesral thousand dollar on behalfsf anthony br political orcampaign. >> repr: the law says liquor board employees can't solicit donations who they're overseeing. ard so then went to the head uoo of the prince george's delegation he said peters already knew of theis fuer. >> it did not concern him and,f in , instead of him reporting it torn the or, which is the action that i thought he would take, he actuallymu comcated to david sun that i had expressed these concerns to m. >> reporter: jackson they want went to martin oh maley himself asking for sun to be removed for the board for illegal bear. oh maley's former chief he have staff concerns he got a compla

. >> franklin jackson wasf chair the prince george's county liquor board f years serving alongsidesun. he says in early 2014, he found out that months earlier, sun held a campaign fundraiser for then lieutenant governor anthony brown. it was who sun invited who caught his ioatn. >> people who owned liquoror st. people who were attorneys and represented liquor store owners. and at the fundraiser, david sun actually solicited and select collected several thousand brown's political campaign. >> they said they can't solicit political campaigns from people they're toverseeing. atime the state controlled the liquor board so jack n went to senat doug peters the head of the delegation. he said pers already knew of the >> it did not concern him and,c in , instead of him reporting it to the for, which is the action that i thought he would take, he actually communicated to david sun that i had expressed these concerns to him. j >>kson went to then governor martin oh maley himself, writinn this letter ask for sun to be removed from the board for illegal behavi. oh maley's former chief of staff co

county. utility work. maryland 193 at et franklin avenue, a closure on bw parkway northbound and four inbound.l have more as we come. coverage on a developing story out of annapolis the deadly shooting at the capital newspaper. >> just a few hourshego the paper poste cover page of today's edition. tragic headline five shot dead at the capitol along with pictures of the victims. this a we've learned more about the suspected gunman overnight. >> fox5's anne cutler is live ioln ais with the latest. anne. >> reporter:bo that ld gazette an indication of that newspapes resiliency their dedication to journalism. take a lk. theeadline is short. is very powerful. now, inside the papenames the victi and it lays out the harrowing events that unfolded yesterday afternoon behind me. court records name the suspected gman as 38-year-old jarrod w. ramos of laurel. those records coming outov night. police have not yet confirmed that but ramos is duene in an arrundel county court a for a bond heat 10:30 this morning. he is currently facing five counts of first degree murder. police sayhe suspect was armed with

franklin canyon road. someone broke a car door handle.. and stole the golf clubs. police are looking for the thieves in both cases. ( will ) sonoma countyttled a lawsuit by jail inmates... who claimed they were beaten in their cells by corrections officers during "yard counseling." court documents say at least 20 inmates in santa rosa were beaten back in may 2015. seven inmates were named as plaintiffs in the suit. the county settled for 1- point-7 million dollars. the sheriff says officers were re-trained and they are buying more body cameras for the jail. ( will ) a california bill that would declare gay conversion therapy a fraudulent practice ... has the votes to pass out of a senate committee. a majority of state senators on the judiciary committee voted to advance the bill. the bill aims to ban selling or advertising sexual orientation change therapy. those against the measure say they believe it would infringe on their religious freedom. but one senator says the bill does not harm freedom of religion because it only applies to businesses. ( james ) california voters will decide this fall if the golden state should be split into t

franklin canyon road. someone broke a car door handle.. and stole the golf clubs. police are looking for the thieves in both cases. ( will ) sonoma countyho claimed they were beaten in their cells by corrections officers during "yard counseling." court documents say at least 20 inmates in santa rosa were beaten back in may 2015. seven inmates were named as plaintiffs in the suit. the county settled for 1- point-7 million dollars. the sheriff says officers were re-trained and they are buying more body cameras for the jail. ( will ) a california bill that would declare gay conversion therapy a fraudulent practice ... has the votes to pass out of a senate committee. a majority of state senators on the judiciary committee voted to advance the bill. the bill aims to ban selling or advertising sexual orientation change therapy. those against the measure say they believe it would infringe on their religious freedom. but one senator says the bill does not harm freedom of religion because it only applies to businesses. ( james ) california voters will decide this fall if the golden state should be split into three separate states. the proposal k

weekend, twothers from silver spring, franklin and eriberto ferrufino both in their 40's died after it appears their small fishing boat hithi sng in charles countyere ejected saturda and p bodies sunday morning >> the boat was found going in a circle >> a spokes womanur f resources police says the summer to come is looking like it will be deadly for boaters in maryland. in the last 18 months 16 people have died on maryland waters. not one of them was wearing a life vest. >> life jackets are your fpersonal first line o defense. all of our victims this year were certainly within sight of shorin many case, manyel cases was on the way, the life jacket gives you an opportunity to stay afloat until we can get there. >> reporter: offials making an evident to reach out to the hispanic community. since nin deaths, so far, six victims were hispanic. tom son said people also don't take the dangers of boating whilentoxicated seriouslily maryland officials urging boaters to shed their idea of in vince ability on the water and be smart to save lives >> when you've had 82oat deathsn the last five and a half years and nine victims were wearing lifeha jackets,t'

county were discovered dead on sunday morning. meagan fitzgerald joins us from the bay she talked to the investigators. >> reporter: that's exactlygh immediate natural resources police which is the lead investigator tell us that franklin and his brother roberto didn'tave life jacke on when they went out on the potomac. here's what they say happened. i want to step aside and draw your attention to the day marker you'll see? the distance. you'll notice it by the red triangle. investigators believe they crashed into one of those day markers and they went overboard. ch chopper 4 flying above the island of the location wherewo boaters were discovered sunday morning. maryland natural resources police captain brian rafkin says the men were fibbishing is the night. >> neither were wearing life dackets. it was. it was night. there may have been alcohol involved. >> reporter: the captain and his teamays this type of accident is a common occurrence even though they're constantly monitoringatheways making sure boaters have life jackets on board. he says 18 boaters have died in the last 18 months. nine of tse deaths occurred this year. no one was wearing a life vest. >> life jackets save lives and they don't work if people don't i

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