the franklin county opiod safety task force is a grassroots response.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 and get a prescription for ox

combat engineer deserted his post at camp lejeune in north carolina last month and made his way to franklin county, virginia police say he's an experienced outdoorsman and could survive in the woods >> with his military training, he pushes the threshold a little higher of the concern. >> reporter: his friends, through an attorney, are pleading for him to surrender >> michael, please turn yourself in we're here for you. >> reporter: today the shelter in place order was lifted after the search turned up nothing. federal authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for any help leading to an arrest lester >> gabe, thanks. >>> in chicago police are searching for a shooter who killed a young nurse just after he finished his shift at the hospital. here is ron mott. >> he was my biggest inspiration. he was everybody's role model. >> reporter: frank aguilar's family in stunned disbelief. >> he always took the time to help everybody out. he never thought about himself. >> reporter: the 32-year-old nurse, the first college graduate in his family, was shot in the chest shortly after leaving work still in his sc

the murder in tiny franklin county, virginia, just outside of roanoke, shocking local residents, as police have offered no motive. brown is believed to be driving this black 2008 lincoln town car with north carolina license plates. police noting that he has often lived in the woods and he but it's unclear why. the marines tell us he was under investigation. they are declining to offer specifics. david, brown faces second degree murder charges and police are warning the public to use extreme caution if encountering brown. authorities concerned the young man is in a volatile state. david? >> pierre thomas, thank you. >>> and next, to the major case before the supreme court tonight. president trump wants to end daca, the protections for 700,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children. oral arguments held today and thousandses demonstrated outside the supreme court. their fate now in the hands of the nation's highest court, and emotional scene. >> home is here! home is here! >> reporter: thousands of protesters and some dreamers hoping for a ruling that will let round and i see my fri

of committing the crime. 22-year-old michael brown was arrested yesterday inside the house in franklin countyuthorities say that he was taken into custody without incident. he's accused of shooting and killing his mother's boyfriend earlier this month. police were searching for brown in three states. >>> "the boston globe" says massachusetts governor charlie baker signed into law the nation's first statewide ban on all flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products including menthol cigarettes. it's the country's toughest restrictions. baker also said he's ending the state's temporary ban on all e-cigarette sales early. products including marijuana, vaping items could return to store shelves next month under strict new rules. the cdc says more than 2,200 people have contracted vaping-related illnesses in the country, and at least 47 people have died. medical experts say the fda could fast track e-cigarettes research to find out more about the effects of vaping. >> the industry in terms of e-cigarettes, they're ahead of what's happening with the science. so we need to be able to make the scienc

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michael alexander brown was arrested yesterday morning at his mother's home in franklin, county, virginiand at that home. he deserted in october. he's charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in a felony. the motive remains unclear. >>> the number of births and abortions in the u.s. continues to decline. the birthrate in 2018 was the lowest in more than three decades. it's the fourth year in a row that births have declined. meantime, abortions have hit an all-time low. the declines in births and abortions in several years has been pegged to fewer millennials having children than previous generations and fewer teen pregnancies, as well. >>> remember this woman spinning out of control on a gurnee as she was air-lifted in southern arizona. the woman feared for her life. the claim accuses the city of reasonably and safely executing the helicopter rescue. >>> let's look at business this morning. major retailers and malls fight for shoppers. you stay open or do you close? the national retail federation estimates 165 million people will shop over the five-day stretch. and there's si

it's a small are county, franklin county, you keep wandering the neighborhood here. you're talking about suburbs here. these are not big cities in kentucky, smaller cities, you come in here, lexington, you see it here. look at the percentage, 65% to 33% tonight. go back, the democrat won this four years ago but not by a margin like this. and y beshear outperforming ja conway. number one, look up here and number two, look out here. this is the suburbs up here, the cincinnati, ohio suburbs in northern kentucky right here. they're blue tonight for andy beshear. this was matt bevin four years ago. a little blue. look at tonight, a lot more blue. you made the point when you were talking to anderson earlier that he went out into these small rural counties and worked it, said i can give you better health care and a better deal. he is a well-nope namknown name polarizing governor. there's nasty play here tonight but it's unmistakable and because of the president's visit last night. if you're the president of the united states and you won this state by that, wow, then you're

the murder in tiny franklin county, virginia, just outside of roanoke, shocking local residents as police have offered no motive. brown is believed to be driving this black 2008 lincoln town car with north carolina license plates. police noting he has often lived in the woods and he frequents national parks. brown disappeared from camp lejeune in north carolina last month but it's unclear why. the marines tell us he's under investigation but are declining to offer specifics. brownfaces second-degree murder charges and police are warning the public to use extreme caution if encountering him. authorities are concerned the young man is in a volatile state. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to pierre there. >>> in the weather department, we're going to see a bunch of new low overnight temperatures. >> get ready. meanwhile, cities around the great lakes have set snowfall records, hampering travel. an interstate in ohio was closed for five hours after a 50-car pileup. >> let's take a live look at chicago, overnight it's heading to a low of 12 degrees and won't get past freezing

last night students, parents teachers filled the meeting of the santa clara county board of education after the franklinoard voted last month not to renew its charter. not enough latino and special needs students are enrolling. >> we were one of the highest performing schools in the school district and we want to be responsive to the families. >> now the county board of education will review the appeal. if the appeal is granted it will override the school district's decision and that school can stay open. >>> former raiders and patriots wide receiver antonio brown now counter suing the woman accusing him of rape and sexual assault. brown is suing his former personal trainer. the woman's quote false accuse sensations earlier this year affected brown's business dealings and says their relationship was consensual. >>> our time is 6:47. the warriors have tonight off after being blown out by the dallas mavericks. it was the warriors worst loss in almost 50 years against the dallas mavericks. dremond green set out the first night in a back to back. the second year star of the mavs luca dontag had more than th

franklin oh gall la plaza tomorrow. >>> seven people were thrown overboard when their boat capsized in san mateo county. rough surf plaedtrip. s came crashing down, giving the crew barely any time to react. >> big wave coming up, and we say, run, run. all the way from maybe 50 feet away. >> so you're very lucky. >> we very lucky. >> how did you feel today that you survived? >> very, very lucky. >> the boat, as you see, was still in the surf. it appeared to be salvageable. >>> abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and one of the things we're focusing on is transportation and getting around. we were at the richmond-san rafael bridge this morning for the opening of the new bicycle and pedestrian path. this is the first time people will be able to travel between by bike or foot. it's an option that's being embraced. >> i really encourage people to rit,ecse tre's onlyay min taki. there's not even public transportation. so now there are bikes and i think really encourage families and friends to go on rides together. >> the path is six miles long and is on the upper deck of the bridge. >>> stil

franklin mckinley school board voted last month not to renew the charter. district officials cited under enrollment of latino and special-needs students. denied more than 400 people filled two rooms at the santa clara county board of education meeting. >> we are one of the highest performing schools in the school district and we want to be responsive to the needs of our families. you want us to stay open and continue to work. >> the board of education will repeal the decision in january. if it grants the appeal that overrides the districts decision and the school would remain open. >>> i group of oakland parents is pushing for a recall. the group oakland not for sale wants to launch a recall of the school district acting more president. jody london has been active in promoting a controversial series of school closures. they also have objected to the way the district is spending its money. >> the alameda grand jury report against them was scathing. it talked about how they are mismanaging money and giving contracts to family members. they are running these programs that aren't benefiting any of the students in oakland. >> the activists also say oakland's charter schools are draining money from the public s

county sheriff's deputies arrested 2 teenagers there who they say threatened to shoot up a high school. >>reporter saucier a town sell explains investigators acted fast to arrest to those teens. >>it's often franklin high school more officers and more concerned about safety than is usually the case. it's the day, something didn't happen docked in unified school district and my mother and my sister all of us a message stating that. >>there's just. >>this woman didn't want her face shown as she talked about a planned shooting plot. investigators say they disrupted last night, one detail than multiple posts made on the instagram page for the 2 oh 9 times after hearing about this threat this close to your home, feeling. >>it's very frightening. you know my little brother actually goes to franklin high school and not like you know my kids come out tied him play in. he's just scary. >>yes an a k 47 was 100 round a drama was mentioned that holds bullets. but only a picture of a handgun which was shown on the instagram the threats were discovered around 06:00pm wednesday in san joaquin county deputies work through the night was stockton city police. >>and stockton unified school district police to track d