counties around ithaca, about 80% of four of those counties had been leased over a 20-year period to gas industry. people woke up realising that if fracking is allowed in new york state we might be looking at 40 to 80,000 fracking wells. we were also waking up to the nightmare in pennsylvania of water contamination. i went to binghamton. i had been reading about fracking, didn't understand it, didn't understand the potential impacts at the time and my eyes were opened. i met this family from pennsylvania who had a jug of contaminated water from their well and between the methane migration and the introduction of the chemicals in the fracking process, they were saying the water in our town has been destroyed. water is sacred to me. new york, those are crucial resources, our fertile land, clean air and clean water and so, yeah, i got involved >>> did those communities feel at all torn because they also know that, perhaps, it means jobs in a place like binghamton which has lost a lot of jobs >> yeah. the farmers stood to make a lot of money. many people who leased their land in pennsylv

in lexingtonton kentucky, in ithaca new york, they're going even further. the mayor there has a radical plan for state sponsored heroin centers. be randall pinkston has that story. >> reporter: you want to sponsor a public facility. >> right. >> to supervise addicts injecting illegal substance into their bodies. >> it sounds backwards, for sure and it sounds like you are encouraging drug use. >> reporter: savonte myrick is accustomed to the spotlight. when he was first elected he was one of the youngest mayors in america, in his second term, revitalizing the downtown area of his small upstate new york city. >> crime is very low and this is the place, if this has a serious drug problem denial whole country has. >> reporter: but this proposal may be his biggest challenge yet. a supervised injection center for heroin addicts. >>> is it possible that these kinds of supervised injection facilitation might bring more people to addiction who wouldn't try it otherwise, oh can i do this legally? >> no, here's why. if the fear of breaking the law was strong enough os

they are going even further in ithaca, new york, the mayor there has a radical plan for state sponsored heroin centers. >> you want to sponsor a facility to supervise addicts injecting an illegal substance into their bodies? >> yes, it sounds backwards. and it sounds like you're encouraging drug use. >> sevante, new york's two-term mayor is accustom told the spotlight. when he was first elected, he was one of the youngest mayors in america. now in his second term, he overcame political opposition for a pedestrian mall to revitalize the downtown area in his small city. >> crime is very low. >> but this proposal may be his biggest challenge y. a supervised injection center for heroin addicts. >> is it possible that these types of injection facilities might bring more people to addix who wouldn't try it otherwise, because i can do this legally? >> no, here's why. if the fear of breaking the law were strong enough to stop people from using drugs, we wouldn't have a drug problem. it's the most draconian in 40 years. >> the idea of the supervise the injection center came from vancouver, canad

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>> well, i mean, this is not a, this is not a phenomenon of the cultural creatives ithaca, you know? all those stories about local currency always talk about ithaca or berkeley, but it's also happening in east lansing, you know? and in the steel belt, you know? look at what carter did in the south brocks. it's not -- bronx. it's not -- in some ways the people who are experiencing the greatest economic hardship have the laos attachment -- the least attachment to these bankrupt models and the most willingness to do things. you know, when i think about what's going to happen, i feel like either we're going to do this by choice and those of us who have the choice to do it are in the best position to do it by choice, or we're going to do it by necessity the way they did back in the depression. that that's when we saw local currencies come up, different kinds of community script evolve and all sorts of commie plots. so, no, as far as green light, the popes who came up with the theory of distributism and subsidiaryism in spends to marxism, the popes got asked, what are you guys, communist o

flames ripped through a two-story home on ithaca street before 10:30 monday night. firefighters found the three men unconscious inside. all three rushed to nearby hospitals. terribly, none survived. two victims have been identified. a 53-year-old and 71-year-old martino owe the cause of the >>> police say a victim was hit 115th and madison avenue in east harlem at about 8:30 last night. he was rushed to mt. sinai hospital where he later died. now, police are looking for a gray suv. they believe that's what hit him. >>> police released new images tied to shooting of an aide to governor cuomo. investigators in brooklyn want to talk to these three men and a woman. police believe they were involved in a the shooting during the west indian celebrations last year. >>> a hearing planned today for a bronx man who has been behind bars for two decades. despite 13 alibi witnesses who insist that he is innocent. richard rosario was found guilty of killing a teenager in the bronx. but he says he was in florida when that shooting happened. he has long-claimed that he has witnesse

continues to spread throughout the country...killing more than 20 thousand each but now...a mayor from ithaca, new york thinks he may have a solution. in several countries over in europe they have supervised injection sites...where drug abusers take heroin, under the watch of medical professionals. if they start to overdose...worker s can administer another drug to save them. all the while, they work with these patients to slowly get them off the drug. the mayor says it saves thousands of lives overseas and wants to implement a similar program here...but his idea is controversial, and many lawmakers are against it. breaking now breaking now... 9 firefighters are hurt after an explosion in seattle our jessica brown has the latest. these photos just in the newsroom now of the aftermath of the explosion and fire in the town of greenwood near seattle. you can see all the damage caused by that explosion seattle fire says 8 firefighters and 1 battalion chief got hurt in this explosion and were taken to an area bad they're hurt or what caused the explosion. evacuations are now taking place in the ar

no one has been fired at the power to fire them know because i here in ithaca i passed a law along withjeff miller. we passed a law called the va accounted build act which gave the va secretary the power to fire senior executives at 50 that were not doing a good job and to not using it. cannot find anybody. when i' i am president so will e held accountable. they will be fired. [applause] while we're figuring this out veterans or something. you have a va hospital that's years behind schedule them millions over budget. no one knows what's going on. no one can fix it. that's why when i present our veterans will be up to take their benefits to any hospital or any doctor that they want to go see. it's their benefit. [applause] let mattitude is one more thing because one of the things i put on the camp until, i probably knew this before but a lot of our veterans don't stop serving with a couple. if you go to any fire station in america you're going to run into veterans. it to go into any police department you will run into veterans. how many voters come home, resurfaced or acted a full tank o

comic books or anything, something that >> you bring yourself to every role, but at the end of the ithaca day for me it was important that she was not going to be goody two shoes.oes. i wanted her to have the smirk. you're messing with me. i wanted her to have this attitude, this cool attitude. you did an amazing job. >> thank you so much for the interview. >> that was a fun interview. > i can't believe it took thiss long to get wonder woman to the big screen. it's like every little l girl's fantasy to be wonder woman. >> hopefully she'll get her own movie after this. >> hopefully. > stay with us. sta the news at 11 starts right now. this is fox5 local news at 11. right now at 11, brush fires creep dangerously close to homes in germantown and the weather as you know, only you can prevent forest fires and we'll tell you how. as license popular localense restaurant is held by cyber thieves there's word that hackers also targeted a websitet that holds the information ofmai millions of people. are you at risk? plus as the wizards plan for a new practice facility. >> what a great move.e. >> th

hurting you or something >>> plus challenging the boundaries of treating drug users, the mayor of ithaca new york wants a safe place for addicts to shoot up. >>> we may know tomorrow in the supreme court will take up the coys of former governor mcgoyovich, he had five of eight convictions thrown out. he want the high court to throw out the rest. the 59-year-old governor that attempted to sell president obama's vacant senate seat is serving a 14 year prison sentence >>> it's been a month's long search for the next police chief. who the next top cop will be has been the subject of investigation. the chief of police has been in the spotlight. this is a position that will come with an enormous amount of pressure and responsibility. and city officials are having difficulty finding a new hire within the troubled police department. >> reporter: chicago mayor's raul emanuel confirmed that he would pick his own replacement. the chief was fired by emanuel over controversy on how the department handled a series of shootings. about two weeks ago the board announced it selected three candidates. >> t

it tore through the home on ithaca avenue last night at 10:00. firefighters confronted harsh conditions when they arrived. they rescued one man from the first floor and two from the second floor. >> units arrived, very heavy smoke conditions pushing out from the building, and a fire condition in the rear of the building. >> i told the firemen, there's three people that live in there. they contacted the other there's three people in there, and started pulling them out. >> all three men were rushed to nearby hospitals. two of them did not survive. >> suffolk county is considering a ban on plastic bags, at grocery stores. legislature william spencer introduced the bill today saying plastic bags are a source of pollution. the proposed law would mean stores couldn't use single use plastic bags, paper bags and reusable bags would be offered. noneveryone would agree with it. some lawmakers say the proposed ban would bring an unnecessary burden to retailers and customers. >>> it was a warm welcome for three astronauts on the crew. the new arrivals launch

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. >> can this system work in ithaca. the mayor says the goal is to save lives. >> why would you save the life of someone that is overdosing. we tell you why. that person has family. and friends. and potential. and that point, more myric is personal. >> i spent the first six months of my life in a homeless shelter. >> as a child. myr. >> c spent his life facing drug extinction. >> i understood addiction when i was five years old. his own police department does not share his enthusiasm because of a fundamental conflict. >> we took an oath when we took the position, to uphold the laws. until the law changes, we'll arrest people in possession of heroin. >> some specialists are skeptical. angela is a director of alcohol and drug. >> an injection center suggests it's okay to use drugs. >> the perception of harm related to heroin would go down. >> this woman, who requested anonymity is a reoffering addict. >> that act is a secretive act. i'm wondering if people they use are willing to out themselves. but she supports the idea o

>> this is not a phenomenon of the cultural creators of ithaca. all the stories about local currency, always talk of ithaca or berkeley or somewhere but it's also happening in east lansing. and in the steel belt. look at what carter did in the south bronx. in some ways the people who are experiencing the greatest economic hardship have the least attachment to these bankrupt models and the most willingness to do things. when i think about what's going to happen i feel like either were going to do this by choice, and those of us who have a choice to do it on the best position to do it by choice, oil going to do by necessity the way they did back in the depression. that's when we saw different kinds of community script evolved and all sorts of commie plots. so no, as far as green light, the popes who came up with the theory of this judaism and subsidiary and is in response to marxism, the popes got asked, what are you guys, communists or capitalists? they said well, kind of both. we believe in the free market, people should have the ability to make m

even our own little town of ithaca has seen victims of trafficking. in order to receive protection from the u.s. under the trafficking victims protection act, one must be willing to assist law enforcement, which many are not willing to do because it would place their families at risk of retaliation from international trafficking. victims are faced with two difficult options. in order to receive protection, you have to be willing to testify against her abusers but in order to guarantee the safety of your family and villages, you must refrain from doing so. is there a better way to assist victims of trafficking? challenge number three, what do you do with children who arrive unaccompanied in the u.s.? thousands of children arrive in the u.s. by themselves each year to escape domestic abuse, gang violence, poverty, trafficking. the border crisis of 2014 called attention to the growing number of unaccompanied children fleeing the criminal violence in central america. fleeing criminal violence in itself is not a legal realm of asylum. it doesn't guarantee

the mayor of ithaca is also pushing for a facility but it's something many lawmakers call dangerous and some drug counselors strongly oppose. >> there's no way to use heroin safely! it kills families, it kills communities. and it's been destroying the new york state area. >> reporter: at this point, rosenthal is drafting that legislation and figuring out specifics. she says she will propose her bill to the assembly in the next few months. on the upper west side, ilana >>> she needed 13 stitches after getting cut across the neck. hear from the last slashing victim and what she is revealing about her attacker. >> cars speeding dozens of accidents all near a school on long island. cbs 2 "demanding answers" about why nothing has been done about a dangerous intersection. >> and accused of stealing from the girl scouts. what police say this man did money. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks technology designed for you. >>> a slashing suspect runs from the scene of an attack in brooklyn leaving a woman wounded on the

for example, there are a lot of interesting initiatives and proposals in places like ithaca, new yorkmaryland has a proposal around safe injection facilities, there is interesting programs in places like seattle and santa fe called law enforcement assisted diversion -- much more of a harm reduction approach to drug use. amy: unix l like, michael, what you mean by safe injection sites ? >> it is essentially a safe place when injection drug user can go and use drugs. therefore, not using drugs on the streets, not using them in a situation where, you know, they can cause themselves harm. they're doing it under medical supervision. this is not something new. when you look at a globally, it is existed in canada for a number of years. strong evidence shows safe injection facilities result in a reduction in overdose use, principally, as i say, you are engaging drug users in medical help. the bottom line is here, i think we have to get to a place where we are treating drug users as human beings will stop it is not enough just to show them compassion. drug users should be at the table when we'

two victims died after monday night's fire on ithaca street. the third victim held on until yesterday. his name has not been released. >>> it is 7:56. >> we have heavy delays across the george washington bridge. 60 minutes to the upper level at least. 20 minutes the lower level. lincoln 45. holland tunnel is 30 minutes. george washington bridge is jam packed across the span especially on the upper level. we have this problem 78 west exit 55 an accident. express lanes are subject to closure as a result. subway service is on or close to schedule. on to sunrise near tuckahoe we have an accident. all lanes are closed down as a result. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. >> thank you. >>> jeff smith is in for bill with the forecast. >> we have clouds out there. that will be giving way to sunshine and temperatures getting well into the 60s during the day. 51 right now in central park. check out the next seven hours, 65 by noon. 65 2:00 in the afternoon. light sprinkles located well north of new york city. breaks in the clo

ithaca, new york has opposed a legalized, open area, or an area for people addicted to heroin to be ableo use it legally. rogers represents a lot of rural kentucky and he was at this week's hearing on heroin and opioid abuse in the united states. for years, we end the countries and others, have fought for years to get the pharmaceutical companies to develop abuse deterrent formulations, to make opioids so they cannot be crushed and take away the time release of the drug to just a split second. and now we've got i think, five abuse deterrent opioid pills on the market. but doctors are not prescribing them. i don't know whether they don't know about them, or don't care about them, or whatever, but the bottom line is, they are not using what we have developed as an of these deterrent strategy -- as an abuse deterrent strategy. what you think about that? >> there are different reasons they might not be using them. one that is important for us to be aware of is that we have to be certain because this abuse deterrent requires development. they tend to be more expensive than the old opioid medi

i experienced it myself and my own college in ithaca, new york where you have communist professors. ,is driving some of this towards thestration american dream. you are carrying these huge loans, looking at your first paycheck and seeing how much the government is taking, why wouldn't you have a pessimistic view of the world? those things are appealing to millennials i imagine. >> are there conservative alternative policies and suggestions that are actually a better solution on student loans? >> is starts with government responsibility. i think the baby boomer generation should get it filled. they have to work hard, they have to save money. maybe not everybody needs to go to a four-year college. [applause] it costs a ridiculous amount of money. >> while we have had a lot of dc,tration in washington republican legislatures have done a lot. they are giving kids these $100,000 loans when they are 18 years old and they are not saying what they are buying. they are buying worthless degrees that they have never -- that they never have a chance of paying back anyway. i think a lot of reason

the mayor of ithaca, new york has opposed a legalized open area, or an area for people addicted to heroin to be able to use it legally. rogers represents a lot of rural kentucky and he was at this week's hearing on heroin and opioid abuse in the united states. >> without for years, we end the countries and others, have fought for years to get the pharmaceutical companies to develop abuse deterrent formulations, to make opioids so they cannot be crushed and take away the time release of the drug to just a split second. and now we've got i think five abuse deterrent opioid pills on the market. but doctors are not prescribing them. i don't know whether they don't know about them, or don't care about them, or whatever, but the bottom line is, they are not using what we have developed as an of these deterrent strategy -- as an abuse deterrent strategy. what you think about that? >> there are different reasons they might not be using them. one that is important for us to be aware of is that we have to be certain because this abuse deterrent requires development. they tend to be more expensive t