overdoses and students seven in los angeles in the past month, including the death of 15 year old melanie ramos. officials say she overdosed after taking what she thought were percocet pills bought from another student medications that don't come from legitimate medical sources may actually contain fentanyl and cause an overdose los angeles station abc held a town hall with advocates last night. ed turn in, spoke about losing his son charlie to an overdose. charlie bought what he thought were percocet pills online for his bad back. he took one pill on a random thursday afternoon, and the doctors tell us that he was probably gone within about 15 minutes, and he did not have a substance use disorder. the d , a now warning that younger children are now being targeted by dealers. these colorful pills known as rainbow fentanyl, or made to look like candy. we've made counterfeit pills. seizures fentanyl pills, seizures in every state in the united states . it's impacting every community . more than a dozen attorneys general are asking president biden to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destructi

encontraron re reuniÉndose padres de familia, vecinos y por supuesto alumnos y gente que conocÍa a melanie ramosia y ha atraÍdo mucha preocupaciÓn para los padres y familia peligroso droga que ha sido responsable de mÚltiples sobredosis entre los alumnos del distrito escol de los Ángeles y de los poderes se reunieron con las autoridades escolares y le pidieron mÁs policÍas en las escuelas y mÁs protecciÓn de presupuestos mÁs soluciones concretas xosÉ asegura que es una crisis que se encuentra golpeando los jÓvenes5 >>> si usted entra esta escuela con tres escuelas en una no importa quÉ escuela es, los niÑos se ven drogados. >>> bendito el vientre de tu vientre jesÚs, santa marÍa madre de dios ruega por nosotros >>> se encuentra pidiendo soluciones concretas r se e encuentran unidos en aras el >>> realmente el tono comunidad que se encuentra afectado por esto y por eso nos dicen los padres que han conversado con sus hijos sobre estos peligros con la esperanza que esto no vuelva a suceder. >>> en otros temas el ex pr presidente donald trump insistÓo que los documentos que se llevÓ en la casa blanc

police say he sold melanie ramos pills that she thought were percocet, but were likely laced with fentanylcoleman is reporting on this for us live in los angeles and christina, this tragedy prompted city leaders to warn parents out there, didn't they? >> they sure did, sandra. that's right. l.a. mayor and police chief are urging parents to talk to their kids about fentanyl, reiterating that it's incredibly dangerous and a growing threat to kids in this community. two students, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested yesterday in connection to the wave of fentanyl overdoses at a hollywood area high school. 15-year-old boy accused of selling what authorities believed a fentanyl laced pill to a student, melanie ramos. suffered fentanyl poisoning and found dead in the bathroom tuesday night. the young suspect was arrested at his grandmother's house and found additional pills they believed to be laced with fentanyl in that home. >> our work does not stop because these two individuals, 15 and 16 years of age, are simply transferring and soldiering, if you will, this distribution. there is

two-thirds due to fentanyl. 15-year-old melanie ramos died. >> we absolutely need to do better. should not be mourning lossage student. >> reporter: response to the overdoses came through 12 unified l.a. schools and soon stopped with an overdose anecdote. adriana? >> tanya bacchus, thanks. >>> risks of a recession are on the rise after a rough week on wall street with the dow dropping to its lowest point of the year. michael george joins us with how it affects your money. michael? >> reporter: adriana, a dismal end to the week here on wall street. stocks took a big dive over worries we could be headed into a recession. [ closing bell ] when the closing bell rang friday the news wasn't good. the dow dropped 486 points to its lowest level since late 2020. all this as inflation is hurting americans at every turn. >> inflation, gas prices, fuel. it's all up. >> reporter: since last year new car prices are up 10%. food is up 8%. and electricity, up 15%. while oil prices fell to an eight-month low and gas prices have dropped in recent months, they're still too high for marilyn park in

. >> reporter: 15-year-old melanie ramos found dead on the floor of the girls' bathroom after hours. fentanyl poisoning. police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with melanie's death. he stands accused of selling her the fentanyl-laced pill and faces a possible manslaughter charge. >> the community felt melanie and this epidemic as far more deadly than many of us understand it to be. it is a silent killer. >> reporter: carvalho is not taking any chances if it can save even one life. >> this is not unique to los angeles. it is a national scourge. but there's something we can do about this issue in our community. >> reporter: just days after melanie's death, he announced that naloxone, commonly known as narcan, a medicine used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose, would soon be available at all k-12 schools across the district. nurses and other staff at all 1,400 campuses will also be trained in administering this life-saving medicine. nurses, they are used to dealing with scrapes and bruises, kids with allergies, with covid. are we now expecting nurses to also administer d

. >> it's been a week since 15 year-old melanie ramos was found dead in a school bathroom after taking what she thought was the painkiller percocet. but the pill was laced with fentanyl and the same batch of drugs, a suspected in at least 7 other recent overdoses among la school students. this is not unique to los angeles. it is in national the scourge has school and health officials moving to supply all la high schools and middle schools with the nasal spray form of nor can over the next few weeks, individuals die. through the consumption of fentanyl because they stop breathing. our cam has a limited. but highly effective way of reversing. that condition due to the opioid crisis not can is now on hand in a growing number of districts nationwide. it's actually supplied statewide in nearly 10 states, including arkansas where there was a similar case at little rock central high school in 2018, a student overdosed in a campus bathroom but was saved because another student happened to have nor can unfortunately opioids affect all aspects of society, including our educational settings. and

overdoses and students seven in los angeles in the past month, including the death of 15 year old melanie ramos. officials say she overdosed after taking what she thought were percocet pills bought from another student medications that don't come from legitimate medical sources may actually contain fentanyl and causing overdose los angeles station abc held a town hall with advocates last night. ed turn in, spoke about losing his son charlie to an overdose. charlie bought what he thought were percocet pills online for his bad back. he took one pill on a random thursday afternoon, and the doctors tell us that he was probably gone within about 15 minutes, and he did not have a substance use disorder. the d , a now warning that younger children are now being targeted by dealers. these colorful pills known as rainbow fentanyl, or made to look like candy. we've made counterfeit pills. seizures fentanyl pills, seizures in every state in the united states . it's impacting every community . more than a dozen attorneys general are asking president biden to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destructio

. >> it's been a week since 15 year-old melanie ramos was found dead in a school bathroom after taking but the pill was laced with fentanyl and the same batch of drugs, a suspected in at least 7 other recent overdoses among la school students. this is not unique to los angeles. it is in national the scourge has school and health officials moving to supply all la high schools and middle schools with the nasal spray form of nor can over the next few weeks, individuals die. through the consumption of fentanyl because they stop breathing. our cam has a limited. but highly effective way of reversing. that condition due to the opioid crisis not can is now on hand in a growing number of districts nationwide. it's actually supplied statewide in nearly 10 states, including arkansas where there was a similar case at little rock central high school in 2018, a student overdosed in a campus bathroom but was saved because another student happened to have nor can unfortunately opioids affect all aspects of society, including our educational settings. and so having this on hand can really help in case

least seven teens have reportedly overdosed on pills laced with fentanyl, including 15-year-old melanie ramos died of a fatal overdose. fentanyl is considered 50 times more potent than heroin, and authorities say they have seized enough fentanyl this year alone to kill everyone in the united states several times over. >> that is just so scary. >>> now turning to "your voice, your vote." with just 45 days until the midterm elections, early voting is already under way in some states. this morning, we're on the road in arizona where abc's ike ejiochi has the latest and has been talking to voters. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, erielle. football is upon us here in arizona and so are the issues ahead of the midterms, issues arizona voters say should be a main concern for any elected leader. this morning, a 15-week abortion ban passed by the arizona state legislature earlier this year will go into effect. an arizona judge ruling that the state can enforce the ban, which means abortion clinics will eventually close, and women seeking abortions will have to go out of state. >> is there

overdosed on pills laced with fentanyl over the past month including the fatal overdose of 15-year-old melanie ramosing kits that contain narcan, which can reverse an overdose, to be distributed at his school. >> my main idea for that was for people to keep it in their car, just like in case somebody is like overdosing at a party or really wherever. >> reporter: last year 67% of all deadly drug overdoses in the u.s. involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl. now, there is a new push for legislation among lawmakers from texas to louisiana to florida that would make the distribution of fentanyl resulting in someone's death a federal felony murder charge. guys. >> such a scary drug. >> yes, it is. thank you so much. >>> now we turn to shakira. the superstar speaking publicly for the first time about her tax fraud case and her split from soccer player gerard pique sharing how she's found healing in what she calls her darkest hour. lama hasan has the story. good morning, lama. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, michael. shakira's breaking her silence to "elle" magazine and what's striking is she's ta

escuchamos quÉ dice la madre de melanie ramos. >> yo quiero justicia profunda.que el jovencito de 15 aÑos fue arrestado en su casa. Él tenÍa alguna de las pastillas consigo, y ahora podrÍa enfrentar cargos de homicidio involuntario. es la informaciÓn que les tengo es de hollywood, california. regrese con ustedes al estudio. borja: gracias. un testimonio desgarrador la pregunta que muchos nos hacemos es por quÉ los adolescentes querÍan comprar percocet, que es una medicina para el dolor. madres y padres, presten atenciÓn a eso porque los centros para el control y prevenciÓn de enfermedades han lanzado una seria advertencia sobre el aumento de casos de ebd 68, es un virus poco frecuente, conocido como enterovirus, que puede provocar una parÁlisis conocida como mielitis flÁcida aguda. causan debilidad en los brazos y las piernas que puede llevar a los niÑos a una parÁlisis permanente, incluso hasta la muerte, aunque la mayorÍa de niÑos cerca pero sin tratamiento, la fiebre prolongada como la enfermedad respiratoria, la fatiga y la debilidad muscular debe recibir at

en california identificaron como melany ramos a la adolescente encontrada muerta en el baÑo de su escuelanilo. las autoridades detuvieron al sospechosos de proveerle la droga. marÍa paula ochoa hablÓ con la madre de la vÍctima. >>> melany tenÍa 15 aÑos y un camino lleno de sueÑos por cumplir. uno de ellas enlistarse en el ejÉrcito estadounidense cht >>> muy alegre, educada y cariÑosa. >>> el pasado martes muriÓ de una sobre dosis de fentanilo a la preparatoria que asistÍa. donde la pulverizaron y la in hasta larn". su compaÑera al despertar la encontrÓ ya muerta. >>> saliendo del trabajo me puse a buscarla y llamÉ al 911 y llegaron a mi casa a decirme que habÍa fallecido. >>> la familia tiene el corazÓn destrozado. >>> fue muy duro. esa tristeza y dolor aquÍ. quiÉn sabe cuando se vaya. >>> las autoridades arrestaron a

estudiantes sufre grandes sobredosis en los Últimos dÍas solamente, estamos afuera de la escuela donde melanie ramosla semana pasada, ella fue encontrada sin vida en el baÑo de la escuela despuÉs de ingerir unas pastillas que tenÍa fentanilo, esto ella no lo sabÍa y es parte del problema dicen eso teorÍas, es por eso que el distrito unificado los angeles anunciÓ algunos cambios que se van a realizar, ellos van a tener 600 o dosis de este medicamento que contrarresta los efectos del fentanilo, especialmente en casos de sobredosis, tambiÉn para tener mÁs patrullaje en las escuelas, especialmente despuÉs de clases, tambiÉn van a estar dando algunos cursos a los padres de familia para que puedan hablar con sus hijos sobre el uso de las drogas. escuchemos que dice una madre de familia y tambiÉn que dijo el superintendente del distrito unificado los angeles en esta rueda de prensa. >> de dÓnde sale, a quÉ horas, cÓmo? entonces eso quiere decir que nuestros niÑos no estÁn seguros en las escuelas. >> cuando el niÑo en esta comunidad muere de una forma qque no es natural, principalmente afectado por las drog

una de ellas terminÓ con la vida de melany ramos de 15 aÑos de edad.entanilo encono trÁ en el 67% de los casos de sobredosis entre adolescentes en el paÍs. y es suficiente milÍgramos para matar a una persona. >>> estÁn colocando a las drogas fentanilo para darles mÁs potencia. >>> en el caso de la sobre dosis fueron arrestado 2s adolescentes de 15 y 16 aÑos de edad por vender l partidas contaminadas. las autoridades siguen tras la pista de los adultos involucrados en este caso. vanessa. >>> dunia ¿quÉ podemos hacer los padres para proteger a nuestros hijos de estos peligrosos?. >>> comunicarnos con ellos, vanessa, los expertos coinciden en que algo crucial es mantener un canal de comunicaciÓn abierto en la familia. lo peligro de estas drogas