. >> we gave her about 60 units of narcan. >> narcan, also known as naloxone can reverse the effects of heroin and other drugs like oxycodone. another sternly rub, another shot of narcan. >> giving her the rest of the full cc. >> reporter: and finally liz begins to come around. >> liz? you okay? you went out. we're giving you mouth to mouth resuscitation. we've given you some narcan, because you overdosed. can you sit up? >> yes. >> my goodness. dr. gupta with that. i can tell you that after being revived liz made it to rehab and when we last checked in on her, she was doing well. as you saw, liz was saved by friends but the idea is to get this medicine into as many hands as possible, and not just new york city, but other police departments are trying it. the rhode island state police began carrying this drug just about a month ago, and state trooper james deangelo has already put it to good use. trooper, welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> so from what i understand, you were actually the first person in your force to administer naloxone. what was that like? what happened? >> tha

. >> the past few days in our area two more people's lives were saved with narcan.the drug that rescues people experiencing an overdose is spreading. fox 29's shawnette wilson shows us, it can really provide a second chance. ♪ >> it was the most traumatic thing i've he have experienced in my life. >> reporter: this bucks county mother recalls the late night in april. >> i was in panic. sean in the house. i didn't know where she was. >> reporter: her 20 year old daughter overdosed on heroin. >> she was snorting it that night she used -- she injected it. that was the first time. >> reporter: but that first time injecting heroin nearly cost the young girl her life. we're concealing her identity to protect her daughter who also has a young child. >> society is not educated very well on addiction. >> reporter: susan shoemaker works with steps to recover row a treatment and substance abuse facility. >> i felt that she was definitely in a life or death situation and that she didn't want to die. >> reporter: she'd been somewhat of a counselor for the girl who reached out to

. >> while drug overdoses are rising, number of lives in our area being saved to narcan. being used to rescue some people experiencing an overdose. and as fox 29's shawnette wilson shows us, it can really provide a second chance. >> it was the most traumatic thing i've ever experienced in my life. >> this bucks county mother, recalls the late night in april. >> i was in a panic. she wasn't in the house. i didn't know where she was. >> her 20 year old daughter overdosed on heroin zoo. was snorting it. that night she used, she injected it. that was the first time. >> but first time injecting heroin nearly cost the young girl her life. we're concealing her identity to protect her daughter who also has a young child. >> society is not educated very well on addiction. >> susan shoemaker works with steps to recovery, a treatment and substance abuse facility. >> i felt that she was definitely in a life or death situation and that she didn't want to die. >> she had been somewhat of a counselor for the girl who reached out to her the night she overdosed. >> i received a text messa

the only reason she's still alive. >> narcan has been around for decades and an injection form has butently drawn criticism because of the newest form. it can now be administered as a mist through the nose. and there's a push in the state to have all first responders armed with it. >> it's in a pre loaded syringe. dr. barry burton the sift tan medical director for bucks county rescue. >> we're having a significant public health problem right now with the supply of heroin. our goal is to save those that can be saved and hopefully give them the opportunity to make the critical decision to make better choice report row feels narcan helps provide that. proponent of drug, yes, but he uppeds why it's so controversi controversial. >> the concern that we have about someone deciding they can take more of the drug because they have an immediate rescue to them. >> narcan is not the solution but a bridge to treatment for the drug use sr. >> they're still going to want the fix if you gotten to the root cause. the point of this is to give those individuals who have made bad choices the opportunity t

narcan is a nasal spray that can reverse the effect of an overdose and it's getting results. just last night for the very first time ocean township police used narcan to save a woman's life. new at 11:00, nbc 10's nefertiti jaquez shows us how it helps. >> holding back tears, patty says the day she lost her only son was the day she lost a piece of her heart. >> i said "see you guys later." and he left and the next thing i knew police are at my door telling they found him in camden in his car of an overdose. it was worst day of my life. >> reporter: her son salvatore, who was supposed to be at a session for outpatient treatment for his heroine addiction, was found slumped behind the wheel of a car, dead of an overdose. it was three years ago, he drove from blackwood, new jersey, to camden and in the city's drug-ridden north end he died at 26 outside of this apartment complex. >> it doesn't surprise me that he came here because, like i said, this is where the heroine is. >> reporter: the city's top cop doesn't argue that. >> the suburban drug buyers is the lifeblood to our open

the department of health and social services to provide more of the drug naloxone, also known as narcan responders use that medication to revive 300 people across the country last year. this new bill in delaware would put narcan in the hands of friends and family members of people addicted to heroin and morphine. >>> this morning, governor chris christie will hold a town hall meeting in haddon heights, camden county. the meeting is at the atlantic avenue school at 11:30. >>> new this morning, we told you about this story yesterday. now there's a recommendation to allow a controversial team mascot name to be presented in a local high school newspaper. last night, neshaminy school district officials amended a policy that will allow the name redskins to aer pa in the high school paper. student editors had banned that school mascot name, calling it a racial slur. the editor in chief tells us administrators should not be allowed to edit what the students choose to print or not to print. >> there's still many issues that my editors and i will be bringing up at the meeting before they hopefull

narcan can reverse an overdose that would likely otherwise be fatal.he pilot program operating in two counties has helped save more than 40 lives. >>> from our south jersey bureau, cooper university hospital will announce a new program today to make sure veterans in our area don't have the same delays they've seen at the v.a. this is a live look at the hospital in camden. the main component of the program will be same-day service for primary care visits and dedicated health care navigators to work with the veterans. right now, veterans in our area can wait an average of 43 days for first primary care visits at v.a. facilities. this program will take effect once congress passes the law and the president signs it, which will allow the vets to use civilian health care facilities. katy zachry will have a live report from cooper coming up at 5:00. >>> a ground breaking happening in berks county, enersys will break ground on its new corporate headquarters expansion in reading. they may batteries, battery chargers and equipment. >>> twin tornadoes carve a pat

last year they reviered 500 people with narcan.t provides more of the drug through community-based programs. it allows access to friends and family members of heroin addicts. >>> the search for suspects following a shooting outside a bar. it happened around 2:00 friday morning on the 6300 block of rising sun avenue. police say one of the suspects walked out with people and pointed a gun at the crowd. one person was shot in the leg. >>> across the delaware river from our trenton bureau, police looking for suspects in two separate murders in the city. the first happened last night at 10:45. a man was shot to death. a woman was also shot in the leg and hand. she's in stable condition. then a second murder happened at 7:00 this morning. a man was shot and killed in an alleyway. police are hoping to get tips from the public on both homicides. >>> police in delaware reporting an attack on two women. the two women were on the beach on sunday when they saw a group of young men taking cell phone videos of them. they told police when they as

but now police officers and to administer narcan. >>> look at this video. you can see an armed robber inside the roosevelt. he walked in last tuesday, pulled out a gun, as you can see there. the man demanded money along with clothing. investigators say he locked the employees up in a back office before taking off. >>> please in delaware investigating two sexual assaults. in both cases the women were picked up at gas stations. the first happened yesterday afternoon at the new castle gas station. the second around 5:15 this morning. the women agreed to engage in i asex act in exchange for cash before they were driven to a secluded location. that's where the alleged assaults happened. police believe the same man is responsible for both. >>> changes could be coming to family court in delaware. lawmakers are set to vote on a bill yoult lining what proceedings should be open to the public. closed hearings involve adoption, termination of parental rights, custody rights and visitation, garnianship, paternity and divorce. the constitution says all courts shall be o

expansion, police in every county and state troopers will be trained to administer a drug called narcan that reverses effect of heroin overdose. officials have been allowed to minister the drug since april. >>> 5:11. it will be a scorcher today. we will have highs in the lower 90's today. >> it is true, lot of places will be dealing with that. we have a little graphic to show you weather and your health how weather will affect you today. we have poor air quality in store today, maryland rate levels of pot even but uv index will be high, if you are outside for a while you will need that sun screen and heat index will be in the upper 80's, probably lower 90's just as the temperature will be as well. we are checking weather and your health. air quality alert is in affect today because of the concentration making for poor air quality and this is why we go to the shore because today at the shore we will have a sea breeze and that will give us temperatures in the mid 70's, it will be delightful, those winds south at 66-degree surf temperature, low rip current risk. your uv index risk is in th

that gives the pant of health and social services the power to provide more of the drug known as narcanit's used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose. they used the medication 300 times last year. the new bill would put narcan in the hands of friends and families of people addicted to heroin and morphine. >>> stay lawmakers will vote today on a relief package for the casinos. the senate was supposed to vote last night but they had to iron out last-minute issues. the casinos are hoping the state will slash the amount of revenue the state takes from casinos every year. they say if the state does not reduce its share of the take, the casinos will have trouble surviving in delaware. >>> today a group of state civil engineers will be at 30th street station and philadelphia to release its annual report card on pennsylvania's infrastructure. roads, bridges, other things like that. nbc 10's jesse gary is live on one of the bridges scheduled for repairs in a few daus, the spring garden bridge. we've seen some of the grades you've shown us for infrastructure across the area. where would this

narcan quickly reverses the affects of a heroin overdose and police officer will carry it and ministers. >>> this summer is flying by, next week many of are you preparing for big fourth of july barbecues, coming up at 4:00, we'll help you save money before you fire up the grill, and a lot of people are choosing to go gluten free, but nutritionists say it's not as healthy. and does chewing gum make you feel smarter or more appealing, or is it the other way around. find out about this unique twin experiment, all identical twins, can you take us with you on the go, if you have not downloaded the free 6 abc news app, can you watch us live streaming on your tablet or smart phone. >> thanks alisha accuweather is >>> meteorologist, david murphy is here now with accuweather and boy it is a humid one. this is probably the most humid day from start to finish that we have had this season. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing we are mainly dry across the region but i'll give you a look at that eroding shower, it used to have yellow in it and now as it pushes into the atlantic city airport it's

. >>> new jersey governor, chris christie, has announced the expansion of the narcan, it's an antidote for heroin overdose. the pilot program in monmouth and ocean counties, was so successful that it was the right move. >> since april, more than 40 overdoses of opiates and 40 lives are saved because of it. >> christie is also helping those with drug addiction by integrating substance abuse treatment with employment services like job training and job search and placement resources. >> in the lehigh valley, a hard landing sent a chopper pilot in training to the hospital today. it happened just afternoon, as the student was touching down at lehigh valley, international airport. she suffered minor hand injuries as a precaution. operation as the the airport were not impacted. >>> we want to bring you more graduation ceremonies that took place in the area today. under a blazing sun, the class of 2014 from roxborough high school took their final walk as high school seniors, they doubled as fans for the students there. ♪ a pair of seniors entertained family and friends at the center for perfor

the drug is naloxone also called narcan.ice officers and other first responders travel with the drug and administer it in emergencies. a pilot program in new jersey has been credited with saving 40 lives. the delaware law will help the state's communities get the drug at no or very low cost. >>> the u.s. department of education has given the state of delaware a failing grade when it comes to teaching its special needs students. the department said the state's doing such a poor job teaching the students that it may need the federal government to step in. california, texas and the district of columbia are also on that list. the feds say telling wear and the other failing states are not setting a high enough bar for what special needs students should be expected to learn. tam. >> thank you, erin. >>> going on to your first look at business. a new study is out from the university of michigan and it says that the gap between the rich and the poor is only growing. listen to this. last year the richest 5 percent of americans had 24

narcan can reverse an overdose that would likely otherwise be fatal.ilot program has already helped save more than 40 lives. >>> happening today in the philadelphia school budget crisis, superintendent william hite, bill green and others will make an urgent call for funding. school officials learned recently they would get $120 million to help fill the budget gap but they still need millions more to avoid cuts and layoffs. >>> drexel university in philadelphia closed on the purchase of the university city high school property. the city gets 20 million of that after closing costs. this is much needed money that will go to the school district. >>> defense officials say more than 100 u.s. troops are in the country right now after a militant group has gotten closer to taking control of both sides of the iraqi/syria border. 170 forces moved into the country over the weekend. they're providing support and security for u.s. personnel and the american embassy there in baghdad. 100 other soldiers could be sent to a nearby country and held there until they're ne

the drug also called narcan, reverses effect the overdose. for emergency situations. it kicked off, and, 5500. optimistic association, and the american optimistic student association. the keynote speaker olympic gold medalist the scott hamilton. the meeting runs through saturday: it was truly a party in the park foremann sent they are evening. cocktails and dinner preceded tonight's big concert, diana ross, and it drew hundreds of people including rebecca campbell hoist the president of the abc owned stations, and our general manager, and president, bernie prazenica. >>> adam joseph with word of some thunderstorms moving in and across the the area. >> glad it is quiet this evening for the big ball in town, and now those storms are coming through and quite colorful on the radar. as we look at double scan live through the state of pennsylvania, northern parts of the delaware, near wilmington, getting rocked by a couple thunderstorms right the now and as we go to double scan closer north of the city, throughout mess of the berks county, lehigh valley, bucks county, and s

al nouns police in every county in the state and state troopers will now be trained to administer narcane drug is injected through the nose to reverse potentially deadly overdoze. official say the pilot program in ocean and monmouth counties have saved about 40 lives. >> accuweather now and karen says when you step outside you'll feel that something is amiss out there. it's just hot. >> you do. and you're walking outside and you're like it's warmer than yesterday its kind of sticky and it's just beginning. storm tracker 6 double scan around the region showing we have just a couple sprinkles that are exiting the coastline from the light showers that moved through in the late night hours and here we can see in a closer view they've already moved out of medford lakes, we see them pushing towards seaside heights surf city and atlantic city. a little scattered sprinkle. the rest of the daytime is dry. let's head outside and show you what it looks like right now as sky 6 looks live. we are a fair amount of cloud cover as those little showers move through and also it's going to be pretty hazy t

the drug is called naloxone also called narcan. it quickly reverses the effects of a heroin overdose. police officers and other first responders travel with the drug and administer it in emergencies. >> it is now 5:34. an illegal immigrant behind bars charged with that weekend rape and home invasion of a 26-year-old doctor in center city. investigators say 28-year-old milton garcia had the victim's keys on him and her phone in his house. a ping from the cell led detectives to the south philadelphia home where garcia lived. garcia was working at a philadelphia restaurant as a part-time kitchen employee. police say the honduran man was deported last year but somehow returned. >>> philadelphia police and the fbi are trying to identify this man. they say he tried to hold up the credit unity mayfair section of philadelphia late yesterday morning. investigators say he walked into the bank on frankford avenue at at 11:46. he ran off without getting any cash. >>> a bank robber hitched a ride on a septa bus. officers responded to the branch

christie will announce police in every county will be trained to administer narcan. reverse an overdose that would likely otherwise be thand h 6:16 right now. an off i had duty police dispatcher in middlesex county is being hailed as a hero. seven people were in the home when it caught fire yesterday morning. five people got out on their own. two people were trapped in the basement. eric saw the column of smoke coming from the house. he broke a when dough. he saw people lying face down on the basement floor. it was filled with smoke. he woke them up, lifted the couple out to safety. >> he had them out before the first engine arrived. >> he saved their lives? >> absolutely. >> right time, right place, i'm happy i was there to help somebody out. >> the dispatcher and two people he rescued only suffered minor cuts and scrapes from climbing through the windows. >> we do love our heroes. >>> let's check out the volume starting to build on some of the roads. >> nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jillian mele has that. >> 76, pockets of volume, this is a live look near bel

expansion police in every county and also state troopers will be trained to administer a drug called narcan that reverses effects of heroin overdosees. officers in ocean and monmouth counties have been allowed to administer drugs since april. >>> lets update tracie minister again, he is evidently improving. spokesperson says morgan was upgraded to fair condition. this is following the crash that left him badly injured and another person dead. morgan suffered broken ribs and a broken leg in this crash, it was june 7th on the new jersey turnpike. >>> it has been a year since under going that controversial adult double lung transplant but young sarah american hand is back at home and breathing on her own. >> lets look the at sarah, celebrating her father's birthday. she helped him blow out can also on her cake. that is good to see. at just ten year-old czar and went a double lung transplant while battling cystic fibrosis. judge's order allowed her to be put on a adult organ donor waiting list. thinks the the first time in ten years sarah has been able to breathe on her own and to blow out the

the drug is naloxone also called narcan. it quickly reverses the effects of a heroin overdose.officers and other first responders travel with the drug and administer it in emergencies. >> it is now 6:36 and an illegal immigrant is behind bars this morning charged with the weekend rape and home invasion of a 26-year-old doctor in center city. investigators say 28-year-old milton garcia had the victim's keys on him and her phone in his house. a ping from the cell led detectives to the south philadelphia home where garcia lived. garcia was working at a philadelphia restaurant as a part-time kitchen employee. police say the honduran man was deported last year but somehow managed to return. >> severe storms heading our way have left their mark on parts of the midwest. a powerful tornado ripped through the indianapolis area yesterday. the twitter lifted an rv and slammed it into a house you can see there. denver was rocked by high winds and hail. the storms caused scattered. rivers are on the rise in minnesota which is facing historic flooding. entire neighborhoods are under water in

announce that police in every county in the state and state troopers will now be trained to administer narcanug is injected through the nose to reverse potentially deadly overdoses. officials say the pilot program in ocean and monmouth counties has saved about 40 lives. >> 6:27 now. the sticky conditions are sticking around the region. the accuweather update is next. >> katherine scott is updating a breaking story in wilmington, delaware. katherine. >> reporter: tam, two women badly burned and a body still stuck in the rubble after a fire and building collapse in wilmington. we're live with all the details coming up at i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup, 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. >> breaking now on "action news" a-body is found at the scene of a collapsed building that caught fire in delaware. we are live on the scene with this overnight update. >> a deadly duo. twin twist