to 350 or more lives that have been saved by police with narcan in new jersey.hat's just in the last year year. >> reporter: investigators say narcan can't handle something this potent. >> we're doing everything we can and now this happens. you know now they're mixing it with other ingredients that are lethal. >> reporter: drugs labeled with the most recent stamps have been found in new jersey, pennsylvania and new york and here's the thing. some don't contain any heroin at all. so users may not know what they're getting. dawn? >> all right, thank you shawnette. important information. >>> president barack obama wants to save millions of college students some money. he wants to make two years of community college free. the idea just announced tonight and needs approval from congress. the president says it would save students on average $3,800 in tuition each year and the federal government would pick up most of the tab. >>> fed he can driver in texas caught on camera putting two expensive bulldogs in his delivery truck. so was he stealing or trying to protect the

narcan itself has been used in ers and emts for years. getting the word out about the importance of saving lives is critical. we're going to see the presidents budget on monday. it is our job to go through that budget. we saw congress allocate $12 million last year and the cromnibus for opiate treatment services and medication assisted treatment, that is separate from narcan. what we're talking about there is medication that helps people with opiate addiction, in addition to cognitive behavioral therapy. those are very positive developments. host: what is an effective treatment for someone who is abusing drugs or alcohol? guest: we just need one. __ we just named one. what we promote and what the national institute on drug abuse has promoted is a range of services. each individual will bring to the table but of different variables. there are tools out there that help to make sure that the appropriate screening is done, appropriate assessment, and referral, depending on a person's severity. background, health effects, and other problems. i

some of these drugs are made with heroin and other substances substances, but they don't respond to narcanhich medics can use to revive an over-dosed victim. >> an accident happened after school hours last evening in new millford, bergen county. last week, he was attending an indoor recreation soccer program when he came near a table which fell open and hit the child. school officials say the cafeteria table is secured but it's unclear what caused it to fall. >> today, plans to provide free wifi at its stations through comcast xfinity. comcast says it could be available by this summer. >> a new bike share program is coming to philadelphia in the spring. tonight, we get some insight as to whether some of those bike stations could be installed. after surveying thousands of people, the city came up with over a hundred possible bike share locations. the service gives access to a huge network of public bikes. to find out where the potential public bike locations will be, just log on to the nbc 10 mobile app. >> you you see military jets flying around in training exercises that start tomorrow an

for the past seven weeks now, officers have been carrying narcan with them on calls. last year there were 49 overdose deaths in delaware county. >>> also in delaware county teachers in rose tree district will hold a rally today starting at 3:30 at media elementary school leading to a march to media courthouse. teachers have been working under a contract that expired last summer. >>> and the school opportunity has been voted to be removed since taking the job two years ago. she'll stay on the payroll through the end of february. the ex-superintendent will replace thomas on an interim bases. >>> the court system in northampton county may have to delay trials because of a lack of envelopes. the man who prints the envelopes retired and a volunteer is trying to fill his shoes by putting addresses on blank envelopes. a county judge is prepared to ordered the employees to run the print shop to make envelopes. >>> a $250 million project would add dozens of single family rooms to the neonatal intensive care unit. >>> going to atlantic county now where the sale of revel casino

officials will train people to use narcan, a nasal spray medication to counter the effects of a heroindose. more than 150 delawareans died in 2014 from a drug overdose. half of those victims were from wilmington. the next training session will be held wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at wilmington's municipal services complex. >>> another candidate is tossing his name into the ring for the mayor of philadelphia. "action news" has learned that city councilman jim can -- jim kenny will run. an official announcement is expected next week. kenny joins a field that includes lynn abraham nelson diaz and anthony williams. >>> pennsylvania's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since march of 2008. the state department of labor and industry says the jobless rate fell to 4.8 percent in december. that is down two points from december 2013. pennsylvania's unemployment rate is also lower than the national rate of 5.6 percent. >>> instead of tackling that to do list this weekend, you can pick up an idea for a new project. the 2015 philadelphia home show opened today at the pennsylvania conventio

narcan is a drug administered to reverse an overdose and save lives but it may be no good. >> there is close to 350 more or lives saved by police with narcan in new jersey and that is just in the last year. >> the drug mixes have popped up so far in new jersey, pennsylvania and new york state. up investigators say some don't contain any heroin at all. so users may not know what they are getting at all. >>> president obama wants to save millions of college students some money by making two years of community college for free. the idea still needs approval by congress. the president says would it save student on average, $3,800 in tuition each year. the federal government would pick up the tab. president other bam a is expected to expand during his state of the union address. >>> okay, we tried this yesterday. we had really tough news to report. it is so cold this week we would do the stereo typical it is so cold jokes. so, i will go back into my club, my comedy club called, club q, club q. >> yes. >> for ice cube. >> get it. >> yes, we get it. rough night last night. this could be tough

according to those officials the drugs do not respond to narcan which medics are using to revive overdose victims. >>> firefighters and paramedics in philadelphia will soon be seeing a little bit more money in their paychecks. mayor michael nutter yesterday announced a new labor contract for the first responders. the deal got done through arbitration. the contract increases salaries by more than 9% over three years. union members with five or more years of experience can now live outside the city. that was part of the arbitration deal. the deal will cost the city, by the way, about $70 million. >>> it was a show of support for police in montgomery county last night. organizers of the rally say that they wanted to do something to counter balloons recent anti-place protests. they dressed in blue and made sure officers everywhere knew that they are appreciated. >> my father is a retired philadelphia detective. and after 28 years of being on the force, thank god he came home every night after his shift. so to me it's very personal. >> organizers chose last night because it was national law en

they say the drugs do not respond to narcan which medics can use to revive an overdosed victim. >>> new castle county will get more help to crack down on drugs. designated the county as a high-intensity drug trafficking area. now, that designation means it can get federal money to fight the illegal drug trade. in pennsylvania, chester delaware and philadelphia counties also carry the high intensity drug trafficking label. in south jersey camden county has that designation. >>> now from our trenton bureau the city is reminding landlords to keep their tenants warm during the cold snap. city law requires properties to be kept at a certain temperature, depending on the time of day. tenants can also call the city if their landlords do not fix broken heating equipment. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> we are tracking some light snow moving into the area. it will not be an all-day affair. the temperatures are cold enough in thes right now for snow and we're waiting for the first flakes here at the nbc 10 studios. getting a break from the light snow ri

pennsylvania say six people recently died by overdosing on them and they say the drugs do not respond to narcan which medics can use to revive an overdose victim. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention will give us an update on the flu season and their last report was pretty eye opening. the flu is widespread in 43 states and more than 20 children have died from the flu this season. the latest numbers show five people have died from the flu in delaware. that brings the total there to nine deaths for delaware this flu season. eight of those were people older than 70 and all of the patient husband underlying conditions. six of the deaths were in new castle county and two in sussex county and one in kent. >>> in new jersey the flu outbreak has take on the life of a 40-year-old mom. nicole burn former athlete and mother of two. on sunday she died from flu-related complications. her family is sharing a message. >> if you're feeling ill and sick don't wait. don't become statistic like my daughter. >> really sad. we've also counted more than 2,800 flu cases in southeastern flu cases in pen

that is separate from narcan.t we're trying out there is medication that helps people with opiate disorders, in addition to cognitive behavior therapy. these are very positive developments. host: what is an effective treatment for someone who is abusing drugs or alcohol? guest: we just named one. what we promote and what the national institute on drug abuse has promoted is a range of services. each individual will bring to the table a lot of different variables. there are tools out there that help to make sure that the appropriate screening is done. the appropriate assessment, and referral depending on a person severity. their background, their health, other problems. in many cases, what we have learned is that for those who finally admit that they have a problem __ that is a difficult thing __ they may not have had a whole lot of healthcare prior to coming to the treatment center. the bottom line is having the right practitioner as well. having trust is a critical factor to success. the right duration, again depe

the drugs don't respond to narcan either which is another drug that can prevent fatal heroin overdoses. >>> an art dealer faces money laundering charges this evening. nathan izen owns the gallery on north 21st street in philadelphia. investigators said he sold 12 pieces of art in exchange for $20,000 in cash. they say he was then laundering that money to cover up marijuana sales. >>> target could be coming to center city philadelphia. not a full-sized store, but a smaller version called target express. target is looking for lease deals in center city and university city. the company could build as many as four of these new stores. they would be about 1/6 the size of a normal target. the goal is to bring the target brand to young professionals who call philly home. >>> a dramatic increase in the number of flu deaths in delaware. five more people died from the flu that brings the total to nine deaths this flu season. eight of those deaths were people older than 70. all of the patients had underlying conditions as well. six of the deaths were in new castle county. two in sussex county. an

. >> probably close to 350 or more lives have been saved by police with narcan in new jersey and that is just in the the last year. >> drug in mixes have popped up so far in new jersey, pennsylvania and new york. investigators say some don't contain any heroin at all so users may not even know what they are getting. >>> 4:09. philadelphia college student whose body tuned was body was found more than a month after his disappearance already laid to rest. funeral services for shane montgomery begins at 9:00 this morning at saint john the baptist church in manayunk. family and friend gathered last night to pay their respects to the west chester university senior. montgomery was found in the schuylkill river on saturday morning. family members say his death was a tragic accident. >>> funeral services will be held for a limo driver shot during a robbery. twenty-four year-old miggal rodriguez ramierez was killed saturday rodriguez pick up two passengers and was robbed and killed after dropping one of them off. twenty year-old alonzo dilligard of darby is charged in that murder. >>> a memoria

there's a dangerous drug being passed around as pure heroin and what's worse police say the antidote narcanoes not work to stop in the event of an overdose. new jersey state police holding a news conference today identifying the three highly potent brands of drug that have led to at least six overdose deaths in our region. they're being packaged and stamped with the names power hour taliban and strike dead and officials say that's exactly what these drugs do, strike you dead. officials in new jersey, pennsylvania and new york are all teaming up in a drug monitor monitoring initiative. >>> more now on our developing story. a deadly end to a three-day terror rampage in paris france. some of those scenes today explosions and gunfire marking the end to one of the most violent terror attacks in france in decades. two al-qaida linked brothers and one of their associates are now dead. joining us this afternoon to talk about the attack ed turzanski an expert in terrorism. first of all, thanks for joining us ed. the big question we all have after seeing that in france, could something like that happ

and in the time we instituted our new program on making narcan available to law enforcement, in new jersey alone we've saved over 700 lives. that's good work. i am proud that we are trying to help non-violent offenders get access to college through the nj-step program. and today, i would like to announce our next steps in helping those battling the disease of drug addiction by improving the way we deliver these services. right now there are numerous federal, state, and county government programs, providers and nonprofit partners, who fund and deliver some form of adult addiction services. how to access those services can be difficult and overwhelming when confronted with the unintended bureaucracy of options. and the effects of their condition. contacting multiple agencies and trying to identify the right treatment is challenging enough, but even more so for individuals in crisis. if we are able to make it easier for individuals battling addiction and their loved ones to access the right services at the right time, we can save lives. this year, our administration will launch the first phas