the officers are now carrying narcan.he department were on hand today for a training session in how to properly use the life saving treatment. narcan is a medication used to reverse a drug overdose. the narcan has beeny has back needed tool with the spike of heroin cases in atlantic county. the prosecutors office is alerting the public to a particularly dangerous batch of heroin that may be responsible for as many as five overdoses. a medical trainer explained the symptoms officers will be looking for in order to use narcan. >> absence of breathing that we're looking for where their respiratory system depressed from heavy use of drugs and if it's an open yes, i did type drug like a heroin or oxycodone or pills sometimes people take this should reverse the use of it. >> one more note on those bags of heroin that police are very concerned about. police say they are stamped with the phrase one stop in purple lettering. again, those particular bags have been linked to several overdoses. these atlantic city officers responding

. >>> narcan will be used in bucks county, it's used to help those who overdose on heroin. select police officers and first responders in the region have gotten the go ahead to carry narcan on the job. >> >> there's new recreation out of vague that a cheating scandal made a second team the little league champ. the adults are accused of stacking the team with players that live outside their district. >> the big mountain all stars are winners by default. >> it's something that we all here in las vegas have kind of pushed aside because we thought people were being bitter. >> you may remember the jackie robin team knocked out the taney dragons from the tournament. the adult here made the mistakes >> a high-speed police chase in texas came to a dramatic end. hear what a mom did to get their guy. >> house of cards fans got an unexpected and short-lived surprise details coming up. david. >> reporter: all right, guys we're dressing the kids today bundle them up this morning, we have temperatures around 30 and windchills in the 20s. this afternoon add the scarf because the temperatu

. >> these are to doses of narcan. >> reporter: recently the first school district in the county to putn a drug that counter acts heroin overdoses in all of its schools after three former students died. do you think there are kids here in this high school that could be taking heroin or are taking heroin? >> we believe that there are. >> reporter: wheaten with million dollar homes is a hub for heroin addiction and the town is one of the exits off of chicago's infamous heroin highway. >> 10, 10:30 is when i make the trip. >> reporter: takes us on a 30 mile stretch of 290 connecting the county to what drug enforcements call the nation's largest heroin distribution center. >> the palms are sweating and a while since i've been through the area. >>> 11 months and up to a half dozen times a day. >> get off at cisero here. >> reporter: took us down side streets and cruised for heroin. >> those are true walkouts and looking to see what is going on the block is hot. >> reporter: and down deserted alleys where he would meet dealers. >> i would stop by the fence, someone would come running through,

. >>> well, starting today philadelphia police will start carrying narcan it's known to save lives if ministered in time to people that overdose on drugs like oxycontin. they are quipping the officers with the narcan medication. >>> and now information from a channel 6 "action news" investigation. a drug is makes its way into the hands of teens and wendy saltzman has the preview of a report you'll see on "action news" at 11:00. >> you may have no idea your kids are abusing these overthe counter drugs but chances are your kids know about it. this is the high of choice. and this led one family's son down a dangerous path that turned a straight a student into a convicted criminal. he lost his way and now is incarcerated for many years it's a frightening story that parents and kids need to watch only on "action news" at 11:00. >> much more to come on "action news" at 12:30 the american sniper trial continues in texas the testimony from the accused killer's former girlfriend that could prove key for the defenses argument. plus -- >> he said weird and crazy things and was paranoid. >> kurt

. >>> lower makefield township police officers will equip police officers with narcan. help people who overdose on drugs like heroin. select police departments and first responders in the region got the go ahead to carry narcan on the job. >>> several people are waking up brand new millionaires this morning. >>> and later a veteran broadcaster was killed in a car crash. hear what investigators are saying about the wreck when "action news" continues. >> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this thursday, february 12. we're following breaking news overseas. >> word is coming in to end the bloodshed in ukraine. details are next. >> three tickets of the giant powerball jackpot, find out where they were sold and why you may still be a winner. >> accuweather is tracking snow showers and blast of arctic air will bring us dangerous windchills. >> let's go over

the police in delaware county already carry and have administered narcan. so far officers have administered the drug 26 times saving the lives of two dozen people. >>> health officials say three more people have died from the flu in delaware to bring the number of flu deaths this season to 26. 21 of those happened in new castle county. there have been two in kent county, three in sussex county. now in pennsylvania 180 people have died from the flu. most of those cases involved senior citizens this year and there are more than 47,000 cases statewide. in new jersey there are minimal flu cases right now. we are nearing the end of the flu season. and the centers for disease control says this year's flu vaccines are less effective than previously thought. yesterday the cdc said this year's batch was just 18% effective. also, the flu mist nasal spray for children did not work at all for kids between the ages of 2 and 8. the cdc recommended the nasal spray for children instead of the shots but now they say there's no preference between the two. >>> happening today

. >>> a life saving drugs is in the hands of philadelphia police officers they showed off the narcan kits that some officers are already carrying it's used to bring someone out of unconscious if they overdose on heroin or oxycontin, officers say it makes them feel even better about the job. >> it felt good to be able to help him prior to rescue getting there and give him a better chance at coming back. >> so far 104 philadelphia police officers are carrying narcan. >>> time for an update on the highways and by ways in the "action news" traffic report. matt pellman is in the traffic center. >> people just want to get home and get under a blanket. they are stuck in sizable delays like one on the blue route coming south of the schuylkill expressway from villanova remaining jam to springfield this afternoon. elsewhere in delco crashes to avoid in upper darby along garrett road, andion at yadan avenue. and in white marsh a crash at ridge pike and church road, a crash with downed wires in lumberton county and stay -- on mass transit, patco is run on the thursday construction schedule that

. >>> philadelphia will start tore cause antioverdose drug narcan. it can we vierve someone -- revive someone who overdosed on drugs if administerrerred in time -- administered in time. >>> an autopsy will be conducted on a man killed outside a meat plant yesterday morning. a co-worker stabbed danny vasquez in the parking lot. the suspect's name has not been released because he has not been formally charged. colleagues believe an on going argument motivated the killing. >>> 36-year-old ran dove sanders waived his preliminary hearing. he confessed to killing kim jones back on january 1. surveil ascertains video shows him following her and shooting her. investigators say jones was going to turn in sanders for allegedly stealing $40,000 from the child advocacy agency where they both worked. >>> officials are looking to help residents of an apartment complex that has not had any heat in weeks. tenants say management are not taking action and looking for a warm place to say. county leads say they will step in to make sure it happens. they have cited the a

narcan is kus used to reverse a drug overdose and has become needed tool with spike of heroin in atlantic county and they're alerting public to dangerous batch of heroin that may be responsible for as many as 5 overdoses and a medical trainer explained the symptoms officer will be looking for in order to use narcan. >> the breathing we're looking for with the respiratory system is depressed from heavy use of drugs and if it's opiate type drug like heroin or ox yes codon't, pills, this should reverse the use of it. >> those bags of bad heroin are stamped with phrase one stop in purple lettering and have been linked to several owe overdoses. they are equipped with narcam in hope of saving lives. >> "action news" this saturday morning a family in it colorado trying to figure out exactly what paralyzed their young son. they're looking to bring the boy to philadelphia for help. we'll have their story. a product claims to be the perfect solution for gas emergencies. never get stranded in your car again. consumer reporter nydia han tested out the results coming up. chris. >>> shirleen coming up

the officers are now carrying narcan they received training to use the life saving treatment. it's a medication used to reverse a drug overdose. it has become a needed tool with the spike of heroin cases in atlantic county and prosecutor's office is alerting to public to particularly dangerous match of her bin that pay be responsible for five dover doses and medical trainer explained symptoms officers will look for in order to use narcam. >> absence of breathing whether respiratory system depressed from heavy use of drugs and if it's opiate type drug like heroin or oxycodone pills sometimes people take this should reverse the use of it. >> police say those bags of bad heroin are stamped with the phrase one stop in purple lettering they have been linked to several overdoses. these atlantic city responding to such calls few have first aid training and are equipment with narcan in hopes of saving lives. >> promisinging news the flier's veteran defense man kimmo timonen took to the high school for the first time nearly a year and a horse is in need of rescue after it got stuck in

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. >>> police will start to carry narcan. it can save lives when people overdose on heroin ander drugs. >>> phillies tickets go on sale at 8:30 a.m. the doors open at 7:00 a.m. the team expect most people to buy online, they have free breakfast fors for those who brave the cold for those who visit the ballpark this morning. >> every time i see this this time of year every time in a cold winters it's like thank you. it's like the sure sign things are getting better. i wish i could say that in the immediate future, but anyway, storm tracker 6 live double scan we have nothing going on precipitation wise. a couple of snowrs -- snow showers left nothing more than a coating in spots. as we look outside we'll see sunshine early there's sky6 live hd in wilmington, delaware. the sun isn't going to help at all, because today will be the beginning of the arctic crush we've been talking about for the last few days. severaltemperature 16 degrees, the windchill is making it feel like 1 below in philadelphia. 2 below in allentown. this is t

two others were charged as could conexpertconexpert -- >>> first responders will be equipped with narcan today. they will be protected from lawsuits. governor christie signed the bill yesterday. the builds on legislation two years ago giving immunity to those who come to the aid of overdose victims. >> time for accuweather i wish i had the ski pants on today. >> reporter: temperatures in the teens, windchills in the single digits. overall the winds is not as strong as it was yesterday. storm tracker 6 live showing we're dry, as we look outside it's a cold start as tam mentioned. the airport everybody is moving around, getting the engines starting started, doesn't look like we have any weather-related problems down there. 16 degrees in philadelphia. 15 in wilmington, the term currently is -- temperature currently is 3 degrees in allentown 11 in trenton and 15 in dover. when you factor in the low temperatures, even if you add a little bit of wind you get severe windchills. feels like 6 in philadelphia. in allentown 9 below windchill. 5 in trenton, 3 in trenton and 7 in wildwood. bundle up

they're being trained how to use a special medication called narcan.ell you how it works coming up tonight at 5:00. just some of the stories we're working on for you until we see you back then. brian back to you. >> happy birthday by the way. >> where is my gift? >> it's coming later on. [laughter] >>> some of philadelphia's finest were rewarded for their hard work today. commissioner charles ramsey announced promotions of more than 100 members of the philadelphia police department. that includes 51 detectives, 13 captains. d.a. seth williams was at the ceremony at temple university to congratulate the men and women on their continued success. fire academy cadets tried to prove that they are ready for the next level with a show of endurance today. the group ran to all six fire stations throughout wilmington. a journey of 10 miles in temperatures hovering in the teens today, my goodness. to top it all off they dropped for sit-up and push up at each stop. several of them it appears. the run has become an annual rite of passage for all of wilmington's aca

the police and fire departments will hold a news conference to discuss using a drug trademarked as narcan. the medication can reverse a heroin overdose. >>> tomorrow the fbi could reveal new details on a 10-year-old mystery. a couple who disappeared. they vanished without a trace february 19th 2005. the fbi formed a new task force to refocus attention on the case. it's part of the agency's cold case initiative. richard pe troen's family spoke with denise anynakano about the loss they still feel. >> you can't have a day without thinking of him and thinking what could have happened to him and did he suffer? destroyed our lives. >> we'll be there for the fbi's news conference tomorrow. this is one of hundreds of missing person cases in our area. nbc 10 is beginning a special series called finding the forgotten. we have a special section on nbc10.com. just click on a picture to look at details about each person including when they were last seen and the circumstances of the disappearance. you can filter by state and gender to find a specific case. >>> special honors tonight for a local woman

both departments will talk about their decision to use narcan. the medication with reverse a heroin overdose. heroin kills is the title of a new video campaign meantime. law enforcement officials in bucks county hope that people take it to heart. the public service video you see here will officially premiere later today at bucks county technical high school in fairless hills. authorities say the video depicts the human devastation caused by heroin addiction. it's all part of a larger program to try to reverse an increase in heroin use and deaths across the country. we have a link on our news app or on nbc10.com. >>> police arrested four people after a heated demonstration as the philadelphia school reform commission approved five new charter schools. >> we're not fooled! you destroyed our public schools! >> that protest happened at a packed meeting at school district headquarters last night. the sre considered 39 applications for new charter schools. they approved five of them two in north philadelphia one in the northeast and two more in west ph

both departments will talk about their decisions to use narcan today. it can reverse a heroin overdose. heroin kills which is the title of a new video campaign law enforcement officials in bucks county hope people will take to heart. the public service video that you see here will officially premiere later this morning at bucks county technical high school. authorities say the video depicts the human devastation caused by heroin addiction. it's all part of a larger program to try to reverse the recent increase in heroin overdoses and deaths across the country. we have a link to the video on the nbc 10 app or at nbc10.com. >>> police arrested four people after a heated protest as the philadelphia school reform commission approved five new charter schools. >> we're not full! you destroyed our public schools! >> that vocal protest happened at a packed meeting at school district headquarters. they considered 39 applications, 4 potential charters. opponents say the new charter ss are for public schools. people for the charters say they'll offer better option

. >>> happens today philadelphia police will start carrying the antioverdose drug known as narcan.s been able to save lives for people who overdose on heroin. >> happening today phillies single-game tickets go on sale for the 2015 season. the doors open at 7 arteriovenous malformation the tickets go on owe the tickets go on tale -- tale at 8:00 a.m. >> one of the songs my oldest learn was take me out to the ballgame. >> reporter: that's means spring is coming before too much longer. unfortunately it's not here today. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows you a lack of precipitation. as we look outside we have fair amount of sunshine coming up over the horizon. you can see that catching the tops of the center city skyscrapers. it's cold out there. 14 degrees, the winds are out of the west/northwest at 18 miles per hour that's enough to give you the following windchills. most of us are below zero. feels like 3 below in millville and philadelphia. 4 below in railen -- in allentown and worse toward reading and lancaster. sunshine early with a lack of cloud cover. some of the clouds to

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officers are now carrying narcan they received graining yes to used to rea drug overdose. the prosecutor's office is alleging the district for as many as five overdoses a medical trainer explained symptoms and officers will be looking for in order to use nar cram. >> the absence of breathing whether a president torrey system is deees pressed from heavy use of drugs if it's opiate pills, ox yes doe cone, this should reverse the use of it. >> police say those bag of bad heroin are stamped with the phrase one stop in purple lettering. they have been linked to several overdoses these rk are khp with nar more to come this saturday morning. >> the vintage sounds of mowtown hit the hate right here in philadelphia and plus thousands are without power this morning after a storm knocked down trees and fewer lines. >> for a february weekend you couple ask for toad. close to 5 people. nop will be the same areas that reach 50 sundays and we could see weren'try precipitation by monday. i'll have details from >> a strong storm is it drenching drought stricken california trees and power l

they quickly realized the man had overdosed on heroin and they gave him narcan.an started breathing and became responsive. he was taken to the hospital. new jersey passed a law allowing police officers to carry the antidote last year and this is the first time that franklin borough has used it. >>> a suspect is behind bars accused of shooting a minneapolis police officer. but his alleged reason for pulling the trigger now has investigators very concerned. fox news correspondent bryan llenas has the details. >> reporter: a scary tack in minneapolis. police say an officer has been shot by a gunman targeting law enforcement officials. officers were at the scene avenue burglary around 5:00 saturday morning when the shooting happened. >> while at their squad a single shot struck an officer. it is believed that an officer was the intended target. >> reporter: police say the injured officer's partner pulled him out of harm's way and quickly took him to the hospital. meanwhile, the police department launched a major manhunt to find the shooter. police dogs were brought o

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lower makefield police department has become first department in bucks county to equip officers with narcan a drug designed to reverse heroin overdosees. they are first to arrive on the scene and having narcannon them will give them greatest chance of reversing overdose and saving i have life. >>> even at 74 years have of age this next good samaritan proves he is not to be messed with. last weekend charlie burton was at a mall just north of pittsburgh when he saw an officer struggling with the shoplifter. just when it seemed like a would be thief with getaway burton sprung into action and helped bring him down. >> officer tripped him a first and i gave him a flip and put him down and he kept falling and hurting more. i said you better quit fussing around and fighting or i'll just break it. >> wow charlie. charlie is trained in karate, and he once taught marshall arts. as for that suspect he is now behind bars in the washington county jail. >>> at 5:35 we have a couple problems to talk about, first we will start here out here on the blue route from the off ramp into norristown from thd blue

and fire departments will talk today about their decision to use the drug that is trademarked as narcan. it can reverse an overdose. here is a clip from a new anti-drug video in bucks county that authorities will premiere called "heroin hills." authorities say the public service video depicts the human devastation caused by heroin addiction. it's part of a program to try to curb heroin overdoses and deaths across the country. we have a link to that video on our nbc 10 news app or at nbc10.com. >>> happening today, the atlantic city casino crisis the judge is expected to rule on whether the former revel casino can scrap a deal to sell to a developer. both sides are still negotiating, trying to come to an agreement before the judge's ruling. revel owners moved to block the sale after glen straub missed a deadline to finalize a $95 million deal. >>> and happening today, delaware education secretary arne duncan will visit wilmington and newark to mark the progress of schools in the state. duncan will tour classrooms in both cities. he'll also join the governor on a discussion with teachers

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