narcan?right. in fact, we will be doing a series of three, really four, trainings, today is actually our first training, this happening at eighth and market at a community behavioral health. looking to get over 100, probably, 70 people in that training. and will it be like mike said, almost like cpr class. >> you come in, have dummies. >> it is, in fact, you guys will get brief overview what it looks like. >> okay, before we do that, is this where we are now, so many friends and family members who are hooked on opioids, call it, heroin, for this demonstration. that some of us should have this on our body or in our house to save other people's lives. >> put it like this. we all have fire extinguish ers in our homes, god forbid we have a fire f we do, nice to have a fire ex trunk wisher. >> so if you have narcan, does it encourage family member, friends, to use the heroin? >> oh, you can save me. >> i don't think so at all. >> why not? >> because the reality is the narcan just blocks the effect

people can access narcan. >> reporter: i'm aware over narcan whether or not it makes people more likelyo keep using is a controversial one. there was simple point to the training session. debate the merits of narcan all you want but continue to save lives while do you it for goodness sake. i'm bill anderson. >>> delaware county leaders say the war on opioids should start with the drug companies. officials gathered in media to announce a lawsuit that county has filed against 11 pharmaceutical companies and their consulting doctors. the county says the companies have been honest with customers when it comes to the dangers of using prescription painkillers on a long-term basis. >>> we are all tired of looking into the eyes of parents that have lost children to this scourge so the pharmaceuticals could make a buck. >> the numbers are scary. so far this year there have been 167 drug related deaths in delaware county. 145 of them are opioid related. delaware county says its lawsuit is the first of its kind filed by a pennsylvania county. >>> a judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit from pe

so people can access narcan. >> reporter: i'm aware the debate over narcan makes people to keep usinga controversial one. there was a simple point to the training sessions. debate the merits of narcan all you want but continue to save lives while you do it for goodness sake. i'm bill anderson. ♪ >> why do you have a dog? >> it's so nasty to me. >> hard to believe this isn't even worst of it that ranting woman says she's the victim. that's still ahead. >>> order anything from amazon lately? well, this man says he was just trying to deliver it and when he complain the van vas weren't safe, he says he got fired. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then again, dreaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in

facility for practice to get you back on the straight and narrow versus me rescuing you with the narcan >> in many cases we have all these police departments, and there are schools that are talking about stocking narcan and again, it's a life safer, but i think the -- there are a lot of people that say, is that enabling people long-term if you have that safety net >> i can understand that from policy perspective, can use no matter someone going to save me. obviously, we don't want anyone to die and the patient is always the first and foremost but when these people need help. if i come at you twice and you still keep using i want the state to interfere 15 and say you need to go to a treatment program, drug court. we're going to mandate you get an inplant, methadone treatment program. there's a lot of possibilities out there. we just got to get them in the right place to get the care. >> seems like there's a lot of different plans out are best and work together >> these patients and the families matter so much and children, that's schools, unfortunately these kids use the medication to ki

officers you've narcan to revive her. >> it took two doses of narcan she regained consciousness. at that time the philadelphia fire department came on location and she refused their services. >> reporter: instead police say the woman went back on to the street. 45 minutes later, cops find the same pregnant woman slumped over the steps at the k and ael stop overdosed again but this time paramedics rush the unconscious woman to the hospital. >> it's devastating. absolutely devastating. it's heartbreaking to see this happen. i'm a father. i can only think about my own thin something like this happened to my own children. it's terrible issue. >> reporter: and tonight no word yet on how that woman is doing. but we know she's not facing any criminal charges. tonight. lucy? >> hopefully to get her help and get that baby help. thank you much, chris. >>> lower southampton township police are looking for the driver of a silver suv who they believe tried to lure two young children into his car yesterday. the mother of a nine-year-old girl called police saying the man in the suv asked her da

thousands have died even as they increase the availability of narcan. what happens if someone overdoses at not,000 feet? joce sterman has more. >> there is no law to bring people back to life if they overdose in the air. but some say it's time to change that. >> he has handled hundreds of emergencies. s no like this. >> the person in the chair was blue and not responsive. >> he would have had every tool he needed. medical kit that was required on u.s. flights. >> i checked the pulse again and i didn't feel a pulse at that time. >> it didn't have what he needed. >> the flight attendants want it on every flight. >> we are the only first responders that don't have access to narcan to save people's lives. >> right now the airlines by and large don't have the drug on their plane. the company that makes it supporting adding it. this is not required. >> congressman scott perry and the house transportation committee ask them to look at the issues to add it to the medical kit. the consensus is it's not necessary. >> this is exploding in the community. we see thi

>> transits authorities began carrying narcan two weeks ago.t it to good use today when they saved a woman. >> the officers were patrolling the allegheny station area around 4:00 p.m. when -- >> they were approached by a passer by who said they saw a pregnant female unconscious, possibly overdosed. >> the two responded and administered narcan to the late-stage pregnant woman not once but twice. she finally gained consciousness. >> the fire department came on location and she refused their services. she didn't want to go to the hospital. she didn't want medical treatment, and she got up and left the area. >> it wouldn't be the last time they see the woman. two hours later they found her laying unconscious on the sidewalk. they scooped her up and took her to the hospital. they couldn't comment on camera, but the disturbing oi opiod cris is on their minds. >> as a father, i can only think of my own children. it's a terrible issue. >> the name of th the woman hast been released. her condition and that of her unborn child have not been released. cha

if they do have narcan available either from their doctor or getting it from a pharmacy to administer that and reverse those symptoms until an ambulance can arrive. >> narcan anyways l al spray is the first and only fda approved drug for a known or suspect td overdose. >> still to come the battle of the flags, a masstive confederate flag flying near i95 in northern virginia has been at the center of controversy. now a woman has plans to protest what she's planning to do, plus what the man who is flying the confederate flag thinks about it . you might already be seeing the economics of hurricane irma at the grocery store. wait until you hear which particular item could end up costing you more. coming up on the final five, president trump hit the road today to push form plan. so what would it mean for you? jim lokay is breaking it all down tonight on the final five at 11:30. >> we have an update on the controversy over this massive confederate flag that's flying near i95 in northern virginia. a woman in in fredericksburg now has the go ahead to put up her own huge flag in objection to t

under the stuffed animals and next to the billboard showing narcan. the drug that reverses the overdose. every school, not just in the county but the state is now requiredded to have narcan. >> it's not only for students but visitors to the school. cheryl: frederick county schools can provide referral for a free substance abuse assessment by the health >> it may be the first time a choice but after that it's an addiction. >> miller carries her own narcan. she wants to see a change in the access to treatment so the wait times don't add to the numbers on the billboard. in frederick county, cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: abc7 has been following the opioid epidemic. this is one story. you can see all of our original reporting at wjla.com. michelle: in the weather center with meteorologist steve rudin. gosh, it feels like summer out there. people were sweating standing still. steve: it was hot out there. temperatures in the lower 90's for part of the area. the tropics are continuing to flare up. we are halfway through the season. we are waiting on a 5

greenhill pharmacy will give $3,000 worth of narcan to the county. that way, more volunteers can carry the lifesaving drug. in yesterday's announcement, the pharmacy said it will offer the drug to county officials at a lower price. >> this effort today may save one life, five lives, ten lives across our county. so it will be worth it. >> the county is also pitching in. they're spending more than $19,000 to buy narcan for fire departments. last year there were more than 1,200 doses given out in new castle county. more than one-third were given by volunteer first responders. >>> 5:16. 70 degrees. let's get you to work this tuesday with 95. >> jessica boyington has her eyes on that, her eyes on the camera. what are you seeing? >>> watching 95 around girard, so far, so good. if you look at the southbound side here, that's this lane here. that's what's moving toward center city. a 12-minute trip now from woodhaven moving to the vine street expressway. average speeds there, into the mid 60s, as well. in new jersey, watch out for construction out in glassbo

they have information about the epidemic and drug and access to narcan and got a hands on demonstrationhere on how to administer it. the goal was simple combatting the crisis one at a time. >> there is crisis in our own households this is a way of us destigmatizing the substance abuse disorder as well as the treatment. >> can you find narcan across philadelphia in drug stores and don't need a prescription to get t it can reverse a fatal overdose almost immediately and restore breathing in 2 to 8 minutes and kennedy health is tackling the opioid crisis in new jersey. andests to fight it in the garden state. and donald norcross was the opening speaker and tony luke, the cheesesteak founder was there to talk after losing his son to an overdose. >> thank you. >>> pennsylvania's ongoing budget stalemate resulted in another financial black eye, standard and poors lowered the credit rating on the state today. the second time in three years, it puts pennsylvania in the bottom five states rated by standard and poors. that means the state has to pay more to borrow money as lawmakers are divided o

. >> they already administered two four milligram doses of narcan. >> reporter: one dose was not enougholt back the 40-year-old and seemed comatose minutes in the back seat. >> cannot tell if he was unconscious or slumped over doing drugs and he was down on the bus. >> had to wake him up and see what was going on. >> reporter: police caught the 113 from chester gonzales was heading into west philadelphia. a couple of stops later his bus ride was cut short police and paramedics were suddenly on board trying to revive him. >> he was found to have some drugs on him. he had a cigarette box and there were some drugs this there. >> reporter: admitted to officers he smoked a joint prior to passing out on the bus but officials say his unresponsiveness was signs of a more powerful drug overdose. >> upper dar by and down chester and this corridor it's everyday, everyday you are hearing overdoses opiate. >> reporter: a program by the delaware counties district attorneys office every police car in the street in the county has narcan for incidents like this. as for gonzales he is facing narcotics ch

so some of these were probably brought back by the narcan and not reported. >> you may have also read in a recent article that in one week, they had 18 overdoses that resulted in death in cincinnati and the surrounding area. 180 overdoses in one week and 200 opiate use is that resulted in arrest where they either passed out in their car, bathroom, were driving, there is a possession charge and were incarcerated, 201 week, the saddest thing is the innocence. the babies, that one week there's 15 babies born potato. related medical concerns going on. fifteen in that one week. most of the clients but i treat that get to me pretty much of lost everything by the time they get to us. they lost their job, their insurance, their family, housing and with the aca and the expansion of medicaid in the state of ohio this is helped our clients to get the treatment services they need. without the medicaid expansion in the aca they would get help. even with the expansion were strapped and overwhelmed, we don't have enough staff or facilities. the growth of this epidemic is alarming. so in closing, i a

members in green hill pharmacy announced the new plan that would let firefighters carry r carry narcan they respond to the overdoses. they will offer it to county officials at a lower price. >> this effort today may just save one life, two lives, ten lives across our county and so it will be worth it. >> the county is also pitching in. they are spending more than $19,000 to buy narcan for fire departments. >> well, the birds are brushing off their first loss of the season and now they are eyeing the new york giants. marshall? >> the eagles offense showed some holes yesterday and i'm not talking about the kind that a running back can go through. doug pederson talked about whether his team is a work in progress as they get set for the home opener against the giants. that's next. >>> we've seen the clouds moving through today. next up, the wind and rain and for the shore points, a little more than that. i want to talk about all of the impacts from hurricane jose and what maria is doing over the caribbean coming up. >>> are you safe on septa? the third accident in nine months. nbc 10 inves

we start by developing this narcan nasal spray, which saves patients lives.verdose from an opioid. when that happens, you stop breathing. the way of saving a life is too delivered as quickly as possible in the narcan nasal spray can be used by anybody. we have licenses to another pharmaceutical company cannot be distributed throughout the united states. >> where you find in the crisis is hitting most? we are at "the wall street journal" writing about rural america and the problems hitting so many rural and post-manufacturing communities. is that where you see your business grow? >> we had the same question basically. >> while we see is plural. by proportion, yes absolutely. however, it is as much a disease as the area in rural america and we see it more widespread than we typically have considered. with that in mind, being able to offer access to medical treatment for everyone's concern is absolutely critical. maria: you said that the narcan nose spray because of what is in the nose spray, should people be worried when i nose spray? >> the compound and the na

narcan anyways ill spray is the first and only fda approved drug for the emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose. >> local law enforcement receiving a failing grade. still ahead, why the naacp says the enough. and tragedy at ohio sem ticketed event park during the height the at the rock climbing season. the aftermath from a deadly rock fall. the president isn't backing down. his latest comments on the the nfl protests . we'll be right back. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. >> the naacp chapter in fairfax county release its first of crimal justice report card. it gave the its min

block of hilton street in kensington she was revived by a septa police officer using two doses of narcan, drug that reverses effects of heroin but officials tell us would the man refused to be taken to the hospital and instead she went back on the street, only to overdose, once again. she was found slumped over steps of the kensington allegheny septa stop less than 45 minutes later. >> it is just devastating, heart break to go see this happen, i'm a father, i think about my own children this happening to my own children and it is a terrible issue. >> woman was taken to the hospital after a second overdose, still no word on her condition, septa officers say they started using narcan just a couple of weeks ago. >>> 5:09 happening today ongoing strike forced cancellation of classes for a second day in montgomery county. teachers in the methacton school district they walk off the job yesterday. they have been working without a contract since january. at issue here saltry, benefits and class sizes. >>> national news right now big day for president trump he will be delivering his first address

. >>> septa police saved the life of a pregnant woman with the anti-overdose drug narcan twice in in less than an hour in kensington when the woman regained consciousness, she refused medical treatment. the same officer found the woman unconscious about 40 minutes later about a block away, and administered the narcan for a second time. >> it's actually devastating, heartbreaking. if i was a father i would do anything for my own children, it's a terrible issue. >> paramedics took the woman to the hospital no, word on the condition. >>> coming up. some are calling it a punishment fee find out how airlines are hitting passengers with charges right before they board the plane. >> plus the secret to losing weight could be taking break from dieting. take a little break, we'll explain coming up >>> they survived hurricane irma, but they may not take chances with maria. we'll hear from a couple who escaped hurricane are you familiar advantaged st. bart's to come to new jersey. . >>> hurricane jose is betaerring the shore ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell gran

in the past two years. >> narcan is in. >> we see a lot of calls to the lobby, to the parking lot. bring somebody in and they say help my friend or worse case scenario they push them out of the car and take o off. >> we'll get you some help. you overdosed today. >> we're able to save the vast majority. unfortunately we're losing a lot of people a lot of people are dying. >> dr. james baird is on the front lines and has seen the epidemic first hand. dr. baird is the assistant medical director in the emergency room at kennedy health hospital in washington township. after three years, he got frustrated saving people and seeing them come back again and again. he wanted to change the game. >> it looks like you overdosed today. >> he reached out to sergeant daniel laruso undercover officer from the gloucester county prosecutor's office. >> she would come up to me and say, what are you doing here? why are you letting these people go. >> we got honest with each other. >> i would look at her and say what are you doing, why are you letting these drug on the street. >> they started sharing in

in the past two years. >> narcan is in. >> we see a lot of calls to the lobby to the parking lot.ng somebody in and they say help my friend or worse case scenario they push them out of the car and take o off. >> we'll get you some help. you overdosed today. >> we were able to save the vast majority. unfortunately we're losing a lot of people. a lot of people are dying g doctor james baird is on the front lines and has seen the epidemic first hasn't. doctors baird is the assistant medical director in the emergency room at kennedy health hospital in washington township. after three years, he got frustrated saving people and seeing them come back again and again. he wanted to change the game. >> it look like you overdosed today. >> he reached out to sergeant daniel la russ so. undercover officer from the gloucester county prosecutor's office. >> she would come up to me and say, what are you doing here? why are you letting these people go. >> we got honest with each other. >> i would look at her and what are you doing, why are you letting thee drugs on the fifty two. >> as they starte

and, it will be worth it. >> more than 1200 doses of narcan were administered last year in new castle county. >>> lets talk sports, and the bird/eagles nation is down today after seven-point loss to the chiefs yesterday. the question most fans want to know why didn't they run the ball more. >> why didn't they. >> sports director don bell joins us live. >> that is the big question, i wish we knew the answer. we didn't get that answer or at lee what we wanted to from the head coach to day kansas city chiefs are better than eagles. there is no debating it but general consensus among fans and some players is that the bird hurt themselves with questionable decisions. head coach doug pederson made eagles owe even if one dimensional, he called 56 passes in only 13 runs. doing so allowed chiefs to focus on carson wentz and the passing game. hours, after this game, hours of reflection later, pederson explained why they favored throwing the ball. >> they put six, they put seven, sometimes eight in the box, they choke your tight ends the guys overtop of the tight, end it is hard to find running

thing woman is seven months pregnant she was revived by a septa police officers using two doses of narcan that reverses effects of heroin. this is such a disease she went back to the streets again and overdosed again, found slumped over the steps right at kensington and allegheny septa stop just 45 minutes later. >> it is devastating. absolutely devastating. it is heart break to go see this happen. i'm a father. i think of my own children, abe this is a terrible problem >> she was taken to the hospital after that second overdose. they don't know her condition at this hour. septa officers just started using that narcan a couple weeks ago. >> it is where people get to get heroin, k and a. >>> teachers strike in montgomery county in the second day in the methacton school district. they cancelled classes after teachers hit the picket line. teachers are seek better pay, better benefits and smaller class sizes. they have been working without a contract since january. >>> all right. you ever heard of this term: be careful of pizza and a beer monsters. >> it is a pepperoni. >> or the claws. >> ye

she was rye 55ed by a septa police officer using two donations of narcan.t is the drug that reverses the effects of heroin. well police tell us the woman refused to be taken to the hospital. refused medical treatment. instead she went back on to the street. well that woman according to police overdosed again. she was found slumped over the steps of the kensington and allegheny septa stop less than 45 minutes later and a block away unconscious she was then taken by ambulance to the hospital. >> it's devastating. it's absolutely devastating. it's heartbreaking to see this happen. i'm a father. i can only think about my own children. something like this happened to my own children. it's a terrible issue. >> reporter: well tonight no word on how that woman is doing tonight. we can tell you septa police officers just started using narcan just a couple weeks ago. tonight they believe they saved the life and possibly two. lucy? >> all right. well that is good. chris o'connell hopefully she gets the help she needs and that baby, too. report a triple shooting in che

families and friends of addicts-- not just health professionals-- are being taught to administer narcanw available without a prescription. >> this is what it looks like. this is the little purple cap, actually is the medication. >> tracy morrison: this is a hurricane. >> whitaker: though she's a nurse, tracy morrison says, at first, she had no idea her daughters were addicts. neither did the other parents. but, they feel they missed all the signs and let their children down. do you feel guilty? >> every day. >> heidi riggs: you lost the battle, so you're always going to say, "is there something i could have done differently?" is... you know, did... why didn't i notice it when i had missing spoons? that it wasn't because, you know, they left cereal bowls upstairs. it was actually because, you know shoot heroin. but who would have thought our children would ever do heroin? >> whitaker: all of these parents say they wanted to talk to us because too many other families are embarrassed, in denial about their kids' heroin use. these parents say the stigma and shame are compounding the epidemi

after the second overdose, still no word on her condition. >>> septa officers just started to use narcan a few weeks ago. >>> lower southampton township police are looking for the driver of that vehicle right there, white/silver suv they think the person inside tried to lure two young children on sunday afternoon. the mother of a nine year-old girl called this into police, claiming that there was a guy that asked for a nine year-old and her will year-old friend to get this that vehicle. those girls said no. he drove away. one of the girls said there was a woman in the car. >>> 4:07. happening right now an ongoing strike has forced cancellation of the chances for a second day in montgomery county. teachers, in the methacton school district walk off the job, yesterday. they have been working without a contract since january. at issue here, salary, benefits, and class size. >>> 4:08. it is a big day for our president who will be delivering his first address to the u.n. general assembly this morning. president trump is scheduled to speak about 10:30. he is expected to discuss north korea's n

. >>> firefighters in new castle county will now be equipped with life saving narcan.block the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. in recent years individual fire companies in the county paid themselves for supplies of narcan but now collaboration with county officials and green hill pharmacies will supply those fire departments with the life saving medication. >> all right, time for a check of our "action news" traffic report monday night. >> all right, let's swing over live to matt pelman in the "action news" traffic center. >> tough to move on a monday sometimes. a car didn't want to run left lanes of the schuylkill by city a they just got it pushed off to the side but as you can see it's still extra heavy in the we could lanes from past montgomery through this point at city avenue out toward gladwyne with normal afternoon volume. now, that the dv is pushed off to the side. normal on 95, 12 miles per hour northbound by penn's landing. walter told us about the awful mow pedestrian accident in lower southampton. that still has street road blocked westbound bu

up until now volunteer fire departments had been buying their own narcan.wn for reversing the effect of an overdose. not all companies have the resources to do that. so, today the owner of green hill pharmacy in wilmington announced that he will help pay for the drug. he also helped county leaders find the best price. police officers and emt's already carry narcan. >> a dog training program in camden will be able to better serve the community all thanks to a big donation. pse&g gave a $10,000 check to organizers of camden core plus. the year long program connects young people to internships and jobs. in addition to training participants also receive their high school pro. the program is relying on a $2 million grant from the new jersey department of labor. >> tonight is the night the ballroom floor is set sequin shining mirrorball up for grabs and the dancers ready to show us what they've got. "dancing with the stars" is back on 6abc and this is a big milestone for the show. 25 seasons on the air. and for their silver anniversary they have quite the lineup

septa officers gave the woman two doses of narcan after they fawn her on hilton street near kensington avenue. when she regained consciousness, the woman refused medical treatment, and left. well about 40 minute later, the same officers found her unconscious, about a block away. >> it is absolutely devastating, heart breaking this happened, as a father, i can only think about my own children, something like this happen to my own children, it is a terrible issue. >> paramedics took that woman to a hospital, we're still working to get an update on her condition. >> the hunt is on for a woman who robbed a south philadelphia bank. check out these photos of the suspect, from the fbi, officials say, that she walked into the citizens bank on the 2500 block of south 24th street yesterday morning, she then approached the counter and handed a demand note to the teller. she got away with undisclosed amount of money. >> this morning, we're learning that paul manafort was wiretapped. >> just how long federal investigators had their eyes on the former trump campaign chairman. >> and three people are

officers gave the woman two doses of narcan after they found her overdosing. when she regained consciousness, she refused medical treatment and left. then about 40 minutes later the same officers found her unconscious about a block away. >> it's devastating. it's heartbreaking to see this happen. i'm a father. if something like this happened to my own children. it's a terrible issue. >> police believe the woman is about 7 months pregnant. paramedics took her to the hospital. right now there's no word on her condition. >> police sharge an abington man after his car struck and seriously injured a girl. kelly williams was halfway across the crosswalk when she was hit. this happened august 23rd. investigators say james clark iv was allegedly traveling 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone when he hit will yaments. eyewitnesss say the 14-year-old was video chatting while walking cross the street. >> the cabbrini university community was standing up against hate. the student found a racial slur on her dorm room door. the black student union met tonight after

as a precaution, they were treated with narcan, used to reverse drug overdoses. >>> new details about the hours that led up to the death of a freshman lacrosse player. police have begun interviewing students who attended a party with mccray williams on saturday. we learned a number of players from the lacrosse team were there, and williams left with a young woman. an autopsy showed the freshman died of blunt force head injuries. investigators have not said what caused the injuries. >>> happening today the pennsylvania budget battle faces a major deadline. the governor and lawmakers are racing against the clock to reach a deal before the state runs out of money to pay its bills. today governor wolf's office will release details on the funding deficit. one outstanding bill includes a $2 million medicaid patient to insurance providers. the democratic governor opposes the package that was passed by house republicans. but the senate has not voted on it yet. lawmakers have worked since july to close the state's $2.2 billion budget gap. >>> take a look. new images from key west show more of

officers gave the woman two doses of narcan after they found her overdosing. when she regained consciousness, she refused medical treatment and left. then about 40 minutes later the same officers found her unconscious about a block away. >> it's devastating. it's heartbreaking to see this happen. i'm a father. if something like this happened to my own children. it's a terrible issue. >> police believe the woman is about 7 months pregnant. paramedics took her to the hospital. right now there's no word on her condition. >> police sharge an abington man after his car struck and seriously injured a girl. kelly williams was halfway across the crosswalk when she was hit. this happened august 23rd. investigators say james clark iv was allegedly traveling 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour zone when he hit will yaments. eyewitnesss say the 14-year-old was video chatting while walking cross the street. >> the cabbrini university community was standing up against hate. the student found a racial slur on her dorm room door. the black student union met tonight after

public safety officials are teaming one pharmacies and advocates to ensure narcan is available. used to be paid out of pocket. >>> in center city, philadelphia, the city will continue the welcome week celebrations by raising the puerto rican flag. oscar lopez was partoned by former president obama. [ cheers ] >>> this will be the largest audien audience to witness an emmy, period. >> former white house press secretary sean spicer made a surprise cam row at the awards. the rolling podium spoof ftsz o was one of the most popular skits on "snl." they led in all categories, and "snl" was one of nbc's big award winners. >> the network took home emmys for shows like "this is us," as well as "the voice." best drama went to "the handmaid's tale." "veep" won for best comedy series. also winners, sterling k. brown, elizabeth moss, and louis-dreyf louis-dreyfus. sterling k. brown plays randall in the drama. >> you are the best white tv family anyone has had. >> and the record for most overall emmys tied for the most ever. >>> ten minutes before 6:00. 69 degrees. looking at cloudy skies ove

city is offering free training for anyone interested in learning how to use the life saving overdose narcan. philadelphia is on pace to record more than 1,200 overdose deaths this year. >>> and a community college of philadelphia is joining forces. the two schools signed a deal to enter into a duel admissions transfer partnership. it cuts down the transfer process and accept community college students with a gpa of 2.0 or higher. however, stuntss will have to enroll in the program before reaching 30 credit hours. >>> it's 4:17. police say a group of drivers managed to destroy a mand new sign in one week. the sign is one of those speed alert signs. shows how fast you're going. police say first a large truck driving close to the curb yesterday morning ripped it off the 12 foot post and then vehicles behind the truck continued to run right over the sign. police hope someone saw something and will come forward to solve this crime. >>> a bizarre sight on the boardwalk. a tractor trailer made a wrong turn and ended up on the boards. the 9 ton truck got on the boardwalk in atlantic city and travel

free training to anyone interested in learning how to properly use the life saving overdose drug narcan. philadelphia is on pace to record more than 1,200 drug overdoses this year. >>> who does this? rapper jay z has reportedly turned down an invitation to perform the super bowl. yeah, the nfl hasn't confirmed those reports but it hasn't denied them either. the insider who let it slip to the media didn't say why jay z refused to perform so we don't know. and here's the early reminder, whoever is playing in the super bowl and takes the stage at half-time it's all going down right here on nbc 10. we are your station for the super bowl 52. the game will be played february 4th. we want to know, who do you want to see perform at the super bowl in a pop star? country band? >> jessica boyington. >> hip hop artist. >> you want me to perform? >> what would you perform? >> what would i perform. oh, man, i can't answer this question. i want the spice girls to perform. bring us back to me being 12. >> i just like to see collar bars. just give me a chance to go to the bathroom because we're already

officers gave the woman two doses of narcan after they found her overdosing on hilton street near kensington avenue. when she did regain consciousness, the she refused medical treatment and less than 40 minutes after that the same officers found her unconscious about a block away >> it is heart breaking this happened, as a father, i can think about my own children, something like this happen to my own children, it is a terrible issue. >> police believe the woman is about seven month pregnant. paramedics took her to the hospital and there is no word on her condition. >>> well, there is much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning, unrest at georgia tech african sass police shoot and kill a student. the alert the university is sending out after a night of vie len. >> and the damage from hurricane harvey that's worrying neighbors in texas and the epa. we are back in two minutes. stay with us. you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to pun

officials are teaming one pharmacies and drug-prevention advocates to ensure volunteer units have narcan. a drug that can stop an overdose as it's happening. until now, each department has had to pay for the drug out of pocket. >>> today the first commuter rush since the septa derailment at spring garden friday. one car on the market-frankford line left the tracks. no one was seriously hurt. an equipment problem was blamed. this is the second septa derailment in a month. earlier an accident at the 69th transportation center in upper darby. 30 people were hurt. the ntsb is investigating. >>> septa maintenance work will also close part of spruce street in university city starting today. spruce street will be closed between 38th and 40th through september 29th. the detoured route in both directions will follow baltimore avenue. here's a look at the detour signs up along spruce. the roadway will be closed. the sidewalks will stay open. septa's replacing trolley tracks in the area. >>> it's 4:05. a video shows the huge smoke cloud that rose from a jersey shore house fire. this is the scene on

. >> the county's also pitching in, spending more than $19,000 to buy narcan for fire departments.ast year there were more than 1,200 doses given out in new castle county. more than one-third of those given by volunteers, first responders. >>> 4:17. 72 degrees outside. the impact of irma is being felt in new castle county in ways that have little to do with the weather. the brandywine valley spca welcomed more than a dozen new arrivals from storm-ravaged parts of florida. 18 dogs airlift from florida now at the new castle and georgetown spcas. they came from areas where animals rescued during and after the hurricane have exceeded the capacity of local shelters. so far the organization has taken in more than 150 animals from florida and texas. >>> country star kenny chesney has two new fans after he helped two brothers escape irma. the men are safe in philadelphia this morning with their mother. the bruce brothers were spending time with their grandfather in st. john when irma hit. the boys were evacuated to st. croix. then a woman took them in and kept them safe there. the woman's

they administered narcan to the woman twice before she regained consciousness.refused medical treatment. 45 minutes later, the two officers saw the pregnant woman again unconscious and laying on the sidewalk. this time paramedics took her to the hospital. we do not know the condition of the woman or her unborn child. >> new this morning, an atlantic city police officer rescued a man who was threatening to jump from a parking garage. police found the 46-year-old man sitting on the ledge of the caesar's hotel and casino parking garage yesterday morning. sergeant joseph falcone spoke with the man for almost two hours before he was finally able to quickly and safely pull him from the ledge. the man was taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. >> time is now 4:57. and new this morning, a fugitive who was wanted in berks county and her son are found after three years on the run. >> and we continue to track hurricane josÉ which is already creating windy conditions and high surf at the jersey shore. >> violence erupts on georgia tech's campus where a vigil fo

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they administered narcan to the woman twice. and she regained consciousness.d medical treatment. now, 45 minutes later the two officers saw the same pregnant woman again unconscious and laying on the sidewalk. this time paramedics took her to the hospital. we do not know the condition of the woman or her unborn child. >>> a northern california woman says she decided to make a scene instead of becoming a robbery victim. it happened on a train in san francisco on saturday afternoon. she says the stranger dropped a threatening note on her lap demanding her wallet and phone. she says she faked having a seizure, slumping over and causing a distraction. the stranger got off the train at the next stop. >> ♪ >> new this morning, an atlantic city police officer rescued a plan who was threatening to jump from a parking garage. police found the 46-year-old man sitting on the ledge of the caesar's hotel and casino parking garage yesterday morning. sergeant joseph falcone spoke with the man for almost two hours before he was able to quickly and safely pull him from the led

i wonder how many oxford houses have narcan in their facilities. i hope that all of you do. it's not that your residents will necessarily have a problem, although it might happen. but you're going to know people that do. you'll have friends that have an overdose and having this life saving medication ready available is a key part of saving lives so that people can then make those gradual steps towards recovery. the fourth area is to improve our data. we talk about how many deaths we have in the u.s. from the overdose. my latest data from 2015. where are we? this is now september of 2017. don't you think we could have numbers from 2016 by now? don't you think we could know more about this? well, we'd like to speed up that process. and i'm pleased to see that research is being supported. i'm thrilled with the treatments we have. i'm thrilled with the recovery support services that we have. we need more of them. we need to know how to implement them as efficienty and effectively as possible but we also need better treatments. i'm kind of pleased with the medications that we hav

we are rety good about getting the narcan out to the families that their loved ones are effected with this disorder. you may have also read in a recent article that in one week they had 18 overdoses that resulted in death down in cincinnati and surrounding area. they had 180 overdoses that didn't in one week. and then there was 200 opiate uses. they either passed out in the car, bathroom, were driving. there was a possession charge and they were incarcerated in one of the local jails. 200 in one week. the saddest thing is the innocence. in that one week there were 15 babies born that had opiate related medical concerns going on just in that one week. you know, most of the clients that i treat that get to me they pretty much have lost everything by the time they get to us. okay. they lost their job, their insurance, their family, housing, esteem. with the aca and medicaid in the state of ohio it really helped our clients to get the treatment services that they need. without the medicaid expansion we wouldn't be able to help them. so, you know, but even with the expansion of the medicai

he could have been saf ed with narcan. he was left in a house by himself. the rest of the people fled, didn't call 911. april april i thought he would be the instance expiration for my son, but unfortunately my son fell into the same. but we're celebrating his recover rich he ' two years in recovery this could be me. like i could be dead today. and i'm here to be a face and voice of recovery to show that we don't have to use ever again. all these groups are calling on the white huss and the fed government to step it up, free up more funding immediately, declare the issue a national emergency and they also want to re move the stigma to allow families to finally feel comfortable to come forward and start asking for help. that's the latest here at the white house tonight, anjali hemphill fox5 l local news the cleanup from harvey is already underway in some areas of texas. meanwhile volunteers and first responders are still rescuing people. so far the storm is being blamed for more than 30 deaths. today people in an area northeast of houston lad to evacuate aft

point plan including funding for new treatment facilities and the expanded use of the overdose drug narcancommissioned by delaware's department of justice. >>> now, a look at the day's closing numbers on wall street. green arrows, the dow recovering after a major slump. rising 54 points and the nasdaq up almost 18 points. >>> and the battle on the ballroom is back on 6 abc. they have unveiled the cast competing for the mirror ball trophy. ♪ ♪ well think the announcement was made live this morning on "good morning america." and it's a big milestone for the show that celebrates 25 seasons on the air this month. former philadelphia eagle, terrell owens. and derek fisher, debbie gibson, and barbara corcoran. and property brothers cohost, drew scott and nicky bella, and sasha petersa and new jersey native frankie nunez. and jordan fisher and lindsay sterling and rounding out the case it's a couple's showdown, nick lachey and his wife tv personality vanessa lachey. a powerhouse lineup with this 25th season. >> it never gets old to see people that cannot dance some how pull something impress i to

and they were able to revive her with narcan, and the woman 7 months pregnant refused treatment. 45 minutes later the same woman overdosed again this time she was taken to the hospital. we are waiting for word on her condition as well as the condition of her unborn child. >>> in a drug battle sometimes there is no second chance, the stigma can cost lives and livelihoods. and the delaware task force is hoping to change that. they announced the pilot program for women going through the drug program. including counseling and resume writing tips. >>> the state of pennsylvania is now taking steps to join a national fight against the opioid epidemic. rick williams is live now in our newsroom with the details. >> thank you. pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro made the announcement. the keystone state joined the national investigation into those that make the highly addictive drugs and those that distribute them. and we'll say how the state says how this will step to stop the opioid crisis and kohls expands their partnership with amazon. the new service they are offering to amazon customers

free training to anyone interested in learning how to properly use the life-saving overdose antidote narcan training will happen once a month through the end of the year. the city is on pace to record more than 1200 drug overdose deaths this year. >> in montgomery county the frontier bus depot is getting a $12 million facelift. the hub will get a number of upgrades designed to make it safer and more energy efficient. act 89 which uses capital funds for transportation improvements throughout the state is funding the project. >>> the community college of philadelphia and cookstown university are joining forces. the schools signed a deal to enter into a dual admissions transfer partnership. that means cooks town agrees to streamline the transfer process and accept community college students. ccp has partnerships with 14 colleges and universities across the region. >>> the jewish new year rosh hashanah at sundown tonight. >> the high holiday starts a ten-day period of prayer and personal reflection. this rosh hashanah marks the year 5778 on the hebrew calendar. many jews celebrate with traditio