so we're headed out to new haven connecticut where we're going to meet derek hamilton derek was accused of a murder in brooklyn in one thousand nine hundred one problem is he claims he was in new haven at the time and yet he spent twenty one years in prison for a crime he claims he didn't commit derek's case is one of the cases handled by the . louis scarcella that are under review by the brooklyn district attorney's office is out on parole because the parole board is sympathetic to his claims of innocence but he still needs to go through a legal procedure to clear his name. and you don't have to be story. story this is. my nephew i don't know you're only six twenty one right. you know ironically i was about that age when he came on my son's about this so you can imagine. you know the type of situations you know you don't think of the fact that you know whatever you want to in school i wasn't it every grade graduations that he went through i was a private he was a private how did you maintain your sanity so you story right there was a god used to bang on walls in the prison and will sou

new haven overdosed on the drug in two days a similar events become more common across the u.s. they call it a mass rapid fire overdose event ninety five people overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the call it falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social toss trophy and here in the us because you've had this enormous financial and reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in the state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both coll

new haven overdosed on the drug in two days a similar events become more common across the u.s. they call it a mass rapid fire overdose event ninety five people overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the color falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social to toss trophy and here in the u.s. because you've had this enormous financial at reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in a state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both coll

new haven overdosed on the drug in two days a similar events become more common across the u.s. they call it a mass rapid fire overdose event ninety five people overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the call it falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social to toss trophy and here in the us because you've had this enormous financial and reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in the state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both c

new haven overdosed on the drug in two days a similar events become more common across the u.s. they call it a mass rapid fire overdose event ninety five people overdosed in the new haven connecticut on k two which is the synthetic marijuana they all like passed out in the green the new haven green right outside yale university one of the most prestigious ivy league universities in america where many of our presidents attend school there and it was a mass scary horror like it's a horror film right that's that's a classic scene from a horror film that people are just dropping the color falling out well you know what i thought of immediately was i want digress to lengthily at this moment but dimitri our last essay the collapse gap and when the soviet union collapsed because of us meddling and boris yeltsin and all that's going on they had the skyrocketing alcoholism and social toss trophy and here in the us because you've had this enormous financial at reengineering to take all the money being printed and put in the pockets of a few folks and leave the vast majority in the state of zombification this is the collapse gap he was talking about the u.s. and the soviet union both collaps

. >>> one suspect in police custody after 71 people overdosed in new haven, connecticut in hours. ies say as many as five dozen people overdosed in the area of new haven. many are linked to k-2, also known as synthetic marijuana. k-2 is laced with other drugs often. the troubling incident coming the same day as the estimates for the centers for disease control and prevention finds drug overdoses killed 73,000 americans last year. >>> the husband of a pregnant colorado mom has been arrested after she and her two little girls went missing. police say 34-year-old shannon watts and her 3-year-old and 4-year-old have not been seen at their home in frederick since monday. charges against chris watts hasn't been announced. a news conference will be held this morning. authorities went to the home after a call from a concerned friend. >>> a rural oklahoma school system forced to shutdown for two days this week after a group of adults threatened a 12-year-old transgender girl on facebook. the threats started when the student used the girls bathroom at the middle school. one said it was open

frederick, new haven, connecticut on the independent line. caller: yes, i am a vietnam veteran. i do not like what is going on with our president and putin. we know that the russians are out to destroy our democracy and they are doing very good because they have a puppet working along with them. he is not full link me and not pulling anybody, why is he still in party? i do not know. why are we allowing kim to sabotage our government? why are we allowing him to put kids in cages. those are indian kids, they are indigenous. they are from the new world, and they belonged here. we should not be putting anyone in any cages. if anything, we should have done that with the europeans. we did not do that. ok? this is all wrong and by god it is wrong. and any american who is a true american with -- would say the same thing. host: the phone lines are open for you to call in and talk about whatever is on your mind. republicans, (202) 748-8001, democrats, (202) 748-8000, independents (202) 748-8002. bryce going to go to calling from new mexico on the democrat line. caller: good morning. thank

. >>> dozens of overdoses in new haven, connecticut, all thought to be the result of a bad batch of syntheticthe cdc releases new numbers on overdoses. fox news reporter lee gabriel tells us those numbers are higher than ever before. >> reporter: a mass overdose over a 24-hour period in new haven, connecticut. medical teams rushing to a city park near yale university, for people vomiting, and dropping to the ground. almost all of them needing hospital treatment. >> dropping like a plague, almost. you know? just a scary scene. >> reporter: police say it was synthetic marijuana, often known as k2, or spice. it's not actual pot, but rather plant materials sprayed with chemicals, designed to mimic the effects of marijuana. medical experts say the danger is on par with prescription painkillers. >> it is and always opioids. but, synthetic thc can. that's k2. that can increase your respiratory rate, make you vomit, give you seizures, stop your breathing. >> reporter: the threat from those drugs is triggered and ever. the centers for disease control and prevention says the number of overdose deaths i

one person down, then another, off to a total of 47 people collapsing in a public park in new haven, connecticutexplain why next. plus, fed up with bill for you francisco hatches a special force, yes, they are called poo. desperate times call for desperate measures. a judge in a new mexico house of parliament where children were allegedly being trained to shoot up schools, they are facing new scrutiny tonight. the chairman of the new mexican g.o.p. joins us next with his view on the judge's decision to set conditions of release for the five suspects. a big case coming up next. ♪ with moderate to severe crohn's disease, i was there, just not always where i needed to be. is she alright? i hope so. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief and many achieved remission in as little as 4 weeks. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphom

tony dokoupil, cbs news, new haven, connecticut. >>> the power is back on at reagan national airport following a blackout last night. reagan national in virginia serves the nation's capitol. power was lost for about an hour and a half. the cause of the outage is under investigation. generators kicked in to operate essential functions such as air traffic control, but the jet bridges connecting planes to the terminal were affected. some passengers were stuck on planes for over an hour, and four flights were diverted. >>> we're learning more about how the roman catholic church covered up rampant sexual abuse by priests in the state of pennsylvania. the state's attorney general reported more than 301 priests sexually abused more than a thousand young victims. they say predator priests had strategies for concealing the truth. dr religus faith in them to vi >>> overseas now, the death toll of the collapse of a bridge in genoa, italy, has reached at least 39. more bodies were pulled from the wreckage yesterday. they're looking at possible maintenance issues and design flaws, and survivors r

. >>> police are searches homes and swarming a park in new haven, connecticut, for drugs after the massl ill in a park near yale university. some also tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl. no deaths were reported and three suspects have been arrested. >>> now to the chilling murder confession of a father in colorado. the 33-year-old admitting to killing his pregnant wife and their two children. a body believed to be one of the three victims found today on the property where the suspect once worked. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: from father and husband to triple murder suspect, arrested overnight, chris watts is accused of killing his pregnant wife, shannan and their two daughters, 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella. >> just seems like i'm living in a nightmare and i can't get out of it. >> reporter: after playing the grieving husband, a law enforcement source tells our denver affiliate watts confessed to killing his family. local media says he led investigators to where he dumped the bodies, the oil and gas company where he

. >>> police in new haven, connecticut are warning that a bad batch of synthetic marijuana has caused overdoses, all in less than a 24-hour period. and they fear more people could o.d. so far they've arrested one man they believe is connected to ions should be getting back to normal at reagan national airport overnight, a power outage plunged the airport in darkness. the cause is under investigation. >>> the annual pilgrimage to graceland is under way, the vigil starting days ago for elvis presley. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 16th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we do say good morning, everyone. we are going to start with breaking news from colorado, involving the disappearance of that young pregnant woman and her two daughters. we learned moments ago that authorities confirm the husband has been arrested. >> the fbi and local authorities have been searching for her since they disappeared on monday. clayton sandell is working this story overnight for us and has the latest. >> reporter: a colorado man is in custody, reportedly confessing

. >> glor: emergency crews in new haven, connecticut today responded to a mass overdose.y 50 people have been toeated after taking synthetic marijuana which can be 100 times more powerful than normal pot. as tony dokoupil reports, it is a growing national problem. >> reporter: calls began streaming in after 8:00 a.m. >> 911 responding to an e.m.s. alarm. >> reporter: dozens of people suffering from nausea, vomiting, some unconscious, suspecting of overdosing on a synthetic marijuana known as k2. >> and even while we were trying to return people to service, they were passing victims on the ssound. >> reporter: during this press conference on the new haven green, another apparent victim. >> we're getting another call of a person. >> reporter: emergency workers lsh in to respond.not ng! >>eporter: trug enforcement administration has tried to crack down on the distribution of k2, but it hasn't stopped the rise in use. across the country in the past three years, more than 13,000 people have reportedly been sickened by synthetic cannabinoids like k2-- over 1,200 in the first se

. >>> to that mass overdose tonight in new haven, connecticut. now reporting more than 40 overdoses and counting, just today alone. many in the same city park. they believe the overdoses are linked to synthetic marijuana known as k-2, possibly laced with opioids. >>> in georgia tonight, outrage mounting after an 87-year-old grandmother was tased by police. martha was cutting dandelions. police called to a trespassing report. the caller telling police the she est speak english.ing when she would not drop the knife, she was using to cut the flowers, police deployed the taser. the police chief is defending the move tonight. >>> when we come back, made in america. a couple and the car in the garage. they had no idea they were first on this, and what the car is worth tonight. (ford chime) it's the ford summer sales event and now is the best time to buy. you ready for this, junior? yeah, i think i can handle it. no pressure... ...that's just my favorite boat. boom. (laughs) make summer go right with ford, america's best-selling brand. and get our best

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i can see an washington, d.c., outside of new haven, connecticut where i grew up, there have been a lotof people incarcerated for many years of their life. communitiestated when people have gone to jail over marijuana. alcohol is at epidemic levels. there are people dying in their midlife from alcohol, it is actually up. isn't quiteme that as concerning, but i certainly find it worrisome. i'mll say it as a parent, about to send my only child to college, and there are several things on my list i worry about. both getting hooked on marijuana and bathing are on -- and vaping are on the list. i would put marijuana ahead of vaping. who also uses e-cigarettes. good morning. are you there? clark, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: we can hear you now. go ahead. guest: go ahead, clark. host: we are losing clark. let's go to chris from mclean, virginia. can you hear me. caller: i can hear you, can you hear me? host: go ahead. of nicotine inel e-cigarettes and regular tobacco, can you comment on the levels in each and how they are marked in packaging? is equal to a pack of cigarettes an

. >>> emergency crews in new haven, connecticut today responded to a mass overdose.rly 50 people have been treated after taking synthetic marijuana, which can be 100 times more powerful than normal pot. as tony dokoupil reports, it is a growing national problem. >> reporter: calls began streaming in after 8:00 a.m. >> 911 emergency responding on an ems alarm. new haven dreen. >> reporter: zozs of people suffering from nau nausea, vomiting, some unconscious, suspected of overdosing on a synthetic marijuana known as k2. >> and even while we were trying to return people to service, they were passing victims on the ground. >> reporter: during this preference on the new haven green, another apparent victim. >> we're getting another call of a person. >> eyes wide open. >> reporter: emergency workers rush in to respond. >> he's not moving. >> come on, let's go. >> reporter: the drug enforcement administration has tried to crack down on the distribution of k-2, but it hasn't stomd tpped the rise in . across the country in the past three years more than 13,000 people have rep

nearly 100 people overdosed on the so-called k2 drug in new haven, connecticut this week.e president. >> the fact that he's using a security clearance of a former cia director as a pawn in his public relations strategy i think is just so reflective of somebody who quite frankly i don't want to use this term. but he's drunk on power. he really is. and i think he's abusing the powers of that office. judge jeanine: does that guy live in crazyville? here with more, the author of "spy gate." dan bongino and chris hahn. chris, let's make one thing clear. you don't have a right to have a security clearance nor are you entitled to leave with a security clearance. the president has an obligation to make sure he protects classified information. so to me it seems that security clearance should be granted to further the national interests. so i get the sense that you would probably say so what, john brennan should keep his. >> everything you just said is true. the problem here is that the president is using his office to exact retribution on people who disagree with him publicly. this

rescue crews in new haven, connecticut, say first responders have been called to more than 60 overdosesince tuesday. here in d.c., more than 260 people were taken to hospitals over a ten-day period in july r synthetic drug overdoses. k2 is often callesynthetic marijua b marijuanut the chemical composition is different. >>> tonight, the redskins will 2018.r their first win in they lost their first game last week to the patriots. kickoff at 8:00 at fedex field. no word if we'll see new quarterback alex smith take the field. >>> it's 6:35. coming up, pets can bepricey, especially when it comes to those visits. we'll tell y whichocal vet can offer the best service and value. value. >>> plus, a speed trap that's (biroo chirping, a running ) value. >>> plus, a speed trap that's ahh. the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, elu don't need slo-mo mto sell it. real spring water,vo real fruit f and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshingly real. . >> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> this weekend is our annual clear the shelter

rescue crews in new haven, connecticut say first responders have been called to 60 overdose since tuesdaymore than 200 people were taken in d.c. over a ten-day period forru synthetic dg overdoses. k2 is often called synthetic mare on but the chemical composition is a little bit different. >>> we're getting breaking news in southeast d.c. where there haebeen a f in an apartment complex on 22nd street. right now, d.c. fire and ems personnel are on the scene. we're told one person is being evaluated right near the area of suitland parkway. when we get more information, we'll bring it to you. >> students at marjory stoneman doelas high school h started a new school year with changes. 3100 started schooln the campus where 17 of their classmates ander tea were killed back in february. all of them are required to wear photo i.d.s on lanyards. there's a $6 million system in place where all classroom doors lock automatically. >>> closer to homeau in fier county, armed surity guards will join students in schools. scho started there yesterday butua gs won't be until next month when a procedural hurd

overwhelmed with emergency calls after more than 70 people overdosed at a single park in new haven, connecticutcials say when the emergency crews were assisting one person in the park, four to six others would literally fall down overdosing right next to them. at this point, no fatalities. two individuals are considered to be in serious life-threatening condition. police have in cuss totd didtod person connected to this. this had to do with a synthetic drug. the dea is learning more and telling us more this morning. what was it? >> it was a chaotic situation yesterday. the dea has test results that they had been waiting on about the substance that led to so much yesterday. at this point, according to a local mayor's spokesperson, he can confirm the results have come back and show this was synthetic marijuana with no additi additives. there was reporting and concern because of what doctors were saying this was possibly some of the k2 or what's known as spice laced with something like that or perhaps another substance. however, now the dea has confirmed through this spokesperson saying that this

. >> dana: officials in new haven, connecticut, saying that 76 people have overdosed in 24 hours fromed bad batch of synthetic marijuana, trying to determine what sicken the victims. people began falling ill wednesday morning, on the new haven green at city park near yale university. no deaths have been reported, police have arrested a man who they say may have passed out free samples of synthetic marijuana. the trump administration is pushing closer to a new trade deal with mexico as they renegotiate nafta. the top u.s. trade official saying that he sees a breakthrough in days. ants reporting for the fox business network and washington. edwards. >> well, dana, yes, starting the renegotiation one year ago today. am right now we are very close to a deal with the mexican allegation. the canadians, we are not talking to them at the moment. this is the assessment that the u.s. trade representative gave the president at the cabinet meeting. >> in terms of nafta, right now literally as we sit here, and i am hopeful that in the next several days we will have a breakthrough. still some diffic

but as the cdc released those figures, authorities in new haven, connecticut, had their hands full with disturbing. officials say at least 76 people have been sickened since tuesday night, many of them by i don't want to use this word, it's called synthetic marijuana but it's not really marijuana as all. it's also known as k2. it's a drug that is smoked by people. it may have been laced with a particularly powerful opioid. police say they arrested a man who might have been handing out free samples of the stuff. this is unbelievable. joining us now to have a closer look at the statistics is dr. sandra springer, associate professor of medicine at the yale school of medicine. she recently participated in a national workshop to address the crisis. dr. springer, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> how do you evaluate this? when you look at these numbers, wow, what a big increase in the number of overdoses. on the other hand, there does seem to be a trend line to it, where places where the most potent drugs came early, we're now seeing a decrease, possibly because of i

meanwhile, police in new haven, connecticut are trying to round up a bad batch of synthetic marijuanaafter 76 people oversed in 24 hours. paramedics started responding to overdoses, starting weg,esday morninround a park near yale university. no one has died, but police have made three arrests. and, on wall street, stocks jumped on news that the u.s. and china said will hold new trade talk the dow jones industrial averagd gaearly 400 points, 1.5%, to close at 25,558. the nasdaq rose 32 points, and the s&p 500 added 22. still to come on the newshour: fallout from the president's decision to revoke the former c.i.a. director's security clearance. newspapers speak out about being labeled "fake news."e thst rebel strongholds in syria, and much more. >> woodruff: former c.i.a. director john brennan might not be the only former national security official to have their serity clearance revoke by president trump. last night the president tweeted something he attributed to fox news host sean hannity. the president tweeted: "i'd strip the whole bunch of them. they're all corrupt. they've all abu

. >> now to ate fring situation in new haven connecticut, nearly 80 people overdosed on wednesday fromf the overdoses happened on the new haven green. that's a park near yale no deaths have been reported, but authorities say two people did have life threaning symptoms. police say an arrest has been made in connection w case. >>> an environmental group is claiming that chases of a weed killer linked to cancer have been found in popular breakfast foods. the environmental working group detected the cmical in roundup weed killer. last week a grounds keeper was awarded $289 million in damages after a jury found that chemical auwas a significantse of his cancer. neral mills and quaker oats say the levels of the chemical remain within regulatory limits set by t epa. >>> we've got our news covered. i've got a little boost f you two. a florida woman who is fighting ovariaot cancer an incredible surprise when she came home from her final keem chemo treatment. she asked why they weren't king the normal way home. it was a fib. she drove them to whe christina's family and neighbors all gathered for

police in new haven, connecticut, have made a third arrest in connection with the distribution of a bad batch of marijuana also known as k2. officials say it contributed to more than 100 overdoses in that city since tuesday night. police say the worst may be over. no new cases have been reported, at leeftz during the first part of friday. >>> the "sacramento bee" reports newly released video from the sacramento police department appears to show a police car swerving and hitting a teenager on the sidewalk. it happened last month. they were chasing the teenager for not having a forward-facing light on his bicycle. he was not seriously injured. some are questioning whether the officer purposely struck the teenager. police say it was an unintended collision. >>> the "oregonian" reports the teenager who pushed her friend off the bridge will be charged with reckless endainchngermente. holgersson plunged 60 feet into the water. doctors are advising her to rest these next six weeks. >> no matter how many times you see that video. >>> "discover" magazine reports there may be more watzer than my

. >> the fire chief in new haven, connecticut, more than 70 people overdosed in the span of a few hourss. the opioid crisis first up in connecticut. what happened here? >> they didn't -- they thought this maybe was opioids and gave medicine to reverse it. in this case it was k2, synthetic marijuana. we're talking about how marijuana can't land you in the hospital or kill you. synthetic k2 can. it can increase respiratory rate and give you seizures and stop breathing. you can give all the narcan and you won't reverse it. it is a lot harder to save somebody with that problem. we have a lot of synthetic stuff going on right now. >> bill: let's talk about what the cdc said. 72,000 deaths, 10% increase from last year on average 198 deaths a day, a three-fold increase from 15 years ago. of those deaths, 68% involve opioids. so what to do? >> our viewers want to know. if it was called a national emergency last year why is it getting worse? the answer, it's synthetic opioids. that curve of 70,000, 30,000 of those overdose deaths are due to synthetic opioids mostly fentanyl. it is what's coming

suarez—navarro and belinda benchich are the first players through to the quarter—finals of the connecticut open in new havenent, johanna konta, withdrew through illness. while bencic booked her place in the last eight with a straight sets victory over italy's camila giorgi. benchich, the world number 43 from switzerland, was given a place in the main draw as a lucky loser when simona halep withdrew on the eve of the tournament. she won 6—4, 6—4 to reach the quarter—finals where she'll face aryna sabalenka or daria gavrilova. earlier, annet kontaveit made it through to the second round. the estonian came from a set down to beat pauline parmentier from france, taking the deciding set 6—2. she'll now play the olympic champion monica puig for a place in the quarter—finals. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. well, in the last few days it's been pretty warm across the uk, with temperatures in the high 20s across the south. we've got another fine day on the way on wednesday across central and southern areas

from one more call lawrence in new haven, connecticut. you get the final call. to -- talkust want about the total absence of any benefit to african species of trophy hunting. if he could just address perhaps of thesive expansion wildlife, particularly endangered species but also the general different species of antelope in countries like south africa which is entirely based the conversion of exhaustive farming methods to which has allowed just huge quantities of game to flourish similar to the great success we've had in the united states with a sustainable well permitted hunting measures and just a fantastic benefit that that has brought with the expansion of the fish and wildlife service in the. host: thank you, lawrence. guest:flourish similar to the gt success we've had in the united states we could probably spend a long time talking about conservation and wildlife in africa. country in africa you have to look at very carefully because the situation on the ground is quite different in south africa or namibia compared to zimbabwe or the democratic republic of

in fact, connecticut officials said yale new haven hospital told them some cases involved traces of fentanyl.chief anthony campbell / new haven police department: we are searching and executing search warrants at additional locations to make sure that any additional product that may we can get in to our custody.luckily, no one died from the overdoses in connecticut.but in april, two people died in chicago from a bad batch of k-2, which caused severe bleeding in 54 other people.in may, k-2 caused dozens of people in brooklyn to be hospitalized.in july, d.c. officials say about 300 people overdosed on the drug in a two-week span.i'm natasha chen reporting. (pam) aimed at fighting the nationwide opioid crisis ... the trump administration is proposing cuts... to the amount of opioids, drug companies can produce in the u-s in 2019. the justice department and the d-e-a ... are proposing an average decrease in the manufacturing of six frequently misused opioids next year. this is the third year in a row... of proposed reductions. president trump's "safe prescribing plan," seeks to cut by a third the fill

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connecticut. many of them in the same new haven park, steps from the yale university campus. city police chief campbell says he's cautiously optimistic the worst is over. >> there's a hope and a prayer that we have come to the end of this crisis, or things are at least levelling off. we will continue to have a strong police presence downtown to make sure that anyone else who would think about filling the gap that has been opened up by the arrests of these three offenders would be deterred. jon: two new haven residents have already been arrested in connection with the overdoses. one of those men suspected of being the dealer, caught with 32 bags of k-2 synthetic marijuana. >>> a shark attack and more shark sightings, forcing a cape cod beach to close indefinitely to swimmers. bryan llenas has more in our new york city newsroom. what's the latest, bryan, on the man who was bitten last week? >> hey, jon, good news is he's reportedly in fair condition this weekend. 61-year-old william lighten of new york was bit in his torso and legs by a shark on wednesday on cape cod in massach

state of connecticut there emergency officials are saying they have a major problem on their hands there. leon harris at the live desk. nearly 60 overdoses linked to ee have bn reported in new haven in a24-hour period. police arrested a person of interest. he had the drug on him. officers sayhey think he's connected to some of the overdoses they've been seeing there. some of the victims had life-threatening injuries and could have taken a batch laced with a potentially killer substance. >> some positive reaction to high dose of mar can which leads to us believe that there could be some opioid or fentanyl that actually was mix >> i walk through the green all the time. to see something like this is heart breaking. >> ten-day period in than 260 people were taken to who thes forg synthetic d overkoess. it is often called synthet marijuana but the chemical composition is different and the sheer amount of cases stacking up is stretching first responders and resources there very thin. doreen, back to you. >> leon, thank you. >>> until today, the story of this week at the white house was the only rosa tapes.y, toresident trump revoked the security clearance of former a director john bren