we know we have a sentinel. we have a sentinel problem in this country. ran an articleun about how sentinel is a bigger homicide than in the city of baltimore. i talk to governors every week until they can't keep up with the sentinel explosion in their state. and it is being laced into the drugs -- fentanyl explosion in their state. and it is being laced into the drugs. they buy a pill for five dollars and they are dead the next day. it, yout know what's in don't know where it came from originally. more likely than not these days sadly enough those pills are laced with fentanyl. that's coming in through china. and it is being manufactured to thisd brought in country through our mail, we needour airports, our brave men and women at the at rd agents to have the tools they need to be able to intercept a lot of the fentanyl and make sure it is not destroying our community. >> golden girls meets jersey. what was your upbringing right -- upbringing like? mom and married sisters raised me. her husband and my uncle through marriage gave me a great example of a su

the sun sentinel in florida is reporting that one of the injured is from lorton, virginia, and that two of his family members are still missing. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. an update on the dallas area police officer charged with shooting two unarmed teens, killing one of them.. a jury found ken yesterday of murder and aggravated assault. johnson was off duty in march of last year, when he caught two teens stealing seats out of his s-u-v. prosecutors say he chased them, rammed their car, and opened fire because he was angry. one teen was shot several times but survived. the other, jose cruz, was killed. johnson said he acted in self-defense. but jurors were not convinced. johnson is scheduled to be sentenced on january 8th. you saw it breaking first here on good morning washington tuesday. now that fast-moving fire that left dozens homeless for the holidays in prince george's county is also a reminder -- don't assume someone else called 9-1-1! firefighters say they were called too late to battle the flames at hillcrest heights apartments tuesday morning. then

silent sentinels looking out over this one from another.he physical relationship between the dead and the living continues long after death. even after burials. people are coming out of the church now, and they are all shaking hands in their traditional manner. they do this and then they touch their chest. and they're getting ready for a less usual ceremony. the village leader explains that the ritual is called manene, also known as the cleansing of the corpses. once every couple of years, families bring the coffins of long departed relatives out of their graves and open them up for a big family reunion. these are the close relatives of a woman called maria, and they are here for the cleansing. one of the guests is a torajan professor of sociology. it means doing something for someone beloved who has passed away. the family will bring maria out of this tomb for the first time today. chanting. they're bringing maria out now. we're just waiting for them to open her coffin. i'm feeling a bit nervous, to be honest. i had to come out to get some

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. >>> the knox ville news sentinel reports a boy's emotional anti-viral bullying has attracted attentionat's the point of it why are you attacking innocent people. it's not okay. >> in the video posted to facebook on friday by his mom, keaton jones describes how he was bullied, called names, and had milk poured on him at middle school. the video was viewed at least 21 million teams. people across the country have offered support including football players from the university of tennessee titans and dale earnhardt jr. >>> the "houston chronicle" says concussion protocol was followed after tom savage took a punishing hit yesterday. he lie on the ground with his arms shaking. he came out of the game for a few minutes but went back in after play. he was taken out again and it was determined he suffered a concussion. >>> "the detroit news" reports two former detroit tigers were elected to the hall of fame. pitcher jack morris and short stam alan tremmel were members of the 1984 tigers schoip team. they were elected to the hall of fame by the modern committy after not getting enough votes in t

. >>> florida's "sun sentinel" reports police say no one is involved in the crash involving venus williamst her off as she tried to cross an intersection setting offer a chain of events. another car slammed into williams' car. a passenger died in that accident 13 days later. williams was not hurt. >>> "vanity fair" says meghan markle arrived in a lace dress for lunch with the queen. they're set to marry in may. yesterday was the first time she spent time with harry's extended family. >>> still to come, backlash. something iphone users have long suspected. blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots... eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. eliquis had both and that turned around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. if you had a spinal injection while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or

according to the sun sentinel.. moises behar of lorton, virginia is in the hospital. his nephew tells the paper.. two other family members -- an aunt and a cousin -- are still missing. in washington state - investigators say the engineer of an amtrak train may have been distracted before that deadly derailment monday. a federal official close to the investigation says there was an employee-in-training sitting next to the operator. the train was going eighty miles an hour. the speed limit on that stretch of track -- thirty. section was equipped with a safety system designed to take over if engineers don't respond. but it hadn't been activated yet. 3 people were killed -- dozens others hurt. new overnight- hundreds of airport workers at dulles saying they'll walk off the job just hours from now. that strike is set to begin at nine o'clock this morning.. during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. the contract employees in charge of wheelchairs, aircraft and terminal cleaning at dulles are demanding higher wages and benefits. they also want the right to unionize.

. >>> the orlando sentinel says puerto rico's governor has ordered a review of all the deaths since hurricane maria. governorays it's possible the toll is higher than the 64 deaths currently blamed on the hurricane. one report says the number may be closer to 500. >> and the story of a 5-year-old boy calling 911 to save christmas from the grinch. he called the police department on saturday. he said he didn't want the grinch to steal his christmas. an officer came to the boy's house to reassure him that the grinch would not steal any of his toys and the boy even helped arrest the grinch and escorted him to jail. >>> still to come, the skinny on a snack deal. how two major food companies are betting big on popcorn and pretzels. psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...find clear skin that can last. don't

david of npr, hal of the orlando sentinel, claire atkinson, and gabe sherman of vanity fair who is alsoscussing we the increase glit hostile relationship between journalists and a media-bashing president who considers other media bashers, some of whom are in the media themselves as part of his base. all right, let's start with a simple question, we were here last year. there was a lot of optimism here that the media's reputation would improve. okay. i'm going to start with the most outsider of everybody at this group, hal, has the media's reputation improved as far as the people in orlando are concerned? >> well, i think most people in orlando would probably say no, but you're just repeating certain things. if you say the washington post or the "new york times," i don't think most people in orlando read those newspapers, so you're kind of just taking what somebody else thinks. as somebody observes these things, i think the reputation of the press has gone way up. >> three major newspapers now can say they've got a million plus paid subscribers, that is historic, and the fact that people

according to "the sun sentinel" newspaper, where the 20 americans hurt in the accident was a lorton man, and two of his family members are missing. one dozen people, including five americans, were killed when the bus was flipped over had a too mayan ruins -- heading to mayan ruins. no word on what caused the crash. we are following the story closely. we will bring you updates as we learn more about the crash. download the free abc 7 news app for constant updates. switching gear to our weather -- winter begins tomorrow, and for you snow lovers, it does not look like we're having a white christmas, but it looks like it could snow out there with all the cloud cover, steve. steve: i can guarantee with 100% certainty it will not snow today, though temperatures are cooler than we were 24 hours ago. 40 degrees in fall -- 48 degrees in falls church. it is chilly out there this afternoon. cloudy right now. notice what is happening in garrett and allegheny counties, extreme western and washington counties -- skies are beginning to clear. we will see sunshine later this afternoon, and clearing ski

sentinel policy had sent the use official position is that there can be no recognition of capitals as it were until a two state solution is implemented the point to make here is that it's not just the e.u. as an entity that has opposed this decision by president donald trump's administration but also many heads of government many foreign ministers of influential countries of sand that they don't believe the step taken was helpful to the peace process certainly zygmunt gabriele the german foreign minister said he felt this was fueling the fire of processed but of course the point to make is that there are some e.u. countries have who have said that they will recognize jerusalem as the capital of the state of israel the question will be how this can be resolved from an e.u. perspective what position it will take on the face of it the u.s. position is that it does not recognize jerusalem as the capital of the state of israel and that yahoo's visits to the european union headquarters is the first by an israeli leader in more than twenty years and it's being closely watched at home harri f

and opioid epidemic is referred to that way because of sentinel that is killing people in my state at one of the highest if not the highest. per capita death rate in the country and we have been targeted by the steelers and i was added funeral saturday were our family buried their second daughter from an overdose. a person who had been in recovery and had been working really hard at it and this disease is taking all of our efforts and i am very grateful for those on the committee but i will add my concerns and frustrations to what you heard from senator whitehouse. i have expressed directly to the secretary and i think the fact that states were uncomfortable about reapplying is not an excuse in terms of the decision that was made with the second round of this funding. toward that end, senator alexander, senator coons, myself and senator mansion have this bill in called the targeted opioid funding that would change the formula and make clear what kind of priority we should give to. per capita death rates and i would love the committee's attention and collaboration on the bill. even if

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the lions go out of their way to avoid humans, and according to the santa cruz sentinel, the fear iswill lose their habitat if infrastructures such as cannabis farms continues to grow. one ecologist is aware of the high price of cannabis farming said to go into effect the first of the year. the costs, they believe, may keep down the number of growers. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, a local charity is on a mission to help children growing up in poverty. how oakland schools are benefiting from the program and how you can contribute this holiday season. >>> and here is a live look from our walnut creek camera. you see the hazy skies out there today. it is another spare the air day, meaning no wood-burning fires today and you might want to stay indoors if you have asthma or other illnesses like that, respiratory illnesses. for the rest of us, it's a sunny day, so you can get out there and do your holiday shopping. lisa along shortly how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window

. >> one of the black lives matter leaders wrote an op-ed last year in the los angeles sentinel -- >>pockets of trump any other white supremacist capitalist donate to black-led organizations that are building new libatory structures in our communities" wrote melina abdullah. >> she's a professor is. can you imagine in the clan said hey, white people, only frequent white-owned businesses. they would be decried as racists. this has a racist tinge to it. there's one color that matters to retail this time of year. it's not black or white. it's green. this is a time of year when everybody comes together. it also is really dumb. because by telling black consumers don't go to white-owned businesses, you're beating up and condemning and hurting the black employees at those businesses. this is bad for everybody. >> laura: retail is still in -- >> it's booming this season. >> laura: it's not just amazon and online. retail is up. and that hurts everybody. but they -- what happens is, they always take it too far. >> this will only hurt black businesses. what happens? then only black people that f

and a passenger on a flight togh milwaukee.t that took place over a year agos "milwaukee journal sentinel document that i've actually read exonerating you for the department of justice. while there are no charges, the passenger filed a civil lawsuito against you. i want to get your take. >>> it's a frivolous lawsuit and yet to be adjudicated, so i cannot say too much. it's a fake news story. i do not know how donald trump feels, i know how he feels. i get the sense of the matter, they found no wrongdoing. that case is closed, and i was informed of that last may. here weç are in december, and they are trying to rehash it with lies interwoven in between to make it seem like this isne somethingw. new. there was no wrongdoing. i was doing police work at the e time, and i think the united states attorney's office recognizes that and that's why they said there wasat a no evide of any wrongdoing. >> jason: sheriff, i appreciate you being here appeared monique as well. gay rights versus religious liberties. i'd who won this round and why.ç ç t it's one of the most difficult our times.s of how to

the sun sentinel goes away and at that point in time you really don't know you are being frostbitten until it's too late. >> the freezing temperatures could last another two weeks. >>> we are just three days away from california making the sale of recreational marijuana legal. what happens when marijuana users take marijuana to the airport? eliana gomez tells us what the authorities will be looking for. >> reporter: marijuana enthusiasts are beaming at the thought of lighting up and stocking up on their favorite flower on january 1. but like alcohol, there are levels to this. there are limits to how much booze you bring to the airport and the same goes for marijuana. >> at the airport everyday people come through with medicinal and personal use marijuana and we don't do anything with it. it's up to the tsa to let it through the screening or the airline if they want to let people on with the marijuana. >> reporter: want the tsa discovers the pots, they will likely call in law enforcement for help because tsa agents can't confiscate your items or arrest you. it's up to the officer to d

the milwaukee journal sentinel warns the bill does little to generate xipt in june know, wisconsin, trump voters told the newspaper, we're not going to feel any tax relief, if anything it will get a little worse." the tax bill's also the republican party's only legislative accomplishment in 2017. and they're desperate for something that looks like a win. but will a win on this issue mean losses for republicans in next year's midterm elections? for more i'm joined by the roundtable, anita kumar with me right now, white house correspondent john fearry, gop strategist and cornell belcher, democratic strategist for msnbc. let me go with this pollster, mr. belcher. i have a hunch. it's not positive tial it, it's i'm looking at things. who's ever voted against a politician for cutting taxes, even if their tax cut is smaller than somebody else's? >> you have a plurality of american voters who think they're going to be worse off because of this tax bill. and that's the real difference. it's not like it's neutral. >> like in 1993, '94, when they voted against clinton. >> when you think you're goin

while we wait, paul cruickshank editor in chief of the ctc sentinel. great to see you, paul.nfortunately it is always under these circumstances. what we are learning from sources, paul, is this is a man, 27 years old, living in brooklyn, but from bangladesh. what is the terror landscape in bangladesh? does that strike you? >> it is a striking detail. bangladesh has emerge as a fer tile recruiting ground for isis for al qaeda. there's been a lot of jihadi militants in the last few years, attacks on secular bloggers, the isis sponsored attack on a bakery, a cafe in daca, the capital of bangladesh in 2016. isis are making inroads there. lot of jihadi propaganda in bengali. what's not clear is the trajectory of this individual, whether they came from bangladesh, immigrated from bangladesh and when they had done so or born inside the united states. there's a lot of propaganda in the bengali language. >> the unknowns are important in this conversation when we talk about this person's connections at all with any jihadi networks? is there any chatter about this today? >> not yet. no

sentinel ahead on the news including. what shaping up to be one of the presidential elections in decades. and in sports a new record is set for the boss's son a sailing trip around the world far will have the details. thanks. african national congress is holding a closed door meeting to formally nominate candidates who want to lead south africa's ruling party the battle for power is exposed deep divisions within the party that's been losing public support because over to tanya page she's at the a.n.c. conference in johannesburg and i'm just wondering what sort of hustling is under way now. well a lot of hostile ng maneuvering and horse trading of course this is a political conference like any other although presidential candidates don't run with the running mate with official flights without a doubt they are asked specific groupings and we're seeing a little indication of some of those discussions already breaking at the current share question of the a.n.c. did she no one no longer wanted to be a candidate for the preside

david of npr, hal boedeker of the orlando sentinel, claire atkinson, and gabe sherman of "vanity fair nbc contributor. and we began by discussing the increasingly hostile relationship between journalists and a media-bashing president who considers other media bashers, some of whom are in the media themselves as part of his base. all right. let's start with a simple question. we were here last year. there was a lot of optimism here that the media's reputation would improve. okay. i'm going to start with the most outsider of everybody at this group. hal, has the media's reputation improved as far as the people in orlando are concerned? >> well, i think most people in orlando would probably say no, but you're just repeating certain things. if you say "the washington post" or the "new york times," i don't think most people in orlando read those newspapers, so you're just regurgitating what somebody else thinks. as somebody observes these things, i think the reputation of the press has gone way up. >> three major newspapers now can say they've got a million plus paid subscribers. that is h

another 700,000 from opioids like heroin and sentinel. it keeps getting worse. and 2017 we are expected to reach 70,000 deaths. that is more death than americans killed during the entire vietnam war, just this year. , despite clear evidence that the district isuld be shunned and -- contributing to its severity. the letter from the state attorneys general put it last month as follows, the act effectively strips the dea of to issuecritical tool an immediate suspension order against drug manufacturers or distributors whose unlawful a danger.ses the dea has authority to issue immediate suspension orders where the dea finds there is danger to public health or safety. to act altered this standard finish and by requiring a substantial likelihood of immediate threat of death, serious bodily harm or abusive a substance. this language has essentially or effectively eviscerated the dea's ability to act by john the standard so nearly that in the words of judge mall romney who is been cited often this morning, it is now all but logically impossibly for the dea -- aspend its

. -- sentinel on watch. she is there to protect investors. she's there to protect persons who might but for her absence be taken advantage of. so i'm honored to speak with her and to stand with her. i oppose this bill today because this bill epitomizes what i believe is a business model that allows corporate america to take advantage of investors. this business model is one that has been perpetrated and perpetuated by my colleagues on the other side. this business model is one that surfaced in 2008 when the credit rating agencies became captives of the businesses that were providing the instruments that were to be rated. they were cattering to the businesses, to the detriment of the investors. i believe this business model is the one that allowed the few shary rule -- fiduciary rule to be compromised. it said if you are working on behalf of an investor you can't put your interest ahead of the investors. that rule was compromised by my colleagues on the other side. so today they again come with another business model that will allow business i

an ongoing investigation by the milwaukee journal sentinel identified more than 120 cases.rol. listen up. ♪ jingle bells ♪ jingle bells ♪ jingle all the way ♪ o what fun it is to ride. rachel: boston university professor claims jingle bells is rooted in racism. ed: wow, professor saying the racial history of the song has remains hidden behind its local and seasonal affection. black face and racist origins have been subtly and systematically removed of from its history. carol swain is the author of abduction thousand liberalism steals our children's hearts and minds. what a better book title than stealing christmas from our families? what if the world is going on? >> academia, we get rewarded for coming up with ideas and the more extremes. we know with jingle bells it doesn't matter how it was originally performed, what matters is that it transcends time and race and place. it's a christmas classic we all love it. why take it away? rachel: absolutely. pete: why the reflexive desire in academia but to go back to the decisive origins or things that divide us as opposed to tryi