The Senate Hearing will come to order. This is on the children, families and the Opioid Epidemic crisis. Later today, senator murray and lland senator jung wi introduce legislation to try to address the Opioid Crisis. The National Institutions of help had predicts that a new nonaddictive painkillers could be achieved within five years with more flexible authority to conduct the necessary research. Moreill would give the nih flexibility to address Research Research that addresses the Opioid Crisis. I each haveay and an Opening Statement and well introduce the witnesses. After their testimony, we will have a round of fiveminute questions from the senators. The Opioid Crisis is particularly heartbreaking for families and children. No one understands that more than an east Tennessee Woman who lost a baby in the nearly two decades in which she is struggling with addiction to opioid and other substances. And she entered into recovery in 2012, she had no drivers license or formal education bu
The Senate Committee on Health Education and pensions will come to order. Today we are looking at effect on children and infants. We have a vote i believe at 11 30 today so we should i believe give us time to have a full discussion with our witnesses. Before we turn to todays focus i wanted to say that later today senator murray and i and senators young will introduce legislation to help address the Opioid Crisis. Dr. Collins, head of the National Institute of health predicted that nonaddictive pain killer can be introduced. Our bill would give more flexibility to conduct research. The Committee Plans to hold a markup on the bill as well as other legislation to address the Opioid Crisis as soon as march. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and introduce witnesses. After their testimony will have a round of fiveminute questions from the senators. The Opioid Crisis is particularly heartbreaking for families and children. No one understands that more than jesse who lo
4 billion each year. So not other they sacrificing a lot of their golden years, but theyre, in fact, helping all of us by taking on that substantial burden. 2. 6 million Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, thats a huge number. And, as i mentioned, senator collins and i have the legislation called supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren act which creates a federal task force to serve as a onestop resource for resources and information for grandparents who are, in fact, having to raise their grandchildren. I wanted to start with mr. Bell and ask whether you think having this information will help support these grandparents and relatives who are raising these children as a result of the Opioid Epidemic . Thank you, senator casey. Dr. Bell, im sorry. Thank you. Senator collins did raise this before she left and, as i indicated, we are very supportive of what you are trying to do here. Its something that we learn from the crack epidemic, that these grandparents need support centers, t
Drew smith is working the story tonight. Reporter chesters mayor and police chief are condemning the violence and offering a reward for information. Its little comfort to this family torn apart. The scariest moment of my life. Reporter this woman couldnt hold back tears as she remembered hiding under her dashboard as bullets began flying on pine lane in chester last night. I got shot in my shoulder for something i dont know. Reporter just out of the hospital, she has a bullet under her skin. Her eye is scratched from the broken glass. Someone fired dozens of bullets at adults sitting in a car. The shots hit shiply and two of her teenage relatives. You knew there was kids out there. No remorse, no nothing. They didnt care. Reporter this photo shows the 14yearold dressed up for his formal two days ago. On the left is his 16yearold cousin. Doctors are treating powell for serious injuries. The other young man died last night. Their aunt spoke with us. Im hurting right now. It hurts so bad.
The lowest chance of showers, but we do expect showers to move in tomorrow, and delaware, youre going to see the heaviest rain through the afternoon hours, especially along the shore, and new jersey as well, but along the jersey shore, expect high winds with heavy rain. Temperatures in the upper 50s for the areas. Coming up, a closer look at the weekend forecast. A lot of events too. A lot of people looking forward to that, thank you. Breaking news from skyforce10, Mitch Blacher is live over cherry hill. Theres a brush fire. What do you see, mitch in. Reporter keith, we are just over route 70 in the new jersey turnpike in cherry hill. Theres flames, a growing brush fire along the new jersey turnpike. We zoom out, you can just start to see the scope of this thing. Must be at least a mile long, goes between route 70 and crystal road where cherry hill water tower is. Weve seen fire crews arrive in the last couple minutes, seemed this brush fire was condolencing to smolder, thick white smo