Took to manage a patients care. Kevin techau is the us attorney spearheading the Eastern Iowa Heroin Initiative we know that last year, across the United States, the number of opioids that were prescribed was enough for one pill bottle for every adult in the United States. The United States use of opioids is off the charts compared to the rest of the world. Jeremey even got clean before another injury got him hooked again. While he was battling again jeremy took his own life. In the Law Enforcement community we know we cant arrest our way out of this problem. It really needs a 360 degree multifaceted approach techau says the solution involves doctors who are more aware of who they prescribe medication to putting fewer powerful pills into the community eventually pushing abusers to heroin when the prescriptions run out. But it also means a Law Enforcement community committed to help and people like janet pushing through the painful memories to share a painful warning. I feel like maybe
Center. Yellow alert today, though not as hospital as it has been. No. The humidity is killing us, temperaturewise down a bit, but the humidity is up there. There are a couple thunderstorms out there most of which are passing south of us, but there are a couple storms upstream were watching, disturbances pushing through right around sunset up around hagerstown. Its still light, but well watch this activity as it pushes southeastward essentially along the river. If youre heading home, youre in pretty good shape for the next couple hours. If we see a storm, theyll fub and far between. Temps be few and far between. Temps not that bad, but factor in the humidity it feels like 93 in leesburg and 90 in culpeper. Tonight ab isolated evening thunderstorm, then muggy an isolated evening thunderstorm, then muggy and patchy fog. Well come back and talk about a couple things. Well let you know if were in for another yellow alert day on tuesday. Now lets get to that deadly crash of Asiana Airlines
Thanks for your company today. In mexico, the u. S. Department of Homeland Security is helping in the search for a stolen truck carrying radio active material, cobalt 60 which the International Atomic Energy Agency says could be used to make socalled dirty bombs. The agency says all of this happened monday near mexico city. The truck was transporting the material to a waste storage facility. The iaea says the material was properly shielded but could be very dangerous if that shield were damaged or removed. Joining us now rafael romo, also evan perez. Lets start with you, rafael. Tell us about the kind of risk that this material presents in terms of that dirty bomb theory. Well, one of the first questions was that exactly, michael. Whether it be used to build a dirty bomb. The risk is certainly great but what we have found is that the cobalt that was stolen in the truck more than likely could not be used for that purpose and heres why. Just a few moments ago, i spoke with an employee at