The boys father mother and sister are still in the hospital. As investigators try to figure out what went wrong. Lets get out to jeff cole whos life in schwenksville for us tonight. Jeff . Reporter iain, a make shift memorial is rising outside of the dark and blackened Lukens Family home. Early morning fire likely powered by heavy winds has claimed the lives of young lukens boys. Just after 5 00 on a blustery morning flames and smoke can be seen rising from the summit of a twostory home. Fire crews arrived to find brian lukens, his wife tracy and nineyearold daughter sophia out of the home. But sons brian, jr. , 11 and parker six remain inside where they perish. You know he did everything he possibly could to get his boys out of the home. So its just absolutely tragic and i cant imagine the pain. Reporter by daylight state and local fire investigators were inside and out of the wooden structure built in 1960. Brian lukens a Deputy Montgomery county sheriff bought his family home six ye
Communication. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell has been in smyrna for hours as this continues to unfold. Joins us now live. Chris . Reporter lucy, it is now been nearly 13 hours since a group of inmates have taken control of a building inside of delawares largest mack mum security prison. Four employees including corrections officer taken hostage inside that. Two of them have been released today along with dozens of other inmates. Statewide prison lock down continues tonight. Four employees including Corrections Officers and a counselor were taken hostage by Prison Inmates in building c of the james t. Vaughn correctional facility. One officer was injured. Sources say beaten badly in the takeover. He remains in the hospital tonight. Two of the employees were released along with 28 inmates. Its believed nearly a hundred inmates remain unsecured inside. We dont know the dynamics of the takeover and we don know the dynamics of any inmates were held against their will or if these inmates simply req
Communication. Fox 29s Chris Oconnell has been in smyrna for hours as this continues to unfold. Joins us now live. Chris . Reporter lucy, it is now been nearly 13 hours since a group of inmates have taken control of a building inside of delawares largest mack mum security prison. Four employees including corrections officer taken hostage inside that. Two of them have been released today along with dozens of other inmates. Statewide prison lock down continues tonight. Four employees including Corrections Officers and a counselor were taken hostage by Prison Inmates in building c of the james t. Vaughn correctional facility. One officer was injured. Sources say beaten badly in the takeover. He remains in the hospital tonight. Two of the employees were released along with 28 inmates. Its believed nearly a hundred inmates remain unsecured inside. We dont know the dynamics of the takeover and we don know the dynamics of any inmates were held against their will or if these inmates simply req
Suggests i got something wrong, but it is very important to do that. And i do if i get something wrong and i think my colleagues elsewhere at other media organizations do the same. Carl is up next. We will leave this discussion at this point to take you live now to hearing on efforts to curb drug abuse and theft by opioid addicted veterans. Veterans officials and representatives from an opioid Diversion Prevention Committee all testify. This is live coverage on cspan 3. Good afternoon. This hear willing come to order. I want to welcome everyone who has joined us today. Today we will address the lack of oversight in internal controls regarding controlled sub tanss within the Veterans Health administration that leave facilities open to Drug Diversion and veteran harm. The diversion of drugs from v. A. Health care facilities is an incredible Patient Safety issue that puts veterans, v. A. Employees and the public at tremendous risk. Unfortunately the news has recently been filled with the
Veterans Affairs Department officials and the mayo clinic testified on efforts to curb opioid abuse by patients and Veterans Affairs health care facilities. And to stop the theft and sale of drugs by employees of the va and prevention efforts. A House Committee held last weeks hearing. Good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome everyone who has joined us today. Today we will address the lack of oversight in internal controls regarding controlled substances within the Veterans Health administration that leave facilities open to Drug Diversion and veteran harm. The diversion of drugs from v. A. Health care facilities is an incredible Patient Safety issue that puts veterans, v. A. Employees and the public at tremendous risk. Unfortunately the news has recently been filled with the story after story of Drug Diversions within v. A. In little rock, arkansas, v. A. Pharmacy technician reportedly used his access to medical supplies, websites to order and divert 4,000 ox