Folks who arrived with a tow truck. Thats the disabled vehicle i was trying to show you. Its a distraction, though, as it arrives we look at slowing. Across all the lanes. No major problems. In fact its split much everywhere. Well show you the bay bridge with the change over in the toll plaza. Back to you. Back to our top story, thousands of passengers are in a Holding Pattern on board a San Franciscobased cruise ship, waiting to get tested for the coronavirus, this after the death of a california man who became ill shortly after the same ship returned to San Francisco from mexico. Spiepete suratos joins us w more. Reporter good morning. The cdc is planning to fly those text kits out of the to the ship, which is still overshore. There are thousands of people on the ship, so it remains to be seen if those folks are affected. A timeline of how we got to this point. We know the ship left from San Francisco on february 21st for hawaii. Health Officials Say three passengers who are on board
Today the subcommittee holds a hearing entitled combatting the opoid crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the term combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death affecting every corner of our nation. There were more than 52,000 deaths in overdose. A 20 increase in the prior year. It was almost seven time it is rate of death from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. We learned we have lost roughly 60,0 0 people to Drug Overdoses. That is more in one year than all the names on the vietnam veteran memorial wall. That is likely underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of next year. For every fatale overdose there is 20 nonfatale overdoses and for 2016 that could be near one million. More than 130,000 lives have been lost between 1999 and 2015. Thats about 50,000 oh 500,000 will be lost over the next decade. The roots began in 1980 when a letter was misinterpreted as evidence it was unlikely
Friendship ranch subdivision to serve an e vigs notice to resident martin wirth. He came out on his deck, then went back inside. Officers followed him inside the home, and wirth opened fire with a rifle. What i heard was the ars going sxauf it freaked me sxauf it freaked me out. Reporter his partners were also injured. Martin is in Critical Condition. Wirth died after deputies returned fire. Wirths neighbors says he had predicted his own death. He felt like they were after him any way. You know, he says, one of these days theyre going to kill him. I thought, theyre not going to do that, today was that day. Reporter more that you know one officers swarmed the area, piecing together evidence. By nightfall, flags were at halfstaff and heart broken law officers had a small request. Turn on your porch lights, of the wonderful things that our Law Enforcement officers are doing on the streets of our country, each and every day. Reporter so tonight, if you can, turn on your porch light in hono
Karen morfitt with more on the deputies, and new details about the suspect. We start with tom mustin with the latest on the case. Tom. Reporter well, karen, its quiet now here at the platt can young fire station. You can see the flags at half mast. Dozens of deputies worked around the clock on this case, and tonight is a time to remember their fallen come regard. He served his community in a superior way and he made the ultimate sacrifice. Reporter officers swarmd this bailey swarmed this bailey home after the death of nate carrigan. Carrigan and two other park county deputies went to the friendship ranch subdivision to serve an e vigs notice to resident martin wirth. He came out on his deck, then went back inside. Officers followed him inside the home, and wirth opened fire with a rifle. What i heard was the ars going sxauf it freaked me sxauf it freaked me out. Also injured. Martin is in Critical Condition. Wirth died after deputies returned fire. Wirths neighbors says he had predict
For joining us. Look at your forecast. It was the kind of snow we appreciate. It follows from the sky, sticks pavement. That is thanks to warm temperatures. That will be the case through the afternoon. Everyone and continuing snow showers in some parts of town. The steadiest snow is in the northern to 75 loop through loveland toward milford. That extends east into brown and southern highland counties. It will continue slating east through the next halfhour. Along 74, a few more snow showers lined up and rolling in our direction. You can see that we are not done yet. The storm system is exiting northeast, but we have to watch the showers near fort wayne to roll in our direction between providing the possibility of reduced visibility and Additional Limited accumulation on the grassy surfaces, especially in towns that arty have an inch on the ground. Wilmington, just shy of 1. 5 inches. Most of that was measured on a colder surface versus the ground. The rest of the day will be blustery,