Realities of tax reform. Plus, america addicted. We kick off our new series on the deadly Opioid Epidemic sweeping the nation. Tonight, a look at how we got here. Brangham studies have now clearly shown that opioid medications can lead to dependency within just a matter of days, and so, this flood of prescriptions led to a surge of addiction. Woodruff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff were covering two big stories this evening. Tom prices stint as secretary of health and Human Services is over, after revelations of costly priva
They heard the loud bangs out here. 9 yoerld was standing on the corner with his older brother and father. Having a Conversation Police tell us. And the 6 yearold noticed he hs hit in the shoulder with a gunshot. He ran into his home which was right nearby. Waiting for an ambulance. Police tell us that the boy was not the intended target. Nobody intentionally shoots a 6 yearold. He was shot in the left shoulder. But he was initially in critical condition. He lost a lot of blood. Temple they do a great job. They see a will the of shootings victims and stabilized him quickly. The good news the boy is expected to recover. That search continues for the gunman. He was last seen running up here on north 24th street. But he hasnt been found by police yet. We know youll let us know if that changes. New at 11 a vicious attack inside a Delaware County business. Take a look at this surveillance from fisher autosales. Two men with guns rob the place this morning. And beat up two workers inside. Po
To first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist krystal klei. Good morning, krystal. Good morning, guys. We have temperatures in the 50s out there in some spots. Lets take a look right now at 59 in philadelphia and 58 in wilmington. Allentown, youre at 54. So weve got temperatures in the 50s to start. Some of us may be able to slip into the 40s here for the official lows this morning. And then we are going to see that temperature start to rise. But not much. Not those uncomfortable 80s and 90s we saw over the last week, instead were talking much cooler conditions today. Look at radar and satellite, few isolated showers roll on by the area today. Most of those have moved out. We could see a few spot showers this afternoon, but for the most part todays a cloud sun mix and its going to feel like fall out there. Take a look at the wide view here. It is clear as can be when you look to the west. So once isolated shower or two roll by this afternoon, we are talking very dry picture an
Main entrances. You got the foundation down and youre about to start going up, thats kind of why were here right . A year from today, the whole building form will be together, the roof will be on, and were be doing the interior work. We had to stop shooting so because theyre lowering these down. This is the first time ive been in the theater lobby. So how does it feel. Here we are. Were in the lobby. I love what youve done with the place. From where were standing where the court going to be . Where is steph curry going to be shooting . 50 feet that direction. Locker ro locke locker rooms and practice facilities over there. What emotions do you have right now . This was just a dream 5 1 2 years ago to see it come to form from ideas and drawings, and a million hours of meetings. Its a feeling that puts a big smile on my face. It is quite the project. A lot of people expressed concern about traffic and parking. The best way to go public transportation. They couldnt let me take the hard ha
In for ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Today only on abc 7 sports director, larry view got a view of the process. This is fun, when the warriors broke around 9 months ago, they had the dancing backhoe, act bats and fire and everything. We got the exclusive tour of the new arena with warriors present rick wells. The tour starts with a view from above. Its a beehive of activity. When this is done this will be more than just an arena. The idea is to create a destination. All the way around the arena becomes a beautiful public space. Its amazing. Theyve thought of everything i even have a warriors logo on the hat here. And we headed to the belly of the beast. All right. Lets watch the reborn here. So, im doing this with you for the first time. If you can imagine the view, right. So this is how people are going to cross the street from the park and this is one of the two main entrances. You got the foundation down and youre about to start going up, thats kind of why were here right . A year f