Last year for people under the age of 50 is Drug Overdose. That is according to data by Public Health agencies compile over time. That is more than the highest car crash was 54,000 and 1872. More than a 50,000 who died from agerelated publications in 1995 and more than 39,000 who died from gun violence including homicides, suicides and accidents in 1993. Two hours here on cspan, we want to take an in problem, k at the hearing from state officials on the front lines of the opioid medical professionals who treat addiction, lawmakers from hard hit areas, we want to in just a little bit. Well open our phone lines and you how the Opioid Epidemic is affecting you personally, first, part of our conversation from the author of he book dream land, the true tale of americas opiate epidemic. I want to ask you about something you wrote on your blog. Days g about heroin these is another way of writing about america. Who we are and what weve become. That. Ou explain sure. I began, it began to occur
Were watching an accident scene out in upper dublin on welsh road and butler pike. Youll probably be directed around the scene there. Traffic and also watching out in vineland. Injuries reported on the scene as well. This is northeast avenue and garland road. You can ski a slowdown on that system as you look in closely there. Thats because theyre diverting traffic around the scene for now. Also watching the vine street expressway. Looks like they finally opened up this ramp to broad street. At least the road after the ramp to broad street. Traffic is moving through. Ill check in with the schuylkill expressway. And the ramp to the vine coming up to make sure that we have them all open as well. Also able to get to the vine street expressway. Ill do that when i come back in ten. Tracy, back to you. So, this morning is crunch time for post offices across our entire region. Our Postal Service tells us today their busiest delivery day of the holiday season. Nbc10s matt delucia is watching it
After that deadly attacky aac earlier this week. Earlieis w in the meantime the manhuntannt continues and is wideningidenin across europe for the tunisianei suspected of swerving a big rig into a crowd of people. Foxs Garrett Tenney joins usy n now with more on what were learning about the suspect. Reporter allison and steve as you mentioned turepnsos out this suspect is nos stranger to Law Enforcement and before animes amri dime ai germany last year as a refugee g he was serving a four yearea prison sentence in italy for burning dune school. L. German Authorities Say he hasuti been on theitir radar as well. As concrete security barrierss are load of onto berlinl streets to protect theoa Christmas Market that was thet w site of so much carnagern earlier this week an international dragnet is underde way for anis amri, the amri, tunisian man suspected of spect driving the truck that rantha over dozens of people killingilg 12. 12 isis calls amri one of their soldiers. He turned up in germ
After that deadly attacky aac earlier this week. Earlieis w in the meantime the manhuntannt continues and is wideningidenin across europe for the tunisianei suspected of swerving a big rig into a crowd of people. Foxs Garrett Tenney joins usy n now with more on what were learning about the suspect. Reporter allison and steve as you mentioned turepnsos out this suspect is nos stranger to Law Enforcement and before animes amri dime ai germany last year as a refugee g he was serving a four yearea prison sentence in italy for burning dune school. L. German Authorities Say he hasuti been on theitir radar as well. As concrete security barrierss are load of onto berlinl streets to protect theoa Christmas Market that was thet w site of so much carnagern earlier this week an international dragnet is underde way for anis amri, the amri, tunisian man suspected of spect driving the truck that rantha over dozens of people killingilg 12. 12 isis calls amri one of their soldiers. He turned up in germ
Dismembered body. It pains all of us in this Holiday Season to come before you to talk about, um arc matter like this. Reporter a case has grotesque as it is bizarre. Investigators say graces mother sarah packer reported grace missing but vanish. The rest of the family moved days later. Pretty sad, you know. The girl missing. Affidavit of probable cause says sarah packer told police grace left her be a to know township house after an argument about staying at a friends place. But investigators also say the mother stalled in getting details to police and did not tell key family members grace was gone. Packer has been charged with Child Welfare endangerment and obstruction. Sarah packer is being held for trial on those charges. Reporter affidavit goes on to say police made numerous attempts to call mother for a month before she started talking again and that she never told cops she moved the rest of the family to a house in quakertown. We didnt really know them too well. They were in pre