All right, bear with me here. I have all this technology but thank you everyone for coming today. Open to the Washington Post, im mike bowes, i cover Washington Congress for the post. Im here today to discuss the nations Opioid Crisis and i know i dont need help the people in this room about the scale of that crisis. The victims, families, doctors, Public Health officials, people that look like me and lawmakers like these have been spreading the word about whats been going on and were going to begin our program today with a discussion of the policy and government response and i invite you all to sit down. So turning me on stage and part me just a moment while i just, first we have Diana Degette of colorado, a senior democrat on the house committee, ranking democrat on the oversight and investigations subcommittee. She cosponsors or coauthored the 20th century jurors act with which put 1 billion of new federal funds into the full viewing epidemic to combat it. Chief deputy whip of the H
Everybody either. 55 in boston right now. 50 in manchester, same in taunton, low 50s right now in worcester. A couple of the cooler spots are in the 40, concord. There are some low level clouds, touch of fog in a few spots. Its a changeable type of weather day because the low clouds will give way to breaks of sunshine through early afternoon. There maybe an showers pushing into worcester county. Watch what happens metro west gets a shower or 2, but most of us staying dry for a lot of the day today with clearing coming in after that. So 50s to start, 65 by lunchtime with some breaks of sun a light breeze and a few showers for the ride home generally north and west of boston, mild with temperatures near 70 degrees cooler weather is going to move in. Ill let you know how long were continuing to watch backups on the leverett connector. That accident is blocking the right lane so check out the delays that its causing here as you make your way into the city. Your other big challenge is the e
Everybody either. 55 in boston right now. 50 in manchester, same in taunton, low 50s right now in worcester. A couple of the cooler spots are in the 40, concord. There are some low level clouds, touch of fog in a few spots. Its a changeable type of weather day because the low clouds will give way to breaks of sunshine through early afternoon. There maybe an showers pushing into worcester county. Watch what happens metro west gets a shower or 2, but most of us staying dry for a lot of the day today with clearing coming in after that. So 50s to start, 65 by lunchtime with some breaks of sun a light breeze and a few showers for the ride home generally north and west of boston, mild with temperatures near 70 degrees cooler weather is going to move in. Ill let you know how long were continuing to watch backups on the leverett connector. That accident is blocking the right lane so check out the delays that its causing here as you make your way into the city. Your other big challenge is the e
Everybody either. 55 in boston right now. 50 in manchester, same in taunton, low 50s right now in worcester. A couple of the cooler spots are in the 40, concord. There are some low level clouds, touch of fog in a few spots. Its a changeable type of weather day because the low clouds will give way to breaks of sunshine through early afternoon. There maybe an showers pushing into worcester county. Watch what happens metro west gets a shower or 2, but most of us staying dry for a lot of the day today with clearing coming in after that. So 50s to start, 65 by lunchtime with some breaks of sun a light breeze and a few showers for the ride home generally north and west of boston, mild with temperatures near 70 degrees cooler weather is going to move in. Ill let you know how long were continuing to watch backups on the leverett connector. That accident is blocking the right lane so check out the delays that its causing here as you make your way into the city. Your other big challenge is the e
Month, im daniel miller. Stormtracker Weather Center with timeline when the next batch of rain moves in. Sarah we have showers approaching new england and all the way down to the gulf coast, tornado watch northwest of atlanta and not talking about Severe Weather and rumbles of thunder overnight and right now it is quiet, 40s there, 45 in boston and starting off on mild note and also seeing visibility greatly improved and had areas of fog that really reduced things and hourbyhour we head up to nashua, New Hampshire and hold on to clouds and risk of showers moves on in during the afternoon and evening hours and we are talking some heavy steady rain overnight and i will have that timeline and how much you can expect coming up and lets get check of following the breaking news about that water main break all morning but i did just want to remind you still an issue, washington street closed between essex and kneeland street. Volume heavy and steady 128 southbound through lexington. We havent