Them. Fentanyl is the leading opioid killer in San Francisco claiming more lives than heroin or oxycodone. Fentanyl. Health Officials Say fentanyl use is spreading. The number of deaths is climbing. The statistics show 57 people died from fentanyl in San Francisco last year. That is one death a week and up from six depth not even a decade ago. Live coverage tonight from amber. She is at San Francisco general after speaking with the drug uses about the reasons and an er doctor about the danger. Reporter i spoke with a doctor who heads up the Er Department at the hospital. He tells me he is alarmed by the number of encinal overdoses he sees and wants to warn the public about how dangerous the drug is. Johnny lopez tells me he is homeless and uses heroin. He said his supplier turned him on some encinal two months ago. A lot of people are turning to fentanyl because of the strength. This is the fentanyl we get in the emergency department. Reporter it is a synthetic painkiller used by docto
Police move in to remove propalestinian protesters. And signs of life. Hamas releases a new video of american israeli hostage hersh goldbergpalin. The message from his parents. Well, good morning, and good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Today the u. S. Supreme court will hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be criminally prosecuted or not. The outcome could have major implications on the special counsels 2020 election interference case against trump, as well as for this years president ial race. Cbs news skyler henry is joining us from the Supreme Court to talk more about this. Good morning. Reporter hey, good morning to you. These justices could potentially provide a potential historic ruling about the scope of president ial power as they look to answer an untested legal question whether a former president is immune from federal criminal prosecution for official acts. Another historic day at the u. S. Supreme court where justices will soon hear arguments
Force. They say memorial day weekend is among the busiest and most dangerous periods for people on the road. They called this a maximum enforcement period starting friday at 6 00 and then lasting 11 doctor digneit on monday. Drivers baked the law day and night. People will be celebrating over the weekend and they will go late into the night and carry over into the morning. Reporter during our right along with the Highway Patrol didnt take long for him to find insight two drivers behaving badly. He spotted a white Toyota Pickup driving on the shoulder of the road to try to get around the traffic backup. The driver says he was rushing because he was late picking up his wife. Soon after the officer spotted a distracted driver in a green minivan. The driver was taking video with the cell phone while driving. You cant be messing with it and be distracted. Reporter prices at the pump are higher than last memorial day weekend. Experts say with an approved comedy People Economy people are will
Actively suppressing science. The march inspired speakers like bill nye and protesters from coast to coast. If you stepped out today it was gloomy and rainy. Were following april showers for you as storm scan3 is lighting up. Lots of green. Good evening, everyone, im natasha brown. Thank you so much for joining us. Folks rallied all over the country today to support the scientific process and the folks who study hard to make breakthroughs happen. Crowds in chicago were thick, 45,000 people turned out to preserve the sciences and in new york city participants came out with their umbrellas to protest reduced funding for research. Also protesters even rallied across the pond marching through the streets of london calling for lawmakers to do more to require schools to teach science based courses. Now here at home crowds gathered to also protest President Trumps recent cuts to the environmental pro section agency. Eyewitness News Reporter cleve bryan is live at our sat center. Hes got the l
Millions. First outside we go to meteorologist chris sowers with a look at the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. The rain is on the way, if it is not already in some places. Reporter someplaces were seeing clouds and showers as we speak. We have fog out here and conditions are damp and raw. 55 degrees in philadelphia. Allentown, 53. Millville, 54. Wilmington, 56. You can see the direction of the arrows, the winds are straight out of the north northeast that will keep the numbers on the chilly side later this afternoon. The normal high for this time of the year is 66. Were starting at 55 in most cases you would think okay, its going to be a mild day. But because of the clouds and north northeasterly breeze, it will be chilly later on. We have showers pushing through the mid atlantic states. Every now and then we get embedded cells, heavier shower activity. The day planner looks like this, 11 00 a. M. , 56 degrees, cloudy skies and showers. 1 00 p. M. , its mainly cloudy at that p