That occurred last year, is occurring again this year and will continue to occur next year. Each year is getting worse than the previous. In my home, we will see approximately 800 drugrelated deaths in 2017, which is an increase from our most devastating year, last year, 2016, when we saw approximately 660 people die from drugrelated deaths, up from 370 the year before. Nearly 9 to of these deaths will be due to opioids of some kind. Prescribed pills from which the crisis originated and grew from, heroin, fentanyl, and now the newer analogs of fentanyl. Its nationwide Public Health emergency which is simply out of control. Ohio is one of the hardesthit states. Appalachia, the New England States are also particularly hardhit. In the fall of 2011, my office alerted our county executive to an alarming trend and the rise of heroinassociated deaths. In the subsequent months and years weve partnered with our county sheriff, Cleveland Police department, u. S. Attorneys office, county prosecut
State. This month, a Police Officer in ohio had a near fatal sentinel overdose facing overdose following routine traffic stop. ,e put on his mask and gloves arrested some individuals, went back to the playstation and the police station, noticed there was powder on his shirt, he brushed it away. He is a big man, and he fell to the floor unconscious and overdose. Canadministered nor immediately, but he was not enough, they had to rush into the hospital where two more narc an doses were administered and luckily his life was saved. He would have date have died if he had been alone. He also said, what if you got home and hugged his kid . This, it is devastating our communities and causing danger for Law Enforcement and First Responders. Isntanyl hundreds of times more potent than heroin. It can be deadly. We also know about other synthetic drugs coming into our country. This issue is getting worse. As i said, the number of overdoses and deaths have increased a medically dramatically. You mi
Weather and traffic. Were dealing with fog again today . No. Were not. Thats good news. Right visibility is looking great. Summerlike as far as temperatures go as we head into the afternoon, we are expecting upper 730s. Yesterday, very warm. Weekend chill ahead. This isnt going to last for much longer. Mathew category 4 making major headlines. Take a look at that storm later on for now heres a look at what youre waking up and out the door 67 in going to be in the upper 70s. Yesterday, 76. The final number came in at 77. Today im feeling strongly. I think we can hit it again this is well above the average of 67 for this time of year. Kristen. All right. Well, were just getting used to that roller coaster. It was cooler earlier. Akron you look fine. Been checking on Greater Cleveland area. Look fantastic. Through the middle of this dart avenue to wolf ledges parkway. The lane restrictions in place through midoctober. The time friem 8 p. M. To 6 a. M. Lets check in the on still pretty qui
Well get to. That heres a look at the headlines. We are looking at summerlike conditions. The weekend chill will return. It will start to feel like fall shortly. Were tracking matthew. Right now category 3 but expected to go back to a 4 before impacting the u. S. Currently here at home we are dry. Looking at the radar. Weve got our doppler 5 radar on and not worried about rain. Thats for sure. Visibility issues . None yesterday morning it was a struggle with the fog. This morning, temperatures are faraway from the dewpoints that we should seeing that. 59 in 60 in cleveland. Not a bad walk to school. Hour by hour highs are going to be reaching to mid to upper 70s. Lots of sunshine. Totally digging the forecast. I am too. Closed until tomorrow. Looking good. Those eastbound lanes from 7 clocking in at an 8minute commute. Let head outside and check on our view of right here at warrensville. Traffic building in those east and westbound lanes. Lets get another check on traffic and check in
Going will hit that this afternoon. Noon. Partly sunny skies. Unny skie had to tonight as we fall to the high 50s. S. Mostly clear. Ear. Tomorrow must was sunny. T wasun. Clouds increase late in the day with a highi of around 78. The showers with the front we dont get any rain right aboutit there. Lineth up showers and tell may e friday saturday morning. Another three days of just beautiful weather. The deeper you go tao october te stronger the cold fronts get. Also the stronger the temperature changes from the temperatures the head of thethe front to what happens behind the front. Thesee are highs fridayghs widespread upper 70s to nearto 80degree temperatures ahead ofe the front 50s and 40s behind it on friday. Ay it will try their luck with her the hurricaneh winds of 150 mill an hour. As weeses we can just a little. Youll notice in other tropical system on the right side of the screenopica that one could impat matthew as it heads up the coase in then eventually sights more probably