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to know. more than 30 dead in buffalo. anger and frustration and now questions mounting about the response. were residents adequately warned about this monster storm? the national guard going door-to-door and more than 400 pieces of snow equipment on the ground to reopen streets. calls for prayer around the world for the former pontiff. pope francis saying his predecessor s health has taken a turn for the worse. one nation overdosed. the break glass tool that high schools are turning to do stop fentanyl overdoses in their hallways. and the incredible come back. a varsity athlete attacked by a shark. how she recovered to swim her way to a state title. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester on a very busy night. we are tracking two developing stories right now. one of the worst airline meltdowns in recent memory and for southwest it is far from over. the airline canceling more than 2,500 or 62% ....
New Jersey mom Tanya Niederman, who lost her 19-year-old son to fentanyl, warns other parents about the drug crisis in the United States on Wednesday's "America Reports." ....
Have hit our nation s kids hard. now some high schools are going the extra nile keep students safe. morgan radford reports. reporter: when tanya niederman lost her son j.j. he was just 19 years old. he ingested cocaine and he had enough fentanyl in his system to kill 30 grown adults. a tragic story increasingly common. overdoses among teens 14 to 18 reaching a record high, surging 133% in just two years. the vast majority of them caused by fentanyl, a drug that is often found in fake pills made to resemble prescription drugs likes oxycodone, xanax or adderall. that s why here at highland regional high school in new jersey break the glass. remove the narcan. reporter: a new solution to the students. is it almost like a fire extinguisher, you just break glass if necessary? that s exactly what it is. reporter: the ....
Towards catering to people who are willing to buy drugs. reporter: online? yes, online. reporter: a chain of events parents like tanya niederman hope to prevent any way possible. what about parents who feel like putting these naloxone kits in schools is just going too far, it sends the wrong message about drugs? if anything, kids allergic to peanuts, they have epipens in school. why not have it available? i truly that i that you don t know what s going on in the bathroom. you don t know what happened in the car in the parking lot. if this is a way to keep kids from dying, then so be it. reporter: a new tool in the fight against overdoses reaching a younger generation. morgan radford, nbc news, new york. all right. coming up, a comeback story like you have never seen before. a high school swimmer s quest for victory after a terrifyiying brush w with a a shark inspspiring america. ....