and the head of the san francisco drug enforcement administration is also going to join us. later on, you'll hear how opioids affect the brain and why the cravings are so intense. stay with us. we'll be right back. >> i did martial arts, gymnastics, piano lessons. i was an honor-roll student -- always went to school. i was like 3.43 grade point average. >> mm. well, the federal government says 91 people die in this country every day from overdoses from opioids such as oxycodone or heroin. it's an epidemic that a lot of people don't even want to acknowledge until they've lost somebody. our guests right now are lieutenant tim simmons with the richmond police department and john martin, special agent in charge of the drug enforcement administration, san francisco division. thank you both for being here today. >> thanks for having us, cheryl. >> special agent, i wanted to start with you because the documentary we're using is something that came about from the fbi and dea. that's really -- i've never seen anything like it. >> yeah, it's a wonderful collaboration. that is a really

the d.e.a., drug enforcement administration, had warned them repeatedly over and over again that somees were illegal, and they continued to do them. >> reporter: the n.f.l. disputes that saying, "in order to ensure compliance, the d.e.a. was invited to meet with team doctors and trainers to ensure they are properly educated on federal law." the n.f.l. players' association says it is alarmed by the allegations, and plans to hold the n.f.l. accountable. the league says it puts the health and safety its players first. scott. >> pelley: anna werner, thanks. still ahead, a serious interview becomes child's play. whitening toothpaste? don't you i'm afraid it's bad for my teeth. try crest 3d white. crest 3d white diamond strong toothpaste and rinse... use together for 2 times stronger enamel. crest 3d white. it'sand your doctor at yoto maintain your health.a because in 5 days, 10 hours and 2 minutes you are going to be 67. and on that day you will walk into a room where 15 people will be waiting... 12 behind the sofa, 2 behind the table and 1 and a half behind a curtain.

. >> the drug enforcement administration rusty payne says the d.e.a.' clear. >> our job is go after the biggest drug trafficking networks. the biggest, the ones wreaking havoc and the most influential. >> the supply wouldn't exist without the demand. >> often starting with the drugs. >> we will stop the drugs coming in in the country and poison the youth and get treatment for those who are so badly addicted. kristine: the question of how the to end addictions plaguing the cities ands the towns across america. solutions sought in washington as well. i'm kristine frazao e police say they have busted a home that was once used a meth lab. and the apartment on fox layer drive is blocks away from three different schools. police say they seized drug making material and equipment. they stress it was no longer an active meth there but a hazmat team was called in to make sure the apartments are safe. >> trump embracing the numbers that he once called phony. the february jobs report shows u.s. employers adding 235,000 jobs in february. that brought the unemploymen

such is unacceptable and that the drug enforcement administration requires stringent drug control policies and procedures to be put in place to protect the substances from attack across all points of the manufacturing and distribution dispensing and administration spectrum. the drugs used in the setting are highly sought after drugs of abuse by addicts and those that profit from the sale of stolen drugs. experience at the clinic and elsewhere showed the necessity of having robust surveillance detection investigation and intervention programs in place to minimize the risk to all involved. while i will be impossible to eliminate from the healthcare workplace, it is imperative to systems rapidly detect and halt such activity. i have attached an article from the clinic office and myself included that outlines the program to its very successful implementation. while we continue to try to improve the system is effective in the implementation of seven years ago. they come from a diverse background including pharmacy techs, nursing students, nursing assistants, janitors, patient family members, nu

customs and border protection and the drug enforcement administration and the unified effort both domestic and international law enforcement partners to target criminal organizations that are supplying heroin and fence mall to the united states. i would like to highlight our efforts in the operational challenges that we encounter. the united states as you have heard already is in the midst of the fence mall crisis that is multifaceted and deadly. that analysis is scheduled to opioids used for medically severe pain relief and is 50 to 200 more times potent than morphine. we have identified two primary sources of u.s. fence about threats china and mexico. china is a global supplier of the illicit fentanyl in chinese laboratories sell fentanyl. in china criminal chemists work around government control efforts by modifying structures to create substances referred to as analogs now recognize as illicit in china but have the same deadly affects bravo there's collaboration with chinese delacca plaza prohibit analog manufacturing for export is one of the challenges we face in stemming the flow of

behavior is unacceptable and the recognition of these dangers posed by diversion, the drug enforcement administration requires stringent drug control policies and procedures to be put in place to protect drug controlled substances to protect all points from manufacturing and distribution, dispensing and disposal. the drugs used in the health care setting are highly sought after drugs of abuse both by addicts and those that would profit from the sale of the drugs. experience has shown the necessity of having surveillance, detection, investigation, intervention programs in place. while it be impossible to eliminate drug diversion from the health care workplace, it's imperative that systems halt such activity. i have attached for your review an article from the mayo clinic. while we continue to try to improve our system, it has proven effective in identifying drug diverters. diverters come from a whole host of places. these stories are incredible, but they point to the powerful draw these drugs have over addicts. it's not enough to have effective policies on the books. they must be followed. diverters a

clearly such behavior is unacceptable in recognition of dangers posed by diversion of drug enforcement administration requires drug control policies and procedures put in place to protect controlled substances from attack across all points of the manufacturing distribution, dispensing, administration and disposal spectrum. the drugs used in the health care setting are highly sought after drugs of abuse and by those with profit largely from the sale of stolen drugs. experience at the mayo clinic and also rush on the necessity of robust surveillance, detection, investigation and intervention programs in order to minimize the risks to all involved. while it will be impossible to completely eliminate drug diversion from the health care work place, it's imperative robust systems rapidly detect all such activity. i've attached for your review an article from the mayo clinic authors, myself included which outlines program from inception to very successful implementation. while they continue to improve our system, it is proven quite effective identified seven years ago. the burgers come from a diverse backgr

investigate all types of cross border activity and work in close communication with the drug enforcement administration, in a unified effort with both domestic and international law enforcement partners to target organizations supplying heroin and fentanyl to the united states. today, i would like to highlight our efforts to reduce the supply of heroin and fentanyl to the u.s. and the operational challenges we encounter. the united states, as you have heard already, is in the midst of a fentanyl crisis that is multifaceted and deadly. fentanyl is a schedule two synthetic opioid used medically for severe pain relief and it's 50 to 100 times more potent to morphine. the united states law enforcement has identified two primary sources of the u.s. illicit fentanyl threat. china and mexico. china is a global supplier of illicit fentanyl, and chinese laboratories openly sell fentanyl. in china, criminal chemists work around their government's control efforts by modifying chemical structures to create substances referred to as analogs not referred to as illicit but having the same deadly effects. although the

according to the drug enforcement administration, mexico is the primary source for illicit fentanyl trafficked into the united states. distributors in china are the principle source of the precursor chemicals, the chemical building blocks used to manufacture fentanyl in mexico and elsewhere. china is also a source of finished product illicit fentanyl coming into the united states. why is illicit fentanyl trafficking increasing? well, we're in the midst of an opioid epidemic that is -- that has begun with the overprescription and resulting abuse of prescription opioids, like oxycontin. when users found those pills too expensive to sustain their addiction, they turned to cheaper heroin. now they are turning to even cheaper and more powerful fentanyl which has become an extremely lucrative product for drug dealers and drug cartels. according to the d.e.a., a kilogram of heroin can be purchased from colombia for about $6,000 and then sold on the wholesale drug market for $80,000. purchased for $6,000, sold for $80,000. by comparison, a kilogram of pure fentanyl can be purchased from china for less

the acting head of the drug enforcement administration spoke only with cbs this morning about his plansse tackle the epidemic. tony dokoupil is in louisville, kentucky, where he got a firsthand look at the desperate fight to save lives right now. tony, good morning to you. >> good morning. deaths from opioid overdoses have more than quad ruppled since 1999 and that's made ambulances like this very, very busy. paramedics used to go days now they're lucky if they go a few hours. paramedic mary taylor rushes to as many as 25 drug overdoses in a single day. you think it peaked? >> i don't know. i mean it couldn't get much worse. >> reporter: but on this day, an overdose came to her. taylor joined a team trying to revive a young man driven to this hospital in the back of a green sedan. the patient arrived unconscious and barely breathing, but just minutes later he walked out on his own. >> that's him. >> hey, buddy. let me talk to you for a second. what just happened? >> reporter: what happened was a rescue. paramedics gave the man naloxone, a drug that stops the effects of opioids. >> i don

discussing today, the report identifies a number of serious problems in the way the atf, drug enforcement administration and u.s. attorney's office investigated the trafficking of andons to mexico in 2010 2011. many of these issues are not new to us on this committee. we have investigated them over and over again for several years and have worked to ensure these agencies make serious and lasting improvements. re are some important new fax. how anort describes investigator in texas made a significant mistake in releasing a man from custody in july of 2010. according to the ig, the prosecutor had dea reports with barber thatr -- mr. he was heavily involved in drug trafficking. this had terrible consequences. i quote. "based on the information recently noble to the agents and prosecutors, it is clear that they should not have agreed to barber's release from custody unless to direct the straw purchase of weapons and its trafficking to mexico, where it apata-avila the z shooting." doing it was admitted ball." we dropped the i have to say, this congress has dropped the ball in its support of law enforcement.

this report identifies a number of serious problems in the way that atf, the drug enforcement administration, and the u.s. attorney's office investigated the trafficking of weapons to mexico in 2010 and 2011. new of these issues are not to us on this committee. we have investigated them over and over again, for several years, and we have worked to ensure that these agencies make serious and lasting improvements. i.g.'s report highlights some very important new facts. for example, it describes how a federal prosecutor in texas made a very serious mistake in agreeing to release a man from federal custody. that was in july of 2010. according to the i.g., that prosecutor had dea reports with mr. barber claiming he was heavily involved in drug trafficking. the i.g. found that this decision had terrible consequences and i quote. informatione reasonably knowable to the agents and the prosecutors, it is clear that they should not have agreed to tbarber's release from federal custody and left at liberty to direct the straw purchase of one of the assault weapons and its to mexico, where it was used in

major transnational criminal organizations in the united states and i want to thank the drug administration enforcement for sharing that today. notably the cartels that stretch across the southwest border operating through networks and loose affiliations in smaller organizations across the united states. as many of you know first hand the southwest border is a very diverse environment with maritime and land borders where they have adapted their methods and cargo environment. from an operational point of view, this means there's not a single tactic or technology that will succeed eliminating the smuggling threat on the southwest border. to give you an idea of the challenges we collectively face, its important to talk about heroin, fenn tin noll and cocaine and imagine. >> mexican heroin is the most used in the united states because it can be smoked or snorted intravenously. they have quickly added fentanyl in response to the explosion of opium and they have contraband loads and heroin and methamphetamine. mexico was a transit company for south america source of cocaine seized at the ports of entry in mo

with the federal government is marijuana and hearing from the trump administration there could be greater enforcement of federal drug laws. what does that mean to you? what are you concerned about, if anything? >> look, i just said we're in the 21st century. we can criminalize marijuana or regulate marijuana. from my perspective, be it's smarter to regulate marijuana and make it so that, if you decide to violate the rules then you pay the price. you're punished by our laws. >> but are you concerned there might be, like, raids, for example, as there were in the past? >> i -- you know, the federal government may decide that this is one of the more important things they're going to deal with. i suspect many people in america would say, there are a bunch of folks who want to do as hurm ard. why don't we go after them first? let our local states law enforcement decide how to go after those maybe not doing the right thing with mrn marijuana. but the people of the state of california voted to allow people in the state to alaw small qantas of marijuana. therefore, move on, regulate it, not crim naize it. >> short on time, a

enforcement. interdicting drugs or national security, i think the trump administration has a ways to go before they can say to the american people, look. if we put 20 billion or more into the wall, this is what you'll get out of it. there are people who disagree but the administration has gotten this far on the idea that the wall will be the difference between safety and security and not. and they really haven't quite gone throughout and made their case. >> i think you have to give them credit if it has gone down 40%. we may not need a wall. other things, get credit for it. >> i'll to have name my davids when i have two of them. i don't want to call dl. >> there are some campaign promises you can kind of fudge. there will either be a wall in 2020 when he runs or not, right? and he will be able to point to it or he won't. >> guess who came for dinner at the white house. and on intel women's day, president trump tweets that he has tremendous respect for women but he is getting some flak for that. say goodbye to extra taxes and fees on your wireless bill and hello to t-mobile one. right now, get 2 lin

enforcing drug policies. that not odd. clinton has done it. every administration has tone it. what is odd, however, is they're normally allowed for the sake of transition and uniformity to have the seats filled before they actually leave. when you do it in the abrupt manner, and a u.s. attorney is supposed to be confirmed by the senate, you leave a viacancy in each of the 93 districts. you leave them wondering, who is going to be our leader? it's a very knee-jerk reaction that was unnecessary. >> no doubt, laura. all of the attorneys in the middle of cases, right? >> yeah. and not to mention, most presidents don't have these kind of lingering lawsuits across the country. travel plan excluded, there's trump-specific litigation going on. will the people who are resigning or asked to resign, are they going to be in the same jurisdiction that oversee trump litigation. we have to look closely and see is there a connection here? and either way, this is why it's so important to keep in mind that the people that he has said do not have to resign, are the people who are active deputy a

drugs to pore in at now unprecedented rate. we've spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while our infrastructure at home has so badly crumbled. my administration has answered the pleas of the american people forimmigration enforcement and border security. my enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise rates, save billion and billions of dollars and make our communities safer for everyone. we want all-americans to succeed but that can't happen in an environment of lawless chaos. we must restore integrity and rule of law at our borders. i'm calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. [ applause ] with reforms with expand increase lower cost and provided better health care. mandating every american to buy health insurance was never the right solution for our country. [ applause ] the way to make health insurance available is to lower the cost of health insurance and that is what he are going to do. [ applause ] >> if the president wanted to reset with his speech, the democratic party is using to to rebound. former kentucky governor deliver delivered official response. he argued many will have without former health care. senate minority leader told cnn mr. trump is all talk and no action. >> he is talke

enforce the law. >> shannon: we have to leave it there. he was somebody that had previous drug charges and drunk driving charges as well. one of the cases under the administrationl be focusing on. richard, you cited something else. we thank you both for being her here. up next, a story that is still breaking at this hour. a probe from a republican lawmaker claims and i rocky. suspect is inside the u.s. after lying his way into the country. just minutes ago, we got exclusive reaction from the justice department and the white house. breaking details next. plus, as a day without women protests continue, we will examine whether this does more harm than good >> shannon: breaking tonight, new calls by an investigation after an alleged iraqi insurgents got into the u.s. as a refugee with a false i.d. he was on the radar of the joint terrorist task force, some reports say he has gone missing. just moments ago, we got reaction from the justice department in the white house. joining us now with breaking details. hi, william. >> shannon, earlier this week, the chairman asked the attorney general to explain how a suspected iraqi insurgent got into the u.s. despite being ve

enforce the law. >> shannon: we have to leave it there. he was somebody that had previous drug charges and drunk driving charges as well. one of the cases under the administrationbe focusing on. richard, you cited something else. we thank you both for being her here. up next, a story that is still breaking at this hour. a probe from a republican lawmaker claims and i rocky. suspect is inside the u.s. after lying his way into the country. just minutes ago, we got exclusive reaction from the justice department and the white house. breaking details next. plus, as a day without women protests continue, we will examine whether this does more harm than good. old me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise.

the drug enforcement administration says it takes two milligrams of fentanyl to kill you. by the way, that's about the same as a pinch of salt. many heroin users don't realize that the heroin they buy on the street may contain these new incredibly powerful synthetic drugs, so part of the message has to be what one father told me, which is you are playing russian roulette every time you use these drugs because you don't know what's in it. and if there is fentanyl in it, there's a good chance that you will not just overdose, but you will end up one of these statistics we talked about earlier. in lorain, ohio, last monday, a 29-year-old man drove off the road and nearly hit a tree. when police arrived, they found him unconscious with an overdose with a baby in the back seat. a baby in the back seat. it took several doses of this naloxone to reverse the effects of this overdose. normally it would take one dose, but with fentanyl-laced heroin, it takes more. when police went to his home, a child answered the door and said mommy is sleeping and we can't wake her up. again, this