and just this year, the cdc declared ohio to be ground zero for fentanyl overdoses. problem here in cincinnati's hamilton county is so bad, overdose deaths now outnumber car accident deaths and murders combined. last year, the county reported 238 fentanyl-related deaths, a 153% increase from the year before. newtown ohio police chief is leading a drug task force to combat the sudden rice. >> often the drug dealers are one step ahead and we've got to catch up a little bit. >> reporter: his detectives are finding fentanyl laced in heroin and given to unsuspecting users. one hooked, users are increasing seeking out fentanyl on its own. >> here's the things about drug dealers that's unfortunate. they're very good at knowing their customer and at marketing. >> reporter: in chicago, a recent spike in fentanyl overdoses has prompted a public health warning. >> it's a time bomb. it's totally dangerous, and patients really are playing with death if they're using it out of the hospital setting. >> reporter: a fact evan's parents know all too well. >> it is the very worst thing

he told me he's seen fentanyl there. mixed with pills and possibly with teens taking it mixed in gummy candies. a similar issue was plaguing parts of the bay area just last year. >> pam:xanax pills.often bought and sold on the street.that were made with fentanyl. grant lodes is here with a reminder of what fake xanax looks like. >> grant:they look very similar. the fake xanax pills are on the red background. the real xanax pills are on the grey background. the san francisco health department tells us. fentanyl has been in the city/county before. and will be here again. we told you last october, counterfeit "xanax" pills were found on the street here that contain fentanyl. 1 person in san francisco died.3 others got so sick from it. they went to the hospital. and two santa clara men died last year after taking fake pills as well. we are following breaking news tonight. dozens of armed f-b-i agents raid a san francisco home. >> pam:and we are learning in the past hour.the victim of police beating caught on camera is under

one pill might have a grain or two more of fentanyl and that could cause serious injury. >> reporter: the pills are being sold illegally to people like mindy. >> i had been prescribed norcos for a good year or too. it was a large percentage of people who started using from a medical condition. >> reporter: leading otherwise up standing citizens to turn to the black market when their prescription runs out. a new bill would add three to 25 years to the prison sentences of fentanyl dealers. >> we want to be able to add those penalties to get it off the streets because it's become nationwide such a horrible thing. >> reporter: san mateo county district attorney steve wagstaffe spoke about the bill sunday morning. >> it brings fentanyl in with heroin and cocaine as the worst drugs that we're dealing with for addiction. >> monday's hearing is going to be in front of the senate appropriations committee. even the bill's author says it's going to be the tricky part. >> reporter: the more jail time criminals face for breaking the law, the more money it takes to keep them there. >> i think that'

. >>> a california bill to crack down on the distribution of the deadly drug fentanyl will likely come down to dollars and cents, kpix5's anne makovec with the roadblock to a proposal meant to save lives. >> reporter: the drug fentanyl has already killed at least 10 people in the sacramento area this year, many people thinking they're taking the painkiller norcross, but many people are taking fentanyl that's 100 times stronger than heroin. >> you can take a hot pill that might have a grain or two more of fentanyl in it and that could cause someone serious injury. >> reporter: the pills are being sold illegally. >> i had been prescribed norco for a good year or two. it was a really high percentage of people who started using from a medical condition. >> reporter: leaving otherwise upstanding citizens to turn to the black market when their bill runs out. a new bill would add three to 25 years of prison sentences to dealers. >> we want to get it off the street because nationwide it's become such a horrible thing. >> reporter: the san mateo district attorney spoke about the bill sunday mor

how powerful is fentanyl? >> it's probably 100 times more potent than morphine. >> d.e.a.cial agent john martin. >> it's coming from china, manufacture nerd china, being shipped to mexico, mexican drug trafficking organizations are then smuggling the fentanyl up through the traditional smuggling routes through the southwest border. >> >> reporter: natasha butler wants everyone to know pain pills president on the street can kill. >> how many more do we have to lose? >> reporter: and to imagine, one small pill. >> one. >> reporter: months last year, scott, nationwide the d.e.a. seized enough illegal fentanyl to make more than 166 million doses of the drug. >> pelley: john blackstone in california's capital. john, thank you. a volcano puts on a spectacular show and we'll have that when we comek. bac hem on a rack. but the specialists at ford like to show off their strengths: 13 name brands. all backed by our low price tire guarantee. yeah, we're strong when it comes to tires. right now during the big tire event, get a $120 rebate by mail on four select tires. when your ford n

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with the fentanyl, we can't even touch it.o rush it to the laboratory. >> this is one of the analysis techniques that we use. >> in this lab, they not only identify the also find out where the drugs come from. >> street gangs that are distributing, cartels, and host countries. >> say they're training local and state agencies every day on how to handle overdose east. >> point of no return on this. $30 a bag on the street. >> could be dead? >> and you could be dead with that one bag. >> in washington, laura evans, fox5 local news. >>> in tonight's health watch, smoking may be harmful to more than just your health. it could also hurt your job prospects. new research is suggesting smokers who lose their jobs spent more time unemployed than non-smokers. non-smokers with 30% more likely to be back working after a year, and also earned an average of an extra $5 an hour compared to those who light up. >> cam newton lighting up social medi photo. the care line a panthers quarterback, he is apparently staying fit in the off season by pl

str one she sees most often lately, fentanyl. 50 times more powerful thanwerfl heroin and cheaper totanyl hydro chloride in thatt vial and that is a lethal dosedo that's enough material to killtk people. >> fentanyl is one of the mostto powerful painkillers availableab tour medical treatment.ed typically add verdic patients via patch or injection. but between 2012 and 2014, the e number of seizures of elicit fentanyl sky rocked. >> that's just brief excerptef e from the story laura did. story. joining us now with more on theo disturbing epidemic is carl,ar carl is the special agent in ofi the dea washington field officeo good morning. thanks for joining us first of.o >> good morning. mni >> it's very scary.s ve one of things you see the veryhr small amount of the drug that or can cause serious problems evene death. in fact one report i was readina dealing with california epidemic likened it to one-25th of af a sugar pact. is that accurate.is >> that's accurate t.. and this is a good visual of what we're seeing and the consequence.. all the time i go out and we talk about the dangers

drug enforcement administration issued a nationwide alert last year about the dangers of fentanyl. >>> the government gave you a few extra days but today is officially tax day. you have until midnight tonight to submit your taxes or request an extension to avoid a penalty. the deadline normally falls on april 15th but a legal holiday in washington pushed it back. >>> amazon prime is going monthly, challenging netflix. you can now pay tends 99 cents a month for a -- $10.99 a month for a full prime membership or $8.99 a month. until now prime has only been available as an annual subscription. the company started to test this monthly option through a partnership with sprint last month. >>> get ready to supersize your fries if you order at mcdonald's in st. joseph, missouri. that restaurant about to offer all you can eat french fries starting in july. customers will also be able to place their order at a kiosk, that's supposed to speed up some service. and orders will be brought to a customer's table. the franchise owner says that they will offer hundreds of customizable burger and desser

how powerful is fentanyl? >> 100 times more potent than the morphine. >> dea special agent john martin. >> coming from china, manufactured in china. shipped to mexico. mexican drug trafficicing organizations are struggling the fentanyl through smuggling routes through the southwest border. >> reporter: natasha butler wants everyone to know pain kills bought on the street can kill. >> how many more are we going to lose? >> reporter: to imagine one small pill. in just six months last year, scott, nationwide, the dea seized enough illegal fentanyl to make more than 166 million doses of the drug. >> john blackstone in california's capital. john, thanks very much. back. >>> joe medicine crow was a u.s. and native american hero. born on the crow reservation in montana, a great uncle told him firsthand, about the battle of the little big horn. in world war ii, medicine crow fought behind german lines. in one raid stole 50 german horses. he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 2009. he died sunday, 102. >>

we have a fentanyl epidemic in the united states. sources say it's clear china and mexico are the principal means by which fentonanyl is coming io the united states. the number of deaths has escalated. new addition to that plague being fentanyl as a killer in our country. what is our government saying to mexico about the importation of fentanyl? it comes up right from mexico and it winds up in florence, massachusetts, where people died. but that's the story for most of our country. what is it that we are telling the mexicans about this importation of fentanyl? >> thank you for the question. actually, it's the state department that has the lead on that dialogue, so i would ask my colleague from the state department to respond. >> mr. palmieri. >> senator, thank you. we are engaged with mexico to improve counternarcotics interdiction and to improve their ability to eradicate poppate cultivation inside mexico. as well as strengthen our border and law enforcement cooperation to prevent those kinds of drugs -- >> but what about -- are you

just this year the cdc declared ohio to be ground zero for fentanyl overdoses. problem here in cincinnati's hamilton county is so bad overdose deaths now outnumber car accident deaths and murders combined. last year the county reported 238 fentanyl related deaths, a 153% increase from the year before. newtown, ohio police chief is leading a drug task force to combat the sudden rise. >> often the drug dealers are one step ahead. and we got to try to catch up a little bit. >> reporter: his detectives are finding fentanyl laced in heroin once hooked users are seeking it on its own. >> here's the thing about drug dealers that's unfortunate, they're very good at knowing their customer and very good at marketing. >> reporter: in chicago a recent spike in fentanyl overdoses has prompted a health warning. >> it's a time bomb. totally dangerous. patients really are playing with death if they're using it out of the hospital setting. >> reporter: a fact evan's parn parents know all too well. >> it is the very worst thing that a parent can ever go through. you're not suppos

public health officials are warning about counterfeit drugs laced with fentanyl. betty yu with the push to get this dangerous drug off the streets. >> reporter: they look very much like the real thing, but health officials say this pill is disguised as the popular painkiller norco and it contains fentanyl. a dangerous narcotic. >> it is 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin and morphine. >> reporter: seven overdoses have been reported in contra costa, alameda, santa clara, and san francisco counties since late march. no deaths have been linked to any of these cases. the dea says the fake tablets are likely made in china, smuggled into mexican drug cartels and into california. health officials believe the overdose cases are linked to the pills sold on the streets. >> it is the biggest problem we have in the region. to take the pills off the street and stop the people selling the pills that are hurting people. so, we are conducting a thorough investigation. >> reporter: and fentanyl can be deadly. at least ten people in the sacramento area have died from overdose

but instead the tablets are packed with fentanyl which is up to 100 times more potent than morphine. the problem has been especially bad in the sacramento area where paramedics have responded to three dozen overdoses and nine deaths in a week. our sister station in sacramento spoke with the sister of one of the victims today. >> well, the fake norcos to relieve some pain. i hope it didn't. but she didn't take that knowing that she was never going to wake up again. >> on friday, federal authorities issued a public safety alert about the drug. last fall several deaths in the bay area and santa cruz county were linked to fentanyl masked to look like xanax. >>> regular bart service will not return tomorrow in the east bay. for the last two weeks riders have been taking a bus bridge between the north concord and pittsburg pay point station. bart has a team of engineers tasked with what is causing a electrical problem that has been damaging trains. the new team will be focused on the train cars themselves as a possible source of the problem. bart has been running test trains between the tw

and in worst-case scenario they actually stop breathing. >> reporter: so far fentanyl pills have been linked to 14 deaths in the sacramento area and at least seven overdoses in the bay area. according to a cdc report, a man and his girlfriend were recently treated at the contra costa regional medical center after overdosing on fentanyl laced pills. the report said the couple bought the drugs from a friend thinking they were norco pills. >> we're aware that people are using these medicines not as they were prescribed, they need to know that these pills that look exactly like the real thing are -- they're risking their life. >> reporter: ultimately officials say you should not buy drugs that are not prescribed to you are not by a licensed pharmacy. reporting in contra costa county, christina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> counterterror trainings, the scenario a hostage situation on board a b.a.r.t. train. at 10:30 the three words to remember during a terrorist attack. >>> the warriors advance to the next round of the nba playoffs. they say that in life, we shouldn't sweat the small stuff.

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it's a mild pain killer, instead they have fentanyl, which is 100 times more potent than morphine.n sacramento paramedics have responded to three dozen overdoses and nine deaths in a week. our sister station in sacramento spoke with the sister of a victim today. >> the fake norcos, to relieve some pain, i hope it did but he didn't take that, knowing that he was never going to wake up again. >> on friday, federal authorities issued a public safety alert been the drug. last year several deaths were linked to fentanyl, masked to look like xanax. >> a open for vandals damaging 120 vehicles using bb guns and have now turned their weapons on people. san leandro showed a video with a suspect it shooter. cornell bernard has more information.

the street drug is laced with an even more dangerous drug, fentanyl.is lethal even in small doses. >>> a successful rocket launch for space. what is taking to the international space station. >>> a double triumph for space today. they launched a rocket to the space today. space x landed its booster on an ocean platform for the first time. it's carrying with it an inflatable room that will expand to the size of a small bedroom. this is the first supply mission to the space station since another rocket broke apart in flight since last year. >>> before we go, a rainy weekend. >> a rainy weekend. on and off showers through tonight. saturday, even into sunday. if you take a look at our temperatures, they don't move too much. now, our temperatures are pretty close to average. they'll stay that way for the next week or so. monday and tuesday, another chance of showers that will linger into next week. >> have a great weekend, everybody. thanks for being with us. you can always stay in touch at kron4.com. >> most brazen car chase ever? >> yeah. look at that. wh

fentanyl. >>> today is a big day for the nation's top college football players as the first round of the nfl draft gets underway in a few hours. >> jared goff is widely expected to be the number-one pick going to the los angeles rams. and as scott reiss reports, there are a handful of other bay area prospects who could be called on as well. >> reporter: jared goff is the headliner for bay area draft prospects. and with good reason. he could be the second cal player ever to go number one overall. the first steve barkowski in 1975 to the falcons. goff is a potential franchise quarterback and the newly kristined l.a. rams should do need one. but beyond that you will likely have to wait until saturday to hear a cal players' name called. two of goffs playmakers, receiver kenny lawler and running back daniel lasko, are projected in the middle rounds. last year the bears' mvp in 2014, but missed most of 2015 with hip and ankle injuries. wide receiver trevor davis, a dynamic kick returner, could sneak into the later rounds as a potential special teams weapon. >> touchdown. >> reporter: tight

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the type of people addicted to fentanyl may surprise you. providing and who is using the drugs. >> reporter: mandy helps others in the clinic for open yeah addiction in oak park -- opiate addiction in oak park. she went from educated well traveled young woman to heroin users. >> i went through a really bad car accident at age of 20. >> reporter: she got hooked on painkillers after numerous surgery. >> i had been prescribed norco for years. >> reporter: she turned to other drugs wherever she could find them. while high on fentanyl one day she tried to save a friend on the drug who overdoseed. >> unfortunately, it was too late. he was already dead. >> reporter: that friend's death was her wake-up call. >> so that was it for me. the end and the beginning of -- of a road to recovery. >> reporter: from southern california she came to sacramento, a city she says has the most recovery homes per capita. >> it was a really high percentage of people, patients of ours, that started using from a medical condition. >> reporter: now working at transitions

, so you could have what's called a hot pill, one pill might have a grain or two more of fentanyl inbe the -- that can cause someone serious injury. >> a bill to increase the criminal penalties for selling illegal fentanyl is up for a hearing this morning but the bill's author thinks the bill would end up in limbo because of the cost to implement it. >>> we were all lucky to get a few extra days this year to file taxes but now time is up. you have until midnight to get your tax returns in or request an extension to avoid a penalty. the deadline normally falls on april 15th but a legal holiday in washington, d.c. pushed it back. >>> amazon is putting the pressure on netflix. prime is now going monthly. you can now pay $10.99 a month for a full prime membership or $8.99 a month for prime video which is $1 less than netflix. until now only available at as $9.99 annual prescription. prime video alone would cost $107.88 a year on the monthly plan. >>> this might mean a road trip for some of you but might be worth it. a mcdonald's in st. joseph, missouri is about to offer all you can eat f

and they have fentanyl. they are getting a much stronger pain medicine, narcotic medicine, than they are aware. >> there have been overdoses in several bay area counties and no deaths so far. but they have been linked to 14 deaths in the sacramento area. >>> the city of san francisco is teaming up with walgreens to combat prescription drug abuse. a drug disposal kiosk will be introduced. you can dispose of unwanted and expired medications at no cost. the installation of the kiosks in california will expand to other states by the end of the year. >>> the chancellor has been placed on leave. she reportedly used $175,000 in university money to scrub online postings about a controversy pepper spraying of protesters five years ago. there are reports she's taken other jobs while chancellor. >>> the department of education launched the website student loans.gov backslash repay. this is a tool that helps a person find the best repayment options. the payments would be readjusted to ones people can afford and capped a

in sacramento 12 deaths from been linked to fentanyl since late march. the hiv education and prevention project says this is nothing new. >> there is always a wave i guess you could say of this incident occurring where drugs are laced with something that can kill. >> she said a tool exists that can help. a drug that treats overdose in an emergency. >> active substance users near near -- need access to narcan, their support network. that will address the issue and reduce death. >> health officials urge people only take medication purchased from a licensed pharmacy. abc7 news. >> tonight abc7 news has learned prescription drugs were found on prince the day he died. the drugs were also found at his home. it is unknown whether they played a role in prince's death. the sheriff's office that is investigating is contacting the federal drug enforce agency. >>> bart wants to install camerases that read license plates. bart police quietly installed readers at the parking garage. bart says it wants to expand its use of the technology to help solve property crimes.

in sacramento 12 deaths from been linked to fentanyl since late march. the hiv education and prevention project says this is nothing new. >> there is always a wave i guess you could say of this incident occurring where drugs are laced with something that can kill. >> she said a tool exists that can help. a drug that treats overdose in an emergency. >> active substance users near near -- need access to narcan, their support network. that will address the issue and reduce death. >> health officials urge people only take medication purchased from a licensed pharmacy. abc7 news. >> tonight abc7 news has learned prescription drugs were found on prince the day he died. the drugs were also found at his home. it is unknown whether they played a role in prince's death. the sheriff's office that is investigating is contacting the federal drug enforce agency. >>> bart wants to install camerases that read license plates. bart police quietly installed readers at the parking garage. bart says it wants to expand its use of the technology to help solve property crimes.

they have fentanyl, which is 100 times more potent than morphine. in sacramento paramedics have responded to three dozen overdoses and nine deaths in a week. our sister station in sacramento spoke with the sister of a victim today. >> the fake norcos, to relieve some pain, i hope it did but he didn't take that, knowing that he was never going to wake up again. >> on friday, federal authorities issued a public safety alert been the drug. last year several deaths were linked to fentanyl, masked to look like xanax. >> a open for vandals damaging 120 vehicles using bb guns and have now turned their weapons on people. san leandro showed a video with a suspect it shooter. cornell bernard has more information. >> reporter: police say they are doing all they can to catch these bb gun vandals. they've already cost $60,000 worth of property damage and now they're taking aim at people. >> i think it's very scary. >> pam is reluctant to leave the house, worried she could be the next victim. >> i go outside, i say a prayer before i leave. i can't do it by myself

hogan, we have a fentanyl epidemic in the united states. sources now say it's very clear that china and mexico are the two principal made by which fentanyl is coming into the united state. the number of opioid deaths in our country have escalated dramatically with the single largest new addition to that leg being fentanyl as a killer in our country. what is our government saying to mexico about the importation of fentanyl? become separate from mexico and once updated massachusetts where people die, but that's a story for most of our country. what is it that we are telling the mexicans about this importation of fentanyl? >> thank you for the question. the state department has the lead on the dialogue, sawdust mcauley to respond. >> mr. palmieri. >> senator come i thank you. we are engaged in a broad-based efforts with counternarcotics benediction and to improve their ability to eradicate inside mexico as well as strength in our border and one person at cooperation to prevent those kinds of drugs. >> are you talking specifically about fentany

several deaths in the bay area and santa cruz county was linked to fentanyl linked to look like xanaxthey have damaged vehicles looking like bb guns and now they are turning their weapons on people. they have shown the suspected it shooter. cornell bernard has the story from san leandro. >> morgan show us the pellet holes lodged in the bar. on march 25th the bar was sprayed with bb's from a passing car and one of his customers was hit. >> it was two inches in size. >> the man went to the hospital and several hours later another drive by. a man was shot in the forehead leaving a meeting at this methodist church. he was not seriously hurt, but the pastor is concerned ji. we -- >> we want this to continue to be a safe place. not just in these walls, but when people leave. >> they believe the same vandals are to blame. since december they damaged at least 125 cars and shot out several storefront windows downtown. one of the suspects was even caught on surveillance video. the shootings are now more brazen. >> now they are getting increasingly violent and starting to shoot people for no rea

the da -- das set up an anonymous tip line in regard to the deadly drug fentanyl. we are working on the story for two nights cbs evening news misfortune but the danger of this drug. >> it's a sophisticated and powerful drug 50 times more powerful than heroin. the pollutants produced in china ships to mexico and following drug routes appear. the problem is that it has been put into post -- pill form masquerading as a much less powerful painkiller if you don't have the dose just right it can kill. it has killed 10 people in the sacramento region already in the last couple weeks. >>> much more on the fentanyl epidemic coming up on cbs evening news with scott pelley at 5:30. >>> the search is on for two men following a theft from the make-a-wish foundation. the even stole it giants players well-known scooter. >> what kind of person does is. >> reporter: this is the fire exit with the crooks came in and it looks as though they jammed some kind of tool to pry open the latch. this cover was found along with several other tools that will be turned in as evidence. surveilla

. >>> drug enforcement agency warning about narcotic fentanyl. police say there has been multiple overdoses and deaths in the sacramento area recently. they believe fentanyl is responsible because it's being sold on the street as hydrocodone. fentanyl is considered 50 times more powerful than heroin and pills laced with functional believed behind 36 overdoses and nine deaths over one week. in yellow and sacramento county. >>> the number of overdoses is driving a push to make moloch stallone readily available. that is the antidote -- moloch stone -- governor brown assigned a bill to make it available in many drugstores do not carry it. >>> a man who may have had a gun led police and officers on an overnight chase in southern california. the pursuit began near lax at 11:00 last night after police tried to pull the man over after a transit officer saw him holding a gun. he drove east into san bernardino county on 4 different highways before giving himself up at a gas station in the high desert community of victorville and no one hurt. >>> police are

in sacramento, at least 12 delegates have been linked to fentanyl since march.he executive director of the h.i.v. education and prevention project of alameda said that this is nothing new. >> there always is a wave of incident occurring where drugs are placed with something that can kill. >> the tool exists that can help a drug that treats an overdose in an emergency. >> active users need access to this. their family members and support net woulds so that will address the issue and reduce deaths. >> health officials urge people to only take medication riched from a lengthed pharmacy. >> we have been waiting for this day, just happening today, the chihuahua is headed to his forever home. >> he became a celebrity after the run in with c.h.p. officers on the bay bridge this. the chase molted hearts cross the country, his owner, never came forward, so after an exhaustive interview process, san francisco animal care and control picked a new owner. no word on who me or she is but, the officers with rescued the dog have been invited to see him off this afternoon. >> i

one pill might have a grain or two more of fentanyl in it and that could cause someone serious injury. >>> there will be a hearing tomorrow morning, but it costs money to put people in jail once they are busted so they think it will end up in limbo because of the cost. everybody wants to crack down but when you see the implications, so many people dying in the last month because of this. >> in british columbia they want to declare a state of emergency because they had 300 overdose deaths in the first three months of this year. >> but then the question becomes where are you going to throw your money in this problem? should we throw it at putting people in jail or at treatment? this opiate addiction is a serious problem. the heroin addiction on the east coast, as well. >> we'll take that up with steve in a couple minutes. >> speaking of controlled substances, on tuesday the city was considering a crackdown on parties where people are doing drugs. it would be an extension of the ordinance about loud and unruly party where under age kids have access to drugs. the only glitch it's only wor

the pills are disguised to look like narco, but laced with fentanyl. bay area hospitals treated seven patients in the past month. >>> a south bay woman wanted justice after her brother died of an overdose. len ramirez explains how she helped police bust his suspected dealer. >> reporter: justin signs dined on april 13 of an apparent overdose shortly after buying street drugs in a san jose parking lot. the victim's sister went through his cell phone and found a recent text message exchange between her brother and the apparent drug dealer talking about norco pills. my home girl still have the pills if you want them. could you hook up six pills for $40? another text came in later that said i have more norcos if you want to get any. the sister who did not want to be identified called police and agreed to help in a sting operation with federal drug agents but luring the deal tore this parking lot on north capitol avenue. they arrested the dealer and he is being held pending a $50,000 bond and could soon be released to a drug treatment facility. >> can you s

fentanyl laced pills have been linked to deaths in the sacramento area.afe medication disposal kiosk will be unveiled at the walgreens in the 400 block of castro street. it's one of five new locations walgreens is opening in sacramento to dispose of medications at no cost. the installation of the kiosks began in california and they'll expand to 39 other states by the end of the year. >>> a counterterrorism drill seemed pretty real. >> it speaks to the importance of training and practicing being in different scenarios. >> the students teamed up with the fbi as part of a class in the international relations department. the scenario involved terrorists taking over a bart train and holding hostages. students played the roles of terrorists, police negotiators, journalists, and diplomats. >> it speaks to the importance of trains first of all and practicing being in these different scenarios. >> when an incident occurring in real life, it's always good to keep a mental note, what would i do in that situation? >> the class professor says one lesson everyone shoul

fentanyl laced pills have been linked to deaths in the sacramento area. they are teaming up with walgreens to combat prescription drug abuse. a medication disposal kiosk will be unveiled at the walgreens pharmacy. it's one of four locations walgreens is introducing in san francisco to dispose of unwanted and expired medications at no cost. the installation of the kiosks began in california and they'll expand to 39 states by the end of the year. >>> we are getting to hear the radio dispatch call connected to yesterday's death at apple's cupertino headquarters. [ indiscernible due to background noise ] possibly has a gun. >> investigators will not confirm nor deny the details in the recording but they say it was an isolated incident and there are no signs of foul play. the body was found inside a conference room just after 8:30 yesterday morning. and the man's name has not been released. >>> a group of uc students went through a counterterrorism drill that seemed quite real. the students teamed up with the fbi agents yesterday as part of a class in the inte

fentanyl laced pills have been linked to 14 deaths in the sacramento area. meantime, the city of san francisco is teaming up with walgreen's to fight prescription drug abuse. a new safe medication disposal kiosk will be unveiled at the walgreen's pharmacy on the 400 block of castro. one of five new locations walgreen's is introducing in san francisco to dispose of unwanted and expired medications at no cost. the installation of these kiosks began in california. they're going to expand to 39 states by the end of this year. >>> time is 7:34. we're learning more about the arrest of a jetblue pilot who's accused of flying while drunk on a roundtrip flight. charges against dennis murphy were only made public yesterday but the alleged incident happened last year. murphy was at the controls of a flight from orlando, florida to new york's kennedy airport and co-piloted a return flight. court records show murphy's blood alcohol content was .11 when he was randomly selected for a alcohol test. the threshold for drunk driving is .08. murphy, who resigned after the inci

and it contains fentanyl, a dangerous narcotic. >> it is 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. >> reporter: 7 overdoses have been reported in contra costa, alameda, santa clara and san francisco counties since late march. no deaths have been linked to any of these cases. the dea says the fakes are made in china smuggled into mexico and california. health officials believe the overdose cases are linked to norco pills sold on the streets. >> it's the biggest priority we have in the region right now is to take these pills off the street and to stop the people that are selling these pills that are hurtling people. so we have to -- we are conducting a thorough investigation. >> authorities in the sacramento area have seen the damage fentanyl can do. at least 10 people in the region have dialed from overdoses since march. >>> spacex announced on twitter that they plan to send an unmanned spacecraft to mars as soon as 2018. in january, elon musk says he wants to send the first humans to mars sometime around 2025. nasa says they are behind it.

synthetic opioid. >> fentanyl can be up to 100 times stronger than morphine. all of the bay area patients survived. the sacramento county has reported 12 deaths and two deaths were reported in yolo county. investigators are now trying to track down where the drugs are coming from. >> up next, new answers in a decades-old cold case. our interview with the family of a 3-year-old kidnapped and killed in 1984. a man is being charged in a "kidnap for ransom case" a >>> a man is being charged for a kidnap for ransom case that dates back to 1984. the victim here, just a 3-year-old little boy. clark honda, who was last seen in his bed in his fairfield home lns 32 years ago. now, a convicted child molester is being linked to his disappearance. >> sheryl herd spoke to the victim's family. they're finally get smg kind of closure. >> earl honda digging from his files, a flyer that was made almost 32 years ago of his nephew, who was abducted from his bedroom. >> you know, never give up hope. we always thought maybe even though he may have been abducted by bad people, he ma