. >> it's not just regular fentanyl, but fentanyl -- we don't know how strong they are. >> reporter: drug dealers are making and putting different versions of at the present time nil into counter -- fentanyl into counterfeit drugs. overdoses are not uncommon. >> it's like playing russian roulette. >> if we're lucky enough to bring them back to where they will say what happened, they say i took a pill, and it looks like my others. >> reporter: that could well kill you. you don't know what's in it. don't experiment with it. testify they have the right shape, color, and stamps as required by law. even the experts are stunned. >> some of the analysts are saying these look legitimate. >> reporter: in orange county since last year, the crime lab no longer identifies them by look. they have a chemical analysis. >> we didn't know. >> we were shocked. >> reporter: roughly 10% are counterfeit, and many contain fentanyl. >> we've found them in pills, powders, solids. >> reporter: the oxycontin pills are fence nil. the norco, phone knit, this back door -- fentanyl, this black tar heroin, fentany

fact it's just fentanyl. >> reporter: he says that fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin. the vial on the left is fatal dose of heroin on the right a fatal dose of pent value which is why -- fentanyl which is why the d.e.a. is encouraging them to not do any field tests >> if he loved you he loved with you his whole heart. there wasn't nothing he wouldn't do for you. >> reporter: richard's phone a reminder of her son. his facebook page a place dorothy frequently visits. >> i get on here every night and i tell him good night. >> reporter: fentanyl took the life of her son and left her grandson without a father. she hopes his death will serve as a warning to others about this deadly drug. >> you have to fight for your life. but don't give up the fight. >> now with nearly six people dying a day in our area from heroin, we knew the impact but it really hit home when we went on facebook live this afternoon as paramedic keith wilson and i went in-depth on this story we got so many comments from someone who lost someone to heroin. one woman told you she lost three brothers to hero

fentanyl laced drugs killing people. ryan smith is live to show us how elusive the pills can be for law enforcement.>> reporter: pills that look just like prescription drugsit they can kill in as little as one dose. some officers tell me fentanyl is the perfect counterfeit drug , virtually at times undetectable until the drugs are dropped off to the state crime lab. street pills posing as common prescription drugs like xanax. >> the problem is it is between 50 and 100 times more powerful than morphine if it is mixed into another powder. showing a side-by-side comparison. the resemblance convincing sometimes law enforcement won't know until it comes to the lab tech >> a rare look inside the tampa crime lab, where a team of technicians analyze what is inside the kill pills. >> xanax laced with fentanyl maybe the person was legitimately looking for xanax. >> this analyst has seen three times the amount of fentanyl passed through since last year. pinellas and pasco county's software five fentanyl related deaths in 2015. that

heroin is leading to fentanyl. >> fentanyl is a more potent high than morphine or heroin abuse. >> fentanyl is morphine on steroids. >> reporter: jennifer brice, cbs4 news. >>> colorado rapids have announced tim howard undergo season ending surgery thursday. howard was injured in friday's world cup qualifier. the rapids will begin the western conference finals against seattle a week from tomorrow. speaking of seattle, cu hosting seattle last night, taking part in the legends classic. we pick it up in the second half. derek white with the bucket. he led with 15. josh fortune had a really good all around game. 12points and seven boards. were three pointers. the buffs get a 67-55 win. av's will host the kings tonight at 7:00. ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, f0 >>> she was a groundki pbs and was considered a pioneer as a black woman in a field dominated by white men. she died yesterday from complications of cancer at the age of 61. great loss. here's our michelle miller with a look at her life. >> a huge week in politics. election year debate, including in 2008 between sarah palin and joe biden. and also a p

that we encounter or seize, that most likely there's fentanyl mixed in or in fact, it's just fentanyl. >> he says that fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin. and it's hard to tell the two apart. the vial on the left is a fatal dose of heroin. the right, a fatal dose of fentanyl. which is why the dea is encouraging not to do field tests, current sentence to go the atlantic. >> there is no second chances with heart. there wasn't nothing he wouldn't do for you. >> reporter: richard's phone, a reminder of her son, his facebook page, a place dorothy frequently visits. >> i get on there every night and tell him good night. >> fentanyl took the life of her son and left her grandson without a father. she hopes his death will serve as a warning to others about this deadly drug. >> you have to fight for your child. this is the hardest fight you will ever have in your life. >> jason: that was mark ockerbloom reporting this morning. more than 6 people in our area alone die a day from heroin. right now we're on pace last year's death toll but experts don't know if we've seen the worse of it ye

so far this year adams county reports 18 deaths reporting fentanyl. >> reporter: now, fentanyl is preups. - - killed prince. someone stole tell from hospitals. police are saying this mom is overdosing on it inside of a store. now, it sent 11 connecticut cops to the hospital. airborne particles made officers sick during a bust. the police across the country are warned about the dangerous drug. >> they know what they have is potential deadly ... >> reporter: east coast narcotics detective is traveling he says our job just got worse. >> the guys selling the drugs laced with fentanyl is using our people addicted to drugs as human guinea pigs. it is a opioid. now, street drugmakers are making it. >> you have morphine and then this is 10,000 times stronger than that. >> if t is airborned it can be the skin. through touch. >> are we going to contaminate ourselves and they transport the person to the hospital. >> danger to nurses, doctors, medical responder. it could be dangerous to you, a good samaritan who might help a person they see overdosing. >> it is such a small chemical that it is reall

almost 230 people to heroin and fentanyl. this year we stand to lose double that. >> reporter: the doctor is a cleveland cline being addiction psychotics 80% are patient addicts. one in 10 get the addiction help they need. he hopes the reports sparks change. >> this is the first time that i really seen a report like this that speaks to focusing on not just throwing monday crate the prevention and treatment -- money at prevention and treatment but things that are scientifically proven to be effective. >> reporter: the surgeon general says the besides funding the culture needs to treat addiction as a disease a lifelong in remission or not. >> reporter: today, more people use opioid pain killers than tobacco. >> and hopefully, this report has the impact the surgeon general's report on smoking had 50 years ago. >> reporter: chances are good you know someone battling addiction and if you think you don't, your tax dollars are still being impacted by the strange law enforcement criminal justice and health care resources. >> how do t

a powerful new manmade drug is flooding our area and if it's called fentanyl. it can be 100 times for potent than heroin and it could be lethal to the dogs who are working to keep us safe. >> we've not trained the dog on fentanyl. >> reporter: but they encount irit more and more at crime scenes and in drug raids of the just last month during a raid in florida, three police dogs nearly died when they came in contact with the drug. the drug enforcement agency is using this video to warn police canine partners. >> reporter: when police officers are exposed to fentanyl there is something that can save them from the potentially deadly symptoms. it's narcan, a nasal spray often given to people who are overdosed on haren but the spray doesn't work on dogs. >> detectives have come to us asking us about what we're doing or what the dainss are fentanyl. >> reporter: state police are making a change to protect their furry partners. the department will be one injectable narcan. gives the dogs a shot instead of spray could save their lives if they've exposed. >> we have a l

proper shoes, gloves and goggles. >> reporter: the reason, a rise in synthetic opioid. >> fentanyl is dangerous because it is 100 times more potent than morphine and can actually go through your skin and if you inhaled it, it can cause death. >> reporter: fentanyl, it has legitimate uses like pain relieve for cancer patient delivered in time release pa patch. on the street it can kill. >> we have the micro composite for analysis. >> reporter: you got your sample. >> i have my satchel. everything is cleaned up and now we will run it on an instrument. i am going to run the sample. >> reporter: this sample is clear of fentanyl but doesn't mean we are in the clear. here this unknown and others can be just as if not more dangerous. >> this area is considered. >> the hot side. >> the hot side. what does that mean? components and what you have on your glasses as well. >> reporter: illegal drug m makers play chemist. >> things are constantly changing. >> reporter: changing the compounds slightly to stay ahead of the law. >> how often do you find something new using this instrumentation? >> th

it's called fentanyl. it can be 100 times more potent than heroin and it could be leathal to the works who are working to keep us safe. >> we've not trained the dog on fentanyl. >> reporter: but they're encountering it more and drug raids. last month during a raid in florida three police dogs nearly died when they came in contact with the drug. the d. e. a. is using this video to warn police canine uniits. >> fentanyl can kill our partners >> reporter: when police officers are exposed to fentanyl there is something that can save them from the deadly deadly symptoms temperatures a nasal spray often given to people who are overdosed on heroin but the spray doesn't work on dogs. >> d we're doing. >> reporter: the state police are making a change to protect their furry partners. the department will be one of the first in the country to carry injectable narcan. giving the dogs a shot could save their lives instead of the spray. >> the dogs do great work for us and we have a lot of time and money invested into t

sorboni sore for the state of florida, samples with fentanyl increased from 20 in 2015 to 65 in 2016 and in tampa the amount taken from here and submitted for testing it doubled. definitely a rising trouble. if you wonder what they do with all of the drugs. the testing it done. they burn them. the amount of money, resources. it is crazy. >> alcides: i like what you said earlier. >> security issues. they showed us a sample of everything. >>> after the break, where you can go to receive free health care this weekend. it is a three-day clinic offering medical, dental and vision. it is happening right now. we will talk about well when i shop, my coupons are in a neat little stack, and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? now at havertys furniture, it's our veterans day preview. where you can create the perfect home. from now until november 14th, you'll save an extra one-hundred to one-thousand dollars. it's our gift to you. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. mom...have you seen my iguana? the vetera

drug enforcement administration is warning about a new deadly form of fentanyl hitting our streets. jennifer: it goes by the name u47700, and it is tied to nearly 50 deaths, including one here in new hampshire. wmur's jennifer crompton live in portsmouth now with what action reporter: the d.e.a. is taking steps to criminalize this newest version of the powerful opioid, as clandestine labs worked to profit from the addiction epidemic. yet another deadly new drug has hit the streets. >> the u47700, it's got some street names like pink, it's a synthetic opioid, similar to what we're seeing with some of the other synthetics the the fentanyl products that we're seeing in new hampshire. reporter: it's overdose deaths across the country in the last year, one of them here in the granite state. according to the governor's advisor on addiction and behavioral health, it has also shown up at least once in drugs tested at the state lab. >> it's another piece of the constellation of drugs we're seeing on the streets. reporter: adding yet another layer of danger for those struggling with addiction

on the left and one on the right with fentanyl. the dea is warning police and first responders, because they say fentanyl can be deadly if it comes in contact with your skin or you inhale it. >> it only takes approximately two milligrams of fentanyl r as a lethal dose. we're talking about a couple of grains of sand. >> mark: tonight on fox 25 news at 10:00 p.m., we learn how this drug has already had tragic families. >> vanessa: samsung is looking to battle back from its failed note7 smart phone. the electronics company announced that plans to add a digital assistant to its upcoming galaxy s8. it bought artificial intelligence viv and plans to use that technology in its systems. new at 5:30 p.m. tonight, tesla is going to start charging you to charge your car. the electric car company will end free use of its anyone who buys their car after that date. owners will still get 1,000 miles of free carriage being and the company says the fee will be less than the cost of a tank of gas. >> mark: new at 5:30 p.m., petsmart announced today

related, one of those deaths caused by fluoro fentanyl, which is stronger than fentanyl. tom: the man who police say claimed to be a vampire outside the concord food coop tuesday jacob may faces charges of burglary and simple assault after police say he chased a woman inside the store. another employee was inside and heard his coworker scream and ran to help her. thomas mars says he and may struggled until police arrived several minutes later. >> he started babbling things about her being my wife, just didn't make any sense the man didn't make sense. m: coop released a statement saying he is pleased that no one was hurt in that incident. josh judge in now with a look at our forecast the day after. josh j.: yes, that air tonight has a little bite to it, as we will see the temperatures chill down. tom: well, let's lighten things up a built, it time for weather wednesday. jennifer: we're headed to camp on the to talk about hiking in the white mountain national forest. here's mike haddad. mike: we're coming to you from campton for weather wednesday, right off route 93, exit 2

four months before out fentanyl with saline in colorado. this new information is important because it highlights gaps in a national system that allows nurses to work even when they're under investigation. >> reporter: how hard is it to steal medication? >> it's not hard at all. >> when we spoke with a nurse about the problem months ago, he told us his drug of choice was fentanyl. >> to tell me not to do it when you're in that addiction feels like telling a person not to breathe. >> reporter: maybe it at the center of another investigation, this one involving a nurse named casey unrue. she worked inside the dialysis unit. it's believed she swapped fentanyl with saline and used the powerful narcotic herself. 9wants to know obtained oklahoma records that show us oklahoma state university medical center in tulsa suspected unrue of trying to take drugs there six months prior to the colorado case. of nursing was actively investigating unrue but clearly not actively looking for her because in april they received this, a return to sender note on th

we are talking about fentanyl. it is a powerful opiate that headlines -- made headlines over this past year because it is the drug that killed prince. the dea is saying that officers and canines are coming into contact with it during the drug raids and that is having deadly consequences. >> you have not just a partner but it is almost your best friend. >> reporter: the fight against drugs getting harder by the day as more synthetic ones hit the market and access to them gets easier. >> fentanyl is a very dangerous synthetic opiate. people are familiar with things like heroin and prescription pills. this is in the same family. >> reporter: and becoming if fentanyl is loose in a home or car it can spread out where a dog can absorb it through his pads or he could sniff it up to his jowls. >> it is. poison. >> reporter: in order to keep them safe training of the k-9 dogs has changed over the past few years. before the dogs -- >> they would scratch and lunch. >> reporter: it is a passive approach. >> they alert and make

. >> fentanyl is the killer drug we encounter. people heart used to wearing -- will use fentanyl, and it kills them. cherise: fentanyl also requires more extensive life-saving measures than heroin, forcing first responders to use more of the overdose reversal drug narcan. >> we have to use more of it and certainly the time we have to administer it is short, but it is effective if we can get to them in time. cherise: a stressful and time-consuming crisis for first responders. >> it's a eager burden on all everybody that has to be involved in this crisis. we are still working on a number of different issues. in the city of nashua what we will not let this continue, i can tell you that. cherise: manchester saw a much smaller increase in overdoses in october, up 25%, compared to nashua's 73% jump. stawasz says manchester's safe stations program is making a difference for that city. live in the studio cherise leclerc wmur news9.to was night two of our granite state debates. the candidates for u.s. senate faced off for the last televise

amr officials say fentanyl is the main reason behind the spike in overdoses. >> fentanyl is far and away the killer drug that we encounter. people who are used to using certain amounts of heroin will get fentanyl and use their regular amount, and it kills them. increase in overdoses last month, much smaller than nashua's 73% jump. sean: former state representative kyle tasker has been arrested again, this time for allegedly causing a crash while driving drunk. police say tasker slammed into a car that was stopped at a red light in rochester tuesday afternoon, causing a chain reaction. no one was hurt. tasker is now charged with dwi, and this morning he is free on bail. but that could change. tasker may have his bail revoked from his arrest back in marc violated two of his bail conditions -- good behavior and consumption of alcohol. erin: the retrial of convicted murderer gary sampson continues in federal court in boston today. sampson killed two men from massachusetts and one man from new hampshire back in 2001. he was handed the death sentence for the massachusetts murders, but was late

she allegedly stole morphine and fentanyl. she refilled the vials with saline solution. the hospital says she was fired when a discrepancy was found in the unit. june 29 to july 12 of this year. university hospital says no patients were harmed. though dozens have now been tested for hepatitis c as a precaution. on august 4, the state nursing board suspended her license. but it is not the first time she has been accused of the same crime. her husband tells cbs4 she had been fired from a hospital in oklahoma. in the charging documents, prosecutors say she lied to oklahoma authorities about stealing fentanyl and replacing water. university hospital says she did pass a thorough background check and that no negatives appeared on her record at the time she was hired. she remains in federal custody tonight. if convicted, she faces up to ten years in prison and up to three-and-a-half million dollars in fines. live in aurora, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thank you stan. >>> a surgical tech arrest for sentenced monday. rocky allen pleaded guilty. he was replacing fentanyl needles inte

he was a surgical tech at swedish medical center who pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl and putting nearly 3,000 patients at risk. and may face seven to 11 years in prison. >>> a niwot high school teacher was arrested accused of assaulting a student in class. 43-year-old dillon hollingsworth turned himself into the boulder county jail this afternoon. he grabbed a 17-year-old by the neck and kicked him in the groin for using profanity. apparently he had warned his weight lifting class the next

. >> it's called fentanyl. it wan 100 times more potent than heroin and can lethal to the dogs who are working to keep us safe. we have not trained dogs fentanyl they say they are encountering more and more crime scenes and in drug raids. just last month during a raid in florida, three police dogs nearly died when they came in contact with the drug. >> the drug enforce the agency police k-9 units. fett anyone call kill k-9 com pan yops. when police ever exposed their something that can save them from potentially deadly symptoms narcan a nasal spray who often overgoes dose on heroin. u spri sprai doesn't work on dugs detectives have come was we're doing about dangers fentanyl. police state police are making a first in the country to carry injectable narcan. >> vets say getting dogs shot of narcan instead of the spray could save their lives if they have been exposed. dogs do great work for us. it's, you know we have lot of time and money invested into them. and, there's lot of devotion. we will do whatever we can

madison is illinois' top prescriber of a fentanyl spray killed prince and michael jackson. president obama wants to make a billion dollar commitment for states to expand access to opioid abuse treatment. he says fighting the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic is still a priority as he gets ready to leave office. congress still has to approve this new funding. the president also shared some progress that his administration has made in disease control and prevention issuing its first ever guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. the affordable care act expanding mental health and substance disorder coverage. and better access to a medicinal treatment that helps addicts reduce their use. we're pleased to tell you that yesterday's fill the plate telethon on t-v nine was a huge success. the telethon raised money for the heritage area agency on aging and its senior meals program. that program delivers hot meals to senior congregate meal sites in seven counties here in eastern iowa. this year the telethon brought in 135-thousand dollars. that's 20-thousand more th

compound. >> the numbers of fentanyl containing doubled in the past year. and the drugs are incinerated after complete. >> it's amazing the number of people who will will use something and have no idea what it is or where it came from. >> and a bizarre case getting even stranger. >> the new twist in this south carolina case involving a suspected serial killer. what major league baseball is doing with the equipment from we traveled the world sampling the best cheese for two reasons one, to bring them all back for you to enjoy and two, we got to each a bunch of really good cheese along the way. publix deli specialty cheese. over 36 varieties to fall in love with. new at steak 'n shake! 24 meals under four dollars. with handcrafted steakburgers, all-beef footlongs and fresh guacamole made from scratch. get 24 meals for under four dollars. new at steak 'n shake! minutes at 11:00, the gop sweep in our nation's capital, a republican president, house and senate. so what will it mean when this new political era takes effect, and is the white house a downgrade from

a new fentanyl hitting the streets. streets. we begin with a look at afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 this morning. amy: good morning, everybody, it's 7:30. we offer you another post card from hampton beach. a beautiful horizon there. here i the half hour. protesters against president-elect trump took to the streets of manchester. they were met with trump supporters, but the demonstrations were peaceful. police in hudson are warning residents to watch out for sick foxes: there have been incidents. and a free offer of a lift we'll get to those stories in a minute. first, josh judge in the weather center, with a look the at the forecast. and can you believe it. josh: practicing my moves. amy: keep your day job, boss. josh: i'm not a bad skier, hard to believe from that display. 30's to the west and 40's, a mild start thanks to a cloudy night. the clouds ar

fentanyl is the drug that was in the overdoses that killed prince and michael jackson. president obama trimmed the prison sentences for six iowans today. they were among the 72 commutations he granted for people who committed non-violent drug crimes. the president has now granted 944 people clemency during his time in office. that's more than the past 11 people in clakrsville are still waiting to see if they will get federal flood funding for their home. mayor val swinton says president obama's disaster declaration is only for municipalities. he says the city is not in a designated flood plain, so it's hard for homeowners to get federal help. the city is now looking for ways to prevent future disasters after being hit hard in 2008 and 2016. that includes speaking with the iowa flood center in iowa city. "because they re- how maybe the terrain is different now than it was several years ago. maybe it has been some different types of construction or some type of shifting in the land that caused this flood to be as serious as it was. " the u-s army corps of engineers plans

this sample is clear of fentanyl that doesn't mean we're that clear. here, this unknown and others can be just as if not more considered hot side. hot side what does that mean this side we have all potential dangers solvents, components. it's what you have on your glasses as well. illegal drug maker play chemist. things are constantly changing changing structure of compounds ever so slightly trying to stay ahead of the. how often do you find something new using this instrumentation? >> the amount of new compounds that we're seeing is increasing within the l the synthetic cannabinoids and now with fentanyls. that translates anything from bath salts to elephant tranquilizers to deadly synthetic opiate known as pink. involved in increasing number of overdoses nationwide. but, the dea has a secret weapon. instrumentation that allows us to try to put them all back together. >> this half million dollar machine is causing nuclear resident spectrometer. instruments a crime lab can have to identify new compounds. we will be able to say to our agents d e a and h

one version called fentanyl is more dangerous than heroin. the d.e.a. warehouse in phoenix is filled ceiling to floor with synthetic drugs. >> all of this stuff here is one case. >> reporter: shelves lined the new kid on the block, synthetic open -- opiates. >> kids are getting addicted to oxky -- oxycodone and those types of thing, we've seen an explosion of these synthetic oeup eyeds. >> reporter: he says synthetic opioids come in many forms, including in a pain medicine that is so powerful that one quarter of one grain can be toxic. >> it absorbs through your skin& and you can overdose. >> reporter: manufacturers in china and india are selling synthetic fentanyl online marketing to young first-time users and heroin addicts. >> reporter: parents unaware that the doorstep delivery could chill their children. >> it is on the internet. we can't stop all of it. pay attention to what they are buying. pay attention to what they are are looking at on the internet and make sure you are not one of the people that has to deal with the problem in your house. >>

most of those deaths were also linked to fentanyl. ed: on beacon hill lawmakers are going to be playing beat the clock to get the new marijuana >> we need to know how much is it going to cost to implement the law? then we have to think about public safety and public health. addiction and treatment. some states have gone beyond and said let's use it as a revenue source. we should be open to that conversation. our first obligation, meet all the costs associated with regulating the substance. anchor: on wcvb on the record senate president stanley about special numbers on a higher pot tax. as for marijuana edibles, rosenberg says he has serious concerns. watch on the record sunday at 11 am. the senate president also talks about the impact of a trump presidency on massachusetts' revenues. putting an end to bullying. jc: some of the local efforts being undertaken to help parents to our west, it is a little bit milder. in the short term, temperature changes you will need to know about. ed: police are looking for a 14-year-old girl. fios is n

. >> we have not trained the dogs on fentanyl. >> reporter: they are encountering it more and more. at crime scenes and in drug raids. just last month, during a raid in florida, three police dogs nearly died when they came in contact with the drug. the drug enforcement agency is using this video to warn police k-9 units. >> fentanyl can kill companions and partners. >> reporter: when police officers are exposed to fentanyl, there is something that can save them from the potentially deadly symptoms. it is narcan. a nasal spray that's often given to people who have overdosed on heroin. but the spray doesn't work on dogs. >> detectives have come to us asking us about, you know, what we are doing about the dangers of fentanyl. >> reporter: state police are making a change to protect their furry partners. the department will be one of giving the dogs a shot instead of the spray could save their lives if they have been exposed. >> these dogs do great work for us. and you know, we have a lot of time and money invested into them. and there is a lot of devotion. we will do whatever we can do

. >> fentanyl is a very dangerous synthetic opiate. people are familiar with things like heroin and prescription pills. this is in the same family. >> reporter: and becoming deadly for these guys. if fentanyl is loose in a home or car it can spread out where a dog can absorb it through his pads or he could sniff it up to his jowls. >> it >> reporter: in order to keep them safe training of the k-9 dogs has changed over the past few years. before the dogs -- >> they would scratch and lunch. >> reporter: it is a passive approach. >> they alert and make either handler and the use it as a passive motion and look at what they have detected. >> it is too dangerous for a human we would never put the animal at risk. >> reporter: we reached out to local police departments as well and they said they follow the same protocol. officers security checks and visual checks for powders in any other items that could potentially harm the canines prior to having the canines connect their searches. >>> we are following the latest developments in a deadly wa

. >> tia: the feds charge an akron native of distributing carfentanyl and fentanyl resulting in deaths in huntington, west virginia. it it's an that's 100 more times than fentanyl. >>> well cleveland 19 is getting answers on how you can spot signs of opiate abuse. we have lots of information. click on the health tab on the cleveland19.com news app. >>> we wanted to say thanks to those who served. dozens of fire and e.m.s. personnel were there. they look good. prepared and served by the student council members. >>> well jack frost is working his magic at the gentleman casino downtown. thousands of twinkling lights, more than 100 holiday trees and 6,000 square feet of snow are set up for the holidays. it's all part of the fifth annual holidays at the higbee. >> tia: stars from music, tv and theater came together to rehearse for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. st were there along with the rockettes. others are rehearsing tonight. the 90th macy's thanksgiving day parade starts at 9:00 a.m. on thanksgiving day. >> brian: coming up on cleveland 19 news, rapper kanye west in the hospital

anyway fentanyl is 50 times as , potent as heroin. potent that should , not even be handled without gloves. now there is a new drug called carsentinel which is 1000 times as potent as heroin. that can kill very efficiently. the fda is probably going to increase the dosage of narcan that is being administered in emergency situations to compensate. we're not going to get heavy into the medical weeds. >> go back to the last slide? why was carfentenil made? ms. satel: it's actually an elephant tranquilizer. >> is it the potency or the size of it? ms. satel: i think it's just representative. mr. gingrich: so to knockout an elephant, it is 1000 times more than a human. and they're using it for humans? ms. satel: a lot of the fentanyl is coming from china and mexico. mr. gingrich: are they cheaper than heroin? ms. satel: they are so much more potent. one can wonder if we somehow managed to suppress heroin availability, will fentanyl just replace it? carry on with your uplifting presentation. mr. gingrich: with methamphetamine, it spreads to

stealing fentanyl and replacing the vials with saline. it happened between june 29th and july 12th of this year. the federal indictment lists 6 patients that were supposed to receive drug treatments that were stolen by unruh. in oklahoma she's accused of stealing fentanyl as well. unruh was fired from a there this spring. cu health says there's no evidence any patients were harmed. the hospital did reach out to what they say is less than 50 patients and recommend they get hepatitis c testing. tonight on cbs4 news at 10:00, why the hospital says they were still able to hire unruh. she's currently in federal custody. live in aurora, stan bush, cbs4 under arrest accused of assaulting a student. dylan hollingsworth is facing charges of assault. investigators say hollingsworth was angry after a student used profanity during a weight- lifting class. that's when he's accused of grabbing the student by the neck and kneeing him in the groin. >>> the latest after the discovery dangerous chemicals in castle rock. two teens are in custody in the case

these outreach workers and the state tell karen that they're seeing more with fentanyl on the street. that causes its own problems because fentanyl is more powerful and less responsive to narcan than heroin. these workers and the state telling karen they are seeing causes its own problems. it is less responsive to narcan than heroin. ed: you knee home day travel can be a mess, right? there could be added trouble on the pike this year the project. it will continue through the middle of next wednesday. it is phase two of the project, which involves road reconsuc work. a spokesperson for the dot says most construction will end around noon wednesday, obviously, there on tuesday, part wednesday, the traffic will go back to work on monday. all the construction back then. boston's christmas tree is due to arrive tomorrow morning. the tree began the journey. nova scotia has donated a prus to thank the city of boston from the 1017 halifax explosion. lighting her on channel 5 called "holiday lightses "live 7:00 p.m. thursday, december 1st. two weeks. rye yes. ed: two weeks from tonight. maria:

. >>> hundreds of people ar overdoses and the most powerful killer is fentanyl. >> the danger with fentanyl is if you touch it or inhale it, it can be extremely deadly. >> the drug is 50 times more powerful than heroin and it is so dangerous the dea put a warning out that it can sicken or even kill first responders. tonight on fox25 at 10, we ride along with those on the front line of the overdose >>> we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. south of the pike. things look good on the expressway. 128 moving along fine through needham and construction work at highland avenue have finished up and wrapped up so you won't be -- beside just the gridlock we face just like on a daily basis in that area. 93 south route 1 looking good. 24 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway. 19 minutes on 93 south as we approach the zakim. >>> 4:18. meteorologist shiri spear join us. daylight saving time is an issue for a lot of states, but people like us, we appreciate it when we can get an extra hour. >> shiri: here is the thing the sun comes up at 6:20

he apologized to his former employers swedish ho where he stole fentanyl while working as a surgical technician. >> rocky. what would you like to say to those who suffered as a result of your actions? >> reporter: there was no reply from him or his attorney. some 2400 swedish hospital patients were notified and underwent 800,000 dollars worth of testing. after allen was caught. he left a elderly woman on the operating table without pain in surgery. but the state health department found no evidence of virus transfer from the hiv positive allen. >> based on our investigation, we didn't find any evidence that even that could have occurred. >> reporter: still, scott believes was made ill from allen's actions. >> there's no other way i could have gotten this. >> reporter: rocky allen was fired from a total of 5 hospitals all related to fentanyl to which he admitted addiction. the judge told al gave damn about the american you -- person you injected with salt watt ther when they need pain relief. you want to apologize? he must surrender within 15 days to begin his 6 1/2 year sentence. the

most of those deaths were also linked to fentanyl. part to educate students about the opioid epidemic. todd kazakiewich is at mass bay community college were students are being trained to use narcan. >> narcan is in. todd: what you are watching is a simulation using a manikin. a musician see -- emergency medical students using their slimming tea is not can. >> paramedics have been able to carry narcan for 16 years but only the last three years or so it's been given to emts, firefighters all the way down to police officers. >> a lot of scenario work so students can identify opiate overdoses and treat them as we would in the field. todd: in this scenario the patients had also suffered a traumatic injury. specifically aal students are taught to treat medical issues in less than 15 minutes. these first responders know that the opioid crisis in massachusetts means they will most likely encounter overdoses early on in their careers. some already have. >> part of the syllabus is field clinical work with local ambulance groups. this weekend i

michael smith, racine police department 05;45;30 one of the concerns we had was with fentanyl making its way on the streets 05;45;38 just a small amount of that in a human or animal exposure can be rather deadly so 05;45;45 lt. michael smith says in racine fentanyl use isn't out of control yet, but it's happening in bigger cities and he wants to be prepared.so the department approached the vet, who takes care of the k9s, about using narcan narcandr. genesia livingston 05;34;44 i guess i didn't realize how much danger there was. i mean you think about or things like that when they're working but a lot of the dogs are drug sniffers. dr. livingston trained each handler on how to administer the opioid antidote to their four-legged partner. dr. genesia livingston 05;35;26 these dogs are putting their lives on the line for us so i think it's nice that we do everything we can to protect them.now-if one of the dogs inhales or ingests opioids on the job, officers will have their backs. dr. livingston made sure each officer knows the correct dose for and eventually wants to get the officers pr

just from last year to this year, the number of deaths that are estimated to be related to fentanyl has risen to 1500 of the 2,000 people who are estimated to die in massachusetts alone from opioid overdoses. that's a dramatic rise to 75% of all opioid deaths in our state in one year. that's up from 57% of the deaths last year that would be related to fentanyl in the blood system of those who had toxicology exams after they died from an opioid overdose. so let's just take those numbers and project them. if 2000 people die in massachusetts this year and massachusetts is 2% of population of the united states of america, and all you did was multiply that number by 50 to get the entire country, that would be a hundred thousand people this year who would die from opioid overdoses in ameri america, 100,000. now, this problem is not as huge in the rest of the country as it is in massachusetts, as it is in several other states, but we are a preview of coming attractions and we have to make sure that we put in place the programs that are going to help these families deal with this issue. so let'

she allegedly stole morphine and fentanyl. she refilled the vials with saline solution. the hospital says she was fired when a discrepancy was found in the unit. they charged her with abusing six patient prescriptions from june 29 to july 12 of this year. university hospital says no patients were tested for hepatitis c as a precaution. on august 4, the state nursing board suspended her license. but it is not the first time she has been accused of the same crime. her husband tells cbs4 she had been fired from a hospital in oklahoma. in the charging documents, prosecutors say she lied to oklahoma authorities about stealing fentanyl and replacing the drug with benadryl or water. university hospital says she did pass a thorough background time she was hired. she remains in federal custody tonight. if convicted, she faces up to ten years in prison and up to three-and-a-half million dollars in fines. live in aurora, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thank you stan. >>> a surgical tech arrest for doing the same thing at swedish medical center will be sentenced monday. rocky allen pleade

. >> reporter: but police say pena is known to cut his heroin with fentanyl. they told fox 25 in a statement, heroin, particularly if it was combined with fentanyl if they overdosed. both officers were treated and released at the hospital. the man is held on a $25,000 bail? he was gasping for air and his was in black smoke and his clothes were returned. >> and helps save another man from a edge raking house fire. what he did to alert a family next door. vo: ending funding for planned restricting our health care choices. this is senator kelly ayotte's record. ayotte voted six times to end funding for planned parenthood - putting access to birth control and cancer screenings at risk. and she supports overturning roe v. wade. woman 1: kelly ayotte says she's for women. but it's just an act. woman 2: voters definitely cannot trust kelly ayotte. vo: senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. te. and when i take the plate for new hampshire... i'm up against a political machine that plays dirty -- throwing millions in false, negative ads.

erin: this is a new form of fentanyl within the last year. according to new hampshire's drug czar it has shown up and a drug sample tested at the state lab. sean: new on daybreak, franken police have arrested a pair of drug dealers. richard sargent and tosha sergeant are both accused of selling heroine. they are each being held on $20,000 bail pending their arraignments next week. new this morning, two men facing breaking into the mara home center. justin daisy is also accused of burglarizing the maro home center as well as howe motors. during his arrest, daisy was found in possession of a stolen gun. he's set to be arraigned today. claremont police continue to investigate two other burglaries, one at the tea bird minimart and the other at the head start preschool. erin: a nashua mans arlington, massachusetts, say he impersonated in a the eye agent in an attempt to get into a couple's home. -- an fbi agent. he was wearing a black suit and a hat when he knocked on the couple store wednesday. he said he was looking for a fugitive and then asked

. >> reporter: peenia is known to cut his heroin with fentanyl. they told fox 25 in a statement, heroin, if it's lined with fentanyl are dangerous substances, could have seriously harmed or harmed the officers. police have link to dea video showing two new jersey detective exposure. >> poof up into the air, we ended up inhailing it. >> it felt like my body was shutting down. people around me said i was really white and lost color. that's that was it. i thought i was dying. >> heather: to election 2016 now. and three days out from election day. and a new reuters poll shows hillary clinton still keeping her advantage on the national very small advantage. 43% back clinton only 39% backing trump. the pair are pulling dead even in new hampshire. both hillary clinton and donald trump are making their final push for votes, as you might imagine this weekend. trump hopping armed the states this weekend while clinton takes on florida and sends the surrogates to the other battle each candidate hoping to swing votes in their favor. >> reporter: with one week

sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after being convicted of distributing heroin and fentanyl. 34-year-old zakee stuart-holt was also found guilty of money laundering. prosecutors say he'd been selling the drugs in the manchester area since at least during a search of his apartment, police seized nearly four pounds of fentanyl, and nearly $200,000 in cash. they also seized another half million dollars from a safe deposit box in his name. erin: there are new developments in the case surrounding a lawsuit against phillips exeter academy. a federal jury found that the academy wrongfully expelled a student after he had a sexual encounter with another student. yesterday, a judge ordered that the student referred to as john that hearing will decide whether monetary damages would be adequate compensation. sean: well a stand down for , veterans is being held in tilton today. stand downs are events in which necessities, such as clothing and food, are supplied to homeless or at-risk veterans. experts will be available to address social service needs and offer assistance, with services s

. >> please tell us she took files that contain fentanyl and hydromorphone. thirty -year-old kacye unruh is accused of taking the files and replacing them with tempered materials. she only worked at the hospital for three months. according to the indictment -- six different patients may have been affected. there is evidence of any patients being harmed by her actions but to be on the safe side, close to 50 patients have been recommended for hepatitis c testing. she is due back in court next week. >> police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a student inside a dorm on the cu boulder campus this morning. police say the suspect is a college aged white man, about 5-foot nine, with medium build. he has short, dark curly hair and flight wearing tan pants and a white t-shirt. >> boulder police are investigating a car crash last night that took the life of a 50 -year-old woman who was crossing the street. please tell us she was with her husband. he had already crossed the street. that's when the driver of a ford fusion struck e was still crossing. the dri

>>reporter: a mom overdosed in fentanyl in a store. a surgical tech is caught stealing it from patients. >> it's crazy and dangerous. >> it's called morphine on steroids. i'll tell you when y- it's a dangerous to you. >> if you breathe that >> if you get exposed, you may be fine and it hits you and you're down. >> we'll show you the dangers that even non user face with this deadly drug. the full story on cbs4 news at 10:00 tonight. >>> coming up next, a new round of anti-trump rallies. >>> and we look at the powerful earthquake in new zealand. >>> i'm breaking down the win with the broncos. nuggets. >>> consistent hasn't been a strength of the colorado avalanche this season. the last time the avs got back-to-back wins was the first of the season. colorado in the middle of a four game home stand. he stopped 44 shots last night. couldn't stop that one. boston jumped out to an early 1-0 lead and the avs got out shot 46-20. colorado got shut o boston adds an empty netter and bruins wins 2-0. nuggets playing for the fourth time in port land

. >> heroin is no longer on the scene and it's now fentanyl. and my understanding is that new hampshire has seen its first case of 47700. and that's a bad thing. going to take a long time to solve. jennifer: officials add that another thing will help is a needle exchange program. mike: the winds still active the next few hours, but they'll gradually shut down. also a lot sun on your saturday. send this in added, it's a tribute to all veterans. can you submit your pictures and video and join thousands of u tom: well, it tonight's spirit of giving, a 13-year-old is spearheading t drive. >> from now until november 23 she's teaming up with new hampshire food bank to raise awareness, and wants to get people to donate. donations can be dropped off at local businesses in hampstead, sandown and kingston. >> so many people are food insecure and we just take what we have for granted. we really need to appreciate what we have and realize that there are people out there who aren't as fortunate as us. jennifer: that young lady is hoping that this will be a