you throw on top of that a huge influx of fentanyl. as long as that level of demand is there, john trafficking groups from all over the world will try to fill it. -- drug trafficking groups from all over the world will try to fill it. caller: just had a quick question for the commissioner. can you hear me? host: go ahead. caller: commissioner, in baltimore city, you are the commissioner for baltimore city pd. there are several areas that have become economic hubs, and it has become magnets for drug dealers. like park heights avenue where you have an officer sitting there, he just sits in the car. in the school zone, drug dealers up there every single day, same drug dealers. what is your strategy and your plan to take care of these areas? host: thanks. guest: so first of all, those area commanders are well aware of the problematic areas within their districts. the mission and direction to those commanders is clear -- fixed it. it.ix as we identify those groups, we will have them charged through the state system or have them charged fede

is major contributor fentanyl. the number of people dying from fentanyl in our city has climbed from 12 in 2013 to nearly 600 last year, which is a 5000% increase. this is terrible. this is terrifying because these are our community members and family members who are dying. but it is also tragic because we know what works. a scathing order, a blanket prescription 2.5 years ago so that every resident in our city could have asked this to naloxone or narcan -- access to naloxone or narcan. we have saved 600 lives in the past 2.5 years. we are having to ration this life-saving medication, which i do not understand how, in the middle of an emergency, are we having to deprive people of something that can literally save their lives? baltimore, iday in have to decide who gets this life-saving medication and who has to go without. and i see the number of people who are dying at this unprecedented rate. they were not even at the peak of the epidemic. we actually know what works. question is, do we have the political will? wi

the major contributor is fentanyl. the number of people dying from fentanyl has climbed from 12 in 2013, to nearly 600 last year. that is a 5000% increase. this is terrible. it's terrifying because these are community and family members who are dying. it's tragic because we know what works. in baltimore we issued a standing order two and half years ago so every resident in the city can have access to the opiate anecdote. we've been able to save 2600 lives but we have to ration this life-saving medication. i don't understand how, in the middle of an emergency we have to deprive people of something that can save their lives. every day i have to decide who gets this life-saving medication and who has to go without. i see the number of people dying at this unprecedented rate. we are not even at the peak of the epidemic. we know what works, and will we commit the resources that we know will be effective to combat the epidemic. >> when it comes to the resources was the cost factor like for baltimore? how much is being paid b

is major contributor fentanyl. the number of people dying from fentanyl in our city has climbed from 12 in 2013 to nearly 600 last year, which is a 5000% increase. this is terrible. this is terrifying because these are our community members and family members who are dying. but it is also tragic because we know what works. a scathing order, a blanket prescription 2.5 years ago so that every resident in our city could have asked this to naloxone or narcan -- access to naloxone or narcan. we have saved 600 lives in the past 2.5 years. we are having to ration this life-saving medication, which i do not understand how, in the middle of an emergency, are we having to deprive people of something that can literally save their lives? baltimore, iday in have to decide who gets this life-saving medication and who has to go without. and i see the number of people who are dying at this unprecedented rate. they were not even at the peak of the epidemic. we actually know what works. question is, do we have the political will? wi

maybe that had fentanyl in it. long story short, i see doctors prescribing opiates to known drug addicts and when they run out they run to the drug dealer. it sat. >> we will have experts on through the course of the morning, what's one it question you want an answer. >> why are you releasing people from hospitals that have a known addiction to opiates with prescriptions that last only a few days, only to leave them drug sick. >> host: there's several categories and that includes medicine such as morphine and codeine. synthetics like hydrocodone, methadone which is a sick synthetic opiate and then harrowing, and opiate synthesizer morphine. that's information from the centers of disease control. from michigan, ricky is on the line. >> hello. thank you to c-span. i think the whole problem is some people really do need these opiates. i know a lot of people my age, i've had a lot of surgeries. if it wouldn't for those opiates at this time, i don't feel like i could function. when he can't function can't to anything po

it's been a sudden increase in the deaths with the emergence of fentanyl. not a larger number of people suddenly using cocaine, methamphetamine or heroin, but a much more dangerous drug supply because of fentanyl. and one of the reasons people are making this mistake of drawing the wrong conclusions is they're thinking about the opioid crisis as an overdose crisis. overdose deaths are really just one aspect of the problem. we're also experiencing a soaring increase of infants born opioid dependent, children winding up in the foster care system, outbreaks of infection-related infectious diseases, impact on the work force. the driver behind all of these health and social problems has been a very sharp increase in the number of americans suffering from the disease of opioid addiction. that's really what's been going on. now, it's important to understand that we don't have this single group of drug users or people who are addicted that switch from one drug to another. we actually have three groups of americans who are opioid-addicted. the first group gets quite

, tens of thousands of counterfeit bills containing fentanyl. no one knows how much is in these pills, often it is a deadly dose. together we prosecuted 90 drug traffickers in that one state of arizona. all of us have to understand that the vast majority of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine in this country first cranked came across the southern border. it is a netflix fact. tens of thousands of seven killed every year because we do not have a secure border. in 2017, customs and border protection seized more than 1100 pounds of fentanyl at the border. that number is only getting bigger. in the first seven months of fiscal year 18, fentanyl seizures at the mexico border 750% compared to the same time in 2017. wall, ito build that hear. we absolutely do. drug are going to and the crisis, we need to secure the border and if we're going to have a secure border, we have to have a wall. bill that wall. for decades, the american people for an pleading, asking lawful system of immigration that serves the national interest. a system that we can be proud of

in it,ably have fentanyl because that is what most people are overdosing from today.o long story sort, i see doctors prescribing opioids to known drug addicts, and when they run out, they run to their drug dealer. it is sad. host: we will have a lot of experts on the program throughout the course of the morning. what is one answer you would like an answer to? you are releasing people from hospitals with known addictions to opioids with prescriptions that only last a few days and it leaves them drug sick. host: there are several categories of opioids according to health and human services. they fall into natural categories such as morphine and codeine, semi synthetic orication, oxycodone hydrocodone, synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, and heroin, synthesized from morphine. our line for others, from michigan, ricky. hello. caller: hello? host: you are on, go ahead. caller: you know, the whole problem -- thank you for c-span -- i think the whole problem is that people really do need these opioids. who haveople my age had a lot of surgery. if it was not for those opioids [

customs seized fentanyl at the border and in the first seven months of '18 fentanyl seizures at the mexicoorder skyrocketed by 750%. compared to the same period in 2017. and if we need to build that wall, i hear -- we absolutely do. and we're going to end the drug crisis we need to secure the border and if we're going to have a secure border then we've got to have a wall. build that wall. for decades the american people have been pleading, asking for a lawful system of immigration that serves the national interests. a system that we can be proud of. that is not too much to ask of their government. the american people are right and just and moral and decent when they make this request of their government. they are right to want a safe and secure border and a government who knows who's in this country and who's not. and i reject the arguments of the left that the republicans hate the immigrants. that is absolutely false. donald trump ran for president on that idea. he was quite clear about it. i believe it's a big reason why he won. and he's on fire about this. i've got to tell you. the enti

this fentanyl is also being mixed with other drugs. deaths of 70% of our last year were from illicit fentanyl. we need to shift with the evolving crisis. our programs are targeted in a triage approach. is critically important. we have to save lives in order to be able to have a second chance to get people free from addiction. in the last two years, over -- people were saved by ems in the state of maryland by administering naloxone. livesare thousands of saved. although it is grave, the numbers we ours -- we are facing, we are still saving lives. at the same time, strategies are expanding treatment services. at all of the local jurisdictions and they are making headway. the second area is enforcement. we have to hold prescriber is responsible for proper prescribing and prescriptions. we also have to go after drug trafficking organizations, disrupt them and stem the tide. and then implement prevention programs that will carry us in a long run. this is a supply and demand business. people are making money. away, the the demand supply will

fentanyl test strips provided by syringe access programs have identified the presence of fentanyl in many of our street purchased drugs. what we do when we find this, we first and foremost work closely with drug users and we have an organization that does this out reach for us. we wanted to lift the conversation to make sure that physicians and hospitals are well aware of this. many times some hospitals will not test for this kind of a drug and we want to make sure -- we are trying to make sure if we see a theme coming so we are good i think about getting to the drug using community but we also wanted to give to our practi practitioners. some of the actions is to refer patients with opioid use disorder to treatment. san francisco has treatment available on demand which can be accessed at methadone programs or triage center. we just funded $6 million, 3 million per year to expand our access and we have a street medicine chain that we will be work, out of the syringe access centers and also on the streets of san francisco. those will also be available for practitioners and ensure any p

charles: 99% of fentanyl comes from china via the southern border.top people from walking in? -- from want it. i know the risks go back to the economic crisis. we saw reports that cirrhosis of the liver in millennials up 65%. you have a lot of young people who $have become drug dependent and the reports that the roots of that are economically based. >> the main driver of the opioid epidemic is the overprescribing and misprescribing of opioid drugs. for us we see it growing. from alcohol addiction it's something we are focused won our nasal spray with alcohol addiction as well. but we are encouraged by the government's efforts in recognizing addiction as a chronic disease. furthermore, it's safe to say we are trying to restrict the inflow of fentanyl. but not only is it 50 times stronger than heroin and longer acting than heroin. but it's quite easy to make and it wouldn't take anything more than a half competent chemist to make it within our country. charles: before i let you go. i got and i people in my box. solutions for the opioid epidemic. there

this included 2,400 pounds of fentanyl. they arrested more than 5,000 gang members and rescued victims of trafficking. these are not just statistics. these numbers represent the great work and positive impact that i.c.e. has on people's lives. i would say john kennedy, the great president, democrat, talked about profiles and courage. i would say a present vote is hardly a profile encourage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker -- mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield to the member from illinois, mr. gutierrez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mr. gutierrez: when democrats talk about immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, this is the mom and her children that we are talking about. she's fleeing central america to save the life of her children from violence, extortion, yes, rape and kidnapping. but the other side wants to change the subject on ever

fentanyl. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the trump administration failed to meet a court-imposed deadline tuesday to reunite all of the children under the age of five immigration officials took from their parents at the border and then sent to jails and detention centers across the country. only 38 of the 102 children under five have e been reunited with their parents, some of whom say their young chilildren did t even recognize them at first after the traumatic, protracted separation. on tuesday, judge dana sabraw reiterated that all separated children -- 3000 in total -- must be reunited with their parents by july 26. saying "these are firm deadlines. they are not aspirational goals." also on tuesday, health and human services secretary alex azar claimed the united states was acting genenerously for the migrantt children whenen they tk them away. >> it is one of the great acts of american generosity and charity, what we're doing for these unaccompanied kids who

for comparison in 201312 death involved fentanyl which is a 5000% increase in four years. they are terrifying and frustrating because they keep increasing and we don't even know if this is the peak of the epidemic these numbers are frustrating because those of us on the front lines we know what works to stop this epidemic. here in baltimore everyday residents have used the opioid antidote narcan to save lives in 2017 that doesn't even include but are first responders are firefighters or ems. we have to ration narcan every week i have to decide who gets narcan and who doesn't does that make sense we ration a life-saving antidote in the middle of a public health emergency? under the mayor's leadership we are treating addiction as the disease as it is to establish a stabilization center working to ensure they're all standardized levels of care for addiction treatment and many partners do exceptional work on a shoestring budget imagine how many more lives we could save if only we have the resources to do so. this is why we in baltimore stand with the affordable care act lookin

what is driving the overdose deaths is heroin and fentanyl. it is easy to measure pills, not that easy to see who is dying from heroin. we had a national survey that knocked on doors. hello, are you using heroin? they're not going to admit it or they are in jail or homeless. we have data on what has been prescribed, and that is much easier to deal with. and everyone wants to regulate sometimes it is necessarily to have oversight. don't get me wrong, but that is sort of an easier way to go. of an expansion, not so much that we should not do anything about pills, but it is unbalanced. we have to do so much with everything else, like more treatment. and about the treatment, even though i did say the dropout , one, if aignificant person has been in treatment, they are likely to come back at some point appeared hopefully they do not die in the interim. and that every day a person is in a treatment program, they're probably less likely to show up at the emergency room, probably less likely to commit a crime, probably more likely to be with their kid

under like in the past, many manufacturers of fentanyl and fentanyl precursors in china are legitimate companies, exporting legitimate drugs and chemicals to the united states. according to the u.s.-china economic and security review commission. the primary obstacles to controlling fentanyl and m.p.s. flows lies simply in china and china itself. china has yet to meaningfully crack down on the export of these drugs and their derivatives, despite the urging of the president of the united states and all of our officials. just two milligrams of fentanyl will kill most people. this amendment is simple. it dedicates $1 million for the office of terrorism financial intelligence within the department of treasury to study the illicit trade of illicit opioids coming into our country from china. this is consistent with the office's dual mission of safeguards the financial system against illicit use, terrorist facilitators, proliferator, money launderers, drug kingpins and other national security threats. i urge the option of this much-needed amendment. thank you, mr. president. the presiding offi

in 2013, 12 deaths involved fentanyl, which is a 5000% increase in four years. these numbers are terrifying and frustrating. terrifying because they keep increasing, and we don't know if this is the peak of the epidemic. the numbers are frustrating because those of us on the front lines know what works to stop this epidemic. in baltimore, every day residents have used the opioid narcan to save 1130 lives in 2017. that is not counting the lives saved by first responders, police officers, firefighters, or ems. we are having to ration naloxone. every week i have to decide who will get naloxone and who will go without. does it make sense that we are rationing in the middle of a public health emergency? we are focused on treating addiction as the disease that it is, working to ensure all hospitals have standardized levels of care for addiction treatment, and many partners in the community do exceptional work on a shoestring budget. imagine how many more lives we could save if we had the resources to do so. this is why we stand in such strong support of the care act t

as for brennan berry, three months after getting his he overdosed after taking heroin mixed with fentanyl. >> i came home and found him. i'm in his bedroom, and he was gone when i got here. >> you saw him struggle with this. >> you wake up every day and you have to fight every day not to use or not to drink. they say it's one day at a time, but it's every second of every day. and he did. he fought it. >> reporter: after he died debbie berry learned her son was paid $1,000 to get the implant. >> you don't pay somebody to have surgery. you don't prey on vulnerable people who are trying their hardest to stay alive and have a real life again. >> credit rosen's clinic billed debbie berry's insurance $59,000 for the surgery. the plan was willing to pay only a small fraction of that. rosen's attorney did not tell us whether the doctor hires marketers. >>> coming up next, why a major spike in the price of imported cars could be coming. >>> and later, the failure at a fertility clinic. some women who were told their embryos were safe have now learned the awful truth. your digestive system has bill

disease control tell us natural opioids codeine,orphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and tramadol and fentanyl. i'd when -- heroin isn't ob synthesized from morphine. david, hello. caller: good morning. host: you are on. caller: for the last 30 years, when black people were getting caught with heroin or opioids, they were called junkies and given five years, lives ruined. how, now all of a sudden it is called an opioid problem and people want to get medical help for it? you have millions of black women jobsen that are taking over a felony for a bag of heroin in the 1980's and 1990's, and now their lives are robbed. up witht they lock them the rest of us? host: kentucky is next, mary, good morning. ander: i used to be a nurse i'm disabled myself and have to take some of this stuff. i don't like it. i don't know how people can be addicted to it. that i like to clarify have had arthritis like 30 years and i just got to this point. there same time, i think may be a genetic component to this addiction thing, because i do not feel addicted to this stuff. maybe they ought to have some testing to see

a number of people dying from fentanyl in our city grown from 12 in 2013 to nearly 600 last year which is a 5000 percent increase. now, this is terrible. this isterrifying because these are our community members, our family members are dying . >> washington journal talked with the head of marilyn's opioid command center , police commissioner and congressman elijah cummings. callers told us their story. what's the story at eight eastern here on c-span2. retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy discusses his legacy and the court at the ninth circuit judicial conference in anaheim california and you can watch that tonight on c-span. supreme court nominee brett cavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill . follow the confirmation process on c-span. leading to the hearings on the vote, watch live on c-span, anytime on cspan.org or risk listen with the free c-span radio app. the house natural resources committee examined puerto rico's electrical system and reported management failures of the soul energy utility. representatives from the us and puerto rico answer questions

fentanyl, one of the most , comes acrossents our border. ice is the first line of of -- of defense. ms 13 gangs, they are stopping them from coming to our community. we will have a vote on the floor. we have a bill that lays out what ice has been doing and announces this action to abolish ice. opportunity, your base may say you want to have it. i want to see where people stand on it. it is too important for the safety of our communities that we maintain ice. other elements that you will find as we continue to work through the process, we are already into conference and we will vote to go to conference on the farm bill. continuing to get the work done and to make america grow and more opportunities for the future generation. good morning. i recently had the chance to visit a couple manufacturers up in minneapolis, st. paul. the story there is similar to what we are seeing around the country. more people are finding work. companies are expanding and confidence is surging. our policies have helped create this climate. the american people are better off now. this week we will consider l

lester, ice seized more than one million pounds of heroin, fentanyl, and other dangerous drugs.lishing ice would mean more trafficking. lester, 518 human trafficking 1000 child more than victims. -- last year there were more human trafficking victims and more than 1000 child victims. because of the work of ice, i truly do believe the men and over thethis agency last 15 years have played a critical role in assuring that no major terrorist attack occur and you deserve to be credited. andrecord speaks for itself it is a record of accomplishment . every day, ice makes american safer and more secure and every citizen is better off and safer because of the work that you do. so today, today i want to make it to all of you and all of those looking on. under president donald trump, we will never abolish ice. as the president said, we will never feel to applaud and expand and empower this agency with the resources that you deserve. as the president said recently, we are not abandoning ice, infected is just the opposite. working with our republican majorities, i am proud to report we are g

we have a bill about opioids, fentanyl one of the most deadliest elements of a drug coming across, comes across our borders. i.c.e., the first line of defense. ms-13. stopping them from coming to our community. you know what? we're going to have a vote on the floor. clay higgins has a bill. lays out what i.c.e. has been doing to keep our communities safe and our country. also denounce this is action to eliminate and abolish i.c.e. there is an opportunity. your base may say you twoont have it, you may introduce a bill that thinks you support it, i want to see where people stand on it because it is too important for the safety of o communities -- of our communities that we maintain i.c.e. and the work they are doing. other elements that you'll find we continue to work through the appropriations process, we're already into conference. we'll also vote to go to conference on the farm bill. continuing to get the work done the american people asked fomplet continuing to make america grow and more opportunities for the future generations. mr. ryan: good morning. i recently had the chance to viss

the mother of a teen who died of a fentanyl overdose in petaluma will be in court. 34-year-old daniellefaletto is expected to enter a plea. she faces charges of manslaughter and child endangerment. her 16-year-old son died back in april. ( james ) the f-b-i is now searching for a missing university of iowa student... who grew up in oakland. mollie tibbetts disappeared last week. she had been staying at her boyfriend's home... watching his dogs while he was out of town for work. she was last seen last wednesday night. she was reported missing last thursday... when she did not show up for work. ( darya ) tourists are now under evacuation orders at yosemite national park... as the ferguson fire grows. they're emptying campsites and lodges. a 20 mile stretch of a 20 mile a 20 mile stretch of state route 41 -- heading into the park -- will close today at noon. the closure is expected to last through sunday. the ferguson fire the ferguson fire has burned more than 38-thousand acres these are new numbers. it's now 25-percent contained. a spokesperson says the park isn't under imminent danger..

you are for ending the seizure of tons of fentanyl. and i'll give you an idea what that means in terms of potential human risk or human life. you're talking about gangs, some 5,000 gang members who were arrested last year because they were clearly related to gang activity. m.s. 13 being one of the first among them. you are for ending all of this and having all of this go unchallenged on american soil. if you're for ending i.c.e., you're for ending almost 7,000 pounds of heroin seized, and that's only a fraction of what these criminal elements are bringing to this country. i can't imagine if you come to this floor and you talk about fighting the opioid e.m.t. epidemic, i can't imagine anyone who is sincere about fighting the overdose epidemic saying they want more poison on the streets. they can't have it both ways. you are either for solving the opioid yept which e.m.t. epidemic which means we are for it or you are for poisoning people who are addicted to opioids. you can't have it both ways. if you want to end i.c.e., you are for this

two years ago convicted of stealing jewelry to pay for her fentanyl habit? given probation and a chance for rehabilitation, until she failed a mandatory drug test and the judge ordered her imprisoned she says with no treatment. >> i got ripped out of the beginning of my treatment. that is the most important part of recovery. being taken out and thrown into jail is, in my eyes, it does no one good. >> commonwealth v. julie eldred. >> reporter: her case has gone all the way to massachusetts' highest court. she claimed she was powerless because she suffers from severe substance abuse disorder, a chronic brain disease that relapses a symptom. and sending her to prison was cruel and unusual punishment. leading medical associations back her position. a group backing prosecutors and law enforcement doesn't see addiction that way. >> i don't believe like some other disorders that we see and treat that it's totally beyond the control of an individual. >> reporter: the attorney general insists drug testing and punishment must be options for judges. >> for some people

mixed with other drugs being sold on the streets. 70% of our deaths last year were from illicit fentanyl. our programs are targeted in a triage. you heard the importance of naloxone. naloxone is critically important. we have to save lives to have a second chance to get people in treatment. last year, the last two years, 20,000 people were saved by ems in the state of maryland by ministering naloxone. that is not including naloxone in communities. there are thousands of lives being saved. we arerave, the numbers facing, we are saving lives. at the same time the strategy is around expanding access to treatment and recovery services. we are working feverishly to do that. the second area is enforcement. we need to hold prescribers responsible's for the proper -- responsible for the proper prescribing of prescriptions. we have to disrupt them and or -- disorganized and to stem the tide while we implement prevention programs. this is a supply and demand business. people making money on the supply and demand business. the supply will continue to come. prevention programs are critically importan

we have had spikes in methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and the big fears the fentanyl issues with the opiates coming across the border. there's work we have to do together. i welcome their support. they could give me greater awareness do some of the jobs that won't time my people to camera rooms, that frees us up to make that interdiction. >> i look forward to working with you and make sure your being successful. >> i have one more quick question. i am concerned about the retention issues both in border patrol and our officers. some of the elements we see the mission's intent and there's no relief in sight, or you start doing more things outside your core competency, you can find this spiraling down and retention. things get worse, in any way are you seen a shift with around and retention? specifically related to the national guard deployment? >> first of all, i've had the opportunity to talk to the guardsmen in tucson and trying to recruit. i think that will be a valuable tool for the border patrol throughout. also to reach out to family members. they're going back to their locations

going to be a long-term back order on fentanyl. you don't need to answer the question. i just want to point out that what you're doing on drug shortages has real, everyday -- and you know this, but for everyone else out there -- clinical implications in the practice of medicine. z zofran, other common medicines she uses every day. fentanyl is a new one on me. she just texted me that. and thank you for your response on that. if you have any other further comments as i have one other question for you. >> you know, i will just say, this is -- these are structural problems, as i mentioned before. whatever is in shortage today, six months from now i guarantee it's going to be something different. i've glrappled with this myself. this impacts patient care. we're working hard on this. >> 21st century cures, this is a little proprietary question, for diseases such as cancer that relies on diagnostics. i'm sure your staff told you i might ask this. the current diagnostic framework for laboratory tests, lvts and diagnostic test kits, haven't

that it could have been fentanyl which is a drug and it's side effects if you reduce their very similar to exposure to a nerve agent but there's no official information yet as to how they came into contact with these new which of nerve agent because most of the varieties of new york and it's a family of nerve agents they have a very short half life so if they're exposed to the elements outside if they're left in powder form liquid form very quickly they lose their potency so however they came into contact with this exact batch if it indeed was an overture nerve agent. caribbean and a canister in a bag or whatever else but it's very important the british police are saying they have no idea yet how they came into contact with the people fighting for their lives the man in the woman and if and when hopefully they come they become conscious they'll be able to shed some light on exactly exactly what happened but there's no parallels being drawn yet between russia. and these new poisonings who they are making any links. to so far as locals are concerned there is. it's going to be a scary time

as for brennen berry, three months after getting his, he overdosed after taking heroin mixed with fentanyl. >> i came home and found him. i'm in his bedroom. and he was gone when i got here. >> glor: you saw him struggle with this. >> you wake up every day and you have to fight every day not to use or not to drink. they say it's one day at a time, but it is every second of every day. and he did, he fought it. >> glor: after he died, debbie berry learned her son was paid $1,000 to get the implant. >> you don't pay somebody to have surgery. you don't prey on vulnerable people who are trying their hardest to stay alive and have a real life again. >> glor: dr. rosen's clinic billed debbie berry's insurance $59,000 for the surgery. the plan was willing to pay only a small fraction of that. rosen's attorney did not tell us whether the doctor hires marketers. coming up next on the "cbs evening news" tonight, why a major spike in the price of imported cars could be coming. and later, the failure at a fertility clinic. teme women who were told their embryos were safe have now learned the awful trut

playing ins china shipping fentanyl to the night states? amount.nificant congress has been fantastic in providing resources to the executive branch to push back against this new and truly-grave threat. >> i was in venezuela and o said that aur lection wouldn't be recognized they were the world. there have been incredible negative outcomes in public health and they have now gone through with the election. what's is the next step to put pressure on him question mark >> we would put the additional sanctions on the regime and what is the next step to put pressure on him? >> we would put the additional sections on the regime and continue our diplomatic outreach to make them return to some semblance of a democracy. i have to say that this is an enormous challenge that our t ools have not proven sufficient to darte. we have is one tool not used and you know it is. would you consider imposing oi a sanctions between the unites states and venezuela. >> we are continuing to review this and there are ramifications to doing this that make it more compli

sessions is targeting sections of the united states in a crackdown on sales of the synthetic opoid fentanyl deliver remarks in maine today, outlining a plan to combat the growing opoid crisis. he's ordering federal prosecutors in eight states to bring drug charges against anyone suspected of selling fentanyl in districts with the highest overdose death rates. opioids kill more than 42,000 americans in 2016. more than any previous year. >>> the treasury department says the federal budget deficit in june was nearly $75 billion. the gap so far this year is now more than $607 billion. that is more than 16% higher than the same period last year. the numbers reflect the impact of the administration's corporate tax cut and increased spending. yesterday's report showed corporate tax revenue totaled $41 billion last month, which is $20 billion less than in june of 2017. >>> delta airlines says its hiking ticket prices as the airline industry contends with surging fuel costs. the carrier says it's also decreasing the number of flights and seats for this fall. delta says it expects to pay $2 billion m

who is for more heroin and fentanyl. democrats are not for any of those things. what they are for is electoral victories. they see that as an easy route to that. or just to appease a left-wing base that's rabid for them to suspend all borders. it's not going to work out good for america in the long run. >> people don't necessarily live and die by their own sword. we just saw that happen in germany where angela merkel decided to pull back from her open borders policy. between now and november as polls come in and show americans don't buy into this open border business, they will withdraw from that position. they will try to shut up liz warren and other democrats going there and play more to the middle. >> i think that's exactly what's going to happen. we have seen that in the past where the war on extreme rhetoric tones down. but immigration and the family separation issues that have been reduced to that galvanize much of the voter base. but alexandria ocasio-cortez said it best by saying they have forgotten and ignored the base. they have taken the working commun

thousands of pounds of heroin that is coming in that ice is catching we have thousands of pounds of fentanyl coming in that ice is stopping. it makes no sense to me. i am against sanctuary cities. >> scott, take it away. >> thank you for your precipitation. please post your question. willow brooke come little. how would you work with the other party to pass bipartisan legislation? representative roskam: i have done it. i work with barack obama when he was president, and we were closing on passing the anti-boycott language for -- to protect the economic interests of israel, our closest ally. i worked with the obama administration making sure the trade adjustment was in place. according to the lugar center, i'm the most bipartisan member of the illinois congressional delegation. i got every member of the house, republican and democrat, going with me to take authority away from the irs in abusive cases where the irs is not doing the job. i have done it. it is my history. title continues to work that way. mr. casten: when your signature achievement is passing a $2 trillion deficit that got no de

so this program is a big step forward to saving lives, lost to heroine, fentanyl and methamphetamine addictions and overdoses. homeless people who use drugs are especially vulnerable and our health system is adapting going directly to them with compassionate outreach and expertise. we're able to help a group that gets missed in the traditional structure of visits and appointments. our low barrier medication program is just one piece of a city-wide effort to increase treatment. we are also providing emergency rooms at sucker burg general hospital and implementing a new addiction consultant service within our hospital to ensure all physicians at the hospital have access to treatment experts for their patients. the doctors from this service are also here today. so again, i want to thank mayor farrell for supporting all of our efforts to address those with substance abuse disorders and continuing our efforts to save lives. with that i'd like to introduce dr. barrie sven. [applause] >> well, thank you very much, mayor farrell and director garcia and the city of san francisco for the oppor

congress fist skated 6,000 you pounds of the fentanyl last year. they are protecting this nation.ialing i.c.e. is an insane idea. charles: we saw it work in one district in the box. >> you had one upset with joe crowley and every other democrat got scared and spent the weekend saying abolish i.c.e. i.c.e. just announced the indictment of 23 ms-13 members. what does it even mean? you have elizabeth warren saying we should abolish them. the abolish i.c.e. concept is in the ear of the beholder. republicans for the better part, hear open borders, lawlessness, and amnesty. charles: there is a harvard poll that showed 64% say people cross the border illegally, they should be sent home. 47% of democrats agree with that and 66% of independents. when you start talking about abolishing the one police force trying to keep -- get a handle on this thing. it's not very popular. >> it's not only not popular. to kayleigh's words, insane. i hope the democrats keep going down this path. now i'm talking about americans. you ask who the democrats are talking to essentially. they are talking to their