. >> extremely high levels of fentanyl in his system. >> fentanyl is about 30-times, 50-times more potent.potent>> his half-sister. >> fentanyl, what is this drug? i had no idea. >> and his former chef. >> i did share, you know, with other people what was happening. and they just chose to ignore it. >> addicted to pain pills but authorities said killed by black market counterfeits that contained fentanyl around they're killing people across this country. >> how can it be that he's gonee trail. all the way to the source in china. >> should be a high-end chemical company. no prescription needed. >> who's making it sf. >> fentanyl is killing people. we know that. >> and who's dying from it? >> prince's death is a warning sign for people because he took something that ultimately killed him. >> good evening, everyone. i'm amy robach. >> and i'm david muir. this is "20/20." reporting tonight on his six-month investigation, here's bob woodruff. >>> cleared for takeoff. >> reporter: on a cloudy april evening in 2016, a gleaming private jet takes off from the atlanta airport carrying some very special ca

fentanyl, the real deal., in my capacity as the bja, bureau of justice assistance director, i am fully committed to providing training that are geared on augmenting the protections and the safety of our first responders. our president, our attorney general, our deputy attorney general here today, all of our department heads are equally committed. i can tell you personally, both the attorney general and the deputy attorney general have made it very clear that it's an absolute priority of this department to focus, apply its resources towards protecting our first responders, our officers, those who get to the scene of risks first to keep our communities safe. now, this video seeks to further inform on the risks of exposure to fentanyl. i'm sure you're all familiar with the lethal aspect of being exposed to that poison. we want to make sure everyone is aware of the risks and at the same time dispel of the myths associated with misinformation that, unfortunately, also circulates in terms of level of awareness of w

fentanyl, the real deal. in my capacity as the director, i am fully committed to supporting programs and trainings that are geared and focused on augmenting the protection and the safety of our first responders. our president, our attorney general, our deputy attorney general here today, our department heads, all are equally committed. i can tell you personally, the attorney general and deputy attorney general have made it very clear that it is an absolute priority of this department to focus and apply its resources toward protecting our first responders, our officers, those who get to the scene of risk first, to keep our communities safe. now, this video seeks to further inform on the risks associated with fentanyl exposure. i am sure you are all familiar with the potential harm and lethal impact of being exposed to that poison. what this video seeks to do is to unify our knowledge across the country to make sure everyone is aware of the risk and at the same time to dispel the myths associated with misinform

fentanyl, the real deal. the assistant as director i am fully committed to supporting programs, training that are focused on augmented perspective and the safety of our first responders. our attorney, general, are deputy attorney general today, all of our department heads are equally committed. and i can tell you personally both the attorney general and deputy attorney general have made it very clear that it's an absolute priority of this department to focus, apply its resources in protecting our first responders, our officers, those who get to the scene of risk first to keep our community safe. this video seeks to further inform the risk associated with fentanyl exposure. i'm sure you are all familiar with the potential harm, the lethal impact of being exposed to that poison. seeks to do is unify our knowledge across the country and make sure everyone is aware of the risk. but at the same time dispel the myths associated with misinformation that circulates in terms of level of awareness and what the potentia

in fact, fentanyl is being spread to other drugs. heroin is being laced with fentanyl. cocaine is being laced with fentanyl. even crystal meth. this increases the potency of those drugs, increases the chance of addiction. with the rise of fentanyl of course we're seeing more and more deaths because of its power. and we are also seeing that no street drug is safe from potential offender and a death. i heard a couple tragic examples during our two teletown hall meetings. the first case was last month, sam from shelby county talked about fentanyl issue. he was talking about it very objectively and policy-wise, and then his voice changed and the emotion was clear. and i asked him if he had any family relationships with this drugs and he acknowledged his son died from a fentanyl overdose. his son died a few weeks before the call. his son didn't know he was taking fentanyl because it had been laced with another drug. last month pauline from zanesville called in and told me her brother passed away. he was a heroin addict but he had no idea he was taking fentanyl. it was laced

some people are taking fentanyl not even knowing they are taking fentanyl and it is fatal. we have seen deaths skyrocket from fentanyl use. this would give the u.s. postal service authority to inspect the packages to stop the inflow. host: scott calling from new york. go ahead. caller: good morning. this problem was caused by the pharmaceutical companies years ago. in the 1990's, i was living in tennessee, they came out with oxycontin and told us it was nonaddictive. somebody who has experimented with drugs all their life -- once you take them for a while, you get accustomed to them, they make you feel high and good. in 2002, i didn't touch any opioids -- they put my tolerance back up. i found out what the addiction is like. five months ago, i took an it five months ago, i took an it -- eight minute dirt nap. i took this -- narcan, have it on hand if anybody od's. with fentanyl, i got hit three times with narcan and i barely came back. the lady at the hospital said everybody thought you were dead. is very potent and you don't need to shoot it up. you can snort it. about to

of course it's not just problems with fentanyl that we share. our heroin problem in the united states is also tied directly to mexico. u.s. officials estimate that 90% of the heroin used in the united states is produced and trafficked from mexico. from all the news regarding the opioid crisis, we know what the results are in our country, but what about mexico? is this just a problem for the united states? or is this a problem for mexico as well? in juarez, right across the el paso border, a rehab center treats over 300 patients a day. in tee with a in a, where drug use reportedly starts as early as middle school, we know they also have a big problem. we know that all across mexico adolescent consumption is on the rise, particularly with regard to drugs like marine, methamphetamine, heroin, you name it. in fact, the percentage of mexican men and women between the age of 12 and 65 who admit to using illegal drugs has roughly doubled since 2011 according to the most recent survey. but here's my point, mr. president -- american and mexican carnage i

now, fentanyl is extremely powerful. it's 25 to 50 times more powerful than heroin. so, these folks were buying what they thought was a legitimate hydrocodone pill on the black market, yet they were buying a pill that contained fentanyl. >> and it killed them. >> and we had 15 people die of overdoses. >> wow. well, lieutenant simmons, you have the unique perspective from being a pharmacy technician turned police officer. now you're training other officers and district attorneys how to recognize the dangers from prescription-drug abuse. can you give us -- what did you see before and now? >> so, working in the pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, in the profession, you saw a lot of individuals who were most likely addicted to the opiate-based drugs, who were doctor-shopping or pharmacy-shopping or altering prescriptions and trying to find other illicit ways to get their hands on more of the opiate drug or amphetamine drug that they were addicted to. and now in law enforcement, you see those people out on the street, whether they just purchased something illicitly or whet

and it does deal with the killer effect of -- that we have in fentanyl. fentanyl, as you all know is a synthetic drug primarily produced in china but there are other sources that come into this country that are mixed with heroin causing in -- causing in many cases instant death. this will provide a way which customs will have greater enforcement to keep fentanyl out of the united states andro

we are being overrun with the fentanyl. over the last week alone in the columbus, ohio, area, the coroner handled 18 overdose deaths, five within 24 hours. imagine that. the cause, the korn conscious coroner dus suspects is -- suspects is fentanyl. from those who thought they were taking cocaine or or something else, often because the fentanyl has been used and sprinkled into the drugs. it is 50 times more powerful, as i said, and that's the new scourge of the new opioid epidemic. from 2013 to 2017, fentanyl overdose deaths nationally have increased by 850%. as the coroner's reports continue to come in throughout my home state of ohio, fentanyl appears to be involved in two-thirds of the deaths in ohio. and that's consistent with what i'm hearing on the front lines. unbelievably, we know where it's coming from and we're not doing enough to stop it. it's being made in laboratories in china primarily and other countries and shipped into the united states through our own postal service, a government agency. we conducted an 18-

the fentanyl is coming into forms. we have a lot of counterfeit pills. out for bills are what killed tom petty and prince. these are counterfeit pills that not only have a normal perhaps opioid epidemic but they are also contaminated with fentanyl. a very powerful synthetic opioid. we have both counterfeit pills in the state but also to a low degree, contaminated heroin. but the deaths are rising. we should be concerned. >>> are you saying that some people are so addicted that they do not even really know what they are injecting. it has gotten to that point and it is worse with it the risk of even trying something that they do not know what they are putting in body? >> folks in general do not know what they are injecting. for a that is called heroin and now they're gettin may have heroin it or may not. it may have the main chemical fentanyl one week and some derivative the the supply is changing on a weekly basis that adds to the complexity. we consider opioid use disorder a chronic relapsing disease. people develop dependency and out of that dependency

fentanyl powder. it took two doses of narcan to bring him back. then his sergeant started to feel sick. because the narcotics team had only one more dose of narcan on hand, the sergeant held off taking any until paramedics arrived. both men say they were not prepared. now they are urging officers across the bay area to carry two doses of narcan each. they say the medication is just as important as carrying their guns. if you head to your website, nbcbayarea.com you can see the fast rise of fentanyl in california. fentanyl deaths across the state jumped fourfold in five years. check out the interviews with the detective and his sergeant about that dental overdose. back to you. >> thanks a lot, liz. >>> if you want to get ahold of liz or anyone from our investigative unit call 888-996-tips. or log on to our website, nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. >>> coming up, new video of bart. >>> first, nbc bay area respond to many complaints about debt card fraud. >> one thing you can do to protect your pin. >>> newer chip cards are supposed to be more secure b

isn't that what we should be doing with china as it relates to fentanyl? >> senator, you have my commitment that -- >> thank you. general, i want to talk about the current strategy with regard to north korea. i think the trump administration's comprehensive sanctions, serious military options, bolstering missile defense, these are all things that i'm fully supportive of. i think they've brought north korea to the table. but i do want to dig in to and i want to get your personal opinion, not the administration's opinion, with what i see as a potential blind spot with regard to the strategy, and that's almost a rush -- and it might be from the president himself to remove our forces off the korean peninsula. there's been a lot of press reports on this. so what would be the tactical and strategic effects of removing a large portion of u.s. forces from the korean peninsula? your personal opinion. >> senator, let me start by saying -- >> but i have a bunch of questions. i have two-and-a-half minutes. >> personal opinion. disastrous. really bad. i think when -- t

now, this wasn't the only near-lethal law enforcement exposure to fentanyl. it happened in ohio and new jersey last year too. with the investigative unit i'm liz wagner. back to you. >> okay. thank you, liz. now, if you have a story for liz or anyone in the investigative unit call 888-996-tips or you can visit our website nbcbayarea.com/investigations. >>> what's up? burgers rupp. a new bay area restaurant that will serve your burger made by a robot. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. into a light pole in san jose. it happened early this morning on capitol expressway near 680. >>> a mangled mess after a suspected drunk driver crashes into a light pole in san jose. it happened on capitol expressway near 680. the driver was arrested for dui and taken to the hospital. two passengers were hurt but expected to survive. no word on the exact charges for that driver. >>> now, in fremont police say some kind of malfunction sent the driver of this volvo off the road an

fentanylle are taking not even knowing they are taking fentanyl and it is fatal. seen de skyrocket from fentanyl use. this would give the u.s. postal service authority to inspect the packages to stop the inflow. host: scott calling from new york. go ahead. caller: good morning. this problem was caused by the pharmaceutical companies years ago. in the 1990's, i was living in tennessee, they came out with oxycontin and told us it was nonaddictive. somebody who has experiment it with drugs -- experimented with -- once youeir life take them for a while, you get accustomed to them, they make you feel high and good. didn't touch any opioids -- they put my tolerance back up. i found out what the addiction is like. ite months ago, i took an minute -- eight minute dirt nap. this -- narcan, have it on hand if anybody od's. with fentanyl, i got hit three times with narcan and i barely came back. saidady at the hospital everybody thought you were dead. is very potent and you don't need to shoot it up. you can snort it. life, we need of to educate the kids. when i was a kid, a

and fentanyl in particular. it's one thing we look to countries that are sending fentanyl, like mexico that may not be able to control what goes on in the country. another thing to look in china, isn't it true you were in china with mattis, couldn't they stop it tomorrow if they were killing our citizens, couldn't they stop it tomorrow? >> there are ways china could be more helpful in getting after this. >> well, when senator king talks about one throat to choke with regard to fentanyl, i think in a lot of ways it is china. so can i get your commitment when you are working on this issue to make sure all of government that we are much more aggressive going to the chinese and saying stop it, stop it, right? you can stop this. you are killing our people. stop it. isn't that what we should be doing with china and as it relates to fentanyl? >> senator, you have my commitment. >> thank you. >> i want to talk about the current strategy with regard to north korea. i think the trump administration comprehensive sanctions

. >> talking about fentanyl, the drug that killed her brother. we investigate next. >>>'mhief meteorologist jeff ranieri. news in san francisco. the salesforce transit c . >>> we want to update our breaking news for you now in san francisco. as we have been reporting, the salesforce transit center will remain closed until tomorrow at least. inspectors discovered a major crack in a steel beam inside the terminal. our sky ranger flew over the old transit terminal where buses are being rerouted. effort to cut off the power now. we'll bring you the latest information both on air and on our digital platforms. >>> police and healthra o trend. the problem is t even years later. >> law enforcement has coming up with a new way to monday ods and they say it can save lives. liz has more. in a. >> it's called the od map, and all sauv phone. first responders put in the location of an overdose to warn people about bad batches of opioid pills like the one who killed a beloved south bay man. >> no one should have to see what we saw. >> the death of her brother is something margaret

makes it more difficult to get drugs like fentanyl and par fentanyl andrea arises funding from the grantnsive opioid recovery centers as well and other things. >> many other things because the package of 70 bills, the beautiful thing is the physician who knows something about congress has 99-1 in the senate. major initiative, $8.4 billion extending from the flow of drugs into the country to treatment and recovery. one of the key provisions is facilitating medication assisted therapy. allowing doctors to prescribe more freely to similar medications which are alternatives meant to help patients who are opioid addicted, away from illegal and dangerous narcotics. that is a huge issue in the therapeutic community and many suspect medication assisted therapy is the most effective so this bill provides that. heather: what about things the bill did not provide that should have been included? >> the house and senate bills as you pointed out have to be reconciled and one of the differences between the two has to do with funding of inpatient treatment for folks with substance abuse. medicaid fundin

officials say heroin, likely laced with an opioid like fentanyl, could be to blame. ben adam climer, cahoots crisis counselor/medic: "they're potentially going to die from a drug that hit the street that puts their lives at risk in a significant way that we don't see with just plain heroin use."turner says they often seen these issues around homeless camps, but right now, they're dealing with the issue all across the area.officials from cahoots say they suspect it's cheaper to produce heroin mixed with fentanyl, which could be why we're seeing it.officer larry turner, springfield, or police dept.: "when it's seven times the normal amount of overdoses. and it's ridiculous. that's why we want to go after the people that are providing this." responders currently use narcan to help overdose patients, but county officials say they're also considering using testing strips that could tell responders what opioid a person overdosed on, and if it contains fentanyl, something they say could keep everyone safer. right now, they're only being used in roseburg.with this rash of ov

fentanyl deaths have jumped fourfold in five years. can also check out the interview with the officer and his sergeant about that accidental overdose. >> you have a story for or investigative unit talk give them a call at the number on the screen or send them at e-mail on the screen right there. >>> right now at 6:00, morning mess. >> i would rather take a bus in another spot than have a beam fall on me. >> the transbay transit center is is it shut down this morning, forcing ride torres an alternate site. the rippling effect on the commute in the city and in the east bay. >> a car slammed into an freemont home overnight. the reason police think the driver crashed. >>> not again. yes, another apple store robbery. adding to growing list of grab and go thefts playing out in the bay area. where it happened this time, and who the police are trying to fine. today in the bay continues right now now. >>> a good wednesday to you. thank you for joining us. >> we have look at traffic in just a moment. first we want to start off with a look at our

the deputy hopes to bump that up to 1,000 by the endf near-lethal law enforcement exposure to fentanyl. it happened in ohio and new jersey last year, too. with the investigative unit, i'm liz wagner. back to you. >> all right. thanks, liz. >>> now, if you have a story for our investigative unit, you can give them a call. that number right there on your screen. 888-996-tips. or you can go to the website, nbcbayarea.com/we investigate. >>> authorities are asking for your help in solving a recent deadly shooting in hayward. police say last wednesday night, someone found a 48-year-old man near death on folsom. he die tilly travis. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> a possible judge today may set a new trial date for a high-profile murder case on the peninsula. tiffany lee and her boyfriend are accused of murdering keith green. this was two years ago. police say that green was in a e disappeared. after his body was found in the north bay, police arrested lee in her hillsboro mansion. the boyfriend has cut a plea deal to testify against her. today's hearing su

it's one thing that we look to countries that are sending fentanyl like mexico that might not be able to control what goes on in the country. it's another thing to look at china. you have a lot of experience in china secretary mattis recently. couldn't china stop this tomorrow xi jinping order to quit sending fentanyl which is killing our citizens. couldn't they stop it tomorrow? >> senator, my understand is there a space china could be more helpful to get after this. >> with senator kaine talks about one throat to choke with regard to fentanyl, i think in a lot of ways it is china. working on this issue to ensure whole of government we are much more aggressive to the chinese say and stop it. you're killing our people. stop it. is not what we should be doing with china? >> senator, you have my commitment. >> thank you. in general, i want to talk about the current strategy with regard to north korea. the trump administration comprehensive sanctions come a serious military options, bolstering missile defense, these are all things i'm fully supportive of. i think they've brought north ko

theft, resisting arrest, a little bit of fentanyl selling is okay? what is that?at democrat in the us who controlling federal policy regard to the criminal justice, we had the lowestaly crime rate recorded basically in history. okay? so the notion that somehow democrats -- >> tucker: wait, wait. h no, no. i'm not making a generalization. that is bill clinton --ak >> no, no. barack obama, actually. >> tucker: oh, barack obama. >> yeah. >> tucker: because bill clinton was a racist for enforcing the law and hiring all the new cops and getting tough on crime. that is the democratic view of bill clinton. i don't want to argue about obama. that was a different party. that was a year and a half ago. that was prehistory.at the revolution is in progress. i want to talk about now. right now you have prominent democrats running againstt prosecuting shoplifting and resisting arrest and drug dealing. and hopping the border. o'rourke is against arresting people for breaking immigration laws. what do you think of that? are you okay with that? >> what i think, this is a caricatur

as well as heroin of those 72,000 overdose deaths 70,000 are estimated to be from fentanyl. last night the united states surgeon general reported that 21 million americans have a substance use disorder. that's far more people than are affected by cancer, but only one in ten is receiving any kind of treatment, and that's one of the things that's so important in this c.j.s. bill because it would provide funding to state and local governments and organizations working on the front lines for our law enforcement, for treatment and recovery, for those resources that help our communities deal with the opioid and fentanyl crisis. the bill also continues the cops anti-heroin task force grant program despite efforts by the administration to discontinue that very effective law enforcement program. i want to enact the whole c.j.s. bill into law because i don't want to lose these critical increases in funding that are going to support people in new hampshire and across the country who are dealing with substance use disorders. and senator moran mentioned trade and what's in this bill that

and i want to say, if this country doesn't know what fentanyl is, then the media are falling down onir jobs. >> okay, i want to ask you about that because it's -- >> 30,000 americans died from it last year, and if you're not talking about that -- if you're talking about anonymous -- fentanyl's not anonymous. my goal is to make sure the 30,000 americans who died from a fentanyl overdose last year aren't anonymous. >> and this is your big issue in the white house. >> one of, yeah. >> one of the big ones -- the opioid crisis. do you have personal experience that leads you, like so many americans and so many politicians -- do you know people who have suffered from this? do you have anybody in your family? i mean, has it -- is it close to you? >> i do, but, again, i think that makes me like everybody else. >> mm-hmm. >> it gives me the connective tissue with the rest of the country. i do, and i think everyone does. the president went first here, christiane. he said, "my brother fred jr. died of alcoholism at the age of 42," and he will say -- he said it again recently. i think the pool sp

. >> deaths involving synthetic opioids such as fentanyl increased 720% between 2013 and 2007.t will you do to address the opioid epidemic? sen. kaine: fantastic question. this affects every state, every zip code, every community. i am really proud that two days ago we passed out of the senate -- i think the vote was 99-1 an opioid response act that i played a significant part in writing. it came out in two committees. the health and finance committee where senator warner sits. it was a whole stretch of strategies around research, prevention, treatment, interdicting fentanyl. in a bipartisan day we have gotten this bill done and i think it will get to the president's desk and i'm confident he'll sign it. mark: thank you so much. how about a hand for our students. [applause] senator kaine, closing statements, you have one minute. sen. kaine: thank you again for inviting us tonight and pairing with hampton. i know it will be a great discussion in a couple of weeks. i started my time as a public servant when i took a year off off from law school to be in honduras teaching kids to

fentanyls are so toxic that our canines die when they sniff it. and yet that's being put into drugs coming across the u.s.-mexico border into the united states to pollute and infect our children and our veterans. and it's time for this to stop. i hope that we'll be able to take up after perhaps november our border security bill which i think would go a long way to getting this job done but in the meantime this bill will go a long ways to stopping very organized, sophisticated route of drugs, bad people, and bad thing into the united states and that is shutting down these tunnels. so with that, mr. speaker i urge support of this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6740 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid pon the table. for what purpose does the

fentanyl is a big one. we're hopefully going to pass the stop act, which will put more resources into stopping fentanyl from china. that is remarkable that the if theycould stop that wanted to write now. it is a communist state. i was in china several months ago and asked them to stop sending fentanyl that's killing our citizens. but what you're doing or what can you do with local law enforcement to help? we have small communities in alaska, many of which are only served by airports, not even roads. we know when drugs, a lot of times when drugs are coming in. are you things you can do more, or do you have agencies, that are not your jurisdiction by the post office and others, i'm sure you get this question a lot. mr. peskoke: yes, sir. thanks for your comments. i agree wholeheartedly with your comments on the workforce as i mentioned. i am really proud to lead the 63,000 professionals that do amazing work everything ok. -- every single day. with respect to drug interdiction, that is not a tsa mission. we do

and stop the prescribing, which they're doing things like that and working on the interdiction of fentanylally resigning to death. we know based on the new statistics that you just cited from the cdc that a new new england states that have put these measures such as m.a.t., medication assisted treatment, if you go to the e.r., you're immediately referred to treatment. you're not waiting three weeks as you are in the city where i live in virginia. we know harm reduction measures like syringe exchange programs that not only allow to get the dirty needles off the streets but also referring to hepatitis c testing and treatment, and eventually because so many of these addictive people are living homeless and they don't have relationships with health care institutions, eventually creating relationships at these low barrier places and getting them into treatment. that's what it's going to take. >> i'm sorry to interrupt. thank you for what you're doing. we'll have you back. >> i need to hop to very important breaking news. the fbi is assisting with an active shooter situation in hartford county,

that includes heroin, fentanyl, cocaine.t is not a reasonable issue on which people can disagree. suspect he was just calling for a debate where on a debate stage now. i will tell you i think it would be a profound mistake to legalize all narcotics. it would hurt the children of this country. that would be a serious mistake. >> senator. that is your time. rep. o'rourke: i agree. to be clear, i don't want to legalize heroin and cocaine and the fentanyl. what i do want to ensure it is that in this country, most states have decided that marijuana will be legal at some form, for medicinal purposes, recreational purposes, or will be decriminalized. we don't have another veteran in the state prescribed an opioid because the doctor at the v.a. would rather prescribed in this and a marijuana but it -- but he is prohibited by law. another old woman with fibromyalgia who is not able to use medicinal cannabis because it is against the law. another african-american man because more likely than not, that is who will be arrested for posse

but across dayton, as synthetic opioids like fentanyl had begu entering the market, addicts were dying. er the state of ohio has become ground zero for a's overdose crisis, killing more people across the country thane. ever bef >> 911, what's the address of your emergency? >> my boyfriend is oding.'s and it's bad, please hurry. >> the epicenter is in ohio, where officials say they a on track for 10,000 overdose deaths this year. that is higher than the total for the entire nation in 1990. >> macgillis: most of the victims end up here, in fronof the county coroner, dr. kent harshbarger. >> she was 45 years old. and she was found sort of in an abandoned house that's used for drugs regularly. s.i need to get photograph what i see is just the same tragedy, the same story, repeating itself over and over again in that addicted population. but it doesn't exclude anyone-- every racial group, every socioeconomic group, we see in this current crisis. all the internal organs are in e right spot, a little bit of fluid in the chest, the lungsyp rie a little hinflated. the cost is staggeng to any on

fentanyl is a big one. hopefully we will pass the stop back. it will put more resources into stopping fentanyl from coming from china. that is remarkable that you could -- a could stop that if they wanted to. it is a communist state. i was in china a few months ago. i asked them to stop sending us fentanyl. it is killing our citizens. what are you doing, or what can you do with local law enforcement to help -- we have small communities in alaska, many of which are only served by airports, not even roads. we know when drugs, a lot of times drugs are coming in. are there things you can do more, or do you have ideas for agencies that are, not your jurisdiction, but the post office and others, i'm sure you get the question. it is an important one. >> yes, sir. thank you for the question and your comments. i agree wholeheartedly with the comments on the workforce as mentioned in my opening statement. i am proud to lead these 53,000 professionals who do great work each day. not just in the u.s. but around the globe. with respect to drug interdiction,

fentanyl, obviously is a big one. we're hopefully going to pass the stop act here, which is going to put more resources into stopping fentanyl from coming in from china. that's remarkable, that the chinese could stop that if they wanted to right now, it's a communist state. i was in china several months ago and i asked them to stop sending fentanyl that's killing our citizens. but what are you doing, or what can you do with local law enforcement to help? we have a small communities in alaska. many of which are only served by airports, not even roads. so we know when drugs, a lot of times when drugs are coming in. do you have ideas for maybe agencies that aren't in, it's not your jurisdiction, but the post office and others? i'm sure you get this question a lot. it's actual will avery important one. >> thanks for your comments as well. i agree wholeheartedly with your comments on the workforce, i'm proud to lead the 63,000 professionals that do amazing work every day. not just in the united states, but around the globe

turns out he inhaled a trace amount of fentanyl in the air, that's a synthetic opioid that's 50 times more potent than heroin. just a tiny bit of the stuff could be lethal. right away he knew something was wrong. he recalls the harrowing moments when the drug took over his body been. >> my lips were tingling, my nose was burning. i decided i got to go out and get some air because i felt something wasn't right. >> reporter: what di up right now. my whole body was starting to shut down. >> rte sn after, he wasunnscious managed to bring him back with an antidote they were carrying. the detective's plea to all law enforcement in the bay area, why he says a new drug-fighting tool is now just as important for keeping officers safe as their guns and bullet proof vests. that's tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. see you then. >> all right, thanks, liz. if you have a story for our investigative unit, you can give them a call, that number 888-996-tips, or go to the website, nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >>> it is 4:51 right now and happening today with the clock ticking, immigrants will argue in

of an officer's records to juvenile justice reform. ( darya )the mother of a teen who died of a fentanylcourt for her sentencing. danielle faletto faces 12 years in prison for child endangerment charges in connection to the death 16- year-old son.this is video of the home where the boy overdosed back in april. she did not show up in court yesterday ... and now the judge has ordered correctional deputies to bring her to court next tuesday. ( darya )still ahead... the mayor of oakland is taking shots at another bay area city. what has mayor libby schaaf so upset. ( darya )plus... a show of support for the woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. we're learning that the bay area to testifying. ( darya )plus... some students at a bay area elementary school will receive free school supplies today. where it's happening... after the break. bowls to serve teriyaki. see that right there? you can't say that. i can't tell people to try my bowls? no. check out my bowls? nope. what about my billboard? (sighs) what? try my teriyaki bowls. this is customizable str...whate

a pound of fentanyl is lethal to over 170,000 arizonans thausm kept those ruct products out of our high schools, out of our neighborhoods, out of america. of course we want to continue to restore additional funding into public safety, we have needs in education and our teachers as ell. >> mr. garcia, 30 seconds. >> this is another example of a broken promise by governor dusey. when he came into office he said it would be 24-7 patrol. you can have a strike force but if you're leaving the highways open four hours a night the bad actors are using our highways to get in. i will make that my priority. i have served and protected and i know that the foundation of serving and protecting is doing our job. i will fund the department of public safety to patrol our highways 24-7. >> where will you take the money from? >> i count five interruptions -- interruptions so far. i believe this is the same pattern we saw last night. >> let's move on to a question from christopher conover. this one to you, mr. garcia. >> pima county recently rejecked a $1.4 million stone garden grant, making it the single

and fentanyl has been coming into the post into the united states from china.tch the address and send them to the uk. fentanyl is a big killer here and we hope it doesn't spread to the uk but it there has been a couple of stories to say it is spreading across the uk. this is beyond 100 days. still to come: how do you feel about being operated on by a robot? we'll be taking a closer look, as a new robotic surgery system is set to be rolled out in several nhs hospitals next year. this summer was the hottest on record for england, with temperatures beating those seen in the famous heatwave of 1976. for the uk as a whole, 2018 proved to be the joint—hottest summer. and as our science editor, david shukmans reports, the warm weather isn't over yet. it was a summer of extreme heat that, for much of the country, rolled on for month after month. from fires raging on the hills of lancashire. .. ..to the stark image of a dried—out reservoir in the lake district... ..to the punishing temperatures of city streets, filmed by a thermal camera the pavements, depicted in yello