she tells our joslyn moran, youth and adults alike need to be a part of this conversation. >> this is one of collins's las school pictures , when he was 16. >> reporter: liz walker lost he son to an accidental fentanyl overdose in august of 2021. he had just started his senior year at claremont high school, in belmont. >> and then, this is what we sent out to everyone, after, an i just think, that smile is what so many people remember . the kid just came out smiling, and , except for the last year and one half of his life. >> reporter: liz says the pandemic took a toll on him. he was dealing with anxiety, and h was depressed. liz and her husband only knew he had been smoking weed. they did not thin he had been experiment with other drugs. >> he became addicted, and on august 29th, 2021, we found him -- my husband found him, facedown in his room, and he ha taken a small amount of cocaine, that was largely fentanyl , and he was gone. >> reporter: now, liz is workin to spread as much awareness as you can so that no one else has to go through the pain she felt she also want people to unde

. >>> as joslyn moran reports, but it's not just san francisco it is what is not happening in san jose. >> it is a partnership between the convention, business bureau and hotels. they tell us more conferences are needed because they help restaurants and other spaces. >> i didn't get to see that much of it. or mcmichael and tobias are visiting from germany . they didn't get to explore much but they did walk around. >> it is really nice food. >> reporter: team san jose released a report this month for 2021 to 2022, showing well other parts of the country met or exceeded pre-pandemic levels, san jose has been slower to recover. one of the reasons, there are not as many conferences coming to the city while overall attendance recovered to 54% of pre-pandemic levels. overall spending by attendees in restaurants, bars and hotels and other attractions, only reached 25% of the pandemic levels. >> most conventions were large tech is coming in. a lot of them have ceased to exist. >> reporter: a restaurant near the convention center, chef said they have good business on weekends. during the week i

our joslyn moran was there for latino heritage night. >> reporter: the niners are 3-0 but it was alsoino heritage night! they come here representing their culture. so in honor of latino heritage night, we will say this in spanish. the niners remain undefeated! from the flags to the food to the fitz, fans represent. oscar torres says he has been a fan since he was a little kid. he came to the game with his two kids and he says it is special that the 49ers have a latino heritage night. >> if you look around, there is a big latino fan base here. we appreciate that they see that! >> reporter: you could see that throughout the parking lot before the game. one family was celebrating a birthday party, so they had to bring that. then there were 49er flags throughout, some with the mexican flag in the middle. before the game the touchdown team came out with sugar skull flags. during halftime there was mariachi music and ballet folklorico. cristian mccaffrey gave megan and her friend a football. she has a good feeling about this season. >> we are going to go to the super bowl, baby! we are goin

are the leading cause of death in 55 and under, and o this international overdose awareness day, joslyn moran talked with a marine mom who lost her son to fentanyl poor reasoning and is turning her pain into action. >> it's really important to get the first responders there. >> reporter: just outshot outside of her shop, michelle leopold talked with dozens of people, many were parents. she spent time teaching them about the signs of an overdose and ho do you use the reversing agent narcan. >> it's really great to know that hopefully today's event is going to give one or two or maybe even more people a chance of surviving. and opioid overdose. >> reporter: many were purple. michelle had her pin that said wear purple in honor of trevor trevor is michelle's son. this is trevor when he was out of rehab, in utah. same with this picture. >> reporter: michelle tells us trevor died in 2019 from fentanyl poisoning peer >> my kids were in boy scouts, they were in little league, the did all the same things, checke off the list. it can happen to everyone. >> reporter: of the number of fatal overdoses in