timothy pifer: this is an oxycodone tablet. if you look at it, it looks the same. but it turned out it was fentanyl. that' s why we need these complex instruments to drill down to find out exactly what is contained in these samples that we are seeing in the street. ray: the director says that with about $300,000, they could begin clearing the back log of cases. as for a solution to the problem of substance abuse, senator shaheen says that will require a multi-faceted approach. senator jeanne shaheen: everything from education for folks to treatment to enforcement to things like the crime lab. ray: the state legislature is coming back in special session to deal with the opioid crisis, and the lab director says if they adopt drug courts, that but if they increase penalties for fentanyl, they could add to it. ray brewer, wmur newsnine. erin: moving on, commitment 2016. today, the presidential filing period continues in concord. this morning, republican john kasich did the paperwork to put his name on the primary ballot. the ohio governor has been in the upper middle o