staggering influx of fentanyl, responding to overdoses and administering narcan, now a regular part of their job. sergeant jason busher leads the department s drug enforcement bureau. the biggest challenge is the quantity of fentanyl pills out on the street sergeant busher says not only are the drugs increasing, but the amount of people addicted to fentanyl is overwhelming. right now the probably the worst drug dependency over anything i ve seen. we visited phoenix s pd science lab where forensic scientists test evidence these pills all confirm to contain fentanyl. landon was 25 he was getting his mechanical engineering degree. arizona state senator and teacher christine marsh lost her son last year. she believes he took a
i see trees of green red roses too i see them bloom for me and you (music) so i think to myself oh what a wonderful world welcome back to phoenix, the fastest growing major country in the country in the decade its changing landscape shaped arizona into a critical landscape reporter: with its stunning scenario and great getaways, phoenix has been a long-time favorite for retirees and snow birds. but now it is a hot spot for a new
desperation felt around the world a baby handed to a u.s. marine over the walls of the kabul airport amid the crush and chaos as the taliban seized control of the city. we decided that we were going to pull her over the barbed wires. and then one of the marines, i was grabbing his leg, he bent down and he grabbed her and gave her to me. reporter: two months later and half a world away, i met baby leah and her parents now reunited and living in phoenix. how is life? we are doing all right. she s learning the language we are going to be getting our own place hopefully next two, three days. a harrowing escape they thought might never happen hameed, a naturalized u.s. citizen worked for years alongside the u.s. military as a translator he met baby leah then just 16 days old for the first time as she was hoisted over that razor sharp wire this was the first time you met your daughter yes i was very emotional at that time but i just have two minutes because i knew the job is not do
the votes? and new roadblocks for the president s even larger plan to expand the social safety net. why the new delays. also tonight aaron rodgers breaking his silence after testing positive for covid the reigning mvp acknowledging he s unvaccinated, but maintaining he didn t lie when he said he was immunized. why he refused the shot. the new weapon in the pandemic how effective is pfizer s covid pill. and the president s employer vaccine mandate facing new legal challenges. opening statements in the trial of three white men charged with killing ahmaud arbery. arbery s mother in tears as new video was played in court. remembering colin powell the emotional funeral service. the final stop on our journey across america, phoenix my rare access into the dea s evidence vault inside millions of potentially deadly pills. and the image seen around the world a baby handed to a u.s. marine over walls at the kabul airport as afghanistan fell. two months later, my
the number one threat. why is phoenix so critical in terms of this fight phoenix is the head of the snake. is it called that because you are so close to the border? we are all the trafficking routes run right through our back door. nationwide, the vast majority of counterfeit pills intercepted by the dea are seized in arizona. nearly half containing potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. despite china say it is cracking down, the large chemicals are sourced largely from there. then it is pressed into pills by drug cartels in mexico and smuggled to cities like phoenix where they are repackaged for distribution across the country social media now an essential tool to buy these tools online how easy is it to purchase online? i could sit here with you, order pills, pay for them and arrange for delivery and pickup as a parent, you should worry about what your child is doing right there in your living room at the street level, the phoenix police department is also seeing the