we start with one of the biggest threats facing our nation, the fentanyl crisis. it s a fox news alert. fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. an opioid 100 times more potent than heroin. there are millions of these dangerous fake pills out there and they are killing thousands of americans. the lethal drug expected to kill 80,000 americans this year alone. for context, that would mean more americans killed by fentanyl in a single year than killed in the entire vietnam war. john: all stemming from cracks in the southern border, a breeding ground for drug cartels. exactly what the house homeland security committee will talk about in a hearing moments from now. sandra: social media plays a huge role in the cartels marketing. teens are buying the drugs online often not knowing that they are laced with the fentanyl. and sometimes the drug is even disguised as rainbow colored candy. the epidemic is hitting neighbors, friends, families, ju
Convicted killer . Yes, the short answer. But Law Enforcement officials in pennsylvania are intensifying the search for the escaped prisoner. Authorities say there have been four credible sightings of cavalcante within a twomile perimeter. They believe they are closing in. We will continue to push him hard. I intend to stress him, i want to push him hard, hell make mistakes, hell show himself. Hes already shown himself we believe a few times. Well contain him and catch him. He has very little to lose at this point. The massive manhunt has the Chester County community on edge. Pennsylvania state police asking people returning from a Holiday Weekend to see if anything is out of place. If so, call authorities. The five foot tall, 120 pound man can be seen in the grainy Security Video before 2 00 a. M. Saturday. White tshirt, white sneakers and carrying a backpack. And authorities are getting some help from his mother, broadcasting her voice with pleas to turn himself in. As desperate as h
And for russia, means motivation to continue its terror. he was more restrained today but seemed to indicate that ukraine was looking like it was a pawn in negotiations between the united states or maybe greater nato and russia over how eventually to end this conflict. you know, you can understand why a leader has such frustration, whenever their people are literally fighting for their lives, civilians are losing their lives, you know, children are losing their lives in this war, and this ongoing war that s now a year and a half old, so, while you understand his frustration, i was glad to see that he had a more measured response today. because at the end of the day, it is the aid from the american people and from the citizens of europe, they have stepped up recently. it is that aid keeping giving them the ability to continue the fight. i guess the frustration is somewhat warranted but glad to