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hear reports that they are cutting heroin with pento nil. it is scary, i grew to lo a lot of these people. sara hoy at ground zero of the opiate epidemic, and why as bad as it is, america s addiction problem may be getting worse. thank you for joining us, i m joie chen. we know the grip is powerful and becoming deadly. there are signs that heroin is reaching into new communities, getting more people hooked. america tonight has closely followed the nation s surge in opiate addiction, and now a new cvc report confirms what we have seen - an explosion of death due to heroin overdoses, earlier four times higher over the last decade. on the streets sara hoy found the drug trade is luring more victims to their deaths. reporter: the north filly neighbourhood of kensington, a short train ride from buildings and monuments symbolizing philadelphia. the av mu was a thriving shopping district and is now an eyesore. abandoned buildings, factories and row houses attracting ....
decision of returning to grand rapids to start his life as an attorney, or staying in new york where she has her modeling career, that is where a parting of the ways comes in. she remains in new york city. he returns to grand rapids to begin his career as an attorney. we are at the gerald r. ford residential museum in grand rapids, michigan. we are in the gallery where he is beginning his professional career. it is not especially clear even to him, because at the same time that he is establishing his law practice, he is applying to become a field agent for the f.b.i. he wants to be a g-man. he is writing letters and toward the end of 1941, trying to figure out what the status of his application is. as he is in grand rapids in 1941, he finds himself, along with america, caught up with world affairs, when the japanese bomb pearl harbor. quickly thereafter, he shifts his attention to the navy. he wants to become a naval officer. he sends in his application to be commissi ....
this is the cbs weekend news. quijano: good evening, i m elaine quijano. exactly seven months into his presidency, with his economic agenda eclipsed by political turmoil, president trump is shifting focus to america s longest war. the president will address the nation monday night with a new strategy for the war in afghanistan. it could include sending thousands more u.s. troops. during his presidential campaign, mr. trump repeatedly criticized the length of the conflict. since 2001, more than 2,400 u.s. troops have been killed there. another 20,000, wounded. the 16-year war has cost american taxpayers more than $800 billion. here s errol barnett. reporter: sources tell cbs news the strategy allows for deploig around 4,000 new troops and aggressively pushing pakistan for being a safe haven for terrorists. u.s. currently has fewer than 10,000 troops in afghanistan, many of them as trainers. afghanistan is the united states longest running war, weeks and months ....
so the cbp got creative and is venturing to spartan races, county fairs, and country music festivals. what s your base pay? pretty good. former army infantryman, says it makes sense. there is a lot of people here just love this country. you will see, american flags scattered throughout every one that you go to. reporter: the agency is having a hard time finding applicants who can pass a polygraph test. by its own admission, 75% of them failed. the agency now offers a shorter policy graph test and allows waivers from the test for law enforcement and the military. we have looked at all the stinz t steps. acting deputy cdp commissioner. looking for people making it through the hiring steps. find the right kind of people it will be easy for them. last time the border patrol increased recruiting after 9/11, they didn t have polygraph tests. it was plagued by corrupt and violent agents. how are you? he says that s why finding the right recruits is crucial. ....
so far mr. trump failed to convince republican congress to pay for it. tonight the president will hold a rally in phoenix, generating controversy before it begins. the mayor worries feelings about the president s comments last week about neo-nazi protests in charlottesville are so raw protests could turn violent here too. i believe the true intention is to enflame people s passion. some worry the president will use the rally to further divide the party. arizona republican senator jeff flake frequently criticized the president and mr. trump has fired back. in a tweet last week, the president supported flake s republican primary opponent, and called flake, weak on borders, crime and a nonfactor in the senate. he is toxic. some here are concerned that mr. trump might follow through on his recent suggestion that he seriously considering a pardon for controversial former sheriff joe arpaio, convicted of criminal contempt for defying an order to stop racial profiling of l ....