it. >> sandra: a huge forecast, a tsunami you are calling it. senator, a family member of a fentanyl victim, this is an interview we did with denise shanahan back on november 18th. >> a year prior to her death she was clean and then she got caught back up in it. she actually had a bed waiting for her but it was just a day too late. try not to close your eyes to this. it's there. they are targeting even elementary school kids now, so just be aware. >> sandra: that was heartbreaking. >> it is heartbreaking. >> sandra: and parent after parent who goes through this, they are trying to warn people how often it's happening and how easily it happens. one pill can kill. so, are you convinced that we can do anything about it? i mean, "the washinton post" has this out, cause of death, washington faltered as fentanyl
According to Pennsylvania officials, nearly 260,000 children live in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. The number of grandparents raising grandchildren is rising, and in many cases
2015 after she used heroin that was unknowingly laced with fentanyl. denise shanahan joins us now. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> sandra: your story is incredibly important to tell. this is happening all too often in this country right now. first off tell us about you and your daughter losing her to this horrific drug. >> we struggled for at least ten years on and off going from rehab facility to rehab facility and going back and when she was pregnant with jordan, she was using, which we were very concerned about that. prior like a year prior to her death, she was clean and then she got caught back up in it. she actually had a bed waiting for her but it was just a day too late.
understand not to take anything from anybody. not to share anything. don't think that something isn't there when it may be. try not to close your eyes to this. it is there. they are targeting even elementary school kids now so just be aware. i know the government is trying to fight this. it is really, really difficult but i think it comes from the home that you have to just keep your eyes open to this. >> sandra: denise, thank you very much for sharing your story with us and with our viewers. we know it is hard. thank you. >> thank you. >> bill: a lot of courage. sound advice for everyone. he is accused of driving his car with intent plowing into dozens of police recruits in l.a. county. why is the suspected driver walking free today? a disgraced ceo finding out how
policies came to new jersey it would be really detrimental to their business. take a listen. >> if that would change, i think it would cause at least 10 to 15% cost and we would have to probably end up looking for more labor and giving them less hours which would be a direct challenge in itself. it would be very hard to navigate. >> like she mentioned and what is so hard about all of this . it would mean less hours for those farm workers. nicole says during peak season when they are harvesting people are working between 50 and 60 hours and would have to cut the hours as a result. it is hard to compete against states like georgia where that is not the case. >> bill: you picked a beautiful day. thank you for that on the farm in new jersey. >> sandra: a growing number of americans are raising their grandchildren after losing their own child to fentanyl. including denise shanahan. her young daughter struggled with addiction for years. the 25-year-old died back in