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america's fentanyl crisis. we go inside a d.e.a. lab with the head of the agency to find out where the deadly synthetic drug comes from and how easy it is for teens to buy pills. you're saying that teens can get these drugs just as easy as they can order something through uber eats? >> there's no question. >> o'donnell: american innovation. how u.v. light could protect against the next pandemic. and finally, a world war ii veteran lost to history finally getting a hero's good-bye. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. â™...

Say with 100% assurance that the criminal drug cartels in mexico will stop at nothing to get fentanyl into the united states. the second piece, which i think is really important, is that if we wait until the drugs get to the border, it is too late. >> o'donnell: nearly 107,000 americans died from drug overdoses in a year, and two-thirds of them were from fentanyl. so many of you have reached out about this and know how important this story is, so we will continue our reporting. still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," american innovation: hopes of fighting covid and other harmful viruses c...