more people requiring more frequent and advanced medical care which often means more pills. but there s a growing movement in the medical and the scientific community that s urging less pills and more plants. they look at marijuana as a potential life changer for those suffering from age-related conditions like chronic pain, insomnia, anxiety, even alzheimer s disease. but does cannabis really work for seniors and is it safe? over the next hour, dr. sanjay gupta takes us around the world as he speaks to skeptics and advocates who are studying cannabis. he also meets with older user who say their quality of life has improved because of marijuana. april 2023. it s a picture perfect spring morning near the southern california coastline. some recommendations and introductions for you about it. reporter: a scene is unfolding that i can hardly believe. we made our way to laguna woods. this is a retirement community around here and i m about to do something that i haven t do
people. black people were just so absent in science fiction, and it s a blind spot. black panther was a massive moment in our culture. they thought it was going to make 700 million. but it actually made 1.3 billion. so, it had a business impact. it had a community impact. it opened up doors. it showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at black looking at horror was also highly profitable. sci-fi is really a conversation about our humanity and man s relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. it s really exciting to know that more black-centric science fiction is making its way onto the television screens finally. black people have always loved science fiction and have always loved fantasy. we just didn t know it. when you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then it s a lie. we have millions and millions of stories that need to
continues with ac 360. for the first time in this country s history, a former president of the united states has been charged with felonies allegedly committed while he was president. i m anderson cooper here in new york along with jake tapper. anderson, the indictment charges former president trump with four things, one that is anti-t anti-thetical. despite having lost the defendant, donald trump, was determined to remain in power, unquote. we learned of the indictment in the 5:00 hour today. shortly after 6 special counsel jack smith made a statement. here it is in full. good evening. fod an indictment was unsealed charging donald j. trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and extending and from disrupting the scene. it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation s capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented situation. it was filed in the indictm
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. a fresh start to your weekend. we thank you for starting with us. i m victor blackwell. i m amara walker. thank you for sharing a part of your morning with us. the fight between special counsel and donald trump is heating up. why they re calling on the judge to take action after a social media post by the former president. this was crazy in new york city. look at these pictures. there was some violence but a lot of chaos after a social media influencer posted about a give away and now that influencer is facing charges. and simone biles gets ready for a comeback after taking a break from the sport. we will have the latest on tonight s competition. we begin with this late-night court filing from special counsel jack smith. he is now asking a federal judge to quickly set disclosure rules in the january 6th case against former president donald trump. in the filing smith cited this social media post from trump earlier in the day t
in his third indictment. then police identify another murder victim 27 years later in the gilgo beach killings so why wasn t the serial killer charged in connection with her death. plus back on the mat. samone biles returns since the first time since the toke olympics. could she be eyeing a comeback at next year s games in paris? welcome to the lead. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the law and justice lead and the aftershocks of donald trump s third arraignment. today the former president called on the supreme court to get involved in the case. it is not clear exactly what mr. trump is asking the high court to do. but the former president claims that the charges against him are, quote, election interference. trump pleading not guilty yesterday inside of a washington, d.c. courtroom. and his next hearing is scheduled for august 28th. let s get straight to cnn just justice correspondent jessica schneider with more on this. let s start with the new