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Research capital. israel. it might surprise you, but actually, research into cannabis and epilepsy started here in the 1970s with studies that showed it can reduce convulsions in rats. today, shackleford is hoping to start clinical trials in humans there. >> we need to understand it well enough that they wont be reluctant to at least give it a thought, at least try it. >> and its not just epilepsy, but researchers in israel are studying a variety of illnesses. when we come back, what theyre find...

Cant be subject to surveillance and give away our privacy and give away our rights. we have to be an active party. we have to be an active part of our government and we have to say there are some things worth dying for. and i think the country is one of them. >> the words of a patriot or the words of a traitor? reaction to edward snowdens interview with brian williams last night was pretty wide and mixed with twitter in particular lighting up. references to #patriot spiked around 120 tweets per ...

>> line drive deep left. the braves have beaten miami. >> and he cant get it. here comes martin. here comes the throw. oh, goes back to the screen. the score and the pirates win the first game of this series. >> yeah, all right, so pirates and the braves each with a walkoff win there. good stuff all coming down to the end. they say coors field is one of the best to catch a ball game. dont get an idea about lighting up. no lighting up. check out the sign posted here. smoking, yes, marijuana, no...

The country and mobilizing so many people in support? >> a lot of people are saying this is a lot more about the federal government in a power grab. >> well, it certainly is. good morning, guys. for the past five years, weve seen the american public become very, very frustrated with the government intrusions and their lives. just take obamacare, for example, and folks are just fed up with it. here is really one of those powder keg moments out in nevada where you had a rancher who is going to war...

Turning point, when we get to the bottom of the ocean, when we look at this spot where these pings were found, if we dont find anything or we find something thats not the black boxes, this is really -- this evidence has really been touted by the australians as, you know, very -- were very confident its mh370. if that turns out not to be the case, well be back to square one, and i think well have to ask hard questions, and one of them being, how much longer will we spend millions of dollars sendi...

At this point in time there is no climb of responsibility for these attacks. >> were told more than 30,000 social media messages were collected within a one-mile radius of the finish line from 24 hours before to 24 hours after the explosions with twitter and facebook lighting up. >> social media was used to a great degree to really help along the way as well as hurt. people were scouring faces in the crowd saying is this the person? the news is breaking in connection with the boston terror attac...

Research capital, israel. it might surprise you, but actually research into cannabis and epilepsy started here in the 1970s with studies that showed it could reduce convulsions in rats. today shackleford is hoping to start clinical trials in humans there. >> we need to understand it well enough that they wont be reluctant to, at least, give it a thought. at least try it. >> and it is not just epilepsy. but researchers in israel are studying a variety of illnesses. >> when we come back, what they...

Press secretary jay carney said the presidents position on legalizing pot has not changed. the preds who has admitted to smoking pot has taken aim at politicians who throw them behind bars when they experimented with marijuana themselves. what does this mean for lighting up in the rest of the country? jim acosta has the story. >> reporter: just days after president obamas comments on marijuana appear to put his own drug policies at issue, the white house is trying to close the air. >> the presid...

Answers. and that took him to the place many call, the medical marijuana research capital, israel. it might surprise you, but actually research into cannabis and epilepsy started here in the 1970s with studies that showed it could reduce convulsions in rats. today shackleford is hoping to start clinical trials in humans there. >> we need to understand it well enough that they wont be reluctant to, at least, give it a thought. at least try it. >> and it is not just epilepsy. but researchers in is...

Health care, many programs that were started in the government didnt work as well as people expected in the beginning months. might you be jumping too soon on something that could end up being good for the american people? >> if we can cover more people and keep health care affordable and accessible and have it be high quality, sure. but thats not what this is doing. this is causing people chaos and confusion and more money. >> for now. >> it could in the process run down the economy. this hasnt...