An even bigger heart. Her story changed policy about cannabis. States were inspired by the story of charlotte figi and made cbd more accessible around the states to treat epilepsy. In turn, scientists around the world wanted to study charlottes special cbd oil. Research they didnt seem interested in doing. I was begging researchers to work with us and they absolutely wouldnt talk to us. We were laughed out of rooms. Now they beg to research our product. Being outside. This is her day. Charlotte lived her short life to the fullest, and while she was almost this mythical miracle, she was also just a little girl who loved to go tandem biking with her mom. And while the last month was not easy, she had symptoms of covid19 while never testing positive, she eventually developed pneumonia which once again unleashed her seizures. Her mother paige said charlotte was still smiling and happy until the very end when a seizure became more than her fragile little body could handle. Charlottes life i
And tell low. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Thank you for joining us. Im natalie allen. Good to be with you, natalie and im errol barnet. We begin this hour with ukraine. Pro russian separatists in the eastern part of the country saying theyre going to go ahead, move forward with these plans for a referendum this weekend despite a plea from Vladimir Putin to delay that vote. The ballots have been printed already. Theyve already been set up in a number of eastern cities where some residents want autonomy from kiev, the capital. But a Pew Research Poll shows 70 of the people in ukraines east want the country to stay united. Meanwhile, separatists in luhansk and donetsk say they have no choice but to move ahead. Translator against the back drop of todays events, against the back drop of the genocide that happened in odessa, the move is only rising in the people and to not postpone for any reason. Translator im sure that if the referendum is not held on the 11th may, we would not be able to
Watershed moment. Welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Youre watching cnns newsroom. Im natalie alan. A space ship crashed friday in Southern California. Bransons company says the experimental spaceship 2 suffered a serious in flight anomaly breaking apart high above the mohave dessert. It had just separated from the plane that carried it up 15,000 meters on the test flight. One pilot who was killed, the other who managed to parachute to the ground was seriously injured. Ceo George Whiteside said they are very sad. Space is hard and today was a tough day. Future rests in many ways on hard, hard days like this, but we believe we owe it to the folks who were flying these vehicles as well as the folks who have been working so hard on them to understand this and move forward, which is what well do. Virgin galactic founder said weve always known the road to space is extremely difficult and everything Transportation System has to do with bad days early in their history.
Killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other. More now on the pilots and the investigation from cnns stephanie elam. Weve now learned more about the pilots. We can tell you that the pilot that lost his lost, his name was Michael Alsbury. He was 39 years old. The pilot who survived, his name is Peter Siebold and he is 43 years old. At this point we know that the entire Virgin Galactic community is trying to figure out whats from here on now. What happens Going Forward depends upon what the nst ntsb discovers. They are looking into this crash. This is the first space craftrelated crash they were taking the lead on. Although they were part of the columbia crash and challenger crash as well. They have a little more than a dozen people that are here and perhaps a little bit more than they would normally have in a plane crash because it is slightly different. They are end kournlinged that hopefully the data that was gathered might help them figure out exactly what went on. Sir Richard
The United States and around the world. We start this hour with the very latest on the two murders, two journalists in the United States. It happened on Live Television. Rattling the nation and sparking renewed debate over gun control here in the country. A few hours ago, a group that is working to End Gun Violence held a vigil for Alison Parker and adam ward. The gunman, Vester Flanagan, a former do worker at wdbj killed him and later killed himself. The woman parker was interviewed at the time of the shooting, Vicki Gardner was also shot during the attack. We understand she is in good condition. More on the victims, 27yearold ward had just gotten engaged to a producer at that television station. 24yearold parker had just celebrated her birthday and had moved in with her boyfriend whos an anchor at wdbj. Earlier, he shared more about Alison Parker and the journalist that she was. Listen. She was a nerd at heart and yet displayed a beauty that i had never seen before in person and i wa