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>> reporter: its interesting that the details that are emerging about the mental issues that aaron alexis has been struggling with in recent months seems to fly right into the face of what all his friends here in ft. worth saw up close. >> its like dr. jekyll, mr. hyde. who was this guy? >> reporter: melinda downes spoke to aaron a week ago, saying there were no hints his friend was on the brink of launching a violent killing spree. >> you ask yourself, you go from denial to reality to fear to b...

And so you cant let your guard down. >> warden diana butler knows the importance of communicating with inmates. shes only 1 of 11 female wardens in california, and with 20 years of service, she knows what to look for. >> one thing you develop when you work here is how to read the inmates. if you go on to an exercise yard, a lot of times they will have magazines inside of their jackets, and, of course, that is to stop any potential violence such as stab wounds or something. and if they appear ner...

Good. >> how important is this to talk about as a physician. >> we are conservative. as a profession and probably individuals, we want more proof. and cannabis doesnt have that. >> and it is why he has traveled the world, to look for researchers who might have the 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 redu...

Child from a preventible disease. >> so why do you think this misperception why its still out there? >> i think there is two reasons. one, there is this now widely discredited paper in the late 90s that made this astounding link. we spoke to dr. wakefield about some of his findings at that time. he subsequently lost his medical license a few years ago. he probably had good intentions dr. wakefield but the science did not make any sense. there have been literally hundreds of studies that have loo...

Particularly targeting young people and african-americans in north carolina. and, of course, the political strategy behind rolling back those peoples access to voting is pretty obvious from any vantage point. we know why people are trying to take away their voting rights. but for me, at least, what i think is not so easy to see from far away, that became crystal clear when we got up close, was the political strong and sophistication and the raw political fight thats in the other side, the side t...

Park and there was no water. the fire department had to be called in to cool off the crowd with hoses. you know what, i think its great. you know how we feel about water parks, particularly ones as crowded as japan, all sorts of foul and biological products, the kind that you will get sick if you are lucky. so the people of detroit, dont feel bad if youre serious of turning your economy around, they are worst things than a waterless water park. good evening, everyone. tonight, prince williams ...

The only thing more frightening than a great white shark in the water is having one on your boat. unless youre one of a small group of researchers going to remarkable lengths to study great white sharks up close. cnns brian todd takes us up close with jaws. >> reporter: wolf, were at the height of the migration season. the migration of great white sharks to here. the waters off cape cod. theyre a vulnerable species. a top team of scientists and fishermen have launched one of the most ambitious e...

>> the majority of dates on the stroll are oral sex dates. however thats not to say that there isnt intercourse, but the majority is oral sex. >> just a few minutes later miko spots another woman out in the cold, working the corner. >> hey, whats up. how you doing? let me holler at you for an inch in ut? >> up close, even miko is surprised by the womans advance age and apparent mental condition. >> that girl to me looked to be about 50 something. usually a lot of the ones that are on the street ...

Sam stein, you cover washington up close, particularly in the case of anthony weiner, hes a tough guy, sharp elbows, maybe not the most popular guy in congress. is this a fair assessment of who he is and why he fell? >> i think so. i mean anthony weiner is an interesting case. obviously he was more of a showman than a legislature. but that doesnt mean he cant be a decent mayor. and you know, in each of these cases i think yes, each of these men have personal failings. the question that everyone ...

That. and so you cant let your guard down. >> warden diana butler knows the importance of communicating with inmates. shes only 1 of 11 female wardens in california, and with 20 years of service, she knows what to look for. >> one thing you develop when you work here is how to read the inmates. if you go on to an exercise yard, a lot of times they will have magazines inside of their jackets, and, of course, that is to stop any potential violence such as stab wounds or something. and if they appe...