It is about time. We could use resources in better places. Many we spoke to were either indifferent or excited. If alcohol is legal, why should marijuana be legal . It is less harmful. It means people caught with the drug will not be arrested or face jail time, just a fine that is less than a parking ticket. Yesterday, the same offense meant a 1000 fine or six months behind bars. Opponents are worried the new policy means more children might start using the drug. Uthmy concern is that more yo get into it. This park is federal jurisdiction in dupont circle, which means you can be arrested and charged with a misdemeanor, but behind me, right across the street, it is just a civil penalty with a 25 fine. They will have to make sure they communicate that to people because to me that seems like it could be setting people up for more trouble. Another cause for confusion from Law Enforcement they cannot take action, even if they smell the order odor of the drug. The metropolitan Police Departm
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Up. Hello, im bruce johnson. Thanks for joining us. A severe thunderstorm watch for our area has just expired but more Severe Weather appears to be on the way for monday. First alert meteorologist erica grow is here with more on our yellow alert. Erica. Bruce, were watching the last line of thunderstorms push toward the Eastern Shore of maryland and off into the delmarva peninsula. Theyre still under a severe thunderstorm watch in portions of maryland and delaware but our severe thunderstorm watch, as you mentioned has been allowed to expire. This is a threehour loop. Those thunderstorms moved through very quickly at 40 to 50 miles per hour, and they left quite a bit of damage. Just south of hagerstown, look at all these storm reports. Trees and wires down. Theres a lot of folks what do not have power right now in the hagerstown area, in the martinsburg, West Virginia area. So especially berkeley county, Mineral County getting hit hard by this complex of thunderstorms that moved throug
Learn more about the new Nuclear Weapons. The governor of guam calling worried residents, vowing the tiny island will be defended. I want to assure the people of guam there is no threat to our island. And attack or threat on guam is a threat or attack on the United States. They have said that america will be defended. This is the first time pyongyang has threatened guam but comes on the heels of troubling news the rogue regime has developed a miniaturized Nuclear Warhead capable of fitting inside and icbm missile, donald trump issuing strong words for kim jongun. North korea better not take any more threats to the United States. They will be met with and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening beyond a normal statement and they will be met with fire fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before. Want is hoping edison air force base and thousands of troops 2000 miles southeast of north korea and arms with the uss hightech missiledefe
Been with a small handful of republicans. One of them member of the Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch told reporters he wants everyone to. Expects to share the plan with more lawmakers after they hold hearings. But that is not soon enough for some. I think we need some specifics. There is probably six questions that need to be answered. Whats the corporate rate going to be . Whats the path route for Small Businesses going to be. For the hard working american taxpayer whats their rate going to be. Whats repatriatation rate going to be. All those questions have to be answered before we get tax reform. The president plans to travel to try it sell his tax plan to the american public. Heather, todd . Heather as the president works to get bipartisan support on tax reform, will his strategy be enough to pass rereal reform by the end of the year. Two questions there. Here to debate founder of bold dot global carrie sheffield. Good morning. Heather kerry, i will start with you, is this a goo