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There's some other issues happening outside the state capital. there's push to ban fracking in a number of communities, republican and democratic communities. there's now a debate happening in the legislature over the death penalty. so and of course the marijuana issue is an issue that doesn't just appeal to progressives, but appeal to a lot of the west libertarian spirit. so there's a big convergence happening here that's demographic and i think kind of a convergence of a political moment. >> sam, i want to talk to you about this as we talk about red america, blue america and purple america. ...

Ante on the laws. >> dana: one of the concerns is cost. one reason he got out is probably because of a cost related issue. with the marijuana issue, perhaps there are ways to maybe even that out. release some people that are being held because of a minor drug offense in order to keep people like this in jail. >> kimberly: nonviolent offenses. >> greg: last word. boston last word there are states with three strikes you're out. mostly around drug laws, which are ridiculous. in a case like this, guy with a pattern like this is about the last person i can imagine walking the streets. he should hav...

And we dent have to up the ante on the laws. >> dana: one of the concerns is cost. one reason he got out is probably because of a cost related issue. with the marijuana issue, perhaps there are ways to maybe even that out. release some people that are being held because of a minor drug offense in order to keep people like this in jail. >> kimberly: nonviolent offenses. >> greg: last word. boston last word there are states with three strikes you're out. mostly around drug laws, which are ridiculous. in a case like this, guy with a pattern like this is about the last person i can imagine walking...

Shouldn't get into things like requiring invasive procedures before a woman is allowed to have anes abortion. >> bill: evasive? >> in this election more thanan half of americans said abortions should be legal. then let's come to something like marijuana. a minute ago you said you let that. what do you say about alcohol, bill o'reilly? >> bill: i don't make those comparisons. >> bill, you don't even drink. >> bill: i don't make thosel, comparisons because they are not constructive. >> have you gone to college and seen these frat boys out there having a big beer bash? >> bill: do you know what j...

>> megachurch pastor creflo dollar back in the pulpit and out of jail and denying he choked his teenage daughter. >> i should have never been arrested. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm don lemon. parts of the gulf coast under water tonight literally. torrential rains are causing extensive flooding in florida, prompting emergency evacuations around pensacola. more rain is expected, and add that to as much as 22 inches within a 24-hour period in some areas and things won't be drying out any time soon. la'roi bonifay joins me now from pensacola, florida. roy, i'm tol...