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Approach that would reduce the problems that we have and improve the outcomes. so, to be clear, i don't want to legalize narcotics. i do think we should end the prohibition on marijuana and effectively control and regulate its sale and make sure those who need it for medicinal purposes are able to obtain it through a prescription from their doctor. >> thank you. you talk about health care. you have made health care a core issue in your campaign. you say texas should expand obamacare. of course, senator cruz, your opponent, wants to repeal it. the next question comes from michelle neighbors fro...

Need it for medicinal purposes are able to obtain it through a prescription from their doctor. >> thank you. you talk about health care. you have made health care a core issue in your campaign. you say texas should expand obamacare. of course, senator cruz, your opponent, wants to repeal it. the next question comes from michelle neighbors from manchaca, texas. she is the mother of 3-year-old jack who was born with a heart defect. >> hi. >> hey, michelle. >> congressman, i believe that everyone should have access to quality health care, especially because my son was born with a severe heart con...

The press that jack's suffering from a recurring bout of malaria. >> at just 30 years old, jack faces his own mortality. >> at just 30 years old jack faces his own mortality. >> he was a fatalist. he talked about death a lot. it didn't scare him. he had a sense it was going to happen, probably sooner rather than later. and that certainly helped make him a young man in a hurry. shhh, this week's homework, gravity. projects are due on friday, please. homework. oh homework. i hate you. you guys ready? you stink.

Cancer was probably the hardest things i've had to hear. >> last october 31-year-old jack see sollano was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. she's gone through three rounds of chemo therapy limiting her strength. but he's determined to finish the race with her sister. >> i want to feel normal. >> cancer that's not what defines my sister. >> cancer's definitely not stopping me from running. >> the star wars theme dizzy land half marathon takes a run through the magic kingdom. >> ready, set, go. >> five miles in strain on her body is wearing her down, but her team is there to help her. bu...

Politics, that sense of humor stuck with him. he was reliably ready for a joke, including one of himself. it was the old jack charm. a key rule of politics. if someone's got something on you, don't try to hide it. put it out there for people to see it. joining me now, the stephen ken smith, who is also a fellow at the m.i.t. media lab. hell of a book. there it is. hell of a book. coffee table book plus. great essays, great speeches. and, steve, i think this was your idea. so what do you get from speeches? jack kennedy. he was one of the last really great orators. >> his buyographer said he was...