of those about 80% are charlotte's web. joel stanley runs one of the largest marijuana grows in the state of colorado. it's a family owned operation. the five family brothers went into business in 2008 under the medical marijuana laws passed in the rocky mountains state. jesse stanley supervises the marijuana lab. >> lot of failures lots of successes but we started growing to help cancer patients. from cancer it turned into multiple sclerosis, it turned into diabetes. >> soon a lest known plant compound caught the brothers attention. cannabidiol. they decided to are breed a strain >> people call it the hippie disappointment. you could smoke it all day, and you wouldn't become high. but we still grew it. so much, that it hurt our other crops. >> it wasn't until the stanleys met charlotte fiji that they were convinced that it could help children. charlotte severs from gervais syndrome. charlotte just up to five at the time, was having up to 500 grand grand mal seizures in a month. >> joel says hey, there is a woman who wants

charlotte, north carolina, home to bank of america and wells fargo, the carolina panthers, charlotte bobcats as well as chiquita, and mitsubishi. north carolina ranks ninth in the nation with the number of jobs from foreign companies with 39% of those jobs in the manufacturing industry. >> of those more from a germany, china. >> reporter: they take great pains locating companies as well as new investors. economic developers take mission trips and work closely with international chambers. occasionally they receive cold calls from companies who have heard about opportunities in charlotte. >> we go where the leads are. companies have been interested in the u.s. market. we've longed had an economic developer on our team who speaks german. six years ago we saw an opportunity in asia. we hired an young woman who spends regular time in china and elsewhere in asia. >> reporter: one reason for the interest from abroad is that charlotte sets up the cross road with easy access to ports, two railroad lines and the international airport which houses the intermodal railyard. 200-acre cargo transfe

. , page recalls how her daughter charlotte suffered from relentless seizures. >> charlotte has severe pediatric epilepsy. don't stop on their own. there 20 minutes or 30 minutes or longer. every seizure after that for 2.5 seizures a status she' and some are four hours long, two hours long. she has to be integrated -- intubated. we got diagnosed at 2.5 years old. a few times, her heart has stopped using these drugs. they have done cpr on her. a couple of those times, i just sort of let go of the fact that just to keep trying with her. i said my goodbyes to her. as i'm doing cpr on her or in the hospital, kind of preparing myself for the worst. she is still here, but she has been through a lot to get to this point. as a doctor, she heard her history of seizures at that time and said, we have to pull the last meds she's on. she said, i don't know what else to tell you, there's nothing else we can do. after six months, i did not think she would survive the seizures -- 300 seizures a week, roughly, grand mal seizures. just to put in mind, that is about four an hour. so one seizure every 15

it took 47 minutes to get from indy to charlotte. i felt like with the doctor and the nurse checking my vitals, plugging the i.v. in and giving me my next bottle of fluids these people to help me with the next step, that was my zone out of the 500 and zone in on the 600. ♪ when i got to charlotte, everybody was very proud that a nascar guy could go up there and compete with those open wheel guy. >> kurt busch now behind the familiar wheel of his hoss animation chevrolet. >> we were in 15th. that's when i started to settle in on, all right, we survived the first chunk of the race. >> see kurt busch in the 41. he's fighting to stay on the lead lap right now. >> there was a lot that i remember around lap 136 and we weren't quite having the perfect day. i said, you know what, this is what soldiers do. you have to soldier on. it might be muddy. it might be dirty. it might be miserable. i'm not giving up. that's the part of doing 1100 miles and executing perfectly all day. it's tough to do. >> it's been a long night in charlotte for kurt

thank you, charlotte. best wishes. i'm glad you lived your life in a way that was committed to helping others. i yield the floor. mr. casey: madam president? the presiding officer: under the previous order, with regard to the hamamoto nomination, the motion to reconsider b is considered made and laid on the table and the president will be notified of the senate's action. the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise this afternoon to discuss the recent events in syria and the united states repons to the crisis. yesterday i had the opportunity to meet with president ahmad jarva of the syrian national coalition to hear firsthand about the assad regime's intolerable violations of international law and human rights norms. i'll begin by reviewing the situation as it stands today. more than three years since the fighting first began, the conflict in syria rages on. the fighting has driven more than 2.4 million refugees out of the country and displaced 6.5 million more syrians i

which freedom park, as you know, tyler, is an outstanding park here in charlotte. it's really a revered area to live in. this home also comes with a remote-controlled swimming pool and spa. so from your luxury of your inside of your little home, you can flip on the pool and the spa and enjoy it. heat it up and enjoy it. it's also been completely renovated inside. >> looks very nice. our power house of the week, 2231 hastings, $1.26 million, $13,000 in taxes. i'm dying with envy here. five beds, four baths, two half baths, 5100 square feet. that looks like a nice one, daniel. >> this is an absolutely stunning home inside and out. it's in our mars park area, as you know, tyler, that's a very prestigious neighborhood here in charlotte, well worth the money. dollar per square foot on this home is under what the market normally is. we're real excited about this home. outstanding, hardwoods throughout. third level, has a theater room on the third level. so it's beautiful. a lot of outstanding features in here. granite in the kitchen, granite throughout all the bathrooms.

what made this amazing is that charlotte is legally blind. she uses a seeing eye dog and vaults with a beeping device that lets her know when to plant her pole. she cleared a bar 11 feet high. go charlotte. the matter of the california highway patrol is safety, service and security. mber of the patrol across the county demonstrated all three today. to quote the highway patrol's tweet. this little dog needed some help off i680 freeway today. we are glad she's safe. not kidding. that's the little dog. still ahead, jad legend wynton marsalis and some of the best young jazz musicians with lots to teach each other. >> we have a sports milestone to report this evening. michael sam has been drafted by the st. louis rams becoming the first openly gay player ever to be drafted by an nfl team. sam a star defensive end for the university of missouri came out publicly in february but has since said he wants to be known as an athlete, not as a gay athlete. michael sam was picked in the seventh round of the nfl draft. and we close tonight with a look at a

. >> she's here with several friends from charlotte. ann is the one i told you about who is the magnificent artist who does the angel paintings i just, just love. tonight we are -- she has a gallery in charlotte called ann nielsen's fine art. but if you want -- look at this painting. this she's giving us today. tonight, guess what's going to be at my house? >> who? >> kenny loggins. kenny loggins -- >> he's going to sing in your house? >> he's coming to spend the night with me. not with me but at our house with his girlfriend and frank. anyway -- >> okay. >> we're having an event tonight. and tomorrow night the big dart concert that kenny's going to be headlining. >> great. >> so we're going to -- >> we'll talk about it on monday. >> yes, we will. >> i want to hear about it. i want to tell you about an event i went to last night, simon & schuster celebrated 90 years. so a bunch of authors came out. it was kind of fun. mary higgins clark was there. >> has a book a week. >> look at michael strahan. >> he has one coming out. >> yes, he doe

yes commissioner norton >> i want to thank charlotte and her colleague it was backed up by the rec and park there's beautiful posters they're down loadable and you can print them out. is there a place you can download them >> we actually have the usf logo we've be printing thousands in the summer. >> their tralthd in chinese and spanish and english this is very important for your community. thank you. i love the sentiment and simplicity of it thank you for you for bringing it forward >> commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell. >> thank you so this is great i really appreciate having i bring this forward commissioner norton. i wanted to say this morning we waved good bye to the entire ethnic grade class that is spending time at the camp so is this for the public's and rec and park this is the first experience outside in the camp madeer and this is where the bill of rights speaks to what we're imposing our children they'll be back in 3 days. thank you. this means a lot >> any other commissioners. ms. csa could a roll call vote please. mr. locally canning an oar mr. haney. commencing. ms. norton.

the charlotte's web hemp strain. page does political advocacy and parent support for families of severely epileptic children. warren lambert is chairman of the national epilepsy foundation. his 17-year-old daughter has suffered from unrelenting seizures since she was 9 months old and is now part of the a clinical study of the marijuana oil treatment. thank you so much, caring parents, both. let me ask page about this. what is -- how did you get to the realization that marijuana oil of this particular strain would work so wondrously. almost miraculously. >> there is research out there that it's an anti-convulsant. it's published, researched, peer reviewed and when you have a child with this syndrome, you know it's not going to be treatable by traditional medicine. so you're already looking into every different research category to stop the seizures. so i had just done some research, my husband urged me to do it. we lived in a legal, medical cannabis state, and there wasn't a strain at that time. no one really knew wha

later today if we're going to get any severe weather, charlotte to myrtle beach. charlotte airport is the only one i'm concerned with. maybe a late-day storm in new york. but as far as friday travel goes, it's nice out there. >> for the northeast, unofficial start of summer, a little stink-o. >> especially for new england. >> all right, bill. thank you, sir. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," could be another sign of the demise of the tea party. the criminal investigation in tennessee and how it relates to the primary campaign. >>> and when we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cooler. will ferrell and his celebrity twin. they are almost -- you can't tell them apart. they look so much alike. we're back after this. ♪ i'm type e. i know what my money is doing. i rebalanced my portfolio on my phone. you know what else i can do on my phone? place trades, get free real time quotes and teleport myself to aruba. i wish. >>> all right. welcome back, everybody. earlier we talked about the governor of tennessee signing a bill to bri

two of them are students at charlotte wood. >> i have three. one said he wants to go to school, one wants to stay home. >> a copy cat at john baldwin elementary. that campus has police officers and administrators keeping watch today. >> fortunately the police caught one of the juveniles who was responsible for one of these copy cat messages. >> reporter: ambassadanda quatt decided to come even though her friends stayed home. >> we thought it was good to not go with a trick. even though there's protection, it is safe. >> the juvenile arrested has been released to his or her parents. they have not released the age or anything about the student. they want to keep it private. that student is accused of doing the copy cat message. they are still looking for the person who did the initial threat. they are encouraging anyone with information to please come forward and talk to danville police and help them find this person. live, amy hollyfield. >> just in, cal fire said it has fired a battalion chief who was the subject of a policeman hunt. commentato

with the notable exception of charlotte curtis, then in her heyday, and a patricia riffe" -- is that the way you pronounce it? r-i-f-f-e? >> guest: yes. c-span: that's clifton daniel's secretary. >> guest: yes. c-span: "whose beauty he chose to comment upon as well as, quote, 'that nice hip motion that she has when she walks.'" gay talese doesn't sound like he's one of your favorites from reading this. if he was ... >> guest: i have always thought that gay is a male chauvinist. again, a friend. we are civil to one another, but i sat right in front of gay in the city room. we were of that same generation and gay talese is a very macho, southern italian man. you know, when he had two daughters, i had the feeling he was going to sort of leave them out on the hillside like, you know, ancient sicilians or something. gay is one of those that i think is -- and never been comfortable around women. i know this, you know. finds it a little -- he's more comfortable in male company. c-span: there's a ... >> guest: and he said that and he wrote that. c-span: there's an awful lot we can talk about

the grafitti was spray painted understood knight a bridge near charlotte wood middle school. police and the school district are taking the threat seriously. nbc bay area cheryl hurd is live with more on what the school is doing to make sure the community is safe. >> reporter: police officers are walking around on campus. that's a big deal within itself. then there's the e-mail that went out on friday and then on monday telling parents what went on. is this a hoax? this school is not taking any chances. >> my husband is leaning towards keeping him at home. >> reporter: maddie was told about the threat yesterday via another parent. they're concerned. >> on one hand it's worrisome and on the other it's hard to say. >> reporter: that's why the school district is not taking any chances with the threat saying people will be harmed on thursday, may 8th. >> we have to reason to believe any students are in danger. >> reporter: the threat in the form of grafitti is real enough for the school district and police to take action. >> there are students who saw the grafitti and started circ

. >> reporter: the show of security comes after a threatening message found written just outside charlotte wood middle school last week suggested something bad would happen today. then this week more threatening graffiti surfaced on school grounds at both charlotte wood and john baldwin elementary. >> at this point we don't have any evidence that believes it's a credible threat, but again, when it comes to our children, we don't take any chances. >> reporter: police arrested a young person yesterday. they say a copy cat responsible for graffiti at the middle school. >> you see this stuff happening all over and we thought we'd rather be safe than sorry and have her stay home. >> reporter: well half of the students at both schools stayed home today. carrie says she won't live in fear and doesn't want her kindergartner to either. >> i know they wouldn't tell us that it's okay to bring our kids to school if they truly believe that we definitely shouldn't have come. so i'm just praying that god protects our children. >> reporter: and we are back here live where you can see these little girls ha

. >> on sunday 43 nascar drivers will hit the track at charlotte motor speedway for the coca-cola 600. at 600 miles it is the longest race in the nascar sprint cup series. but like every race there will be one extra vehicle on the track. that is the pace car. i headed to my home car to find out what it takes to set the pace. ♪ ♪ >> that is sprint cup series rookie alex bowman showing me what it feels like to go over 100 miles an hour around the track at charlotte motor speedway. >> we're really doing it. >> while nascar drivers get all the glory, they are not the only ones on the track with guts. every race has a pace car driver. they are sort of like the sherrif of the track. >> i try to help keep things under control. the main thing is whatever the speed is, which at charlotte it is 45, we've got to run that at exactly 45. if they're not running at 45 miles an hour they'll get a penalty. >> buster au top has been teaching people how to drive pace cars for only 40 years. >> it is kaoeufpd gradual. you -- it is kind of gradual. >> it didn't take me too long to realize this is noth

that includes charlotte to fayetteville. as far as the airports go with those strong storms near charlotte, that's the best chance of any significant delays. we could have minor delays in new york and boston. but i don't expect widespread airport delays. not like yesterday afternoon in the northeast. so the forecast looks like this as we go throughout today. a few showers and storms from the northeast. of course we'll watch that area in north carolina. then if you have beach plans, florida looks very warm. new england is not going to be the best saturday, but that even improves sunday and into memorial day itself. could be as warm as mid-80s in the mid-atlantic. >> that is perfect. >> monday looks to be warm. >> not bad, bill. >>> in the meantime, fire crews in arizona have been working overnight in the hopes of getting a fast-moving wildfire under control. what's being called the slide fire has already burned through more than 5,000 acres in northern arizona. we should learn whether there is any containment. one fire crew s

her daughter, charlotte, is now 99% seizure free as a result of medical marijuana. let's start with hope. paige, tell us about how it works. i thought marijuana was something that gave you a little pleasure, a little high, sued you through cancer and late in life situations, hospice situations, i never understood it had a particular property to deal with seizures of epileptics. >> that's how it's been use medically was appetite and cancer. what we found is this oil that we use on charlotte has almost no thc so it doesn't have euphoric high started with it. it's working to stop her seizures. it's a combination of anti-inflammatory and neuro protectant of the cannabis plant. >> when did you discover this property that could have helped your daughter? i never heard of it until this horror came my way about your situation and what happened with your family and loss of your daughter. when did this become medically available to help kids who are epileptic. >> last summer. my husband did a lot of research when our daughter was diagnosed and he brought a youtube video to me

it was cool is his character >>: if this is charlotte what middle school they will go from having all police officers regularly on capp as having a lot of them today. the reason why it is earlier this on at the message read on a 1212 people at may 8th. obviously today being made a dent in the house and of laughing about that that's what saddam the police department is one to and what, extra police officers and controlling the school and possibly another one and danville. some also have added security officers on capp is unjust and jordan " and said it will have a lot of police presence here just to make short it's whoever is behind us all to their kids will be said. it's much more on this. this is a beautiful area. a lot of what it turned away. in the gulf of rouen wrote 45 loss after people find a dentist through us, they often say, "i wish i'd done this sooner." don't let that be you. you know your teeth are important. so don't put it off any longer. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives y

a message was found a week and a half ago near charlotte wood middle school threatening to harm students today, may 8. would similar spray pinterested messages were found near schools in the past week. police think they are work of a copycat but are not taking any chances. school officials say they are confident today will be a safe day. amy hollyfield will have a live report in the next half hour. >>> president obama is waking up on the west coast today. he arrived in los angeles yesterday. this afternoon he will make his way to the bay area. katie mar zu llo has details on the trip. >> reporter: it will be a busy and lucrative two days for the president. president obama will be hobnobbing with the biggest names in tech while raising money more the democratic national party. the president arrives a little before 4:00 this afternoon. he will attend a private roundtable discuss at the home of the founder of 23 and me which is human genome research firm. 36 people will be there having paid more than $32,000 each. the big dmc fund-raiser is tonight. to the fair monday hotel in san jose to a

the strain has been renamed charlotte's web after one of the first little girls to be treated. thousands of families are now on a waiting list for the oil. >> this here is extracted charlotte's web. >> jesse's family grows the plant and extracts the oil. although its effects haven't been scientifically proven, the positive results seen by so many families gives them hope. >> maybe, just maybe, we can study this and get it down to a science how we can help people. it's pretty obvious there's something to it. >> reporter: there is real science behind it. this marijuana is being grown in a secret location in britain. by a pharmaceutical company. which is producing a drug now being trialed in america with the regulators' approval. >> we have been doing preclinical research in this area for six years. there is some good solid farm cologic scientific rationale for expectations it may work. it's too early to say at this point. >> reporter: many people can't wait. nicole and tim are one of hundreds of families who've moved to colorado from all over america for access to charlotte's web

the principal here at charlotte wood middle school says it will be a safe day. there will be police officers watching over the students here at charlotte wood campus today. the school is on high alert because of graffiti spray painted on some rocks mere the school saying that some students would die today. school officials are working closely with police. the principal is using e-mail and twitter to keep parents updated. here is a tweet that he sent out telling parents that they did decide to postpone the school's dance until may 16. christopher george said on his twitter page, they postponed it and tells us he did that so students will feel comfortable. the principal says even though the dra feety is off campus they are taking this seriously. and doing everything that they can to make sure that students are safe. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> so far there are no reports of serious damage after a small earthquake shook the los angeles area. the quake hit at 11:39 last night. it was centered a few miles south of downtown l.a. and people felt the shaking for sev

in order -- his women friends that he either red or wrote to were charlotte perkins gilman, shane adams, kate richard suttmeier, margaret singer, julia -- millsholland who i discovered with his secret love of his life. maybe i will get back to that. mary austin, susan glassbill, allison blackwell, helen keller, eileen burns, vera albritton, elizabeth flynn and gertrude atherton. if you know half of those names i give you an a-plus in women's history because most people still don't know these names. in 2006 there were two find biographies written and i thought i missed my chance. but then i went back to the letters and retired two years ago and looked at these letters and i thought i am going to try. i am going to try. i have no idea how to write a biography. i have never done one. if i had known how hard it was i would have stopped right then. it is hardest piece of writing i have ever done. i wrote it, had to struggle to find a publisher. it took several years to find a publisher, almost gave up. i would say that i was a community college teacher, i didn't have connections in the acade

there was there to see a game in charlotte. in miami i should say what we're miami i'm kind of warriors such that all my kids have heat jersey it will run trains is so good he is a good trade with the end it's the heat when 94 raise through the brooklyn two games a love after finishing off the first for nothing with the charlotte ballclub. " coffered coopers even avid game of complete columbus city and for the second time in his career this young man really hurt the warriors will crawford is the nba's sixth man of the year with a player to win the war. despite me with an injured. and so feeling uncomfortable back i like him but you might say a little too small to be at quarterback prose. but said i'm serious sports anchor al think term but forget that. but as cell what is for these guys pam if you draft him in this house the exaggeration. for the three and four more spares in football payton manning to #8080 mobile third boston as a guide the ball. 10 of the smaller guy. here's the deal to pick him in at the given the keys the

. >>> sprint cup a race from charlotte motor speedway. million dollar purse. second lap in the fourth segment. something breaks off of jeff gordon's car. oh, it's a sports report and he is did not fin iffish. macmurray out lasts the field and takes the checkered flag and wins a $1 million prize. we call that branding. >>> coming up later in the newscast, a talk about football and nothing more intimidating as a rookie to go to the first nfl mini camp. >>> new concern about the newest case 0 mers in the u.s. and the questions about how it could be spreading. >>> plus, the new prescription for troops suffering from ptsd. an the dog owner who says one man went too far for the love of animals. we will have his story. stay with us. abc news at 11:00 will return after a break. so yso you can happily let the life get in the way,... while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel. banking for the life you have... investing for the life you want chase. so you can. >>> good evening. in tonight's headlines an oakland girl is in critical condition a

he went to college, graduated and today works for a bank in charlotte, north carolina. people see a man in a suit headed to work. a proud veteran walking into his community, contributing his talents and skills to the progress of our nation. but kyl will tell you that the transition to civilian life and dealing with the post-traumatic stress hasn't been easy. more than six years later, he can still see the image and hear the sounds of that battle. everyday he wakes up thinking about his battle buddies. if you look closely at that man in a suit, you'll note the piece of war he carries with him tucked under his shirt sleeve. their sacrifice motivates me, he says to be best i can be. everything i do in my life is to -- is done to make them proud. kyle, members of chosen company, you did your duty and now it's time for america to do ours. after more than decade of war to welcome you home to the support and benefits and opportunities you've earned. you make us proud and you motivate all of us to be the best we can be as americans and as a nation. to uphold our sacred obligati

a former army ranger who ran a large bank in charlotte, north carolina for 20 years, gibson ran amsouth bank corporation, a new york stock exchanging company. his biggest challenge now will be to immediately begin firing all those at the va, who stood by and allowed the bureaucracy to literally sit by and watch some veterans die while they waited to see a doctor. >>> so we're also getting reaction to the shinseki resignation from illinois congressman, tammy duckworth? why is she so important? because she's a former veteran's affairs official who lost both her legs while serving in iraq. >> rich shinseki has served his nation in a way that few people ever have and i know from firsthand experience how much he loves veterans and how committed he is and how talented he is. but in the last couple of weeks, this has become a political discussion and it should never be a political discussion when it's about our veterans so. we need to focus on them. >> verna jones, director of veterans affairs is my guest. great to see you verna. so big day for veterans and americans watches, how this all is g

on to charlotte for the >>> drought in california has increased the risk for fires and now some experts say it's hurting populations of large birds. drought has dried up the food chain for birds of prey especially in southern california. without grass, there aren't as many rodents. mothers are abandoning nests insteading of sitting on edge. >>> you are here with weather. >> another dry and warm sunny day for us tomorrow. that's not great news for some of those birds but for people with events planned outdoors, you can enjoy another nice day. clear blue skies all around the bay area, or evening skies right now as we look live from the east bay hills toward san francisco and the bay. just a beautiful day out there. we're cooling now into the 60s right now. san francisco in 60, oakland 64. san carlos 66, 70 maroon hill and 57 in half moon bay. you'll notice the camera bouncing due to winds. you can san rosa at 76, napa at 64 and other locations still in the 70s at this hour. this camera, we see a beautiful view of the trans american building. we'll see some clouds develop overnight, just a

casi 95, las vegas van a pensar en los 80, mientras tanto, hacia el este del paÍs, washington, charlotte, notamos temperaturas tambiÉn en los 90, pero baja a la gran manzana con 73. continuamos con mÁs de "primer impacto". >> las autoridades de salud confirmaron dos casos en estados unidos, especÍficamente en la floridade portadores del sÍndrome respiratorio de medio oriente, primero fue alguien que estuvo de viaje en arabia saudita, mÁs del 30% de los contagiados han muerto, estaremos al tanto. >> llego el momento de vida sana con cecilia, y hasta con un tema que nos interesa a todas. >> muy importante, vamos a darle la bienvenida a cecilia, se trata de la celulitis, sabemos que hay formas naturales de compartirla, no es asÍ. >> feliz de estar aquÍ, de vuelta, despuÉs de haberme escapado por varias semanas del estudio. aÚn no se inventaron tratamiento que haga desaparece la celulitis, pero hay alternativas para disminuirla. ♪ ♪ >> es el tormento de muchas mujeres, la piel de naranja y llena de grumos que por lo general aparecen en las venas, pero - piernas pero que poco a p

it's worth noting that on this very day today, the charlotte bobcats, i mean the charlotte hornets, get their buzz back. i'm so proud of our heritage and the leadership the state of north carolina continues to provide this nation. on this festive day, i want to con gadge late the city of charlotte and all north carolinians and i welcome my colleagues to join me in supporting this important moment in our history. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to draw attention to an epidemic in our country. we have seen rates of autism rising rapidly in our -- in the last two decades. mr. quigley: today one in six children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. i attended the autism speaks walk in chicago. i was inspired by the store roifs young men and women and the realization that there are opportunit

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we know that extra officers are at charlotte wood middle school up the road as well. again, most people say they are not concerned about the threat which name today as the day that people will be killed. we talked to a school official earlier this morning who says that the threats here were scrawled in marker in the boys' bathroom in the multipurpose building. last week, less than a mile away at charlotte middle, basically, graffiti sprayed in a unique yellow shade of paint found on a rock in a creek bed. it said i will kill 12 people on 5/8/14. additional threats have been painted or markerred on walls in different spots. most parents believe the threats are not credible. this is some sort of a prank or hoax. >> our police department is very strong. they are very thorough in their investigation. i believe that they will locate whoever is doing this. >> i feel really safe at school. all of these police are around and danville police are really good. >> reporter: according to a letter sent out by baldwin's principal, yesterday afternoon, police caught someone responsib

jonathan martin reports from charlotte, north carolina, where the senate race there is in the national spotlight. >> reporter: in a crowd of candidates, tom, the state house speaker is seen as the clear frontrunner with endorsements from big name republicans like mitt romney, the party considers tillis the west shot of putting the senate back in g.o.p. hands. his closest competition for the seat is greg brannen, whose campaign with ran paul this week. they'll look at how the tea party fairs in this vote. any pass to a g.o.p. majority would likely include north carolina. susan roberts is an associate professor of political science at davis college and said democratic incumbent who supported the affordable care act is extremely valuerible vul. >> once considered a true swing state in recent years north carolina has shift to the right. electing pat macquarie it's first republican governor in 20 years. they now control the legislature which passed voting rights, same-sex marriage and abortion. it today they show president obama's approval rating at 44%. >> everything in north carolina poli

charlotte wood principal sent out this letter to parents saying what it read. quote, i will kill five people on 5-8-14. the message made no reference to the school or students. >> we received some additional threats that were either painted, or markerred on walls at other locations. >> reporter: danville police lieutenant says officers will be patrolling on and around all campuses tomorrow, but there is no indication that the threats are real. >> to be honest it doesn't matter whether we think it's legitimate or not. we're still going to take appropriate action to ensure kids are safe. >> reporter: he says he has heard from parents and said they should make an appropriate decision about whether to send their children to class. >> there are rumors going on among the students that sort of feed on themselves. i think we're pretty comfortable with the precautions taken so far. >> reporter: police say they are focused on the investigation into who originally spray painted that message on the rock, getting essentially this whole thing started. they are asking for the

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. >> you were the mayor of charlotte, north carolina, before taking this job. since republicans took control of the state three years ago, they have moved it to the right. including clamping down on voting laws. are they turning, are republicans turning north carolina from a purple state back into a reliably republican one? >> they are trying as hard as they can. but the population growth and demographic changes happening across the country are also happening in north carolina. over time, north carolina will continue to show its progressive streak. it is just that right now, they have a group in there that is gerrymandering districts and continuing to try to limit the electorate. >> any backlash against the voting changes they made? >> there have been a lot of activities that have raised the volume and attention of north carolina as a place with a history of progressivism. expanding the electorate. that is a challenge that will continue to be in front of people. >> anthony foxx, thank you for being with us. when we come back, the april jobs report and latest fr

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charlotte wood principal sent out this letter to parents saying what it read. quote, i will kill five people on 5-8-14. the message made no reference to the school or students. >> we received some additional threats that were either painted, or markerred on walls at other locations. >> reporter: danville police lieutenant says officers will be patrolling on and around all campuses tomorrow, but there is no indication that the threats are real. >> to be honest it doesn't matter whether we think it's legitimate or not. we're still going to take appropriate action to ensure kids are safe. >> reporter: he says he has heard from parents and said they should make an appropriate decision about whether to send their children to class. >> there are rumors going on among the students that sort of feed on themselves. i think we're pretty comfortable with the precautions taken so far. >> reporter: police say they are focused on the investigation into who originally spray painted that message on the rock, getting essentially this whole thing started. they are asking for the

they had two beautiful daughters, katie and charlotte. jan wheeler lived across the street and was quick to point the finger at carol's ex-husband. >> he's the only person that hated her. no one else could do that to her. >> reporter: some thought the high-earning financial adviser was an unlikely suspect, and his family quickly came to his defense. >> steve couldn't do this to anyone certainly not to carol. not to the mother of his children. >> reporter: but for the cops, democker was the only viable suspect. democker had a weak alibi for the night of the murder. carol's substantial life insurance still listed him as a beneficiary, and carol's friends were telling police that the couple's divorce was far from amicable. >> he was absolutely furious that she would have the nerve to do anything against him. >> reporter: but clearly carol had finally had enough. >> towards the end she was like you know what i think i've counted 17 affairs he's had. the first one that she was aware of was her midwife and he were sleeping together while she wa