we met him playing outside his colorado springs home. he and his family just moved here from texas. >> i know you're doing that on purpose. >> [ chuckles ] >> howdy. i'm harry. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> for braden, it was a good day. you're a handsome young man. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. but this is what it looks like on a bad day -- sudden, small, and uncontrollable seizures. braden suffers from a form of epilepsy called doose syndrome. can you talk about what it's like for you? >> well, it is kind of like closing my eyes sleeping, except i'm talking in my sleep, feels like. >> yeah. >> good job, buddy. >> desperate for help they can only get in colorado, the flemings came here for one thing -- a rare type of medical marijuana. and remarkably, they don't even know if it will work. so, you moved your entire family, changed everything in your lives to come here to get this medicine that you haven't even tried yet? >> both: right. >> that's a big hope. >> yeah, but it's hope. >> it's hope. >> braden's parents -- t

the wild flowers of colorado. one of the greatest joys in my life was when i was pitching baseball games in high school. you have to -- be so focused in everied atom in your being is throwing that pitch to the perfect spot. but you'll never succeed without a agreement team behind you. the joy of these past seven years has been every bit as intense and every bit as sweet. i've been blessed to work with incredible group of people i would like my cabinet and senior staff to stand up and again, with be recognized. [applause] and i also include all of you as part of of this team you be an incredible group of poem and i cannot express how much i appreciate your partnership. your friendship and your support to some difficult and some joyous times. and especially for deepening our love of this wonderful, wild place. so one last time from this podium, giddy u up. [applause] [applause] [applause] thursday morning we're live in columbia, south carolina for next stop on c-span bus 50 capitol tour and kevin bryant will be our

thank you for picking colorado. it's great news for rural communities that many jobs can be done anywhere - but it requires good internet. we need to giddy up! we went from 60 percent to eighty percent coverage in rural colorado in the last two years. we'll be at 85 percent by the end of this year and 100 percent by 2020. [applause] we need your support to get to the finish line. one of the most essential pieces infrastruure inur economy is our natural landscape, our clair and water - the things everyone thinks about when they hear the word "colorado." it's one reason why companies of all sorts have been drawn to this place we love. and the reason why the outdoor recreation show is coming to denver in a couple weeks along with its $110 million in economic impact. it's why many of our farmers and ranchers, who live on the land, came here, and stay here. but the responsibility to be good stewards doesn't only fall on rural parts of the state. it rests with all of us. xcel has submitted a plan to close two coals plants

in colorado, particularly, we work well across the aisle. >> colorado attorney jen ram cynthia kauffman, also a republican, owe posed recreational pot. but thinks a shutdown by sessions is ate bad idea. >> i look at this as the a state's right issue. coloradans hatch made the choice to legalize marijuana. i would not support the federal government come offing in and reversing that decision for us. >> she says, there are problems. a black market still exists, and pot gets illegally shipped across state lines. >> so, i would say, we are some where in, in between -- great and, we're laining towards success. >> and by any financial measure, marijuana in america -- has become a roaring success. the legal cannabis industry projected to reach $10.8 billion in sale this year. more than the sales of ice cream, or baby diapers. nd pot could provide as many as 177,000 jobs. more than double the number of jobs in the coal in dus treech. and judging by this pot trade show in oakland, california, there are a lot more jobs to come. in areas outside of pot. like what nick denacola sells, insurance. >>

river, and the colorado. coming up, on "earth focus." in the u united states, we havae more than 3.5 millioion miles of rivers. tthat's enoughgh to circlele the globe 140 times. rivers s shape our landscapes,se home toto many spspecies, fill u glass, and even inspire filmmakers. >> if 're goioing to be a society y that uses rivers, anad leses along thhem, then n weo need to live in a more river-conscious way. >> seeing kids get so excited about the river is, uh, probably ththe most graratifying eexperie that a filmmaker can have. >> they m may start o out pure,t polllution, urbaninization, , ad agriculture hahave degraded rivers. in hisis upcomining film, "willamette futures,jeremy monroe looks at how everyone, frfrom city-dweller r to farmers connected d in helpingng revitae oregon's willamitte river. >> the water starts out some of the purest water on earth. crystal clear, cold. >> wewe have some of the bebest wateter quality coming outut ofe ground in n the world. >> that's the type of water that we start with in our headadwaters. >>

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river, and the colorado. coming up, on "earth focus." "willamette futures,jeremy monroe looks at how everyone, frfrom city-dweller r to farmers connected d in helpingng revitae oregon's willamitte river. >> the water starts out some of the purest water on earth. crystal clear, cold. >> wewe have some of the bebest wateter quality coming outut ofe ground in n the world. >> that's the type of water that we start with in our headadwaters. >> the question is,s, as it goes downstream, what are we doing to that? >> i guess the main mmotivation for thiss film was to sortrt of shine a l light on this movemen, this national movement to restore rivers. anand we're doining that througe lens of ththe willamititte rive, in oregon. so, the willamitte river system isis a big river syststem in wen oregon, and i think of it as oregon's big riviver, because it really flows through our biggest cities and our richest farmland. i think in oregegon, and nationwide, there''s stitill a question in people's mind, "what--what's the value of a river?" and we've ju

in colorado, in my conversations with u.s. attorney bob troyer, i don't -- i think he and i are on the same page. that we will continue to emphasize the priorities in the cole memo. the diverse of marijuana out of state. the use of marijuana by minors. the folks who are growing illegally but using the cover of law for their operations. those will continue to be our priorities here. until we hear otherwise or until the u.s. attorney says something else. >> so does that mean that you ignore this most recent federal guideline coming from the attorney general of the united states? >> no, i'm not suggesting that we ignore it. i'm just saying that what has been in place has worked for us. in colorado. we have been focused on those who are operating illegally. the criminals and the cartel activity. and that continues to be where we should be placing our resources. keeping those folks who are not following the law out of our state and out of business. >> all right, colorado's cynthia kaufman, thank you so much for your time, appreciat

the gentleman from colorado. mr. tipton: i continue to reserve, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady -- ms. velazquez: i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. tipton: i yield back the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his -- suspends his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1457, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, -- mr. tipton: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. tipton: on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered.

i opposed the legalization of marijuana in colorado. we were told that states rights would be protected. and not just by the attorney general, then the nominee to be attorney general. we were told that by then-candidate donald trump. in fact in colorado in july of 2016, president trump was asked this question. when asked if president trump, then candidate trump, would use federal authority to shut down sales of recreational marijuana, then candidate trump said, quote, i wouldn't do that. then asked if he thinks that colorado should be allowed to do what it's doing. then candidate trump said it is up to the states absolutely. that was candidate trump's position. i would like to know from the attorney general what has changed. what has taingd president trump's mind -- changed president trump's mind that it would be reversed and rescinded. what has changed the president's mind? why is donald trump thinking differently than what he promised the people of colorado in 2016 that seriesed course today? -- reversed course. i think the people of

, if you just use colorado number they did $1.5 billion last year in retail sales, based on tpulation, we're their size with 20 more million visitors than coloradbill: todae project have been drawn, is there money to be made today. >> there -- notha today, right now we're talking about, gov talking about access to medical cannabis right the next debate is adult use. that bill that will help create. that is where you will see something going on 3 bury. bill: beyond the money is there any guilt associated with yemerh increase truth use among kids colorado, increase in crime, and increase arrests on blacku, it seems thal justice argument is out the window, you h doing a lot of drugs. >> how much of that guilt and burden on you and your members. >> none, you look at states t c5 percent of reduction in opioid overdos a study they de demonstrated thate use of cannabis, and colorado came out with number, that said there 2 to 3% less cannabis use going on among colorado teens than previously before legalization. >> i want to bring in our panel, janet is here, and bill. janet, you hear scott t

and were so in colorado now because it's been industrialized to the. the point that it is and there's always money behind it we concentrate on the ninety nine percent well mankind has interacted with cannabis for millennia we've been a good with cannabis this strong five years let me just bring in jeff sessions as well i guess. i have to say i think about bits comment to say one thing about this comment i just find it remarkable that people who have never ever actually tried to address any of the concerns of minority communities make comments about these docs being in my you know already communities causing problems i write if i have a lot of money to. please talk or hurt. that serbia and i don't don't then that's the whole year i grew up on public assistance man in washington d.c. is where i got sober i'm not. out of the sober never done i'm not i'm not saying that you didn't grow up in public this and don't do i can't what i'm saying is that you aren't making condit's well minority communities are you kidding me what you are doing what you want why c

come from other states to colorado, is that what california will see ?|j think that it is playing a role in some people's decisions. colorado's big tourist attraction is skiing, andi big tourist attraction is skiing, and i think there are certainly some people who may look at colorado instead of utah and say you know what, it might be nice to go someplace where we could consume cannabis and not be treated as criminals. it is kind of like or people like to go to a resort where there is no alcohol available, they might otherwise prefer to go to one where it is and it has really not been any sort of significant problem. in fact, we have seen tourism increase and we have seen more and more conventions coming to town stop property values are rising, colorado's economy rebounded faster than just about the rest of the country. our unemployment rate is virtually lower than anywhere else in this country, things are going very well and the only difference is just that adults by marijuana in a store, instead of from their friends marijuana in a store, instead of fr

i oppose the legalization of marijuana in colorado but this is about a decision by the state of colorado and we were told that states rights would be protected and not just by the attorney general, then the nominee to the attorney general. we were told by then candidate donald trump. in colorado in july of 2016, president trump was asked this question. when asked if president trump then candidate trump would use federal authority to shut down sales in states like california, he said, "i wouldn't do that." when asked if he, then candidate trump thinks colorado should be allowed what to do what it's doing, then candidate trump said "it's up to the states, absolutely." that was then candidate trump's position. i would like to know from the attorney general why, what has changed? what has changed president trump's mind that the memorandum would be reversed and rescinded? why is donald trump thinking differently about today of what he promised people of colorado in 2016? -- the reverse course today? what changed? i'd like to know that. i think the people of colorado deserve to have that answe

so you're saying that there have been no negative associations in colorado? what about cannabis tourism, for example? are you seeing more people come from other states to colorado, is that what california will face? i think that it is playing a role in some people's decisions. colorado being a big tourist attraction in skiing, and i think there are certainly some people who may look at colorado instead of utah and say you know what, it might be nice to go someplace where we could consume cannabis and not be treated like criminals. it is kind of like would people like to go to a resort where there is no alcohol available, they might otherwise prefer to go to one where it is, and it has really not been any sort of significant problem. in fact, we have seen tourism increase and we have seen more and more conventions coming to town. property values are rising, colorado's economy is rebounding faster than just about the rest of the country. our unemployment rate is virtually lower than anywhere else in this country. things are going very well and the only differen

so i want to thank again my colleague from colorado. i want to thank senator durbin who is here and senator menendez and i want to say to senator flake and senator graham, thank you for your courage. when you put together a compromise like this, which i think is a good compromise. it's not the bill i would have written if it were my decision. i would have had a five-year path for the dreamers, not a 12-year path or a 10 conscious tern-year path in some cases, i would have had a five-year path. if i wrote it, i wouldn't have -- sorry. dreamers not be able to sponsor their parents. the hour is late. it's actually not that late. we should be working. but i understand why the republicans who negotiated this in good faith needed those concessions. i understand it. i'm not thrilled with the president's idea that we need to build a wall to secure the southern border. i do believe strongly we need to secure our southern border just as i know the republicans that are -- have been in this negotiation believe, as i believe, that there should be a

jesse: that was my cannabis bus tour in colorado where it's legal. but attorney general jeff sessions is cracking down, promising to enforce the marijuana laws the obama administration ignored. he famously stated his feeling on pot. >> good people don't smoke marijuana. jesse: joining me now, conservative commentator, gina loudon. is it bong holdings. >> bang. jesse: you think it's good for states to legalize marijuana and you are terrified of jeff sessions coming in and ruining the party, correct? >> here is what i'm telling my shareholders. the legal marijuana market is past the point of no return. the only thing jeff sessions is doing is galvanizing republicans and independents who use cannabis and medical marijuana in their daily lives. it will and disaster for the elections and will make jeff sessions the least popular man in the country. jesse: the people have spoke, yes or no. >> state rights don't override federal rights, and we know that. i understand we have a lot of money invested in big queed owners do. the corporate wall street types hav

sue wagner is the bank of colorado. fort collins, colorado. a great place. $1,000 bonuses awarded to all full-time employees. that's great. that was nice, right? >> it was great. >> it was a gift for somebody that works very hard. william harmon. william. okay. total system service,

colorado is beautiful. colorado is amazing. people who move to colorado never leave. >> colorado would be my pick out of my three, colorado. >> yes. >> i will do more investigating i have a few more years. thanks, hanna we will check in next hour. >> thanks, jim. >>> i love working, i just don't like working. >> we will continue to follow, winter weather moving through our area this morning. >> this is a live look from bethlehem where snow is covering the ground there is a winter weather advisory for lehigh valley in effect until 7:00, katie's tracking winter weather we will check in just weather we will check in just a few moments, stay with tired of false lash fail? no more fail! weather we will check in just a few moments, stay with new x fiber mascara by l'oréal. one. black primer. extreme volume. two. 20 times more lengthening fibers. extreme length. no falsies. no extensions. just fibers. new x fiber mascara by l'oréal paris. my healthy routine helps me feel my best. so i add activia yogurt to my day. with its billions

the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 3 minutes and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: over three months ago, the funding for the children's health insurance program or chip, expired. today, families throughout the country, including 90,000 children in my home state of colorado, face great uncertainty about their future of their health care. when chip was first passed over 20 years ago, it was done in a bipartisan manner and until recently, chip has always been a bipartisan, nondivisive issue. it's unfortunate to see that today, here we are in this body, under republican leadership, somehow even children's health insurance has become a political football, while we wile away our time, precious legislative time, on bill that was passed this body before and don't go anywhere. in our most recent band-aid for government funding, house republicans made a claim that chip was extended until march 31. b

i spoke recently with the governor of one of those states, john hickenlooper of colorado. governor, in my mind, jeff sessions is acting against states' rights, but i know others will say there's a federal law on the book, it's his job to enforce the federal law. respond to that. >> well, i do think this is an issue where states rights is valuable and this notion that all the states are laboratories of democracy, but in this case, and i had met with attorney general sessions, and he had assured me, again, i take him at his word, he said anyone doing any more drugs in america doesn't make america stronger, it makes it weaker. he has higher priorities, heroin addiction, sex trafficking, and limited resources. my understanding was he was focused on the higher priorities, and as long as we weren't creating cartels, as long as we were making sure these, you know, dispensaries for marijuana and the growers were obeying local laws, he didn't think they would have the resources to pursue them. >> is he the real culprit, or is congress? >> well, i think we see now, because i think i

but then he ran for office. - the problem was his. - people like beer in denver and colorado, and he was very popular. - enough that they said, be our leader. that's exactly right. i wanna ask you, really, about the experience of being the first lady of a city like denver and of a state like colorado, because most of us will never, of course, have the experience of being in that position. i wonder about the platform or the portfolio, the opportunity it gives you to think about, as i always knew you as a journalist, things that interested you, things you cared about, things that you wanted to work on, and it was always through the journalism door. what was the experience of being in that position like? - because i'm shy and an introvert, for me it was excruciatingly uncomfortable in some ways. - please tell us about that. - but i feel that i grew. so i found myself at countless events in rooms filled with a lot of extroverted people who were kinda movers and shakers, all of whom knew my name and knew who i was, and i could not keep track of their names or who they were necessarily, at

the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado. mr. tipton: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. tipton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. tipton: mr. speaker, small businesses across the country are especially as a rule neble to natural disasters. recent natural disasters like hurricane harvey in texas and the wildfires in california have left small businesses torn apart in their wake. nationally, there's been a survey of 500 small businesses. in 2015 they found 75% of small businesses do not develop plans to be able to prepare for disasters. this means small businesses are nationally unprepared for natural disasters and are unlikely to experience a -- and are likely to experience a fair amount of difficulty in reopening their doors. a challenge in an already challenging time. ms. velazquez's bill, the

we have sue wagner, thank you, sue, bank of colorado, ft. collins, colorado. great place. thousand dollar bonuses awarded to all full-time employees. that's great. that was nice, right? >> it was great. >> it was a gift all of a sudden, for somebody that works very hard. william harmon and william? william? oh. right there. total system service, georgia, thousand dollar bonuses awarded to 11,500 employees, you have a lot of happy friends, right? great. john amfennson farm in curbing iowa. thousand dollar bonuses and 5% pay raises awarded for the employees, 5% pay raises in addition. all things that would have never happened without the or certainly wouldn't have happened for a long time without the tax bill. michael porter, aflac, increases columbus, georgia. 401(k) match from 50% to 100% on the first 4% of compensation. that's pretty good, right? plus one-time 500 contribution to every employee's 401(k), and they've got a lot of employees. great company. thank you very much. appreciate it. china edwards. china, hi. bank midwest independence, missouri. $500 bonus for full-

the gentleman from colorado. mr. perlmutter: i ask for a recorded vote. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a >> the vote upheld the chair's decision that the poster did

the state of colorado in the legalization of marijuana. last week, jeff sessions, huge blow to the system. or least for investors looking to invest in the business of cannabis. how do you take that? >> well, i think jeff sessions has been very clear. i met with him last spring. he thinks people -- americans doing more of any kind of drug doesn't make us stronger, it makes us weaker. he was also clear he doesn't have the resources to do everything. his priorities are heroin, sex trafficking. i think -- i don't think he's got the resources. also he said he doesn't have the resources to go out and clamp down on -- >> then last week was just to scare us? >> i'm hopeful it was more bark than bite. i think he was shooting maybe a shout across the bow. my guess is most state attorneys, he turned them loose. he said, all right, you can now go after recreational marijuana if you want to. i haven't heard of any state -- and states that have legalized wrerecreationally marijuana, th don't have the resources. think about -- there's so many little disp

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just talking about colorado and numbers in 2016 not a lot of money. how about getting a glob you are a lawyer. what do you ny they said it was legal here. >> yeah. not really. well, poe, we have to look at these issues. i said all along. we ned to go to the states look the statistics the criminal justice statistics. i listened to them my entire career. need to know what is be hind them and motivating them. from criminal justice point of view. let's see if it works. >> what do you? i i think it is a big mistake. i hope it doesn't happen. >> you tuck to recovery advocates they think it is making it easier for people to get hooked on worse job drug. we don't need to give them encouragement for picking up a drug. >> got to leave it there. >> thans for being here. all right. always goo goode. >> i all right a. good weekend. thanks. christopher columbus has been saved at least his statute in new york city. well, not going anywhere. mayor desy yo casts a deciding vote on the statute's competition leave it right where it is. of course, this is new york and th

. >>> a vigil overnight for fallen deputy in colorado. hear the message from his widow as we learn more about the shooter's past. >>> the popular video this morning, what this hockey player just told his dad that got an emotional reaction. >>> coast guard crews rushed to save an 89-year-old man from sinking car in florida. the crew saw the car as it plunged into the waters at a marina in panama city and broke a car window and pulled the man to safety. police say the victim had a medical issue that caused the car to roll off the pier and into the water. he is expected to be okay. >>> a team from the ntsb is now joining the investigation into the crash that killed ten americans in costa reek kachlt they're looking at strong winds as a likely factor but not ruling out possible mechanical problems. the small plane went down killing two american families, a tour guide from wisconsin and two local pilots. the families were bruce and irene steinburg of new york and their three sons from florida, mitchell and leslie weiss also died in that crash.

. >>> authorities in colorado have identified the man who opened fire in an apartment complex. he shot five officers, killing one of them. he was a veteran who served in iraq and ranted against so-called dirty cops on social media. clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: it began as a noise complaint that quickly became an ambush. >> shots fired! >> reporter: deputies arrived at this apartment complex in high lands ranch, colorado for a dispute between a man and his male roommate. at 5:55 a.m., the man opens fire. four deputies a one police officer are shot. >> it was an exchange of gunfire, pop pop and then pop pop pop pop. >> reporter: two neighbors are also hit. all of the officers managed to retreat outside except for one, 29-year-old douglas county deputy zachary parish. >> we have one deputy down inside the inside the apartment. i'm not getting anything from him. all of us have been shot at least once. >> they all went down within seconds of each other. so it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half, the suspect fires

joining me, the governor of colorado. one of four governors who send a letter in april to sessions and secretary mnuchin to uphold this policy. welcome back to the show. >> glad to be back. >> all right. has anyone changed because of this directive in the state of colorado regarding the sale of recreational use of pot? >> no. i don't think anything's changed today and i don't think it's going to change. up know, i think maybe general sessions was sending a shot across the bow or continuing to express how much he disagrees with increasing any consumption of any drug. marijuana included, but, you know, i've talked to so many people that, the justice department has high priorities. heroin, sex trafficking, all of that stuff. >> there's been an argument that says that this is a, a meaningless change in this respect. a u.s. attorney in the state of colorado, for instance, because maybe the idea of legalized pot is popular, may have his own, his or her own political ambitions and isn't going to target an industry that the state

if you live in colorado or washington. >> greg: the military. how many young guys who smoke pot who are good, strong people. >> dana: i think if congress would take president trump on his offer to get this into a state of more certainty, it would be better off for everybody. >> kimberly: specificity. otherwise cheech and cong need not apply some folks in oregon aren't happy about the state's self-serve law. the fuel frenzy. the literal deer in the headlights. but it's a new year and i'm making a resolution. no more mayhem. this year i'm everything that helps keep you safe. like the fuzzy, yellow tennis ball dangling from a string. helping make sure you pull the car in far enough... but not too far. ♪ ♪ >> geraldo: new laws went into effect on the first. big brother taking a tiny step backward in oregon. oregon, one of two states that prohibited drivers from pumping their own gas. no self-serve gas in oregon. new jersey is the other. now oregon will allow stations in smaller towns to offer self-service. that's apparently set off a mock five p

a big outfit up in the colorado rockies near canyon city. inside the corrals are wild horses that, until a few months ago, were literally running free on the open range. here they're gently turned into working stock. >> if i can control those back end, i can control the horse. >> he is the trainer. with the horses every day? >> better than anything you could ever imagine. it sucks that i had to come to prison to find this. but i'm super grateful that i do. >> you heard that right. taylor is a criminal, a prisoner of the state of colorado. industries run a program based on the notion that if you can teach a man to tame an animal like a wild horse, the man himself learns a lot more than a trade. >> what's the most important thing you think you've learned? >> patience. there's nothing else to teach you more patience than working a horse. you can't jump to a conclusion and be mad at the horse. it feeds off your energy. >> if you can take the reins of your own emotion, the horse will do just about whatever you want it to. >> i've been training no

. >>> we have new information on a deadly am bu deadly ambush in colorado. >> the gunman streamed the whole thing before he was killed in that shootout with the s.w.a.t. team. >> reporter: we are learning more about the moments just before a gunman ambushed colorado deputies. in social media live streams obtained by kcnc, matthew is soon making incoherent rants to 911 dispatchers, at one point wearing a gas mask. we are only showing shots. this is where it happened? >> yes. >> reporter: faruk patel was shot in his bedroom when he opened fire. >> it's not one shot. >> reporter: several shots breaking windows and blinds. the bullet still lodged in his shoulder, and three of the four officers who were also shot and wounded are now out of the hospital. but now a community is mourning 29-year-old zachary parish. none more than his wife and two daughters. >> it means so much to hear your stories, because that's what i'm clinging onto right now. i want to hear about him, and i want to soak it >> it's okay. >> reporter: the sheriff's department understand play has asked that those live stream

i think the people of colorado deserve to have that answer. >> speaking of colorado, in the three and a half years since legalizing recreational use, they have raised half a billion dollars. back to you of. >> tracy, thank you. >> nbc meteorologist is with us again to talk about what it feels like outside. it feels good. >> here is a wider view. look at atlanta at 7, because of the cold air in the south, yesterday was a cold morning and today is just as bad. freeze warnings, all the way down to naples, florida. and fort pierce under a freeze warning this moshing as temperatures are close to the freezing mark. and we will recover in florida. they will survive this a miami is a chilly day for them. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. and here is a closer look at the day ahead. >>> single digits, it's all we can do for you in northern portions of new england and there's blowing and drifting snow out there. notice the portions of the middle rockies, salt lake city, 44 today and denver 52. that was pretty mild. >>> weekend forecast coming up. >> all right, bill, thank you so

gardner r- co "there needs to be an explanation to the people within the industry to the people of colorado who voted for legalization and to understand exactly why the department of justice went back on its word." es necesario que haya una explicacin para las personas dentro de la industria y para los residentes de colorado que votaron a favor de la legalizacin dela hierba para entender exactamente por qu el departamento de justicia se retracto de palabra. los defensores de la marihuana creen que la disputa poltico se extender hasta las elecciones del 2018. erik altieri - exec dir. of norml "the reform of our marijuana laws be it medical, decriminalization or legalization is one of the few policies that has bipartisan majority support. there is no thirst for us to go back to the era of reagan and just say no." pero los que aplauden la accion del fiscal general dicen que es clave regular una industria que creen causa mas daÑo que bien. will jones, sam "if you look at alcohol and tobacco right now for everyone dollar brought in though taxes on them, and they are taxed heavily, ten dollars i

colorado finds itself deep in the heart of the laboratory. when president trump came to colorado in 2016, he says it was a state's rights decision. >> so you think colorado should be able to do what it's doing. >> i think it's up to the states. i'm a states person. it should be up to the states, absolutely. >> what i'd like to know from the attorney general is what has changed? what is different in president trump's opinion today? >> and this potentially could cost your state thousands, millions of dollars? >> hundreds of millions. this is a $2 billion industry in colorado right now. a lot of health impacts. i've supported legislation, sponsored legislation on cbd oils which can help children with epilepsy and other conditions. this would impact tens of thousands of people in colorado. it's about state's rights. what colorado had decided. and something that i believe went back on its word. what i'm asking for is to live up to the commitment made to me prior to his confirmation. >> what plans to encourage the attorney general to change this de

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states' rights, that he wouldn't use legal powers to reverse colorado's decision. why does jeff sessions that president trump was wrong? >> reporter: the senator tweeted that he would take "all steps necessary" to fight the policy change including possibly qls holding up the senate" from pending department of justice nominees. colorado, oregon, and california, all say they have no plans to change their prosecution strategies, and they have the public's support. a recent poll says acceptance of legal marijuana is at an all-time high-- 64%. legal experts say that level of acceptance could make federal prosecutions difficult. >> when they actually have to try this case and they end up in front of a jury that has voted for the legalization of marijuana, you could see something like jury nullification and no convictions. >> reporter: some cannabis farmers are already reconsidering their application for licenses because they're worried about being on a public list that could be available to investigators and prosecutors. now, this location in west hollywood was raided th

now criticism from colorado senator corey gardener whose state legalized pot back in 2014. he threatened to retaliate by holding up confirmation of attorney general jeff sessions picks for top doj positions. >> now sessions has a long history of opposing marijuana legalization so let's bring in our guest eric altieri. good evening. how are you? >> good evening. how are you doing. >> we're -- >> ed to have you here tonight. obviously there's a lot of talk about this one and it comes on the heels of california legalizing recreational marijuana just a couple days ago. your take away on this? i don't think a lot of people saw a surprise that jeff sessions was going to act on this. >> well its no surprise but it's truly not just bad policy, it's bad politics. legalization of marijuana is supported by 64 percent of the american people including a majority of republicans. what this also does is it drives what has become a billion dollar industry back into the hands of the black-market and instead of that revenue going to the state tax coffers to pay for in treatment, it's going ba