marijuana see accident occurs since 2012. statewide crime data for the year is not available yet. the denver post reports marijuana dui arrests in the city have more than doubled and police have issued more than 600 citations for public consumption of pot. more than triple last year. have been accounts of more homeless people flocking to colorado and several children rushed to emergency rooms after eating pot edibles. there we re in a new world of insanely potent pot in colorado. it s a real concern. reporter: the war over sweet playing out in denver neighbors like south broadway where other businesses say they re being overrun by pot shops. to say that colorado is just about marijuana now is outrageous. we re so much more than marijuana. we re so much minnesota pot. reporter: for decades this has been known as antique row. dispensaries want to call it the
so far has it been worth it? we re making significant progress. i m cautious. we still have a lot of work to do. law enforcement agencies report a 65% decrease in black market marijuana seizures since 2012. statewide crime data is not available yet but dui arrests more than doubled and police released 600 citations for public consumption of pots and more homeless people are flocking to colorado and several children rushed to emergency rooms after eating pot edibles. we re in a whole new world of insanely po ten marijuana that we re selling in colorado. it s a very real concern and real danger for our kids. the war over weed is playing out in denver neighborhoods like south broadway where other businesses say they re being overrun by pot shops. to say that colorado is just
statewide job openings in this election year in virginia include governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. all the big ones. the republican party of virginia handpicked their candidates for those jobs this year. they scrapped the whole primary vote thing and used a convention to crown their candidates. that resulted in the off the hook far right slate of republican nominees they got themselves. larry sabido says this is the most right wing caucus to run in the state ever. the dynamic ended up being, in the lieutenant governor s race, the guy on the right was very heavily favored to win the lieutenant governor nomination. he seemed to have everything going for him, impressive resume. he worked as secretary of technology for a previous virginia governor, carries himself really well, and is really good at politics, has a great personal story. really smart, he s the eldest
their 2013 is like everybody else s 2012. statewide job openings in this election year in virginia include governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. all the big ones. the republican party of virginia handpicked their candidates for those jobs this year. they scrapped the whole primary vote thing and used a convention to crown their candidates. that resulted in the off the hook far right slate of republican nominees they got themselves. larry sabido says this is the most right wing slate of republican candidates to run in the state ever. the dynamic ended up being, in the lieutenant governor s race, the guy on the right was very heavily favored to win the
issue many people thought would settle. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the the situation room. president obama is going around congress for his latest plan. he is out west focusing in on the ongoing housing crisis that continues to drag down the u.s. economy. he wants it make it easier for a homeowners who are under water to refinance and he is unveiling his plan in one of hardest hit housing markets in the country. we are talking about las vegas nevada. jessica is joining us now with details. jessica, what is the president doing? he is rolling out a new plan to help homeowners drowning in massive mortgage payments who can t take advantage of the historically low interest rates because the value of their home has plummeted. that s the policy but there s politics here too. nevada, a must-win for the president in 2012. statewide home values have fallen 53% since the height of the crisis, 59% in las vegas. so that s where the president is unveiling his latest housing plan. so