malone s is the country s only village post office. the postal service says they expect to save about $42,000 a year here and may turn as many as 3,700 existing locations into village post offices. but with a looming debt of $9 billion, saving the u.s. mail service is going to take more than a village post office. patrick oppman, cnn, malone, washington. the news continues now with randi kaye. this is the bill, says president obama. the question now is whether the american jobs act will ever be turned into law and how fast. as you may have seen live right here on cnn, president today showed off the job creating blueprint he plans to send to congress just hours from now. it is $447 billion worth of tax breaks and new federal spending which the white house says will be more than offset elsewhere in the budget. it would deepen and extent the existing payroll tax cut for employees and employers, it would pump $60 billion into infrastructure projects and $25 billion into schoo
watershed moment. california could become the first state to legalize pot for recreational use. 14 years ago california approved the use for medical marijuana and if the initiative is approved it could be a better cash cow for the cash-strapped state. the medicinal side is 20%. if the adult usage is 80% of that, that s about $80 million. so there s potential for significant financial growing for the city and this community. i do think that we have the right pieces in place to allow us to be a barrier-breaking city. we re in the pole position. ahead of the pack. supporters add that banning marijuana has fueled the increasingly brutal drug trade. that s been debated. but opponents which include some law enforcement groups argue against making california a free-smoking state. they say it will lead to more fatalities when impaired drivers get behind the wheel. okay. so why don t we talk to kathleen
still thinks it will make good money. the medicinal side is about 20% of the total business out there. if the adult usage is 80% of that, that s about $80 million. so there s potential for significant financial growth for the city and for this community. i do think that we have the right pieces in place to allow us to be a barrier-breaking city. we re in the pole position ahead of the pack. while no one knows what legalizing pot would do to california there s a good bet if it s legal it will be for sale in oakland. ted rowlands, cnn, oakland, california. google has a new project, bringing power to the east coast through wind. and it s huge. we re going off the radar to tell you about it on the other side of this break.