Level talks with the north the suggestion coming a day after north Korean Leader kim jong un offered a rare all of branch to the south and new threats to the u. S. And it has been a Long Time Coming but americas most populous state california has legalized cannabis for Recreational Use. And what is it about new years day that makes people want to go jump into really cold water well take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first day of the news. Im brian thomas thanks so much for being with us on protests have erupted for a fifth consecutive day in tehran and around iran amidst reports of growing violence. Shortys say demonstrators tried to overrun a number of military bases and police stations and total at least thirteen people have now lost their lives protests initially broke out against Economic Conditions in the country but theyve also been drawing opponents of the countrys religious establishment. This footage has been provided by d
Over a tweet deemed anti muslim the reprimands comes as germany begins and forcing tougher laws concerning hate speech on social media. Plus saudi arabia embarks on a pivotal year as it introduces reforms among them lifting a ban on women driving we will hear from saudi women about the change of the call for deeper reforms. Im sorry kelly it is great to have you with us clashes overnight in iran have left at least nine people dead the antigovernment protests have been raging for nearly a week in tehran and around the country in total several hundred people have been arrested and things twenty have been killed according to state media irans Supreme Leader ayatollah ali khamenei. He appeared to condemn the unrest in a post on his official website in which he accused irans enemies of meddling in the country. And lets talk a little bit more about that crackdown we are joined by a. F. P. Correspondent Eric Randolph who is joining us with the latest from tehran and eric as weve heard Iranian
Were still seeing those lingering, scattered showers. Very light to the north in novato. Then vallejo, looks like you may start to see it. I do want to point this out, as far as rain totals we saw. Since january 1st, for San Francisco, 3 1 2 inches of rain already. On average, we get over an inch since january 1st. So for this time of year, this definitely did send us well above what we normally should see. Oakland, since january 1st, saw about 3 1 2 inches of rain, bringing us about 2 inches above normal. And look at san jose, you got a decent helping of rain yesterday. It and that bumped you up to 1. 92 since the beginning of the year. Its been quite a wet start. Well talk about that in just a bit. And also talk about the snowfall across the sierra. Ill send it over to you guys. And expect delay fist you are heading into delays if you are heading into milipitas this morning. We are watching not one, not two, but three crashes. This first crash was involving a wrongway driver and hit
Portraying herself as a fighter for tenants rights and Affordable Housing and was endorsed by bernie sanders. Kqed Senior Editor for politics and government scott shafer has more. Joining me now are candidates scott wiener and jane kim to discuss their political philosophies and why they want to head to scracramento. What call do you think each of you would bring thats in short supply . Sacramento . I think, one, we really need a progressive voice in sacramento. Were increasingly seeing business friendly democrats come up to sacramento. And a representative from San Francisco is going to have a lot of flexibility and independence to file for reforms, to fight for more Affordable Housing and also to work to make Higher Education affordable again here throughout the state. I have a ballot measure, proposition w, that if it passes, which i believe it will, will make San Francisco the first city in the nation to make Community College free again for all of our residents. Thats the type of
The dea, prescribe controlled substances. So in the state medical Marijuana Program the required position to asia prescription for marijuana would be a nonstarter. No positions going to risk the registration with the dea, a medical practice, their livelihood in order to prescribe marijuana. In fact, the states already knew this when california passed proposition 215 back in 1996. I put up your the example of a law that was passed almost two decades prior to californias medical Marijuana Law. This one was passed in virginia in 1979. It is a law, a medical Marijuana Law allows people to possess and use marijuana free of state sanctions so long as they get a physicians prescription to use the drug. Laws like virginias law from 1979 in have any effect. No physician was willing to follow through, issue a prescription so they are still on the books in the states but they didnt have any practical effect. California at least the proposed a proposition 15 found a workaround. What was that . Pro