Good evening. I am courtney robinson. It is supposed to bring relief to the sickest of patients. The challenge is how to implement the medical marijuana law. 70 of voters passed amendment 2 and it needed 60 . It doesnt go into effect until january but School Districts have the challenge of figuring out how marijuana can be given out at schools. We checked around the School Districts across the bay area and pasco in Polk County Schools tell us they are in the early stages of discussing the legislation. Sarasota schools tell us they are researching it but it is too early to talk about procedures right now. Pinellas county are waiting on the state. It tonights big story, we are taking a closer look at how other states have dealt with Grady Trimble shows you why this isnt just difficult for lawmakers but for School Districts. Reporter medical marijuana is legal in 28 states. Including florida. What you may not realize is even after voters approved it the lawmakers still have to meet to dec
That donald trump made statements throughout his campaign and stated positions that weve analyzed. And what weve found is that many of his proposals violate the United States constitution. But perhaps because of those statements, more than one hundred thousand americans have started giving money to the ac lu. Nationwide, that adds up to seven million dollars. One donor is peter elman. He was at a gym in oakland, discussing the future of the Supreme Court with a friend. Local aclu executive director abdi soltani overheard, and joined the conversation. After talking to him it kind of reminded me that all my life ive kind of had a tremendous appreciation and respect for the aclu. So elman decided to join the a clu that very day. The conversation had also put him in a giving mood. When i came back to the office later that day, i had a call from one of those men, and he had just made a donation. A pretty substantial one at that. Elman says it was both the election and his own chance encount
Know. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Six days into the trump transition with the president elect holed up with his team inside his tower here in manhattan, there are major signs of strain emerging. First came word of a shakeup at the top of the Transition Team. Now comes word of a purge, with some insiders being forced out. All of it happening as team face a massive test of filling powerful cabinet jobs and preparing to take over the white house with the farreaching federal government. Its where we begin tonight with nbcs kristen welker. Reporter as president elect donald trump huddled inside trump tower with Vice President elect mike pence, signs the trump transition may be in turmoil. Former congressman mike rogers, who had been advising trump on national security, abruptly announcing his departure, that great job for many, many months under governor christies leadership,
For the faculty to get things under control. With no other perceived threats at the school, classes continued. The crime scene was isolated at one end o o the school and it was something we were able to maintain away from the students. A tragic day in oklahoma to tell you about. The father of a Kansas City Chiefs Football Player killed in an oklahoma airport shooting. James winchester confirming his father is the victim in this bizarre shooting at airport. Winchesters agent calling this tragic. Police say the victim was shot in the airports parking lot. Tonight Authorities Say the suspect was found dead of a selfinflicted gunshot wound in the airports parking garage. Weve been hearing from a lot of you following this one closely. Construction on the dakota pipeline is on hold. The pipeline has sparked protests all over the country, including here in las vegas. Construction for further discussion and analysis with the sioux tribe. The pipeline would span from north dakota to illinois. T
For the first time in five day, the president elect elect leaves trump tower, leaving reporters behind, breaking for a protocol on the town. After telling the media he was done for the day, mr. Trump slid past them for a dinner at new yorks 21 club. Its a move he has done several times on the trail. Now as he readys himself for the white house, its a move that left the press scrambling. It comes as trump receives his first president ial daily briefing. Nbc news asked his soninlaw Jared Kushner to sit in on the briefings, once he gets top security clearance, that could take days or weeks. Trump himself responded posting, quote, im not trying to get top level security clearance for my children. This was a typically false news story. Now that all comes days after trump is trying to fill the more than 4,000 political positions in his administration. The process is complicated as reporter as president elect huddled inside trump tower with mike pence, signs they may be in turmoil. Former con