Losing my job, or losing my kid, what would any mother do . Reporter tonight, the promise this is what you give up when you start using cannabis. Reporter the risks. We dont know the potential sideeffects. We dont want to make their seizures better and make their lives worse. Reporter and the families caught in the middle. Its awesome. I dont feel like a monster anymore. One kid, one day of no suffering is absolutely worth it. Reporter growing hope. Good evening, and welcome to dateline, im lester holt. Should medical marijuana be legal . Does it work . For which diseases . For doctors, its about the science. For lawmakers, its about politics. But for the families youll meet, its so much simpler. Its about their children. Heres harry smith. Reporter three mothers and their children. On this winter day in virginia, they have a big hill to climb. Each child is desperately ill. Each has a form of epilepsy. No one else that i knew had a kid with seizures this bad, and no one knew how to tr
Sustainability at the new York City Department of sanitation, richard johnsen, whos special Service Manager for the nyc program of veolia north america, and john s. Shegerian, chairman and c. E. O. Of Electronic Recyclers International. Good to have you all with us today. Let me ask you first, bridget, what is the nyc Safe Disposal Program . The department of sanitation created the nyc Safe Disposal Program to help new yorkers get rid of their unwanted, harmful products that are in their homes. They clutter the basement. They clutter their spaces. Get rid of them properly, recycle them, safely dispose of what are harmful materials. I mean, i know, for instance, every time you get the flickering fluorescent bulb, the temptation is, oh, just put it in a garbage bag and smash it and throw it you cant do that. Theres harmful stuff in those things, right . But i know all your home the Home Goods Stores will take them back. They will take them. You just got to bring them back. Yes, there are
Lets hope that man pulls through, thank you. The third storm of the week. Its fast approaching. Our live hd cameras show cloudy gray skies across the bay area this friday evening. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking this storm that will bring more than rain. The cold front is getting closer right now, just off to the motor. Right now we have that at about 222 miles away. Once that gets here, we do think the winds going to be picking up. Well have more in just a minute. Well get you to the radar, a closer zoom, you can see spotty showers up into marin, napa, sonoma counties. Thats about it. We dont think were going to see consistent rainfall develop until about 10 00 tonight up into the north bay. Gradually by the overnight hours, well see heavier pockets of rain begin at about 3 00 and then intensify a little bit more for 5 00 in the morning. Of course were going to run this timeline, have it through your saturday forecast in a few minutes. The last thing we do want to finish
Music teacher tim wilson. One, two, ready, go. Reporter as the music teacher, tim wilson spends his day surrounded by music, using it to touch peoples lives. Its something in and a round about way tim has been doing his whole life. A very round about way, we should add. Yes. Im here to make a difference with what i think i can offer. Reporter tim was a bit of a trumpet prodigy. His talent eventually finding a home for 20 years in the orchestra of the San Francisco opera where tim rose to the position of principal trumpet player. He got glaucoma. When he played, that pressure rose. That could be a risk for blindness early in life if you dont stop playing the trumpet. Reporter and with that, tims career was over. He didnt pick up his trumpet until years later while trying to get certified as a music teacher. Tim, not realizing how much he missed it until he had an audience. A woman who has wandered in to watch him practice. I could watch the emotional in her psyche. I realized what it is
Youre playing right there with the beatles. Look at you heres nbc bay areas garvin thomas. Thank you so much for joining us. The bay area proud series is filled with people going above and beyond to help others. Its what the series is all about. So when we meet someone who blows us away with their generosity, thats saying something. In this case, that someone is Richmond Music teacher tim wilson. One, two, ready, go. As the music teacher, tim wilson spends his day surrounded by music, using it to touch peoples lives. Youre playing right there with the beatles. Look at you its something in a round about way tim has been doing his whole life. A very round about way, we should add. Yes. Youre rocking it. Im here to make a difference with what i think i can offer. Tim was a bit of a trumpet prodigy growing up in scots valley. His talent eventually finding a home for 20 years in the orchestra of the San Francisco opera where tim rose to the position of principal trumpet player. But in 2003,