The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event. Its about an hour and 10 minutes. [applause] david thank you, crosby, for those very kind words. Welcome to the Kansas City Public Library on a beautiful Missouri Valley sunday. My name is ale paul and i head collectionsal department headquartered just nearbye way in the Missouri Valley room. The program is made possible by a generous grant from the epidocument for the pleasures and it is my to present david wetzel, the author of the new and intriguingly entitled book the vanishing messiah the life and resurrections of Francis Schlatter. This is a fascinating tale of and religious belief in the American West and although the events played out more than storyury ago, i think the possesses elements that resonate today. An anonymous figure suddenly enters the public arena and almost and magically captures the attention of the nation. Iny of those citizens retrospect may have been gullable but they did possess some unfulfilled needs this ch
Receptor. Marijuana works we tested it at the cancer society. It was a fun time to walk down the halls. [laughter] it worked in making people eat and having less nausea and vomiting. Now theres other ways of doing it then using marijuana. Two questions. Why does all the research all have to happen within the confines of the u. S. System . And how fast, wheres it going and the other part of my question which is, we all look at things in technology is such a massive part of this and we think literally timewise and we have been pushing for 40 years since the one cancer began. Now here we are, what what do you think the timeframe is . The next five years can be much faster than the last 40 combined. I think we are going at an accelerated rate. Its worse if you pick up a medical journal. Every issue there something new and exciting. I think the timeframe has accelerated. We are doing two things, and then i dont want want to take up too much time. Converting some cancers and chronic diseases
Sunny and mild wednesday afternoon. Highs will reach 57 for the upstate and 49 in the mountains. The seasonably cool air will stick with us through the rest of the work week with lots of sunshine on the way. The weekend will be even warmer as highs climb to 67 in the upstate on saturday and 63 in the mountains. Showers will be possible by late sunday. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over for the latest on traffic. 3 were watching one accident in Greenville Countyits at white horse road extension and fork shoals road. And one crash in Spartanburg County at fairforest road and north pine streettroopers are reporting injuries there there 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam oneye85 3 and we told you about two deadly crashes in greenville on last nights icy roads. Now we know more. About the People Killed. Killed. One crash claimed the life of 17yearold lauryn agnew. She was a senior at southside high school, where counselors are being made available to her friends and classmates. Tr
The deliberate attack on press freedom. Thats what al jazeera is calling the sentencing of three of its journalists to at least three years in prison. Mohamed fahmy, Baher Mohammed are heading back to jail after retrial found them guilty of broadcasting false news. Broadcaster meter peter peter greste, who was sentenced in abstentia said that it was political. Hope and then heartbreak as two journalists return to bris. The retrial was supposed to give mohamed fahmy, Baher Mohammed and peter greste a Second Opportunity to clear their name. Instead of justice was denied yet again. I dont know how im going to survive this without him. He has done nothing. The judge said that he wanted to make clear to the people of egypt that these men were not journalists and doctored videos for air. Then he sentenced them to more prison time. Three years for mohamed fahmy, Baher Mohammed, three and a ha half. They already spend more than a year behind bars. This is out ja outrageous. This is devastating
Verd irked as an attack on press freedom. Also, thousands rally until malaysias capitol demanding the Prime Minister resign. The u. N. Chief calls on governments to do more to help the thousands of refugees slowing in to europe. Hello. We begin the newshour in egypt where a judge has sentenced three al jazeera journalists to three years in jail. A cairo court issued the guilty verdict just a few hours ago. The retrail of canad an Mohammed Sami actind peter greste has dragged on since march. There have been regular delays. It has been heavily criticized by the international community. This is some of what the judge said a little earlier. The court is the sure that the defendants are not journalists and not in the journalist sinned indicate broadcasting without permits. They have made falsified videos after being edited and aired on al jazeera and they aired the videos on al jazeera channel that isnt allowed to work inside egypt. Al jazeeras acting director has given this statement t rea