welcome to the whwhole story. i m anderson cooper. you ve probably heard of magic mushrooms, mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance. they became popular in the united states in the 1960s, but in the last decade, there s been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it can help treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them. oregon became the first state to use them in licensed therapy centers. there s still a lot we don t know about psilocybin s effect on the brain long-term. many are asking if it s too soon to offer these treatments. over the next hour, cnn s david culver takes us into this fascinating new world and takes us on a mind-altering journey of his own. embarking on a psychedelic trip thank you. requires a willingness to be vulnerable, to hold nothing back. this wasn t easy, i imagine, for any of you to say, let me jump
counter offensive has officially begun. what do the early signs reveal? and what exactly is at stake? i ll ask an all-star family. also, the electric vehicle revolution. europe and china are far ahead of america. can the u.s. catch up? i ll talk to bill ford, the executive chair of the ford motor company. finally the supreme court. it is supposed to be the final check, the ultimate safeguard to preserve america s bedrock values. but it is now itself a danger to democracy. a new book said just that. but first, here is my take. if you are surprised by saudi arabia s defactor takeover of professional golf, get ready for many more such announcements in the months and years to come. the rise of the golf and particularly saudi arabia is already reshaping the middle east. but it will also have powerful consequences across the world. a quick quiz. what was the world s fastest growing large economy last year? if you guessed india or china, you re wrong. the answer is of course s
welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we re tracking several pieces of news in this coming criminal trial of donald trump. his allies advise delay, this key tack we hear about in dealing with the indictment. we know jack smith, however, guaranteed a speedy trial. my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. there are some complexities with the case, but the federal judge is making news with a fast time line, ruling that trump s espionage trial will now be set to begin august 14th. that s just eight weeks from now, and trump s run for office is ongoing. it puts the trial on a collision course with the first republican presidential debate the following week. it will be held in a small florida courthouse, and this plan is putting even more pressure on trump to get in gear. he has seen several lawyers depart his defense team. he was recently adding new ones as of last week. now, to be ready for a trial
steve: live from new york, this is the 8:00 hour on wednesday, january 10, final hour of fox and friends. white house reviewing cabinet protocol after defense secretary lloyd austin s secret hospitalization turns out president biden learned of austin s prostate cancer diagnosis yesterday, five days after the white house knew he was in the hospital much push for transparency ahead. ainsley: scomb new york city high school students forced to stay home and learn remotely today because migrants are in the high school and students are working remotely today. todd: unbelievable. journalist who works in new york city earns less to live in ohio and travel to ohio than living in manhattan. i commuted to d.c. this morning and i won t tell you how much it cost me. i will tell you this, last hour of fox and friends starts and your morning will continue if you continue to watch friends. ainsley: a fox weather alert. dead conditions from coast to coast. in the southeast fiv
story. i m anderson cooper. you ve probably heard of magic mushrooms. mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance that can cause hallucinations when ingested. magic mushrooms became popular in the united states in the 1960s. but in the last decade there s been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it could help treat depression, anxiety and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them and this year oregon became the first state to legalize the use of psilocybin in licensed therapy centers. there s still a lot we don t know about psilocybin s effect on the brain long term. and many are asking if it s too soon to offer these treatments. over the next hour cnn s david culver takes us into this fascinating new world and takes us on a mind-altering journey of his own. embarking on a psychedelic trip thank you. requires a willingness to be vulnerable, to hold nothing b