Question to our viewers. Should marijuana be legalized . If you support legalization. If you oppose legalization, 2027488001. You can also catch up with us on , onal media come on twitter facebook. A very good morning to you. A couple of stories this week about the Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative that will be on five states this coming election day. Heres is one from the new york times. The movement to legalize giant leapill take a on election day in california and four other states. Polls suggest they may. Massachusetts and maine both have legalization initiatives on the ballot next month and seem likely to pass. Arizona and nevada also voting on recreational marijuana. One front page story yesterday in the boston globe. If the momentum holds through election day, the proponents of proportion of americans will surge from 5 to roughly one quarter. 25 states have full medical marijuana programs in place. Wills in four states decide on election day about new medical marijuana re
202 7848001 for the mountain and pacific time zone. We are going to take your calls and learn about life in the u. S. For Muslim Americans. A new estimate of the u. S. , pew researchion center estimates there were about 3. 3 million muslims of all in 2015. Ng in the u. S. This means that muslims made up about 1 of the entire u. S. Population. It is suggested that the Muslim Population will grow faster than the hindu population and much faster than the Jewish Population in the coming decade. In 2040, muslims are expected to become the secondlargest religious group in the u. S. By 2050, the american u. S. Population muslim u. S. Population is estimated to reach 2 of the population. Living in a religiously Pluralistic Society, Muslim Americans are more likely than muslims in other countries to have many nonmuslim friends. Muslimsut half of u. S. Say all or most of their Close Friends are also muslims, completed compared to a global median of 95 in 30 countries surveyed. Muslims are far mo
The video shows the four attempting to leave. First trying to get in the wrong taxi. Then finding their own. A Security Guard approaches the vehicle with his hand raised. Minutes later, athletes exit the taxi, one appears to remove his wallet, another briefly raises his hands. Another few minutes later, a different camera shows the swimmers sitting on a curb. One holds his hands up, another appears to reach into his pocket. Witnesses told authorities the athletes offered to pay for the damage and left behind about 70 dollars. But refused to wait for police. what we can confirm is there was no robbery the way it was claimed by the athletes grant now to the huge wildfire in San Bernardino county that some firefighters are referring to as a career fire. In other words they dont expect to see anything quite like it again. The blue cut fire is near the 15 freeway in the cajon pass. Pam Catherine Heenan is here now with the latest including the encouraging update. That crews are making a lit
Independents, you can call in. You can get through if you want to make a comment via social media at http twitter. Com cspanwj. Atalways, you can email us journal cspan. Org. Recent Pew Research Center poll, 40 of millennials ok with limiting speech offensive to minorities. Here is the breakdown in this poll. Yes millennials are more likely government should be able to prevent people from saying these things total. 20 agree. Millennials, the 18 to 34yearolds, 40 agree it 50 disagree. Gen x, 27 agree. Boomers,1 to 69 it 51 to 69 years old. Agree with that statement, 23 of the time. Women, 33 of the time. Republicans, 18 . Democrats agree that government should be able to prevent people from saying these things that are offensive to minorities. Democrats agree 35 of the time. Independence, 27 of the time. This is a new hue Research Center poll. Here is gene robinsons column in the Washington Post. This was published on november 23. Republicans are the ones hiding behind Political Correct
By bearing gifts. See more just ahead. Good morning and welcome back everyone, im eric hanson. Elizabeth im elizabeth klinge. Those campers have lucked out with the weather. Metinka you know what, thats right. Temperatures have been so mild. 38 in des moines and a couple degrees cooler in ames. Great for the early part of december. A light breeze from the northwest and the wind will be shifting to the south. And help warm temperatures back up to 55. Thats 20 degrees warmer than it should be and we will have plenty of sunshine. Tomorrow is looking warm. Highs close to 60 which could come close to record high temperatures but it will be windy on thursday. Friday has a few clouds and slightly cooler temperatures over the weekend. Thats when the changes happen. Eric todays big stories now. Theres new information this morning on a roosevelt basketball coach arrested for sex charges. 46yearold gerald tig johnson turned himself into Police Assault with intention to commit a sex act and Sexual