laws because it s irrational. people, adults, the spike in use that you re talking about was driven in large part by people who are between the ages of 50 and 60 who have had a great experience with marijuana and alcohol and they realize that marijuana is less harmful and that s what they want to use. bishop, you feel that pot use has skyrocketed because of these dispenseries and stuff like that where people can go in and they wind up a prescription for pot or talk someone into giving them pot even though they don t need it. absolutely. the mantra for the drug legalizers are pot is less harmful than alcohol. less harmful. they can t look at us or the state of california with a straight face and not say that pot is not harmful. well, steve fox, what would you like for me to give you? a rattle snake or cobra? what s less harmful? we understand the reasons why marijuana has spiked up.
to get the fbi involved. the second prayer, we re waiting for, is finding beth gill and bringing her home. jenna: we re looking forward to seeing how this story develops, and admire you for your hope and your perseverance. martha and dan, thank you very much for joining us. we ll keep you up to date on that story and continue to bring our viewers developments as well. thank you to both of you. thank you. jenna: amazing, right? gregg: zookeepers on the lookout for a dangerous critter after this rattle snake escaped its color. how it happened and the race to find the ratler, coming up. plus the imam behind the planned mosque near ground zero is taking out what he s saying is to blame for the fierce opposition to this project.
the body of robert byrd will lie in ra pose in the chamber thursday. he died on monday at the age of 92. well the don t thread on me flag is apparently too political for connecticut. the state capitol police refusing a request to fly this flag over the capitol building. their reason? the flag has become too political. greg jarrett has more from our new york newsroom, greg. reporter: the famous flag used by the marines will not be allowed apparently because some in the tea party movement have adopted it as a symbol. this is the historic gadson designed and named after christopher gadson. it depicts a rattle snake coiled and ready to strike.
rattle snake. no thanks. here is a sport where competitors really lock horns. it s nigeria s national ram fighting championship. the reigning champ rammed his way to another win this year. do not arouse the wrath of the great and powerful oz! well, robert downey jr. could soon take on the role of the man behind the curtain. the los angeles times reports the actor is in talks to play the wizard in disney s upcoming oz prequel. long live the queen. britain s queen elizabeth ii is celebrating her 84th birthday. she marks her birthday twice a year, privately on the actual day and with an official ceremony in june when the weather is better. that brings us down to the wire. i beat it by a couple minutes there. all right. we re being told there is breaking news in seattle and my producer is just feeding this to me. apparently we re getting word a window washer has gotten stuck on the 35th floor of a building in seattle. that s got to be frightening
political pandering bill. bill: it is developing this morning, malini wilkes is on it. martha: imagine being miles from anywhere and getting bidden by one of these, a rattle snake. a guy in arizona doesn t have to wonder, his story is amazing enough. wait until you hear what put him in this hire situation in the first place. i was in arizona, i was very worried about coming across one of those. bill: were you now! this is in iceland, this grows by the day and the pictures are incredible. in a moment the pilot says the real danger is in what you do not see in pictures like these.