In prime time tonight. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from brazil and from barra olympic park after another very good day from team usa. Well have more about the action here ahead. With donald trump and a potential new controversy simmering tonight, starting with what was alleged a joke, but implied violence. Note that it comes as our new poll shows trumps efforts to regain lost ground have expose new weakness among what has been his stronger core of support. Halle jackson has late details. Reporter late her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, i dont know. Reporter the Clinton Campaign believes trumps suggesting violence. Saying, quote, what trump is saying is dangerous. Democratic senator chris murphy calling it an assassination threat. Listen again. If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Altho
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley we begin with major setback today for supporters of legalized pot. After a long review, the Obama Administration decided today that marijuana will remain what is called a schedule 1 drug, same as heroin, the category for the most dangerous drugs with no ow government in conflict with states that have already made pot legal either for recreational or medicinal use. We have more now from don dahler. Reporter the Drug Enforcement administration said marijuana has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the united states. Chuck rosenberg is acting administrator for the d. E. A. Its not about danger. Stuff in schedule one can be and effective medicine. This decision keeps marijuana classified as a schedule 1 drug, like heroin and l. S. D. , which means the federal government only approves of its use under strictly limited research concerns. In violation of federal law, new jersey is one of 42 states and the district of columbi
And the final five in prime time tonight. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from brazil and from barra olympic park after another very good day from team usa. Well the action here ahead. But we want to start here at home with donald trump and a potential new controversy simmering tonight, starting with what was alleged a joke, but implied violence. Note that it comes as our new poll shows trumps efforts to regain lost ground have expose new weakness among what has been his stronger core of support. Halle jackson has late details. Under fire for this. If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, i dont know. Reporter the Clinton Campaign believes trumps suggesting violence. Saying, quote, what trump is saying is dangerous. Democratic senator chris murphy calling it an assassination threat. Listen again.
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley we begin with major setback today for supporters of legalized pot. After a long review, the Obama Administration decided today that marijuana will remain what is called a schedule 1 drug, same as heroin, the category for the most dangerous drugs with no known medical application. Government in conflict with states that have already made pot legal either for recreational or medicinal use. We have more now from don dahler. Reporter the Drug Enforcement administration said marijuana has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the united states. Chuck rosenberg is acting administrator for the d. E. A. Its not about danger. Stuff in schedule one can be really dangerous or not as and effective medicine. This decision keeps marijuana classified as a schedule 1 drug, like heroin and l. S. D. , which means the federal government only approves of its use under strictly limited research concerns. In violation of federal law, new jer
Good morning and welcome for your world, im del walters. Im stephanie sy and no response from syria to try to end the fighting there and secretary of state john kerry and counterpart Sergei Fedorov reached a deal late last night. Not take in effect until next week and may not stop the bombing in the country but the temporary plan could have a longterm end to syria civil war and provide much needed humanitarian aid. We are chairing the ceasefire component, the ceasefire ultimately, not at this moment but the objective is to achieve a durable, longterm ceasefire at some point in time. Reporter important Rebel Coalition welcoming the deal this morning and they say if the fighting actually stops it will go back to the negotiating table in geneva. Al jazeeras Jamie Mcintyre is live for us at the pentagon this morning and what does this deal do and what does it not do . Well del if you woke up in syria this morning you might not notice much difference and, in fact, just hours after this agre