Host it is the washington journal for september 5. Reclassify marijuana from a schedule one drug to a lower classification. This after health and Human Services Administration Made the recommendation. Nationwide show support for legalization of pot. Move several states have me. We start the program this morning, do you support a naonwide acrosstheboard legalization of marijuana . Here is how you can let us know your thoughts this morning. For those of you who would support that move, 202 7488000 is the number to call and tell us why. Ifou oppose that move, 202 7488001. You can text us at 202 7488003. You can post on facebook and x, formerly known as twitter. You can follow the show on instagram. It was in april that pew research ask folks about the legalization of marijuana. These are some of the responses from that poll. It was one in 10 of adult saying marijuana should not be legal at all. 59 of those asked saying it should be legalized for medical and Recreational Use. 30 saying tha
Welcome to brookings. Richard reeves, the gentlemen to my right not politically, but to my right. And i codirect a center here called the center on children and families which we are extremely pleased to do. Were pleased to be holding this event, as well, about an old policy idea, which is often called the childrens allowance, a species of guaranteed annual income with some new twists. Why would we be concerned about a childrens allowance, the idea of giving a guaranteed cash benefit to families. I think there are a lot of reasons but i think two are predominant. One has always been a good reason to do it and that is it costs a lot of money to raise a child. At least a quarter of a million dollars, estimates vary greatly. Wealthy families spend more and so forth. But it is a lot of money to raise children. And they are the future of society so it makes sense that we would subsidize families to try to compensate them for the money that they have to spend for children, because would the
Support for the tv icon with opening arguments underway in one of the biggest trials in decades. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Fate of a philadelphia icon will come down to 12 people from pittsburgh. The trial for bill cosby is underway. The 79yearold faces three counts of aggravated indecent Sexual Assault. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im dawn timmeney in for january. 12 years after an encounter at his Montgomery County mansion, bill cosby denies he did anything wrong. The Media Coverage is huge and in the middle of it all, is our Chris Oconnell outside the Montgomery County courthouse in norristown. Chris . Reporter dawn, it was a different kind of cosby show here in norristown. Emotional day in court as jurors here in the bill cosby Sexual Assault trial heard from another victim, another woman who gave tear filled testimony she says she too was drugged and assaulted by the 79yearold embattled comedian. Bill cosby leaving day one of court flanked by his attorneys an crush of Internation
But i will admit, ive covered some dicey stories before. I was nervous. It was scary. I was petrified. I thought, this is taking it a bit too far. Ginger, you were actually scared. I was scared. I dont get scared. This one did it. I was so nervous. And it was mostly learning to drive a stick shift. You and me both. Dan was learning to drive a car. Picking up on what ron just said, this little experiment turned out well for some of us. Not so well for others. Well reveal the results, coming up. Also on the show, we have the latest on the disastrous Oil Rig Explosion in the gulf of mexico. Just 85 miles from that bp disaster. The search for the missing workers intensified overnight. And we have the latest details. And we all love finding money crumpled up in the pockets of old jeans or between the couch cushions. But this guy found an old Lottery Ticket in a desk drawer that made him an instant millionaire. And even more surprising, what he plans to do with the money. Were going to start
Trashtalking. But i will admit, ive covered some dicey stories before. I was nervous. I was petrified. I thought, this is taking it a bit too far. Ginger, you were actually scared. I was scared. I dont get scared. I was so nervous. And it was mostly learning to drive a stick shift. Dan was learning to drive a car. Picking up on what ron just said, this little experiment turned out well for some of us. Not so well for others. Also on the show, we have the latest on the disastrous Oil Rig Explosion in the gulf of mexico. Just 85 miles from that bp disaster. The search for the missing workers intensified overnight. And we have the latest details. And we all love finding money crumpled up in the pockets of old jeans or between the couch cushions. But this man found an old Lottery Ticket in a desk drawer that made him an instant millionaire. And more surprising, what he plans to do with the money. Were going to start with ron and the other headlines developing overnight. Were going to begin