Including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of Cannabis Research. Witnesses from the food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement agency testify on current marijuana policy, the Health Effects of cannabis, and what steps congress can take to allow for more research of cannabis compounds and products. The subcommittee on health will now come to order. Welcome to everyone thats here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. According to the department of health and Human Services National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. 33 states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and 11 states and the District Of Columbia have legalized cannabis for adult use. But state laws and federal policy are a thousand miles apart. As more states allow cannabis, the federal government still strictly controls and prohibits it even restricting legitimate medic
Throughout the day. Were warmer. Four to five degrees warmer and temperatures right now from the low 50s in the south bay, 62 in San Francisco with 50 in livermore. Planning your day just as warm as yesterday with mid80s inland. Alexis . Taking a look at one of many closures that we still have in the north bay due to the fires. 101 in santa rosa. All those on and off ramps continue to be closed. Mendocino river road, also Airport Drive is closed. Off of 101. So just be aware of that. Tough to get through there. We do have three left lanes just before you get to the harrison exit. Scheduled until 5 30 for bridge maintenance. Looks like they may be wrapping that up early. Well take a look at drive times up next. And here are the latest numbers on the fires that continue to burn this morning in the north bay. Containment has grown in nearly all the major fires including lake and mendocino counties. The 48,000 nuns fire is now 40 contained. Cal fire expects full containment by friday. Mand
Crews assisted as well. Mauricio Marin the good news here no injuries were reported and there was never any threat to the public. There were also big traffic backups as a result. Its friday night and a lot of people travel to and from the casino town. The traffic has calmed down tonight. Reporting live from laughlin, Mauricio Marin. 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier mauricio, has nv energy said what caused the transformer to blow up and extent of the damage . Mauricio Marin no word yet on what caused that explosion, dave. Thats under investigation. As far as damage. Theres no dollar figure at this time. Back to you. Patranya Bhoolsuwan the parents of an infant who was hurt at the hands of a daycare worker are speaking out tonight. Dave Courvoisier they are one of two families changed forever in North Las Vegas from separate cases of child abuse according to police. Vanessa murphy is live at umc with this story. Vanessa . Vanessa Murphy the parents are here at u mc around the clock taking ca
a little milder but only stay in the 60s for highs today. 61 in venice. we have 46 in bartow. 61 in brookville. look at that change at 55 in crystal river. in the orange running from 6 degrees milder in leesburg to 15 in sarasota. but it is thanks to a best wind. starting off today a little bit of patchy ground fog as well. not going to last long but stay not going to last long but staying right along i75. dense fog from lakeland to eastern portions of pasco county down through brandon this morning. this will lift off for the most part at 8 a. M. As a weak frontal boundary drops in, scatters some of those clouds and it will be breezy by the bay. by lunchtime, 64 degrees. climbing to 66 which is a little cooler than yesterday. talk about cold. we will talk about really cold temps in the northeast for valentines day morning coming up. developing right now, polk new school superintendent. kathryn laroy resigned after an investigation of alleged conduct. she knew she faced termination. fol
winds out of the north and the front we have been track something gliding through the area. a slight breeze in Clearwater Beach and abundant sunshine will be higher. 60 degrees there and a few clouds and light winds. bartow, the cool spot this morning at 48 degrees. 50 in wauchula, 51 in venice. st. Pete at 62 and 54 degrees up in crystal river. all of our 24hour changes are in orange. we are anywhere from 5 degrees warmer to 14 degrees warmer in venice. dont get used to it. by tomorrow morning, our coolest morning of the week. still tracking a little patchy ground fog. the area we are tracking continue to shrink in size. dade city into Sumter County you are still seeing it. 30 minutes before it scours out. there is the front no rain with it. our air extremely dry. behind it even drier. the cooler changes for late tonight and our valentines day morning. through the day spelling it out and. a slight breeze. up to 66 degrees. we will talk about a chilly new this morning, Hillsborough Cou