flame of that project. right now two airlines -- >> tom, hold that threat. we're going to come back to this. i'm jim sciutto. cnn "headline news" continues at the top of the hour. our own dr. sanjay gupta right now on cnn. three big names stopping by today to talk about parenting, sex, drugs and hip-hop. we'll explain. but first, i want to talk about medical marijuana. as you may know, this is something i've been reporting on. yet there's a question that kept coming up, would this drug be more effective if it were produced and packaged like a traditional medicine. there is one company in the world that has a big head start on this. they're based just outside of london, and they gave me an exclusive look behind the scenes.

we're driving deep into the english countryside, just a couple hours outside of london, to visit gw pharmaceuticals. they're a company that makes medicines from the actual marijuana plant. although this is done with the express permission of the uk government, we had to sign confidentiality agreements and cannot disclose our location. marijuana is illegal in just about every part of the country except for the secret labs we're about to enter. wow! this is pretty spectacular. are you used to the smell? >> i'm not particularly partial to the smell. >> if you had smellevision on your tv, you would be overpowered. it's a lot of pot. this greenhouse is the size of a football field, and they have several more like it throughout

the united kingdom. they're trying to do something no other pharmaceutical company in the world is attempting, turning the actual marijuana plant into an actual drug. when you look out at all of this, what comes to your mind? >> i think we can make generations of medicines over the next 25 or 30 years. >> medicines for illnesses like alzheimer's, diabetes and epilepsy, crone's. the key to making these medications is inside these simple looking leaves and understanding the hundreds of chemicals. some more therapeutic than others. >> in our research, we're able to say what each cannibanoid does. we can then breed into the plant the materials that will provide us with a range of beneficial effects. >> designer cannabis plants are

then reduced to a whole plant extract to be packaged as an approved prescription spray or as a pill or oil. in order to increase the chamss of getting that approval, every step from growing to harvesting to manufacturing is all carefully controlled, regulated and rigorously tested to strict standards so that every plant, every extract, every dose is identical, safe and effective. the big product is a spray for multiple sclerosis patients. it the prevent and relieve muscle spasms. it's approved in 25 countries but not the united states. one of the problems with medical marijuana is there's not a lot of research for specific uses, but there are several that are promising. one that i'm excited about is the potential treatment for epilepsy. for that, what is used is an oil

low in thc, the chemical that makes you high. but it's loaded with another chemical, cbd. in the united states, the most common use for medical marijuana is for pain. another is to help with lack of appetite, cancer patients going through chemo therapy. i'm doubling down on this issue, i'm not backing down. i'm more convinced than ever that patients out there could benefit from this. it's unjust to deny them this therapy. yes, we need to do more research to see what works and what doesn't and who might benefit. but let's get that research done. learn a lot more about this in my documentary, including the science of what marijuana does to the body and brain. it premieres tuesday, march 11, 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. next up, they're called the terrible 2s for a reason. you probably know her best as the super nanny. she's going to stop by to show

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but my next guest says you don't have to feel that way. that's why she's on the show today. jill frost from the abc show "super nanny." she also has a new book out. welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. thank you. >> i have been dieing to meet you, and i watch you and feel like i can benefit from what you have to say. when did you become the super nanny? >> well, i started off as a professional nanny many years ago, and had the opportunity through consulting and helping families and working with so many families with troubleshooting areas to take it to the next level of helping families on television, which obviously we know from "super nanny" and having the opportunity to do that. >> what does your process -- what do you think about when you're entering a situation?

>> s.o.s., which is in the book. it's a method of being able to look at the whole picture and stepping in with resolution. >> s.o.s. stands for what? >> stepping back and observing and making a decision so i can move forward to help the family. so i wanted to incorporate that into the book so families can recognize each though emotionally they feel the way they do when they get caught up, just being able to detach yourself and physically step back until you're able to mentally do it allows you to see the bigger picture. >> you have what you call the five-step guide, the five tools you call them. what are they? >> well, i think what was so important is being able to recognize that when you become more of a disciplined parent, you're able to set down rituals and good behavioral habits that help our children be able to sleep really well. so no family is going through sleep deprivation and feeling

sleep deprived. looking at food and nutrition and introducing our children to different varieties of foods and good table manners. socializing and feeling confident about our our children interact with peer groups and also making sure that we can be interactive when it comes to child development, as well as addressing temper tantrums and identifying what type of temper tantrum your child is having, so you know how to respond rather than having to react when you're in public or home. >> some of them may be directly the result of one of those five rules falling apart, they haven't gotten enough sleep -- >> absolutely. there's no structure in place or a child desires a particular object and recognizes if it behaves a certain way the parent will give in. >> you know, you help a lot of people. >> thank you. >> around the world, because like i said, this is a really important issue.

that's why we wanted to have you on. >> thank you. >> you can have a much more joyful life if you understand these rules and you're able to raise happier kids. thank you very much. >> thank you. i appreciate it. thank you. and once you've tamed your toddler, the question becomes, how about your teen? jane fondo is going to follow up with some sage advice as well, right after this. to truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word about idaho potatoes and raising money for meals on wheels. but we'd really like our truck back, so if you see it, let us know, would you? thanks. what? [ telephone rings ] [ shirley ] edward jones. this is shirley speaking. how may i help you? oh hey, neill, how are you? how was the trip?

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she's written "being a teen, everything teen girls and boys should know about relationships, sex, love, health, identify and more." welcome to the show. a real honor to have you on. >> i'm honored to have you here. >> you've taken on a lot in this book. we have three young girls, as you know. and they're going to be teenagers, and one of the things that jumps out is you have a soft spot in your heart for teenagers. >> i do. and babies are easy to love, but adolescents are heard. th i saw a bumper sticker that staid hire a teenager while they still know everything. they need us, they need guidance and boundaries. >> it makes it hard to have the soft spot because there is that sort of -- we don't need you, we got it all figured out. you hear about these kids becoming surly as they become teenagers. why does the soft spot come

from? what do you tell parents or the teens? >> it's only relatively recently that people, experts like you, have come to realize that it's a unique stage in development. there is this period where the brain is still under construction, which is one reason why pot is not so good when you're a young person. the brain is still under construction. hormones are raging, it's the gateway to adulthood. and so it's a stage when kids move from concrete thinking, right now, what's going on right now to abstract thinking, big concepts, the future, values. so they begin to individualize, and that's painful for parents because they begin to question the values and things parents have taught them, which is a very healthy sign, but it's painful for parents. so i try to encourage parents to

realize they make you feel like you're not wanted, but you need to be there. and be there very much as a listener, nonjudgmental. remain an approachable parent that a kid is going to want to come to with troubles. i had so many questions as a teen, and i had nowhere to go. it's one reason i wanted to write this. >> you're 76 years old now? >> yes. >> you look fantastic. >> thank you. so do you. >> i appreciate that. you're known for physical fitness. how physically fit are you? what are you doing in terms of physical fitness now adays? >> i meditate. >> good for you. >> i walk a lot, i lift weights, i pull those bands a lot. >> good for you. >> the book i wrote before this for teenagers was for older people called "primetime." one of the main things i learned, one of the most successful things in aging is to

stay active. >> you wrote it's good to be in touch with your emotions. >> when you get older, it's easier to be in the moment. i find myself much more readily moved by joy. i wrote a blog called "crying." some people interpret it like i'm scared of dying. i'm not scared of dying, but i do cry a lot when i'm touched, when i'm moved. and i think it's because i'm in the moment. i think it's a good sign. >> you and i did a panel discussion recently. it was intense, and i know what you mean. i cried, and i don't do that typically. i think you put me in the moment as well, because i felt very relaxed around you. look, i love you, i love having you on the show and just love you in general. >> i admire you so much. thank you for having me. >> hope we get to talk again soon. and my kids appreciate you, as well. thank you very much.

jane fonda. still ahead, success through stillness. russell simmons, he's going to share what i think is the best way that you can spend ten minutes of your day. we'll explain. [beep] [clicks mouse] nice office. how you doing? good. automatic discounts the moment you sign up.

>> >> overcoming obstacles is nothing new for tatyana mcfadden. she was born with spina bifida. as an unwanted, disabled child in st. petersburg, russia, she was immediately sent to an orphanage after her surgery. >> i didn't have a wheelchair, so my legs were atrophied. >> six years later, a chance visit by an american to the orphanage changed her life. >> i immediately knew she was my mom. >> adoption gave her an instant family. her mom pushed tatjana to participate in sports. >> getting involved in sports saved my life. i said i really want to be a paralympic athlete. >> she became the youngest member of the u.s. track and

field team at the athens paralympic game. she won four more medals in beijing and in london she won gold. in 2013, mcfadden won the grand slam title for marathon wheelchair racing, then traded her wheelchair for a sit city. now she's back in russia where she's competing in the paralympic nordic cross skiing event. dr. sanjay gupta, reporting. there's this kid.

coach calls her a team player. she's kind of special. she makes the whole team better. he's the kind of player that puts the puck, horsehide, bullet. right where it needs to be. coach calls it logistics. he's a great passer. dependable. a winning team has to have one. somebody you can count on. somebody like my dad. this is my dad. somebody like my mom. my grandfather. i'm very pround of him. her. them.

let's talk about meditation a lot about this program. it can lower your blood pressure, increase brain function. i think it makes me more creative. my next guest says it can lead to success. russell simmons is here, author "success through stillness, meditation made simple." thanks for joining us. even in the commercial break, you're teaching me things. i feel like i know a lot about meditation. but you and i both came to this a little later in life. how long ago for you? >> for me, about 15 years, and i found yoga about 20 years ago. >> what was going on -- >> but i'm much older than you. >> you look good, though. what was going on in your life? >> i went to yoga for the chicks. there was a lot of hot girls and it was -- back then there was no

men at yoga at all. so me and my buddy bobby and 60 girls. >> what does it do for you? you've written a whole book about it. i know it does a lot, but how do you describe it? >> well, first, let me say you have all the research. the left side of the brain, right side of the brain starts separating very early and you can break down that barrier through meditation. by calming your nervous system, your increase your immune system and your memory gets better. there's all kinds of research. not only does your memory get better, you have these more seconds of being awake during the day. this idea of being awake has been talked about throughout the ages, the christ consciousness or nervana, there's various names for it. some call it enlightenment.

these seconds of stillness that come to you, basketball players play ball, and there's a moment where they are in the zone and the rim seems like it's so expansive they can't miss it. you read a book and you're so concentrated on the book that you forget to breathe. or you're in a car accident, it slows. the world is actually moving that slow, but the flickering or the fluctuations of the mind make it move faster. so when it's slow, this is bliss. >> i know exactly what you mean. it's funny, because people who understand this, they have experienced this, not everybody does. it took me a while, russell, to get to the point where i felt like i was meditating successfully. i would do it, but what you just described is something that didn't come right away for me. but you're russell simmons,

you're the -- when you talk about meditation, people say that seems like the last thing i would hear. now they know you're involved in yoga and meditation, are these at odds with -- >> those guys two are rappers are more in touch with their spirit than most people. i run a financial service company, a fashion company, we're shipping to macy's today as we speak. i run five charities. i work. i go to work every day and i have other stuff. but i take time to meditate twice as day because i'm twice as productive in half the time. i know that for a fact. i know that well-being first. first shakra first. after i take care of that and i try to have moving meditation. things go right, things go wrong. i can't add up the day. they gave me this, they took this away. it's life. so as a meditator, you want to be the watcher.

the moving meditator is the watcher. and he realizes all that's on the outside is small and everything that's informed and important and inspirational and promotes happiness is inside. so on the outside is just fun. you have to make the world funnel. the idea of stress and anxiety as it relates to stuff that comes and goes is self-imposed. >> i'm glad we're recording this because i want to write this stuff down. i can watch it and remember it that way. i'm a fan as you know. the book is great. hope everyone gets a chance to read it. and it's true. >> i'm giving away 100% of the money to charity, and i also want to change the world and lift the vibration. it's a simple book for people afraid of meditation and for those that are thinking about it. it has all the benefits. >> just in case you need some reminding every now and then.

it's a pleasure. thank you so much. that's going to wrap things up. but let's keep the conversation going on at twitter. time now to get you back into the cnn "newsroom" with don lemon. you are in the cnn "newsroom." i'm jim sciutto in for don lemon. a commercial airliner is still missing more than 24 hours after losing all contact with the ground. a search is under way for the boeing 777 with 239 passengers and crew on board, operated by malaysia airlines. it took off yesterday from kuala lumpur going to beijing but didn't make it. no wreckage has turned up, but one clue is giving researchers a