discuss measures to fight drug pandemics i'm joined by ethan nadelmann in new york he's the executive director of the drug policy alliance in edinburgh we go to dr ian all over he's a consultant for the united nations office on drugs and crime and in london we have sebastian seville the executive director of release the u.k. center of expertise on drugs the law and human rights and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime to respond to a panel member first of all i'd like to go to ethan in new york after forty years a trillion dollars has been spent and hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost during what has been called the war on drugs is that war a complete failure or a sliding scale here. let's call it about a ninety five percent failure you know it may it may be the case that treating a variety of drugs is illegal has reduced the number of people who use it by a modest amount but as with alcohol prohibition the united states is generated extraordinary levels of crime and violence and corrup

and the outcomes of that weren't so tragic it would probably be funny i mean ethan alluded to some of the outcomes but when you think of the writhing violence that's going on the rivers of money which a flurry into gangsters coffers align them to these stabilize countries i mean it's really ridiculous and the time has come to take a fresh look at this and politicians know this very frightened to speak out about it because for so long they've been in the same drama about how they're going to stamp out drugs and that's not possible well you know if i can go to you i mean we have a sitting president of the united states and a sitting prime minister in britain that if admitted to using illegal drugs i mean is it really time to really completely rethink this i mean there's difference of opinions and to what degree you decriminalize some of these drugs ok and it can be a big argument about that but is it finally on the agenda where we have to start talking about that and very openly and not being it's it's almost as if it's taboo still. well there's one of two things that ethan said that ob

for analysis we spoke to ethan harris, head of north american economics at bank of america merrill lynch global research. >> i think the strength in the yen versus the dollar reflects three things. first, clearly u.s. data has weakened a lot, and i think that's causing investors to pull away from the dollar a bit. second, i think the fed seems much more than many thought so there's expectations that the interest rates could come down further in the u.s. that's also weakened the dollar. then finally i think there's a lot of talk about china redeploying some of its reserves into the yen and out of dollars. and that's probably helped support the yen and hurt the dollar. i don't think this is a big shock to the u.s. economy. i think on the margin a weakness in the dollar is good for the u.s. economy. but the movement we've seen from the u.s. perspective, you know, really doesn't change the outlook for the u.s. we are still in a very weak growth picture for the united states. >> that was ethan harris, head of north america economics at bank of america merrill lynch global research. >>> now, l

sixty rotational fire you kill everyone on the street cherish the bers served in the same unit as ethan mccord he refused to talk about the order because of as he said the cigarettes and warnings that he'd received from his former army fellows but the secret video of helicopter killings seemed nothing unusual to him but from our experiences what was shown in their videos. on camera. happened on a fairly regular basis josh says the training they'd gone through did not ingrid much sensitivity either he remembers one of the songs soldiers were made to sing more than ten songs. as i went down to the market where all the children were or were in charge or i will show you a chart josh and a group of other former soldiers are now touring the us and telling people of their experiences and their regret for being there was when i was finally able to kind of put ourselves in the shoes of of all the people. and i really started to imagine how i'd feel if people were doing to me what i was doing telling people on the right the basis of storylines in people's homes sometimes in the middle of a my wif

bank of america's ethan harris says most economists, including those at the federal reserve, did not expect the economy to lose so much steam. >> and that's causing them to rethink policy, and to really think about something they were hoping they wouldn't have to do, which is to restart this extraordinary unconventional monetary policy. >> reporter: in the first round of unconventional policy, the federal reserve pumped up its balance sheet to $2.3 trillion, buying up mortgages and other bonds to boost the economy. economists call buying up bonds in big bunches "quantitative easing." to boost the economy further, another round of quantitative easing could mean buying another trillion dollars in bonds. that would bring down borrowing costs for business and might pull mortgage rates below 4%. but it's a big decision. roberto perli spent eight years at the fed, advising on monetary policy. he expects his former colleagues will want to see more evidence the economy is slowing before committing to a trillion-dollar bond buying program. >> this would be a very large increase in the balance

josh the bears serving the same unit as ethan mccarthy word he refused to talk about the order because it is he said the threats and warnings that he'd received from his former army fellow with the secret video of how they come to killings seemed nothing unusual to me and from our experiences what was shown in that video was no uncommon and happened on a fairly regular basis just as the training they'd gone through did not ingrid much sensitivity either he remembers one of the signs soldiers were made to sing more intense on us because as i went down to the market where all the children were all women shop where i was shoddy and i began to chop josh and a group of other former soldiers are now touring the us and telling people of their experiences and their regret for me it was when i was finally able to kind of put myself in the in the shoes of of other people. and really start to imagine how i'd feel if people were doing to me what i was doing other people on a regular basis of storerooms in people's homes sometimes in the middle of the night and kids and and children's faces. some b

four months ago he lost his $11.45 security job and he, his girlfriend and almost one-year-old son ethan couldn't afford their $1,100 a month apartment in sunny vale on her sales job alone. instead of living on the streets, they say they are thankful for one of the nine temporary apartments at shelter network's redwood family house in redwood city. he was in the office today searching online for a job. >> there's a lot of love here, it helps us. it's something that we shouldn't be ashamed of. if you're in this position, ask for help. >> reporter: calls for help in san mateo county have more than quadroupled. >> we are seeing more one or two apartment households not able to make it. >> reporter: new application for unemployment benefits rose last week. that means the national unemployment rate for august will probably remain at 9.5%. >> it's going to be a slow growth outlook. it's going to be tough for job seekers, the job market is going to stay really in the dumps it seems like. that we're going tosee, we're going to have 9% unemployment as far as the eye can see. >> reporter: patty say

four months ago he lost his $11.45 security job and he, his girlfriend and almost one-year-old son ethan couldn't afford their $1,100 a month apartment in sunny vale on her sales job alone. instead of living on the streets, they say they are thankful for one of the nine temporary apartments at shelter network's redwood family house in redwood city. he was in the office today searching online for a job. >> there's a lot of love here, it helps us. it's something that we shouldn't be ashamed of. if you're in this position, ask for help. >> reporter: calls for help in san mateo county have more than quadroupled. >> we are seeing more one or two apartment households not able to make it. >> reporter: new application for unemployment benefits rose last week. that means the national unemployment rate for august will probably remain at 9.5%. >> it's going to be a slow growth outlook. it's going to be tough for job seekers, the job market is going to stay really in the dumps it seems like. that we're going to see, we're going to have 9% unemployment as far as the eye can see. >> reporter: patty sa

. >> you talk about pressure, mika and ethan, you're both playing football.you don't know which end is up, is there pressure spoken or unspoken for you to get back in the game? >> no, our coaches -- if you're hurt, you're hurt. they're not going to pressure you to go back in. there are plenty of guys to go back in the game. if you're feeling bad, you're feeling sick, you're hurt, get out of the game. >> ethan, do they talk to you specifically about these kinds of injuries? do they talk to you about the dangers and risks of concussions? >> yeah. we take the test before and it just sort of goes through everything about concussions and everything so we know the symptoms. >> we talk about the nfl getting involved here and they're hanging their posters in their locker rooms saying other athletes are watching. they're talking about these guys right here and, by the way, a study today in the journal of "pediatrics" a huge jump not only in high school students, middle school, elementary school students suffering these concussions. are we going to make a change until

and among those raising funds and awareness include ethan zohn, the winner of "survivor: africa."us this morning marge lees who says stand up to cancer saved her life. and this is the first time we've seen you with hair in a while p. >> feels good to be back in action. >> for people who may not know your story, tell us how you got to this point. >> this past year, i've been battling a rare form of hodgkin's lymphoma and when i was here, i was going through radiation and on my way to get a stem cell transplant. >> and that was ultimately incredibly rewarding obviously because you're sitting here today. but that was a really tough road for you and you had to be almost in solitary confinement for while. >> exactly. it's like pushing the reset on your body. you're in isolation for close to a month, but it's -- science is amazing. cancer research is unbelievable. and i'm here because of it. >> what kept you going? >> i have a really great family. my girlfriend, jenna, and just keeping a positive attitude and never say die attitude. >> and you've helped to inspire a lot of people throug