jeffrey guy who runs g.w.s says ts has to be this way, because they're trying to do something no other pharmaceutical company in the world is attempting. turning the actual marijuana plant into a prescription drug. >> when you look out at all of this, what comes to your mind? >> i look at this, and i think we can make generations of medicines over the next 25, 30 years. >> medicines for illnesses like alzheimer's, diabetes and ptsd and epilepsy and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and crohn's. some are more therapeutic than the others. those are the cannabinoids. >> in our research, we're able to say what each individual one 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, and that's crucial according to the granddaddy of all marijuana research, israel's dr. rafael mashula. >> when they've tried to make drugs using certain compounds from marijuana, it's met with limited

i also want to thank explore mars as well as g.w. president steve knapp and scott pace of the g.w. policy institute for bringing us together for the humans to mars summit. let's leave that slide up, i'll talk about it all day long, and at least you can refer to it and you don't have to look at me. with mars making it's closest approach to effort last week and currently appearing as the brightest body in the eastern sky during the month of april, this is an ideal time for this conference, as the red planet draws nearer to earth--sort of as -- i'm surprised she remembered, maybe i'm not surprised she remembered, but we did talk last year about my three grand daughters, the number one granddaughter being 14-year-old mckayla who wants to be the rocket scientist, who has begun telling me i'm thinking shortsightedly when i talk about going to mars. she talks about going outside the solar system. so i told her, one thing at a time. let's get to mars first. during the next three days, you're going to get an update on nasa's steppingstone approach to mars from some of the leading experts at

choices are delsea at camden, g.w. at northeast or archbishop at east catholic.to nbc10.com or facebook page, call or text your one-time vote to 610-624-4111. the game with the most votes will be featured on the high school blitz every saturday night at 7:00. catch that show right here on nbc 10. that is your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sports net. back to you. >>> now for a look at what's can come up on "nbc 10 news at 11." a dozen local kids sent to the hospital. whether it's the same illness quickly spreading across the country. >>> all right. let's check back with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. you're tracking something going on in the tropics? >> yeah, this is the historical peak of hurricane season right this week. it's very unusual to not have a named storm. we're watching just east of florida for some development, but the new tropical depression is way out in the atlantic. it would become tropical storm eduard, but it also looks like it's going to curve way out to sea and not be a threat to any kind of landmass. of course, we'll keep our

i also want to thank explore mars as well as g.w. president steve knapp and scott pace of the g.w. policy institute for bringing us together for the humans to mars summit. let's leave that slide up, i'll talk about it all day long, and at least you can refer to it and you don't have to look at me. with mars making it's closest approach to effort last week and currently appearing as the brightest body in the eastern sky during the month of april, this is an ideal time for this conference, as the red planet draws nearer to earth--sort of as -- i'm surprised she remembered, maybe i'm not surprised she remembered, but we did talk last year about my three grand daughters, the number one granddaughter being 14-year-old mckayla who wants to be the rocket scientist, who has begun telling me i'm thinking shortsightedly when i talk about going to mars. she talks about going outside the solar system. so i told her, one thing at a time. let's get to mars first. during the next three days, you're going to get an update on nasa's steppingstone approach to mars from some of the leading experts at

enforcement sources say so far they have no evidence that christie was involved in closing lanes of the g.widge for political retribution. christie is clearly relieved. >> you're always grateful to hear that the things that i said appear like they're going to be confirmed and if these reports are accurate. >> reporter: but it's not as if bridgegate ever stopped him from preparing a potential 2016 white house run. he's been getting in better shape, losing 85 pounds, which he revealed at a private fund-raiser hosted by david koch. in fact, cnn is told christie discussed his weight. and then there was mitt romney's anecdote about christie's diet. >> i brought all this food and put it out in front of the table and chris picked at a couple of pieces of lettuce. >> reporter: but his political prep that's most telling. christie is making lots of friends, using his platform as chairman of the republican governor's association to raise $75 million this cycle, traveling around the country meeting people who could be helpful in any presidential run, especially early primary states of iowa, new hampshi

i also want to thank explore mars as well as g.w. president steve knapp and scott pace of the g.w. policy institute for bringing us together for the humans to mars summit. let's leave that slide up, i'll talk about it all day long, and at least you can refer to it and you don't have to look at me. with mars making it's closest approach to effort last week and currently appearing as the brightest body in the eastern sky during the month of april, this is an ideal time for this conference, as the red planet draws nearer to earth--sort of as -- i'm surprised she remembered, maybe i'm not surprised she remembered, but we did talk last year about my three grand daughters, the number one granddaughter being 14-year-old mckayla who wants to be the rocket scientist, who has begun telling me i'm thinking shortsightedly when i talk about going to mars. she talks about going outside the solar system. so i told her, one thing at a time. let's get to mars first. during the next three days, you're going to get an update on nasa's steppingstone approach to mars from some of the leading experts at

i also want to thank explore mars as well as g.w. president steve knapp and scott pace of the g.w. policy institute for bringing us together for this second annual humans to mars summit. i'm just going to leave that slide up. i'll talk to it every once in awhile and we'll talk about it all day long so i thought i'd let you get used to it. you can always refer to that. you don't have to look at me. with mars making it's closest approach to earth last week and currently appearing as the brightest body in the eastern sky during the month of april, this is an ideal time for this conference. as the red planet draws nearer to earth, nasa with your help in drawing nearer to our goal of sending humans to mars. sort of as art miss, i'm surprised maybe she remembered, maybe i'm not surprised she remembered but we did talk last year about my three granddaughters, the number one being 14-year-old mccaylee who wants to be the rocket scientist who has begun telling me i'm thinking short-sightedly when i talk about going to mars. she talks about going outside the solar system. so i told her, one

i know i speak on behalf of all of the g.w. community when i say we hope this morning's event and q & a session with you is the first of many ongoing direct conversations between you and students here at the george washington university. madam secretary, thank you so much again. [ applause ] >> thank you, seth, very much. thank you all for having me today. it was a pleasure to be here. thank you so much. >> here on c-span 2 we were planning to show remarks from vice president biden live from the national archives in washington, d.c. to commemorate the 20th an verse ary of the violence against women act. we will be taping his remarks and showing them later in our programming schedule. next a look at military options in combatting isis ahead of president obama's address to the nation tomorrow night and his strategy in iraq and syria. >> steve bucci served three decades as an army special forces issue and top official at the pentagon. now director of the heritage foundation's allison center for policy studies. he joins us to discu

it is great to be here with you at g.w. today.research, that is re--- that is revolutionary, to your work training the next generation of doctors, nurses, social workers, and perhaps cabinet secretaries. i have had the privilege of working with many g. w. .olonials including the staff of the health and human services departments. when you come to this university, it is astounding. many come from my stay, including senate majority lee -- .eader read -- reid to veryhese people had big things in common. the first is g. w. the second is that each found their own road to impact. i want to share some thoughts with you as you look to find your own way to that impact. i have been at hhs for three months now. it is the chance of a lifetime to lead and be a part of this department at such a unique moment in our history. in fact, i should mention that we have two and a half years to go, they are open, and we are hiring. i was honored to accept president obama's invitation to lead hhs. we touched so many lives. i cannot imagine another place