jake brown is a pot critic. >> sometimes it will have a very definitive smell but it doesn't come through in the taste. >> is there a way about breathing it in that you have perfected in order to taste flavors? >> it's pretty much inhaling. >> brown has been inhaling since high school and it's this experience that helped secure him a freelance gig at the denver post where he's a pot reviewer for a online post called the cannabist. >> how many have you sam bled and reviewed? >> graham stomper sky walker and girl scout cookies. i've reviewed all but the chemical 4 and the mob boss. >> are you worried about people not taking you seriously for coming up with these unique words for different types of pot? >> food or drink criticism if you crack open a microbrew and it's a stout you might smell coffee or chocolate notes. it's very, very comparable, it's a new and different arena. i know people are skeptical. they are very unique strains. >> a year ago making a living sampling pot for a venerable newspaper like the denver post may have been unthinkable even ludicrous, but the editors of the denv

jake brown is a pot critic. >> sometimes it will have a very definitive smell but it doesn't come through in the taste. >> is there a way about like breathing it in that you have perfected in order to taste the flavors? >> it's pretty much inhaling. >> brown has been inhaling since high school and it's this experience that helped secure him a freelance gig at the denver post where he's a pot reviewer for a new online blog called the cannabist. >> to be their guide through that i thought was a real honor. >> the cannabist launched over a year ago after colorado's marijuana law which makes it leelitlegal for brown to light up. >> how many have you reviewed? >> grape stomper skywalker and girl scout cookies. i've also had the mob boss number 4. >> are you worried about people not taking you seriously, for coming up with these intricate words for differently types of pot? >> food or drink criticism if you crack open a microbrew and it's a stout you might smell coffee or chocolate notes. it's very, very comparable, it's a new and different arena. i know people are skeptical. but when you come

jake? >> pamela brown, thank you so much. >>> president obama is expected to start speaking any minute about the threat of isis and violent extremism. what will he say about the latest savage killings by the terrorist group and the terrorist attacks in denmark? the president's live speech coming up after the break. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well-equipped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." any minute now we are expecting president obama to address the global threat of isis. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta joins me now. although military action with international help is a factor here it's not the only way president obama will

cnn justice correspondent pamela brown has new details for us. pamela? >> reporter: well jakepoke to a former classmate of the suspect and he says that he used to espouse alarming anti-west views in class. this as we learned just moments before the shooting spree this past weekend on the suspect's apparent facebook page he pledged fidelity to isis. >> why do we still say but -- [ gun shots ] >> reporter: a hail of gunfire at a free speech event in copenhagen just after 3:30 saturday. audio obtained by the bbc captures the horrifying scene. more than 20 shots can be heard. a film maker is killed, three police officers injured. cnn cannot authenticate the recording. the shooting suspect identified by media as 22-year-old omar abdel al hussain was apparently targeting controversial artist lars vilks. authorities say the suspect was known to them. >> he was known by the police for several criminal acts including severe violence and he was also known to be linked to a criminal gang in copenhagen. >> reporter: 12:45 a.m. t shooter opens fire at a jewish synagogue killing a 37-year-o

nt fbi right now, jake trying to figure out when and how shi was killed. >> a horrible story. pamela brown, thank you so much. kayla mueller, of course disappeared into the hands of isis in 2013. today that letter released by her family the one kayla penned in captivity, hinted at the emotional toll being held hostage for all of those months took on her. how much she ached to be free, desired to see her family again. in the letter she wrote, i miss you all as if it has been a decade of foorsed separation. the letter scribbled on cursive contains an astonishing amount of courage. do not fear for me she wrote. continue to pray as i will plus by god's will we will be together soon. i want to bring in congressman paul goe sar. he represents arizona's fourth district, which includes prescott where kayla mueller's family lives. sir thank you for being here. i'm sorry it couldn't be under more pleasant circumstances. i know you haven't heard from the family since this news came out, but you were in regular contact with the muellers. when isis claimed kayla was killed in a jordanian air strike las

brown. do we know if the family has heard anything back at all? >> that's the question. so far we don't really know, jake family spokesperson hasn't said that they have heard anything back yet but we do know intelligence analysts have been working around the clock to figure out kayla mueller's fate. so far, we are being told there has been no conclusive evidence in that regard. this as another western hostage sent an ominous message through one of the most recent propaganda videos from isis. >> hello. >> reporter: it may look like british journalist john cantley is just doing his job. but this 12-minute video is actually the latest attempt by isis to use one of its last known western hostages as propaganda and what he says is the final film of a series. >> that could be his sign-off moment saying hey, this is my last film and now my fate is into isis' hands. >> reporter: new intelligence shows isis based around the syrian city of roqqa has been developing plans to kidnap more western and international hostages in neighboring countries, including lebanon and jordan according to a middle east security sour

jake, authorities in the u.s. want to learn from this and try to glean information so they can prevernlt ant a similar attack in the homeland. >> thank you so much pamela brown. >>> when we come back how do you battle a terrorist group that is so skilled at propaganda? the obama administration has admitted it's been a struggle but they now say that they believe they can by targeting certain communities in the u.s. with information. that new plan, next. >>> plus nashville hit with its worse ice storm in 20 years. states of emergency issued across the south and the northeast digging out from yet another storm, believe it or not. that's ahead. add breathe right to your cold medicine shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. and look for the calming scent of new breathe right lavender in the sleep aisle. jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before your begin an aspirin regimen. >>> we're dwoing to continue in our world lead,ment battle to defeat and destroy isis and the battle again the west. pr