the headliner is james cole.e is the former deputy attorney general from the obama administration who wrote a memo that opened the door for states to legalize recreational cannabis. >>> chp contra costa believes they may have bes ith y lip syn. ♪ i got that sunshine in my pocket i got that good soul in posting♪ona staas more their video on tuesday. the video shows the department lip syncing to "can't stop the feeling." police agencies across the country have been posting videos and challenging other departments to take part but they're going to have a tough time beating this crew. >> wow. >> i love the mascot. ♪ >> it really is great. >> i could watch that all morning long. >> i think i could too. i feel like they got some of their moves from reggie, though. >> what? >> did you consult on th don't . >> you should be honored. >> thank you. >> i'll take it. >> looked like a lot of fun. >> it did. >> really did. didn't look like they were sweating too much. must have videoed it early in the morning when a little mil

. >> reporter: the headline of the day, james cole authored the cold memo that ordered to away from it and not sell to minors. >> if it's got a medical use, let's find that out. if it doesn't have a medical use, let's find that out. let's not ignore it and do the science. >> reporter: the memo was rescinded by attorney general jeff sessions earlier this year. but so far it's ambiguous. events like this help industries learn best practices. >> new trends, businesses, networking, the cannabis industry is in a dynamic space right now suporntf want to be involved. >> reporter: sharing ways to succeed in a challenging ever changing regulatory environment, in san jose, chris, abc7 >>> the intensifying search for a bay area college student with bay area ties. they are hoping molly's account would provide clues when she disappeared a week ago. she may have been kidnapped while jogging. the first thing to do is to rule out everything she knows. >> the real key is in the small community have you literally eliminated the 1500 plus people that live there. then eliminate people she was working with

so look at how james cole me was treated donald trump went after him because he wanted to tell his side of the story. but it wasn't about the facts. who does he think he is going on a media tour? he would just grit his teeth and i'm going to do this which is the right thing to do and i have told people that the unlikely person is a model for this i am not defending his client i do not like her line of work but he is succeeding in a media world because he has his own story to tell he isn't reacting to trump he says my client has her truth donald trump and his people did not want her to talk about it they denied it and she wants to the right to her story. but it's also truth or not quietly file the papers but he makes himself available to show he has command of the facts and he will mess up along the way without a doubt that he is not backing down. so at least look at him as a model to say if you confront trump have your own story to tell because that is the environment where trump lives you cannot beat him if you don't meet him on the field. >> so why do you have to cover everything? and

. >> reporter: the headliner of the day, former deputy attorney general james cole who authored the cole memo when directed the department of justice to stay away from state-legal marijuana businesses that had been in compliance with u.s. laws and didn't sell to minors. cole wants the federal government to deal with cannabis as a medical, pharmaceutical substance. >> if it's got a medical use, let's find that out. if it doesn't have a medical use, let's find that out. let's just not ignore it, just do the science. >> reporter: the memo was rescinded by jeff sessions earlier this year, the direct impact remains ambiguous. in the meantime, events like these help them learn best practices in a challenging, ever changing regulatory environment. >> this magnificent conference center, this huge, huge place usually filled with tech companies, but now we've got cannabis making its footprint, letting the world know that we're here. >> reporter: the conference wraps up in about an hour. the attendees are all inside right now for the closing keynote. we're live in san jose. i'm chris nguyen, abc 7

the headliner is james cole, the former deputy attorney general from the obama administration who wrotea memo that opened the door for states to legalize recreational cannabis. >>> a program will guarantee enrollment for students at private universities across the state similar to a program that allowed students who earned their associate degrees to transfer to public universities like uc and csu. backers say many qualified junior college graduates struggle to enroll at crowded public universities. >> it gives them the opportunity to relieve some of the tension if they can't get in to say berkeley, for example, they have options for other great colleges and university they did not have the same access. >> here in the bay area local schools guaranteeing spots to community college transfers include the university of san francisco and mills college. >>> it's no secret the bay area can have some nightmare commutes and a new study says ride share services are only making things worse. the report by bruce schaller says options like uber pool and lyft line appeal to people who might normally c

the headliner yesterday was former deputy attorney general james cole. he crafted a memo that opened the door for states to legalize cannabis. current attorney general jeff sessions has rescinded the memo. cole says he wants the federal government to deal with cannabis as a medical pharmaceutical substance. >> if it's got a medical use let's find that out. if it doesn't, let's find that out. let's not ignore it. let's just do the science. >> a lot of people showed up to hear him speak. about 7500 people showed up for the summit's first two days. >>> it's almost back to school shopping season. this year some parents are adding an extra tim item to the list. >> amazon's surveillance technology is supposed to help police catch criminals. >> it's 5:10. abc 7 the only place you can see >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> it's 5:12 on friday. we still have the heat advisory for the areas in orange. we'll start from the top and head south. we've got mendocino and lake counties, solano co

so please know welcome to the heritage foundation president kay coles james will make some introductoryarks and then introduce secretary a czar. [applause] good morning. >> good morning. >> welcome to the heritage foundation. it's been a busy morning already and we're in for a real treat right now. i'm delighted to have the opportunity to introduce my friend this morning and to welcome him back to the heritage foundation. for those of you who may not know, alex a czar was sworn in the president trump's sect of health and human services in january 2018. the department of health and human services is the largest cabinet department in the federal government by spending with a budget of -- wait for it -- 1.2 trillion in 2018. it is charged with enhancing and protecting the health and well-being of americans. the department encompasses not just health care programs such as medicare and medicaid but also scientific institutions such as cdc, nih, fda, human services programs such as the administration for children and families, and preparedness and response work to protect americans from natur

. >> dana: thanks, kay coles james, thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> dana: okay.the premiums of the affordable care able could be going more than projected. a look at behind the legal challenge to obamacare next. (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >> dana: another blow to obamacare. the trump administration said here stopping payments that are designed to protect health insurance companies from big losses. the freeze was necessary to comply with a federal court ruling. susan lee from the fox business network is here to explain. what does this mean? >> we're talking about $10 billion in payments in the risk adjustment program. what the program does, tries to level off the cost for all insurers. insurers that have more healthy people, they channel and funnel money to other insurers that have to cover more sick. so ba

[applause] foundation'sge president, k cole james. james: hello. full house today do we have a very special guest. it is my pleasure to welcome our distinguished guest ambassador nikki haley to the heritage foundation. when i think of ambassador haley, the first word that comes to my mind is courage. she got her start in politics as a young businesswoman who recognized the need for fresh, conservative leadership in south carolina. even though she had never held elective office, she beat the state's longest-serving legislator and became the first indian american to serve in the south carolina statehouse. she then served as the first female and first minority governor of south carolina. as we say, you go girl. where she fought for education reform and job creation, both which were inspirational successes. it should come as no surprise that she chose the perfect title for her autobiography, "can't is not an option." she is the author of one of my favorite all-time quotes. she said -- "i wear heels and it is not a fashion statement, it is ammunition."

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