jim spellman is in a blizzard. it's may, jim, what's going on there?s. >> i know. it's ridiculous. it's really coming down now. take a look over here you can see all the grass is getting covered with snow. but over here the pavement is not. that's because it's been so warm. 60s and 70s the last couple of days. going to try to hit the camera again, john. and -- just shocking to have this big shift. to have this big shift. but i did some research. the last recorded snow, latest recorded snow in denver, june 12th of 1943. it's still hard to say good-bye to these wonderful spring days, and have to deal with this snow here. and the kids i don't even think are going to get the day off because it's not sticking to the roads at this point. >> the big kid gets to play this morning. it looks like you're really enjoying all the snow fall. >> the throws are getting better and better. those snowflakes look huge. they're like monster may snowflakes out there. >> it is. it's really wet snow. usually we get that powder snow that's great to ski on. horrible for snow ba

jim spellman our thanks to you. so conditions have to be just right this late in the season or should i say just wrong for a storm to dump this type of significant snow. jennifer delgado live in the cnn weather center to explain what we can expect now. >> more snow, john. more snow, zoraida. and it's not just colorado. we're talking that snow moving off towards the north in parts of the upper midwest. yes, it's coming down in boulder, denver you can see in the northern part of colorado, as well as into nebraska, wyoming. the snow in some of these parts, say for colorado and the front rage, 6 to 12 inches of snowfall for areas like nebraska, we're also going to see more of that snow working in. as that moisture spreads to the north you can start to see it changing over for areas like minnesota, so for minneapolis, we're talking 6 to 9 inches for you. but as i said for areas right alone the front rage, 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. yes it's been warm so a lot of that is not going to be sticking early on but the snow wil

and as jim spellman found out, that could mean a little farming in your own one-bedroom apartment. >>time marijuana advocate voted with 55% to legalize pot in last year's election. >> who is this? >> ruby. >> he has a little pot leaf collar. what do you like about smoking marijuana? >> i like the way it makes me feel as far as pain. >> did you like the blueberry? >> reporter: colorado is in a holding the pattern. state allows possession of small amounts of marijuana and it's available for dispensaries for patients. but it won't be sold in retail store until next year. but it's legal to grow your own and that's exactly what she's doing. >> let's see your growth. >> let's go. >> this is not a big apartment and you're still able to grow marijuana in here. >> yes. you just have to make sure you can control the smell. >> even here in your bedroom? >> yes. i mean this huge tent is full of 12 plants. >> let's have a look. wow. you're growing these 1 plants here in your one-bedroom apartment in denver. >> yes, sir. >> she works as a consultant for the medical marijuana industry and as a patie

jim spellman went along for the ride. >> reporter: it's saturday night in a suburban denver office andtarted. his business is marijuana delivered to your door anywhere in the denver area, usually in 45 minutes or less. >> now it's just a matter of a small wait. we should see an order or something come in. >> reporter: his company is called med-ex ek press. they advertise on craigslist and have five drivers and employees who prepare the marijuana for delivery. >> this is on-demand. if you have product they have cash. >> reporter: within minutes of placing the ad the first order comes in. >> how much are you looking for today? okay, okay. >> reporter: the order completed online, his client gets an e-mail confirmation and eric hit it is road. first stop, the fulfillment center, aka the apartment where they keep the weed. no cameras allowed. what did you get? >> the packaging is done. we guarantee freshness, so that's why we use these. this is 3.5 grams of l.a. confidential. ♪ >> reporter: weed in hand, dr. dre on the radio and eric is on the way. the first customer is a businessman from o

we go to bed together, we wake up together. >> jim spellman, cnn, denver. >> wow.bad for you? or can pot actually be good for you? well, dr. sanjay gupta, he is traveling the world for answers. what does marijuana actually do to you and what does it do to your children? details in a special weed that is coming out august on cnn. >>> i want you to check this out, this is flooding in illinois. so much water literally breaking down a door. we have details on that up next. but first, this is an accident that inspired a successful business. this is the focus of this week's next list. watch. >> this week on the next list, beauty innovator francesco clark. >> it wasn't a business idea. >> how he overcame a devastating accident. >> i was told, you will never get better. you will never move your arms. don't even think about your legs. >> to create one of fashion's favorite skin care lines. >> all of his new products that come out over the years have developed a bit of a cult following. and a lot of people in the fashion industry, models and fashion designers, really can't g

jim spellman has the story. >> like many small businessmen, sean gindy has employees, warehouse, retaili make this work paycheck to paycheck. >> but his product is anything as usual. he grows and sells marijuana. >> so this is what a flower room looks like. >> he grows the cannabis in this warehouse in denver and has two medical marijuana dispensaries in the suburbs. >> i have about 20 people working for me. they do anything from growers to trimming to working as care givers in the stores. >> so far his business has been limited to medical marijuana, selling only to colorado residents with a doctor's recommendation and state-issued red card. but last year voters passed amendment 64 legalizing recreational use of marijuana. the state is still working out regulations ahead of january 2014 when recreational marijuana stores are expected to open. dispensaries like his are expected to be able to convert and sell to anyone over 21, but there are several catches. this is still against federal law. that must create an unbelievable amount of stress for you. >> yes, it does. i am talking to you r

here's jim spellman. >> it's saturday night in a suburban denver office and eric's workday is just getting is marijuana, delivered straight to your door anywhere in the denver area, usually in 45 minutes or less. >> now it's just a matter of a small wait. and we should see an order or something come in. >> his company is called med-ex express. they advertise on craigslist and so far have five drivers plus employees who prepare the marijuana for delivery. >> this is on-demand. they pretty much if you have product, they have cash. >> within minutes of placing the ad, the first order comes in. >> how much are you looking to donate today? okay. okay. >> the order completed online, his client gets an e-mail confirmation and eric hits the road. first stop, the fulfillment center, aka, the apartment where they keep the weed. no cameras allowed eric says. >> so the packaging is all done, we actually guarantee freshness. that's why we're using. i have an eighth here, this is 3.5 grams of l.a. confidential. >> weed in hand, dr. dre on the radio and eric is on the way. >> first customer of the night

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we go to bed towing, we wake up towing. >> reporter: jim spellman, cnn, denver. >>> we have some tragicty of jalalabad. we got word at a red cross tlofs has been some sort of explosion there. in fact, we just got word insurgents in jalalabad attacked that red cross building. there was a tweak, we put the tweet that came out. we confirm that an incident just took place in our office in jalalabad, afghanistan. we will provide more information later, once we know more. we den foe if anybody has been killed in that red cross office building. we don't know who the insurgents in, we can guess. when you know more, we see pictures and the smoke coming from the building. when we know more, we will pass the information along to you. we will take a quick break and we'll be right back with more in the newsroom. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! . >>> when you think of hillary clin

jim spellman in roberts, wisconsin. tell us what's going on there.r: take a look at this, john. a wonderful, beautiful scene for a wisconsin morning in maybe january, but not may 12nd. plows are coming through, keeping the roads clear. much different here than it was yesterday in boulder, where the roads were warm enough it didn't stick to the roads. on interstate 94, plows go back and forth. traffic moving. but it's insignificant. six to eight inches of snow you can see here that has fallen on the ground. heavy, wet spring snow, a big pain in the neck. serious trouble in illinois and missouri, down the river system. dealing with flood condition there. all of the moisture making its way there. tomorrow, as the week goes by. just truly hard to get your head around that this is not the middle of the winter in wisconsin, but may 2nd. out here today in wisconsin and i'm still not used to it. >> jim spellman chasing snow blakes around the country. still working on his snow ball throw. >> this is why american midweste so optimistic. >>> a may day protest i

our jim spellman reports. >> reporter: like many small businessmen, shawn gindy has employees, a warehouses. >> i make this business work paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: his product is anything but usual. gindi grows and sells marijuana. >> this is a flower room, this is what it looks like. >> reporter: he grows the cannabis in this warehouse in denver and has two medical dispensaries in the suburbs. >> i have 20 people working for me. they do anything from growers to trimming to working as caregivers in the stores. >> reporter: so far, his business has been limited to medical marijuana, selling only to colorado residents with a doctor's recommendation and state-issued red card. last year voters passed amendment 64 legalizing recreational use of marijuana. the state is still working out regulations ahead of january 2014 when recreational marijuana stores are expected to open. dispensaries like gindi's are expected to be able to convert and sell to anyone over 21 but there are several catches. this is still against federal law. that must create an unbelievable amount of stress for you. >

and as cnn's jim spellman found out, that gives urban gardener a whole new meaning. >> chloe, a longd along with 55% of colorado voters to legalize pot in last year's election. who's this? >> rudy. >> reporter: rudy has a little pot leaf -- >> tag. >> reporter: what do you like about smoking cannabis? >> i just like the way it makes me feel as far as, like, pain. did you like the blueberry. >> reporter: colorado is in a holding pattern. state law allows possession of small amounts of marijuana and it is available in dispensaries for medical marijuana patients. but it won't be sold in retail stores until next year. it is, however, now legal to grow your own cannabis and that is exactly what chloe is doing. let's see your grow. >> okay. let's go. >> reporter: this is not a big apartment. you're still able to grow marijuana in here. >> yes. you just have to make sure you can control the smell. >> reporter: even here in your bedroom in this apartment you can grow marijuana? >> yes. i mean, this huge tent is full of 12 plants. >> reporter: let's have a look. wow. you're growing these 12 m

. >> reporter: jim spellman, cnn, parker, colorado. >>> a police officer ambushed, shot to death and as crews are hunting for his killer, his widow breaks her silence. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> two political opposites coming together again on the jersey shore. >>> an american mother behind bars in mexico. accused of smuggling pot. but her husband isn't the only one who thinks she was framed. >>> plus the twister, up close, brand-new video shot from inside a tornado tank. >>> and police say he wanted to top columbine. very soon a teenager accused of making diagrams and checklists in a plan to bomb his school appears in court. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news. good to see you. i'm brooke baldwin. straight to baltimore, to these live pictures, massive explosion here on the train tracks in baltimore. here's what we know now. this is a cargo train, we know hazmat teams are on the scene, what was in the train, we don't know. we're getting better pictures here, closer to the ground. we have learned one person at last check was trapped in all of this. we have seen fir

. >> reporter: jim spellman, cnn, denver. >>> israel strikes and now the syrian regime is vowing revengeher network can inside the danger zone. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. what to do with the body of a terror suspect? boston, no one wants it. >>> verdict watch. >> why should we believe you now. >> jodi arias could learn her fate. we're live when it all goes down. >>> you heard about the gun, made with a 3-d printer. now first shot has been fired and i've got video to prove it. >>> and a story you will never forget. an nba superstar joins me live on what happened when a friend with cancer asked him for a favor. >>> here we go. hour two. i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. want to begin with the brand-new information into the investigation of the boston marathon bombings. a law enforcement official briefed on the case tells cnn that investigators believe that tamerlan tsarnaev accessed bomb-making materials on the computer, so it was taken from the computer he shared with his wife in cambridge. that source tells cnn that investigators believe it was tamerlan and not his

again, i think jim spellman is tracking the snow through parts of minnesota.o work into kansas city, even parts of oklahoma late tonight. now it's not just snow. we're also talking about very heavy rainfall right along the northern gulf coast including parts of florida. we've seen in some parts, get this, 6 to 15 inches of rainfall just since wednesday morning. and that's why we have all these flood warnings and watches in place through saturday. the rain is going to keep going. it is going to be a mess down there. we're going to have the national forecast coming up shortly, an update on the fire danger out west. >> all right. thank you, jennifer. >>> listen to this next story. still ahead, we heard of parents naming their kids really strange names, right? now one country banning the weirdest of the weird. the name being rejected, how about lucifer berman. >> it's a family name. >> we'll have that for you coming up next. ity be used to help overcome gravity? ♪ the chevrolet malibu eco with eassist captures downhill energy, unleashing it later to help propel yo