that's a question that i think had much more potency and relevancy a couple of years ago. now it seems that assad is stronger than he was six months ago. he seems to be riding out this political conflict. both russia and iran have different interests. for iran the stakes are use. iran has been heavily invested in preserving the assad regime. it knows if the asad regime falls its regional clout diminishes by a huge proportion. it's doing everything it cannot for reasons of political theology or anything that has to do with religion but sure naked power calculations. if assad leaves power, saudi sai arainens will increase power. based on today's calculations that iran and russia are winning. >> what about that suggestion, that bashar al-assad is more in control of syria than people realize, and stronger than people gave him credit for earlier in this war? >> actually i don't share this analysis or view. his power relies on foreign players in the syrian crisis. he lost his reserve of manpower to fight his war. they came to aid him, hezbollah has now become a part of the fight

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some potency at the me now show some more restraint because he believes he is prudence of a national leader by visiting the war shrine in december. but others say that given his high approval rating. he may continue with his ultra nationalistic way it's called the audi onions her and the u s state of virginia as senate bill to call the body of water between korea and japan both the ec and see if the pan and school textbooks is one overwhelming support to pass the legislature thirty one out of thirty lawmakers voted yes to the bill put forth by democrats an eight member team from our stand while only four voted no. the bill is the first state legislation that requires schools in virginia to teach students about both names the korean government argues the andaman sea of japan is a legacy of japan's imperial was to pass the japanese government has been lobbying virginia lawmakers to block the bill. if the virginia state house approves the bill the law would become effective as girly as to lifers. south korea will set aside ten percent of its budget this year for defense and to break it

. >> bob, the only thing that's the problem with this legalization is how do you manage the potency ofhe drug is so intense. if you don't know what you're doing -- >> this stuff is as strong as when we were younger. >> let's not advertise. >> i feel you're selling it. this is potent. >> did you ever shoot heroin? >> don't be ridiculous. >> i've got to get going. we want to talk about kimberly and bob. they've become tv's adorable odd couple. tuesday night something special happened between them after the clock clucked. happy thursday at midnight. you're not going to want to miss this. stay tuned. ♪ i knew if i wanted this thing to last, sooner or later i'd have to >>> i'm live from the fox news extreme weather center. we're tracking our first nor'easter of 2014. let's take a look live at massachusetts. this is just north of boston where they are already getting snow and wind. we have blizzard warnings extending from long island all the way up to coastal maine, including massachusetts gist ea just east of the boston area before wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour will make driving

judging will be done offsite and the judges will only look at the quality of the plant and not their potencyn update on the day's top stories straight ahead and it is "real money" with ali velshi. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. the country's president ukrain ukraine's viktor yanukovych, agreed to scrap measures against the protestors. the opposition wants aid allowed into the city of homs, deadlocked over a transitional government. >>> the midwest is being hit by arctic like conditions. airlines are cancelling flights and emergency teams are mobilizing to clear the roads. >>> federal prosecutors have filed money laundering charges against two men operating a bitcoin operation, accused of selling over $1 million on the black market website silk road. >>> at the time's fifth state of the union. top advisors say he will demand lawmakers take action and is willing to use execut

it is considered one of the eight treasured foods from the sea, good for sexual potency and boosting one's chi. it was served at state functions weddings and business dinners as a sign of wealth and prosperity until recently. >> the government banned the delicacy at state functions and that has had a profound effect. >> china's ministry of commerce says the ban has led to a decline in shark fin consumption by as much was 7 0%. that has hit traders hard, not only here in china but also in major asian distribution markets like hong kong and taiwan. traders wouldn't speak us to directly but say privately the trade has been decimated. >> in recent times the volume dropped a lot. the people are more concerned about environmental protection. it has dropped about 30% compared to previous years. while the trade isn't illegal in hong kong, it is about to become less profitable. in mainland china, they are losing their taste for shark fin soup. >> we have stopped selling shark fin in our restaurants. it is too brutal for the animals if we continue to sell the shark opinion. we hope to arouse m

good for sexual potency. until recently it was served at state functions and business dinners as a sign of prosperity. in a campaign to cut costs the government banned the delicacy. it had a profound fict. the ministry of commerce said the ban red to a decline bias much as 0%, hitting traders and restauranteurs hard. in china and marn asian district markets. >> hong kong traders would not speak directly, but say privately the trade has been decimated. >> in the recent times the volume dropped. people are concerned about violations. it dropped 30%. >> while the trade is not illegal in hong kong, it will be less profitable. in mainland china restaurants are losing their taste for shark fin soup. >> we have stopped telling shark fin in the restaurants. it's too brutal for the arn malls if we sell it. we hope to arrows awareness among the customers by doing so. >> scientists estimate 100 million sharks were killed. shark conservationists say the ban and support from restaurants and hotels could save the species.

the executive director of this rehabilitation facility says the potency of today's pot makes the problem>> the concentration of thc in marijuana today is 30%, 40%, in a typical smoke marijuana, versus 3%, 4%, thc concentration of the '60s and '70s. >> reporter: other drugs including alcohol and nicotine have higher addiction rates. but there is serious concern among those in the substance abuse field that colorado's new marijuana law will substantially increase the number of marijuana addicts. >> i think we'll see more people using it on a consistent basis. >> reporter: but addiction isn't the only concern. 22-year-old stella blessing is also a successful graduate. she was addicted to crack, meth and heroin. but she preceded that with what the therapists here say are the typical gateway drugs of alcohol and marijuana. >> how often did you use marijuana? >> the first time i smoked marijuana i was 14. and i used it constantly throughout my other addictions. >> reporter: stella, brian and others who succeeded at this treatment center, go to regularly scheduled support meetings with program

the result, a high-potency thc product that is baked into each treat.items do you guys make? >> we have about 44 different products currently. >> reporter: in three years, the customer list has grown from three dispensaries to 40. and that's just for medical marijuana sales. what do you anticipate with recreational sale of marijuana? >> chaos. craziness. >> reporter: yet state and local regulators are working to keep things under control. while marijuana edibles aren't currently regulated by the fda, colorado marijuana-infused food producers will have to follow new rules in the new year. one of the new rules with marijuana edibles has to do with child-resistant packaging meaning it has to come in an opaque package, and it has to have a two-step process to opening it. keeping people safe especially children is a high priority for this industry under scrutiny. the world is watching. >> we consider ourselves pioneers at the end of prohibition. >> reporter: as cannabis-focused kitchen take a bigger bite out of the marijuana market. anna cabrera, denver. >>

about the canna-butter, marijuana trimmings roasted in butter for up to 24 hours, the result a high potencyduct baked into each treat. >> how many different items do you make? >> we have about 44 different products currently. >> in three years, the customer list has grown from three dispensaries to 40. that's just for marijuana sales. >> what do you anticipate with recreational sale of marijuana? >> chaos, crazies in. >> reporter: yet state and local regulators are working to keep things under control. while marijuana edibles aren't currently regulated, food infuser will have to follow new rules in the new year. one of the new rules has to do with child resistant packaging, meaning it has to come in an opaque package with a two-step process to opening it. keeping people safe, especially children, is a high priority for this industry under scrutiny. the world is watching. >> we consider ourselves pioneer to the end of prohibition. >> reporter: as kitchens take a bigger bite out of marijuana market. ana cabrera, cnn, denver. >>> happening now, arctic blast, about 140 million americans are bra

others scared about the potency of the new drug. >> we treat a lot of nurses.ts. we also treat teachers and steel workers. we treat people from every walk of life here. >> reporter: the homestead police department executed a search warrant and recovered about 1500 bags stamped bud ice. >> the illegal substances were found in nap cossacks on top of a pool table. >> authorities believe that's only the tip of the iceberg. a state wise hunt is under way. the attorney general promising to prosecute the maker of a drug that's teaching hard lessons and taking lives. >> rosa flores joins me now. there has been one arrest. there have to be more arrests coming, right? >> you are absolutely right, carol. the a.g.'s office has sent a very clear message saying that anyone who is either selling, distributing, making this stuff, is definitely going to be prosecuted. and there is a criminal statute for drug delivery resulting in death. like you mentioned, there is at least 22 deaths in western pennsylvania. they are going to be looking and hunting to are these guys as we speak

what cia and other intelligence aencies rightly fingered as considerable rise in the numbers and potency of islamic militants, including at least ,ome al qaeda-linked militants in the city. this wasn't a secret of the state department either -- secret to the state department either. but the report shows that the true level of danger wasn't being discussed at all. it wasn't being discussed enough for adequately by the right people. within the u.s. government away, whenut a mile the attack came there really was one -- that i do know that anyone could do for them. the military was too far away and did not have the right materials on hand. again, something they might've been able to have bolstered ahead of time had there been enough discussion within the government of what was really going on. and no real coordination and planning for these 2 outposts of them wasone overrun or attacked or some other catastrophe befell them. it adds up to if they had done more planning, more security bolstering, more discussion, and had a bit more foresight ahead of this attack, it possibly could have been pr

we urge congress to at a minimum suspend cuts in personal benefits entailed dod can audit its potency whether it's really spending its money. the men and women who have served in our armed forces voluntarily agreed to shoulder sacrifices they were asked to endure. is it too much to ask our citizens and our government cannot repay that debt? i pray it is not. president coolidge said the nation that forgets its defenders will be forgotten. please, members of congress, don't forget our nation's defenders. thank you. >> thank you so much, master sergeant. we very much need your testimony. next is dr. david chu. >> center and off, members of the committee it is indeed a privilege to appear before you begin this morning. i should emphasize that these i offer are my own. they do not necessarily the research by the institute and department of defense. i do have a formal statement which i hope might be made part of the record. the limitation asks that a focus on the evolution, the special -- especially recent evolution of military competition but how do we get to where we now are. i rg3 import

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business against the president and nothing from their view will take the edge off of the political potencyt from the law, and there are going to be more losers from the law and difficult for the president to speak about it, but tonight, he was the most eloquent and substantive defense in that fact that the law is good and why he is drawing the lines where he is. >> and jonathan, you think that he made the case on health care, because it is the legacy. and personal and everything else. >> well, yes, i do believe he made the case on health care, and agreeing with mark that he did it in the most eloquent way as possible, but in that the clip that you showed, the president laid down the challenge to the republicans in the chamber and put it out for the american people to the hear, and so that when we get into the midterm elections that the people around the country can go to the republicans and get them to finally answer the question which is -- if you repeal the affordable care act, and repeal obamacare, what are you going to put in its place? how are you going to improve it? because the long