hand to hand right there on the backyard patios of brownsville. we also have some news to break here tonight. if you look at the map again, you can see brownsville, right on the border, hard on the border with mexico. half an hour north is the city of harrlingon, texas is one of the few places where you can get an abortion. he gets so many death threats because of his work that he cav carries a pistol and wear as bullet proof vest. texas republicans passed a sweeping new law last year designed to close most of the abortion clinics in texas. when that happened, the doctor said the law was an insult to women's intelligence and said he would continue to perform abortions, whether that means under the cover of a mesquite tree, on a shrimp boat, he said i won't give this up, i i am not going to abandon these girls. the first part of the new law requires any doctor who wants to provide an abortion in texas have to get admitting privileges at a hospital near to where they're going to be providing those abortions. texas hospitals not eager to hand out pri

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, brownsville, texas. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> right now at 6:00 we're tracking the latest storm to hit the bay area. from sunshine to scattered showers, seen a little bit of everything today. what you can expect for the w k workweek. >>> the crisis in ukraine. tensions are rising in the region with russian troops on the ground. we'll show you the grass roots campaign for peace starting right here in the bay area. >>> plus governor brown takes a stand against legalizing marijuana. what the state's leader has to say and the way he said it about the future of pot in california. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm diane dwyer. we begin with the weather. this was a claesically bay area type of day with rain, sun and wind depending on the

. >> we've been doing air fiesta here in brownsville since 1991.and we have never had an incident of this nature before. >> he's going to crash. >> on march 12th, 2011, crowds gather at brownsville south padre airport for the high-flying event. >> it's a fair-type atmosphere. there's music and there's people talking and there's just all sorts of sound and activity going on. >> the day's featured attraction is the pirated skies act performed by the husband and wife team of kyle and amanda franklin. >> they're two of the finest air show performers in the country. >> as the franklins begin their routine, crowds are amazed by kyle's skillful piloting and amanda's daring wing walking. >> there aren't that many wing walkers at the air show. it's a really thrilling thing to see. >> the routine is going exactly as they rehearse it. amanda's jaw-dropping stunts and kyle's aerial acrobatics wow the crowd. >> kyle franklin is one of the finest performers i've ever seen. his airplane is unique biplane. it's big, it's loud. he makes it do things that airplanes

mountains of mexico, and i think we will see a couple of showers down towards corpus christi and brownsville. further towards the east, it's nice and warm and comfortable across southern portions -- across the southeast and i-10 corridor where later on today we could see a couple more showers across southern portions of louisiana and also into mississippi. generally speaking, it's going to be a kweet, beautiful day across the carolinas into georgia. back to you, morgan. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, is it the next wave of architecture? homes with built-in water views no matter where you look. >>> good afternoon, and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. now for a recap of today's top stories. >>> the search for the missing malaysian jetliner continues. reuters is reports that the vietnamese navy may have actually spotted debris that looks like belongings from the missing plane, but still no confirmation on the exact whereabouts. twro passengers boarded the flight using stolen passports. no one checked database before the plane departed. >>> rising ocean level threaten t

democratic state senator wendy davis was all smiles at saturday's parade in the texas bordertown of brownsvillea saturday campaign stump for davis and for her republican opponent, attorney general greg abbott. >> what do you say to critics it's too much of a side show, you're hammering him too hard? >> i disagree, we're all responsible for our actions. >> reporter: davis has been hammering abbott over recent appearances with former rocker and current republican rouser, ted nugent. he recently made headlines when he called president obama a quote, subhuman monogrolg and controversy with admitting to relationships with underage girls. it became ground zero in the fight for women's right. just last week davis slammed nugent and abbott with an ad featuring a rape survivor. >> it sends the wrong message and that he partnered up with this man that is very vocal about liking underage girls. >> so he didn't make the comment but you feel the association is enough? >> he stood with this person and said, i'm appearing with this person because he is a fighter for freedom. >> davis' fund raising numbers hav

joining me now, just back from brownsville, texas, near the border.caught up with the candidates for governor. ro ronin, what have you got? >> celebration of the links with mexico they have down there on the border. and it was a powder keg partly because this was a latino majority and those are voters who sat it out largely in the last gubernatorial election. that made all the difference. hitting that demographic hard and hitting all those issues with national significance which has given this race so much attention from abortion to obamacare's rollout to voter rights. that's all right there in that fight that wendy davis and abbott are staging right now. we see them fighting for their lives atacher's throats. it's really intense already. >> ronin, i want to get you to play a few clips. after the whole ted nugent issue first hit, there were a lot of hits on abbott, trying to get him to distance himself from nugent. the davis campaign has been pushing the nugent issue for days on after and it seemed to be part of the conversations you've had with both

this morning i started my day in brownsville brooklyn.a firm in look britain one of the poorest communities in america. these kids are dealing with systemic problem. >> this initiative is designed to at least bring relief to those problems. you are skirting the issue here, mr. powell. >> no. >> wait, wait, wait. the president himself yesterday said there was a culture of cynicism in these precincts that young men who get into trouble, generally speaking. i think this applies to girls too. they don't want any part of this great american dream. they don't want any part of society. >> actually, that's not even true. >> that's what the president said. >> that's not what i'm saying. what i'm saying. even if you listen to hip hop and its totality from the very beginning to the president. is actually as american as apple pie. they are talking about everything else we see in america. >> talking about it in a way that alienates the system. you can't get a job if you walk in to ibm and use that kind of a presentation. you can't. >> but what i'm say

i have a lot of friends in that area, and brownsville and others that have served in a community health center, and the national health service corps through which you came is still a critical element of our workforce resource. the answer is exactly as you said, john. buildhealth center has to relationships with its local services, other private practitioners, whether it is hospitals, and particularly specialists. you are absolutely right. sometimes we have to rely very much on generosity. is there competition? well, yes. generally speaking there are not competition for those who are not covered and are uninsured and do not carry a payment mechanism. i would say the answers your question right now, john, is there is more competition today because with the affordable care act, all of a sudden, many entities are coming into this market that historically have not played in this before. historically did not want to see our patients because they do not carry a payment mechanism. so health centers are going to experience composition, but i am confident that the quality of care that you get at

of a small child dropped across the bridge in brownsville, with a plan that is instigated by the cartel, there is nothing to worry about that small child. it will be delivered by i.c.e. to agents flying into a company -- to a family in virginia. now, this whole policy has created a disaster at our border. aren't what our policies we're establishing. would you consider this might be creating incentives to bad behavior? and what's your solution? >> a couple of comments. first, i've been to the valley. i spent time there. i've done the rio grand, and i've talked to our border patrol agents on the front lines about the challenges they face and what they need, the resources they need. because i know from personal experience very often you learn more from talking to the people on the front lines than you do your subordinates in washington. in fact when i went to the valley, i told my subordinates in washington to stay home. i wanted to talk directly to the guys on front line. i agree that we've got some real challenges in south texas. i think south texas, particularly, of late, is presenting

people in six people died the young men who did the screenings have been displaying symptoms of brownsville illness for two years before the time. watch the top 21 winning videos starting tuesday and every weekday throughout the month. 6:50 a.m. on c-span and see all of the documentaries online at studentcam.org. inve commissioner this week said it would take years for his agency to comply with the first .-full-stop with document of dos from congress relating to the targeting scandal. he testified before the house oversight committee whose chairman threatened to hold ade witness in contempt of congress accusing him of trying to come a quote, manage political fallout. much of the hearing focused on the request for the e-mails of the former tax-exempt organizations director who has refused to testify twice before the committee pleading the fifth instead. republicans said at the hearing that they have met the legal requirements necessary to charge with contempt. this is three and a half hours. >> the committee will come to order. please close the doors. the oversight committee exists to secure

child, dropped across the bridge in brownsville, with a plan that ends instigated by the cartel. there is nothing to worry about the small child. they will be delivered by ice to agents who will accompany him to a family in virginia. this whole policy is treating a disaster. aren't what our policies that were established -- would you consider this to be creating bad behavior? what is your solution? >> a couple of comments. first, i have been to the valley. i have spent time there. i have done the rio grande and i have talked to our border patrol agents on the front lines about the challenges they face and what they need. know from personal experience that very often you learn more from talking to the people on the front lines then you do your subordinates in washington. when i went to the valley, i told my subordinates in washington to stay home and i wanted to talk to record to the guys on the front line. i agree that we have some real challenges in some texas. i think south texas, particularly, of late, is presenting real challenges and we have work to do. one of the things tha

i have a lot of friends in that area and brownsville and others that have served in a community healthenter, and the national health service corps through which you came is still a critical element of our workforce resource. the answer is exactly as you said john. every health center has to build relationships with its local services, other private practitioners, whether it is hospitals, and particularly specialists. you are absolutely right. sometimes we have to rely very much on generosity. is there competition? well, yes. generally speaking there are not competition for those who are not covered and are uninsured and do not carry a payment mechanism. i would say the answers your question right now john, is there is more competition today because with the affordable care act all of a sudden, many entities are coming into this market that historically have not played in this before. historically did not want to see our patients because they do not carry a payment mechanism. so health centers are going to experience composition, but i am confident that the quality of care that you get

as i take you into texas where we are dealing with the rain and thunderstorm activity around brownsvilleng around the houston highway and watch out there and see a 10th to a quarter inch of ice on the roads and back to you. >> thank you. a 101-year-old florida man says he can debate anyone when it comes to politics and despite advanced years he think his mind is sharper than people who are younger and we met up with joe newman who is not kicking back in retirement, he is unaring for congress. joe newman says he is an optimist because he has to be. the first vote was for franklin roosevelt and hopes the next vote will be for himself, he is running for congress. >> he tells me you have a big mouth. and most of the people you use it on think that you are saying something reasonable. >> reporter: at 101 years old he will tell you sure he wakes up achy and no longer plays golf primarily he says because it aggravates him too much but he recently bought a new car. and he can still dance with his 93-year-old girlfriend anita as he did during his birthday party last month. what would you say to p

today new england across the northern plains, snow and mix of gorgeous weather. 67 in l.a. 80 in brownsville northern florida. look for 76 in tampa. >>> 7:36 now. what a spectacular start to the day. a little low cloud cover. i want to show you that in san francisco. this is going to bring about a little bit more of an onshore flow. you can see it's occurring right now as we see that ridge of high pressure break down. today a touch cooler by this evening. because we're starting out mild in the 50s easily hitting the upper 70s in the south bay, the peninsula at 78, 79 degrees, comfortable in the tri-valley and the numbers are going to drop off for the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. new developments in the potential new lead in the near 7-year-old disappearance of madeline mcccann. >> good morning to you. >> after seven years of searching dead-end leads, scotland yard is making a new plea to the public, this time for another monday who is said to have targeted british tourist and their young girls in portugal. >> reporter: police say they hope to find a man accused o