city line. the bus is stolen from this albuquerque bus yard. the suspect drives 80 miles west on i-40 to the city of grant. >> negative. >> as for now, just one male driver. that's all we have. now state, city and county law enforcement are in hot pursuit. they turn him to stop the empty bus because it reaches the rush hour. the plan, stop the vehicle with spike belts, also known as stop sticks, strip ls of wire designed to puncture tires. mile marker 137 is 13 miles for the albuquerque city line. at 6:27 a.m. the bus appears. the bus barrels over the spike belt. but does not slow down. police deploy more spike sticks over the next several miles. >> struck another spike belt. i believe it's in the truck tires now. has no front tires anymore. he's running on the rims. >> but the driver speeds on. >> we're getting into the city. this guy is not stopping. >> the school bus is now inside the city line. just miles for albuquerque's most congested areas. a state police cruiser attempts to ram the bus off the road with a pit maneuver. but after three m

we're on the road in albuquerque, new mexico on our 100-city tour. check our website democracynow.org. we begin with the selection of the european union for winning the nobel peace prize for its historic role in uniting the continent. the committee chair praised the eu for transforming europe from a continent of wars to a continent of peace. the selection of the european union surprised many as it comes at a time when much of europe is facing an economic crisis that threatens the etan's feature. just this past week, thousands of greeks protested in athens against a visit by the german chancellor angela merkel who has pushed greece, spain, and ireland to enact deep austerity measures. for more on this year's peace prize, we go to london where we're joined by tariq ali, political commentator, historian, activist, and editor of the new left review. he is the author of over 20 books including, "the duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power." he joins us by videostream. welcome. when you got up this morning and heard the news that the nobel priz

. >> over the years, drought has driven many bears down from the mountains into the city of albuquerque. one such bear became legend. at that time, janet blair was a network news reporter. >> we kept getting calls in the newsroom. there's a bear loose in our neighborhood. so we loaded in our news units, and we headed up there. >> nbc news camera man, barry mootz. >> bear loots, that's a great way to start your day. >> a bear presumably on the hunt to find her missing cub. little did she know the cub was safe and sound. officials caught him wandering through town the day before. >> and i said, now that they have baby bear, the big question is, where's mama bear. >> the answer, fast approaching a busy intersection. >> so we get over to tramway and montgomery aent bear heads for a power pole. and so, immediately, i'm thinking to myself, can bear climb a power pole? >> when a bear feels cornered, instinct tells it where to go. straight up. now, getting her down safely is up to game and fish officials like mark burkehouser. >> it is just looking for a place to get away and find a place that'

we have temperatures at 19 in rapid city. 35 for albuquerque. so, it stretches to the southwest.rning at 31. i'll fly you across the nation to leave you with that big picture. you need to see other spots. maybe find your home and your forecast. >> this very windy weather report, brought to you by citibank. dan and bianna? >> great job, ginger. it's going to be a big weekend for her. >>> coming up here on "gma," how a wild daydream turned into a wild party. one mall worker's two-year campaign to get billy idol to play his birthday. we were there for the payoff. >>> and speaking of rock stars, start me up. the rolling stones doing something they haven't done in years. we'll tell you, coming up next. and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] i honestly loved

city. >> 60s in the midwest. and 70s from albuquerque all the way to boise. >>> when we come back this morning, one of the worst cases of hoarding ever. we'll tell you where and show you just how bad it is. >>> and something new in the sugary beverage battle. get ready for soda machines that dispense calorie counts. >>> and the show must go on, they say. a qvc guest passes out on the air. but the co-host, he keeps on pitching. >>> welcome back, everyone. american airlines is promising improvement this morning. the bankrupt carrier's ceo admits the past couple of weeks have been rough on its passengers. but delays and cancellations, but its on-time performance last month was 25% worse than its major competitors. but ceo tom horton says american is working through its problems. >>> there is good news down the road for california drivers. analysts say wholesale gas prices are plunging, that's right, plunging. and retail prices should catch up later this week. the state is allowing refineries to switch to a cheaper blend ahead of schedule. c

albuquerque. severe storms with a chance of tornadoes around wichita, oklahoma city and amarillo. >> summer-like in the south. the midwest d northeast are cold and windy. and in the 50s. mostly 70s in the rockies. >>> coming up this friday morning, another space shuttle heads to its final home. >>> first, something to irritate you on a friday. new evidence that banks are still tacking on plenty of fees. >>> and some welcome news about the airlines. this all next. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, you better keep an eye on your bank statements. a new pugh study says a dozen major banks are not being clear about their checking account fees. and many are charging more for features. sometimes the fees aren't listed on bank websites. but they're in those checking account disclosure statements that you get in the mail sometimes. the study says they actually run a median length of 69 pages. >>> well, the maker of mini-wheats has a not-so-small problem on its hands. kellogg's is recalling almost 3 million boxes of the cereal because they could be contaminated with small pieces of metal. kellogg's blames a

albuquerque. severe storms, chance of tornados around wichita, oklahoma city. >>> summerlike in the south. 80s from are cold and windy. they'll be in the 50s. mostly 70s in the rockies. >>> well, some might say he has the face only a mother could love. the only problem with that, he's an orphan. >> but this baby walrus would not be alone. the 15-year-old named minnick. did i say that right? he was rescued off the coast of alaska, nursed back to health. now the new york aquarium in brooklyn taking him in. baby mitchic will get used to surroundings and then become part of the aquarium walrus exhibit next spring. very nice mustache. >> have to go see that. almost as good as yours, you don't have one. >> you let me know how the trip is. >>> coming up, surprising news in "the skinny." whitney houston's daughter bobbi kristina makes an announcement that will raise eyebrows. >>> big progress on the economic front. looks like the housing market is starting to bounce back. still not the greatest news for some sellers though. it's all next. ♪ our house its a very, very, fine house ♪ ♪ with two cats in the ya

city. morning sprinkle in the northeast. thunderstorms in florida. scattered showers in bay area. >> of 70s, sacramento, albuquerque. 40s, fargo to minneapolis. 60s, kansas sitty to new york. >> here is a story we are simply head over heels for, or the other way around. trying to figure that out. no matter. either way. >> congratulations to 16-year-old miranda ferguson of dallas, texas. set a new guinness world record, 35 consecutive back handsprings. training for her attempt for about a year. >> it took her all the way from one 15 yard line to the other. she battered the old mark by three full handsprings. so, good for her. that's a flipping great world record. >> don't know how she didn't hurl at the end of that. good going. >> she may have. not going to show you that. you may have seen the massive wreck at the sprint cup car. >> what we can learn, by looking at that mess right there. you are watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ crash into me ♪ crash into me >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. ♪ crash into me ♪ crash into me the arteries of your dishwasher are constant

city. >> mostly 50s in the northeast, 60s in the midwest, and 70s from albuquerque to boise. >>> you knowe have stories like this. you're about to see. charlie brown, eat your heart out. >> he surely would love that massive pumpkin. set a california state record yesterday when the was weighed at a pumpkin festival. 1,775 pounds. that is a full 71 pounds more than last year's record weight. by the way, crops in the state of oregon, that's where the great pumpkin this year was grown. >>> all right. and here's a bizarre one from sunday night over on kwfs. they were pitching an android tablet from kids. when the guest host, cassie slain on left started having some problems. you see her patting her chest. >> she appeared to faint. the co-host caught her and he also continued to talk about the product like nothing had happened. slain was apparently suffering from low blood sugar. but she is fine now. the weird part he kind of kept talking despite, you know -- her passing out. crazy. you know. >> i already know that you would push me out of the way. >> i'd be there for you. i'm there for you. >>

cities. our republican mayor who was elected with something like a 42% mandate, if you will the first thing he did when he came to office was eliminate the education channel, teachers in albuquerque late their curriculums. this is happening everywhere. >> bill: and you see, betty, i think the point you are making he didn't -- whoever the mayor is, didn't do that to save money. he did it because he doesn't believe in it and doesn't think it's important. >> caller: you are absolutely right, sir. >> bill: and it is the same thing with pbs. first of all it is never going to happen. you can't stick your finger in the eye of 91% of american families. but were he to do it it only be -- it wouldn't save any money. wouldn't notice. it's not even a blip on the screen, the budget for pbs. he would only do it because they don't believe in matters of the soul. ike is calling from charlston, south carolina. hi, ike, what is up. >> caller: hey bill the big tv star, how are ya buddy? >> bill: good what is going on. >> caller: on of any other tv channel that would give general petraus so have a discussion back and forth -- i don't have cable, brother i'm one of the 47%. and so if i don't have cab

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