narrator: atlanta is a rapidly growing urban area. its primary source of drinking water is the chattahoochee river, which also provides water to many downstream communities. but its infrastructure is dangerously old, without outdated facilities and combined sewer overflows polluting the watershed. the city faces strict consent decrees and lawsuits, along with a severe lack of funding. man: when i started working for the city of atlanta in the late '70s, we were approaching that point in time where a lot was going to be needed, in terms of rehabilitation and upkeep. most of the very large pipes were at least 80 years old. we had needs that were identified in the '50s and in the '60s and in the '70s that were deferred. woman: we are urging that we all try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and limitations that might exist. woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastru

a fire broke out at an ob/gyn clinic in yet another atlanta sub suburb. investigators called that fire suspicious. it caused heavy damage to the clinic but nobody was in the t so nobody was hurt. that was on sunday. then on wednesday of this week, another fire. on wednesday of this week another fire at another women's clinic in suburban atlanta. this time the fire was set during business hours. the clinic was full of people when the fire went off. patients were being seen at the time. it took more than 20 firefighters to put out the flames. the third floor of the building where the fire was started is reported to have sustained extensive damage. the lower floors were damaged by water when the firefighters tried to put out the third familiar floor blaze. employees said they saw two men go upstairs and then leave the building in a hurry just minutes before the fire was discovered ot the building evacuated before firefighters arrived on the scene. the clinic workers say they are thankful there were no patients under sedation in the clinic when they had to ev

this morning police are escorting some school buses in metro atlanta after a terrifying scene unfolded for several students on their way to school. a gunman took aim at the children while they boarded a school bus. it happened in clayton county south of atlanta's airport where police have now found the rifle, ammunition and a note with school bus numbers and pickup and arrival times. here's what one witness told tom jones of our affiliate wsb. >> he is shooting at that school bus at them kids. >> reporter: this 20 year old told me that's what his uncle yelled when he saw a man aiming a rifle with a scope on it at children getting on a school

atlanta. it may look unremarkable if you're not paying attention, but it's home to more than a thousand immigrant-owned businesses. and they come from all over the world. >> according to the u.s. small business administration, people who immigrate to this country are 30% more likely to start a business than american-born citizens. >> look back 100 years. when it wasn't, you know, folks from cambodia, it was folks from ireland coming here. guess what? a lot of 'em became entrepreneurs here in this country. >> stephen flemming runs a support center for new entreprenuers at georgia tech in downtown atlanta. many of those in the program are foreign-born. >> if you are leaving your home country, and leaving your family, you've self-selected as being someone who's willing to take risks, to better yourself or better your -- the life for your children. that probably is very similar to the personality traits of an entrepreneur. >> flemming says that many immigrant-owned businesses in metro atlanta are

journal constitution previously reported on cheating in atlanta. school officials there initially denied the allegations which, eventually proved to be true and led to a huge scandal. the paper claims it used the same methodology to examine blue ribbon schools there. jim. doreen. >> president obama is talking about the tense moments inside the situation room the night that navy s.e.a.l.s. killed osama bin laden. today, the president defended his decision to authorize that deadly raid on bin laden's compound in pakistan. but he admits there were moments of uncertainty. he does that in an interview that airs wednesday at 9:00 p.m. on "rock center." >> it is not a slam dunk. at this point i think all of us understand that, we are a long way to go before, before the night is done. and -- you know i have said, that this was the longest 40 min uf uts of my life. >> a campaign video questions whether challenger mitt romney would have made the same call to go after bin laden. romney disputed the idea that he would not. he said in his word. even jimmy carte

journal constitution" previously reported -- rather, uncovered a cheating scandal in atlanta. school officials there initially denied the allegations which eventually proved to be true. the paper claims it used the same methodology to examine blue ribbon schools there. >>> this is starting to look familiar after a rough game one. the caps have their series with the rangers all knotted up. >> scores! >> alex ovechkin coming through in the clutch, scoring the game winner. it is only his third goal this post season. the caps led for most of the game thanks to two first period goals. the team says ove's game winner gives them a big boost. >> you know, he's our big game guy. he's got to be scoring for us to do well. it was a great moment for him. great timing. timing is everything, i think, in this game and playoffs. and having guys score at the right time. and your big guys scoring and feeling great going into the next game can do a lot for your team. >> the caps will look to take the lead in the series tomorrow when they return to d.c. for game three. love a home game, go, caps.

from eddy long in atlanta to joel osteen in houston. tonight while he's alive and well on the internet. >> building wealth can be a real challenge. >> reporter: security officials say he's hiding out from them, and from angry african american christians in at least 40 states. >> he sounded like a godly person to you. >> he did. he quoted scripture. >> lilian says she met privately with him after hearing him speak at church that morning in atlanta. she says he sold her on his investment, that she'd be giving back to her commurnt. >> and i was promised to get a 20% return on my money. >> reporter: so she moved $122,000, everything she had, out of her retirement account and into taylor's investments. in return, he gave her these papers, showing how he spent her entire life savings on a real estate venture called city capital when he claimed turned around homes in inner cities. but then he disappeared. >> i couldn't get a hold of anybody. i started calling the 800 numbers. >> reporter: she's now trying to save her home from foreclosure. >>

journal constitution" previously uncovered a cheating scandal in atlanta. school officials denied the allegations which eventually proved to be true. the paper claims it used the same methodology to examine blue ribbon schools there. >>> occupy wall street protesters are promising mayhem on may day. they're calling for a strike against work, banks, and anything which promotes commerce. organizations will hold demonstrations in 120 cities across the country today including here in d.c. the group will march to the white house at 6:30 tonight. >>> and while things are expected to be pretty peaceful here, the may day protests could cause big problems elsewhere. in new york, occupiers will march from union square to wall street. there are reports protesters could block several major bridges and tunnels in manhattan. wells fargo shut down five branches after receiving envelopes containing a suspicious white powder. two other envelopes were sent to jpmorgan chase headquarters and mayor bloomberg's office. they were harmless. one of the letters had the message "wel

atlanta, partly cloudy, 81. st. louis, sunny. denver, sunny.ly cloudy, 61 degrees. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. 200 pages of evidence on the shooting death of trayvon martin have been released. it includes surveillance video of martin buying candy before his fatal confrontation with george zimmerman. >>> and facebook stock goes on sale to the public this morning. the social media giant is valued at $104 billion. >>> robert kennedy jr. plans a wake tonight in bedford, new york, for his estranged wife mary who was found hanged wednesday in an apparent suicide. the death appears to are deepened the riff between mary's family named richardson and the kennedy clan. the richardsons are holding their own memorial here in manhattan although they'll attend the memorial tomorrow in bedford. >>> jurors are expected to begin deliberating in the john edwards trial. during closing arguments yesterday, prosecutors said edwards broke campaign finance laws trying to cover up his affair with rielle hunter but edwards' lawyers say he com

they're calling atlanta the phoenix of the east.much of the housing market here in severe distress. but is it really all that bad, or does it present a huge opportunity? take a look at the numbers if you will. home prices in atlanta down 17% annually on the s&p sheller home index. compare that to other cities that were like atlanta, that is they didn't see the huge boom and bust during the crash. now their house prices are stabilizing, not so much here. so what happened? 25% of the jobs lost in atlanta during the recession were real estate-related. that is sales, mortgages, construction. whereas 100,000 people moved here in 2006, just 17,000 did in 2009 that according to the census. foreclosures surged with now a full year supply of bank-owned homes, according to realty track, so why is now the time to get in? home prices are now half -- half of replacement costs. and atlanta is getting back on its feet. >> we just generated 68,000 jobs between january 11 and january 12. the strongest growth in five years. so when you add great qual

afternoon thunderstorm from houston to atlanta.theast, sunny and temps in the 60s. >>> finally from us this morning, another look at the box office superheroes delivering a record ka-pow to the competition. >> "the avengers" raked in over $200 million over the weekend. the biggest u.s. opening >>ever. >> reporter: a team of superheros so powerful, not only do they save the world -- they've done something even more remarkable. knocking harry potter off his pedestal. the final installment of the "harry potter" franchise held the domestic record for box office. $168 million. "the avengers" $200 million comfortably beats that. eclipsing over movies. batman, the dark knight. and the hunger games took in $150 million in their first three days. >> i think we're looking at, by far, the biggest summer ever. "avengers" is blowing the doors open. >> reporter: it's being called an "ocean's 11" in spandex. ironman, black widow, captain america, thor, and the incredible hulk. >> this should by all accounts not work. these characters do not belon

thunderstorms around atlanta, birmingham and biloxi. >> 80s in new orleans and atlanta. 58 in boston. 70s in detroit, chicago and the twin cities. upper 80s from omaha to colorado springs. a hot 94 in phoenix. 71 in sacramento. and 55 in seattle. >>> and one of your favorite stories of the day. fresh fallout from that airline decision to charge 100 bucks for carry-on bags. that's when we come back. >>> then, the gloved one, teaming up again with pepsi. the megamoney deal with the estate of michael jackson. >>> and this morning, the call of the wild. the elephant with a talent for music. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, there is good news on the jobs front before today's release ofant all-important april unemployment report. on thursday, we got another important indicator the number of people applying for jobless benefits declined again. in fact, it was the biggest tumble in nearly a year. >>> when facebook goes public in two weeks, its stock will be priced between $28 and $35 a share, putting its value at almost $100bi billion. typically, big banks buy all the shares during a hot ip

atlanta may get some thunderstorms going.ression beryl will still be an issue across northern florida, low count south carolina, southern georgia as well. if your traveling through there. northeast will see thunderstorms early on, especially in through northern vermont and new hampshire. we'll get some of that going in toward boston as we get to late afternoon early evening. into the evening commute, maybe dealing with some of those. toward billings, showers and thunderstorms as well. wednesday, a little better toward new york city. still hanging on to the warmth there with temperatures in the 80 pps boston, maybe a chance for thunderstorms into the daytime on wednesday. kansas city also dealing with some of those temperatures. 75 degrees. a quick look into thursday. >>> coming up, who is engaged? who got married? and black is back in fashion at the box office. >>> plus, after what it took to get back on stage after giving birth, guess what beyonce wants more than anything else? your first look at entertainment is straight ah

eric rudolph is remembered for bombing the atlanta olympics. after he bombed the olympics and went on the run, that same guy bombed a gay bar in at llanta a an abortion clinic in birmingham, alabama. when he bombed that abortion clinic in sandy springs, georgia, the first bomb went off at 9:30 in the morning. it ripped out part of a wall at the clinic. it destroyed the clinic. an hour later, the second bomb went off in a trash can just outside the building. this double bombing was designed to give responders enough time to arrive on the scene and figure out what the first bomb was about and the second bomb exploded then to try to kill the emergency responders. six people were hurt by the second blast including a federal atf agent the they said it was a miracle that the second blast did not kill anyone. that was the women's clinic in sandy strings, georgia in 1997. this year another women's clinic in the same place just about a mile from the bombing was hit by burglaries. that could just be a random break in. a couple of months before that anoth

thunderstorms and scattered storms from orlando to atlanta today. then the storm slides to the east of tuesday. we're going to have widespread rain really from the southeast all the way up to the eastern board. well, if you're watching us on on kcrp local 2 in texas, bring your child to the tyke hikes at the houston arboretum and nature center houston. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. when it comes to big box office debuts there's never been a bigger one than "the avengers." it notched the biggest ever opening by far, rocketing past the $169 million set by last year's final "harry potter." there's no technicality or doubt at today's average ticket prices. it's estimated "the agent veries" sold around 825,000 tickets. including overseas earnings in barely a week and a half, the avengers has already climbed over $648 million. i think it did well. >>> also this weekend ashton kutcher did the kentucky derby where he and miranda lambert and he made up and

from it georgia heading to atlanta. this were on their way to a six flags amusement park and were almost there when the first bus slowed down because of ro construction. that's when the second hit the first causing a chain reaction crash and all six buses and one passenger car. 50 people were hurt, none of them critically, many of them children, that were sent to area hospitals to have the injuries evaluated. the most seriously injured was a 44-year-old bus driver who had to be air-lifted to an atlanta hospital. back home, parents and school administrators were frantic and sent buses to bring the uninjured children back home. for parents of any children who were supposed to be on their way to a fun afternoon, this was a frightening saturday. >> steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> our thanks to steve tonight. and to another trip that didn't go as planned. there was so much attention paid to the space mission. a brain child of a billionaire. >> reporter: the weather was good, so was the countdown, and everything else,

they hold on to stun atlanta, 87-80.nd that evening their playoff series at one game apiece. >>> in hockey action, the new jersey devils shoot down the philadelphia flyers and they did it during the third period, scoring four unanswered goals. devils blow by the flyers 4-1, evening their eastern conference semifinals at one game each. >>> in baseball, texas pays for just one bad pitch. in the top of the ninth, the rangers' michael young knocks in the tying run against toronto, but in the bottom of the frame, full count, brett lowrie blasts the walkoff homer to give the blue jays an 8-7 win over the rangers. that's got to hurt. >>> when we come back, an all-star lineup in federal court. roger clemens comes face to face with a former teammate during his perjury trial. come for a smoke? yeah. no. you quit? i'm trying nicoderm cq. [ male announcer ] nicoderm cq, the patch with 24-hour smart control technology, lets you celebrate a little win every time you say no to a cigarette. nicoderm cq. quit one day at a time. you know

now, we do that in atlanta. we built an airport out here, cost us probably $20 billion. it's a public/private partnership invested -- we used wall street to loan us money to build an airport. it cost $20 billion over 20 years, but it generates $31 billion a year and creates 60,000 jobs. so we just tomorrow -- or today opened a new international terminal -- >> right. >> another $1.5 billion which will create for itself and create another 2,000 to 5,000 jobs. >> we will talk more about what's taking place in atlanta and your amazing 80 years of life and what you think about some of the situations that are going on around the world. we're going to take a quick break and have more with former u.n. ambassador andrew young about the raging battle that is taking place over civil rights. you ready? one, two, three. [ both ] ♪ emma, emma bo-bemma ♪ banana-fana-fo-femma ♪ fee-fi-fo-femma ♪ em-ma very good sweety, how do you feel? good. yeah? you did a really good job, okay? [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. throughout our entire lives. ♪

dawn is breaking, lovely shot of downtown atlanta there. good morning.o is bad behavior by some u.s. troops helping u.s. troops lose the hearts and minds of people in afghanistan? it seems each month there is a new scandal involving the military. now leon panetta is trying to send troops a wake-up call. barbara starr breaks it down for us. >> reporter: after a series of high profile incidents of troops misbehaving, defense secretary leon panetta went to fort benning, georgia on friday to say enough is enough. >> the few who lack judgment, lack professionalism, lack leadership can hurt all of us. >> reporter: in afghanistan alone, one scandal after another. in january, video of marines urinating on dead insurgents. in february, marine snipers posing with a flag with ss initials. riots broke out after troops burned qurans. soldiers posing with dead insurgents. panetta's speech was broadcast to the entire military warning bad behavior can lead to instant international headlines. >> those headlines can impact the mission. that we're engaged in. they can put

popping in 26. 101-98 to win game one. >>> nationals sweep braves in the atlanta. in the third, home plate kerwin danley -- i shouldn't laugh -- goes down for the count. i feel you, bud. he was hit in the groin by a pitch that bounces off the field. he stays in the game, 19-year-old bryce harper blasts his second homer in two days to help the n.l. league leading nationals down the braves 7-2. >>> check out this no hands homer red sox frazer against colorado. totally meant to do that. loses his grip on the bat and the ball goes out of the park. one of nine home runs at great american ballpark, a new record for that stadium. reds win 7-5. >>> a dramatic end to this year's indianapolis 500, on the final lap trying to pass franchitti on the inside but spins out of control and franchitti takes the checkered flag for the third time. he's only the tenth driver to ever do that. >>> when we come back on a monday, did the pope's butler do it? an investigation into damaging leaks at the vatican. i've been crisscrossing the gulf for the past two years now. i can tell you, down

why watch "all my children" and "general hospital" when you can see "atlanta housewives?"tized version of live. they or not real. they're fun to watch, "jersey shore," all trashy and tawdry and over the top. the further you take it, the bigger your brand can be. >> that's my thing. that's not a brand. >> it is a brand. >> it's a brand. >> no. a brand has staying power. a brand is procter & gamble, a brand is mcdonald's. >> or "black enterprise." >> exactly. those are not brands. those are -- >> those might be respectable brands. >> this is called "black enterprise." let's go back to the black reality star and tell me about their endorsement. >> look at nene leaks. >> she has an endorsement deal. >> she's still making money and still a brand. it's not anything that will work for the next 30 years. >> exactly. >> it's working for now. >> one of the biggest shows, a reality show. >> why do you have this insane need to be seen. >> let me push you on that. you can say the reality stars have an insane need to be seen. aren't we all obsessed with being pseudocelebrities? >> no. i

colorado springs, 95. 85 in fargo. 80s from dallas to atlanta. and a rainy 73 here in the big apple. >>> when we come back, of all the companies out there, which is the world's most popular brand. >>> and facebook shares down, on an otherwise up day, costing investors billions. your business news is next. >>> also, that dramatic rescue at niagara falls. we'll talk to witnesses who say they saw the whole thing. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, investors are a little upset about facebook's fizzle. the social network's stock has lost 11% of its value since its debut last friday. investors are blaming not only the lead banker for the ipo. but also the nasdaq exchange, and even facebook itself. by the way, ceo mark zuckerberg himself has lost $2 billion. leaving him with just a mere $17 billion. hope he's okay. >>> overseas markets were up, ahead of a european union summit that opens tomorrow. tokyo's nikkei average was up 95 points today. hong kong's hang seng added 224. in london, the ftse opened higher. and the dow picked up 135 points yesterday.

charles hadlock, nbc news, atlanta. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. hope you'll join me shortly for "dateline." brian williams will be here mo

atlanta to charlotte. miami will get some wet weather. some tropical moisture affecting you down around the keys into south florida. if you're watching us in burlington, vermont, see paintings, and artifacts that express the many meanings of smoke across cultures and time periods. up in smoke at the fleming museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> here's an early look at morning headlines in entertainment. some say beyonce is the world's most beautiful women but what do guys think. not you, bill. maxim magazine has a hot 100 list. this year's top spot goes to barb rafaele. beyonce not even on the list. how about that? speak being of katie perry she's back on the market weeks after taking her relationship with rob akroid public. the two have split over fears that busy schedules would make things too different. and finally just how image conscious is tim tebow. tmz reports an actress in the production of "rock of ages" was asked to remove a twitter photo with tim tebow that wasn't wearing enough clothing. >> you need to make s

. >>> let's bring in holly hughes, defense attorney and former prosecutor here in atlanta. 20 years for firing a warning shot. what is your reaction? >> it's crazy, and here's the problem. when you have mandatory minimum sentencing, the judge's hands get tied the law says if you use this equation, this is this many victims or this much criminal activity they are stuck within the boundaries. so the lady we saw that clip we watched where she said she was overcharged, that's exactly right because once a jury convict on aggravated assault, that doesn't have to be pointing it at the children, it's just firing in the direction of them. so this is -- >> incredible, 20 years, the bullet didn't hit anybody. >> she wasn't trying to, randi, that's the sad part. when we talk about the law, we talk about what is your intent, you have to have two things to commit the crime. do the act and intend to do the act. here all she wanted to do was get her abusive husband away from her, with see another domestic violence situation, completely out of control and sadly the victim in this particular case is the

and i-20, from atlanta to dallas.-70, west of denver. >> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in chicago, houston, and atlanta. >>> a negligence trial in philadelphia. >> it has to do with this fatal collision two summers ago, where a sightseeing boat was run over by a giant barge. in court, an attorney for their parents say, after the tour boats first had abandoned the vessel, a 16-year-old, as you can see here, tossed him her life jacket. >>> from a texas courtroom, deion sanders' estranged wife has been ordered to stay away from the couple's home near dallas. the judge's order stems from a scuffle between the pair last month. deion sanders has been given temporary custody of the children. late last night, the former nfl star tweeted, god so so good, don't ever doubt him. >>> evangelista and the billionaire father have reached a settlement. details will be presented to a family judge in new york today. evangelista was asking for 46,000 bucks a month in child support from francois-henri pinault. the fr

afternoon thunderstorms, 84 in atlanta. strong afternoon storms in st. louis, 95 degrees. 74 in denver. cloudy in seattle, 61 degrees. >>> the scandal over leaked documents at vatican keeps growing. the president of the vatican bank has been fired and now the pope's personal butler is under arrest. allen pizzey reports. >> reporter: the butler did it -- or did he? a few days ago the man in the front seat of the pope mobile was serving benedict his meals, helping him dress in the morning. today papal butler is in detention in vatican, accused of illegal possession of secret documents inspect. a scandal, confidential document aalleging cronyism and misrepresentation, along with personal letters to the pope again appearing in the italian media in january. as the highest ranking nonclergyman in the papal household, the butler is privy to the most intimate corners inside vatican city. convicted of stealing and leaking the documents, he faces up to 30 years in jail. but many vatican watchers are already questioning why a man described as deeply religious, who

we go forward to december 2008, at atlanta finally stands up and there's a prohibition again? >> in one sentence, what's the question? >> the question is how do we prevent these kind of economically irresponsible duplication of capabilities and operations in the future? >> thank you for your question. it's a fascinating question. i think if i had an answer to the question, i'd solve a lot of problems within the european union. regarding the counterpiracy operations, it is very clear that the eu could not do it alone. what i was trying to say is that the uu is doing its part, trying to develop capabilities in order to take part in such operations. the eu as an international security actor is still an infant. it's still trying different possibilities, launching missions within specific frameworks, no large scale operation, no large scale mission. for the moment, the number of ships involved in atlanta, as you may know, is fairly limited, so we would not be able to do it alone. i think it's developing its capacity, developing its capabilities. in terms of trying to avoid the cost

in southwest atlanta. according to a captain with the atlanta fire department. so far nobody has been reported injured. tyler perry is an actor and movie mogul, named by "forbes" magazine as the highest paid man in entertainment last year. >> also following breaking news in the capital of afghanistan. the u.s. embassy is in the midst of a duck and cover. after several explosions and a shooting in kabul. afghan official reports three explosions just hours after president obama left that country. the president made the secret trip to mark one year since the killing of osama bin laden. and a new path forward for u.s. troops in that area. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama spoke to america from the base in afghanistan where a year ago today, s.e.a.l. team 6 took off to kill osama bin laden on the president's orders. >> the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. >> reporter: he met with u.s. troops and gave them credit. along with his aggressive drone campaign for killing 20 of bin laden's top 3

james connelly is the mixologist at the w hotel here in atlanta.bout that. >> it's the preaknesses answer to the mint julep of the kentucky derby. it consists of rye whiskey, vodka, sour juice. i've got these already in the shaker. you want to give it a good shake and then just fill up a collins glass with regular ice. it has the name because of the state flower of maryland, which is the black-eyed susan. that's what they cover the horse in after they win the race. >> is it as good as the mint julep? >> it's very interesting. >> that's either a yes or a no. >> it's not quite as much of a classic but it is a very delicious drink at the same time. >> i'll try that on the commercial break. >>> still ahead on "starting point," the fat police or the fun police. more schools are saying keep those homemade cupcakes at home. >>> plus the father who wired his son to expose bullying teachers is making a new threat. listen. >> any time i feel the district is not following through in a responsible manner, then i reserve the right to release further information