this is part of what makes boulder, boulder.n the city below, land and space is prompting concerns. more and more, denser and denser. slide toward being a rich, white town. >> it does not feel like a real city anymore. boulder was a hippy destination in the 1960's. more recently, it has been a business group. that has changed things. boulder is one of the worst u.s. cities for income inequality. as its popularity grows, it can't really physically grow. boulder,he land around the city has purchased to keep preserved. it is called open space, about 45,000 acres. >> that, combined with the desirability, created a housing for very low income and housing resulting form market forces, the middle has hollowed out. feeling thatn is squeeze. she is a nurse and has been able to stay in boulder because of her subsidized housing. she will lose that help if her salary goes up any further. gotten to this point where my head is above the water line. if i were to have to then leave boulder, or into the market rate, once again the water line wou

this is part of what makes boulder, boulder.e city below, land and space, it's prompting concern. >> more, more, more. denser, denser, denser. >> in some ways, it doesn't feel like a real city anymore. how do we keep your janitors, your plumbers, people like that in the city so that we are a diverse community? >> reporter: boulder was a hippie destination in the 1960s. more recently, it's been a tech and business surge taking place, and that's changed things. boulder is now one of the worst u.s. cities for income inequality. as boulder's popularity grows, it can't really physically grow. this is the land around boulder the city has purchased over the years to keep preserves. it's called open space. about 45,000 acres at this point. >> that combined with the desirability of living in boulder created housing for very low-income, and we have housing that's resulting for market forces at the very high level, but the middle is hollowed out. >> reporter: cecily is feeling that middle class squeeze. she's a nurse and she's been able to

i would say the boulder community has really been accepting. a huge number of people came out for our first town hall, which we had just a couple days ago. and they offered up a ton of story ideas that we've already started digging into. we're going to be running our first story online today and on television tomorrow, and beyond that, we're already digging into about two more stories. some of these stories range from things such as attacks on the homeless population in downtown boulder, to development issues, which have to do with population growth caps that are happening here in boulder. the population hasn't grown more than 1% per year since the 1970s, and the city wants it that way, so we're looking into that. beyond that, we're looking into the floods that have been happening in the region, or that happened in the region about a year ago today. >> very briefly, i know it's nothing to do with the fact that marijuana was legalized in colorado, but why are you starting there in boulder? >> boulder's a really interesting community. it sits in

. >> we had a condo in boulder, colorado, called the spanish towers.s great, because sid was going to school there so he could live there all through his college days. >> sam moved in the summer of 1983. >> he needed a roommate so i filled in for the summer. got to hang out and get to know shauna a little bit better, his girlfriend. >> that summer, we still needed a good candidate for a third roommate. >> thayne smika was the new person in our lives, so we didn't know him very well. he was from akron, eastern colorado, graduated from csu. we knew he had some things going on for him. thayne took the main room downstairs and i had the bedroom upstairs. >> they felt that he was a good candidate for a roommate. they found after he did move in that he was not very sociable, and i think he was having trouble coming up with the rent money. >> on the afternoon of august 1st, 1983, at about 12:26 in the afternoon, the boulder police communications center got a report of a man not breathing. >> it looks like -- it looks like my little brother's laying here dead.

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boulders are being brought in, blocking some access to the camp.ng. janine de la vega joining us live from san jose to show us what it looks like out there and also how the homeless are reacting. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. we're right across the street from the happy hol yopark. we're in the dirt lot across the street. you can see behind me. city workers just showed up in the last ten minutes or so and they are going to be hauling those boulders that you see back there in the background. it looks like he's about to pick one of those up. we have been told they weigh about a thousand pounds. i want to call your attention across the dirt lot over here to where they are going to place the boulders. they are gonna line them here. they are gonna use them as a barrier and then along the border, they have also erected some metal poles and they will eventually turn that area that you see over there into a gate and that worries those who live here. here's some pictures sent into us from a viewer showing the boulders being hauled in earl

. >> a hiker killed by a boulder yesterday. he was climbing rocks when a boulder fell, crushing him. he was with his brother at the time. and rescue crews were back in the area today coming to the aid of another hiker who was rushed off to the hospital with a leg injury. d.c. police are now enforcing stricter littering laws. they have larger fines. this expanded to the entire city today. it had been the effect in southeast washington for the past month. spaces,g on public waterways, or private property carries a $75 fine, and failing to collect it after being cited carries an additional fine of up to $250. >> today, news about a labor day street festival. it was at the herndon municipal center, where they had live music, a show, demonstrations, and some offerings from local wineries and microbreweries. were probably the most popular items. >> and in the heat. the microbrewery. the middlejust like of july. >> yes. >> 95 degrees. that is our high today. >> one more day, and then we have a little bit of a break. it down to will ta

. >> a young man hiking had a boulder fall on him. he was with his 14-year-old brother when he started climbing rocks, and that hiker has been identified. had torstand the crews make a rescue once again today, as well? whats, that is exactly happened. these rescue crews barely had time to dry out from yesterday before being called back out. they were heading down this trail about 300 yards down to the water, for a decidedly different scenario. this time, it was a hiker who was airlifted to safety. this is sadly not the kind of outcome they saw yesterday. days,e second time in two montgomery county crews head down the trail of the cnn national park. at this time,dual standby. >> and drop into the water, ranking the engines and speeding out to help a hiker in need. that0 yards north of location. >> the search-and-rescue was amped up by a tragedy on the trail that is still fresh in everyone's minds. was out with hiker his 14-year-old brother 24 hours ago when he was crushed by a boulder, killed as they climbed rocks. >> we were able to g

this year, we went to boulder, colorado.were in boulder, colorado and we decided it would be really fun, since we have known each other since college, we should play street hockey. so, we went to a sports authority. we got a bunch of little hockey sticks and hockey nets and we played street hockey on a suburban street. so, we're talking like the kind of hockey where you, when a car came, you would have to go "car," and take the net -- [ laughter ] and clear the street. and for the people who drove by, there was this really nice moment where you could tell, like people in suburbia they'd be like, "oh. this is so great. look at these kids playing hockey." and then they drive by and see it was 40-year-old men and -- they were appalled. [ laughter ] it would be as if seeing an old man at a lemonade stand. where you would think, what has gone wrong in his life for him to be doing this? that's what they felt about us. we were -- uh, we were 40-year-old men having the time of our lives playing street hockey. i, i felt -- and i made

when san jose announced last year it would set up boulders and a gate at the top of the jungle, some thought it was the start of a city shut down, so when the boulders arrived, keith got worried. >> they're going to stop the churches from coming in here, trying to starve us out. >> reporter: the ministry delivers supplies to the jungle and is part of the meeting going on inside city hall. >> it sends the wrong message. because the people on the street think they're going to try to separate churches like ours that are a lifeline. also it sends the message that we're isolating the homeless off to themselves. >> reporter: while they won't say what decisions have been made about the jungle, officials wanted to reassure people. >> we're not trying to impede access or keep them from doing the good work they're doing. we want to make sure this is a coordinated effort where we're all working together for the greater good. >> reporter: despite assurances, some homeless advocates are still skeptical and will be watching the boulders as they get set up over the next few weeks. >>> more details

on u.s. 64. >> originally we were just going to try to get pictures of a boulder in the road. we didn't know how big. we didn't know if there were any cars trapped underneath. >> when reporter bill mitchell arrives the road is closed to traffic and the tennessee department of transportation, better none as tdot, is using a giant hydraulic hammer to break up the enormous rock. >> it was huge. it was massive. it covered up an entire lane of the road. they were hitting this thing with all they had, and it was not cracking. you can see little splitters of rock fly up through the air. as far as breaking that thing apart, it wasn't going anywhere. >> the 24-mile two-lane highway goes through a narrow pass called the gorge and is flanked by little frog mountain on the one side and the ocoee river on the other. the trip through the ocoee gorge normally takes 20 minutes, but with the road closed, the detour around the mountain adds more than two hours to the commute. >> there's a tremendous amount of pressure to get the road open. but you have to do it and do it safely. >> steve jones,

when you look at boulder, boulder is still sort of in development some of their larger brands. maybe earth balance is cross category. but clearly, it's a -- there is no -- there is no logical next one. annie's was always the one that everybody pointed to being the -- being a singular brand at this company. >> and that's primarily because the stock has been under some pressure recently? >> well, yeah. but also because, you know, they -- it's hard to find a brand, a singular brand, not a portfolio of brands, but that have cross category appeal. and leverage. and the other thing that annie's has that others don't is annie's is what they call a light model where the manufacturing is largely outsourced. a purchaser of annie's has the ability to improve margins perhaps by bringing manufacturing in house. >> all right, mitch, great to have you with us. thanks for phoning in. appreciate it. >> yep. >> mitch pinheiro. some of the related stocks, boulder brands is one we've had recently. that is sharply higher and hain celestial another one that is often mentioned as an acquirerer, but i

was the staging area along the potomac river to rescue a rock climber who was trapped under a huge boulder on offutt island. the rescue operation was suspended. the rock climber died of his injuries before he could be freed. >> our crews had to seek shelter. we protected the victim. eight rescue technicians remained on scene. >> reporter: the weather was a major obstacle for rescuers who had to reach the victim by boat. they couldn't explain how he got trapped or how he died. >> he may have been climbing rocks with other people. there may have been some shifting of the rocks, maybe debris, rocks, boulders, whatever, may have fallen on top of him or near him and may have shifted. >> reporter: the weather also caused scattered damage. there were lines down, cables knocked out and power crews have been working to get the lights turned back on for more than 2,000 customers. a tree fell right in front of a man who was driving a jeep. fortunately, there were no injuries. over on burning tree road in bethesda, this huge tree fell across a driveway and into a road. fortunately, it's away from the

looks like two big boulders in there.ne of my most disarming bloopers ever. >> that's because it's so-- >> oh. uh-oh. today's "countdown" is armed and ready for action, and it's starting right now. >> you take this rope and put on his mouth. on the top jaw.

when san jose announced last year it would set up boulders and a gate at the top of the jungle, somehought it was the start of a city shut down, so when the boulders arrived, keith got worried. >> they're going to stop the churches from coming in here, trying to starve us out. >> reporter: the ministry delivers supplies to the jungle and is part of the meeting going on inside city hall. >> it sends the wrong message. because the peo

. >>> a woman is recovering after a 100 boulder landed on top of her and trapped her for eight hours.midstock was hiking in idaho, she tried to get out of the way but the boulder hit her in the head. >> a brief moment from the initial strike and the second role and i tried to scramble out of the way, i was a little bit delirious from the first impact. >> the boulder pinned her foot rendering her unable to move. her hiking partner was a trained emt and called 911. midstock is now nursing a broken [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. join

, what we see here is a completely disorganized mixture of clay and silt and sand and stones and boulders that have all been churned and rubbed together due to glacial action. so, if you look underneath any active glacier you see this bed of muck that's full of stones and boulders and whatnot that's getting dragged along by the flowing ice overtop and it's a very distinctive kind of deposit. it looks like it just got dumped out of a cement mixer okay, and that indicates that there were no waves or currents involved in the deposition of this material. this is something that was just churning everything together and the only process of transport that operates in that way is transport beneath a flowing glacier. narrator: in addition to indicating the presence of glaciers the rocks can also reveal when those glaciers started to recede and the planet started getting warmer. this is shown by laminations or layers. so, what i'm looking for here is a layer of stratified material. okay, so, this is massive till. it's somewhat churned-up. this is still pretty massive and it's massive up there. but,

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also difficult to understand how humans could stack these boulders in place.stones sitting on top appear to have been crafted by human hands. the bottom boulder alone would weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. >> if you look right here you'll notice that this is shimmed to make it level. this bottom rock is milled flat. it's not natural. it's milled flat. and to get this level, to get the elevation they wanted they had to shim it, which is amazing. >> somebody had it in his head the technology, the astronomical physics of this planet to be able to come out here and say, "okay, let's move these things around so this does this particular thing. i want to make a clock out of this." >> so at noon every day, doesn't matter if it's summer, spring, winter, this channel will illuminate at noon. it looks like we have a couple minutes to go. it starts to illuminate, you know, 10 minutes, 12 minutes before, then as the sun passes this way it's in that channel. >> and lo and behold, 10 or 12 minutes later, the sun passes through the channel. the connection that this could repre

at issue here are these boulders that were delivered here yesterday within the next week. the city wants to install these along with the gates to keep vehicles out of this lot. the city says its main goal is to prevent illegal dumping and crime in this lot. the people who live in the jungle are upset because by closing the parking lot, they'll be cut off fireman aid from churches and other groups who come here to feed, cloth, and care for them. >> they are going to put the boulders across the to stop the churches from coming in here. that's what they're doing. >> it sends the wrong message. people think they're going to separate churches like ours that are a lifeline from the people. >> reporter: after a meeting last night between the city and momentumless advocates, the city of san jose agreed to leave that gate unlocked after its installed next week to allow access for aid groups. now this is a temporary agreement, the city said in the past said it would like to lock that gate and give the keys to legitimate aid groups who coordinate with the city. there's another meetin

the small plane was flying just outside boulder when it came down. witnesses say it was flying low and began sputtering before it hit the ground. one woman snapped these pictures. she's turned them over to help with the investigation. >>> 17 after the hour. today is the last day gamblers will get to place their bets at the revel casino in atlantic casino. hotel operations shut down at 11: 11:00 this morning. gambling ends tomorrow. it cost horn $2 billion on build and only stayed open for about two year. experts say business decisions like a smoking ban and lack of loyalty programs hampered success. and this morning show boat shut its doors yesterday afternoon after 27 years this business. between show boat and revel, more than 5,000 people are now out of jobs, another 1,000 workers will be laid off when the trump plaza casino closes on september 16th. the state of new jersey working to help laid off workers find new jobs. >>> plants might start showing up on your desk this week. a new study says greenery in the work lays can increase row du producti

the large boulders delivered here yesterday. they will be installing them to keep vehicles out. they will also put in a gate with a lock on it. now the city says it's to prevent illegal dumping. now the people who live in the jungle, they're upset if you close the parking lot they say you cut off aid from church groups and other nonprofits who come by here weekly to care for the people. >> we're not trying to block people from doing the good work, we're just trying to make sure that this is a coordinated action where we're all working together for the greater good. >> reporter: again the goal of the city is to prevent illegal dumps and other crimes in this parking lot. that's why they want to shut it down to traffic. last night after a meeting, the city agreed to leave the gate unlocked after its installed next week to allow access for aid groups. now again, this is a temporary arrangement. the city said in the past they would like to lock that gate and give keys to legitimate aid groups who coordinate with the city. ultimately, they'd like to find a permanent solution. we spoke

the city started placing boulders and plans to put a gate to act as a barrier. it wants to prevent illegal activity like dumping. hundreds of homeless people live in the area. the plan is drawing criticism from people who live in the encampment and from advocates who feed the homeless. >> a van that comes every tuesday it help the people who are homeless. there are resources that come here and help feed the homeless. >> the city says it will continue a allow outreach workers into the area to help those in need. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> president obama expected to speak at any moment laying out his strategies to deal with islamic state of iraq and syria. this is a live look at the podium at the white house. >> we have received a look at some of his speech. he will announce air strike and to degrade and destroy the militants. good evening. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the group islamic state of iraq and syria has one goal to establish an islamic state across the re

the mother trapped under a 2500-pound boulder. pinned face down for nine hours. but when rescuers arrived, why they got stuck too. how they finally made it out alive. >>> oh, just five weeks old and looking for a mommy. the baby gorilla being raised by humans right now, going on a one of a kind air lift on a private plane. and we're there every step of the way. is this the gorilla who's about to say, "we are family"? >>> and we do say good morning, america. and, yes, i am going, oh, it's a sweet little face. a face only a mama could love. but the mama rejected kamina. that's the little gorilla's name. she's on a journey to find a new family and we can't wait to share more on that ahead. but first we have news to get to. >>> a lot of news to get to. abc news has learned of new air strikes against isis overnight. warning that everyone needs to be on alert for retaliation from isis sympathizers here in the u.s. abc's brian ross has the very latest. >> good morning, george. with the new air strikes on isis overnight, u.s. officials are warning of possible retaliation

the boulder hit her on her head and foot, trapping her.er hiking partner is a trained paramedic and called for help. >> that was a relief. i felt like i was going to be taken care of. >> it took nearly nine hours before the search and rescue team hiked their way up. and because she had a broken foot they had to wait several more hours until daylight for the rescue chopper to arrive. she's battered and bruised but is expected to make a full recovery. >> i can't believe her head. >> that had to be a glancing blow, but she's so fortunate. >> so lucky. >> thank you. coming up on al jazeera america hundreds of students protesting against new history standards. we'll find out what had them so fired up. >>> also storms on the east coast. the drought in the west. jake ward has a look at the safest and most dangerous places to live in the united states as climate change takes hold. >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> president obama obama brought the shooting of a teenager and the protests that followed in ferguson, missouri

they drive over boulders the size of a volkswagen beatle. it's not easy to do.he beast will find a match when it comes to nature. of course, the buddies come out, roll the truck back over. they just try to make it harder. apparently, let's spray water to make it extra slippery. they are doing the best to get up. >> spoiled again by a puddle. >> the engine smokes, backs up, and, oh, the brakes are not working, oh! >> oh. >> oh, no! >> yeah. >> and in effort to save the engine, he ruined the entire truck. >> i love how the guy is still in the water. maybe we should put the fire out? >> this is from red fort, all kinds of interests, features mike, and what happened is he put got hands on a gopro, but he's going to have his own. bringing it in, just over the head of the two guys, very close, but he's feeling cocky. going to get closer this time. >> oh, she really took him out! >> he was holding a camera, and we got the first view. >> came in quickly. there was a bang, but the best part about it, this boils it down. the gopro is beaten up, but survived. >> i forgot t

these guys are riding oef boulders the size of a volkswagen beatle. of course, is -- the black beast sometimes finds it meets its match when it comes to nare. >> his bdi come out truck back they can spray water and get extra slippy. the black beast is doing their best to track it up. >> foiled again by a puddle. >> the engine starts to smoke, and they think, okay, i don't want to break the engine. back it up. the brakes don't quite work. >> please stop breaking up. >> oh, no. >> and then he ruined the entire truck. >> yeah. let other guys -- maybe you can put the fire out. 6. >>> may day, may day, may day. >> trouble in the air. >> see how an emergency landing has them headed for danger. sfwroo and how to peel a kiwi is one swift swipe. >> are you kidding me? are you kidding me? >>> closed captioning provided by -- totogood thing she used news b . act braces care mouthwash. it's designed to help clean around braces, frfreseshehen , anand d prp whwhitite e. act braces care.e. smsmilile e ststror. >> talk about being able to be calm, cool, collected whe

dangerous boulders lined their path, and the hikers are not able to outpace the cloud.showering them in debris and darkness as the cameras are rolling. this morning, there are reports at least eight people have been injured, one seriously. and as many as 250 people could be stranded near the peak. it is the first time in seven years this volcano has been active. the plume so huge officials had to divert airplanes away from the region. and look at this photo. the ash turning everything into a black and white landscape. following the eruption, japan's meteorological agency raised it to 3 on a scale of 1 to 5, alerting people to stay away from the peak. and authorities are warning people below to stay as far away as possible. because debris can fall some two and a half miles away from the volcano site. the search and rescue continues. teams won't be able to see or do much until day break in japan. dan and paula. >> those photos were just stunning. >> incredible pictures. >>> a lot going on overnight. for that we turn to ron claiborne. and mr. ron claiborne. >> right, you h

congress responded in 1928, passed the boulder canyon project act, authorizing construction of hoovercontrol and regulate the colorado river. and the all american canal system to deliver water to farmlands on the lower river. in 1930, president herbert hoover for whom the dam is named signed the appropriation bill to begin construction. under a contract awarded in march 1931 to six companies incorporated a combine of six major construction firms, men and machines went to work to build this dam of unprecedented size. this modern civil engineering wonder, reclamation engineers rushed to completion specifications and design drawings. crews at the dam site completed their surveys and investigations. the thunder of man's determination to conquer the colorado resevere berated between the sheer cliffs of black canyon as construction got under way. the first major task was to divert the river around the dam site. to do this four tunnels two on each side were drilled through the canyon walls. each 56 feet in diameter they averaged 4,000 feet in length. drill holes were packed with dynamite and

you can see all those rocks, those lava boulders coming down that chute. sounds like thunder, fireworks, an airplane taking off, all at once. that is a fireworks display that only mother nature can do. >> the ones that you feel before you hear, those are the ones that you think, god, i hope, you know that they're happy with us. >> reporter: as the night wears on, brad's pursuit of the shot borders on obsession. >> i think i've got everything i need, but you always want one more. done. good time. i've done it now. >> reporter: but was it worth the risk? especially for molly? you're talking about a place that is unpredictable. there are no guarantees. if things go wrong, they would go very wrong and you're taking your daughter to those places. >> i think the journey is almost more of a risk. crossing a road, jumping in the car -- >> reporter: i don't know people will buy that. >> to me, she's the most valuable thing in the world. i wouldn't want to put her in a place where i'm not comfortable being. she also balances me out. by having her with me, i don't pu

the park is now is home to massive boulders and numerous caves. it's also where condors make their home. and where captive bred condors are released into the wild. >>> the stock market crashed. how did the bay area get through the great depression. >>> a visit to fdrs floating white house which is now anchor at jack london square. blood pressure >>> today we're looking back at the roosevelts. teddy roosevelt served four terms. mackenzie looks at what roosevelt's new deal accomplished in america. >> reporter: a great depression had cast a chilling shadow across the land. a stock market crash, a series of violent strikes, collapsing farm prices and a generally stalled economy had thrown millions of americans out of work. >> i think it was about the worse catastrophe i've ever seen in my life. that includes two stints of war that i was in. you just couldn't find anything to do. >> we kids would go out and we would just be looking for a job. >> reporter: men who were turned down for jobs over and over began to feel there was something wrong with them.

a hiker is dead after he was found trapped under a huge boulder. it happened on offutt island.nty rescue crews tried to help, but the storms proved to be a major obstacle. >> our crews had to seek shelter. we protected the victim. eight rescue technicians remained on the scene you including paramedics while others sought shelter. >> investigators are still trying to figure out how he got trapped. >>> police in anne arundel county are hoping someone comes forward with information as they try to solve a murder at a popeye's restaurant. it happened at the store on ritchie highway. the victim's name is luzviminda monreal. she worked the night shift on saturday. the popeye's manager found the body in the store being a room. she had significant injuries. but they don't have a moistutivr the murder. >>> a building has collapsed and rescuers are still trying to find anybody who survived. french officials say the good ploes was li explosion was likely caused by a gas leak. emergency workers did imagine to pull ten people out of the rubble, all seriously hurt. >>> i'm molette green at th

. >> reporter: these pictures show crews dropping off giant boulders on september 3rd. yesterday, city workers started lining them up in the parking lot next to storrey road and installing a gate. nonprofits and churches will be allowed gate access as long as they're working with the city. >> educate the people down here where they can get other resources, where they can find housing, where they can find, you know, places to where they can get jobs. we have a job training program that they can come enlist in. just to help them get back on their feet and off the street. >> reporter: regulatory agencies are putting pressure on the city to solve the pollution problem on coyote creek which runs right through the jungle. the city's goal is to have all 200 plus residents in a stable living situation by the end of the year. which will also allow workers in to clean up the area before the rainy season. the city says since 2013, it has housed 80 people living at the site and 60 more people have housing vouchers. the big problem, though, is finding a place to use those vouchers.

congress responded in 1928, passed the boulder canyon project act, authorizing construction of hooverands on the lower river. in 1930, president herbert hoover for whom the dam is named signed the appropriation bill to begin construction. under a contract awarded in march 1931 to six companies incorporated a combine of six major construction firms, men and machines went to work to build this dam of unprecedented size. this modern civil engineering wonder, reclamation engineers rushed to completion specifications and design drawings. crews at the dam site completed their surveys and investigations. the thunder of man's determination to conquer the colorado reverberated between the sheer cliffs of black canyon as construction got under way. the first major task was to divert the river around the dam site. to do this four tunnels two on each side were drilled through the canyon walls. each 56 feet in diameter they averaged 4,000 feet in length. drill holes were packed with dynamite and blasted. after each explosion, shovels and trucks entered the tunnels, mucked off the shattered rock an

from the very first battle of boulder, i thought the confederates won and the north lost through the union lost. a major battle, the confederates would win into new mexico took over arizona. is that the colorado river. the next point was the port of los angeles. if you're mixed race latino, this is very bad news. and then it gets worse. love the confederates. and a rope on issues to support the confederate dollar. he was very open and said very open to the teeth with the confederate. mexico has 1500-mile border with the confederacy. the united states is trying to block the confederacy. the confederate defense ministers to mexico asking if you would allow them to let the munitions through. what are you guys fighting for a quick slavery and quick slavery by supremacy is quite similar to help you guys? no, i'm not. dtmf debt that had been incurred by a previous administration, he was going to go into mexico, get rid of the democratically elected president, abolish the constitution that guarantees against slavery rights of privacy and stall a monarch who would be very friendly with the c

boulder is a progressive paradise. the edge of the rockies.ut that doesn't mean there's no trouble in paradise. it's got income inequality, homelessness, a lack of diversity, and we'll tell you more as we get going. we want to talk to you a bit about what stories we want. >> how people have died. >> here, it's such a nonissue. >> you can't build into the open space. it was a very intentional creation. >> we hosted our first ever town hall meeting, which was fantastic. we heard brilliant stories in the region. on one of those was that it is the one-year anniversary of the floods in this region, and so i think we need to act accordingly and follow that one up. but stay tuned. more is coming. >> yes, more from matt and benjamin in colorado throughout the day here on bbc world news. find out more about their pop-up project on the website, and you can read the team's blog as well from behind the scenes, all their fun on the road. let me just remind you of our top story. that report on mh17 saying the plane that went down in ukrainian rebel territor

. >>> a hiker is dead this morning after he was found trapped under a huge boulder in montgomery county. that hiker was on offutt island. county rescue crews tried to help the man, but the storms were an obstacle. >> our crews had to seek shelter. we protected the victim, eight remained on the scene while others sought shelter. >> investigators are still trying to figure out how he got trapped. >>> d.c. police want your help to find whoever was behind a murder this weekend. they are offering as much as $25,000. someone shot willard shelton of alexandria sunday morning on pomeroy road southeast off of stanton road. right now there is no information on a suspect. if you have any information call d.c. police. >>> and i'm following a developing story out of el paso, texas. two teens fell more than 12 feet from an amusement park ride. take a look at the he picture we just got off twitter. the teens are in serious condition this morning. this accident happened just after 10:00 last night. as you can see, there is a firefighter there that rescued another person who was stranded. we are working

. >> these pictures show crews dropping boulder and yesterday they were lined up and a gate installed. churches and organizations and nonprofits will be allowed access if they are working with the city. >> educate people where they can get resources and housing and where they can find places to where they can get jobs. you know, we have a job training program that they can come in anden list in and get them off the feet and off the street. >> the pollution problem is being pressured to be resolved that is in coyote creek, they are trying to get all the people living in a stable living condition by the end of the year, which will a allow the city to get if and clean up the pollution problem. they have 60 more people with housing vouchers, but the problem is finding the places to use the vouchers. >> i think there's enough vouchers, but not enough housing. i could write you a piece of paper that said it's worth $1 million, but if you cannot use it, what is it worth? >> all right, matt, thank you. and new this morning. the napa can county sheriff's office is reporting the first earthquak