i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in college as well. >> i never got involved in supporting a candidate. i never thought a candidate was someone that i would support. then when tom ammiano ran against willie brown, i got inspired. i thought, someone with integrity and honesty, if they can run for mayor, maybe i can be somebody who represents what is true about our people. that is what inspired me to run and be a candidate. one thing this year that i really tackling, and i expect to for a long time, looking at me and how it operates in my district. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot if transit is not very well thought out in places away from downtown. my district is where we need to create better options. all the way down to randall street, there is no accessible boarding areas for the church. the

as far as central america goes, certainly central america has gotten a lot of weapons. it would be no surprise hit a good number of those wound up in mexico. there was an ap story that senator grassley referred to in the letter from 2009. it recounted of visit to a bolt in mexico city where there were 300,000 tons or some amazing number. these were all captured weapons. and certainly a percentage of them are going to come from central america or corruption between military officers selling their weapons and that kind of thing. the totality of weapons in mexico and the relevance of that figure to the discussion of u.s. funds going to mexico is really a key piece of this debate. it has not played out yet. one thing i would observe is that mexico is awash in weapons and has been so since pancho villa. before that even. one of my favorite movies is "treasure of the sierra madre, calls " filmed in 1948. it depicts an american down and out in mexico in 1926. there is a famous scene where the americans digging for gold are surrounded by bandits on all sides. what to the bandit

we will keep an eye on it but the moisture comes right out of central america, right out of the tropics, straight up the coast, and this will be affected florida, they need it, and some of this will be fed by winds kind of channelling everything northward, a cold front to boot a bill extra feature coming in tomorrow. the bottom line is it will be hot and humid the next couple of days. not everywhere, not every minute, but because of the increasing moisture in the air any of these storms can release torrential downpours and we will talk more about that tomorrow. for the morning a monday start 72 the temperature 87 at midday with isolated storms. storms likely tomorrow night, a high to 93 degrees. friday and friday night a chance of storms. pleasant on saturday. lower humidity. still dry on sunday. then the heat and humidity start again on monday and tuesday with more chances of storms on tuesday. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers moving you forward. >> the cubs tonight. >> nothing is stopping them. the weather cannot, and their style of play. phenome

plenty of showers effecting central america again. we've got this high pressure system bringing this mexican monsoon, also the southwest monsoon effecting the u.s. here. over towards the north, we've got this long frontal system on the midwest looking at widespread thunderstorms, rain. anywhere along here could experience severe thunderstorms across wyoming, south dakota, even in west virginia as well. the front of the storm is steadily moving into eastern quebec. here it's looking quite severe. and down in the florida peninsula looking fairly unsettled as well. temperaturewise, it stays hot in the southwestern corner again. 36 in houston. then coming in at 34 degrees in atlanta. as for europe, a high pressure system covering the british isles. good spells of sunshine there. there will be showers occurring from time to time. nothing severe. we will see rain developing in western europe, western france, northern spain on tuesday scattered of showers scandanavia. it's going to be moving into finland on tuesday. that will be welcomed. be

religion is not a blank check to inflict harm upon your children the vast majority of the world central america south america new zealand australia most of europe the practice is virtually unheard of some have taken it a step further matthew hass the author of the bill is also the creator of the comic for skin man a superhero that saves babies from the evil doctors and parents trying to circumcise them this comic book has some of the most disgusting vial anti-semitic images that appear to be lifted out of nazi era propaganda the idea they you know force in man is an area i'm looking superhero and he's going to come and save babies from the evil jewish you know blood thirsty rabbi is disgusting the debate over circumcision has polarized this city with people taking sides on both religious and personal grounds who won't come to a head here at san francisco civil court where a judge will decide whether or not the issue will be left up to voters some of whom say they'll vote to leave things as they are if you make a law about it that's you know i think a lot of people a there's a lot of history the

plenty of showers affecting central america. again, we've got this very big high pressure system bringing this mexican monsoon. also the southwest monsoon affecting the u.s. here. over towards the north we've got this very long frontal system stretching across the midwest, looking at widespread thunderstorms, rain, anywhere along here could experience a couple of thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms, that is, across wyoming, south dakota, even down in west virginia as well. the center of the storm is steadily moving into eastern quebec. here it's looking quite severe. eastern quebec, maine as well. down in the frida peninsula, looking fairly unsettled as well. temperature-wise it stays hot in the southeastern corner again. 40 in wichita. 36 in houston. coming in at 34 in atlanta. as for europe, high pressure system covering the british isles. we've got good spells of sunshine. there will be showers occurring from time to time. nothing too severe. we will start to see some heavy rain developing in western europe, western france, n

waves through central america and the latin american world of music. this is facundo cabral, 74 years old, from argentina. arguably one of latin america's most popular folk singers. he is dead today. the car he was riding in was riddled with bullets by gunmen in guatemala city yesterday. a crime not only extraordinary for its violence but for the list of questions it now raises. ralitsa vassileva is here now. he is hugely popular. no one can understand why or how he would be a target. >> absolutely. and while they're still investigating the president of guatemala is pointing the finger at organized crime, saying this is a very well orchestrated attack on his car. it seems though even though they're still investigating, that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. the intended target appears to be, according to guatemala's interior minister, the guy who was driving the car, his concert promoter, a businessman. he appears to have been the target. at the last moment he decides not to take the the shuttle to the airport but ride with him. >> thinking t

animal traffickers take anything from macaws to monkeys, from the rain forests of central america, andl them to the highest bidder at dozens of auctions held across the united states. they often become victims of abuse and neglect. caged, chained, tranquilized, or sometimes beaten into submission. i'm a certified jungle woman! woo! those who are lucky enough to be rescued are given to carol cruise. you've got bite marks all over here. you've got the scars to prove what you do. >> these are the banls of courage that i wear. >> do visitors ever get chomped by monkeys? >> on occasion if they don't do what i tell them to do. >> reporter: 15 years ago, she sold everything she had, packed her bags and left san francisco and moved to costa rica. >> got a cookie wookie. cruz runs the sanctuary which is a wildlife rescue center that borders a national park. what makes her rescue center unique, it's the only one i've ever seen where the people live in cages and animals roam free, but freedom means the crew and i are at the mercy of the monkeys. meet sweetie. when she was just 4 days old, poacher

, some people seem to think that actually are coming from central america.o you think that many of them are? >> some do, yes, especially with some groups, surgeon cartels have more of a tendency to acquire the firearms in central america or south america. possibly even from the guerrilla groups. however, the other cartels, the ones that i am familiar with most of them are u.s. source of firearms. >> you think the united states is the main source of these weapons? connect yes, sir, i do. >> thank the gentleman. the gentleman from utah, for five minutes. >> thank you. agent newell, when did you first become aware of and in his bid for me even suspect that these firearms in the program were being transported or transferred into mexico? >> i think we started getting the first traces i want to say i believe sometime november of 2009. >> so in november of the line, you believe they were being transferred or transported into mexico. did that cause you any concern? >> yes, sir, it always does. >> using the program continued on, knowing full well that they were going

today diplomats work on distant continents when they work in latin america and south and central america in the caribbean as well as in the specific region the process is underway and the main thing. is that there are friendly nations out there and there is an understanding that a president is a sovereign term a critic states recently a strong argument there are also many powerful forces that are trying to hinder this process well that's the political environment that will be changing as it cannot say the same for a of course in the end of the day a recognition of a cause it will depend on the progress we make and another message to the world that i'm sure that our message will be saying that because there is an open democratic and friendly state. that's the kind of country we're building. you mentioned powerful forces that stand in a way on the global diplomatic arena i want are those forces is the united states or europe or georgia. well they have been well known cases when for example belarus was ready to recognize across but then it faced pressure from the european union and the unit

. >> i tell people if he were born in north, south, or central america, you are a native american. the goal is this that i have. we all own history. if we don't own -- indian history is in your history. if you claim to be a native, which you are by birthright, then the history of the indian world is also your history. >> thank you for that. let's sneak away. we are going to take a break, and will be back with andy galvin. a mission project is something he cannot suspect. when it's time for lunch, a sandwich is a quick and easy choice. and with the right ingredients, it can be good and good for you. so i'm here today to see who can build the ultimate sandwich. all right, when the time is up, our judges will give you their scores. ready. set. go! okay, jason starts out with the multigrain roll. ooh. alyson's stuffing her pita with, yes, spinach! a great source of iron. jason isn't skimping on the protein, adding plenty of smoked turkey. looks like alyson's putting the finishing touches with crispy red bell peppers for a dose of vitamin a. (buzzer blares) time! (bells ding) it looks l

showers and thunderstorms are widespread in the area, all the way through central america and up along west coast of mexico as well. also moisture continues to move up toward the southwest of the united states, in toward the rockies, too so pretty unsettled weather here. meanwhile, a low's going to drop out of the rockies and into the plain states, so rain is headed your way here, moving all the way into the mid mississippi valley. and then ahead of that right now looking at some thunderstorms developing in the deep south. also northeast areas too are pretty active today. could be looking at showers and thunderstorms tonight as well. as for highs on thursday, once again still very hot for the atlantic seaboard. 33 in new york, gets up to 32 in d.c. meanwhile, out west a little bit of a cooler picture. 21 in seattle and only 20 degrees in vancouver. and finally, a look at europe, and not much has changed here. we're still talking about this well-developed low sitting right over the british isles, slow-moving one so, the picture has just not changed these past few days. some more showers

already come out and said it's going to up its production in china as well as other areas of central america and europe. and just like canon which came out with its results just the other day, many japanese corporations are trying to buffer the effects of the strong yen against their bottom line. now today we are also going to see results from hitachi construction machinery, as well as industrial robotics giant fannic, both of which have exposure to china markets and also semiconductor equipmentmaker avantis. the u.s. debt talks issue seem to be driving the markets up for now. we'lsee how the earnings and economic data also play into markets later on. back to you in the studio. >> thanks for that, ramin. ramin mellegard from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> speaking of exchanges, the president of japan's two major equity markets -- >> translator: it's not wise for the japanese forces to compete for a larger share of business. >> the president of the osaka securities exchange is also eager for integration. >> translator: it's important to consolidate the markets as soon as possible amid ridly ch

in the course of 30 minutes, this path is going to take high above central america, across the gulf ofmexico, just going to be a little west of cuba as they do this. they will land at runway 15 at kennedy in florida. bill karins is with us. this is ideal weather right now. >> it's perfect. everything's going well. it's past kind of the critical point. as the shuttle comes in, it has to go through our atmosphere and that's the most dangerous part. that's when the heat tiles take the most abuse and i think it's past that point. it's now passing cuba and about to head over florida. then it will do a bunch of high-speed turns to lose some of its momentum as it approaches the runway. the sun's coming up, you couldn't ask for a more picturesque morning for the last shuttle landing ever. obviously the heat is the big story, yesterday oppressive heat across the country, that has now arrived on the east coast. you will feel it this morning in the humidity levels that are much higher than yesterday. we have heat warnings in orange that spread from tulsa, chicago, pittsburgh, all of ohio and righ

that i read that one to zahra oh first was marching across south america parts of south south or central america to conquer into the aztecs of the mayans when he finally showed up in the city of gold that most of the people there were dead from the flu that it had preceded him. that's close to it there were two. cases of what you're getting at one is that during cortez this conquest of the aztec empire in cortez of pack of the ass tech capital of tenet he. was thrown out and two thirds of his men were killed me retreated to the coast and looked like maybe was about me finish but at that moment he arrived to ship from cuba with a slave who had smallpox and smallpox spread to the aztec empire killed half of the aztecs including the current aztec emperor and the aztecs with more laws by this mysterious disease that killed our stomachs and scarcely killed spenders. smallpox also played a role in the conquest of the inc empire and four percent overall lived in the homeland of peru and ecuador within the decade before that smallpox spread over land from the aztecs into south america again through some

know the united fruit i believe was what originally when they moved in and they occupied those central america latin american countries and they got such a brand exposure to such toxic militarization of those economies in the slaughter of folks and killing of union members that they had to rebrand as chiquita were chiquita we kill less union organizers it's a kid a. union organization is going to be slaughtered well let's look at these videos to see what america might look like the next the next time the deficit ceiling is hit here's india's parliament you see a nice brawl there. let's turn to the punjab parliament. and then just for a little diversity here max we're going to turn to afghanistan and here's two women busting it out in the floor of the afghan parliament so i think this is the next step the tea party female moderates fling with michele bachmann and that other shiksa once again with the glasses of bachmann and sarah palin to get those two in the mud money rustling for votes so i vote for the ok let's move on to some serious stuff here looks talk about what is going on for the bana

one might add that organized crime poses similar threats in mexico and parts of central america.for the most part, elected autocrats have been able to concentrate power because they are popular. because they have rapport with poor voters who previously felt unrepresented. the legitimacy of these leaders ultimately derives from their achilles' heel. even as president chavez has restore the vigorous health in venezuela, the opposition has a good chance of winning next year's presidential election. victory in the ideological conflict of the past decade that i've referred to as the battle for latin america's sole as well, has gone to the democratic reformers such as brazil. that is because chavez has demonstrably failed. despite high oil prices, venezuela's economy has lagged others in south america in the past two years, and other countries are overhauling it and social indicators. it is symptomatic that peru's president-elect professes himself to be a sympathizer of are those policies. mr. chairman, the united states still enjoys a considerable influence in latin america. in my opi

area tend to vote largely republican whereas noncuban americans, those from mexico, those from central america, have tended to vote more democratic. >> analysts say nevada, new mexico and colorado don't belong to either party. in 2008, president obama took all three, but in 2004 it was president george w. bush. >> still ahead, president obama's feeling the heat, but it's not from the summer weather. and up next, norway's self confessed mass murderer tells the judge what he expects as punishment. rk. a living, breathing intelligence that's helpi drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ >> police in norway have reduced the death toll from friday's terror attacks to 76 instead of 93. the man who reportedly who has confessed to the crimes went before a judge today. correspondent greg burke reports. >> the suspect in the twin terror attacks last week in no

, some people seem to think that actually are coming from central america.u think that many of them are? >> some do, yes, especially with some groups, surgeon cartels have more of a tendency to acquire the firearms in central america or south america. possibly even from the guerrilla groups. however, the other cartels, the ones that i am familiar with most of them are u.s. source of firearms. >> you think the united states is the main source of these weapons? connect yes, sir, i do. >> thank the gentleman. the gentleman from utah, for five minutes. >> thank you. agent newell, when did you first become aware of and in his bid for me even suspect that these firearms in the program were being transported or transferred into mexico? >> i think we started getting the first traces i want to say i believe sometime november of 2009. >> so in november of the line, you believe they were being transferred or transported into mexico. did that cause you any concern? >> yes, sir, it always does. >> using the program continued on, knowing full well that they were going to

libya contrasts with other recent cases like lebanon, central america, somalia discussed on page 10 of my testimony. that the administration's declined to find us tildes under the war powers resolution even though u.s. armed forces were repeatedly engaged by other forces and sustained significant casualties. fourth, we're using limited military means, not the kind of full military engagement with which the war powers resolution is primarily concerned. the legal adviser of 1975 in response to a request from congress about an incident during the ford administration. the violent u.s. armed forces are conflicting or facilitating after the handoff to nato has been modest in terms of its frequency, intensity, and severity. the air to ground strikes conducted by the u.s. are a far cry from the extensive aerial strike operations led by u.s. armed forces in kosovo in 1999 or the nato operations in the 1990's to which the u.s. forces contributed the vast majority of aircraft and air strikes. to be specific, the bulk of u.s. contribution has been providing intelligence capabilities and refueling

a lot of people are coming from mexico, central america, canada, from other countries.is a way to diversify that pool. it's a way for some people to get in. but 22,000 people? come on. they should just give these people their green cards. >> depicted from a small subset -- >> the first people who applied -- this is way worse than winning the actual lottery. you won $30 million? that doesn't change your life as much as getting into america. >> and for generations to come, yeah. >> but it causes us to have a conversation about our immigration system, which is important. and we should. but do we have the -- attracting the best and brightest and are we keeping them here? that's one argument about the dream act with all of its warts. it would allow the best and brightest to cy stay here that have grown up here. and do we want to attract the best and brightest immigrants as well. in one case, a woman is a neu neuropsychologist. >> this is just a lottery, just because you're lucky, you get to get a green card. these 22,000 people, i'm just saying, if the government told you yo

advantage of drought and gouged a client's in places like ohio and atlanta and california and central america. probably the most notorious case some of you may know took place in bolivia. in 2002 when bechtel privatized the water system and started fixing of futility but started charging ever higher water rates and a lot of the people there couldn't afford it and began to protest, and the protests grew and grew and turned into riots and the army was called in, and the army shot a 17-year-old boy and killed him and it happened to be captured by a tv camera and this led to a massive protest it wasn't always about water but water was one of the sparks coming and it is essentially shut the country down and led to the ousting of president hugo monster. that was a notorious case that got a lot of press. but it's not always that way. in the u.s., the privatizing of water has been a dream of entrepreneurs for many years and it's often allied with a pipeline or project. we are at the point now where we always used to build our communities next water supply for obvious reasons but now we've gotten so g

it was even in mexico and central america. >> in the '90s he settled here in hancock, maine, openingep out on the end of the plank and step off and see what the hell happens. >> every summer evening, ray steps into his sound-proof booth and for 90 minutes performs chainsaw marvels. especially if attendance at this show was 18. at age 69, ray still has eagle eyes and the steady hands of a surgeon. ♪ i can hear you coming. >> he saw words on popsicle sticks and attempted to notch numbers one through 20 on a toothpick. as a rapt audience looked on. [applause] >> mission impossibility. >> do you think you have a gift? >> i have a touch that no one else possesses. >> a emphasizes the reel in his chainsaw art, saying there are many pretenders out there. >> there are some of these, you talk about chainsaw carvers, they don't even own a chainsaw, but they're chainsaw carver. now, to me that's a little bit artificial. >> you know how they always say build it and they will come? well, sometimes they don't. we stuck around for the next show, where the official attendance was... >> second time i

. >> en estantes, los presidentes de amÉrica central buscar maneras de enfrentar a las pandillas y el como el del crimen organizado. >> vulnerabilidad es un tÉrmino comÚn para los paÍses centroamericanos. a nivel mundial la regiÓn no sólo es la mÁs propensa a los desastres de origen natural sino una de las mÁs inseguras y violentas. >> si a eso negamos que somos, tambiÉn,1 de las regiones mÁs injustas y pobres a escala mundial, podremos ver que son cuestiones de altÍsima prioridad porque estÁn en juego la vida y los bienes de millones de familias centroamericanas. >> preocupaciÓn que estÁn sobre la mesa de reuniones extraordinariasde la integraciÓn de regiones centroamericanas que desde san salvador intenta encontrar caminos de soluciÓn. >> es un evento muy importante porque una comunidad se pone de pie y se pone ante el mundo y ademÁs de esto es un esfuerzo de solidaridad. >> si la prevenciÓn y respuesta desastres presuntamente la regiÓn va adelante, la criminalidad y seguridad ciudadana parecer al retroceso. problemas como el pandillerismo, el avance del crimen organizado. >> los fa

that a second version of the program was running in florida has resulted in guns trafficked to central america into the hands of dangerous gangs. a florida congress man sent a letter to the a.t.f. demanding answers. >> a top executive quick at news international in britain, the the dow jones chief executive resigned hours after the chief announced her recognition and the c.e.o. murdoch has apologiesed for wrongdoing in a full page ad running in british papers this week. news international is owned by the parent company of fox news. >> after seven years of marriage, j lo' and marc anthony call it quits saying "we have decided to end our marriage. this was a difficult decision and painful time for all involved and we appreciate the respect of our privacy." the two recently performed a steamy routine at the "american idol," finale in may. they are parents to three-year-old twins. >>dave: if this doesn't shatter your faith in the institution of marriage, i don't know what will. her third marriage, right? i am devastated. j lo' is back on the market. >>dave: and she looks boater than ever, my frien

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last week, secretary clinton let -- led a group which brought together heads from central america and meck and leaders from around the word. hero efforts to harmonize our activities with those of our partners follow up on the president's commitments during his march trip to latin america. she went to jamaica and met with the leaders there, where she underscored the importance of energy security, the climate partnership and economic and democratic development. we are also active in the face of challenges posed by leaders who seek to consolidate power in the executive branch through extra constitutional means. it is not always easy to work positively with civil society when governments seek to limit our presence. because we respect the rights of people in all societies to choose their futures, we stand steadfast to rights and freedoms. in cuba we have taken steps to help the cubans people live the lives they choose. well tin to -- continue to support dissidents. we want to open the way for support of cubanses who are striking their own path. we are particularly concerned about venezuela