of oil to the united states it is the eight large six border of oil on the planet but in the niger delta the region that produces hundreds of millions of dollars in oil and gas each year the average person lives on less than one dollar per day there are no there schools no good roads no good hospitals every year over three hundred oil spills contaminate the region and constant flaring of precious natural gas pollutes the ecosystem. companies and corrupt politicians reap enormous profits the inhabitants of the niger delta live in poverty. under these circumstances there was no surprise to me that a conflict that ignited in which militants. sabotaged closed haitians and kidnapped foreign oil workers. i had to leave my guess. is. the truth is i always tend to root for the underdog and i felt an attraction to these men who were taking on the world's largest oil corporations and the corrupt government of africa's most populous nation so i took my camera to nigeria to try to meet them. ever usually go. through. od who goes to do so i got it off why cannot you call me to let you fall stuff just

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this delta t is interesting. you have small delta t, small changes in temperature, it turns out--i heard this some years ago. if you have a frog, a frog cannot discern small changes in temperature. if you put a frog in a pan of water, and then put that water on a hot plate. turn the hot plate on. and heat the water up very, very slowly. the frog will not discern the small temperature changes. and the frog, i heard, will just sit there and boil alive. i heard that, being the science type, i had to try it. [laughter] so it's in ecology, went up to the biology lab, third floor, i picked out a frog, "hi, harry." and i put that frog in a little pan, okay? so ain't that frog and so-- up there anyway. that frog was gonna get right up in the head, anyway, okay? i put the--and i made a deal with the frog. "froggy, if you survive this, i'll put you outside "with the seagulls. i mean, i'll put you outside for freedom, all right?" and i put the frog in there, and i put him in the hot plate and i watch, i watch, i watch and s

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abundant water and the silt that's been deposited here over thousands of years makes the mekong deltae of the most fertile regions on earth. ( speaking vietnamese ) translator: i grow three crops of rice a year. each yields about 1,20kilograms-- a total of 3,600 kilograms a year. when the price is good, i sell this rice, rrator3,0 kilograms0 but if the price is not good, pounds, is a respectable yield. improved agricultural practices have steadily increased rice output. when the mekong river enters vietnam, it fans out the delta land is ideally suited foto growing rice. yet in the late 1970s,ietnam was onhe verge of mine. translator: i grew only one crop a year. because there was no irrigation, there wasn't enough water to grow more than one crop. so we didn't pcenough. atorlangomed byaywaed. changes since then have turned vietnam ieffective irrigation so rgesland management and accesthe benefits ofets arits physical environment.e before 1988, rice in vietnam was produced by collectives. individual farmers had little responsility for their land and virtually no incentive ( man speakin

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the tunnels upstream from the delta means less fresh water going into the delta. >> this draft plan is being released in three stages over two months. first public meeting on this stage is next week in sacramento. golden gate salmon association is opposed. we'll hear from them tonight at 6:00. >> strong holiday season wasn't strong enough for second harvest food bank. food bank officials say dispute generosity they maced their $12 million goal by $300,000 saying unless they can raise funds 600,000 meals will not be available. if you'd like to help go to abc 7 news news.com and click on see it on tv. >> international rivalries will collide in the world baseball classic. workers busy hang bunting at the giants' home today, japan plays a yet to be determine opponent. another will follow on monday. the game will be on tuesday. restaurants are expecting a lot of extra business. the city perfect jekting fans will spend over $850,as they enjoy team baseball. everybody wants to see team usa. >> of course,. >> a sports celebration goes wrong. and the winning coach isn't the only victim here. >>

>> well, i can speak about delta. delta plans on having its capacity about flat, year to year. that capacity based on fuel price and demand. and so i ink that's the most important thing, is getting the equation of demand and capacity right, to be able to recover fuel costs in our prices. >> now, you took the unusual step last year of buying a refinery not too far from here, as a matter of fact. why did you do that? and what would the impact be on your expenditures for fuel? >> jet crack spreads are the single largest increasing costs at delta over the last three years. so we pay anywhere from $20 to $40 a barrel in refining costs. so it's really a simple vertical integration play, at a capital cost that's less than a brand-new 777. >> so here's my question. it sounds like such a smart thing to do for airlines. why haven't other airlines or other consumers of fuel that would come from a refinery like that, why don't they buy them? >> well, i think we had a unique opportunity, because this asset came on the market, it was a well-maintained asset, and we were able to buy it for ab

>> more now on breaking news from the delta. fire crews were on the scene of an early morning house fire that spread. it is happening on the island, and at least three structures have burned on taylor road. they got the call at 2:30 a.m. with power lines promising pg&e turning off the electricity. we have a crew headed that way and we will take you there live when the crew is on the scene. >> from contra costa county, a silver alert has been issued for a missing elderly man from danville, 83 years old, 5' 7" and 180 pounds safety seen leave his home yesterday and police spoke to him on the cell phone and he was disoriented. a silver alert is issued for the man from the bay area to southern california. if you see him, call the police. >> the city of santa clara is putting the its money where its mouth is to lure super bowl 50 to the new 49ers' stadium, approving a package of incentives to satisfy the nfl. our reporter is live in santa clara to explain. >> one of the biggest incentives is the beautiful brand new stadium that is go

. >>> more details for the state's plan on california delta.rter: the governor's office today released another section of the controversial bay delta conservation plan which focuses on how species such as salmon make their way into the bay and into the delta will be protected. salmon advocates have real doubts. the entire plan is suppose to balance the need to protect species and habitat in the california delta and ensure water supply. the keystone of the project replacing fish-killing pumps with massive tunnels 35 miles north near san francisco. >> as you restore tens of thousands of acres of habitat, that could help one species and perhaps not help another. >> reporter: salmon is a key industry and creating tens of thousands of jobs in the bay area. salmon advocates have their doubts. especially about massive tunnels to divert water under the delta. >> they putting the cart in front of the horse here telling us how big they about build it. >> reporter: golden gate salmon association executive director john mcmannis said the state has not calc

in neighboring delta state civilians flee as helicopter gunships attack rebel camps and villages where militants were entrenched . you can just move. video surfaces of their flight. the aftermath. the military occupation and the villagers displaced from their homes. with militants in their own midst inhabitants a beach our career grow fearful that they too may come under attack father. nothing is too afraid to do this is a problem that is common father we all know if you think your own home. should be enough fine pull it out also in jesus' name this way that is going to either come by hey i don't i want to fight or we need to protect the part i just miss in jesus name god all we ask from you. for the out of this report that doesn't make peace in the house father let job be peace in jesus and him in result. in mind i saw if. i told my people that it's a problem. i saw people in this village can delegates. into jobs. that i know of you will see everybody in this village has backed the things about. them and i sent us a message that everybody should leave this place they sent it through o

means less fresh water going into the delta.>>reporter: golden gate salmon association claims the draft plan could seriously undermine the delta already fragile salmon run. >> without water nothing is going to happen. we have to provide for adequate and proper flow to keep the delta moving the way it is supposed to move and keep the fish moving the way they are supposed to go. >> now the 3 intake pump would be placed just upstream from where i'm standing here along the sacramento river. but there is a long road ahead at least a couple years before any construction could begin. long process against next week with public meeting in sacramento. this is abc 7 news. >> there is much more ahead for you this thursday night. coming up. homeland security agent in the bay area faces child pornography charges. only we have inside information on his arrest. plus. >> why are some customers of east bay mud getting bills for a year's worth of water? i'm michael, ahead on 7 on your side, we'll get to the bottom oft. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorolog

delta is in excellent shape.ly have one deal with one unionized work group, the pilots which they have a decent relationship with so i'm not worried. united continental also works and we're seeing synergy and the corporate focus makes it a good bet where the environment is growing. if you had to own an airline it should be alaska air because there's no more competition and it looks more and more like alaska air it has a beautiful balance sheet and beautiful growth prospects and they have decent fuel hedges and plus, they're still working through the benefits of the airtran composition and just last week we heard from the ceo of spirit airlines right here, that's the best-run low-cost player in the sector with terrific growth. remember, the ceo of save -- yeah, the cool symbol -- despite his low-cost structure, he's not competing with the majors. he's adopted what i call a wee willie keeler hit them where they ain't strategy. just google it. here's the bottom line, in the real world, we might not be able to invest

what we see here is you had three governments in the delta ca or two in the delta and iro that majorities rejected the constitution. it only passed by a percentage. overall support dropped for the interim charter. that passed with 77%. either you will have 64 yes. newly significant drop in turnout. owing a third of the electorate turned out to vote for the permanent constitution. what are the main takeaways? the main takeaways are that islamists do quite well in upper egypt in the outline governments of the west. also in north sinai, non- whereas, non-islamists do well in cairo, south sinai, and sparsely populated governments near the red sea. the delta is contested territory, surprisingly so. we see an opportunity for non- islamists. they underperformed their national averages. there is a macro trend, which is support for islamists is waning over time. we see there are high-water marks within the first referendum, the first election that occurred after the transition, at which point they have been bleeding support. what are the implications going forward? i am not here to advocate that t

abc 7 news is live in the delta tonight with more on this for us. laura? officials hope this plan is a huge step towards ending california's water wars but critics say it looks like there is another canal to them. >> this sntd about waging war but resolving critical resource conflicts in california. >> with that, the director released a draft of the first chapters of the conservation plan. >> our plan isn't without controversy. no plan of this magnitude could be. because of the efforts we've put in, this plan enjoys an unprecedented amount of consensus. >> the 50 year plan includes building three diversion inlets or pump that's would channel water to two, 35-mile underground tunnels. they'd link wupt existing pumps in the south dealt why. >> talking about restorations from space. >> the draft includes 22 measures, 214 goals and protection for 57 species including the endangered delta smelt but most are not fish. >> the plan prop dwrosz restore almost 16,000 acres of sand hill habitat. >> critics say whatever environmental benefits it contains are outweighe

right around the delta, north bay mountains, watch out for the winds. they start to drop off around 11:00 in the morning. speaking of the morning, its clear start but a windy one. temperatures will be in the upper 30s to mid 40s so the coolest inland valleys dropping down to the upper 30s. i would make sure i have an extra layer in the morning, it will be a cool start. tomorrow 70 degrees. 71 in san jose. 69 in santa cruz. sunshine on the peninsula. 65 millbrae. 65, palo alto. on the coast, 61 in half moon bay. it will be a beautiful day in downtown san francisco, 65 in downtown san francisco. north bay communities, windy along the coast. 68 in santa rosa. 70 east east bay 69. windy around fairfield, 70 degrees. livermore, 70. accu-weather seven-day forecast, mild for most areas heading into the weekend as we go into about the wednesday time period. we'll see a slight chance of showers, cooler, better chance of showers on thursday. >> dan: stay with us. larry is up next. >> dan: perfect for cal in ncaa tournament. they had the home crowd. they held them

parts of sacramento county, san joaquin county includes delta. this from 8:00 in the morning to 7:00 tomorrow might. first live view from our mount tam camera looking at ocean beach, clear skies, temperatures 56 degrees in san francisco. 62 oakland. another live view from our sutro camera. 66 livermore, on we go clear but gusty conditions overnight. sunny, mild tomorrow, friday. and this pattern holds into the weekend. talking about high pressure dominating our weather now, satellite shows animation and nothing changing just clouds passing well north. what is changing is that we've got dry off shore wind flow that is going to increase over the delta. overnight so we have a computer projection of wind gusts. there is a color legend here showing how strong darker areas indicate stronger wind gusts. earlier in the evening we'll see stronger gusts along the coastline and off shore. in a is reversing overnight. still strong gusts near the coast. stronger near the delta. by 6:00 a.m. around 43 miles per hour. 22 in livermore. point reyes 29 miles per h

a delta policy is to allow members to leave their miles to family or friends.oman for the atlanta based carrier said the bonus miles intended to reward those for his bed in the program. united, southwest and the jets blew already have similar rules in place. on the positive side, delta sky miles never expire as loud as you are a live. >> new technology is being unveiled at the new york auto show. honda introduced a minivan fully loaded and even is equipped with a vacuum cleaner. it is called the honda vac . and it can reach anywhere in your car. even works when the end is not running. honda says it is the first of its kind. the automaker has seen and-- has been an innovator in this area introducing the first van with fold down rear seats. however, minivans are falling out of the popularity. about 540,000 minivans for sold last year compared to more than 1 million in 2002. >> will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news. welcome back. the time is 4:46. >> top stories we're following this morning. two people are behind bars this morning after being injured i

right around the delta, north bay mountains, watch out for the winds. they start to drop off around 11:00 in the morning. speaking of the morning, its clear start but a windy one. temperatures will be in the upper 30s to mid 40s so the coolest inland valleys dropping down to the upper 30s. i would make sure i have an extra layer in the morning, it will be a cool start. tomorrow 70 degrees. 71 in san jose. 69 in santa cruz. sunshine on the peninsula. 65 millbrae. 65, palo alto. on the coast, 61 in half moon bay. it will be a beautiful day in downtown san francisco, 65 in downtown san francisco. north bay communities, windy along the coast. 68 in santa rosa. 70 for napa. east bay 69. windy around fairfield, 70 degrees. livermore, 70. accu-weather seven-day forecast, mild for most areas heading into the weekend as we go into about the wednesday time period. we'll see a slight chance of showers, cooler, better chance of showers on thursday. >> dan: stay with us. larry is up next. >> dan: perfect for cal in ncaa tournament. they had the home crowd. they held

, 51 with the next group. >> it's about a 600-yard walk from housing unit 3 delta to 1 delta but there'srushing. >> we're not here to do it quickly. we're here to do it safely and thoroughly. >> 1 delta we're about 30 seconds. >> safety is always a priority. and the refurbished housing unit has enhancements. >> that is a 12-year-old building we moved out of. this is a brand new building. some of the things they incorporated into the new housing unit is new technology and door controls. it will make it safer. >> merchan approves of some of the changes as well. >> it's nicer, i'll tell you that much. bigger. >> go ahead and take off your uniform. >> overall the best change i like is the uniform. i guess they decided to have us wear red since we're in confinement. i was getting tired of orange. making me feel like an orange pumpkin. i mean, i'm a blood. right? so my favorite color is red overall. the bloods wear red. so it makes me feel comfortable, more comfortable. it brings a smile to my face. look at my cheeks. >> in addition to his history of assaulting staff, his gang affiliation is a

delta. find out of the why this area, once a football pitch is now ompletely submerged. north korea's leader has orders his army to prepare for a rocket attack on u.s. military bases in the pacific. it scuggetted he approved an order with his late night meeting with his generals. harry force et reports from seoul. >> in the center of pyongyang thousands turned out in a show shouted to him and death to the u.s. imperialists. pyongyang signed off on his long range missiles to attack the mainland and bases in the pacific. in statements attributed to him he said the time has come to settle klts with the u.s. imperialists adding the u.s. hostilities have entered the phase of threats and blackmail and the late-night meeting was seeing the b 2 stealth bombers the blufrpbltest of figures against pyongyang and the u.n. sent an order that his rockets and were on the highest state of combat readiness. >> u.s. intelligence officials are closely looking at mini movement of the short-mid, and long-range missiles. >> the ministry wouldn't confirm or deny a report that the agency quoted

strong as delta area. overnight tonight clear skies and increasingly windy conditions. upper 30s and around 40s interior valleys of the east bai. low 40s for the remainder of the bay area. tomorrow, sunny skies and high temperatures in the south bay. on the peninsula, upper 60s and mountain view. 60 in the sunset district. pardon my cracking voice. north bay highs upper 60s. east bay and inland east bay highs at or just above 70 degrees. here is the accu-weather forecast. this mild pattern stays with us through monday. cooling down tuesday. clouds increase wednesday with a slight chance of showers and next thursday could be a soggy day. >> looks like a great weekend it is. >> thank you. >> coming up next how the song john travolta made famous staying alive decades later. >> it's been 15 years but today came back to live in black and white. coming u >> chubby checker is now part of history. among 25 recording goesing into the library of congress today for the diversity and create activity. >> larry dancing

. >>> more details for the state's plan on california delta.nia. >> reporter: the governor's office today released another section of the controversial bay delta conservation plan which focuses on how species such as salmon make their way into the bay and into the delta will be protected. salmon advocates have real doubts. the entire plan is suppose to balance the need to protect species and habitat in the california delta and ensure water supply. the keystone of the project replacing fish-killing pumps with massive tunnels 35 miles north near san francisco. >> as you restore tens of thousands of acres of habitat, that could help one species and perhaps not help another. >> reporter: salmon is a key industry and creating tens of thousands of jobs in the bay area. salmon advocates have their doubts. especially about massive tunnels to divert water under the delta. >> they putting the cart in front of the horse here telling us how big they about build it. >> reporter: golden gate salmon association executive director john mcmannis said the state

louis, delta, and continental in cleveland. fewer airlines mean fewer reasons for hubs, we have seen it in other mergers. concerns over less competition in less incentive, combined with the difficulties of combining workforces. meanwhile, two frequent-flier programs would find much larger upgrades. airlines, itning can become increasingly difficult for starter carriers to enter the market. we are concerned that as major airlines become bigger, they will increasingly be eroded as too big to fail. the federal government originally give the airlines the $5 billion in 2001. as some otherby event threatens to disrupt the to -- up to 25%. will consolidation stop at the water's edge? lawslaws -- will the preventing foreign ownership be repealed? pleased at the justice department and its antitrust committee. we do not prejudge the legality of this. we explain in greater detail, but insurance should be regarded with skepticism as the to counter to the business keep an airline from raising fares and reducing service. a merger of this mag

the plan will restore thousands of acres home to the endangererred delta snow and other species of plants and animals. >> overall, the conclusion is that this plan will help put the delta back onto a path where it can repair itself and we can start to see a rebound in the negative fish population. >> opponents say the 23 billion-dollar plan is expensive and would harm the delta echo system. any construction is at least a decade away. >>> a group is urging the golden gate national recreation area to stop selling bottled water. speaking this morning, core brett accountability international said single use plastic water bottles even the so-called green ones re-sickled hurt the environment. it urging the parks to install water re-stilling stations instead. the supervisor announced plans to introduce legislation banning the sell of bottled water on city property. >>> what's ahead for the 2013 season today, giants ce oh, said the team made several improvements and two world series trophies on display. they said they sold 2.8 million season tickets and plenty of promotions and more bobble heads.

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we need help." "7 delta we need help."ch is really at that point the first alert to the rest of the staff that there's trouble in 7 delta. >> deputy lori garcia hears the distress call as she's going about her daily routine. >> it was a transmission that was unlike what a deputy would transmit over the radio. so we knew that something wasn't right. we knew it had to have been an inmate. >> less than a minute later, deputy garcia and a group of officers reach pod 7 delta. >> your adrenaline is flowing and you walk in or run in, basically, and you don't know what you're going to see. >> they see a pod of utter confusion and commotion. inmates are scattered with some behind the deputy's desk. >> there were inmates, which is unusual. why would inmates be behind the desk like that? >> while carswell restrains burden, deputies handcuff him and thank the inmate. >> tapped me on the back and told me good work. you all right, carswell? are you okay? >> the jail's medical unit treats deputy moon. he has a few bumps and scratches and

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delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. gerri: a whole new game for obamacare. we have the details in 60 seconds. gerri: a game changer for the state of arkansas. the governor has proposed using funding from obamacare to buy health insurance for the poor from the private market. a little complicated, but interesting. the state has received the go-ahead from the department of health and human services to pursue the plan. lower income americans, which receive higher-quality care for private insurers. i'll come to the show, it's great to have you here. >> it is great to be here, gerri. gerri: we have a democratic governor, republican state legislator. you guys have described this as moving the ball downfield. tell me about this plan, my is a good interview? >> well, we have a lot of -- my colleagues have worked a lot on this issue over the last several weeks. we feel like we are heading towards f

. >> the delta has been called one of the last edens on earth.es of winding waterways and untouched islands are home to some of africa's most exotic and enchanting wildlife. it's also home to tens of thousands of nile crocodiles. for the last five years, brad and his wife andi crawford have been risking their living filming these man eaters in the most daring way imaginable. following the crocodiles into their underwater lairs. it is a dark and foreboding world down there. visibility is sometimes only a few feet. you can't even see the crocodiles until you catch a glimpse of their long rows of razor-sharp white teeth. how did you know you could do this? >> we were next to a ledge and this crocodile swam up and actually swam between us, and then settled on the ground next to us. >> what first went through your mind? >> well, lots of bubbles and just panic. >> the panic was understandable. nile crocodiles are africa's largest and most feared predator. but surprisingly, this one didn't attack. brad and andi have been getting closer and closer to the

delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions...ng from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. >>> check >>> check out these pictures that we have got in from the ukraine where parliament was briefly suspended after fists began to fly. the leader of the parliament labelled one of the opposition parties as neo fascists after they booed a speech he made in russian. the leader was besieged from the opposition parties sparking a brief scuffle. we should note fights like this are common apparently in the ukraine parliament. as regular viewers are aware. >> and neo fascists, i mean those are fighting words that's for sure. >> yeah. they are in eastern europe, believe me. >>> okay. what are we looking for tonight? >> we have one economist a chief economist who thinks that the fed will give us a surprise. we'll see if she's right later on. also, of course, fast money madness continues so tweet us who you think will win. because you're the fifth trade tore break the t

i'll start with delta airlines. a policy says if you die your loved ones can no longer inherit your miles. delta says miles are supposed to reward the person learning -- earning them, not their families and most major airlines don't let survivors inherit miles. however, they may start watching your weight. a study out of norway says every two pounds of weight costs $3,000 peror for fuel so passengers should pay more if they weigh more but is that fair? >> for kids might be a good idea. >> men are larger than women. are they going to have to pay more to fly? >> one airline already charged by the pound. samoa airline out in the pacific. tax season has rolled around again. many californians may qualify for free tax preparation services. tax payers earning $51,000 or less per year can get help from the volunteer program. disabled taxpayers and those who don't speak english can use the program. low income seniors can get free services from tax counseling for the elderly. i've poftd links you need on abc 7 news.com or you