mcpherson's job is to try to engineer the passage through lake providence. next slide. cpherson and his men work very hard for a number of weeks. they actually moved a tugboat overland from the river into the lake so they can get around the lake and move equipment that they needed to do the job. device forped a belowg off cypress trees the water line. levy thatcut the separated the mississippi river from lake providence letting the waters from the rivers from lake providence flooding quite a large area of louisiana bottomland. despite these things, they're not able to get that water route developed where the gunboats and the riverboats could go through lake providence and through the bayous and get into the mississippi river. even and brilliant engineer like james mcpherson, nobody ever found fault with his engineering prowess, he cannot always win against the mississippi river. sometimes nature will do what it wants to do. grant gave orders to mcpherson's to take his corps down the mississippi river to the bend. it was located closer to vicksburg and it is located up th

the banks and the rivers that flow into the lake provide an important place for fish to spawn. >> thesh in lake tana are a bit different. they do spawning or they breed in the tributaries of lake tana, and during this breeding time they go to the river mouths of lake tana. there are around 66 rivers that are feeding lake tana, but four of them are major rivers. and in these river mouths, we are trying to have core zones where fishes can easily breed and they can return to the lake. >> only when the fish stocks recover will the people near the lake have a livelihood. gebeye tegenge feels it first-hand. >> we have to protect our lake. if things go on like this it will be disastrous. five years ago, i could earn 500 birr a day. now it's just 150, because there are fewer and fewer fish. >> everyone can profit from nature protection. >> we have to learn to work with the authorities to protect biodiversity here, because only the fish stocks can only recover if we have regulated fishing seasons. and only then can we secure our work in the long term, and then export more to international mark

lakes. yesterday, the e.p.a. announced it will providewelve million dollars to the region to help address those problems. reporter christy mcdonald of detroit public television has our story. >> reporter: lake erie has long been considered the canary in the coal mine for the great lakes system. the southernmost, warmest, and shallowest of the five lakes, erie provides an ideal habitat for an unwelcome summer visitor, algae, particularly the toxic kind that caused drinking water problems for toledo, ohio, several weeks ago. and that makes it an ideal place to look for solutions to that problem. here at the stone lab in putin bay, ohio, they've been studying algal blooms since the 70s. at that time, significant improvements were made to sewage treatment plants ushering in 30 years of improved health for lake erie. but in the early 2,000s, large algal blooms started to re- appear, with the worst on record occurring in 2011. for jeff reutter, director of the ohio sea grant college and stone lab at ohio state university, that algae bloom was l

the mayor announced the deal, the agency will be remained the great lakes watered authority. provideser for about how% of michigan's population. the suburbs will pay detroit $50 million a year, for the next four decades to rebuild the water and sewer system. in wisconsin there's a new playground that is not for kids. this playground is for adults only, and it's more like a gym than anything else. complete with a pull up station, and other exercise equipment. the goal is to give people an incentive to stay active. this is a way to give people another opportunity to be active that's a little bit different, we are out here oin the environment, we are on a beautiful past, so this is a way that people can add a couple more of those physical activities without making it feel like a chore. >> a grant helped pay for the playground, which is free to use, so people really have no excuse. in my hometown, they have some equipment like that, but it isn't as sophisticated. and a lot of people take advantage. >> that's very cool. >> you have to know something to operate some of it. >> thank you. >>

while the est lake in his hometown provided a quiet escape. cultural revolution was just beginning. for the next 10 years, the country was thrown into political chaos. capitalists and intellectuals were punished and sent to the countryside. families and friends were divided along class lines. china was closed to the world, and its inner turmoil was invisible to most people in the west. i was just a young boy, enjoying a typical childhood in the united states, and i never could have predicted my own future would one day intersect with that of another young boy growing up half a world away. in 1978, deng xiaoping emerged as china's new leader and opened china's doors to the world. deng headed to the united states and, for the first time in years, chinese and foreigners began to mix again. ♪ >> back in his home town, foreigners are beginning to make their way to the west lake. it was on the banks of the lake that his life would change. when a teacher told him she had seen tourists on the lake, jack headed down to see for himself. every morning fo

the area, one to the north approaching the great lakes and one down across the virginias and the carolinas. they will push southwest to northeast. providing cloud cover and the occasional shower. 9:00 a.m., cloudy skies, this is pretty much what your sky will look like all day, real clear, low-level clouds, sometimes we'll see light rain or showers spread through the area. as we look ahead, 50/50 weekend. a cool morning temperatures in the 40s. it stays cool throughout the entire seven-day forecast, i'll have the complete forecast when i come back in just just a bit. >>> we have breaking news out of pikes county, pennsylvania, there has been a shooting at state police barracks. details are sketchy, but we know it happened at the barracks of blooming grove, 35 miles east of scranton. no word on how many people were shot. the pike county coroner has been called to the scene. we'll keep you updated at 6abc.com and 6abc. >>> new this morning, a philadelphia house fire has claimed the life of an 82-year-old woman. the action cam was at the scene on the 2800 block of the street, the woman was pronounced at the scene. the woman's daughter was ab

needs of the pacific southwest, generator hydroelectric energy and provide various other multi-purpose benefits. the clear waters of lake mead opened up a vast recreational fish and wildlife recreation land for america. this wilderness along the colorado river, picnic, go boating, swim, fish and enjoy these outdoor reclamation products. hoover dam and its power plant work around the clock to serve power needs from the pacific southwest. water from lake mead passing into the intake falls through the stocks to spin the giant turbine wheels and discharge into the river. this is repeated at downstream reclamation dams. transformers step up hoover dam voltage as it comes from generators. lines carry this power over the powerhouse roof to the switch yard. from there it is transmitted over lines across the desert. the river flows southward and along the way man diverts from the controlled stream to sustain his prosperous way of life. 67 miles downstream davis dam reregulates colorado's flow releasing water through its power plant turbines to irrigators in mexico. davis dam generators connect with hoover dam upstream and those

providing severe storms around the great lakes. this will slide south, interact with the storm off the coast. rain moving up east of the i-95 corridor, intensifying. this is the weather map. it's the start of fall. the front coming through, cool air behind it, feeling like fall. warm weather - that's trying to make a return across the dakotas. >> thank you so much. >>> north america's first museum dedicated to art from the muslim world opened in toronto. it's a project by the spiritual leader of a group of muslims. daniel lak takes us there. >> reporter: dimly lit to preserve ancient colours and objects. the galleries span 1400 years of history. holy carrans from before the 10th century alongside medical texts. scupture, ceramics and figurines tell the tale of society. >> objects tell a story, a story from where they were, who made them, who ordered them, what materials. it's a window to a world, and that tells you about the civilisation and cult urls that produce that art. >> these miniatures from persia, india and central asia sh

municipal needs of the southwest, generating hydroelectric energy, and provide various other multipurpose benefits. the clear waters of lakemead have opened up a vast new recreational fish and wildlife vacation land for america. millions meet paths to this one-time wilderness along the colorado river to pick in this case, go boating, swim, fish, and enjoy these important outdoor reclamation products. hoover dam and its power plant worked around the clock to serve water and power needs of the pacific northwest. water from lake mead passing into the intake towers falls over 500 feet from the pen stocks to spin the giant turbine wheels and then discharge to the river. this action is repeated at downstream reclamation dams. transformers come from the generators. lines carry this power up over the powerhouse roof to the switchyard. from there, it is transmitted over lines across the desert. the river flows southward, and along the way, man diverts from the controlled stream to sustain his prosperous way of life. 67 miles downstream,cg"wÑ davis reregulates the colorado's flow, releasing water through its power plant turbines to

lake mead. my familiarity with federal programs that provide local law enforcement equipment, i offer the following suggestion and i -- that i believe will strike a balance between the needs of the police and compelling community interest. every policing agency that desires access to federal surplus property via d.o.d.'s 1033 program should be required as part of the application process to provide proof that it has received public input and local governing body approval of the department's acquisition of the property and that it has adequate publicly reviewable training, transparency and accountability policies in place. i think it's important the 1033 program be retained with appropriate transparency accountability and oversight guidelines incorporated. completely eliminating it could have substantial impact on public safety. and doing so would make taxpayers potentially pay again for the same equipment they paid for while it was used by the military. i also recommend congress appropriate funds to adequately study this. the impact of the federal government provides assistance to arequiring the equ

lake mead. there's a year-round flow to irrigate over 1 million acres of desert land, serve industrial needs of the pacific southwest generate hydroelectric energy and providether multiple purpose benefits. the clear waters of lake mead ha opened up a vast recreational fish and wildlife land for north america. fishermen beat paths to this wilderness along the colorado river, fishing boating swim and enjoy these important outdoor reclamation products. hoover dam and its power plant work around the clock to serve water and power needs of the pacific southwest. water from lake mead passing into the intake towers falls over 500 feet through the pen stocks to spin the giant turbine wheels and then discharge to the river. this action is repeated at downstream reclamation dams. transformers step up hoover dam voltage as it comes from the generators. lines carry this power up over the powerhouse roof to the switchyard. from there it is transmitted over lines across the desert. the river flows southward and along the way man diverts from the controlled stream to sustain his prosperous way of life. 67 miles downstream davis dam reregulates the colorado's flow, releas

the atmosphere, over central california and that is providing the instability, the showers, the snow, the possibility of thunderstorms in north lake and south lake and southern california has been dry so as the low moves out, all the activity shifts to eastern california, western nevada. high pressure sits offshore and it's so far away temperatures will be cooler than average. 60s and 70s. we should be in the low 80s for san at that row is a. about 80 in san jose and shy of that today in the south bay. 75 san jose. look for low 70s, santa cruz, lots of clouds now. mid-70s cupertino. low to mid-70s from palo al it to to redwood city. pacifica is fog fest. it will be a sunny afternoon. 71 downtown, right around average. 79 in santa rosa. near the east bay, 74 in oakland as well as union city and you head inland. this is where it's going to be a beautiful autumn day with upper certs, concord. maybe an 80 out to antioch. and a look at the fog free conditions in pacifica with more sunshine, 67 noontime. upper 60s 3:00. check it out. . it should be fun. the accuweather forecast, low 80s inland. upper 70s around the bay. and we'll look f

lake tomorrow. that is the spot that is the warmest. stenson beach, nice, doing okay, plenty of sun, 60s. 82 castro valley. 90 livermore. 90 morgan hill. the warm up on saturday provides variation. sunday drops back down. there is the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. almost here. the fire danger will come up a little bit more tomorrow. more of the same. pretty soon we will be talking about rain. we are coming into september and october. >> thank you. >>> a big donation today to help fund new cancer research. they donated $250,000 to the hospital to honor national childhood cancer awareness month. some of the young patients took part in a ceremony that is a reminder of the program. >> support from the program has enabled us to take a step closer to finding a cure for childhood cancer. >> hope on wheels donated more than $1 million over the last 16 years. >>> big college football game this weekend in the bay area involving two top 25 teams. usc and stanford. even though the season is just beginning there is a lot on the line. scott is up next with sports. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pi

lake mead. my familiarity with federal programs that provide local law enforcement equipment, i offer the following suggestion and i -- that i believe will strike a balance between the needs of the police and compelling community interest. every policing agency that desires access to federal surplus property via d.o.d.'s 1033 program should be required as part of the application process to provide proof that it has received public input and local governing body approval of the department's acquisition of the property and that it has adequate publicly reviewable training, transparency and accountability policies in place. i think it's important the 1033 program be retained with appropriate transparency accountability and oversight guidelines incorporated. completely eliminating it could have substantial impact on public safety. and doing so would make taxpayers potentially pay again for the same equipment they paid for while it was used by the military. i also recommend congress appropriate funds to adequately study this. the impact of the federal government provides assistance to arequiring the equ

it will push through the great lakes dry for the most part and push through the delaware valley after midnight into the first part of tuesday morning providing a couple of showers at best. it's a very moisture-starved system. the bigger deal with this is the temperature contrast and the way the numbers drop off a cliff. 48 degrees if had bismarck. 87 degrees in jacksonville. omaha 52, chicago, 58. that's where the weather will be coming from over the next couple of days out of the northwest. mild, mostly sunny skies, clouds mixed in from time to time. monday, pretty much the same thing, mostly sunny skies, puffy clouds out there, a light, gentle breeze out of the north that will keep temperatures on the cooler side, but milder than what we're experiencing today. sun and clouds the rest of the way, nothing threatening at all a tranquil finish to the weekend. tonight clear, tomorrow, same thing, we'll have clear conditions, but the the temperatures drop, allentown, 46 degrees by 6:00 a.m. lancaster, 46. poconos 45. we're at 56. trenton, 52 and millville, 51. you'll need to put something on with sleeves tomorrow morning if you're heading to wor

provide us not only with good quality but also new ideas. >> organizers expect 7,000 business people to come to the the two-day fair. >> finally, these magical life forms have revealed some clues. >> lakekan sits in the center of a vast national park in hokydo, northern japan. visits to the north site of the lake are restricted. that's because a unique life form is growing in these shallow waters. . >> the big ones are 30 centimeters in diameter and takes about seven years to grow to this size. this patch, the biggest in the world, is a special natural monument. these plants are not always spherical. they grow into giant round balls and why it only happens in this lake had been a mystery. looking for answers, nhk teamed up with local scientists for an investigation. our crew was giveren permission to film under water using a remote controlled-camera. the balls sway gently. when you watch it at high speed, you see the balls spin in a circle. this is the first time a camera has captured this rotation. during the summer, the south wind picks up through the bay at a speed between 20 and 35 kilometers per hour. the winds stir up the lake surface creating movements which gently spin it. the

. >> the juvenile court was created to provide services to kids and families to make them better adults. >> for 26 years lake county juvenile judge mary beth bonaventura has been making tough decisions that aim to get kids like aaron back on track. >> they're coming back to our community. i want to do everything i can do first before i send them to the doc or department of corrections. >> because of aaron's age, his long history with the juvenile system, and the fact that he's still on probation for attempted car theft and battery, the stakes are much higher this time. aaron has already been warned that the prosecutor's office is looking at waiving him to the adult system. >> i've got a bad record. so i'll probably beg please don't let take my life away from me. to me that's taking my life away. that will be three adult felonies instead of just one. i have three pending. >> aaron admits he has an unquenchable thirst for taking cars that aren't his own. his other vice, playing escape artist. >> my staff called me to let me know that he was trying to be a trickster and had a detention officer bring him up sund

lake mead. these waters await by downstream users. water is released by the powerplant to irrigate over 1.25 million acres of desert land. serves municipal and industrial maze of the southwest and generate hydroelectric energy and provideus other multipurpose benefits. the clear waters of opened up a vast recreational vacation land for america. millions beat pass to this one time wilderness along the colorado river to picnic, go boating, swim, and fish. and enjoy these important out your reclamation products. hoover dam and its powerplant work around the clock to serve water and power needs of the pacific southwest. water from lake mead passing into the intake powers falls over 500 feet to spin the giant turbine wheel and then discharge the river. this action is repeated at downstream reclamation dams. transformers step up the voltage as it comes from the generators. lines carry this power up over the powerhouse room to the switch yard. it is transmitted over lines across the desert. the river flows southward. along the way, man diverts from the controlled stream to sustain his prosperous way of life. 67 miles downstream, davis dam reregulate the colorado, releasing water to its powerplant turbines to this country in m

lake mead. based on my flarmt with programs that provide law enforcement equipment i offer the following suggestionat i believe will strike a blan between the needs of the police and compelling community interest. it should be require as part of the application process to provide proof that it has received public input and local governing body approval of the department's acquisition of the property and that it has adequate publicly reviewable training transparency and accountability policies in place. completely eliminated it could have substantial impact on public safety and doing so would make taxpayers potentially pay again for the same equipment they paid for while it was used by the military. i also recommend congress appropriate funds to adequately study this issue. there's a paucity of issues in the mill terization of police and the impact of the federal government to acquiring the assistance of acquiring the equipment that would encourage this. in conclusion i urge the committee and congress to examine the implications for advancing the following five guiding principles of sustaining democ

providing us with a mild condition. if you are in and around the state of california, got to tell you if you are heading to the greater lake tahoe area, still a lot of smoke in the air, haze and 76 degrees. otherwise triple digits in redding at 101 degrees. partly cloudy skies my pick city, monterey 71. at the state capital, 93 degrees. our numbers will be very similar to today for your saturday ranging from the upper 60s in pacifica through moss and montera beaches, low 70s around san francisco and about 80 degrees in redwood city and in san jose. 85 for in the tri-valley and the winds slight. warm spot will be fairfield at 86 degrees. sunset tonight 7:11. sunrise at 6:56. your seven-day forecast does suggest very little change each and every day until about wednesday. we'll bump up the cloud cover and introduce a chance of rain showers on wednesday and on thursday. live from beautiful downtown alameda, roberta gonzales, kpix 5. >> looks great, roberta. thank you. >>> we'll be right back, but first here's today's bay area jobs report with steven greenburg. >>> cashier-free grocery stores and drones that deliver packages a

the system that provided that breeze is on its way to salt lake city taking interstate 80 there.do have fog burning off a little sooner today. that will allow temperatures to rebound. there are a lot more 50s than i've seen in a long, long time. that includes even over at sfo, san jose, livermore, up to novato and walnut creek a couple of locations, up to angwin. flirting with upper 40s. 50 la honda, foster city, 58. fog will burn off sooner. temperatures will come up a little bit. i think we're a little bit below average. tomorrow they will go above. breezy at times but nothing compared to yesterday. 80s through the interior. 60s, 70s coast and bay. here's sal. >>> steve, we are looking at a commute that is getting a little bit busier getting into the south bay. we're start there. as we look at the maps, you can see 280 is already getting pretty slow driving into highway 17. it wasn't that slow a while ago but things are waking up. 85 is slow driving up to de anza college. 101 has been slow for an hour driving up to sunnyvale. let's take a look at a live picture of the san mateo

provide lays of laws including misholding representation on background checks. >>> the u.s. geological survey is reporting a cluster of earthquakes if mammoth lakectivity and we have counted three dozen small earthquakes if less than 24 hours near mammoth lakes between 2 and 3.4. they started 9:00 a.m. yesterday. the last one was 1:49 a.m. today at 2.8 earthquake. >> there will be a relief fund in napa for the victims of the 6.0 magnitude earthquake and this is a fur day food, music and wine event to help residents and businesses recovering. it started year. they run through sunday at locations around the city. some events are free. others require tickets. >>> new concerns of the new eastern span of the bay bridge and according to the san francisco chronicle, several giant steel rods have been exposed to water and official possibly for years and they are concerned that can cause corrosion. the problem was detected last week and found in all of the dozened sos. the workers have drained the waters and officials do not know if there is damage. early this year rain ought was found below the road deck on the stretch of the span that was supposed to b

serving as tributaries, really provided access to what was then the real economic as well as political heartland of america. and this chesapeake bay quickly turns into a lake. quite quickly in the spring of 1813, we start seeing attacks on the upper shores of the bay of many towns includie ining hale e havre de grace and towns along the eastern shore. brigadier general zebulon pike leads an american landing force on the shores of ontario near york. and they defeat the british and canadian defenders, but there is an explosion which kills pike and many other americans. and in the confusion that follows, it is apparently some american troops that set fire to the parliament building in new york. these soldiers were not operating with any instructions, but nonetheless are more than likely the ones responsible. so this was an act that wasn't sanctioned by american commanders and it -- it doesn't spark much reaction at all from great britain. it is not reported in the dispatches sent back to london. it is seen as a relatively little consequence and the british were not terribly upset by it. cockburn is doing a number of things that is infuriating others, includin

wedlands and tributaries provide wetlands for wildlife and replenish ground water supplies. we cannot protect the great lakes without drinking water supplies -- and our drinking water supplies without first protecting the wedlands and upstream waters that feed into them. congress passed the clean water act with the intention of protecting our waterways, and that's what it did for almost 30 years. now this administration is trying to bring back these protections this house has undermined. let's not make the same mistake twice. let's let the experts do their job. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. rothfus, for five minutes. mr. rothfus: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, we rise today to face special -- pay special tribute to the veterans of foreign wars, also known as the v.f.w., on the 100th anniversary of its organization in september, 1914. the ladies auxiliary of veterans of foreign wars was also organized in 1914. over the past century, members of the v.f.w. have worked ti

provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. >>> as sunday morning breaks over crown point, indiana, the kids inside lakejuvenile center wake up to face another 24 hours without freedom, family, or friends. >> come on, guys. >> the kids who were arrested on friday have to wait until monday to see the judge. >> in here you always think about your court dates. you think about what's going to happen in court. like, what they going to say, what they going to do to you. >> luckily for 17-year-old kenneth and his 14-year-old brother kentrell, who is also here at lake county juvenile, they are not alone in their desire to be released and sent home. attorney don ruck represents children in court. >> the perception or misperception of juvenile court is it's similar to the adult court. the reality is the system is much more concerned about getting kids rehabilitated and giving them an opportunity to not having this happen again as opposed to just locking somebody up. one of the challenges that we're going to have is convincing the court and the judge, in particular, that despite you having been here before and lot

provide a few more clouds that will be just about it, temperatures still in the 70's. it is behind that that the strong high pressure system from can inadequacies, from the great lakes, build in over new england. we will get an easterly flow. we will have sunshine friday but temperatures will be much cooler, then they have been. saturday, we will see present temperatures warming up and this front will stay to the north. that is good news. the the cooling will really begin early friday as that high drops to the south and we are really talking about temperatures between five to 10 degrees below normal, but it the is a one time deal, for one day only. if you noticed these days have been getting shorter as we approach the fall season sunset tonight at 7:06, by even of the month 6:45 and by halloween, the sun will set at 6:00p m. we are losing two and a half minutes of daylight each day. it will be clear and cool. cooler in the suburbs. wake up to temperature in the 50's throughout much of the region and in the 40's in the poconos. as we progress we will see a milder afternoon on thursday with a high of 76 degrees. getting better after a cool start to the day. on the eyewitness

serving as tributaries, really provided access to what was then the real economic as well as political heartland of america. and this chesapeake bay quickly turns into a lake quite quickly in the spring of 1813, we start seeing attacks on the upper shores of the bay of many towns includie ining hale e havre de grace and towns along the eastern shore. brigadier general zebulon pike leads an american landing force on the shores of ontario near york. and they defeat the british and canadian defenders, but there is an explosion which kills pike and many other americans. and in the confusion that follows, it is apparently some american troops that set fire to the parliament building in new york. these soldiers were not operating with any instructions, but nonetheless are more than likely the ones responsible. so this was an act that wasn't sanctioned by american commanders and it -- it doesn't spark much reaction at all from great britain. it is not reported in the dispatches sent back to london. it is seen as a relatively little consequence and the british were not terribly upset by it. cockburn is doing a number of things that is infuriating others, including

lakes. come to detroit and give some kurds to the disheartened living through bankruptcy. i am ready. i want my kids to grow up without so many breathing issues. we depend on you to provide the needed and opportunities to insure a livable world. we commit to help building the political will temecula. thank you. >> thank you. next i would like to invite up. >> and going to be reading a statement on behalf of beverly a. newman. thank-you for the opportunity to submit formal testimony regarding the epa proposed clean power plant. i am writing to you from california to express my strong support for the epa historic action to combat climate change. here in california the starkest reminder of our changing climate is the current historic route which is compromising access to mariculture, and a lively of the people and wildlife the call california home. in the san walking valley community wells of gone dry and residents have been forced to purchase bottled water for drinking and cooking and bathing. in northern california unprecedented wild fires threaten homes and communities throughout the winter. for wildlife this drama is been devastating. wandering further and further away