adam rainy, al-jazeera, mexico city. >> hello. i am meteorologist rebecca stevenson. we are starting with more rain showers from the southwest over toward the midwest. the humidity is creeping up, but the good news is, we are not going to get the humidity for the northeast. this is one area that we are seeing showers move out. we are clearing out and cooling down just a little. so it's going to be a very nice day in the northeast and the mid atlantic for that matter. cleveland only hitting 73 degrees today. in new york and boston will mainly be low to mid-80s. pretty comfortable outside. as we look at the new york forecast when we get through the weekend, we are not looking for much rain right now. we've got this nice little dry stretch. as we move farther south, it's a different story, especially around florida, georgia, south carolina. overnight, we have been seeing flash flood warnings for a lot of these areas as the rain is coming on very heavily. we will expect that to continue off and on with showers and thunderstorms becoming a little more scattered as we get t

now you see it much more in southern mexico next to mexico city. the con -- condition for this happening erupted. impunity, corruption, poverty. we're going to take question from the audience in a few minutes. if you want topaz your questions forward, we're happy to consider them. you talk in the book about three dpircht death threat and the fourth one you took particularly seriously. what has it made feel safe to return? >> the u.s. passport. really. it comes down to that. having a u.s. passport. and i think having good contacts within both governments. people would tell me. i've never really felt as unsafe as a mexican journalism. they are much -- ambassadors are more vulnerable. i feel like it's a responsibility as a u.s. journalist not to make foolish decisions and not to take chances but try to cover the story. because there are a lot of regions in mexico where people are being forced to self-sensor themselves. if you don't cover the story, you only add to the to the silence in mexico. i think that's one of the things that keeps driving me bac

thank you for speaking to us from mexico city. >> next are the markets.ther sidert on the of the atlantic in the united states. note, ended on a downbeat they were down on the week and the companies show continued concerns that the federal reserve will taper some of their measures. was -- there maker shares were soaring. the canadian company board has considered selling the company to a private buyer. this could lead to blackberry shares which could make it easier to overhaul the current term. they have been losing to apple and samsung and they are under pressure to change. let's take a look at the european markets that closed above the flat line, held by china's output, easing the fear that growth in china is slowing down and mining stocks in particular were up. there was a fall in french industrial production -- down 1.4% in june in comparison to the month of may. this highlights the challenges of turning around the french economy. we will finish with some sad news. the love boat has sailed their final voyage. 1977ove boat that ran from until 1986, the

for example, in mexico city. >> they look like stacks of pan cakes. they built row after row of these concrete buildings and mexico city is built around an island in the middle and a big lake and they filled it in, just like san francisco. the floors were stacked like this. it looked like a stack of pan cakes. >> how did this compare older buildings of the 1920's or 30's? >> they will have more reenforcing in them. they had a tendency to use more round columns with spiral hoops. they don't necessarily catastrophicly collapse. in a perverse sense, the 50's and 60's buildings, you don't want to be in. i am in a 1920 building >> i wanted to clarify, we have beautiful, very ornate buildings they are taller. a lot of apartment buildings. >> those are mostly steel framed buildings. in the 50's and 60's, they wanted to create open floor spaces and they went to concrete spaces and thought it was great until the san fernando earthquake and the earthquake came and the building disappeared. they said, oops and changed the code immediately. >> we look at it and s

for years mexico city has been considered an oasis of safety. one of the club's owners was arrested another ran away and turned up dead. four others have been found dead. >> where these victims were taken from in may and despite advances in investigation there are still many unanswered questions perhaps primarily why they were even targeted in the first place. >> prosecutors said these were caught up in a dangerous arriv . investigation could have been more thorough. >> some people here in tepito say just let it go but we are human beings and we have rights to justice, too. >> from my point of view, authorities are doing as much as they can. they are not magicians. i see that they are doing what they can and a lot of time has gone by already. >> family members had waited for months for news of their loved ones. this may offer them some sort of closure but not the answer they were looking for. adam rainey. al jazeera. >>> police countered by firing tear gas. farmers are demanding government help to compete with exeep imported food. lifting all ro

there are some of the 12 people who were kidnapped from a mexico city bar. 13 decomposed, headless bodies were pulled from the grave. it was found at a ranch outside of the capital city and police say the 12 victims are from the kidnapping, but they don't know if the 13th body is related. 12 people were kidnapped from an after-hours club known as "heaven" back on may 26th. prosecutors say they are linked to a dispute between gangs that control drug sales in mexico city's night clubs and bars. >>> a cargo train de-railed in mexico killing at least four people and injuring more than 30 others. the accident happened near the southern mexico city of vill villa hermosa, alongside a river. it is only accessible by boat. people there are known to hop on the train at night to hitch rides towards the u.s. border. that train known as la bestia, or "the beast" carps immigrants, many sitting on top of the freight cars after paying smugglers. >> rush nubuka says it's about the little league world series. >> a championship champion will be crowned today and make no mistake, the two best teams in the to

bodies pulled from a mass grave on the outskirts of mexico city have been identified. real estate mogal donned trump is facing a 40 million-dollar lawsuit. at stake, claims that he disreceivedeceived students whoo learn about his business plan. >> i wanted to be a part of the history, reenacting the marvelk, keeping the spirit alive. >> thousands march for civil rights to honor the dream of dr. martin luther king. >> free at last. free at last. thank god almighty, we're free at last. >> his words forever penned in american history. it has been 50 years since dr. martin luther king, junior delivered his iconic i have a dream speech. this weekend tens of thousands descended upon washington to carry on his mission of equality for everybody. speakers warned that some advances of the civil rights are now in danger of being rolled back. >> the crowds that massed in front of the lincoln memorial didn't match the 200,000 or more that watched martin luther king at the same spot half a century ago. but the determination to see america redeem his vision was strong as children ver

right now we're trying to build off the momentum from the mexico city brt trip. we're working with your offices and trying to meet with mta and director risk and this is a conversation about how can we support the city, how to work together to make this faster and i think as soon as we nail that down we'll be happy to document that and hold us all accountable. >> thank you. i'm personally, on behalf of my constituents and very concerns add /th-bt what i think is most frustrating to many of us is there are often project schedules and they slip and it's difficult for for me to find what those original project schedulings were. there doesn't seem to be any accountability for holding project teams to those schedules. i'm not pointing i thinkers at the ta in particular. i think this is an issue throughout the city. but how can we do everything we can to minimize our budget and maximize when we'll be able to deliver when we tell them we'll be able to. i look forward to hopefully a briefing in the coming weeks and month, along with supervisor mar an others. >> thank you

people did that when this water spout was over this lagoon near mexico city. >> against waving a metal object into the air of an electrical storm. >> for mexico let's go over to south korea. watch this weather video. >> oh! that's a bolt of lightning right outside this guy's window. he's out on his balcony or has the window open. >> no warning. bam. . right there in his parking lot. one of the best parts in this video. >> i'll translate it for you. he calls this video, the day i almost became a chewy grilled steak. >>> you guys are about to watch the last harrowing minutes of a police chase in miami garden, florida. the helicopter was above. the white car right here just crashing on the i-95. you see one guy jump out of the car and take off on foot. that's cash that he's dropping as he's running. he and another man robbed a starbucks. jumps over this fence dropping more cash as he's running. in this shot, it doesn't appear that police are anywhere near this suspect but there are other things that are out there that can capture you. gets hung up on this chain linked fence because his dr

i'm from mexico city and i write about mexican stuff. i fear i would write a book to deal with that and get it out of the way. this is part of this project. my main character is alexander. [inaudible] don't take it personal. my aim, i guess is to at the end of my novel that [inaudible] good mexican novelists. alexander looked at the mirror and saw a mexican stairing back at him. the bad mexican had paid alexander a visit much the conversation from last night's party brought him back in full force. why did he always have to open his big mouth. why tell people that don't care that he hated and despised? he actually might like the [inaudible] hated me english and spanish he could not understand how someone could say he was mexican having been born in the usa. he doesn't like going to mexican places. he does not like to discuss beer and shots of tequilla. he never listened to spanish radio stations. no more mexicans. who did not have a problem being objective with a mexican. [inaudible]. i should try to do something about this he thought thi

buildings swaying in mexico city, people fleeing into the streets.nitude, 6.2. >>> new this morning, on that dramatic grade school shooting. the alleged 20-year-old shooter planning a massacre, identified overnight after a massive shoot-out. 800 children fleeing amid the gunfire. this morning, we talk, live, to the bookkeeper who talked him down and the officers he finally surrendered to. >>> breaking overnight, firestorm at yosemite national park. flames as tall as buildings caught on camera. the main road is now shutdown. more last-minute evacuations as the intense dry heat only makes conditions worse. >>> caught on tape. the real-life medical drama for dr. oz. a horrifying taxi crash right outside his tv studio.

well, adam is live for us in mexico city.o we understand, adam, that package passed through particle the without the measure specif specifically of evaluations. is that a win for the teachers? >> reporter: well, it actually passed through the lower house of congress. i'm standing outside of that house. you can see teachers camped out. it passed overnight, and the teachers are very happy because they think that they may have momentum to keep it from passing and being enacted totally. that is the key provision they do not want enacted. they're worried if they're judgedded by an independent commission they may not hold on to their jobs. this is a big win. it's a setback for the government right now, but it's not over. congress could still reintroduce this element into the law and they could do it later today and any other day in this legislative calendar, but right now teachers have momentum at their back on this one provision. >> i guess this does not defuse the whole standoff. what posture are the teachers taking? >> reporter:

the shaking felt in mexico city. no reports of major damage or deaths. >>> breaking news in san jose. police spending several hours collecting evidence from the senior apartment complex, after a would-be burglar was shot by a security guard there. it happened near guadeloupe oak grove park on starwood place. bob redell. >> reporter: at the senior apartment complex here at coleman and almaden expressway. only indication something happened here the police officers investigating and if you see there in the mid ground, in front of the police squad cars a lot of broken glass. that's where we believe auto glass was blown out during the shooting. around 1:30, a squurt guard who we don't believe work for the complex on his way home when he saw some people trying to break into his father's car here in the parking lot. there was a confrontation. he tried to detain one of the suspects. this is new information we're getting from sjpd. the suspect got back into his car with three other suspects and reportedly tried to run over th

. >> the five bodies found in a grave in mexico city have now been identified.hey are five of 12 people who were kidnapped from a mexican bar. a 13th body has been found but they don't know if it is related to the kidnapping. the abductions were linked to a dispute between gangs that controlled different parts of the city and bars. >>> new york's tourage has charged donald trump for trying to run a fake university. many of the participants paid up to $35,000 each on hopes of meeting donald trump but didn't. he is accused of violating fraud and environmental protection laws. >>> some of the worst flooding on record in russia due to extreme weather conditions there that linger. >>> and salinger's other works may be coming to a book store or kindl near you. new works released even after his death. >>> syria is now agreeing to let the u.n. examine the site of the alleged chemical attacks. the u.n. inspections could begin as soon as tomorrow. fires continue to hamper california firefighters especially that near yosemite national park. firefighters are trying to prote

testing will be done to determine if they are 12 people who vanished from a mexico city bar in may.x people have been arrested, but no motive for the kidnapping and murder have been reported. >> tensions are high on the israel-lebanon boarder. no one was hurt in either attack. the air ride on beirut is the first such strike since the 2006 war between israel and lebanon's military group, hezbollah. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist nicole mitchell and i hope you're off to a wonderful friday, good weekend ahead. let's start with the tropics. we're looking at the gulf. it has been phenomenally unquiet, if that's a word, as we get to the atlantic. so far this month, we've had one named system. if you condition draft that to last year at this time, we'd already had six named systems on this date, two that turned into hurricanes. it's been very quiet and still is quiet in the gulf. there's a little disturbance off the coastline, slight chance that might develop, very slight, something we'll monitor. more rainfall in this region. i'm about to head off to hurricane hunting duty for the nex

city and they're saying when looking at the b r ts whether they're in beijing or columbia or in mexico city their achieve you much of the same of the light rail at a fraction of the costs. that's why within the prop k funds there's a significant focus and enlighteny focus where the east bay are looking at the and san francisco, california be a tremendous leader and i'm happy to see the progress therapists been made and this will help us move forward in a strategic way anything else you want to add? >> i want to acknowledge the comments about light rail and with respect to buses and we do think we'll be able to achieve a lot of the performs we'll be able to get out of a rail system in terms of time and but true some people will feel like light rail is better but from the standpoint of liability we feel that buses can over the same opportunity and i as light rail. >> colleagues can we move this forward with a positive recommendation. >> thank you next item. >> introduction of new items this is an informational item. >> i want to say we've talked about transit systems there's the gary and fill

mexico city. and then someplace without an extradition treaty, i imagine. [ police radio chatter ] chief. in taking care of his wife, mr. vargas probably became quite proficient you do g you go a. he could have been drawing his own blood for months. saving up enough to throw around inside that car. [ police radio chatter ] chief. chief, i found a current cellphone bill for mario vargas. and i have mikki on the line. s.i.s. made vargas' car. it's coming this way. no passenger on board. if v and sees us here, he's not gonna stop. tell mikki we're going with plan "b." i re [ dialing ] [ cellphone rings ] mario vargas? yeah. who's this? this is deputy chief brenda leigh johnson of the l.a.p.d. we were hoping that you could come down our headquarters downtown, and help us with a little problem we're having. what problem is that? i understand you used to work for allan summers. yeah, a-a-a year ago. his company went bankrupt. well where mr. su a whole bunch of extra cash, and we were hoping that you and

. >> it was strong enough to make buildings sway in mexico city. the quake was filed by a 5.3 after shock. >>> minutes came out today and the markets reacted negatively. some members believe the time to cut back on the economic stimulus should come sooner than later and they were less confident in the economic growth. the fed may not give any advance warning on the policy change. >> and thearropped sharply after those minutes came out. the dow fell one 05 points closing below the 15 -- 105 points, and the nasdaq lost 13 points. >>> a german tourist who lost an arm in a shark attack in hawaii has died. >> the 20-year-old woman had been on life support. she was snoeshgling -- snorkeling. witnesses to the attack doesn't see the shark. according to state officials, this was the 9th shark attack off the hawaiian islands. >> and the water remains closed at sin son beach -- stinson beach. we spoke to a man who survived an attack more than a decade ago >> reporter: ice cold water, warm, soft sand. mar in county stin -- marin county stin -- stinson beach, j

city college." >> just into kron 4. a 6-point-1 earthquake just shook mexico's capital.here is no immediate word of damage or casualties and seismologists have not yet issued a calculation of its power or epicenter. mexico city is vulnerable even to distant earthquakes because much of it sits atop the muddy sediments of drained lake beds that quiver as quake waves hit. we'll continue to monitor this as more information comes in. nw of acalpulco.. >> a destructive wildfire on the outskirts of yosemite national park is threatening some 25-hundred structures and has burned 96-hundred acres. some 200 seniors were forced to evacuate yesterday from camp mather , which is owned and operated by the city of san francisco. the fire started saturday and has destroyed two houses and five outbuildings. state route 120 is shut down in both directions, blocking traffic in and out of yosemite on its west side, but the park remains open. >> we are waiting to hear from a military judge about what sentence she will hand down against bradley manning. this is is new video of manning arriving

refineries shipping diesel and jet fuel to places like mexico city and chile. >> part of it is the environment side of things but a lot of it is to do with diesel and gas oil is more than gasoline, not only use in transport it's also used in industry and power generation. >> reporter: increasing diesel production and exports coming at a time when gas demand is faltering. >> gasoline demands is in our view in a struck well long-term decline. it's a few years of high prices and another one the hanger from the economic recession but there are two other big factors. one is fuel efficiency. the standers are having a real effect and have been extended forward by the president, and the other big one is actually d demographic change. >> reporter: that trend is proving to be profitable. valero saying it makes twice as much on a barrel of diesel than gas. that's why gulf coast refiners are trying to capture the difference. shell, marathon petroleum and valero racing to raise diesel capacity. valero is making significant investments looking to produce as much diesel as gas by the end of 2015. and gulf co

. >> heavy police presence aurrounds the rancho la mess ecological park near mexico city. here, officer say they found to grace and have recovered several bodies during their identities -- several bodies. their identities are yet unknown. >> we are waiting, we are working jointly with the attorney general of the republic to carry out the dna tests that will be performed on the bodies that have been found. >> no names yet, but some investigators fear the corpses could be those of 12 young people kidnapped from the capital three months ago. relatives of some of those objected -- abducted joint police. the kidnapping at a nightclub in an upmarket neighborhood of the capital caused widespread shock. city had lastly been spared the drug violence in the space of six years, mainly in the country both the north. still, investigators say the abductions could be linked to rivalry between opposing narcotics gains -- gangs operating in a city. the dallas on, who represented himself, chose not to make a closing -- nidal hassan chose not to make a closing statement. he faces numerous co

and to tell you the truth, at a little corner taqueria like this one in downton mexico city, it's classic. it's set out right on the counter with all the rest of the ingredients to spoon on your tacos or other little mexican snacks. and it adds this beautiful bright creaminess, creating that perfect little taco and condiment combination. this little market stall makes some of the most succulent pork carnitas on the planet. and in this place, they make their guacamole in that-- in a meat grinder. and i don't think they do it just because they happen to have a meat grinder around. no, i think they like the fact that it comes out with this wonderfully coarse texture that pairs so beautifully with the crispy little bits of pork carnitas. pork carnitas-- you know, that pork that is slowly simmered in its own fat until it's as crispy and juicy as great duck confit? what a treat. so you're getting the idea that when it comes to guacamole here in mexico, well, texture can be almost as important as flavor. i mean, you've got the smooth variety, you've got the chunky, and then you've got the sort o

food bank, organizers try to balance the groceries in mexico city, yet they are conscious they cannothange deeply rooted bad habits overnight. more than anything, mexicans are used to you in processed foods, processed foods that have high levels of sodium. the advantage of the food bank is that it aims specifically to make these processed foods, along with fruits and vegetables. >> mexico has had the world's highest percentage of child obesity for several years, which has increased threefold in the last decade. the government is trying to tackle the problem by promoting healthy food in schools, but if habits do not change at home, there will still be a long way to go. >> finally, it is an incredible scientific story. cancer cells removed from the patient 60 years ago have been used for decades as the basis for medical research and lucrative treatments. the patient was henrietta lacks, a poor black woman from baltimore, and only now has her family had the right to have a say in some of the research based on her cells. name or face,s but henrietta lacks is responsible for changing the c

the nazi regime was in power, and african-american jesse owens wins four gold medals. 1968, mexico cityive the black power saw hraout on the podium during the national anthem, and they were expelled from the games. 1972, the massacre, israelis kidnapped and 11 athletes and coaches and judges were murdered, and 1980 in moscow, president jimmy carter calls for a boycott, and the soviet union responds by boycotting the 1984 games in los angeles, and next winter's games in russia, already deep in controversial. there is a law that bars the public discussion of gay rights and relationships, anywhere children might hear. it has been condemned as highly discriminatory. and it's putting corporate america in a tough spot. there was an article for the new yorker titled why the olympic sponsors should take an action on gay rights. and richard, i want to start with you. you write the participation of corporate sponsors these companies sign deals before president putin signed that law. why do you think -- what do you think these corporate sponsors need to do now? >> i think the point is, right, that

a 5.3 earthquake in mexico city. injuries reported. >>> let's check in with sal. >> to the guys in the control room, i made a mistake, i want to see the 680 thing real quick. we're gonna end with this this morning. they are still clearing up this truck on 680 northbound on andre day. it will take a little time. 680 is delayed. southbound traffic may be delayed. let's go to steve. >>> higher clouds up there, mostly sunny, though, kind of muggy. the temperatures, 80s and 90s for some inland. 70s and 80s even closer to the coast. i think it stays this way into sunday next week it should be cooler. >> i'll take it. >> you got it. >> all right, steve. >>> that's our report for this morning. we'll see you ut next time news breaks -- see you the next time news breaks. >> join us at noon where one of the youngest members of the community is laid to rest because of gun violence. you can get updates at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. thanks for watching. repainting, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on!

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. >> i asked for this item to come before us because i was with him in mexico city and seeing their lines so effective and 850,000 people a day read the lines and all in four years. obviously they have a different system than we do but it seems like we have an awful way to go for the one project and i am interested at some point in the presentation what could be done to speed it up. it's such a long time and a valuable thing -- we could do quicker than other things we try to do. good afternoon. are you ready? >>i think so. >> okay. welcome. >> actually you have to speak from that one. >> good afternoon chairman knoll nolan, numbers of the board. >> >> and staff and members of the public. i am the sfmta project manager per the van ness bus rapid transit project and i am here today to give everyone a brief update on where we are with the project and what we're trying to accomplish with it. the purpose of the project, the purpose and need of the project -- i am sure we're all aware of the difficulty -- the sfmta's motor coaches and trolley coaches have getting down van ness avenue and the ne

the last earthquake to shake mexico city happened in 1985 and killed at least 6,000 people. >>> days after being rescued, the teenager who was the subject of that multi-state amber alert makes a public appearance. 16-year-old kidnapping victim hannah anderson attended a fundraiser for a family at her southern california home. the event hopes to raise money for funeral expenses for her mother and brother and her future. she didn't speak to anyone. but friends of hers did speak. >> she is like acting strong for everyone. and i think that's more of just like for her appearance. but i could tell that there's something in her that's upset like when we're all, like, having a good time and once everyone stops laughing, she kind of gets like this serious look on her face. >> her abductor a long-time family friend james dimaggio was shot and killed by the fbi in idaho after he killed napped her and killed her mother and -- after he kidnapped her and killed her mother and brother. >>> how the latest video of the mars rover will help scientists. >> mobile weather is going towards the lake and i

my own parents and all live in mexico city, and we are lucky because we both of broadband connections in our home. if a few weeks ago we got on skype. we set up the computer in our kitchen, and they set it up in their dining room but they instructed my husband and me as we tried to make one of their favorite meals. and they kind of scoffed when we were beating the dough too much and smiled when we had an almost round 40 a. for us, it is a the best way to connect because they live very far away and we do not get to see the mother rise. it is an important way for all of us to be able to connect with our families and with our communities. for americans living with disabilities, many of whom are also aging americans, broadband and commuters -- computers can provide even more critical tools for health and wellness. they allow someone with a speech impairment to e-mail her doctor, a person who is mobility limited to its in glasses -- classes online, and for someone else to work at home. 29% of people with disabilities would join the work force if telecommuting were actually a viable option

. >> 7 bodies are discovered in a grave outside mexico city.e are trying to find out if the remains to belong to 12 young people who were kidnapped last may and disputes between the gangs led to the abductions. cocaine valued at $330 million is found in a boat in the south pacific. the hole was uncovered by australia and u.s. accounts on a yacht and all 750 kilos found. australia has been investigating groups from south america through the pacific. the second biggest stock market in the u.s. had to stop trading on thursday because of a computer glitch. the nasdaq suspended and it has the biggest stocks including apple, microsoft and google and it was fixed before it upset other parts of the market. now members of the south korean red cross are holding talks with counterparts in the north of reuniting families and it was on the southern side of the border village and they hope to bring together relatives separated since the korean war, and florence has more from soell. >> they want them held in a hill resort which they used to visit until 2008 w

it didn't take four years to start like mexico city. i think i have been on it since 2007 or whatever and won't start until 2018 and a lot of plumbing work and complex thing. one of the things i am happy with we only had to add one station and found in the study they could get rid of one and we have the minimum number of staitionzs and i believe the study is going to work but i want to speak to the parking connection because the state wanted wider lanes because they feel it's their standard. it want fed to eliminate a number of parking spaces and there are 35% more riders and many of them live in this neighborhood. some of the people will choose to get rid of their cars and these are the cars not parked in garages. these are parked on the street so we're making -- we will probably be making more than 100 spaces available. now it's your job to get right in there and put a meter, right in a residential neighborhood to preserve the parking for the merchants. the mta will do a good job of finding yellow spots which are essential for trucks