here in mexico city we felt that quake. it was very strong, it probably lasted about 30 seconds, my house started shaking, i saw people running into the streets. now things are calming down and returning to normal in the capitol for a moment. >> rachel, because we are talking about acapulco, the newer buildings are built to withstand buildings like this but many of the rural buildings are not. is that where the concern lies or is it too soon to tell? >> reporter: i think it's too soon to tell. you're right to point out, in a lot of these rural communities the materials used to build these homes would probably not withstand the pressure. the numbers have been revised to 7.5 on the richter scale. we'll see what scope of damage was done in the next few hours. >> and rachel, before we let you go, you said you felt it. what exactly did it feel like? >> i'm actually from san francisco so i grew up with earthquakes. usually they don't tend to occasion me too much but -- tend to scare me too much but this time i felt the ground mov

they can really get strong shaking in mexico city. so we are going to see if there's more reports of damages coming out of the city in the hours to come today. for us, we'll look at upper 70s inland and the bay will be around the mid-70s. at the coastline just 60s. nice night for a baseball game. a's playing the houston astros. game time temperature 62 degrees with fair skies. here's what's happening. we have high pressure that's parked offshore. but it's this low that's up in the pacific northwest that is going to deepen by tuesday and really cool temperatures. so we have high pressure first and warm temperatures and then much cooler weather by tuesday. the numbers are just going to collapse with readings only in the low 60s on that day. but in the meantime we have sunshine, so we're going to enjoy it while we can. small craft advisories offshore a little patchy fog and numbers reaching only the upper 50s outside the gate and wind waves up to 5 feet of. today 67-degrees at hayward. 74 morgan hill. 61 pacifica. east bay looking nice, t

we also felt that tremor all the way here in the capital of mexico city. buildings shook for about 90 seconds. people ran out into the streets panicked. many people in their pajamas, but so far the city has now returned back to normal, and no major structural damage is reported here either. >> let's hope that theme continues throughout the day. thanks so much, rachel there in mexico city. >>> algeria's interior minister says the president has won a fourth term in office with a landslide 81% of the vote. >> translator: after 10,292,029 voters, the result is for the president who gets 8,332,598. that represents 81.53% of the valid votes. number two, mr. ali got 1,244,918 votes with 12.18%. the third was 343,624 votes, and that's 3.36%. >>> there have been celebrations from the president's supporters, but the opposition says the vote was rigged. this was the scene in the village of rafor east of the capital. hundreds of young people fought with police after trying to disrupt polling at several stations. >>> let me read you one of the most famous opening lines

>> reporter: and 7.2 earthquake that hit mexico on friday has damaged buildings the capitol of mexico city.s. survey say it was around 50 kilometers east of the costal town and cracks could be seen on a number of buildings but so far no known casualties. and mexico has invested millions of dollars preparing the country for such earthquakes and the capitol has a system of sensors and radio receivers to warn people, but few of them don't have them because they are expensive and we explain. >> they know about earthquakes and this is from the quake in 1985 that killed an estimated 10,000 people. since then mexico had invested millions of dollars preparing the country for the next big one and in the capitol mexico city has a system of transmitters to warn people of an approaching kuwait and radio receivers can give a minute of advanced warning depending where a major quake strikes and when he moved here two years ago he worried about the tremers and wanted to buy a receiver but at $300 he thought it was too much. >> it's odd to me we have such a sophisticated infrastructure which is expensive a

let's go to nick parker who is standing by in mexico city with the view from there. ng over there? how is the party? >> reporter: john, there is a great feeling of excitement at mexico's society. for most of the day there was a very violent electrical storm and a lot of cloud cover so hopes weren't very high that they would actually be able to see anything. in the last half-hour the skies have opened. the clouds parted and we now have a nice bright pale man just behind us. so there's a real feeling of enthusiasm and excitement amongst the 70 students gathered here this evening. it is well worth remembering, mexico has an extremely rich tradition of astronomy stretching way back to the precolonial times when the aztecs and mayans used astronomy to create their own calendars. so a long tradition of astronomy in the country. this society itself stretching back to 1902 when it was founded. one of the oldest in the world. so joining me now is aldo one of the members and a student. why do you think there is so much enthusiasm for the blood red moon? >> i have to say we were

. >> this is just one of the hundreds of mines discovered in mexico city. i'll have a report on why these mines pose such a threat to people here. >> boston taking a moment today to mark tomorrow's anniversary of the boston marathon bombing. a flag being raised at the boston medical center, saying boston medical center strong. three people killed, more than 260 others injured in that blast. a marathon runner who was hurt was a keynote speaker pfn. >>> for millionspeaker. >>> tomorrow is tax day. but for millions of americans living abroad. they have to decide whether to switch their allegiance where they work. phil ittner has the story. >> embassy reporting a significant rise in u.s. citizens renouncing their citizenship. a new tax law coming into effect this year, the foreign account tax compliance act, or fatca, means all financial institutions abroad must report to the u.s. treasury, accounts held by u.s. citizens. it is intended to stop u.s. citizens hiding their money from the irs. it is thought that is a big reason more americans are giving up their p

for right now everyone is breathing a sigh of relief. >> rachel levin in mexico city. >>> police are about to hold a news conference in kansas city. they have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of shooting on local highways. the still unidentified man was arrested in his home in grandzview, missouri last night. investigators believe he's responsible for at least a dozen shootings there since march. those shootings left three drivers wounded. we're live in kansas city, missouri with more on what we expect police to say. usher. >> reporter: good afternoon, del. kansas city police have been very careful about how much detail they revealed over the course of the investigations, but we understand they receive over 1 100 tips and eyewitness accounts coupled with physical evidence caused a break in the case. a month-long hunt for the person responsible for shootings on highways in kansas city may have ended at this house. >> we have apprehended what we believe to the suspect in the highway shootings. >> reporter: thursday they raided this home in grandview, missouri hauling away

adam rainey, mexico city. >> thankfully nol one was killed in today's quake. >>> solving the puzzle, as city police nab a suspect in the highway shooting. we will tell you how his arrest came together with the help of his neighbors. >> the blame game, a u.n. camp comes under attack in south sudan where the government blames peace keepers saying they provoked the violence. >> a month ago in cape canaveral, the space shuttle's days may be over but we are entering a new era of space exploration. r >>> kansas city officials say a selective effort by law enforcement and residents helped in a rash of serial shootings on highways. mohammed whitaker was arrested and he was charged with 18 felonies connected to nine of the 20 shootings. authorities still don't have a motive, but they say metro police, the f.b.i. and the atf all received several leads that led to his arrest. >> a period of surveillance that involved bal istics, involved tips. it involved witness statements it was built on a series of those things that have become very important. >> police say whitaker wore a black hooded sweat

shake for about one minute power outages in a loss of phone service were reported in some parts of mexico cityand buildings in the downtown area were also evacuated the earthquake caused cracks in some old buildings in the city which frightened residents living inside them so far there's been no reports of casualties. what are the structures that suffered the most damage was an apartment building in mexico city. cracks were visible all over the exterior of the building it inside some apartments. among those in a sellout and wendy her streak started immediately started ringing tone for mr fulton street the temperature to three steps at the time so that i could be seen quickly. we walked away from the bb because there were pieces of material supporting the whole cycle safely felt more calm colombians and fads of gabriel garcia mark was having pain final respects to the eighty seven year old nobel laureate who passed away thursday but was considered one of the greatest spanish language writers was born in the northern town of kuta his childhood home which is now a museum has gone flocks of visito

you can see some of the shaking in this news program from mexico city. elsewhere in the city, people fled out of high rises and out to the street. >>> that quake in mexico comes as people in the bay area mark today's date. it's one 108 years since the great quake devastated san francisco. like they do every year, there was a ceremony this morning at lot us fountain. hundreds of people were there for a moment of silence. >> i think it's a wonderful tradition that's been carried on all these years. i think it's a tribute to all the survivors. there are not many left, but those that were. >> the 1906 quake and fire killed some 3,000 people and destroyed 80 percent of the city. >>> a young marin county girl has been raising chickens in her backyard. but she may have to give them up because of a restriction from the homeowner's association. >> i love them. >> reporter: she even has names for the 4 chickens and she likes the little presents they give almost every day. >> it's a hot egg. >> reporter: she sees in them what perhaps most people miss. >> they're rea

the pacific ring of fire. >> technology is making strides in predicting earthquakes. >> including mexico city. >> an earthquake warning system activated during a news conference in pasadena. a similar system gave mexico residents time to take shelter. >> it gave the population of mexico city more than 70 seconds warning before the strong shaking arrived. and it gave acapulco about 27 seconds warning. had. >> in menlo park, david louie, abc7 news. >> and an around-the-world yacht race will continue today after a sailor fell overboard. it will start at 1:00 near the golden gate yacht club. the boats will embark on leg 7 of the race. one sailor was thrown overboard during the race. >> happening today, a group of activists will be stripping down, all in the name of greener living. it's a bike ride, naked bike ride. the goal is to call attention to a greener way of living. today's bike ride gets underway at 11:00 from justin herman plaza in san francisco. >> what began with the best of intentions turned into a fight between a homeowner with chickens and a marin county neighborhood association with

rachel levin reports from mexico city. >> neighbors crowd around as emergency workers hurry to fill this sinkhole. it is not an uncommon sight in this working class neighborhood. it is one of the city's most crowded neighborhoods and one of the most precarious where abandoned mines lay meters behind hubs of homes. discovered this mine several months ago after being alerted by people in the neighborhood. >> translator: it's a difficult problem and an urgent one. we can't just fill in the hole. we know that it's there and it's today ding russ. >> reporter: the abandoned mine is 18 meters below the surface and over 200 meters wide. what they're looking for throughout the city, so far 900 mines have been discovered but city officials tell us they have no idea how many actually exist. that's because the construction companies didn't keep records. lupita moved here 40 years ago and although she always knew mines existed she had no idea her home sits on top of one. >> at first i was frightened but the engineers told me to trust them because the mine is deep below the surface so nothing will hap

it was felt all the way out in mexico city. 74 at livermore. 74 for napa and 70 in santa rosa. look ahead easter weekend looks very nice with temperatures climbing into the low 80s by sunday. after that, it cools a little bit. in fact, tuesday it cools big time. temperatures inland then only in the low 60s and a chance of showers next tuesday. in the meantime, sunshine and plenty of it. elizabeth wenger has a look at the road ahead after a break. oh, look. we have a bunch of... announcer: babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents >>> good morning. bay bridge metering lights are still on but it is extra light right now a few delays in some of the far

. >>> speaking of earthquakes, officials say mexico city had 71 seconds of warning before yesterday'sarthquake. because of the early quake warning system. yesterday's temblor is one of several earthquakes to hit our side of the pacific rim in the past two weeks. it hit just off the northern california coast on march 10, an 8.2 quake off chile on april 2nd. and now a 7.2 near acapulco. what's going on here? abc7 news reporter david lui reports from the usgs headquarters in menlo park. >> the earthquake centered in acapulco was strong enough to cause the wall of a billing to collapse in mexico city. the latest reminder that the pacific is the most seismically active region in the world. the ring of fire stretches 25,000 fire from the south pacific up to japan, across to north america and swinging past south america. it encompasses densely populated coastal areas. however, earthquake sterts at usgs say the faults along the mexican coast have been building up stress, but the temblors have not been extraordinary. >> these have not been very large earthquakes, they've been a range of sizes.

west of mexico city city . there is a major shaking in mexico city.ning at least seven people dead dozens of others missing. rescuers saved 30 injured people that were taken to the hospital. officials and vans and getting the stuff career sunken ship. the capt. hop into the first rescue boat as the ship went down. there's still more than 270 people missing and adjutancy the cell lynch that is under way. the crew workers were called off overnight, due to the heavy currents. the vice principal who the company's the high-school students on that trip he survive the tragedy but he committed suicide. when we come back and are defined for accident of their employes slasher will have the latest on that story coming up in a moment. female announcer: get three years interest-free financing on brand name mattress sets. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. sleep train's interest free for 3 event is on now. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ we're talking about michael stores. << if one of the big questions is how can secu

. >> catherine:the scene in a news studio in mexico city. as the 7.2 quake hit friday morning. ights and equipment swaying. it was felt across at least a half dozen states and mexico's capital - where it shook >> catherine:for at least 30 seconds. this was the scene out on the streets shortly afterwards. with people grabbing cell phones and trying to figure out exactly what had happened. >> catherine:although it's one of the strongest quakes to hit mexico in years - there was no immediate word of serious injuries. >> catherine:there 'was' damage. including this scene - where part of a building slams to the ground. this abandoned building in mexico city was also damaged. >> catherine:and in surrounding small towns. walls from other older buildings collapsed. some of them landing on cars. >> catherine:a tree fell onto this man's car.smashing the back window. and this is debris inside a home after a wall came down. >> catherine:and at least one small rural hospital had to be evacuated. people were shaken.but some say they realized after running into the streets that the worst had a

and nick is there in mexico city where many people have turned out.ry, not just in mexico, but around north america and los angeles. there are viewing parties in many parts of the country. people having quite a party. >> yeah. of course, just over ten minutes, it's going to be red. >> yeah. and of course, you know, there's a lot of suspicion with all of this. a lot of prophecies. >> i wonder -- say it isn't so. >> okay. i was going do another myth. >> it is not known as a blood moon. let's put that out there. >> it's not? >> is that a myth? >> we're making that up. astronomers don't know it as that. it -- it sounds nice. >> it does. >> it does. >> sound like an episode of "twilight," doesn't it? >> we like the dark themes lately. we could call it a rose moon. but that doesn't sound as exciting. >> it doesn't? >> look at that. with the triple box behind me, you can see -- does it feel like new year's eve orcheis it just me? it's just me. we're very close to -- >> maybe it's like your new year's eve. >> we're close to that 7:0 p.m. which mean at 7:06 ea

that could host light noble prize winning colombian novelist get real garcia marquez is the idea mexico city. it was a key step in the death of the altar of one hundred years of solitude was reported by mexican news papers late on thursday and confirmed by a spokeswoman for the righteous family via twitter the real garcia marquez was recently treated in hospital for a lung infection but it is believed he died at the scone with the family party so i need real garcia marquez sold out though as he was affectionately known waves to his mother is on his eighty seventh birthday in mexico city and about half of it yet we wake up to the news the celebration song it's daytime already high the rajah was born on the sixth of march nineteen twenty seven in panic attack inland river town of tropical columbia near the carribean when he does find his parents left and then and only child in the care of his grandparents milne the combustible gases and don't get something i read on. they've influenced the boy's future vision of magical realism. the tunnel was a liberal hero thousand to a civil war he told det

he was about 170 miles away in mexico city. mexican officials say they are getting reports of damage but nothing catastrophic although it may take some time for word to come from remote areas. [ ambulance sirens ] >>> that's the sound of sirens blaring in downtown san francisco at 5:12 this morning, marking the exact time the 1906 earthquake hit. the ceremony is always held where market street connects with kearny. 108 years ago, that was the meeting spot for quake survivors to get news and catch up with each other. the last two known living survivors did not attend this morning due to health issues. >>> a task force today handed down more than 50 recommendations but as we report, some are skeptical about the plan taking shape. >> reporter: they met six times, ultimately coming up with more than 50 suggestions. gary daniels isn't ready to claim success. >> i have no reason to be optimistic. >> reporter: he says their final report, released today, means nothing without action. >> yes, this happened to an african-american student

we report from mexico city. >> hundreds of protestors took to the streets this week in mexico city to express frustration at the president. they accused him of trying to pass a new telecommunications block thatted expand the ministries power to monitor and control content of the internet. the ruling party claims the measures are meant to fight illegal activities, but for mexicans, it's a sign that the government is going too far. >> this is the last straw. they want to pass a telecommunications law to control content on social media. we will lose the freedom of expression and the government will decide what we can say or not. it's an injustice and violates our human rights. >> 22-year-old stephanie is worried if the law passes, people who criticize the government could be punished. >> if i wanted to accuse a politician of being corrupt, i wouldn't be allowed to do it. the government would accuse me of being a threat to public safety. >> the controversial law proposed last month is slammed by opposition parties. >> what these demonstrators are shouting is that together, united, we'll n

mexico city got a minute's warning before the shaking started and many are wondering why california doesn't have a similar system. this technology could save so many lives. why don't we have it in place here. >> reporter: the bottom line is money. we have a prototype system here in california that is nowhere near as sophisticated as the one you'll see in mexico city. an earthquake alert system came alive on mexican television this morning. an anchor could be seen getting his audience ready before the quake hit. more than a minute later, the studio started shaking. california has an alert system, but it's the system in the making. >> we have a working prototype of the early warning system throughout california. however, we don't have the people to back it up. >> earthquake. we're having an earthquake. >> while news anchors at ktla were sliding under the desk during an earthquake in southern california last month, seismic sensors were gathering information for the state's alert system. researchers at cal tech in pasadena got an alert eight seconds before the shaking started. seismologists in

video from the region shows damage buildings, broken window in mexico city. 170 miles from the quake epi-center. tremor lasted for about 30 seconds. people evacuated the city high-rise and ran into the streets. but we know of no reports of any serious injurie injuries. today tremor is one of the reason earthquake to hit our side of the pacific rim in the past 6 weeks. northern california coast on march 10 of 6.9. 8.2 off chile april second and pair of 5 in los angeles and baja, mexico. and now this 7.2 near acapulco. 7 news reporter david louie has more now from the headquarters in menlo park. >>reporter: earthquake centered in acapulco strong enough to cause the wall to collapse in mexico city. latest reminder that the pacific is the most seismically active region in the world. ridge of fire stretches for 25,000 miles from the south pacific up to japan across the north america and then swinging past south america. it encompasses densely populated coastal areas. however earthquake experts at usgs say the fault along the mexican fault built up stress but not extraordinary. >> these ha

it was also great sadness in mexico city gabriele garcia marquez had lived on and off since nineteen sixty one. did. we have to design everything he messed up sleep and everything he told us because he taught us about the way to see the wild. thank you is all i want to say it. is it his works garcia marquez combined supernatural events with the details of everyday life and the political realities of black america seriously what happened to be by joe stories. it's not important whether story is told with a good journalism on the kitchen. i've had my tombstone to. i'm a storyteller the nineteen eighty two garcia marquez was awarded the nobel prize for literature. he wrote many novels and short stories that sold in the millions. it is real masterpiece is considered to be one hundred years of solitude. written in nineteen sixty seven. garcia marquez was known to his fences gobble. his work sold more than any other spanish language publication except the bible. love america's most popular writer will be missed by critics and ordinary readers alike the addition of a gentle things you want

hers was seen leaving gabrielle garcia marquez of mexico city home following his death on thursday. the nobel laureate whose novels and short stories is exposed stanza millions of readers to lead america's passion superstition violence and inequality died around midday according to people close to his family he was eighty seven. families friends and supporters began arriving at the author's home after the news came curious neighbors also spoke of their sadness. whether it's almost like an american character facts like every wednesday and feels right now. my neighbor has diet the colombian author was hospitalized for nine days in late march for an infection in his longest urinary tract he has been recovering in his home in mexico city since april the eighth. known to millions simply as gavel garcia marquez was widely considered to be the most popular spanish language writer says miguel a day seven days in the seventeenth century i came on holiday for holy week she and her dad is terrible news that one of my favorite people has died that's why i decided to come to his house needs some

known affectionately as cabo garcia marquez died last thursday and is held in mexico city or use it for the last three decades he was eighty seven years of age. the merger has more the underwriters an option is carried by his family and leave before is not on fire the canker private gathering of family members publicly comments to get real garcia marquez in mexico city. the president of columbia ploughing ceremony you are in the name of forty seven million indonesians. it is with the heavy hawke's bay we say goodbye to the greatest cannot get a full time. gabriel garcia marquez and chemical with him the author hundred years of solitude was the literary voice of america. a native of columbia canada mexico in the nineteen sixties the weather was nice with a design to use his example will always live in the hearts of his friends and millions of readers in the world. his words and thoughts will stay on with this. garcia marquez who lives among this day in the future generations. for them. at the request of his family some of the writer's favorite excerpts from it along with mark hoffman tra

we have nick parker on the phone i believe from mexico city. ick, tell us what the scene is there as we take the picture. >> reporter: rosemary, it's an absolutely packed crowd at the mexican astronomical society in downtown mexico. they expected about 20 people and got about 100. and it's a real sort of feeling of excitement in the air. now we're seeing a situation where the moon is completely in the earth's shadow. and i think everybody is really looking forward to seeing it take on that red tinge. everybody at the moment sharing binoculars, telescopes. they're taking turns on the observatory's big powerful telescope which is why everybody's here in the first place. and i think a lot of people that are here have never seen anything like this even though there was one in 2011. it's quite a special atmosphere, rosemary. >> yeah. it is a spectacular image indeed. nick parker talking to us there from mexico city. many thanks to you. >> of course, this is the first of four which will take us through september -- >> next year. >> 2015. absolutely. p

this is a zone where we can get these 7 to 8 events you recall the event that caused damage in mexico city. >> bay area also sits on the ring of fire. he says the earthquakes may cause small magnitude events. >> sometimes they'll come through. you don't trigger big earthquakes because changes are small. >> m recent years a 5.1 quake in orange county. and now, today's earthquake. this area is getting attention. >> this section ruptures it would be on 8.1 to 8.4, which would be similar to size than 1985's 8.1 earthquakes causing damage in mexico city. >> menlo park, abc7 news >> sirens sounded on market street to remember when the great earthquake hit san francisco 108 years ago. the celebrations started out at lotus fountain serving as a meeting point after the quake. 100 people gathered to pay respects. >> this is the he fining event in our city history. >> the two remaining survivors unable to attend. the they've got it's fresh coat of paint to mark the occasion. 3,000 people died in the quake. >> and this serves as a good reminder for us to be ready for any type of natural disaster. >> a

but tens of millions of people in mexico city, 165 miles away felt it because mexico city sits on an old lake bed and it shakes like a bowl of jell-o, even from distant earthquakes, but no major injuries were reported. >>> today russia is promising assistance to ukraine to overcome its crisis, although it's not saying exactly what form that assistance would take. barricades remain in place in front of a regional administration building in dnsak. it's being return by pro- russian insurgents in ukraine. russia denies claims that they are directing the insurgents. they'll show wide support for a process. >>> authorities in kansas city are holding a man they say committed about a dozen highway shootings that injured three people. 27-year-old mohammed walker faces 18 felony counts. police arrested him on thursday after watching him for about a week. they even saw him try to buy a gun. now, the shooting started in march in suburban areas along the border between kansas and missouri. a prosecutor says tips from the public were crucial. >> this case involved a period of surveillance, it invo

the 7.2 quake shook much of central and southern mexico the video shows damaged buildings in mexico city. this tremor lasted about 30 seconds people evacuate and fled into streets we know of no reports of any serious injuries. >> today's tumbler is the most recent of several sizeable earthquakes to hit in six weeks. now a 7.2 near acapulco. so, what is going on here? >> the ring of fire as a distinction of producing more earthquakes but making a case there is a coralation is one on another part of the ring is not a given. >> earthquake strong enough to cause a wall to collapse in mexico city. the latest reminder the pacific is the most active seismic region in the world. it encompasses coastal areas. however, earthquake experts say the fault as long the coast have been building up stress for tumblers not extraordinary. >> these haven't all been large earthquake buzz a range of sizes. this is we've seen are what we'd typically see over sort of a long, this time of a span with variations in activity. it's common. >> however, the pattern can be disturbing. we've seen disruption in japan. th

the 7.2 quake shook much of central and southern mexico the video shows damaged buildings in mexico city. this tremor lasted about 30 seconds people evacuate and fled into streets we know of no reports of any serious injuries. >> today's tumbler is the most recent of several sizeable earthquakes to hit in now a 7.2 near acapulco. so, what is going on here? >> the ring of fire as a distinction of producing more earthquakes but making a case there is a coralation is one on another part of the ring is not a given. >> earthquake strong enough to cause a wall to collapse in mexico city. the latest reminder the pacific is the most active seismic region in the world. it encompasses coastal areas. however, earthquake experts say the fault as long the coast have been building up stress for tumblers not extraordinary. >> these haven't all been large earthquake buzz a range of sizes. this is we've seen are what we'd typically see over sort of a long, this time of a span with variations in activity. it's common. >> however, the pattern can be disturbing. we've seen disruption in japan. there have be

the homage to the late writer is being held tonight in mexico city. he had ties to both countries. born in colombia spent much of his adult life and brought his greatest works in mexico. the nobel prize-winning author died in mexico city last week. he was 87 years old. that is today's latin america report. my next guest says high-yield bonds and loans have been among the best performing asset classes since the 2008 financial crisis. he is head of america's credit at blackrock. good to see you. you see a lot to like in high yield bonds and loans. why has fixed income been good? >> to separate high yields and loans, since the financial crisis, you have seen a tremendous amount of liquidity being pumped into the system from fiscal banks and governments. risk has declined dramatically. you still have good return. today's expense will be different. there's is still good opportunity to invest and own yielding assets and income, but it is not going to be the same return you saw the last couple of years. >> and a lot of talk on wall street is centering on when the fed might raise interest r

a mexico city news anchor of the warning siren. >> it is a full 40 seconds before the first shake begins. >> mexico has it and so does japan. >> now california is funding the first step to build a similar system to revise tens of seconds of warning that an earthquake is coming. resident kevin wheaton says he's all for it. >> i would have gotten out of the house. >> wheaton was in the audience to hear about catastrophic earthquake. it is happening more often. >> we have added a lot of people to the planet in the 20th century. we saw four catastrophic earthquakes in the first decade. >> countries like japan and mexico built early systems in response of quakes. >> issuing a warning before the slower destructive waves arrive. if estimated the system will cost $80 million of a target of 2016 of completion. >> if you had sirens to warn people that imminent danger is coming, it can save lives. >> california office of emergency services will present a $180, 000 to the county to build the system there. and that funding has yet to be secured. ken prichett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> family members a

a mexico city news anchor of the warning siren. >> it is a full 40 seconds before the first shake beginso has it and so does japan. >> now california is funding the first step to build a similar system to revise tens of seconds of warning that an earthquake is coming. resident kevin wheaton says he's all for it. >> i would have gotten out of the house. >> wheaton was in the audience to hear about catastrophic earthquake. it is happening more often. >> we have added a lot of people to the planet in the 20th century. we saw four catastrophic earthquakes in the first decade. >> countries like japan and mexico built early systems in response of quakes. >> issuing a warning before the slower destructive waves arrive. if estimated the system will cost $80 million of a target of 2016 of completion. >> if you had sirens to warn people that imminent danger is coming, it can save lives. >> california office of emergency services will present a $180, 000 to the county to build the system there. and that funding has yet to be secured. ken prichett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> family members are still m

>>> sinkholes are a problem in one part of mexico city. as rachel levin says, they are on the edge. >> teetering offer the brink. neighbors crowd aroundas emergency workers hurry to fill this sinkhole. it's not an uncommon site in this working class neighborhood. it's one of the city's most crowded neighborhoods and one of the most precarious where abandoned mines lie meters below hundreds of makeshift homes. engineer gustavo and his men inspect this mine credit located months ago. in. >> it is a difficult problem and an urgent one. we can't just fill in the hole. we know it's there and it's dangerous. >> reporter: the abandoned mine is 18 meters below the surface and more than 200 meters wide and it could take months to secure it. people most likely started mining here in the 1930s and what they were looking for was material to build houses throughout the city. so far 900 mines have been discovered but city officials tell us they have no idea how many actually exist. that's because the construction companies didn't keep records. lupita mo

no immediate word of damage or casualti casualties, but the quake shook mexico city for at least 30 seconds. back. >> 1985, a magnitude 8.1 quake killed at least 6,000 people and destroyed many buildings in mexico city. >>> a deadly avalanche on mt. everest killing at least 12 people in what officials are calling the worst sgas ter to hit climbingers on the mountain. steve harry begir harry began h latest. >> reporter: the avalanche took place just below base camp. at least 12 confirmed dead. these are sherpas, those who set up the ropes for foreign climbers. we do have an eyewitness account from jeff brown, a florida attorney who has climbed everest before. the audio is not great. but here is jeff brown. >> so right now at least 12 confirmed ged and you heard in that phone report perhaps numbers as high as 13 to 18. the number could rise throughout the day. emergency rescue operations went into effect immediately with helicopters and people on foot searching for those missing. nepal has made changes in the recent years, installed security for a quicker response. but the nation also depende

home in mexico city is meters away from being swallowed up by a gaping sinkhole.ghborhoods crowd around as emergency workers hurry to fill it. it's not an uncommon site in this neighborhood. it's one of the city's most crowded neighborhoods, and one of the most precarious where abandoned mines lay meters below makeshift homes. this mine was discovered self-months ago after being alerted by people in the neighborhood. >> translator: it's a difficult, urgent problem. we can't just fill in the hole. we know it's there and dangerous. >> reporter: the abandoned mine is 18 meters below the surface and more than 200 meters wide, and it could take months to secure it. people started mining here in the 1930s, and they were looking for material to build houses throughout the city. so far 900 mines have been discovered, but city officials have no idea how many actually exist. that's because the construction companies didn't keep records. this woman moved here 40 years ago, and she had no idea her home sits on top of a mine. >> translator: at first it was frightened but the e

scarce transportation dollars and that's a fast reliable bus system, rapid transit study like in mexico city and throughout the city. that hasn't been done. al train downtown extension, huge priority. in 1973, voters of /stkur ex switzerland rejected funding for transportation instead. today, it is the highest point of the highest per capita required says in the world. 62 percent of public transit for trips to work. there are other very important items that should be studied such as the trend for free circulator buses throughout the united states as seen in baltimore, dallas, denver, rolly, oakland with a free downtown, emory ville. with the multicity free shuttles that connect vertically and in oakland and all of regional transit. the mission bay shuttle is funded but very valuable. there are many, many things that our moan should be implementing >> thank you, very much. next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is lance and i'm a resident of north beach. i also support extending the transit into the fisher man's wart. i read the study submitted by the ct a and m t c, the very first th

rachel levin has this story from mexico city. here people are teetering on the edge. >> meters away from being swallowed up from a gaping sinkhole. it's knot an uncommon sight in this working class neighborhood of avra obregon. one of the city's neighborhoods, where mines are under hundreds of makeshift homes. engineer gustavo guerrero and his men inspected after being alerted by people in the neighborhood. >> translator: it's a difficult problem and an urgent one. we can't just fill in the hole. we know it's there and it's dangerous. >> reporter: the abandoned mine is 18 meters below the surface and more than 200 meters wide and it could take months to secure it. people most likely started mining here in the 1930s and what they were looking for was material to build houses throughout the city. so far 900 mines have been discovered but city officials tell us they have no idea how many actually exist. that's because the construction companies didn't keep records. lupita moved here 40 years ago and although she always knew mines exi

he died in mexico city last thursday. was a special ceremony held in his honor. >> reporter: saying good-bye to one of the most celebrated writers of the last century. family, friends, and admirers of all ages paid their last respects to the novelist who introduced the world to magic realism a style that erased the line between fantasy and reality. >> translator: he placed latin america literature at the vanguard of world literature. millions of people on other continents and languages have learned about and love latin america thanks to his literature. >> reporter: outside mexico city's palace of fine arts people waited in endless lines to go inside. >> translator: we used to play and sing at his house. he loved columbia, and we came to say farewell. >> reporter: there are thousands of people also carrying flowers, this, i'm told, because they could not bring butterflies, in reference to one of his novels. thousands of kilometers away in this town where his most widely read novel was loosely set, people were also paying t

they took this controversial stance at mexico city olympics a protest over ñrinjustice.vandal removed smith's gold medal. >> it's made of an adobe clay material then painted. so it was disintegrated. >> few noticed the medal was missing. not even the campus tour guide who told the story 20 times. >> you can see purposely they're not wearing shoes to signify poverty. >> at the 2005 dedication ceremony tommy smith explained what is kind their clenched fists. >> this is students on campus about the historic nature of the statue. >> if they knew the story they'd feel bad you know? about this >> this is a important reminder of a chapter today's students did not experience. >> there is focus on the civil rights movement. there are individuals trying to re-examine awareness. >> there are highly active sidewalks all the way around. police are still looking for tips and witnesses >> health department inspectors discovered an infestation of mice at two chinatown stores. mimi bakery and walgreens both forced to close temporarily. >> well, good evening. when the inspector came to th

nobel prize winner, gabriel marquez tied on thursday in mexico city where he lived for more than 30 yearsnslator: his depictions of people represented all of latin america and the world. what are we losing with his death? a great man who gave a great vision of life. >> the famed author celebrated his 87th birthday achieved something very few writers have done. he put south american literature on the world stage. and changed the literary land scape of the spanish language. >> with his love for the written word, for stories, for journalism and for literature, if a gabrielle marquez inspired en chantment and created an image around the author. >> his status was recognized in 1982 when he won the nobel prize for literature. he insisted it would not change his unique outlook on life. he started out as a newspaper report remember. journalism remained a passion throughout his life as did support for left-wing politics. a close friend of if i had he will castro. his mix of real life and the bizarre gave birth to the literary genre known as magical realism realism. it's peak, 100 years of solitude

mexico city to express frustration at the president. accusing him of trying to pass a telecommunications law that will expand the interior ministry's power to monitor and control content on the internet. >> the ruling party claims the measures are meant to fight illegal activities, for mexicans, it's a sign that the government is going too far. >> this is the last straw. they want to pass a telecommunications law to control content on social media. we will lose the freedom of expression, and the government will decide what we can say or not. it's an injustice, violating human rights. >> 22-year-old stephanie is worried that if the law passes people that criticise the government an be punished. >> translation: if i want to accuse a politician of being corrupt, i wouldn't be allowed to do it. i would be accused of being a threat to public safety. >> the controversial law is slammed by opposition parties. >> reporter: what the demonstrators are shouting is together united we will never be defeated and claim if the provisions make it into l

approve or bolivia or not as far as south america if you just go to a mezzo, central america, mexico, cities. and you see how grand there were it was actually the spanish empire's great grandeur and prosperity when. it to decline relative to other empires which was rising even faster by this time. the achievement in terms of the transformation of the environment, creation of these warping of nature to human, the dynamic, the colony, the demographic, really extraordinary words which were on parallel anywhere that is now the united states. i think when i look at what the missionaries did in california in that very late 18th-century, there really, i think, animated by the standard. they had a standard of achievement which was represented by these great populist, rich economies in the western is spanish empire. create something as quickly as possible. why did they found some in the issuance? why did they sacrifice so much time and effort and money and manpower? why did they, you know, so so much grain. why did they believe so many cattle. found so many workforces reducing everything from the sor

the earthquake rattled city of 20 million people there is a lot of business to go around, i'm in mexico city. >> reporter: find out more about earthquakes in mexico and elsewhere of course on the al jazeera website, al jazeera.com. ♪ is into america. it requires an investment of 500,000 in a business the government hopes will create jobs. and while it's growing in popularity, the program has its critics. in 2010, rather than and entrepreneur jayz joined his partners to why start their development barclay center. eb 5 investment program. >> eb 5 allows folks from all around the world to come and participate in one of the most exciting developments around the country. >> promotional videos like these helped fuel the program. wealthyy foreign nationals can fast track getting a two year visa in exchange for investing in credit projects. hiss ore her cal create at least, are granted about 95% of the time. >> foreign nationals are interested in the eb 5 program for a number of reasons. the chinese for example are very concerned about government instability, political upheavals and of course, educa

the pacific ring of fire. >> technology is making strides in predicting earthquakes. >> including mexico cityearthquake warning system activated during a news conference in pasadena. a similar system gave mexico residents time to take shelter. >> it gave them 70 seconds of warning before it arrived and >> and aequat race will continue today following a week long stop in the bay area after a sailer fell overboard. they will embark on leg 76 the race from san francisco to new york via the panama can. a sailor late last month was thrown overboard during the race. >>> today activities will be stepping down in the name of portland living. -- their goal is to call attention to greener way of living. it gets underway at 11:00 from justin herman plaza in san francisco. >>> what again with the best of intentions turned into a fight between a homeowner with chickens and a marin county neighborhood association with rules against them. wayne freedman picks up on the story in kentwood lands. >> before the chicken, before the egg, even, there was the coupe. the question is which will be longer, the birds o

they said they felt the shift in the building, and reports are that the quake shook mexico city for at least 30 seconds and causing the buildings there to sway. no report of damage yet, but we stress that we are just getting in information, and no word of injuries as well. and also, no stsunami warning hs been issued and we will continue to update you, but again, a lot of the details are coming into us in the last half hour, and we will update you on the breaking news as we get that information. also developing, we are waiting for the news conference from the kansas city officials about a man suspect ed ed in the string highway shootings. police took the suspect into cu custody late yesterday after raiding the the home, and they towed away a green vehicle. they have not released the man's name yet, but he has been at the headquarters all night, and we are expecting to learn more at a news conference. he has not been charged, but the police say that at least 12 of 20 recent highway shootings in the kansas city area are connected. three people were injured and not seriously, thankfully,

. >> even on his 87th birthday, he had time for his fans, greeting them outside his house in mexico city, on march 6 of this year. note affectionately as gabo, the writer spent the last 30 years of his life in mexico. his story started further south in columbia in 1927. when the village's favorite son returned in 2007, he was met with a hero's welcome. a hometown that was to inspire the young writer, his novel takes place in what is believed by many to be a fictionalized place, the family saga was published in 1967. it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece of magical realtors and -- magical realism. the novel sold 30 million copies and made him an international author of summer down -- some renown. it was followed by other best sellers. in 1982, he received the nobel prize for literature. as well as fiction, he was a respected journalist, a staunch socialist, he wrote editorials for a number of international titles including colombian spanish, and french dailies. shortly after his nobel win he felt the need to found his own newspaper. >> it is a way of keeping my political commitments

city's history. >>> a fiery bus crash in southern mexico has killed at least 36 people. according to the state government, a passenger bus en route to mexico city slammed into a broken down truck and burst into flames sunday. the bus was consumed by fire, burnt so badly that the only metal frame and parts of the wheel remain. four people survived the crash with injuries. >>> extreme weather wreaked havoc across several communities. saturday, over 60,000 lost electricity when strong winds downed power lines. falling trees crushed cars and damaged several houses. a small plane was up ended. no serious injuries or deaths were reported. >>> nbc's birthday boy, bill karins, has your monday forecast. what a birthday weekend for you, happy birthday, we have some -- >> like 75 at my house all weekend long. that was nice. winds were horrible in the midwest and lucky no fatalities. we haven't had any tornado fatalities. that's good. we're doing all right. in west, we started out with a little wet weather as we went throughout the begin of april. now it dried out. a beautiful day y

recentlyn mexico city where he has lived for the last three decades. he was 87. >> the writer's ashes carried by his family and laid by his loved ones. the family and friends paid homage to get real garcia -- to gabriel garcia marquez. of 47 million colombians, it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to the greatest colombian of all time, gabriel garcia marquez. "100 years ofof solitude" was the literary voice for latin america. a native of colombia, he moved to mexico in the 1960's. >> his work, his ideas, his example, will always live in the hearts of millions of fans and readers in the world. his name and books will stay with us. he lives on today in future generations. >> at the request of his family, some of the fighters -- some of the writer's favorite excerpts were red. along with music. to bid a finaled farewell. >> i love his works. i have been reading his books since i was a teenager. he made me grow. i love how he described things. he was a real master. >> colombian authorities said they will also hold a memorial. dutch marquez and his

he came all of the way here from mexico stphaoet difficult -- mexico city. what happened last year made us stronger. >> many believe the joy of the event will outshine the sadness. >> reporter: that is the hope from bill rogers. >> the people of the area have all come together and -- what our sport stands for is goodwill and peace. not violence, you know, that is what our sport stands for on a global basis. >> the 26.2 mile race starts tomorrow at 10:00 eastern time. >>> wait until you hear how much an apartment complex, built decades ago, just sold for. >>> no, your eyes are not deceiving you. that is a giant rabbit. we will show you more of the bunny taking the internet by storm ,,,,,,,,,,,, even older buildings are seg for a lot of >>> more eupbding kaeugs about the hot real estate market in the bay area. even older buildings are sell -- more indication about the hot real estate market in the bay area. even older buildings are selling high. this is $350,000 a unit. it was built back in 1979 and updated it in the last year. no word yet on the asking price