the kind of extra helping of crap you've got to deal with if you run the hottest restaurant in mexico cityhter of the head of mexico's consumer protection agency walks in and demands a table when there's, unsurprisingly, no table available. when garcia says sorry, no can do, she pulls a you know who i am and then calls daddy and gets the health inspectors in to shut the place down. so your other customers basically started taking pictures of them with their cell phones? >> next thing you know, we have the media outside and this is friday. >> right. >> sunday morning, we're front page of one of the most important newspapers in mexico. >> well, it was very embarrassing to the government. >> and it should be. >> because they got caught doing what they do all the time. but if you were not the hottest restaurant in town, you were just running a cantina a few blocks away -- >> i would have been -- >> they would have closed you down and that's that. right now a defiant, young, creative generation of mexican chefs like eduardo are performing some of the most exciting cooking anywhere on earth, a m

this is a big market in mexico city. it has been since colonial times. e place is full of its own dark genius, entrepreneurial place in the city. it's dangerous, just human density is incredible. anything you can think of is sold there. if they don't have it, they'll get it. it was rivetting to me. i began to come out of five years of brief. one door after another opened. i plunged in. >> there with his new book called the interior circuit. >>> china is in the midst of a crack down after a series of terror attacks it blames on weeger muslims. most of the community is based in the northwest. in recent weeks there have been hundreds of arrests of weeger separatists. terror attacks have been widespread across the country. three men and wone woman a wait sentencing from the station where 29 passengers were hacked to death. >> it's not hard being a muslim in china, but it is now hard to be a weeger. the government blame weegers who want a separate state or weegers intend on holy wall for every major terror attack it faces. once there were hundreds of weegers m

. >>> a crackdown on the subway vendors is underway in mexico city.xicans who sell sweets and chocolates and various wares on the subway are now being arrested. and this puts their livelihoods in jeopardy. >> reporter: for years this person has been going underground to earn a living. but a new police crackdown means she has to watch her back while selling candies on the subway in mexico city. complaints from riders has pushed the local government to arrest anyone found selling down here. it worries her. she standings to lose the $30 she makes daily to support her four children and aging money. she only studied until the age of 15, but wants something better for her kids. >> translator: i started working in the metro as because as a single mother, i couldn't take a full-time job working 8 hours a day. >> reporter: she is one of 30 million mexicans living off of the informal economy, estimated to account for nearly 60% of workers. taco standings like these are all over mexico city, but the government is trying hard to lure people who make their living

. >>> mexico's capitol is one of the world's biggest cities and one of the most polluted and the highe contributes to particularly air quality and 20 million citizens are growing grass on the rooftops to try to breathe easier. >> reporter: walk through mexico city on a sunday and you will see a transformation, no cars, streets and avenues turned into bike lanes and free aerobic and yoga classes and they are rolling this out on the rooftop and dozens of gardens like this are a trend in mexico and purify the air and regulate the temperature inside homes. >> translator: these places are excellent and i feel like i'm contributing to the city being cleaner and greener, this is a small area but i feel a difference already. >> reporter: she says the whole family is less stressed out including the dog. the company behind the rooftop gardens say authorities are banking on the project and giving tax benefits to residents who install them. >> translator: plants and everything that is green help us to improve the air, to get more oxygen, because they capture carbon dioxide which is bad for us. >>

>> rooney: welcome to the program, tonight from mexico city, mexico, the president of mexico enrique pena nieto. >> an oil-producing country, mexico is a country which is facing the great opportunity of generating energy to other sources. and because of geographical location and natural welt we have the capacity of generating that however we haven't do be it. >> in the face of this scenario we launched in, not as a reform. >> which allows us to think fundamentally, one it preserves and maintains for the mexican state the ownership of hydro power but at the same time, in the second grade element of this reform is that it opens the facility so that for the exporetation of hydrocarbon and the generation of other sources of energy to have the participation of the private sector which undoubtedly opens the opportunity. >> rooney: from mexico city a conversation with the president when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose is provided by the following: funding for charlie rose is provided by the following: >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we d

this mass of followers in mexico city. they've come to pray at the altar in one of the most violent neighborhoods to ask for her protection and favors. believers say they're drawn to the saint because she doesn't judge them, rich or poor, good or bad, all are equal in death's eyes. in recent years authorities and the catholic church have linked followers of the white girl as she's known to the violence raging across mexico. we went into the market where anything is for sale, even a hired gun. we met a believer. like many followers, he has her likeness etched on his skin. do you do this before you go out and kill someone? >> translator: yes, of course. if i go out and do a job, i pray to her before i leave. i light a candle so she lum natures a path for me. that way i feel protected and she's taking care of me. >> reporter: the catholic church has begun it's own war and called in experts of the vatican to teach the old practice of exorcism. we came to this church to meet a priest performing many more exorcisms than in the p

but once we've got into design we realized it the mexico city system will not pass our standards so we had to rethink our approach on level boarding and how we would board people in wheelchairs so that type of thing >> can i ask both of you about costs i know you gave the estimate of one hundred and 612 million how have the costs increased over time from the estimate to now. >> my understanding in rough terms is the building eventually of the rail is 5 hundred to 6 hundred miles it's significantly cheaper than building the rail system down van ness but the restore wanting more high-end brt approach. we did in many ways get the most expensive to build >> i know given some agencies like it dp and the transportation and investment policy they grade different policies oakland is tout they're new east bay one by the way, what kind of grading with the van ness brt get according to the i dp or other grading of other brt's i'm curious. >> i was looking at the scoring system a couple of weeks ago i can't tell you off the top of my head how we'll score you but that's an example of it - it

on the edge of mexico city stands the largest monument to santa muerte.s here where vargas preaches every sunday. >> we don't pray to the devil. we pray to the angel of death, and we ask her for a better world, a tomorrow void of darkness and illuminated night. >> devil or saint, she is a menti mexican icon who inspires faith and fear. adam rainy, al jazeera, mexico city. >> another investigation into the safety of general motors vehicles, the national traffic safety administration is looking into complaints that airbags fail in some chevrolet impalas. they are testing modelses from 2011 through 2009, days after gm announced it's recalling six other models. it has recalled tens of thousands of models fors a variety of safety reasons. fed ex said it plans to fight federal charges connected to online pharmacies. they are accused of shipping drugs to people who do not have valid prescriptions. the company said it would be an invasion of their customer's priva privacy to stop such cleavers. last year ups made $40 million to settle similar charges and vowed to

. >> death attracted this mass of followers in mexico city, saint death, they are coming to prayer at the alter, a violent neighborhood and asking for protection and favors. the believers are drawn to the saint because she doesn't judge them. all are equal in death's eyes and the authorities and the catholic church linked to followers to the violence raging across mexico. we went into the market where anything is for sale, even a hired gun. we met a believer in the saint, like many followers, he has her likeness on the skin. do you pray to her before killing someone? >> yes, i pray to her and light a candle. that way i feel protected and feel she's taking care of me. >> the catholic church began a war against it and teaching the old practice of xer schism. >> we have met a priest that the performing the xor or similars. there is increase in the number of people possessed by the devil. >> he killed dozens of people and cut up the bodies to dispose of them. >> he was possessed by the devil. >> back in mexico city, we met a man, he used to pray to the saint. >> through repeated xor citiz

this picture was taken shortly after the governor arrived in mexico city yesterday. he was originally headed to mexico to work on business opportunities and talk about climate change. later, though, he will host a delegation of some of california's top businesses and political leaders. the economic trade mission may lead to changes the way california and mexico do business. last year, there were more than $60 billion in goods and services coming back and forth across the border. >>> well, the drought is taking a toll on boating and rafting around lake tahoe on the northeast shore it will be closed for the rest of the season. water levels are too low to launch boats. it's all ramp, no water. the ramp usually stays open year-round. meanwhile, owners of several river rafting companies say they will have to stop river rafting tours next month. >> easy for you to say. >>> still to come, a close call in the city. amazing video of a woman pushing a baby stroller just as that car crashes into a railing. >>> and good morning, i'm rob redell live here with a story about a longe

people in mexico city about 660 miles away say they felt the shaking as well. there are no immediate reports of damage in mexico city. >>> let's go live as we check your forecast and live look at san jose today. lots of clouds, christina was saying it's going to look a little bit like fvl except without the alligators. >> you never know. there's always some gators on the road. yeah, you know, use a little more men in your life. 6:49, let's talk about, i'm actually engaged, i get in trouble i say stuff like that now. i've got to the remember, girl, he put a ring on it. san jose, taking a live look here and you can see those midlevel clouds out there this morning. i mean you really can tell the difference. if you lived in the bay area for a duration of time, we don't get that many die days where we get the beautiful clouds. in fact it's the summer time right around now when we get the opportunities. all from monsoon moisture which is working its way from the south. really cool, we get it this time of year. it's unusual to see the moisture creep as far north as th

. >> mexico city is one of the largest. it's one of the most polluted. its high altitude contributes to poor air quality. 20 million citizens are growing grass on the rooftops to try to breathe easier. >> reporter: walk through mexico city any given sunday and you see a transformation. no cars, streets and avenues turned into bike lanes, and free aerobic and exercise glasses. this woman is rolling out the grey carpet. dozens of gardens are a trend. they pure fi the pair and regulate the temperatures. >> this is excellent. i feel like i'm contributing to making the city better, greener and cleaner. this is a small area. i feel a difference already. she says the whole family is less stressed out. including the dog. the company behind the roof top garden say authorities are banking on the project and giving tax benefits to residents that insal them. >> applicants and everything green is helping to improve the air to get more oxygen, because they capture carbon dioxide which is bad for us. >> reporter: decades ago people said breathing the airways unhealthy

we're getting reports on social media buildings in mexico city are shaking as well. arthquake with magnitude 7.1 rattling southern mexico. stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come. while the mexiearthquake may br back memories, this is what happened four years ago, an earthquake in the second biggest city. how you rebuild a city like something after this when we return. hey, razor. check this out. listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. we can save big on killer hotels with priceline express deals. somewhere with a fitness center? hey you know what man, these guys aint no dragons. they're cool. these deals are legit. yeah, we're cool. she's cool. we're cool. i'm cool. hey, isn't that razor's old lady? >>> i'm lucy hockings. the top story this hour. nine palestinian militants are killed after a wave rocket attack was aimed at southern israel. >>> tight security as the preliminary results in afghanistan's presidential election are expected shortly. >>> for the residents of the christ church new zealand time stopped in 2011 when a massive earthqua

. >> death has attracted this mass of followers in mexico city, saint death, that is. they have come to pray at the alter of the saint and to ask for protection and favors. believers say they are drawn to the savent because she doesn't judge them. in recent years, authorities and the catholic church linked followers of the saint to the violence raging across mexico. we went into the market where anything is for sale, even a hired gun. we meant a believer in the saint. the likeness in on the skin. >> do you pray before going out and killing someone? >> yes, of course. before i go out to do a job i pray to her before i leave and i light a candle, that way i feel protected and she's taking care of me. >> the catholic church began a war against the violence and calling in the experts to teem the practice of exrorsisn. with the rise in the number of followers of the saint there is increase in the number of people possessed by the devil. >> in 2012, he performed an xer or schism on the prisoner. he was possessed by the devil. >> back in mexico city, a man used to pray to the

on the edge of mexico city stands the largest monument.s here where they preach every sunday. >> reporter: we don't pray to the devil, we pray to the angel of death and we ask her for a better world, a tomorrow devoid of darkness and illuminated night. >> reporter: devil or saint she is a mexican icon who inspired faith and fear. al jazeera, mexico city. >>> the saint of death helped to get drug convictions overturned. >>> there's a case of ebollea where a man died at lagos airport. it's highly contagious and deadly. it killed 660 people so far in west aftrica and nigeria is struggling to contain the virus with an oil rich economy and has one of the weakest health care infrastructures. >>> in sierra leone they're looking for a woman infected with ebola on the run. she left the hospital after testing positive. then just last week a doctor leading efforts to combat ebola in sierra leone contracted the virus himself. there's no cure or vaccine available yet, and nearly 90% die. >>> another violent night in the west bank where israeli security

on friday, i had a conversation with president pena nieto in his home in mexico city. >> after you werelected with that bold promise of economic growth and reform, people began to talk about mexico in a very flattering way. they called it the mexican moment and the country of the future. time magazine said after one year in office, the president passed the most ambitious package of reforms in memory. level economic forces has shifted -- global economic orces have shifted. smart money has begun to bet on peso power. in the wall street community, mexico is the favorite nation just now. it has gone from a country of people that had given up on to become the favorite. all based on what you said in your inaugural speech in december of 2012. huge promise. huge hope. , this countryaid will become the most dominant economic power in the 21st century. the answer to that question, which country, he says, is mexico. there was a huge amount of reaction to these bold reforms. then the economy slowed down. your popularity slowed down. the question many people are asking, what happened from your vanta

there is now a huge push in mexico's capitol city a huge push to trip pollution. >> free aerobic and yoga classes and a push to turn around. she says dozens of gardens like this are becomings a trend in mexico. they purify the air but also help regulate the temperature inside homes. these places are complept. i feel like i'm -- excellent. i file like i'm contributing to making this city greener and cleaner. this is small but i feel a difference already. >> she says the whole family is less stressed out including the dogs. the company behind the rooftop gardens is giving tax credits to install them. >> plants and everything that is green help us to improve the air, to get more oxygen because they capture carbon dioxide which is bad for us. >> reporter: decades ago people said just breathing mexico city's air was as unhealthy as smoking a yet. an almost permanent blanket of smog. but they want to change that. this is only one of many programs they want to implement this year. bicycles are available around the city and governments are regulating emission. in order to reduce pollution by

on the ex-of mexico city stands the largest monument to to the saint.here where she peaches every sunday. >> but we don't pray to the did he have. we pray to the angel of death and ask her for a better world, a tomorrow devoid of darkness an illuminated night. >> reporter: devil or saint she's now a mexican icon that inspires faith and fear, adam rainy, al jazerra, mexico city. >>> coming up they breathe air 20 times worse than what the world health organization recommends. now one organizations in in paul is pedaling a new way to fight it. predicting sinkholes, scientists say it's possibly. >> something that could save lives and thousands of dollars. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >>> welcome book, kathmandu the capital of nepal is one of the most polluted cities in the world. but one organization is trying to change that one cyclist at a time. here is more from kathmandu. >> repo

aljazeera, mexico city. >> pollution in mexico city can be so bad the city often restricts which carsan drive on any ditch day. >> some breath taking cliff diving to show you from portugal. it's a competition sponsored by red bull with lead divers from around the world taking part. usually they launch themselves from a man made platform but this time went old school, jumping from the actual cliff. an american won the competition. >> tomorrow morning, from transformers to top gun, we'll look closer at hollywood's long relationship with the u.s. military. >> that's going to do it for now. >> the latest on the crisis in the middle east live from our newsroom in doha. >> happy monday. py [♪ music ] >> hello, welcome to the news hour. we're at al-jazeera's headquarters in doha. 9 airstrikes and the shelling goes on. more palestinian children are killed and wounded on the festival o. and environmental catastrophe, libya appeals

not knowing what they had taken, they abandoned it in a field in a small farming town outside mexico city highjackers, were admitted to the hospital with signs of radiation facility. they used a robotic arm to recover the radioactive material. just last week, another small amount of radioactive material went missing from a stolen truck in mexico city, only to be recovered a few hours later in both of those incidents, mexican authorities followed official protocol. they alerted the a tonic energy agency, notified border patrol. part of the concern when something like this happens is the radioactive material would be harmful to anyone who accidentally or unknowingly comes into contact with it. another major concern is it might be taken by someone trying to get their hands on highly radioactive material. so this week, when the news broke of another incident of nuclear material going loose, this time in iraq of all places, the headlines were understandably panicked. the material could be used for a the dirty bomb. sunni militants got their hands on 88 pounds of uranium compounds. that could f

those hijackers enlded up abandoning the cargo in the field about an hour outside of mexico city.ught to have been the hijackers were admitted to the hospital with signs of radiation poisoning and field authorities used a robotic arm to recover the radioactive material. just last week another small amount of radioactive material went missing from a stolen truck in mexico city, only to be recovered just a few hours later. in both of those incidents mexican authorities followed official protocol. they alerted the international atomic energy agency and border patrol. part of the concern is that the radioactive material would be harmful to anyone who unknowingly comes into contact with it. another major concern is that the material might be taken by someone trying to get their hands on highly radioactive material. so this week when the news broke of another incident of nuclear material going loose, this time in iraq of all places, the headlines were understandably panicked, terror group seizes compound. sunni militants got their hands on about 88 pounds of uranium compounds. that amou

he will arrive in mexico city on monday. hoping to establish a trade mission in mexico and address climate change. the governor discussed the ongoing issue of unaccompanied minors crossing into california. >>> it's a humanitarian question, i'm happy to see a number of conservatives have taken a more compassionate view. we'll work it out and california's willing to do its part. >> governor brown will meet with mexico secretary of foreign affairs. the energy secretary, labor secretary be local lawmakers. >>> concord may help the trees scheduled for removal. 730 trees in concord and hundreds more in neighbors cities. pg&e says it needs to cut down the trees. city leaders approved an agreement that rechoirs each tree to be looked at. >>> elijah is the picture of a healthy baby boy. that was not always the case. the risk that doctors took before he was born. >>> tracking the increasing fire danger as we move into the bay area weekend. what you can expect. what are you up to? just playing hide the cheddar. can i play? it's more of

. >> taco stands like these are all over mexico city. the government is trying hard to make them into more formal jobs. >> training programs like this one where people learn to become bakers are offered by the city government to help them become professionals. students earn $150 per month while attending the workshops. for 20 years, she sold-game metro passengers and now is learning to become a hairdresser. >> now that i have committed myself not to going back to the metro, i'm going to put a small salon in my house so clients can come there. it's going to be my new job. >> working the underground economy isn't just a job. for may be, it's a way of life. the head of the training program acknowledges that there are perks many won't want to give up. >> the informal economy gives people the flexibility to combine work with lots of other factors. entire families often work together. no company is going to offer those conditions. we want to give viable alternatives, because they won't be allowed to return to the metro. >> convincing people lik

. >> rooney: welcome to the program, tonight from mexico city, mexico, the president of mexico enriquenieto. >> an oil-producing country, mexico is a country which is facing the great opportunity of generating energy to other sources. and because of geographical location and natural welt we have the capacity of generating that however we haven't do be it. >> in the face of this scenario we launched in, not as a reform. >> which allows us to think fundamentally, one it preserves and maintains for the mexican state the ownership of hydro power but at the same time, in the second grade element of this reform is that it opens the facility so that for the exporetation of

i'm in mexico city. >>> don't forget you can keep up to date on the day's news and all the developments on our website, live blogs, analysis, videos can all be found there, that is at al jazeera.com. ♪ >>> it is a revival on the bayou, cheap natural gas from the fracking boom is bringing new jobs to old industry towns and creating new challenges, plus a shipping shake-up. how big changes at the panama canal could shape roads, bridges and harbours in america for years to come, and institution alibiers scooping up houses at barring -- institutional buyers scooping up houses at bargain prices are slowing down. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". appear >>> hydraulic fracturing or fracking creates controversy, but creates an abundance of natural gas in the united states. that has caused u.s. prices to plummet. today oil trades at about 22 times the price of natural gas. in 2006 it was only about seven times the price, and that caught the eye of the global industry. energy companies like sassal in south africa and sempra in california are looking to cash in on cheap energy prices. that

this is the most corrupt operation in mexico city in the hemisphere.n, they know exactly what's happening. the kids are marching through that country. it's 135-mile southern border down there. you are telling me they can't stop it? where is president obama and secretary of state kerry. they send biden down. i don't know what biden is doing. i have called for a boycott myself and americans should not travel to mexico to buy their products. if i were president, i would say, look, you either shut this down right now or you can forget about nafta. i will use my pen and phone and we are not going to do any deals with you. what's wrong with that senator? >> nothing is wrong with that including the fact of telling the central american countries that we give a lot of assistance to, that they are going to not get another dime until they stop it. and, by the way. if a child is in fear of being persecuted by the environment in which they live, then we should have them go to our embassy, go to our consulate. apply for asylum and we can expand those capabilities. n

world,ppening around the parents in mexico city waiting to be reunited with their children who had beeniving in what is now known as the house of force. it emerged that children raised in a group home were being abused and being. filthof hunger and emerging, police raided the home tuesday. i had a kidnapping in northern nigeria, injured or -- i met kidnapping in northern nigeria, a german national. no claim of responsibility but the fingers being pointed at boko haram. the group is still holding over 200 schoolgirls captive. killedsian soldiers yesterday on the border with algeria. the death toll expected to rise. the tunisian army has been patrolling this area and the last of the country that was used as a base by jihadists. french president francois hollande is touring west africa. he is in ivory coast today before heading to niger and cha d. security will be high as france's steps that antiterrorist operations. Élan will be talking business with ivory coast, the world's top cocoa producer. >> this is the symbol of ivory revival, 47,000 square meters of concrete and more than two year

this is the most-corrupt operation in mexico city m the hemisphere. that i know what's happening.ids are marching through that country. it's 135 miles down there. you're telling me they can't stop it? where is president obama and secretary of state kerry? they sent biden down. i would call for a boycott. americans should not travel to mexico or buy their products. you can say shut this down now or you can forget about nafta. i'll use a pen and phone and we're not going to do deals with you. what is wrong with that, senator? >> nothing is wrong with that other than telling central american countries we give a lot of assistance to their that the knot going to get another dime until they stop it if a child is in fear of being persecuted in the environment in which they live go to our embassy, apply for asylum. we can expand those capabilities. not have them show up at the border. tell them they'll be returned. >> look. once the guard goes down there, the president will have to do it, pictures will go out on "the factor" and into central america. that will discourage the $700 paying c

this picture was taken shortly after the governor arrived in mexico city yesterday. ginally was headed to mexico to work on business opportunities and to talk about climate change. later, he will also host a delegation of some of california's top businesses and political leaders. his economic trade mission may lead to changes in the way that california and mexico do business. last year, there were more than $60 billion in goods and services going back and forth across the border. >>> well let's talk baseball. live look at o.co this morning. a's road trip headed to houston. oakland getting ready for three game series with the astro and tops in the lead thanks in part to a 9-3 win over the rangers yesterday. now the giants meanwhile, oh the giants. just struggling to stay in the playoff race. the dodgers completed the sweep last night, 4-3 win. the giants have lost four in a row. they're if game and a half back in the nl west division race. they do hope to turn things around tonight against the pirates, game time, 7:00 right here on nbc bay area. and after the game, tha

subway trains in mexico city travel at more than 60 miles an hour. they're mostly run using an automated system, but operators need to be ready just in case of emergency. when the driver's bosses saw the video online, as you might expect, he was fired. >> makes you wonder, doesn't it? >> don't play farmville while operating a train. >>> star wars fans excited about a new video from director j.j. abrams. >> he's asking fans to donate to force for change. abrams revealed some cool prizes for donors and a little bonus as well. >> we're offering you and a friend a chance to visit the set of star wars episode 7 and be in the movie. >> be in the movie? that's not all. you can also win a chance to see an advanced screening of the movie for yourself and 20 of your closest family and friends. this is all part of a fund-raising effort benefitting unicef. fans got a glimpse of a fighter used by luke skywalker in the original film. >> but abrams gets interrupted by a rebel pilot, then by a droid. if you want to participate you have a chance to be in the movie, w

. >>> at least three people have been killed in a stampede at a cop cert in mexico city. security cameras showed the moment a wall collapsed on sa,000 people trying -- 15,000 people trying to leave. 15 others are injured during the incident. >>> the world cup brought global attention and hundreds of thousands of visitors to brazil. f.i.f.a. is expected to make a profit from the megasports event. many brazilians say the tournament is hurting sales and their livelihood. lucia newman reports from rio de janeiro. >> reporter: the carnival is months away, but not for the street band, thanks to the world cup. flags from all the participating countries, the hot favourite beach wrap, bringing the sound of sales to an informal economy. for the main stream retail the world cup has been a curse. >> we opened at nine, and sold one handkerchief. the staff work on commission. it's been terrible since the world cup began. >> reporter: all over brazil it's a holiday every time brazil plays. in rio, every time anyone plays at the maracana stadium. >> it's really hard. >> translation: it's

. >>> at least three people have been killed in a stampede at a concert in mexico city.ecurity cameras show the moment a wall collapsed. 15 others were injured. hopes are fading for eight missing minors in honduras. trapped when a land slide closed the entrance. three other minors were arrested on friday. there has been no signs of life for those trapped. >> columbia's football team has been given a hero's welcome at home. tens of thousands turned out as the players drove through the streets. from there we have this report. >> reporter: a fireman's vip welcome. water over the plain, bringing back the columbian team. they didn't win the world cup, but they won the country's hearts. >> translation: thank you my dear team, you made us cry and suffer, and made us happy. you united our country. >> reporter: nothing was typical about the home coming. the young players made history here. many say they accomplished what no political leader has. civil war, [ bell ringing ] ing -- civil war, bringing hope. >> i'm so proud of my country. rnches this is a rising star, a baby when a

. >>> religious and diplomatic in mexico city to talk about immigration reform. this picture taken shortly after the governor arrived in mexico city yesterday. he originally went there to work on business opportunities and talk about climate change. later he'll also host a delegation of some of california's business and political leaders. his economic trade mission may lead to changes in the way that california and mexico do business. last year, more than $60 billion worth of goods and services went back and forth across the border. >>> it is 6:34 now, we are going to check the forecast, but first we're going to look live at san jose because it is just such a pretty start to the day. clouds make for a nice sunrise. >> they do. >> meteorologist christina loren joins us now, and just as pretty as the picture too. >> well thank you. always wonderful to have you in the morning, kris, good morning, scott, everybody at home. we're in the 60s right now. i always like to put things into perspective for you though. and last night, might have been a little bit easier for y

veronica villa mazar, al jazeera, mexico city. >> that's it for our broadcast. if you would like the latest, head over to aljazeera.com. inside story is next on al jazeera america. >> it looks like an u.s. senator lifted a lot of his master papers. he was found to have copied dozens of articles from other places and posted them as his own. plagiarism is the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. if you spent any time on the internet you know how easy to look for articles. now search terms, an engine, key strokes and boom, almost too much to take in. inventing an idea, synthesizing sources, coming to a conclusion a clever turn of phrase, those things are hard. using any of those things already done by others and not giving the creator credit is easy. and the temptations writers, leaders an are finding hard to resist. if you google "plagiarism" and click news you'll find a list of academics, journalists and politician plagiarism is the act of using other's ideas, and in the digital age it's easy to do and easy to get caught doing. a decorated iraq war veteran and

he spoke at a news conference yesterday in mexico city after a 90-minute meeting. he criticized texas governor rick perry's plan to send national guard troops to the border after children are fleeing from central america now being held in u.s. border detention centers. brown is working with nonprofits to shelter hundreds more children in foster homes in california while they wait for deportation dates. brown says this is not a military issue and money on troops can be better spent elsewhere. >> i think it doesn't decision [ inaudible ] part of the texas national guard on the border. i would suspect that it would be a relatively short duration and wiser minds will prevail over the next several months. >> reporter: and here are the results of an "associated press" poll that found 53% of americans believe the u.s. has no moral obligation to offer asylum to those escaping violence or political persecution. and more than half say children who are fleeing gang violence in south america should not be treated as refugees. the governor said he would support additional shelt

trade in mexico, and california is the goal of the new agreement governor brown signed today in mexico city. it promotes manufacturing and allows mexican residents to use the innovation network. >> form a working group that will meet and ensure there are trade missions, that there are opportunities to get entrepreneurs from both mexico and california together into our innovation hub networks throughout the state. >> it includes a new agreement that protects the rights of migrant workers in california by better informing them of what their legal rights are. >>> it is a major upgrade getting to the oakland airport will soon be faster and easier. today, nbc bay area got an inside look into how that new b.a.r.t. airport connector will work. nbc's christie smith ishe airport. it will be a little different from the typical b.a.r.t. ride. >> reporter: good evening to you, raj. you may have seen it tested on one section of track. b.a.r.t. is saying that its airport connector to the oakland airport is running the full route, fully automated. they say it's a major step closer to actually opening up t

. >>> hundreds of clowns gathered for annual march in mexico city on wednesday.e parade where the performers asked the saint to watch over their families started 30 years ago. this parade is a serious tradition. obviously there's no clowning around. >>> at 5:00 p.m. eastern, 2:00 p.m. steven leaseman sits down exclusively with president obama for a hard-hitting discussion on the economy. from talks of patriotism to the minimum wage and much more. 45 years ago today apollo 11 splashing down safely in the pacific ocean. the command module landed wrup side down, but was righted within ten minutes by floatation bags triggered by the astronauts. the mission landed the first on the middle school moon. >>> happy birthday to j. lo, 45, wonder woman, 63, michael richards, who is 65. this is "early today." have a great day. >>> lots to get to this morning, let's check the forecast with christina loren, nice start. >>> yeah, nice and mild out there, good morning to you, laura, scott, everybody at home. we are getting so close to that weekend at this point. it's going to hot

in mexico's capital city, a push to reverse air pollution is underway. we have this report. walk through mexico city and you see a transformation. no cars, bikes, and three aerobic classes. they are rolling out the green carpet on the roof top. dozens of gardens are becoming popular. >> i feel like i'm contributing to making the city better and greener. this is a small area, but i feel a difference already. >>> she says the family is less stressed outlet including the dog. the company behind the roof-top gardens say authorities are panning on the project. and giving tax benefits to residence who install them. >> plants and everything green help to improve the air to get more oxygen, because it captures carbon dioxide, which is bad for us. >> decades ago people said breathing the airways as unhealthy as smoking a secret. >> the city has a cloud of smog. authorities want to change that. the roof top garden initiative is one of several programs they want to implement this year. bicycles are available around the city. cars that are 15 years or older must change their exhaust, in

this picture was taken shortly after the governor arrived in mexico city yesterday. he originally was headed to mexico to work on business opportunities and to talk about climate change. later today, he will host a delegation of some of california's top businesses and political leaders. his economic trade mission may lead to changes in the way california and mexico do business. last year there were more than $60 billion in goods and services coming back and forth across the border. >>> 4:51, replacing the handshake, something doctors say is a more high againic -- hygienic way to greet people. they found out our handshake. >>> the golden gate bridge has been prepared for the morning commute. the cones have moved. scott, we'll talk about our handshake later on, coming up. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. giants, i do try to love you, i really do try. struggling the first day in the playoff race. dodgers completed the sweep last night with a 4-3 win. the giants lost four in a row and are now a game and a half back in the nl west division race. g

two stops are especially dangerous near mexico city, immigrants tell us. every dot on the map is another stop. another $100 in extortion money. although the trains are well known conduits for undocumented immigrants, they are not patrolled by mexican police. >> i never got a good answer to why the mexican authorities don't guard the train. >> the wheels keep rolling unchecked to juarez, la rosa, laredo. next stop, texas. >> that was byron harris reporting from our sister station there. very eye-opening report there. >> indeed it was. >>> more eye-opening stuff tonight. do you think recycling is enough to save our planet? wait until you find out what you're going to have to do. we're talking dragging three buckets to the curb. who's affected? but first, a head's up on a potential traffic tie-up tonight and tomorrow. work continues on the 11th street project. tonight, d dot has closed the exit to m street southeast. you'll need to take a detower until 6:00 a.m. i suggest the susa bridge in pennsylvania avenue to 11th street and back to m. if the weather coop

buildings as far away as mexico city also shook. at least four people are dead tonight, including a baby who was crushed when a ceiling crumbled on top of him. >>> continuing coverage now of the immigration fight. this morning, the latest plane carrying central american immigrants arrived in san diego. they then boarded buses to an undisclosed location. the plane carried mostly women and children desperate to escape violence in places like honduras and guatemala. the white house today stepped up its effort to get a handle on the flood of young people crossing the border by the thousands. meantime, immigrant supporters marched in washington demanding minors who cross the border be allowed to stay in america. right now the white house is saying that it will most likely not happen and they will be deported back to their homeland. >> if they don't qualify for the humanitarian relief, they will be sent back, nobody should make any mistake about it. >> the white house says each child will have due process under immigration law, and the pr