take you around the museum to learn how agriculture has impacted life in the southwest before new mexico's founding. >> the idea for this museum began in the 1920's. mexicotary noticed new artifacts are ending up in museums and other states. aboutke to people creating a farm and ranch museum to preserve our state's heritage. new mexico has a unique agricultural story. it goes back 4000 years when people were growing their own food. we take a lot of pride in preserving the story and sharing it with people. ranching museum is unique because he have animals. las cruces does not have a zero. we take that role. we have all sorts of livestock. we have seven different breeds of beef cattle. we have milk cows, we do looking demonstrations every day. the restrictions are another thing that makes us unique. do quilting, sewing, that kind of thing. when people come here, you are not just looking at static exhibits, the same thing on the wall. you are experiencing agriculture, demonstrations, a nail being made and how pressured precious -- and how precious it would be for someone. >> we are in the her

welcome to las cruces, new mexico. the city of about 100,000 sits in the chihuahua desert, just miles from the mexico border. flowing through his the waters of the rio grande river, making the surrounding area ideal for agriculture. , we will explore the city and the surrounding area -- surrounding area. coming up, we will visit the white sands missile range outside the city to hear about this u.s. army kasai and its site and- army test its role. nasa has a big sounding rocket program. anything that has to do with rockets and missiles technology began here at white sands. >> later, we take you to new mexico state university to see their collections on two of the state's notable senators. >> for people studying the history and culture of any thisn, they use information. >> we begin at fort held in vast historic site, a >> fort sill than was established in maine, 1965. the primary reason it was established was to protect the citizens of the mississippi valley. the trade route had been historically the camino real, but it

grapes here in new mexico and making wine even before they did in california. so those are some of the crops that the spanish brought here to the new world when they came. a couple of the things that i think are interesting that we sort of represent here in our the cattle. these cattle came from spain and they brought them the over and they left some of those cattle in new mexico and in parts of texas and they migrated to southern texas and lied around louisiana and southern texas. they became long horn cattle. we still have those and we raise that type of cattle here. they're real small. our livestock manager on the say that bote cattle could live in the park lot. so they can get by with almost anything. very little water, very harsh conditions. tough. really they're small, they have small cavs. their calves weigh about 20 pound when they're born. where a long horn calf might way 85 to 90 to 100 pound. smaller. smaller. they also brought sheep. and the sheep are the sheep that the navajo here in new mexico raise now. this section of our heritage gallery is call

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we still have modern pueblo people living in new mexico that descend from these folks. we have the spanish history. all of the old hispanic families that you find in northern new them and their ancestors had to have come from this area. this is the immigration route and where they came out of what would later becomes old mexico. >> what your are we talking about? early 1500s, 1530, 1540, the first spanish explorers and cookies dinners came through. >> it predates plymouth rock? alex: it predates the myth rock and most of what happened back east and the early american colonial. and the revolution. this happens a century or more prior to all of that. >> we are talking about immigration to the area. you are close to the border here in las cruces. what is the relationship between the u.s.-mexico border when it relates to new mexico? alex: if you are talking culture, i like to joke with tourists and visitors that my whole life i have heard about this international border and state borders, that i have never seen them. they have shown them to me on paper, but i have never seen

in the early 1900s, he released the new mexico number nine. a new pod type. farmers began to grow it, people like it, and it began a new industry here. they began to can it so they could ship it back east. it began the process of building up an industry. dehydrating the red chile's and canning and freezing the green chiles. now there was one chile that fit that niche for all. if you made a mexican food dish, you would use different chilies. we weren't as sophisticated back in the day so mexican food had chile spice to it. now you could have one chile, grow it, process it, and it could be used in the mexican food industry. so we did not have all these different kinds of chiles. it was the basis of the mexican food industry, so we always say he was the father of the mexican food industry. the chile pepper institute was established in 1983. our mission statement is to educate the world about chile peppers. with a long history of chile pepper research from the founding of the university to today. one of the things we noticed at our teaching garden is, people come

he released new mexico number nine. he introduced this new pod type. farmers began to grow it. people liked it. it began a new industry and we began to can it so we could ship it back east on the trains so it the whole process, dehydrating the red chile, and canning and freezing the green chiles. up until that time, if you had made what we would say is a mexican food dish, you use different chilies, like a serrano, but now there was one that fit that niche. we were not as sophisticated so mexican food was anything that had chile spice to it, so you could have this, grow it, process it, and it could be used in what we are calling the mexican food industry at that time. so we didn't have these different kind of chilies. it really became the basis of the mexican food industry in the united states, so it is the father of the mexican food industry. the chile pepper institute was established in 1993. our mission statement is to educate the world about chile peppers. we have a long history of chile pepper research from the founding of the university until today. one of the things we n

early 1900s, he released the new mexico number nine. a new pod type. people liked it.t began new industry. they began to can it so they could ship it back east. they began the process of building up an industry. dehydrating the red chile's and canning and freezing the grain chile's. -- the green chiles. fitthere was one chile that that niche for all. you could have won chile, grow it, process it, and it could be used in the mexican food industry. so we did not have to level -- have all these different kinds of chiles. he was the father of the mexican food industry. our993, we established industry. we have a long history of research from the founding of the university until today. one thing we noticed at our teaching garden is people come in from all over and say, that is from my country. towere trying to export asia. the asians told us we did not have good quality. we did not know what they meant because we had good color, no insects, no disease or mold. what we learned at the time talking to people is that the chile has a different kind of heat. we weren't sure we kne

with new mexico. at one point he said that he wished he could marry the two loves of his life, physics and new mexico. of course, that's before he got married. i just want to be clear about that. and this was an opportunity for him to do that. so he showed groves some places around new mexico, and they settled on this boys' school at los alamos. and so after that was chosen in november of 1942, oppie started recruiting people. but he couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said, you know, i would like you to join me on this project, but i can't really tell you what you're going to be doing. you're going to be in a beautiful place, and it's going to be essential for the war effort. and people who knew oppi,oppie, kind of knew this was something that was going to be important. so a lot of people were given an address in santa fe to report to. they went to that right near the plaza in santa fe and then were told, well, you're not quite there, here's your temporary security pass to get into los alamos. t

with new mexico. at one point he said that he wished he could mary the two loves of his life, physics and new mexico. that is before he got married. i just want to be clear about that. and this was an opportunity for him to do that. so, he showed grove some places around new mexico and they settled on this boy's school at los alamos, and so after that was chosen in november of 1942, opy started recruiting people but couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said i would like you to join me on this project but it can't really tell you what you're going to be doing but you'll be in a beautiful place and it's essential for the war effort. people who knew oppy knew the work hat was being done in germany, knew that this was going to be something that would be on the other hand. so a lot of people did sign on, they were given an address in santa the -- santa fe to report. to they win to the plaza and were told, you're not quite there. another 40 miles. here's your temporary security pass to get into los alam

love with new mexico. at one point, he said he wished he could marry the two loves of his life, physics and new mexico. that is before he got married. this was an opportunity for him to do that. groves some places around new mexico. iner they chose a place november of 1942, oppy started recruiting people. he couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said, i would like you to join me on this project but i can't tell you what you are going to be doing. you are going to be in a beautiful place and it will be central in the war effort. blue new -- people who knew oppy knew that this was something that was going to be important. a lot of people did sign on. they went to an address in santa fe, near the plaza, and were told, you are not quite there. here is your temporary security plus -- pass. ofentists assembled in march 1943. they decided that they needed to do multiple ways of trying to make this weapon. part of the problem was that nuclear material, the uranium or plutonium, it was miniscule. plutonium was e

the people here are unique microcosm example of a lot of new mexico. mexican-indian, and native new mexicans. >> it shows the diversity of the area. see the downtown? >> yes. >> we are entering sort of the modern downtown. >> right. one of the things the city of las cruces did several years ago was it consolidated the museums to be shoulder to shoulder on main street. it took several years to renovate this district. it is ultra-modern. everything is brand new. it itrking, the lighting, tried to keep the feel of a certain time, but everything is within walking distance. theater, thethe bookstore. you can walk to all of the museums. >> we have been all around the las cruces area. we talked about the history. saw where the earliest settlers settled. what would you like to see next? make anext thing is to reality. destination for specifically cultural and eco- tourism. heritage tourism. i think there is a place for that. i think there is greater potential for that can anything else. >> thank you so much for showing us around today. our cities tour staff tra

this was part of a system of forts author seven new mexico. this building here was where the noncommissioned officers stayed. this would have been sergeants" rules and they would be responsible for the men who would be crammed into this space over here so this is the barracks for the enlisted men. wise started in its first life was 13 years. 1865 1878, there was a cavalry .ompany and infantry company ,here was room for 75 man tightly packed there slick bunkbeds. the army had a standard fort. of air that was supposed to circulate. now, i standing right would guess we are in the mid to upper 90's and we're only in june. these men were wearing heavy uniforms. i imagine it would of been brutal to be stationed here. the heat would have been overwhelming. was not afford that engaged a lot of battles with native americans. whatever, i believe only three fatalities of people serving here that died in any sort of engagement. , int was probably also addition to being hot and uncomfortable all the time is probably pretty boring. they did a lot of mainten

oppie had come to new mexico to recover from an illness we news 18 and had fallen in love with new mexico. at one point he said he wished he could make the two lots of his life, physics and new mexico. of course that's before he got married. i just want to be clear about that. and this was an opportunity for him to do that. so he showed groves some places around new mexico and they settled on this boys school at los alamos, and so after that was chosen in november of 1942, oppie started recruiting people but he couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said i would like you to join me on this project i can't really tell you what you are going to be doing but you will be in a beautiful place and will be essential for the war effort. people who knew oppie kind of new, they knew the work those being done in germany. they knew that this is going be something that would be really important. so a lot of people did sign on. they were given an address in santa fe to report to. they went to that address new the plaza in santa fe and were told you were not quite there. another 40 miles. here's your

this fort was part of a system of forts through southern new mexico. this building here was where noncommissioned officers stayed. this would have been sergeants and corporals, and they would have been responsible for the crammed into be this space over here. so this is the barracks for the .nlisted men 1865,rt was started in and its first life was 13 years, 1865 to 1878. there were two companies here. a cavalry company, and an infantry company. there was room for 75 men in each barracks, so very tightly packed. they slept in bunk beds. the army had a standard for the amount of air that was supposed to circulate. this barracks did not meet that standard. if i had to guess, i would say it is in the mid to upper 90's right now and we are only in june. these men were wearing heavy, wool uniforms. i imagine it would have been brutal to have been stationed here. the heat would have been overwhelming. thatfort was not a fort engaged in a lot of battles with native americans. were, i believe, only three fatalities of people serving here that died in any sort

, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico. on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing, but it really has involved a lot of civilian uses as well. a lot of the rockets that are fired out here, even today, are sounding rockets used to do upper atmospheric research. that's still a big program out here. >> then a tour of fort selden, a u.s. military outpost located near the rio grande river established to keep peace in the refuge. watch c-span's cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. wo

the community activist could bring a new voice from new mexico to the capitol as never before seen numbers of women and native americans running for office so what's behind her potentially historic campaign and can death holland set the course for other americans who felt sidelined to follow her lead you know. sexism can be extremely subtle in some ways and i'm sure that a lot of women face this you know when you ask a woman to run you have to ask her seven times before she will say yes but you only have to ask a man one. this year a record number of women no longer need to be asked it could be a small step toward equal representation in a country where only one in five lawmakers is a woman well there are definitely more women running now than ever there there are hundreds more women who are running in every office from the top of the ballot to the bottom cross the country and yes i absolutely want to make sure that women get elected here in new mexico you know as. first i'm concerned if i want native women or women of color to run to be willing to help them get out there. and it's not jus

john hunter explores the impact of an impact project on new mexico. j robert oppenheimer, the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics to the west, then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico, they brought this state that was poor and had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of this a federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> author martha andrews discusses the role of frontier women and the book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico on sunday at 2 pm eastern on american history tv. we visit the white spent -- sands missile museum. >> the testing that was done here, people think it has been mostly military but it really involves a lot of civilian use as well. a lot of the rockets that were retired out here are today county rockets. they are used to do upper atmospheric research. that is still a big program out here. >> a tour of fort selden, a military outpost located near the rio grande river watch c- span city tour of loose crescent -- las cruces at noon easte

new mexico has a unique agricultural story. it goes back 4000 years when people were growing their own food. we take a lot of pride in preserving the story and sharing it with people. the farming and ranching museum is unique because he have animals. las cruces does not have a zero.

across new mexico, we're facing historic droughts. re in new orleans folks have and are facing historic storms and floods. around the world, this extreme weather is only getting worse. the canyon is a thing of the living past and sacred and must be protected. last week, the trump administration opened it up to more fracking. imagine for a moment an oil or gas company setting up a drilling rig across from the vatican. that's exactly what this administration is doing to our sacred lands, while essentially defunding the epa and increasing the vulnerability of our endangered animals. it's time to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure in america. no more pipelines. >>. [applause] it's time for renewable energy revolution, a green, new deal. in new mexico, we have nearly 300 days of sun per year. we're ready to power america. let's get to work toward 100% renewable energy. [applause] >> and also, look, we should legalize cannabis on the federal level. right? [applause] >> it's about time. in new mexico, just like across our country, young

the new mexico governor tweeting new mexico deserves a strong independent voice in the u.s. senate.mands. first they ride it over free speech, now students at uc berkeley are protesting against low wages and demanding housing and legal support for illegal immigrants. jillian: and calling for the demilitarization of police. are these bargaining goals as the union calls them crossing the line? here is the tape editor-in-chief of campusreform.org, lawrence jones looking like a new man, lost a couple pounds, grew a beard. what do you think of this? >> working against their own interests, can't talk about what college people complain about and work against their own interests. it is almost absurd. the same college proposed 800 k for illegals. talking about paying -- you see these young people complain about the costs rising and going into so much debt and work against their own interests. rob: is any of this grounded in reality for a lot of these students? the thing we take from college campuses is there is not a lot of life experience? >> right now in college, their mind changes once th

we planned use these funds to ensure new mexico's election systems continue to be resilient and secure. some of the fence be used to purchase more robust voting systems that provide additional security features for all counties. we've launched a brand-new election security program within our bureau of elections with a portion of the hava funds is more to find a full-time staff position to manage this program through 2023. the program administrator will be responsible for implementing security best practices to safeguard in mexico since the election data and systems at the state and county level, and to provide training and support to county clerks and their staff on cybersecurity issues. this is typically important in new mexico's smaller more rural counties that may have limited technical support available to assist with security issues. we will allocate some of the funds to assist counties with berries system upgrades that they cannot afford on their own. we are excited to have the opportunity to put this program into effect and appreciate the support of congress and dhs in these eff

. >> we are at the white sands missile range outside of las cruces, new mexico. join us as we go inside the museum to learn about the history of america's missile and space activity. >> the white sands missile range, located 26 miles from las cruces, is a testing area for the u.s. army. the site of the largest military installation in the united states, consisting of all most 3200 square miles in southern new mexico. while in las cruces, we toured the white sands so range missiles range museum and learned on how the site is used today. at the beginning of the atomic age, was the detonation of the bomb it trinity site and the beginning of the space age in anticipation of the captured german b-2s coming over. those three things set the stage for what occurred here later. all army rocket and missile testing since that time is taking place here. the navy in 1946 came out, realized the need for developing new missions to defend the fleet. the navy was part of the program, as well. always force initially tested out here going back to world war ii. and then everything t

. >> are cities tour staff recently traveled to las cruces, new mexico learn about its rich history. learn more about las cruces and other stops at c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv, purdue university professor catherine brownell explains how richard nixon's media strategy changed from his 1960 presidential campaign loss through his election in 1968 and during his presidency. she also describes how other presidents use radio and television broadcast during baird restorations. the report of the interview of the organization of american historians. it's about 20 minutes. >> kevin brown well as an assistant professor of history at purdue university and the author of the book showbiz, the politics of hollywood in american politics. i have to ask you about the panel of the organization for american historians and that is next and then the agent trump -- nixon and the agent trump. -- the age of trump. >> their historical presidents the next and -- that nixon has set. i look at the antagonism towards r

ha for wahhaj, he is still in jail in new mexico. bond hearing is scheduled rir some time next week. jeff. >> glor: frightening allegations in this case. omar, thank you. republican congressman chris collins of new york state was arrested today for insider trading. cbs news has video of the moment it allegedly began. collins is charged with conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to the f.b.i. more on this case now from tony dokoupil. >> reporter: in this video from last year's white house congressional picnic, you can see representative chris collins, there in a white polo shirt, talking on his cell phone instead of enjoying the festivities. the footage, uncovered by cbs news, appears to show the moment the f.b.i. says the three-term congressman passed along information about a multibillion-dollar biotech company that ultimately led to $750,000 in insider trading. >> congressman collins had an obligation, a legal duty, to keep that information secret until that information was released by the company to

new mexico. cold war and the atomic west." when he blocked -- brought nuclear physics west, to caltech and new mexico, he changed, particularly new mexico. he brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then, author martha andrews explores western frontier women in her book "the women of southern new mexico." on sunday on american history tv, we visit the white sands missile range museum. that has been done out here, people think it has been mostly military testing, but it has involved a lot of civilian uses, as well. a lot of rockets that are fired out here today are sounding rockets, used to do upper atmospheric research. that is still a big program out here. >> a tour of fort selden comic a military outpost located near the rio grande, established to keep he's in the region. watch the cities tour of las cruces, new mexico saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv and the

bottom across the country and yes i absolutely want to make sure that women get elected here in new mexico you know as far as i'm concerned if i want native women or women of color to run to be willing to to help them get out there. and it's not just women native americans are also seeking office in twenty eighteen in previously unseen numbers. the government recognizes five hundred seventy three tribes making up some two percent of the u.s. population. native americans have faced a long history of oppression including the government taking their lands and stripping them of their traditions today they still face higher poverty rates than the national average and one in three says they have experienced racism that's why so many are angry to see trump use what they consider a racial slur using a historical native american figures name as an insult when he calls one of his political opponents pocahontas should be could trump also has shrunk the size of protected monuments they consider to be sacred saying the federal government can no longer control those resources here and guess what there w

but first, the headlines in 60 seconds. >> new details on the compound in new mexico... >> ...where policend a boy's remains and 11 starving children. >> court documents say one of the men arrested... >> ...was training children to commit school shootings. >> g.o.p. representative chris collins of new york... >> ...indicted on federal insider trading charges.

new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then, author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book, "ought of the shadows: the women of southern new mexico." on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing. but it really -- it's involved a lot of civilian uses, as well. a lot of the rockets that are fired out here, even today, are sounding rockets. used to do upper atmospheric research. that's still a big program out here. >> then, a tour of ft. seldon, a u.s. military outpost located near the rio grande river, established to keep peace in the region. watch c-span's tour of new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. workin

a passenger bus crashes head-on into a semi truck in new mexico and the death toll is rising.lus, honoring a hero, senator john mccain will lie in state today in the u.s. capitol as reflt on rblelife.d colleagues and a night o m h al sce today. ♪ all my friends good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbc news headquarters here in new york. it's good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. >>> well, at least seven people were killed in a horrific crash with a greyhound and passenger truck in northwest mexico. the bus was headed to phoenix when the semi crossed into the path on interstate 40 the front of the bus was smashed, part of the side was torn off. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: drivers along new mexico's interstate 40 captured some of the first images of the wreckage, an onbelievable sight the front end of the greyhound bus was ripped off, who imthe cargo bed of the tractor-trailer was separated from the cab and turned on its side the contents spilling out onto the y. oh god, that was a woman. god bless them. >> reporter: the collision happened near the ari

. >> and a fight to new mexico over a judge who granted bail to a muslim bail. this judge gets 38 threats over the move some and judge accusing prosecutors of anti-muslim discrimination. >> in london, the suspect accused of deliberately blowing his car into cyclists and pedestrians. thank you for joining yo joinind watching, i am elizabeth macdonald, the "evening edit" starts right now. liz: get do your money first, dow down more than 137 to end day 25162. tech stocks and macy's shares slide. market briefly rebounded and turkish lira did spike versus the u.s. dollar, after reports that qatar is moving to potentially bailout turkey with a $15 billion loan. turkish president erdogan continues his threats against u.s., raising tariffs on 21 different items imported from u.s. tariff are expected to raise a half billion in revenue. to brand all u.s. electronics, let's put it in perspective, china announcedry retaliatory tariffs on u.s. goods, the president is tweeting. tariffs leading to us great new trade deals, opposed to horrible trade deals i inherited as your pr

let's move on to the next case, terrorist compound in new mexico.dge there, dismissing all of the charges on a technicality against three of the extremist muslims connected to this new mexico compound. 11 children were found living in abusive conditions. they're trained to be things like school shooters. also the deceased body of a 3-year-old boy discovered there. the here is what is going on. judge dismissed charges of three connected to compound. because authorities violated mexico's 10-day rule, you have to present evidence in a case before a 10-day deadline, if not the case gets dismissed. your reaction about this? what do you think about this being dismissed? >> this is beyond sick, disgusting and disturbing. on february 14th the nation grieved when parkland high school, msd high school in parkland, florida, we talked about for months, never again and preventative steps. we have evidence of muslim extremists in america training young children to commit those same heinous acts of violence. now they walk free because of a technicality? are you ki

citizen of the pueblo of aguna and a fifth-generation new mexico. -- fifth-generation new mexico.'m a single mom to my queer daughter, a water protector, and i am happy to be here. i recognize we are on indigenous land, and i approach you with respect for the tribal homeland we stand on now. [applause] struggle madem, ierce. my daughter and i sometimes makingd on food stamps, tough decisions between rent and utilities and living on credit cards with skyhigh interest rates. if i recovered all the predatory interest that i have paid over the years i could probably buy but i would probably pay off our student loans. as a child, my father's military career took us across the country, but every summer i siblings and i made it back to the southwest to spend time with our grandparents. you could find me about my grandmother's village on the mesa or helping my grandfather in his corn yields. they did not get running water or electricity until the mid- 1970's, so at night all we had was stories. my grandmother was taken from her family to a catholic boarding school when she was only eight

starving children were rescued from a compound in new mexico. gadi schwartz has the laet -- latest. >> reporter: four of the five suspects accused of abusing children in a new mexico compound expected to be released from jail, while the sheriff of taos county continued to dodge questions over how the investigation has been handled. >> how are they allowed to leave. >> thank you. >> reporter: it is a dramatic turn in a case focused on allegations of starving children being taught to carry out school shootings. in a pretrial detention hearing those allegations rarely came up. >> i didn't hear anything about the conditions of the children which i expected to hear. >> reporter: instead, prosecutors focusing on interviews with two teenage boys rescued who detailed how one defendant performed an exorcism on his 3-year-old son abdul until the boy died during one of the rituals in february. >> he would begin to choke and have white foam or slime coming from his mouth and then pass out. >> reporter: the children were told abdul would be resurrected as je

the latest disturbing charge coming out of that new mexico compound and thets five ad responsible. >>ew york congressman is facing charges of insider tradingnd lying to the feds all in an effort to save those involved over three quarters of a million dollars. >> space force, get ready for new details on america's newest military branch that will soon take on the universe. and are you game for the grid iron burger challenge lookt that thing. 7 unds and it's not for the faint of heart. "early today" starts right n.d >> g thursday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning with breaking new overnight. what police are calling an act of senseless violence in philadelphia. a gunman killed two people and injured four others in a drive-by. shooti the suspect here is still at large. police say the suspect inside a light colored mini van fired at six people standing on a street corner, firing at lst 11 shots using what appeared to be a hig calibeapon, possibly a rifle. >> the victims were rushed to the hospital. one is in critical condition. police are continuin

(pam) the crash was along interstate- 40 in new mexico. grant lodes is here with the latest developments. (grant) the truck blew a tire and swerved across the grass median...into oncoming traffic.... obliterating the front of the bus. there's the front of the truck.nowhere near the trailer. 48 passengers were on the bus.. at least four people have been killed and dozens others are injured. frantic family members are trying to get more information tonight. this happened in thoreau - which is about a hundred miles northwest of alburquerque.... and near the arizona border. when it crashed, the bus was on interstate 40 this afternoon in western new mexico...it was headed from saint louis to phoenix. rescue workers were on the scene for hours...sifting through the wreckage to pull people out of the bus. witnesses describe chaos...people screaming...panicking. the n-t-s=-b is sending 10 investigators to the site. (ken) colin kaepernick's legal action alleging collusion by nfl owners is set to go to trial after an arbitrator denied the n-f-l's re

we begin with breaking news out of new mexico as we come on the air.uthorities say multiple people have died and dozens are injured after a highway crash between a greyhound bus and aemgency r ar still on the scene right now. hospitals are on high with the latest on the crash from nbc's gadi schwartz in new mexico. >> reporter: along a new mexico highway, unbelievable destruction, showing a median covered with wreckage. the unmistakable shape of a greyhound passenger bus and a semi truck. new mexico police calling this a mass casualty event with multiple fatalities, but unclear how many. the crash happening late this afternoon on i-40 near the small town of thoreau, 100 miles west of albuquerque. police say the truck collided with a big rig, the impact so powerful, it sent parts of the vehicles flying hundreds of feet. the crash shutting down traffic on the highway as police investigate. local hospitals prepar preparing for dozens of patients. authorities still unclear how many passengers survived. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> today in arizona, thousan

the new mexico state police say officers on the scene have confirmed multiple casualties.ee, it is a scene of carnage. >> now, the exact number has not yet been released. video of the crash is horrific. the front end of that greyhound bus has been obliterated. debris spilled all over the median. >> it is really terrible as you can tell. the wreck happened along interstate 40, about 100 miles northwest of albuquerque. the state police say there are also multiple serious injuries with many passengers transported to area hospitals. >> the ntsb launched their go team on the scene. greyhound says there were 47 passengers on the bus, traveling from albuquerque to phoenix. >>> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm dion lim. our other top story, a school gun scare in san francisco. >> sky map 7 shows you that it happened at balboa high school. you can see the track and the school on cayouga avenue. >> this is in the city's balboa park neighborhood. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs arrived on the scene as the lockdown was still going on inside. she's joining us now outside balboa h

i get that it's in a rural part of new mexico, but 11 children?time, and the authorities didn't know. >> this is a very strange case and troubling to say the least. we've got 11 counts of child abuse already. there's going to be more charges coming out at some of these other accusations that have been made proved to be true. not only do we have 11 children that have been neglected and abused but now we're hearing that one of them was trained to be a school shooter. this whole connection to an extremist of the muslim belief and this connection to this imam in new york, it's good to hear the fbi is involved and that they've done some background checks on this particular group and these individualings. i'm sure the joint terrorism task force in new york is coordinating a lot of this information with the joint terrorism task force in new mexico to figure out exactly what this group. if they had any radical terrorism groups we know about overseas so there's a lot of questions to be answered here and a lot of questions that i've got just looking at the

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