the question here is maybe will rio be that first olympic city to be consumed by the olympic games because as you said so many things to their plate. and then you throw in this russian controversy. and i hope that's not the case, but i think rio might really be that first olympic city to have real trouble hosting the games gli two months away. christine brennan, thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: stay with us, coming up on the newshour: venezuelans hit their breaking point as food and resources become scarce. addressing the high population of prisoners with disabilities. and breaking down the genius of cole porter's most famous songs. but first, for years, common core academic standards for math and english have been the subject of battles all over the country. but there's also a move afoot to set new standards for science as well, and a number of states are starting to adopt them voluntarily. special correspondent john tulenko of "education week" reports. >> reporter: it takes just 10 minutes to cross through gillette, wyoming. this small city sits in the northeast corner of the state, su

city. remember at the time, montreal held the summer olympics.hey are still trying to hang out. 984 was the best, and they used the private sector, they didn't spend all this public money on it, and it was a triumph. >> what zika does is eliminate one of the best part of the olympics, unbridled sex between the athletes. kennedy: is this what failure looks like? >> i think this is exciting. reowe has created a new sport. are the games actually going to happen? every day it will be like a game of russian roulette. i commend rio for making it even more exciting. kennedy: they had the same problem in athens in 2004. miraculously august rolled around -- >> and now greece is fine. kennedy: rio is going to leave the eu. fantastic. i love to use my espanol. kennedy: the house select committee on benghazi released a report very critical of the obama administration and hillary clinton and their response to the attack on the benghazi consulate. >> this unfortunately took on a partisan continuing. partisan -- tinge. i wanted to stay focused on diplomacy and

city. remember at the time, montreal held the summer olympics.hey are still trying to hang out. 984 was the best, and they used the private sector, they didn't spend all this public money on it, and it was a triumph. >> what zika does is eliminate one of the best part of the olympics, unbridled sex between the athletes. kennedy: is this what failure looks like? >> i think this is exciting. reowe has created a new sport. are the games actually going to happen? every day it will be like a game of russian roulette. i commend rio for making it even more exciting. kennedy: they had the same problem in athens in 2004. miraculously august rolled around -- >> and now greece is fine. kennedy: rio is going to leave the eu. fantastic. i love to use my espanol. i speak portuguese. green party presumptive nominee jill stein will join me, and we'll agree on surprising things. stick around for that. you both have a perfect driving record. >>perfect. no tickets. no accidents... >>that is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. >>yup...

why the 2016 olympic host city has declared an emergency less than two months before the start of theummer games. >>> plus a boater speaking out after a plane crashes into the water just feet away. lauren. >> and we do have several more days of sunshine in store including for father's day but we'll start to eat things up as we start the official approach to summer when temperatures hit the 90-degree mark in your full forecast coming up. >> ♪ >> back now on "eyewitness news." firefighters caught a bit of a break today battling this massive wildfire in santa barbara california. they were expecting high winds that never materialized and allowed them to get some of this blaze under control at least 45 percent contained. forecasters say high winds could return coupled with temperatures in the 90's. hundreds of homes are at risk and 7,000 acres have already burned. >>> as team u.s.a. meantime prepares for the upcoming summer olympics the host city has declared a financial emergency. the governor of rio de janeiro brazil says he needs money from the country's federal government to avoid a "t

in early august, more than 10,000 athletes across the world will convene in rio de janeiro's olympic city one of the most widely watched sporting events of the year. this comes as brazil is battling an economic recession, massive zika outbreak and its worst , political crisis in over two decades. last month, the president of the brazilian olympic committee, carlos nuzman, insisted the country is ready to host the games. >> the olympic games along to brazil, along to real visionary and all brazilian people. i'm certain you are goioing to have spepectacularar games. are -- thethics olympics are estimated to cost brazil a staggering $10 billion at a time when the country is suffering its worst recession since the 1930's. hospitals have been shuttered and interim president michel temer has proposed a new round of austerity measures that include slslashing education fus and abolishingng pensions. protesters have vowed to flood -- many fear that the government -- d meanwhile, some 77,000 people have been displaced from their homes. for more we're joined by two guests. dave zirin is a sports edi

city's image. tokyo will host the olympics in 2020. officials want to display the city's best to the world. >> translator: it's too bad because the governor has to deal with preparation for the olympics. >> reporter: the scandal is not something the city won't. that just the latest in the series of problems the city has dealt with. there was controversy over the initial design for the main olympic venue. claims, it cost too much. then the local was scrapped amid accusations of plagiarism. french prosecutors say they are investigating the bid. it's connected to payments linked to the family of a former olympic committee member. this traveler from russia thinks it won't affect how people view tokyo. >> it's a good slogan of the tokyo 2020, unity and diversity. we should just be delighted all the good people around the world and everything will be fine. she wouldn't pay much attention to such incidents. >> reporter: for people living here, the hope is to move past the trouble. >> i hope the next governor is a responsible person. >> reporte

. >> reporter: gun battles in the olympic city.h between police and gangs in one of rio de janeiro's impoverished cabella's with civilians caught in the middle. urban warfare in densely populated communities where parents struggle to keep their children safe. this woman says two bullets flew into a children's recreation center. with armored personnel carriers and police special forces move in, they trigger more gunfire. it's not exactly what you'd expect in the host city of the upcoming summer olympics. >> translator: today we live in the middle of a cross fire, caught in a war that is not our own. >> reporter: louisa cabral is a community activist. she says the war between the police and the gangs is getting worse. she argues that the upcoming olympics won't make any impact on the violence here. the authorities in rio insist they have a plan for keeping the games safe by deploying some 85,000 police and soldiers across the city. but these days even members of olympic teams are getting caught up in the violence. >> i went to the ga

. >> reporter: gun battles in the olympic city.one of rio de janeiro's impoverished, with civilians caught in the middle. urban warfare in densely populated communities, where parents struggle to keep their children safe. this woman says two bullets flew into a children's recreation center. when armored personnel carriers and police special forces move in, they trigger more gunfire. it's not exactly what you would expect in the host city of the upcoming summer olympics. >> translator: today we live in the middle of a cross fire, caught in the middle of a war that is not our own. >> reporter: she is a well-respected community activist. she says the war between the police and the gangs is getting worse. she argues that the upcoming olympics won't make any impact on the violence here. the authorities in rio insist, they have a plan for keeping the game safe, by deploying some 85,000 police and soldiers across the city. but these days, even members of olympic teams are getting caught up in the violence. >> actually, i went to the gas s

will see the astonishing physical legacy, unlike a legacy that has been produced by any other olympic city invest in our human capital by helping london's superb schools and teaching with our excellence than, creating more 200,000 apprenticeships and putting tens of millions of pounds into the pockets of our poorest cities -- poorest residents. years, notof eight only is everyone living longer, 18 months longer both women and men. the biggest gains in life expectancy have been made by those on the lowest income. london,ecame mayor of for out of the six poorest boroughs and the u.k. were in london and now london has none of the 20th -- 20 poorest boroughs. it is time for government to invest in the infrastructure and devolution ofscal agenda, to make sure that london's success is replicated across the u.k. i will not pretend that everything has always been rosy. things are sometimes tough even in the greatest city on earth. i have led the capital through riots and strikes and terrorist attack, and every time we have bounced back and gone from strength to strength. i treasure a cover of time

city's image. >> reporter: tokyo will host the summer olympics and paralympics in 2020 and officials want to display the city's best to the world. >> translator: it's too bad, because the governor needs to deal with preparation for the olympics. >> reporter: the masuzoe scandal is not something the city wants or needs as it's just the latest in a series of problems the city has dealt with. there was controversy over the initial design for the main olympic venue after claims it cost too much. then the logo for the games was scrapped, amid accusations of plagiarism. and french prosecutors say they are investigating japan's bid. they allege it's connected to payments to a company linked with the family of a former olympic committee member. despite the issues, this traveller from russia thinks it won't affect how people view tokyo. >> there is aa g gd slogan of te tokyo 2020, unity and diversity. soso we should just be united, l the good people all around t t world, and e everything is goin to be fine. we shouldn't pay much attention to such incidents. >> reporter: for people living here, the hope is to

they paved the way for moments like this in the 1968 summer olympics in mexico city. ali famously refused induction into the army in the vietnam war, a move that cost him 3 1/2 years of his career in his prime. >> just how far would you go to keep from taking up arms? >> i would die. anything that's against my religious beliefs, i would rather face machine gun fire before deviate from the teachings of all mighty god and the religion of islam. >> he was in it to the end. this past december, he put out this statement after donald trump's proposed muslim ban following the attacks in paris and san bernardino. speaking of someone who has never been accused of political correctness, i believe our political leaders should utheir position to bring understanding about the religion of islam and clarify these misguided murders have perverted the view of what islam really is. we're joined by bob costas, bryant gumbel, jim brown, hall of fame running back for the cleveland browns. br bri brian, let me start with you. you have the awesome responsibility of putting ali's life in per

prepares for the olympics the host city has declared a financial emergency.he governor of rio says he needs money from the country's federal government to avoid a "total collapse of public services during the games." declining oil prices have plunged rio into its worst recession since the 30's. meantime brazil is grappling with a nationwide political crisis. the president was suspended last month amid a corruption investigation. rio insists everything will be ready to go on august 5th when the games begin. >>> stastay with us. still to come on "eyewitness news" a tv that actually keeps mosquitos away. find out how it works and where it will be on sale first. lauren. >> we'll need that this weekend heading outside because of dad's day. if you have outdoor plans we'll talk about the forecast and plus when things really heat up just in time for the start of summer. i'll have all that in your extended forecast coming up. >> and just ahead in sports phils manager pete mackanin shook up the lineup today. will it help the phils in their four game losing streak? lesl

three-bedroom home, a luxury car dealership with about five porsches and a truck, half of the city's olympic-sizedwimming pool, a portion of the street, and caused about $4 million worth of damage. >> it grew to 320 feet wide, 90 feet deep, and even became a tourist attraction until the city filled it in. >> florida's laws change in about 2011. it was in response to what was seen as runaway abuse of insurance when it came to sinkholes. insurance companies were paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in claims and taking in a fraction of that in their premiums. so the legislators responded. they changed the laws. and now a lot of people think that the pendulum has swung way too far in the other direction because sinkhole claims are incredibly hard to make. >> florida state law requires insurers to cover catastrophic ground cover collapse. >> and those are the really extreme cases that you hear about. and there's four criteria for that type of coverage. you have to have an abrupt collapse of the ground, a depression that is visible to the naked eye. you have to have damage to the structure, inclu

the president of the international olympic committee came to check on city's progress and unveiled the olympics medals. >> brazil need now the most something which is unifying the country because we see from outside we see deep divisions. >> reporter: this is rio's olympic park where most events will take place. almost all of the venues down there are now complete. all over the city they're still rushing to got a lot of work done. giant stands for spectators to watch volleyball are going up on copacabana beach. new highway to the olympic park just opened. but a new $2.8 mass transit extension is very much unfinished. we went underground to see rio's delayed subway project which is transporting as many as 300,000 people every day. this is the inside of one of the stops on the subway extension here in rio that will take tourists and athletes to olympic park. you can see ticket takers are ready to go. there is still plenty of construction being done here. this is not scheduled to be finished until four days before the games begin. but the olympic spirit is not being felt in rio's poor are

olympics won't make any impact on the violence here. the authorities in rio insist they have a plan for keeping the games safe by deploying some 85,000 police and soldiers across the cityn members of olympic teams are getting caught up in the violence. >> actually, i went to the gas station. just meters away and a gunfight started. so -- all of a sudden everybody started running at the gas station and hiding behind things. so i thought, well, may be time to lie flat in the motor boat and hide as well. >> reporter: part of the problem, there are effectively two systems of law and order in rio. police keep control in the of a flewistic parts of the city, but up in the mill tops, there's a very different group in charge. this young drug trafficker is trying to illustrate the complete different set of rules that exists up in the favelas. civilians call this the parallel state. there are communities where the gangs control the area, and where the police rarely go in without weapons. you don't want the olympics? it's not that i don't want it but i don't see any advantage to corrupt olympics. there's no investment. the rich people just use the games to steal from the brazilia

. >> reporter: for most olympic host cities, the usual concern is whether all the venues will be readytime. but rio presents other worries, like security and crime. earlier today, parts of a body washed up on copacabana beach. there's the zika virus outbreak and whether it poses risks to athletes and visitors, and the state of a heavily polluted bay where some of the competition will take place. i sat down with sidney levy, the c.e.o. of rio's olympic committee earlier this week. sidney levy, welcome. when the olympics were award in 2009, things were very different in brazil and in rio. what assurances can you give the athletes, the spectators, the broadcasters around the world who are going to be watching this that things will be ready to go in less than six weeks? >> well, we are ready. why are we ready? because we have been working hard for seven years. we have thousands of people working. we spent a lot of money, and we put all the resources, all the creativity we have to deliver great games, and that's a commitment for the people to do that and for the country. we are doing this f

. >> team usa prepares for the summer olympics, host city has declared financial emergency. dejaniero brazil says he needs money the governor rather says he needs money from the country's federal government to avoid a, quote, total collapse of public services during the game. the oil price haves plunged rio into worse recession since the 1930's. meanwhile, also grappling with nationwide political crisis. president was suspended last month a mid a corruption investigation. rio, how much says everything will be ready to go on august 5th, when the games begin. >>> well, thousands came out in philadelphia for juneteenth, commemorating the ends every savory in the u.s. >> ♪ >> # ♪ >> ♪ #. >> and, "eyewitness news" was at the parade, hosted by music producer and songwriter kenny gamble and the philadelphia community of leaders. mayor jim kenney was also there, and he says this event was important to show the true history of our country and our city. >> wasn't just what european males made in this country, it was many of us, many people made this country, and i think that we need t

on the surface, the view off the coast of the olympic host city, rio de janeiro, pretty spectacular.sailors are trying hard to stay out of the water. >> we don't want to swim in it. >> they say the bay here is terribly polluted. you hit garbage out here? >> yeah. >> reporter: what kind of garbage? >> a lot of plastic bags but training partners of us also hit a chair or some wood. >> reporter: furniture? >> yes. >> reporter: this is the kind of stuff they're talking about. look at this trail of garbage. flip-flops, tennis shoes, blocks of wood on the surface of the bay, very close to where the sailors and athletes are training. rio has been struggling with its notoriously polluted waters for decades. we caught up with the city's mayor at the opening of a brand new sewage treatment plant. it's aimed at providing modern services to hundreds of thousands of residents of rio for the very first time. do you think the water is going to be safe for the olympic athletes. >> yes. i mean, we had -- first thing because we're in the bay, where the sailing is going to happen, it's the cleanest are

. >>> gold medal gymnast carly patterson joined the mayor in ragz the olympic flag over city hall today because this was olympic day. it's established to promote fitness, culture and education. patterson is also promoting the upcoming women's olympic trials in san jose next month. that competition is key. it does determine which young women will be on the u.s. olympic team going to rio. >>> now, a reminder we are just 43 days away from the start of the olympic games. as you can see everyone here really getting geared up. our own jessica agiuirre is heading to rio and will be bringing us updates throughout the likes. >> jeff rainieri. >> as we look ahead at that forecast we are looking at some great weather if you're heading out of san francisco to check out some of the volleyball that's happening in downtown, it's going to be looking really good the next couple of days. as you get a look you can see an area of high pressure is going to start to build in from the south. unfortunately it's going to get really hot for the interior value his. but for the coastline near s.f. it's going to st

trip was overshadowed by his chilly reception in london after ill-considered remarks about the olympics that city about to host. now donald trump is about to embark on an international trip of his own but instead of meeting with world leaders or brushing up on foreign policy, he is traveling to scotland to check on his golf resorts there. on the agenda, a helicopter landing at one resort, trumpturnberry, followed by a ceremonial ribbon cutting and a press conference. this comes as trump is trying to turn the page on a disastrous couple of weeks and fellow republicans are questioning the purpose and timing of the trip. senator john thune told "morning consul," this sounds like more of a trip to associate with business interests, noting he hopes trump will get back on the campaign trail. political strategist for the u.s. chamber of congress told the "new york times," everyone knows this is the wrong thing for the nominee to be doing now, it is amazing this can't be stopped. but trump make at direct connection between his scottish ventures which faced years of opposition from neighbors and his presi

city. you know, we won the bid for the olympics. it's become a great multicultural, iconic city in the world today. what makes it great is this ability to go across the boundaries of race and culture and be socially liberal around issues like gay people and race and gender. i think this idea of a culture that is based on values, it is still where most people really want to be. what is necessary and what is obvious is when i was in office, there was a fair degree of consensus behind that view of the world. we have to understand that today, it is under strong attack from the left and right. that's not completely new. the context in which it is happening is much deeper and more powerful than before. we're going to have to go out there and construct an agenda for 2016 and the years to come that is about a radical center and that to is about making change. but making change that helps the modern world work and it does not say stop the world. john: do you see anybody in the younger ranks who looks like they can carry forward that flame? to

. >>> in the meantime, the city of los angeles is compete, budapest, rome to host the 2024 olympic games video featuring some of the city's athletes and celebrities. >> wow. 2024 -- >> um -- >> huh. >> so what do we have, eight years? >> what will i be doing? i'll be -- >> i'll be -- >> 2024? i'm going be doing what i love. >> we have some pretty weird stuff. >> in 2024, i'll be right here in the city of angels, watching the olympics. >> joining me now is gene psychiatr psyches, president of the 2024 olympic commission. good to have you on the program and g congratulations for getting this far thus far. i have to ask you about the strategy here. how do you convince the ioc that, hey, los angeles is the place to have the 2024 summer olympics? >> well, it's a good question and that's what our job is for the next almost 15 months. because the ioc makes the decision in september of 2017. and our advantages or argue argument is that los angeles is a tremendous place for the olympics for two or three reasons. one is we have the olympic dna here if los angeles. having hosted the games in 1932,

. >>> amaus and cheers for san francisco police officers they carried a special olympics torch around the city. the games get underway this friday. >> so close, yet so far away. best describing the feelings warriors players after falling to cleveland in the nba finals. the first time that's happened and you say wait until next year. >> this is trying to get better every day, improving on teams maybe wasn't as good at. >> this feeling will make us better. and this is as we look back to get to the range. >> well, the city of oakland was quiet after last night's alloss. one fan was injured after getting into a fight and falling to the second deck. he was reported in critical, but stable condition. no arrests have been made in that case. >> today, the san francisco police department met with dozens of people left homeless following a five alarm fire over the weekend. coming up, what life is like now and where they plan to go, next. >> unprecedented security for the nation's largest pie festival that starts this week in san francisco. >>> another live look at the house on fire in antioch. house on

. >>> amaus and cheers for san francisco police officers they carried a special olympics torch around the city. the games get underway this friday. >> so close, yet so far away. best describing the feelings warriors players after falling to cleveland in the nba the first time that's happened and you say wait until next year. >> this is trying to get better every day, improving on teams maybe wasn't as good at. >> this feeling will make us better. and this is get to the range. >> well, the city of oakland was quiet after last night's one fan was injured after getting into a fight and falling to the second deck. he was reported in critical, but stable condition. no arrests have been made in that case. >> today, the san francisco police department met with dozens of people left homeless following a five alarm fire over the weekend. coming up, what life is like now and where they plan to go, next. >> unprecedented security for the nation's largest pie festival that starts this week in san francisco. >>> another live look at the house on fire in antioch. the world must join in one common goal. to p

olympics, what kind of impact will that have on the games? >> if it is truly is not reopened. it is a disaster. don catlan ran doping control labs at salt lake city olympics. if the rio lab remains closed samples will be flown daily new a lab in the united states or europe. rio's lab was expected to process 6,000 samples during the three weeks of the games. >> nobody wants to do this. it is a real pain in the neck. >> reporter: even if this lab is back up and running, does it call into question their results when the games begin? >> unfortunately it does. >> rio's lab was also shuttle down before the 2014 world cup. but that was due in part to obsolete equipment which has since been replaced. in a statement the lab said, it asserts its excellency as well as ethics and technical capacity. but for now this once lauded lab is idle, another black eye for rio before the olympic caldron is lit. ben tracy, rio. pampers. unlike ordinary diapers with two layers, pampers have three absorbent layers to stay up to three times drier, so babies can sleep soundly all night. wishing you love, sleep and play. pampers. (sound♪ of music ♪histling) introducing new k

featuring golf for the first time in more than 100 years at the olympics this year. >>> and the city of cleveland is believeland, an estimated -- you like that? >> i like that. >> thank you, dori. an estimated 1.3 million fans certainly believe they packed downtown cleveland to cheer on lebron james and company, a victory parade for the cavaliers. it's the city's first pro sport championship in 52 years. that could have been our writer too. whomever. i thought it was cute. thank you. >>> a northern virginia mom has a creative solution for a smelly problem for local athletes. ashburn parent crystal woods created the glove sticks with the help of her family. the two sticks can go inside a glove, helmets and cleats with the help of an solution there. it -- the product has already gotten attention on qvc and the "today" show. >> i had spent so much time and money purchasing things and nothing ever worked. so i decided to invent something myself. >> woods says glove sticks are on sale in 22 stores across the country including right here in the d.c. area. i've got to test to see if those w

the mayor of rio de janeiro is promising tighter security after recent assaults on olympic athletes. he says the city will be safe for the games by start in august. last month thieves robbed members and a coach of spain's sailing team at gunpoint, and on sunday two men reportedly attacked an australian paralympic sailor before taking her bike. >> translator: i regret this. i think it's unacceptable that such a thing should happen, not just to her but to anyone. we know the challenges facing rio security. i am sure that during the games it will be better. >> 85,000 police and soldiers are to patrol the streets during the games. but some observers are questioning rio's ability to ensure public safety as it grapples with a financial crisis. the brazilian government says it will inject about $850 million in emergency funds to pay for security and infrastructure. >>> now for weather. inundating rain is plaguing southwestern japan. jonathan oh joins us with the forecast starting with the affected areas. jonathan. >> it looks like we're going to be dealing with rain for the rest of the week unfortunately. t

. >> it's olympic day today and so we actually raised the olympic flag at city hall with the mayor inreally fun. it's all about kind of, you know, remembering the significance of what the olympics and it's about that work ethic and friendships and the values that it kind of creates. it's a fun day. the olympics only 40 something days away and also the olympic trials in a couple of weeks for the gymnastics. >> for you 12 years you won. do you still remember that like it was yesterday? >> absolutely. i remember pretty much every detail. i mean, it used to feel like just yesterday. now it's slowly starting to feel like it's getting a little bit further unfortunately. i feel old. >> with the u.s. team doing so well in the last several years it's great because there is an insurgeons of gymnasts. it is so exciting. i get to visit the gyms that are going to be cheering on the girls. we had olympic trials in san jose four years ago as well. and it's packed out. this was sold out in march. and so it's great to just have the community and the gymnastics community come support these girls becaus

. >> reporter: the olympic race concludes a weekend festival of races involving 3,000 athletes from five countries, 42 states and 550 cities. >> this is the olympic division, this is what we'll be running in rio when they go to the him position. >> reporter: intense yes, but david silver puts it into perspective. he helped his employer johnson and johnson raise $450,000 for chop's cancer center. >> i always think about, you think you're suffering? you're not suffering. little kids you have four-year-olds who have no hair, who are barely fighting to stay alive. i'm just out there trying to finish a triathlon. it's not a big deal. wawa they're going through is a huge deal. >> reporter: jennifer joyce, fox 29 news. >>> south philadelphia with the battle of the burgers. >> 40 restaurants grilled up the best patty. how to to say turned out at xfinity live. mike jerrick was you one of the official judges, proceeds was to help philadelphia public schools and to help 360 to support the education and did we not of urban youth. >>> a trip to grandmother's turns into a situation of life or death for a toddler. >> i didn't know if we

they paved the way for moments like this in the 1968 summer olympics in mexico city.li famously refused induction into the army in the vietnam war, a move that cost him 3 1/2 years of his career in his prime. >> just how far would you go to keep from taking up arms? >> i would die. anything that's against my religious beliefs, i would rather face machine gun fire before deviate from the teachings of all mighty god and the religion of islam. >> he was in it to the end. this past december, he put out this statement after donald trump's proposed muslim ban following the attacks in paris and san bernardino. speaking of someone who has never been accused of political correctness, i believe our political