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this happened in buenos aires, and rafael romo has the story. >> reporter: they left the civil registryenos aires, argentina pushing a stroller with their baby boy. the dream had come true, and they are the proud parents off a 1-month-old child. >> we are not caring about society's opinion in this matter, and our family and our every friend is happen of course. >> carlos dermgard and his partner are believed to be the first couple of gay men in latin america to be legally recognized as the fathers of a baby. >> we have been together for ten years, and we thought about the idea of having a family with children, but at the beginning, when we were h met we didn't think that the society was ready for a gay couple to have a kid. >> reporter: they named the baby tobias, and he was officially regist registered as their son last week. they had a woman carry their egg fertilized by one of them. >> and biologically speaking, he is the son of obl only the son one of us, but we are both parents. >> reporter: congress gave transvestites and transgendered people to report that on legal documents. the

and rafael romo there with the latest on that. great to see you.inating story. >>> imagine being in a place with no daylight, and virtually no daylight, and temperature of 20 degrees below zero? well, that is what the conditions are like in antarctica right now, and imagine this, you have a medical emergency? we will tell you about it when we come back. >>what? >>sorry. he wants you to know about priceline's new express deals. it's a faster way to get a great hotel deal without bidding. pick one with a pool, a gym, a great guest rating. >>and save big. >>thanks negotiator. wherever you are. ya, no. he's over here. >>in the refrigerator? >>> all right. in weather conditions that could kill you, a medical emergency at antarctica largest research station leaves a rescue crew no choice. they have to go in. this is happening at this place here at the mcmurdo station, and australian medical team and government jet are being sent in to rescue an expeditioner which is what the scientists there are called and it is believed to be an american. chad myers, it

she'll teach dance. >> and rafael romo is here now. i was wrapped up in watching that.bout the timing like the old "why now?" ? >> well, they're trying to focus on hispanic heritage for the next season, but also it has to do with the numbers. hispanics are 66.77% of the population in the united states, more than 52 million. when you look at people under 1 year of age, which is the future audience of "sesame street," you're talking about mar than a quarter of all of those people, those young people are hispanic, 26.3%. so that's primarily the reason why. >> applying to your audience indeed. how are they going to find the person? >> they have a huge casting call on august 20th in new york. again, it's limited to people between the ages of 18 and 25 and they must be able to speak both languages. >> right, right. go for it. rafael's new gig. >> i'm so happy here. >>> you know, there's been this ongoing memorial service that has been taking place for the shootings there at the sikh temple. the attorney general eric holder speaking now. let's listen in. >> and we remember raf

our rafael romo explains. >> reporter: he's been in prison for two years in nicaragua, but jason says he still trusts the central country's judiciary. >> translator: i have faith that the judicial system will let me go free. >> reporter: he was arrested in nicaragua and found guilty of money launders and drug trafficking and organized crime charges and sentenced to 22 years in prison. in an interview with cnn in es pan yoel in may, his nicaraguan wife called her husband 100% innocent and says he was convicted without evidence. earlier in the year, she described to anderson cooper the prison where he is being held as a hell hole. >> there are concrete sell cells that are overcrowded, and i have been in a cell with anywhere from 9 to 12 people. >> reporter: since his arrest, the family has been trying to demonstrate to the authorities that he is innocent. >> jason is absolutely innocent, and i have no doubt in my mind. there is no evidence of any drugs. there is no evidence of any illegal money, and jason did not know the other ten people with whom he was arrested. >> reporter: the appe

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rafael romo has the story. >> reporter: another day, another confrontation.nity of new jerusalem in southwestern mexico, the tensions have been red hot for weeks. most of the residents of new e jerusalem belong to a religious sect figg public education. >> translator: that school. it is not that we are against education, but what happens is that the people are using the school to introduce to the community things that are bad like fashion, immorality, vice and alcoholism. >> reporter: back in july the members of the cult went as far to destroy the only government school building located in the town. they say that the virgin of the rosary whom they worship told them that the school buildings were built by the devil and were to be demolished. other residents of the new jerusalem are asking the government to intervene, because they want the children to go to school without fear of being attacked. >> translator: we hope that the government will do something about it, although we haven't seen anything yet. we may have no other choice but to defend ourselves. >> re

rafael romo has the story. >> reporter: it was a day of shame for the mexican federal police.g and killing three fellow officers. a top official with the mexican federal police says that the suspect had been working with drug traffickers who were using mexico city's international airport to deliver drugs smuggled from peru, and the federal police chief says that he shot and killed three federal police officers in the mid-june morning rush hour gun battle at the airport as the officers were trying to arrest him and two other accomplices. >> we were really confused. we didn't know whether the attackers were people dressed as police officers or a fight among real police officers. we don't really know. >> reporter: now two months after the shooting, all 348 officers who were in charge of security at the airport have been reassigned and replaced. >> translator: the officers were notified in several phases they would be reassigned to other locations so as not to disrupt the duties at the terminals and the officers are working at new locations throughout the country. >> reporter: thr

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rafael romo reports on who can apply and who cannot. >> reporter: there are multiple forms to fill and documents to obtain. >> i was scared to get my hopes up. >> reporter: anna ramirez and her sister are applying for deferred action. the obama policy will allow some undocumented immigrants who came to the united states to legally stay here for two years. >> i did not have a choice to come here, but i have done nothing bad here. >> reporter: the ramirez sisters were toddlers when they were brought here, and president obama says suspending the deportations for the immigrants is the right thing to do. >> this is a temporary stop-gap measure to refocus the resources wisely by giving degree of relief and hope toel talented, driven, patriotic young people. >> reporter: to qualify the applicants must have entered the country before the age of 16 and been in the country for at least five years and have a high school diploma or enrolled in school and no criminal record. those who serve ed d in the mily are also eligible. according to the immigration policy institute, nearly1.8 million immigran

. >> rafael romo, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> all right. now we want to turn to a growing health risk blankets most of the united states. take a look at this map of the lower 48 right there, all those states in red are showing activity of the west nile virus. mosquitoes carry the disease, which can be a mild kind of flu like symptoms or kind of come to the surface or it can cause fatal swelling of the brain. 28 people so far have died. and more than half of the victims in the state of texas. it's on track for the worst year ever. public health officials are using planes and trucks there to spray insecticide and kill thetithe teeming mosquito population. so this morning, major wildfires as well. big problem burning across several western states. the worst is in central washington state. flames have swept across 28,000 acres, and dozens of home have been lost. meteorologist rob marciano has a closer look. this seems almost impossible to contain. >> well, that fire, and we have over 50 large uncontained fires burning right now, including all o

rafael romo is joining us with details. what we're talking about here and why such big numbers now. >> it's truly a fascinating studty. i was taking a close look. the number that really caught my eye is the fact if you go back to 1972, the percentage of latinos in u.s. colleges was only about 3%. compare that to now. at actually last year, the last year for which statistics are available. it's 17%. so that's more than fivefold that we have there in increase. this is happening because of mainly two reasons. big immigration wave in the '90s and now the children of those immigrants are going to high school, are going to college, and all of a sudden you have this percentage, 16.5%, which by the way, suzanne, reflects the percentage of the latino population in the united states as a whole. >> so folks are going to school. there's a great deal of immigration going on. tell us about in elementary school, in kindergarten? because you are talking about funding. you're talking about politics. all the stuff wraps up into seeing this g

and i want to bring in rafael romo the talk about how this works.s is real or not real? what is happening? how is this so successful? >> well, what is happening in peru is that enforcement has been lax for many, many decades and counterfeiters have moved in. also, there's a national criminal organization that is very well known and that is what happened yesterday. they found a counterfeiting operation in a downtown building in lima and they confiscated $2.3 million and all of the money was in $50. and we are taking a look at some of the shots that were taken there at the police station in downtown lima. now, this money was eventually going to make its way to countries like argentina and venezuela, and you can imagine that eventually the money comes into the united states. the big problem with this is that every time you have a shipment of $2.3 million, and in 2009 and 2010 they confiscated $200 million just in peru if you can imagine that, the value of the dollar decreases, and causes inflation. and so the problem in peru, if you are caught counterf

rafael romo is "outfront."w the eruption is affecting local residents. >> people living near the. volcano, called tungurahua, are already evacuating the area. ecuadoran authorities say falling ash has ruined farms and is endangering farm animals around the volcano. they're trying to keep highways in the area open. the glacier volcano rises to almost 16,500 feet above sea level. it's been erupting periodically since 1999. back in july and august of 2006, tungurahua killed at least four people and left two missing during a particularly active period. in april of 2011, ashes from the volcano rose more than four miles into the air and authorities closed schools and evacuated residents in areas nearby. it hasn't gotten that bad this time. but ecuadoran authorities want to be prepared. erin? >> thanks to rafael. new information tonight about the officer hailed as a hero. he saved lives during the wisconsin sikh temple shooting and this is wonderful news because oak creek police lieutenant brian murphy who was among t

. >>> rafael romo, senior latin affairs editor. >>> health officials are telling them to throw away cantaloupe from indiana. health officials are warning people, don't try to wash the fruit because the outside and inside could be infected. last year 29 people died from a listeria outbreak in cantaloupe. >>> to the pacific northwest where a massive wildfire is closing in on a small town in idaho. the western u.s.as been battling dozens of wildfires, fueled by drought and strong winds. just look at this video from our ireporter from earlier this week. incredible scenes there. in washington, some families are returning to their home. 60 houses destroyed there. firefighters are still working to contain some fires and people fear a weekend lightning storm could start more. >>> to louisiana where four men and three women have been arrested in concludes withd wit shooting. >> i told them their loved one, their father, was a hero. the people they lost their lives for that we have in custody, i believe, are some of the most violent, evil people in -- on the planet and they lost their lives, their loved

. >> rafael romo for us this morning in atlanta.update. >>> much more ahead this morning on "starting point." we continue to follow the asylum request of wikileaks founder julian assange. ecuadorian officials are making that decision as we speak. >>> plus, why investors could start dumping their facebook stock today. maybe that's an opportunity for the rest of us. we'll tell you that straight ahead. stay with us. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. to support cell health. it's hard to see opportunity in today's challenging environment. unless you have

cnn's rafael romo is following the developments.es not offer a permanent path to citizenship. you talked to some people who are not so enthusiastic about this opportunity. what are they saying to you? >> zoraida, this is not a permanent fix. it's only going to suspend deportation for two years and nobody knows what will happen after that or what will happen if there's a change in the administration in november. i had an opportunity to talk to several kids who may qualify and they are certainly nervous about that. and about many questions regarding the application, the fees, the kinds of documents that he must submit. so one of them said that even though it's something that has many questions that she has many questions about, it's the only hope. let's take a listen. >> how do you feel about the fact that yes, they are giving you an opportunity but it's only for two years and nobody knows what's going to happen after that? >> i'm nervous. i'm really nervous that it's not going to be what i expect it to be. so i'm scared to get my hop

joining me now is rafael christine romaroa romo. that is incredible.edible jump. >> it is just an incredible number in the last 39 years. it went from 2.9% to 16.5%. more than a fivefold increase. but that reflects basically the growth of the hispanic population. most of these kids are not necessarily immigrants themselves. they were kids born in the united states. american citizens. and now they are reflecting the growth of this population. so no big surprise there. although it may surprise a lot of people listening to us this morning. >> i think so. so are colleges having to adjust? or are these just like american kids who happen to have hispanic parents? >> not necessarily. some have done it. but the reality is that sooner or later they will have to, because not only are hispanics 16.5% of all college students, but when you take a look at numbers from public grammer schools, the public is more like a quarter, 25% of all kids. so that means in the next few decades, you're going to have that percentage going to increase at least to that number, to 24%