refabrication of white supremacy which is very important not only the fact that it was happening in the southern u.s., but this was all validated by the national government structure and by the very amendment to the u.s. constitution that's supposedly outlawing these practices. ♪ ♪ >> so the chain gang system, mostly was a county-level consort of the state-level system which was called convict leasing. convict leasing was legal from the reconstruction period, its early stages all the way through around 1930s. but the chain gang system was a county-level consort of that system. and what it meant for, say, a misdemeanor, a petty offense, you could be put in a system where you would be put in what i call the rolling cage. and i write a whole chapter on toni morrison's novel beloved in which one of the main characters, paul d., is put on the chain gang. and he's put into this kind of tomb-like structure, and she taking her artistic license actually puts the cage underground. but in reality the cages that that scene was based on were movable and mobile. and the reason why they were movable and mobile was

that same low served up heavy rain nooning in parts of the southern u.s.ada mountains in 110 day stretch. by april, parts of texas were pelted with softball sized hail. multiple hail storms resulted in billions of dollars of insurance losses statewide. lone star state also saw some deadly flooding in april. parts of houston area scene 20-inches of rain and flooding that left eight people dead. in may unseasonably hot dry weather in canada was fueling massive wildfires and evacuations in canada's oil producing region the fires ultimatelultimately affected gll prices. while in the us powerful tornadoes hit kansas including ef4 nearly town of chapman that stayed on the ground for miles. june brought heavy rains and deadly flood to go west virgin virginia. more than 20 people died as 10-inches of rain fell in just 12 hours. july marked the earth's warmest month on record and in the us warm water temperatures helped fuel a massive toxic algae bloom in florida with thick green slime blanketing beaches. august also saw severe flooding in the south with louisiana

a violent storm system sweeping across the southern u.s. is blamed for five deaths. emergency officials say four people killed in alabama when a tree fell and collapsed a mobile home during a tornado. a fifth weather-related death reported in florida. someone drowned outside someone's home. in mississippi, trees ripped from the ground and homes damaged in a dozen counties may have been hit by tornadoes. no injuries have been reported there. some 20,000 customers without power right now. let's get the latest on this storm damage from meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, john and christine. the severe weather we saw on monday night beginning to fall apart as it migrates to the east. the wet weather is done with, but a lot of rainfall in place for the mid-atlantic and northeast by this afternoon. a big story back behind this is the arctic air mass. highs struggling to climb across zero. that cold air will shift to the east. the tornadoes concern we had on monday. if you think about the month of january, it is as quiet as they come. it is december out to janua

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violent storm system across the southern u.s. blamed for five deaths. emergency officials say four people were killed in southern alabama when a tree collapsed on a mobile home during a tornado. a fifth weather-related death in florida. trees ripped from the ground in a dozen counties. no injuries have been reported. look at that damage. 20,000 customers without power at this hour. let's get the latest from meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, john and christine. what a wild monday across portions of the southeast. you know the number there out of the tornadoes is four fatalities. we had 17 fatalities in 2016. we start off rapidly across the southeast and country with the tornadoes in the past 24 hours. the line of active weather as it migrates to the east. i want to show you what we are dealing with over the tornadoes on monday afternoon and evening. about 130 severe storm reports across the country. 12 of which related to tornadoes. this accounts for 1/3 of all tornadoes in the month of january. we have seen them in the first couple days of

u.s. companies to foot the bill. guess what? for that southern border wall.ke something like 25 billion to pay for that wall. just wrapping up the annual congressional republican retreat speech. what was she saying there? hello.t was basically we are with you, not against you. this has been tried with some bad effect by other countries when you push back on mr. trump. theresa may saying that does not work and saying we will hold out our hand and say we are with you and agree with you on fiscal conservatism and family values. take a listen to this. destinys been america's to bear the leadership of the free world and to carry that heavy responsibility on its shoulders. but my country, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, has been proud to share the burden and to walk alongside you at every stage. a friendly affair, some saying it was a bit of round nosing, but critics there as well. looking ahead, we will see more of her tomorrow as she said it to the white house to see donald trump, the first elected leader of a country to meet him. rishaa

a big beautiful new wall along the southern u.s. border with mexico. today president trump set in motion a process he sles do just that and the white house will find a way to make mexico pay for it all. >> we're in the middle of a crisis on our southern border. >> reporter: trump said agents there will be encouraged to be more aggressive in cracking down on criminal immigrants. >> this is a law enforcement agency. but for too long, your officers and agents haven't been allowed to properly do their jobs. >> reporter: the president displayed a new emphasis on improving conditions on the mexican side of the border to reduce the incentive for people to move north. >> we'll be moving in partnership with our friends in mexico to improve safety and economic opportunity on both sides of the border. a strong and healthy economy in mexico is very good for the united states. >> reporter: mexican officials have been meeting with trump aides ahead of next week's visit between president of the united states and the president of mexico. you can imagine that border wa

jonathan oh has the world weather report starting with the southern u.s. >> hello. it looks like the weather conditions are a bit calmer r dn toward the southern region of the united states. it was pretty bad earlier in the week. and d now we have most of f the energy moving toward the north and east. those of you living in new england states, you're dealing with a bit of some of this nasty weather when i it comes t snow and rain and even cold air wrapping around with that. at least out through the deep south the weather is much calmer so the cleanup efforts can continue. let me show you video coming out of this area. starting off in n mississippi where we had a series of tornados sweepining acro t the deepep south eararlier this wee. in alabama it killed at least four people. at least 14 tornado reports took place during the severe weather outbreak along with damaging winds and large hail. we had video of a tornado that hit mt. olive, mississippi, that was earlier here, leaving a trail of destruction. but there were no reports of injuries. here in louisianana also

eastern countries and he's also expected to direct funds for the construction of a wall along the southern u.s./mexico border. california governor jerry brown promising to defend his state's laws on immigration and fight any moves by the trump administration. >> we will defend everybody, every man, woman and child who's come here for a better life and has contributed to the well-being of our state. >> reporter: days into his presidency, mr. trump whipping out the pen again to sign a few different directives. hours after approving the controversial keystone and dakotas pipeline project, protesters showed up outside the white house. >> we will build our own pipeline. we will build our own pipes like we used to in the old days. >> reporter: the president coming under fire for sticking with his comments that 3 million to 5 million voted illegally in the election making him lose out on the popular vote to hillary clinton. >> the president does believe that. he has stated that before. i think he stated his concerns of voter fraud. >> reporter: but there is no proof and even elected republicans don't

it is considering imposing a 20% tax on goods from mexico to pay for the wall at the southern u.s. border. that set the peso tumbling. they have canceled the plan. they fell more than 2% in after-hours trading investors were disappointed with lower than expected earnings caused in part by heavy spending on cloud computing. microsoft shares rallied after its posted it's posted better than expected numbers thanks to growth in its web-based business. the first week for president donald president donald trump looking pretty great. they are in fact it went to snap the recent losing streak. the dow futures this morning after yesterday will be up to. >> it's a good thing that a 401k is looking better. donald's special sauce it's a trademark big mac sauce. hours later the bothers -- bottles were going for hundreds even thousands of dollars on ebay. we just checked out one listing on ebay. at 15,000-dollar listing for that special sauce has 11 watchers. but if you get it for $15,000 you to get free shipping. liquid gold everybody. we are we're also getting a first look at the anticipated de

and severe storms in the southern u.s. several people have died.y: suzanne kennedy covering a tricky commute. best way to the come back to work after a long holiday weekend. me, fromee behind storm trak 7, an accident that took place between route 123 and route 1. it is to the left side of the roadway, a van dirk -- versus a four-door vehicle. a record has moved in but not impacting traffic. maybe a few people slowing down to look at it at the road is wet. you can see, we are dealing with a steady rainfall that started around 5:15 in this area and continues. take your time as you get into work. no need to rush. you will get there, just be careful. roadways, julie, what do things look like elsewhere? larry: we will take it from here and talk to julie in a few minutes. the south bracing for more dangerous weather after storm swept through several states. is affecting our areas and claimed 4 -- five lives, for lives in alabama, the victim's friends and mobile homes that collapsed after a tree fell on top of it. storm system with powerful winds and tor

keep in mind, otherwise in other news, temperatures warmer than average across the southern u.s., wee the frontal boundary that's draped across the mid atlantic down towards texas. you can see where the temperatures are warmer than average and cooler temperatures north of that boundary. so places across the northern rockies, northwest, we are dealing with a lot of snow and ice. let's take a look at the radar the last 24 hours, the big story for the u.s. is going to be the rain and snow over the west coast. we are talking about inches of rain and feet of snow and even though they need it, it's beneficial, it'll cause problems like flash flooding and avalanche threats. the inauguration happening tomorrow on the steps of the capitol building, pretty exciting. back to you. heather: thanks. well, the time now is 12 minutes after the top of the hour. dc braces for inauguration day chaos. after a terrifying arrest of the man who threatened to kill our president elect and his connection to the clintons? >> do you think donald trump is going to use profanity in inaugural address, do you think

the warm across central and southern u.s.tures will remain cold across the northern tier of the country. the temperature change in some cases a 20-degree difference in the same paper called the rail to sink into question the biggest on system x in the northeast. a little bit of inclement weather across the ring plane and the west still watching the west we have seen nearly a foot of rain and up to 10 feet of snow across the mountains with this, what we call the pineapple express. tropical moisture surging in from the pacific. the sierra winter servant isaac on a winter storm warning across northern and central rockies. still looking at her past precipitation of four to six inches across the mountains. things will improve starting friday. a lot of snow here. flash flooding, avalanches or install an issue as we head into the weekend. the ice storm because it got this battle between the cold air to the north and the warm air to the south ,-com,-com ma moisture from the gulf of mexico, we could see a very significant ice storm fo

could shift far enough south where the impact could be felt around places in the southern u.s., atlanta, temperatures at 66, dropping into the 20s by saturday, and that, my friend is a potential for snow mixing in even as far south as places like atlanta, if this holds. but it is looking interesting going into the next couple days as winter weather starts to take shape across the next couple days. >> it's a real concern. and we worry about the extremes. >> earlier and earlier. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under investigation for possible corruption. police questioned him for several hours on monday. it's not the first time mr. netanyahu has been investigated. cnn's oren liebermann reports. >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation in israel. police and the attorney general is saying he is suspected of receiving gifts and benefits from business men, though they won't say too much more about the suspicions feeling it could be biased one way or another if they reveal too many details.

u.s. southern border and mexico. . >>darya: we have not only san francisco oakland and alameda and they're all sense where cities they gather on the steps of san francisco's city hall to fight the president's new policy he says despite losing federal funding they would not change its policies his office is still trying to figure out how much money the city would lose and federal funding. >>mark: we spoke with members and they said there were revet an undocumented immigrant who commit minor offenses and traffic violation of could be flat for a deportation many people we spoke with said they are afraid they will get out of war-torn areas awards be forced to stay in danger. >>darya: people who support thompson decision to move for build and wall are also speaking out they said they're also in favor of his the spending defunding sanctuary cities. >>: for continuing coverage of the executive order if. >>robin w: in the bay bridge ride into san francisco lead early in 880 is the come you a very familiar story near alameda cr

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and new tonight, deadly weather, including a series of tornadoes that slammed the southern u.s. and power. storm s bringing wind, rain and snow to both coasts. the severe weather is blamed for at least 22 deaths. tonight, we're covering that. much more this hour with our guests, including the senior democrat on the house end tell jens committee, congressman adam schiff. and former defense secretary leon panetta. and our correspondents and expert analysts, they are also standing by. let's go to our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. jim, president trump signed several executive actions today. what were his day one priorities? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. president trump went right to work today, chipping away at former president's obama's acti. he withdrew the u.s. from the transpacific trade deal, a key obama policy. he also banned federal funding for promoting abortions overseas, as well as ordering a freeze on hiring any federal workers, though he did add the caveat, in the oval office earlier today, wolf, that that freeze does not apply to military personnel. >>

trump wants to build among the southern u.s. border. mp tweeting earlier today: "mexico has taken advantage of the u.s. for long enough. massive trade deficits and little help on the very weak border must change, now!" let's bring in richard fowler, fox news contributor and radio talk show host, and republican strategist and farmer congressional candidate. richard, have a feeling you did not vote for donald trump. >> [laughs] of course not. >> jon: he promised to build a ball, that is one -- he was elected obviously, and it is one of the first things he is undertaking as president. what problem do you have with that? >> i understand why people want the wall. here's my problem, the second half of the closet is the problem, he wants to build it and mexico is going to pay for it. guess what? mexico is not going to pay for it. i've been very reasonable with donald trump. if some the heat as i like, i like it, if i hate it, i say i hate it, this is ridiculous, long-standing allies in mexico, it's going to hurt the american consumer. even if y

. >>> 5:-- at least 4 people in heavy rain flash flooding hit the southern u.s. four states officials in alabama say four peel were crushed in a town when a tree fell on the home and the storms battled texas mississippi and florida and yornlga. >>> investigators in turkey are -- georgia. >>> investigators in turkey are close to identifying the gunman who killed 39 people at nightclub in turkey. isis claimed responsibility for the massacre calling it revenges for turk iractivity in sire --turkish activity in syria. >>> kamala harris will be along new lawmakers sworn in the when the congress convenes she is one of 55 new members on the house and senate. >>> tonight a workshop will be held in the mission district to discuss fire safety in the wake of a ghost ship tragedy. goal is to help artists make studios and living spaces safer and develop a plan in case of a fire. the meeting at the brave theater gets underway at 6:30. >>> dungeness crab fishers are vowing to continue their strike over the purchase price it started nearly a week ago. whole saleers want to pay l

remember, that was a really good e idea to take oil from the refineries in the southern u.s.you really want to tax that oil? it's strategic. we're waiting to see the granularity of donald trump's signals. he has signalled he m not have to tear up the nafta great, just modify it. he also said if i don't like what i'm seeing, i'm tearing it up and starting from scratch. >> that press conference with gop leaders, mitch mcconnell and paul ryan has just wrapped up and i want to take you to kasie hunt live in philadelphia. kasie, you're one of. first to ask a question. what do they have to say? >> hi, steph, good morning. in news conference from leader mcconnell and speaker ryan aimed at showing that republicans are all on the same page. i ask them if they have differences and they of course want to talk about their priorities, repealing the health care law and tax reform while donald trump's executives orders have been uncomfortable for a lot of them to talk about. there are issues to work through on some of these other issues. a big one, torture, those enhanced interrogation tech

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when you look at donald trump's base which is sort of heart land voter, maybe southern u.s. voters, working class voters, on the one hand these are really patriotic people when you go to a donald trump rally. he says, what do you like better, made in the usa or made in america? everybody screams made in the usa. from that standpoint russia is not like -- russia or anti-u.s. person who may or may not be working in order to help russia, but who is leaking stuff, you wouldn't think that would be an association donald trump would want. on the other hand, are those voters really thinking about leaking documents. and the calculation is going to be -- maybe one of the calculations for trump may be for those voters that really important base for him, are they so disenfranchised with the u.s. establishment because of iraq intelligence, because of what have you, that they don't mind? >> right. mike rogers, final thought, you've spoken to a lot of presidents in difficult circumstances. what would you say to donald trump in a sentence or two to convince him to take this seriously, the t

activity was brisk in the western and southern u.s. >>> meanwhile, consumer spending increased last monthamericans shelled out for vehicles and a range of other goods. spending was up half a percent in line with estimates. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. th every click...call...punch... and paycheck... you've earned your medicare. it was a deal that was made long ago, and aarp believes it should be honored. thankfully, president trump does too. "i am going to protect and save your social security and your medicare. you made a deal a long time ago." now, it's congress' turn. tell them to protect medicare. with not food, become food? thankfully at panera, 100% of our food is 100% clean. no artificial preservatives, sweeteners, flavors, or colors. panera. food as it should be. >>> all right. welcome back now. developing news on capitol hill. the senate is voting on a procedural step in rex tillerson's nomination for secretary of state. the final vote on his nomination is expected to happen a little bit later this week. before the vote got under way, senate minority leader c

easter countries and he's also expected to direct funds for the construction of a wall along the southern u.s./mexico border. days into his presidency, mr. trump whipping out the pen again to sign a few different directives. >> donald trump has got to go. >> reporter: hours after approving the controversial keystone and dakota pipeline projects, protesters showed up outside the white house. but the president coming under fire for sticking with his comments that three to 5 million people voted illegally in the 2016 election. >> the president does believe that. i think he stated his concerns of voter fraud. >> reporter: but there's no proof and even elected republicans don't buy it. >> i've seen no evidence to that effect and i've made that very, very clear. >> reporter: as of now, the white house does not plan on investigating the alleged fraud. stephanie ramos, abc news washington. >>> president trump also threatened to intervene if chicago does not stop a january surge in shootings. the president tweeted in part, if chicago doesn't fix the horrible carnage going on, i will send in the feds.

. >> well, in terms of the southern bored the u.s. southern border there does need to be some improvements in the security of that and that can be done and i think that's probably what they're going to do is to have a combination of physical structures and electronic structures that will improve our security. but i think we ought to separate this wall business from the trade business. the trade business is much more important to us than the wall is. let's negotiate them both on their separate terms. >> okay. ambassador james jones, you would know. you would know. thank you, sir, very much. >> thank you. >> next, republicans used to criticize a former president obama for signing his executive actions so how do they feel and president trump in the fist couple of days and his executive actions and also saying she will stand up to president trump teresa may says she will address president trump. what sort of words does she have for the u.s. president? >>> we've just gotten in some video. we know of course the president has just landed afte

u.s. southern border with mexico. as president donald trump rounds out his first week in office, border issues are at the center of his agenda. over the next two hours you'll see the rest of the extraordinary in-depth series, to capture snapshots of life and the voices of the people who call the borderlands home. part two, takes us to arizona. >> on the border's edge from nogales, arizona, several dozen migrants gather for breakfast inside a shelter where jesus garcia is trying to figure out how to get into the united states over a map he recounts how far he's traveled since he left home the day before donald trump was elected president. he started here in san pedro in honduras, made his way across guatemala to this little town and this is where he crossed into mexico. he says he hasn't been able to cross, he left home november 7th of last year and he's tried three times already to get across, but he hasn't been able to. >> garcia says it's the first time he's ever tried crossing the border illegally. and says it's ha

u.s. southern command, is expected to be confirmed quickly. millions of americans are signing up for president obama's signature health insurance program, even as president-elect trump is moving ahead with his plans to scrap it. the obama administration reported today that 11.5 million americans enrolled last year, avarly 300,000 more than the previous year. the average fine for not buying insurance more than doubled last year to $470. today, mr. trump stepped up pressure on congress to repeal obamacare, telling the "new york times" that it should happen next week and should be replaced very quickly. but with what, he did not say. after talking with the president-elect, speaker paul ryan said that the house will aim to replace obamacare at the same time that it repeals it. tomorrow, mr. trump will hold his first news conference since he was elected. cbs news will bring that to you live at 11 a.m. eastern time. in chicago tonight, president fama will follow a tradition established by george washington and will deliver a farewell address to the

. >> violent storm system sweeping across southern u.s. more severe weather is possible this morning in alabama, georgia and the florida panhandle. >> just hours before the new congress is sworn in house republican voting to gut the independent office of congressional ethics. >> paul ryan and kevin mccarthy opposed closing this office. >> footage released of the suspect in istanbul attack. >> it was a nightmare. i have never seen it so crowded. >> customs computer outage. ac wasn't working. it was bad. >> children died at their home in amarillo, texas. >>> baggage handler is okay after being locked in a small airliner. he was freed after a 90 minute flight. >>> the bedding dresser falls on the toddler but his twin brother is there to save him. >> $6 million worth of jewelry swiped. >> a member of the audience tried to make off with the trophy. >> and all that matters. >> everybody is talking about what was up with mariah carey on new year's eve. she says she was sabotaged. >> some people think she might be positioning herself to run for pr

u.s. southern border, told lawmakers this. >> the president of mexico, and myself, have agreed to cancel our planned meeting scheduled for next week. unless mexico is going to treat the united states fairly, with respect, such a meeting would be fruitless and i want to go a different route. we have no choice. >> the president of mexico tweeted of informing the white house mexico was canceling after president trump tweeted it might be best to cancel if mexico wouldn't pay. we got reaction from local lawmakers. >> all the take aways, the continued focus on renegotiating nafta was my big take away. and i think there's a lot of workers in southeastern pennsylvania across pennsylvania and the midwest that hear that. and really want to know what the details are. >> reporter: when it comes to relationships with other nations, congressman charlie dent is looking for more than he's heard. >> i believe it's heard that we talk about protecting american interests wherever and whenever we can. this is an important time that we double down on our alliances and reassure our friends and allies. so i think t

also with us, richard benveniste, former assistant attorney for the southern district -- u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, former assistant watergate prosecu prosecutor, and richard, obviously we go to you on this historic night. it feels chilly to me. i'm feeling something very similar to what the country felt 44 years ago. what's your reaction to it? >> well, obviously there are similarities and differences but the similarity that i see is that so early in the administration, mr. trump is putting himself at risk and the risk is that people in the united states will react harshly to what he is doing. he is impulsive and he has taken steps which federal judges and now the deputy attorney general who is very highly respected and is a career prosecutor, deemed to be unenforceable for constitutional reasons, one presumes, and he now is risking that -- everything he does is undermined by this spotlight on his impulsiveness. so as the saturday night mass kerr marked a turning point in the nixon presidency, where people began to say, well, why has he done something

in the southern u.s., slavery was associated with its own economy, interconnected with that of the north. one of the two principal products of the antebellum slave a economy was crops which provided the cash flow, cotton, which was the major export. the other, i remember them talking about products and money. the other was enslaved people who, that's capital capital and functioned as a stable wealth of the south. african-american bodies and childbearing potential collateralized massive amounts of credit, the use of which made slaveowners the wealthiest people in the country. when the southern states form the confederacy, they partitioned off and declared independence for their economic system in which people were money. the conflict between north and south is a fundamental trope of american his history, but in in our narrative, the major conflict is interest southern. the commercial antagonism between virginia, the great slave county and state and south carolina, the great slave importer. for control of the market that provided it. the power struggle between the two was central to the co

u.s. southern command, i'm confident those will be legal orders i will be ready to carry out.n: president obama has said that guantÁnamo, because of its reputation around the world, undermines rather than advances american security. but it will now be up to a new president to decide what to do with those america is fighting -- where to put them, how to treat them. and so for now, the future of this place hangs in the balance. gordon corera, bbc news, guantanamo bay. laura: what next for guantanamo bay? you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, dancers in las vegas looking a bit different these days. we will show you how artificial intelligence is making technology even smarter. 2 people have been killed and five wounded in an explosion in a turkish resort. the blast took place with armed attackers opening fire before detonating a bomb. two of the attackers were shot by police and the third is said to be on the run. officials have blamed kurdish group the pkk for the attack. reporter: this cctv footage conveys the scale of the fatal blast. reporter: now the mang

sunday there's a couple storms friday, saturday and sunday that look like they'll affect the southern and southeast u.s. right now i the most part. so we'll keep things dry. towards next weekend, if it looks wetter, we'll change that forecast., but right now comfortable, -- forecast, but right now comfortable and low 50s. >> it's going to be one of the most comfortable inauguration days in history. >> that's good news, no rain. >>> one dog in colorado took his love for chasing geese just a little bit too far and he got stuck on an island in the middle of a frozen pond, how cute. caught >>> caught on camera, firefighters in denver, california, rescue a dog caught on an island in -- denver, colorado, rescue a dog caught on an island in sloan's lake. the puppy became trapped and couldn't make his way back. the owner called the fire department and firefighters sprang into action. >> we go through the same motions whether it's a dog or human. we've done it quite a bit lately because dogs love to chase geese and get out on the ice and they fall throug half hour to cross the icy lake and rescue theo. he was c

also want to mention dry but warm weather in the southern areas of the u.s. today. l.a. with a high of 23. houston getting up to 23 as well. we have a clipper coming in across the great lakes. that will bring scattered snowfall from chicago to new york. watch out if you're driving. all right. here is your extended outlook. >>> that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thank you very much for staying with us. michelle: hello, and welcome to the first "focus on europe" for the new year. i'm michelle henery. unfortunately, here in europe, 2017 begins much as the last year ended, blighted by acts of terror. many of the attackers are young men, some who were impressionable and vulnerable to being radicalized. in germany, a group called the salafists which adheres to a strict, traditional interpretation of the koran, were known for distributing the islamic religious text in pedestrian areas. they said they wanted to spread their religion. but many only wanted to recruit young men for the islamic state, say the police. relations between ru

u.s. southern command, is expected to be confirmed quickly. >>> millions of americans are signing up for president obama's signature health insurance program, even as president-elect trump is moving ahead with his plans to scrap it. the obama administration reported today that 11.5 million americans enrolled last year, nearly 300,000 more than the previous year. the average fine for not buying insurance more than doubled last year to $470. today, mr. trump stepped up pressure on congress to repeal obamacare, telling the "new york times" that it should happen next week and should be replaced very quickly. but with what, he did not say. after talking with the president-elect, speaker paul ryan said that the house will aim to replace obamacare at the same time that it repeals it. >>> coming up next, in the age of terror, british police may do something once unthinkable. >>> and later -- a champion's dream beg mom, i just saved a lot of money on my car insurance by switching to geico. i should take a closer look at geico... you know, geico can help you save money on your homeowners insurance too? grea

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u.s.-mexico border with less than a hundred people. >> i've been called everything in the book, a domestic extremist. >> reporter: the southern povertyich monitors hate group in the u.s. says foley's group is made up of, quote, native extremists. he sees the flow of drugs, undocumented migrants and the wide open spaces of the border as the country's biggest threat. along the nearly 2,000-mile u.s./southern border there is already about 700 miles of fencing and barricades already in place. here in sassbee, arizona, this steel see-through fence stretches for several miles but as you approach the end of town, it abruptly comes to an end like these border fences often do as it stretches out into rugged, remote terrain in the arizona desert. >> cameras about five minutes from road. >> reporter: he relies on a collection of cameras he hides in the brush to capture the movements of drug smugglers. he shares that information and videos with border patrol agents. >> you need boots on the ground. that's what's keeping you out there. good thing we have this up here. >> reporter: foley voted for donald trump and wants to see all din the u.s. dep

u.s. southern border has been growing.reds of miles of fencing, border patrol agents criss-crossing the remote terrains and urban streets. ground centers and high-powered cameras keep constant watch. but now smugglers go where the cameras and eyes can't see them. >> we are in a tunnel underneath otai mesa, california, south of san diego. on the border with tijuana, mexico. this is a tunnel that stretched about 760 feet from tijuana into a warehouse or would have stretched into a warehouse on the other side of the border. and we're about 70 feet underground right now. >> that's one of the deeper tunnels we've ever found. >> lance is part of a specialized team of border patrol agents known as the tunnel rats. they work underground. navigating tunnels and surn systems. >> do you think these tunnels started appearing as a response to more fencing going up in the area? >> i'm sure it probably did. >> we're also still talking, there's a lot of stuff they have to move. >> homeland security officials say in the last ten years, nea

southern border. wall alongleted, the the u.s.mexico border would be one of the larger and more costly infrastructure projects in u.s. history, with major economic impacts. shares in construction company shot up after trump's election victory. the border itself is over 3200 kilometers long. wouldhas said his wall cover only about 1600 of those kilometers, with the rest of the border protected by natural obstacles. would behe wall between 10-18 meters in height and estimated it would cost $10 billion-$12 billion. >> nobody builds walls better than me, believe me. >> roughly 1100 kilometers of fence installed along the border after 2006 security bill have over $7cost the u.s. billion. independent estimates put the cost of trump's wall closer to $25 billion. the actual construction could take 40,000 workers for years to complete. it could add up to it economic boost for border communities, but the boom would likely be temporary. once the wall is finished, most of the jobs will dry up. in the region would find that situation drastical

u.s. southern border with mexico, and the second is expected to target sanction chair cities. the term usual live refers to cities and municipalities that limit cooperation between their local law enforcement and federal agencies regarding immigration and customs enforcement. the president has threatened to with hold federal funds to cities who don't -- that don't cooperate with ice inspect san francisco it has been reported that -- ice. in san francisco, it has been reported that could affect as much as $1 billion in funding, but the city is preparing for that, and set aside $1 million for legal defense. back to you guys. >>> well, dozens of restaurants across the country are declaring themselves as sanction chair restaurants to help protect restaurant employees. >> it's definitely more about showcasing that we're a business that does the right thing by our workers, and i think also by our patrons, and if it comes -- if it means we have to sign a letter that says that we approve the most basic civil liberties of 0.ing out to -- of going out to eat dinner and not feeling haras

u.s. and it's southern neighbor seems to be deep deepenning. >> ford motor took a $200 million charge connecting to closing its plant in mexico. the cancellation contributed to a quarter net loss first since 2009 if you exkplud that charge ford recorded a profit that matched analysts estimate. ford ceo met twice this week who praised ford for abandoning its factory in mexico. >> i think we have the appropriate amount of assembly plants. we're always looking to grow our business and use the assets we have here even more and we had a very positive meeting with the president. i mean, think about it, in the president's literally first couple days in office, he has said that he's going to focus on the economy and both manufacturing and automotive have been some of his first meetings. i view that as very, very positive for the industry and the economy going forward. >> shares of ford fell about 3% today. >>> president trump's planned meeting with the president of mexico has been cancelled as tensions rise between the two countries. >> the president of mexico and myself have agreed to cancel our planne