the colorado plateau is covered with chert, a glassy rock that is really really good for making tools, making very sharp edges. you find there are pieces of chert all over the place and you can still cut your skin open very quickly with it and it's been sitting out in the open. >> where does chert come from? . >> it's a marine rock that's mostly silica. you find it in these layers, sandstone layers. if you are especially in a marine or water environment, you will find this layer of chert. it's in all colors, purple, green, red, blue. it's a beautiful rock. . >> one thing i wanted to ask you, the review in the paper recently on sunday said that your book is different from all the other books about the anastazi because you brought out some of the non-flattering parts of their culture like violence. how did you conclude that they were a violent culture? . >> well, i didn't necessarily conclude they were a violent culture, i just concluded there was violence in their culture. the evidence is very clear where you find masker sites, where every place you drop a trench there are bodies, unbu

i see the colorado plateau. this bowl is from american museum of natural history and that's where it is now. that's the storage place. where it was from before is pueblo bonito in chaco canyon where there were rooms filled to the ceiling with bowls stacked within each other, bowls like this. all their designs, you can kind of get a glimpse around this. they have this flawless symmetry blending all the way around. it looks like that place. it looks like that landscape. i look into this and i see the sharp edges of the land. i see the way the earth is shaped out there. i see the routes in their vessels. i mean, to understand these, this one came out of a 13th century site in southwest colorado and i would sit with these bowls for hours and hours, drawing them into my sketch book because that was the only way i could really understand the complexity of how they got their symmetries to match up because i could never get them to match up in my drawings. i could never do a 100 percent accurate rendition of these becaus

his work has won the spirit of the west award as well as the colorado book award. the book, house of rain, is craig's latest book. please help me welcome craig childs. . >> hello. i come to you from out of the desert. i'm coming to you from a landscape where once you get an eye for things, 3 grains of sand out of place draw your attention, where everything is brought to bear, where everything is hinged to a story, every drop of rain leaving a dimple in the ground. stories are everywhere out in this landscape. when you walk down into the bottom of the narrow canyons made of sandstone and you put your hands on the sand stone faces and the smooth shallow scallops that look like champagne glasses, you can feel the shape of the last flood that came through. every place in the desert is a story. every place is a passage way. it's really hard to walk very far in the desert for me because there are so many stories that start opening up and lead you from place to place and place and soon you start picking up the patterns of wind, of rain. you pick up the patterns of people w

mark ellis gets traded to the colorado rockies today and goes down stairs and participates in the rootr float day. no man played more games than mark ellis 1,021. hitting .213 this season, been injured. bruce billings said i will get you out of the american league, i will trade you to the colorado rockies where he will start at second base. >> stuff day for me, been here as long as i have, having a relationship with bruce billings and everybody here. great organization. been proud to be a part of it for 10 years. it will be tough. but there is a time when this stuff happens and this is my time. >> all right. lot of folks will miss mark ellis. trevor cahill found himself in a hole here. doubling home a couple of runs and the a's come back here in the bottom of the 9th. suzuki goes deep. 5-4. weeks doesn't have to look over his shoulder, he is out to end the game. a's 10 games under .500. giants a tough one today, man cane got his 1,000th career strikeout. 7 shut out innings. giants didn't get a for 10 innings. they can win here. bottom 9, brian wilson gives up a home run. we go extra. 1

today, he signed with the colorado avalanche. it is $5.5 million. he wanted to stay in washington, but he needed a guaranteed that he would be the number one goalie. the capitals denied that. there is more action going on, some more players getting traded. plastic a look at what happened. -- let's take a look at what happened. joel ward was picked up from the national predators. 69 teams had bids on them. so more people to watch. we will see what they pullout in the next couple of days. we are you're in nationals park the big story, david johnson. >>> is this typical fourth of july whether? >> are average height is 89. note -- our average height is 89 great no change in our average temperature. >> we can talk about that. >> do not do it right now. >> it is hard keeping up with it. outside, fourth of july weekend. here is the only spot that has any rain. you can see that around indianapolis. overall, it is a pretty dry pattern for us. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. temperatures will be a little bit higher than today, 93 degrees. overnight tonight, nice

that's where the colorado river ends. today there isn't much there because of irrigation and things training the river but backend was navigable all the way to a certain point and that is where the created the part called coalville and that was important for the commerce to the mormons and what they hoped could be but even in utah it was in arizona as it turned out once they created the lines. after the civil war, payback time to arizona for trying to become a confederate state and the western end of the company was given to nevada and became the trying gluck the bottom of nevada. one of the reasons was this important landing on the colorado river and the navigable point. you can see it today, but you have to go under 300 or 400 feet of water because the hoover dam on the kallur river created lake mead and being right on that channel it's a the bottom of lake mead. ..

that bolt actually putting a charge here into the boulder here in colorado springs. the women were called off the course and when they did, a 25-year-old from south korea is the leader. she marched up the leaderboard with five birdies in her first nine holes of this final round, a day that started due to delays at 6:45 local time in morning as we go out live to the 1 th and piy8third shot coming down the e here at the par 4 11. she's got a par test left here to stay at 4 under, two clear of angela stanford who's coming off a bogey at the 7th. we're now live with her at the par 3 8th. >> interesting to see what kind of swing and contact she makes with this first full shot. could be good. >> this would be a great bounce-back for stanford who has four lpga victories but never a major and came the closest back in 2003 at pumpkin ridge. >> cristie kerr ready with her third shot here from 100 yards. hole location in this final round in a little low era. a lot of ways to get the ball close and this ball should come right back to the hole. cristie kerr is going to have a grea

the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, madam speaker. before i begin a point of personal privilege, i thank the gentleman from texas for the time. we on the rules committee and members of congress rely on the hard work of our staff. particularly on rules committee. working into the wee hours of the night last night to be an example until 181:30. after three years of tremendous service, my rules associate has accepted another position in the senate. i just want to express my appreciation for my hard work. she hails from the city of dallas, texas, and her home, my colleague on the rules committee, mr. sessions. i would like to yield to my colleague, mr. sessions. mr. sessions: congratulations. i am going to miss you. it is a good day for you. it's a bad day for us. it is with regular occurrence that i look over at you. you have a bright smiling face. you have the enthusiasm not only of a bright young staffer, professional staffer on the rules committee, but i think you will be a true asset to senator stabin

right most of them are very new yes and the specific thing in colorado is that we are for profit state we're the only state in the union that has a constitutional amendment regulating specifically guided towards medical marijuana and giving safe access to patients here in this state so a lot of states around the union are looking at colorado and looking at colorado's state legislature for guidance on how they should approach legalization and their states and so how is this crackdown coming i mean this is sort of something that you've been dancing with since it's been legal because at any time a federal prosecutor despite the odds in memo can say let's go after those guys we haven't made our quota this month or whatever if they've pissed me off they've done something wrong they look at me funny we're going to exercise our own subjective discretion here but now with with the quantum of these things it seems like these raids are going to happen a lot more frequently what does it look like what is the federal process for setting down a dispenser. well the federal process i hop

eventually that reaches this side of the pass, eventually reaches colorado and waters l.a. >> reporterrea geographically divides america is not nearly so important as how it brings americans together at this time of year to enjoy the rare days when they can hike normally inaccessible trails, climb remote rock faces, even cross-country ski in the summer sun. >> folks i really envy are the guys cycling up. it is a long, hard slogt

the good news for ellis, he will start at second base and bat second in the line-up in colorado. giants had been rumored in efforts to acquire ellis. >> when you're here for 10 years, you sort of expect to get traded but, you know, i watched [ indiscernible ] it's sometimes [ indiscernible ] it's hard to expect to get traded when you never have been traded. at the same time you kind of realize the situation. >> upside-down day all around for the as and the fans. down 3-0 in the 5th, cahill a breaker to fox. as and marlins wrap up the three-game set. rough day for trevor cahill. one hopper to the wall and knocks the ball loose. it's 5-0 florida. cahill did not get out of the inning. 5-2 in the ninth. suzuki's line drive to left, two-run shot. his sixth. as within a run. weeks goes fishing. hope he didn't swallow the hook. as lose the series, 5-4 the final. >>> every time you think you have seen it all with the giants, something else crazy happens. the giants were held hitless for 10 and a third innings. big daddy cane has been nearly unhittable in june going for his fifth win this

we'll be watching showers and storms in the colorado rockies. we're watching beautiful weather from san francisco to medford. much of the west today going to enjoy a real >>> weekend forecast going up a little later. >> always gorgeous in los angeles. they have the best weather. >>> retail sales rise, jobs jump and a trashy#mk tabloid bites dust. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> can a comedy about mean bosses beat out the raging bo r -- robots at the box office? >>> a grand performance by the indians and twof to prettiest goals you'll ever see. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> in texas a mexican national died by lethal injection for the 1994 rape and murder of a teenager. in a rare move, the white house lobbied the supreme court to delay the execution over concerns it would violate an international treaty. the court refused. before his death, the man apologized, then shouted viva mexico. >>> in michigan, authorities say a man suspected of killing seven people inclu

as it is, let me quote from the paper, the colorado river is already endangered by the uranium mines which the gentleman from has talked about is not hurting anybody at all, they sit in the watershed, some perilously close to the water. the moratorium does not prevent mining claims from being developed, there are over 3,500 of them that have been put in, the interior department says that they are looking at 3,500. adding to the potential for more uranium to reach the water does not make sense. republicans in congress should stop trying to repeal the moratorium and should instead work to protect the grand canyon and the colorado river, make noes sense to put drinking water at risk. i will put that in the record if i may, ask unanimous consent, and "the new york times," june 28, mining in the canyon, an editorial, and absolutely harm is being done. i'm pleased now to yield five minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. maybe of the rules committee, mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr.

the colorado family was camping when torrential rains started to fall. officials say they drove on to a washed out section of a highway and were swept away. the mother and three daughters died. the father survived. >>> yosemite national park a desperate search for a missing hiker resume. witnesses say they saw one or more hikers falling over a 300 foot waterfall yesterday. officials say at least eight people have died in the park this year. >>> overseas it is reported the last serbian war crimes fugitive is under ared. hadzic was the leader of the rebel serbs and on the run for eight years. after the capture of mladic last year, he was the last remaining figure sought by the u.n. war crimes tribunal. >>> today british prime minister david cameron will be questioned by members of parliament. yesterday rupert murdoch, his son and former chief executive were questioned during testimony. yesterday he was attacked by a protester with a foam pie. check it out. murdoch refused though during all of this to accept responsibility and said his only fault was trustin

he traded the goalie semyon varlamov to the colorado avalanche for a first-round pick in next year's pretty good correct this is a steal for the goalie who is in three ridden. -- injury-ridden. he was the winning goal early in this year's winter classic. he was sitting on the sidelines for most of the season. it was expected that he would go to the khl. 5.5 million, two years. let's go to tennis now. he collapsed after a promising start, as you see there. nadal won 5-7. let's not forget the ladies. the u.s. women's soccer team plays colombia tomorrow in germany. >> i am so glad for the nationals. >>> this is a fun weekend ahead of us. >> outside here is how relaxed. sunday is the date that there will be some showers. you can always keep posted by wjla.com. you can -- we will keep you posted a matter what. a nice july 4 weekend.

it's the most secure state prison in colorado. where all inmates are locked up in their cells 23 hours a day. >> i'm trying to stay prepared to sit back and be locked down the next two or three years. >> several days after a visit request his family. hall received a letter from his mother. small comfort for what lies ahead. >> you're not a bad person. you have just gotten confused. life threw too many curve balls at you. just keep god in your hard. it's good to hear this. it reminds me that people out there care. they're still thinking about me. i don't know if this prison is going to eat me alive or if this prison is going to be the death of me. >> while hall faces many more years in prison, ray slagle only has eight weeks left until his release. first, he has a long overdue visit. >> i haven't seen my daughter in so long, i'm already hardly could sleep last night. it's going to be emotional. i ironed my stuff and shined my boots up. you know. i can't iron. it's been a long time since i even had a hug, you know what i mean? any co

they already arrested christian fuentes also wanted for the colorado and bay area murders. ren't sharing information about the two men in jail this morning. we don't know how they are connected to the murder and we don't know -- actually the car that was found, which of the two suspects that car belongs to but as we get more details certainly we'll share them with you. >> thank you, kristy seifkin in redwood city. >>> the host of jeopardy tried to catch a thief inside his san francisco hotel room. now alex trebek needs surgery for his injured leg. he was in town filming the national geographic world championship at google. his wife woke up tuesday and saw a woman grabbing cash and s&l you can see. that woman ran away an -- and valuables. that woman ran away and trebek ran after her. he ruptured his achilles tendon. he is recovering at his los angeles home and the woman is in jail. >>> 6:36. we have traffic and weather and the weekend look is great. so is today, but jutted a slow start. sunshine in the valleys now. you will see more sun throughout the day. temperatures gettin

they traded ellis to the colorado rockies. >>> meanwhile, a down day for both the a's and giants.he giants gave up a home run in the ninth against the cubs and the cubs won it with a three-run homer. >>> are you ready for heat approaching triple digits? parts of the bay area are bracing for its. meteorologist mark tamayo tells us how hot it's going to get. you can watch bay area news at 7:00 and all of our newscasts on your computer or mobile device. we are streaming live online at ktvu.com. >> a new report is showcasing san francisco's environmental credentials. researchers investigated the performance of environmental policies and cited san francisco's composting and recycling program as a specialty beneficial. >>> pretty soon we will be the sweaty city pay here is the meteorologist mark tamayo to talk about the rising temperatures. >> in the 80s and we will soon be talking about some 90s. here's a wider perspective. you notice that bob bank way out in the pacific. patchy fog will redevelop code side for the overnight hours. for tonight we do have patchy fog and temperatures in

. >>> sports traded from the a's yesterday, mark ellis has quite a debut for the colorado rockies. >>to torment. brian wilson goes berserk in the dug out. stay tuned. >>> baseball, not so much from that giants won, it's how they did it. check this out. jim leland with the tigers. giants up 1-0. brian wilson ready to shut it down. gives up a single to ordonez. uh-oh, the game is tied at 1. in the ninth pablo sandoval was at the plate, he hit it back away, not gone, but a ground- rule double, good enough to score a run. the giants scored three in the frame. they led 4-1. now the tigers ninth, and brandon inge gets through. he's yanked and he responded. >> there gos the cooler, take out wood. got good wood on it. for good measure how about the wall. then the cooler. bases loaded 4-3. jeremy affeldt gets a liner to crawford. >> snares it. that's a double play to end it. brian wilson and the giants feel better after winning 4-3. >>> double dip of one-run wins for the bay area clubs. a's against the diamondbacks. richard own after the -- harden, how about his offense with the 3-1. matsui a

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we also have another project with another participant in my program, will be taking a flight to the colorado film festival where he one a prize for a film he did about his brother in hunter's point. i will be running a right's of passage at joe lee. so our number, 4 one 5. 824-4098. i can give you a whole slew of activities. >> i just wanted to say, we had been in a conversation with maya and we are planning with a pilot program to develop an 8-week program where mondays would be career explorations. they are going to visit art musicians and bank of america and the career paths they have chosen and then there are discussions about attitude and hygiene. how do you present yourself so people want to engage with you. we are trying to work with the mayor's office and d.c. yn. >> there are a couple of youth empowerments. and the whole goal of that fund, which john may know about the details is to empower the people to be the victors of their destiny. it's a way to let youth identify their dreams and be the leaders in terms of allocations. they dole out grants. so the youth empowerment fund is an

the speaker: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: it's my honor to yield to the gentlewoman from california, ms. matsui. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for four minutes. ms. matsui: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague from colorado for yielding me time. ever since i was elected, i've been a tireless worker on sacramento flood priorities. sacramento lies at the meeting place of to great rivers. the city is home to the california state capital, the state's water and electric grid and over half a million people. if sacramento were to flood, the economic damages would range between $28 billion and $40 billion. the consequences of such a flood one felt across the nation. even in this austere budget environment, it is critical that sacramento's basic flood protection needs are met. i want to applaud the energy and water subcommittee for including funding for sacramento's top flood protection projects. each one of these projects is a critical component to improving flood protection for the entire sacramento region. t

the country. but recent studies have shown that even here in healthy colorado obesity is a growing problem among blackr the state health department. >> when you're looking at all of the data such as poverty and lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables, lackç of access to outdoor recreation and parks and that sort of thing, we have rates that are just as bad as some parts of the south. >> reporter: many school children come from poor families whose income is so low they qualify for the federal free breakfast and lunch program. that means two of their meals each day are eaten at school. >> pan-frying, we're talking about the fat coming halfway up the item. are these techniques we're going to be thinking about for our schools? absolutely not. we don't do this in our schools. >> reporter: boot camp chefs npdeep frying and processed foods. the emphasis here is on cooking fresh food from scratch. recipes include those for yellow squash, call flower and lentals. >> the issue is not the kids won't eat it. the issue is the adults think the kids won't eat it. it's almost universal that we see the kids rea

we look forward to winning the series bling idiots colorado. >> -- winning the series in colorado. >> look at espinoza on his knees, thrust the first to get the out. unbelievable. just one complete motion. he could be their future shortstop. he defies gravity. he has now earned sports centers top plays. he sent a bullet to first for the outbreak he does not even break that line. the indians when 5-4. rather than wait for the n.c.a.a. to deal out punishment, the ohio state are doing that themselves. the school vacated all 12 of its victories from 2010. this comes on the heels of the head coach resigning. other measures officially taken to date include a five game suspensions of five players involved in violations. those players sold paraphernalia for cash. breaking news, capstans. he was traded in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2012. he was the start of the winter classic. he scored two goals against pittsburgh but he suffered from a shoulder season late and this season. now he gets to go home. our play of the game. look at that bicycle kick. it is very hard to do. mexico wins 3-2

woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. mulroy: this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what you're used to. as long as people recognize they're moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live. man: the biggest water user in the desert is turf. turf uses a lot of irrigation and uses spray irrigation, so what we've done here is use artificial turf. you're never going to be able to achieve the look of back east or the look of, say, california, with subtropical plants, but our landscapes are still lush and use about 30% of what the subtropical landscape with turf would use. las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years a

i actually even requested assistance from the colorado national guard. of course, they're an hour and a half away. >> in the meantime, the four to five bulldozer is destroying the town. and there's nothing the sheriff's department can do to stop it. >> hear shots fired. >> our primary purpose at that point was to try and just evacuate the town so that nobody got hurt. because we knew that our armament was very ineffective against it. >> while the residents flee, trainor tries to determine who is unleashing this wave of destruction. >> we were notified that the individual who was driving this bulldozer was most likely marvin heemeyer. >> marvin was a commoner around town. he was well known. people knew him. many people considered him a friend. >> i met marvin heemeyer back in the 1990s. he ran a muffler shop in the town of grandby. and i knew him just as a businessman. >> the motive is becoming clear. heemeyer's been harbored deep-seeded grudges against some prominent town members. this is his revenge. >> marvin was upset because a showman by the name of c