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nothing ever happened to them. >> reporter: in the air over falcon lake, stacy holland says the texassafety was already advising boaters on falcon lake to be very careful. >> just a warning to let people know that this threat is out there and it's very real and that we've had documented cases of pirating. so it's mainly for situational awareness, and, you know, we don't recommend going into mexico on this side of the lake. >> reporter: tiffany hartley says she had heard about troubles on falcon lake, but she and david had been there once before and things were fine. she never thought that somehow anything could happen. >> we hadn't heard of anything for a while and we were just there in august. enjoyed three, four hours that day on falcon lake. >> reporter: after all, it was so sunny. so calm. so perfect for one last ride. >> i told him, please, don't shoot. please, don't. >> reporter: in an instant, tiffany hartley claims she and david were caught in a war zone. >> are you sure that your husband got shot? >> yes. yes, he's hit in his head. >> okay. >> he was thrown off the jet ski an
nothing ever happened to them. >> reporter: in the air over falcon lake, stacy holland says the texassafety was already advising boaters on falcon lake to be very careful. >> just a warning to let people know that this threat is out there and it's very real and that we've had documented cases of pirating. so it's mainly for situational awareness, and, you know, we don't recommend going into mexico on this side of the lake. >> reporter: tiffany hartley says she had heard about...
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so, he pushed her into the lake where she drowned. didn't realize the size of the blood stain on the boat launch and the repair neurons in florence's brain. both told a story. in an attempt to make it look like an accident, mark kicked the railing with his right foot, transferring paint to the tip of his shoe. and where he kicked the railing was inconsistent with the location of the body. >> he had every opportunity to call for help. he never did. he let her lay there. and after thinking about what to do after some time, he premeditated it, went back and put her in the water and let her drown. >> three years after florence's death, mark unger was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. >> his head snapped back when the verdict was read. he was shocked at the verdict. he anticipated going home that day. >> i was wrongfully convicted of this crime. i am innocent. >> florence's parents say her death should never have happened. >> while my daughter's death was a tragic and unnecessary event, i think there's
so, he pushed her into the lake where she drowned. didn't realize the size of the blood stain on the boat launch and the repair neurons in florence's brain. both told a story. in an attempt to make it look like an accident, mark kicked the railing with his right foot, transferring paint to the tip of his shoe. and where he kicked the railing was inconsistent with the location of the body. >> he had every opportunity to call for help. he never did. he let her lay there. and after thinking...
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it's now become the deepest part of the lake. re everyone's homes were. >> fortunately no one was in any of the homes that sank and no lives lost. but for the homeowners, sustaining such a painful personal and financial blow, it will take a long time to recover. >> when you lose it, you've lost it forever. and you'll never get it back. >> there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. >>> coming up, thrill seekers get burned by water and ice. >> i was very scared. i thought something could really be wrong. >> when "caught on camera: wet and wild" continues. thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. if you're current or former military, or their family, see if you're eligible to get an auto insurance quote. feel like this. look like this. feel li
it's now become the deepest part of the lake. re everyone's homes were. >> fortunately no one was in any of the homes that sank and no lives lost. but for the homeowners, sustaining such a painful personal and financial blow, it will take a long time to recover. >> when you lose it, you've lost it forever. and you'll never get it back. >> there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. >>> coming up, thrill seekers get burned by water and ice. >> i was very scared. i...
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it's now become the deepest part of the lake. re everyone's homes were. >> fortunately no one was in any of the homes that sank and no lives lost. but for the homeowners, sustaining such a painful personal and financial blow, it will take a long time to recover. >> when you lose it, you've lost it forever. and you'll never get it back. >> there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. >>> coming up, thrill seekers get burned by water and ice. >> i was very scared. i thought something could really be wrong. >> when "caught on camera: wet and wild" continues. ameriprise asked people a simple question: can you keep your lifestyle in retirement? i don't want to think about the alternative. i don't even know how to answer that. i mean, no one knows how long their money is going to last. i try not to worry, but you worry. what happens when your paychecks stop? because everyone has retirement questions. ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. to get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today
it's now become the deepest part of the lake. re everyone's homes were. >> fortunately no one was in any of the homes that sank and no lives lost. but for the homeowners, sustaining such a painful personal and financial blow, it will take a long time to recover. >> when you lose it, you've lost it forever. and you'll never get it back. >> there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. >>> coming up, thrill seekers get burned by water and ice. >> i was very scared. i...
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the rec directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. ought tolerant. one that stands the dry summers here. the whole park is under going quite a bit of reconstruction. they will renovate the trails around the lake. and the big project is the capital project for pine lake meadow. they are going to returf the dog run and the meadow by the day camp. we are looking for a very busy fall. by the spring of next year should have major renovations to the mark thal make it an outstanding park. i don't ever refer to it as my park. all the parks belong to all the people. this park belongs just as much to the families in the bay view sdrishth as it does to the gentlemen that lives across the street. i'm happy and proud to be the caretaker for them. i wake up every day and thank that i have >> ever wonder about programs the city it working think to make san francisco the best place to work and will we bring shine to the programs and the people making them happen join us inside that edition of what's next sf sprech of market street between 6th is havin
the rec directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. ought tolerant. one that stands the dry summers here. the whole park is under going quite a bit of reconstruction. they will renovate the trails around the lake. and the big project is the capital project for pine lake meadow. they are going to returf the dog run and the meadow by the day camp. we are looking for a very busy fall. by the spring of next year should have major renovations to...
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the -- salt water made it into the lake. the company would not talk to "america tonight".investigation is ongoing. >> some of these pipes were put into place too fast. prior to my administration, they were. the integrity is questionable in many areas. >> mark fox is the new chairman of mah nation. elected on a pipeline platform, incentive. >> it's called a flip. you build a system, put it in place, and sell it. the boom took off too fast. we weren't prepared for it, the government was not prepared for it. state was not prepared. the only entity ready was the oil industry. they knew what they were going to do, exactly what they wanted it. >> reporter: much of the oil development took place in a traditional community of 600. lisa and walter lived in mandarey all their lives. >> every day there's a spill. doesn't matter if it's salt water, toxic waste or oil. >> people are extremely concerned for the environment. why hasn't the road been fixed. all the trucks. we have big huge potholes, no one is doing anything about it. we have a family of four killed out of 22. they were cr
the -- salt water made it into the lake. the company would not talk to "america tonight".investigation is ongoing. >> some of these pipes were put into place too fast. prior to my administration, they were. the integrity is questionable in many areas. >> mark fox is the new chairman of mah nation. elected on a pipeline platform, incentive. >> it's called a flip. you build a system, put it in place, and sell it. the boom took off too fast. we weren't prepared for it,...
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. >>> residents want to know what is killing the fish in ridley lake. ion news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live in ridley park tonight. sarah, what's the story there? >> reporter: well jim residents couldn't help but notice the odor of fish in the air. they saw the dark black color of the water here at ridley lake and of course they couldn't miss the hundreds of dead fish floating along its edges. they first noticed the dead fish yesterday. it's worse today. neighbors called "action news" hoping we could get them that answers. >> this morning we came out to have breakfast here and we noticed all the fish floating. >> reporter: hundreds of dead fish are floating all over ridley lake. sun fish catfish carp and trout. >> collected around the edges it smells like dead fish. the stench is pretty bad. >> reporter: this is a popular lake and a pretty little community park here in ridley park, a place before people come to fish and hold family gatherings but not when you have to see this. >> you don't want the kids to see dead things. they're going somewhere t
. >>> residents want to know what is killing the fish in ridley lake. ion news" reporter sarah bloomquist is live in ridley park tonight. sarah, what's the story there? >> reporter: well jim residents couldn't help but notice the odor of fish in the air. they saw the dark black color of the water here at ridley lake and of course they couldn't miss the hundreds of dead fish floating along its edges. they first noticed the dead fish yesterday. it's worse today. neighbors...
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which activates the algae in the lake. >> reporter: back here live as we look at the other end of this small community lake there's a small found dane and what they call bubblers. the dep says they can't compete with the problems caused by the runoff and the okay jen demand for the algae that results. officials say there is nothing in the lake that is toss toxic. the fish are suffocating but otherwise are fine. they tell us it is still safe to fish there. they're hoping the worst of that it is fish kill is behind them. live in ridley park i'm sarah bloomquist channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> sarah thank you. >>> in tomorrow's primary election the philadelphia ballot will include a question to get more toddlers ready for school. philadelphia district attorney seth williams was surrounded by preschoolers at city hall today. he is encouraging voters to say yes tomorrow to ballot question number four. it will create a commission to create a city wide plan for universal prek. williams said studies show getting a student prepared for school before first grade leads to higher graduation ra
which activates the algae in the lake. >> reporter: back here live as we look at the other end of this small community lake there's a small found dane and what they call bubblers. the dep says they can't compete with the problems caused by the runoff and the okay jen demand for the algae that results. officials say there is nothing in the lake that is toss toxic. the fish are suffocating but otherwise are fine. they tell us it is still safe to fish there. they're hoping the worst of that...
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. >> we used to swim in the lake, fish in it all the time. >> christopher putzel in north dakota with the energy boom that bust. >> later, learning lessons. a new approach to highed and the metrics to show whether it works. "america tonight"s adam may on the minerva projects and whether this experiment in education may make the ivy league reconsider its approach. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> from rags to riches, north dakota's oil boom bet great wealth, but now some are considering the value of the resources and the costs of what is left behind. "america tonight"s christopher putzel on a native american community questioning what rich really means. >> reporter: this land, known as mm-hmm a nation used to be filled with cattle ranchers. over the past seven years it's been at the heart of a fracking boom. fracking transsported the country into what looks like an i
. >> we used to swim in the lake, fish in it all the time. >> christopher putzel in north dakota with the energy boom that bust. >> later, learning lessons. a new approach to highed and the metrics to show whether it works. "america tonight"s adam may on the minerva projects and whether this experiment in education may make the ivy league reconsider its approach. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country...
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lake. it popped the bottom of the lake and drained down like you're pulling the plug on a bathtub. 11 bargese her trucks, and huge sections of jefferson island were sucked down into the hole as if they were 20 boats going down the drain. >> when we treat seneca lake water, we literally arsenic a let. we're standing up not just for the beautiful place, but for our actual [indiscernible] >> what we're seeing is a whole new frontier of an terminal activism in america. civil disobedience protests against critical oil and gas for structure like the keystone xl pipeline, the constitution pipeline, and now the gas torch facility at seneca lake are gathering more and more popularity as an environment lists are calling not only for the banning of fracking or tar sands oil, but for the banning of the infrastructure that transports them so they can make their way towards renewable energy economy. i made my decision to join the seneca lake protests not only because seneca lake is beautiful and not only because these were fellow fromtivists in new york state, but from the same way i joined civil disobedi
lake. it popped the bottom of the lake and drained down like you're pulling the plug on a bathtub. 11 bargese her trucks, and huge sections of jefferson island were sucked down into the hole as if they were 20 boats going down the drain. >> when we treat seneca lake water, we literally arsenic a let. we're standing up not just for the beautiful place, but for our actual [indiscernible] >> what we're seeing is a whole new frontier of an terminal activism in america. civil...
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there is a tradition on the lakes. when a ship is launched, the time the ship is out, you refer to it as a "her," "her" berth. when a ship has a shipwreck, you refer to it as an it. they no longer refer to it as a she. i refer to the eastland as she until they put the machinery and. every subsequent reference, i call it it. the eastland was in front of her. i never called the eastland a she. the moment the machine room went in, it was a shipwreck. -- the machinery went in, it was a shipwreck. >> >> [indiscernible] host: a great question. i deal with it in the book. the aftermath is, as soon as they raise it, the navy takes over come they inspect the ship, they decide that it seems like a good ship. what if we cut a deck, fix the ballast system, put another seacock and do all the things walter steele was talking about. the navy does it and it operates fine. they used to to train soldiers and they were preparing to send it to world war ii. world war ii ended before it made it out there. but, importantly, they made the cha
there is a tradition on the lakes. when a ship is launched, the time the ship is out, you refer to it as a "her," "her" berth. when a ship has a shipwreck, you refer to it as an it. they no longer refer to it as a she. i refer to the eastland as she until they put the machinery and. every subsequent reference, i call it it. the eastland was in front of her. i never called the eastland a she. the moment the machine room went in, it was a shipwreck. -- the machinery went in,...
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the club's proceeds help fund the east lake foundation, which continues the work in the community, the work now being replicated in other cities. here at east lake, you have a very wealthy man who's made this his personal project. you've got a very famous golf course next door that's generated millions of dollars to help support the work. those are some really unique circumstances here. how can other cities replicate the model when they might not be so lucky? >> well, every city and every community has some assets, and our model does not require a golf course. and we have found that money is not the hardest part of this; the biggest obstacle is committed leadership-- who's willing to work across all sectors and with all sectors of the community to find a plan that works for them? >> reporter: the development at east lake didn't come without controversies, either. rising property values mean the surrounding area's become less affordable, and there are fewer apartments for low-income families than there used to be. the original project had 650 subsidized units; today, there are only 270.
the club's proceeds help fund the east lake foundation, which continues the work in the community, the work now being replicated in other cities. here at east lake, you have a very wealthy man who's made this his personal project. you've got a very famous golf course next door that's generated millions of dollars to help support the work. those are some really unique circumstances here. how can other cities replicate the model when they might not be so lucky? >> well, every city and every...
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there were national forest campgrounds on the lake, too. bear cove, cedar creek. and beyond them stretched the forest. a place as close to heaven as one could get. at trail's end, there were places that were like living in a postcard world. in the winter of 1979, changes were taking place deep beneath the mountain's serene exterior. on march 20th 1980, a moderate earthquake registered 4.1 on the richter scale. swarms of quakes followed. until march 27th -- >> we are directly over mt. st. helpens right now. and there's no question the activity has begun. you can see smoke and ash pouring from the top of the mountain, especially on the north side of the mountain. >> a concern for public safety prompted the closure of the gifford pincho national forest. they anticipated it before the end of this century had begun. had a newly opened crater measuring about 250 feet in diameter. the earthquakes continued. scientists went right to work. ringing the mountain with an array of gadgets. the forest service ordered immediate evacuation of its own nearby ranger stations such as
there were national forest campgrounds on the lake, too. bear cove, cedar creek. and beyond them stretched the forest. a place as close to heaven as one could get. at trail's end, there were places that were like living in a postcard world. in the winter of 1979, changes were taking place deep beneath the mountain's serene exterior. on march 20th 1980, a moderate earthquake registered 4.1 on the richter scale. swarms of quakes followed. until march 27th -- >> we are directly over mt. st....
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there is a tradition on the lakes. when a ship is launched, the time the ship is out, you wererefer to it as a birth. when a ship has a shipwreck, you refer to it as an it. they no longer refer to it as a she. i refer to the eastland as she until they put the machinery and. every subsequent reference i call it it. the eastland was in front of her. i never called the eastland a she. when she went into the -- the moment the machine room went in, it was a shipwreck. -- the machinery went in, it was a shipwreck. a great question. i do with it in the book. -- deal with it in the book. the aftermath is, as soon as they raise it, the navy takes over come they inspect the ship, they decide that it seems like a good ship. what if we cut a deck, fix the ballast system, put another seacock and do all the things walter steele was talking about. the navy does it and it operates fine. they used to to train soldiers and they were preparing to send it to world war ii. world war ii ended before it made it out there. but importantly they
there is a tradition on the lakes. when a ship is launched, the time the ship is out, you wererefer to it as a birth. when a ship has a shipwreck, you refer to it as an it. they no longer refer to it as a she. i refer to the eastland as she until they put the machinery and. every subsequent reference i call it it. the eastland was in front of her. i never called the eastland a she. when she went into the -- the moment the machine room went in, it was a shipwreck. -- the machinery went in, it...
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the other is lake chad in africa. he fourth-largest in sixth-largest now both of them just down to a bare trickle. in each case it wasn't climate change as we've come to understand it. it is absolute over extraction. the story that most disturbs me now is brazil. brazil has been until recently considered the country with the most water in the world. they had the aquifer the rain forest. they have a massive area between the rainforests that holds a tremendous amount of water. but suddenly, the second biggest city in brazil was about 20 million people living there has gone dry. when i tell you in the last two years there was no problem two years, three years ago. it is going dry incredibly fast right across the sale. it turns out they are coming down the amazon and what we now know is when you cut down forests are rainforests or of vegetation it changes the hydrologic pattern in the rainforests give off massive amounts of humidity and a person for what they call flying rivers. enter it as a river in the sky being held up
the other is lake chad in africa. he fourth-largest in sixth-largest now both of them just down to a bare trickle. in each case it wasn't climate change as we've come to understand it. it is absolute over extraction. the story that most disturbs me now is brazil. brazil has been until recently considered the country with the most water in the world. they had the aquifer the rain forest. they have a massive area between the rainforests that holds a tremendous amount of water. but suddenly, the...
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and the lake-dwellers are steadily losing their primary food source. the native fish can't live in the muddy waters. several initiatives have been started on site to counter this development. one solution is to plant fast-growing trees among the crops. another is to build terraces and small dams to hold the soil on the hillside fields. erosion can also be a problem on more or less flat ground. if the fields are wide and there are no hedges or trees, the fertile topsoil will soon be gone with the wind. georgia, like many other eastern-bloc countries, has to contend with the legacy of soviet collective agriculture. cropland stretches away to the horizon, and winds often reach speeds of up to sixty kilometers an hour. the deeper the soil is ploughed, the faster the nutrients in the soil are depleted. new kinds of machines can help. they keep soil disruption to a minimum. trees can be planted along the fields' edges as windbreaks. the world population is growing and with it, the demand for food. more and more forest will be cleared for farming. this problem
and the lake-dwellers are steadily losing their primary food source. the native fish can't live in the muddy waters. several initiatives have been started on site to counter this development. one solution is to plant fast-growing trees among the crops. another is to build terraces and small dams to hold the soil on the hillside fields. erosion can also be a problem on more or less flat ground. if the fields are wide and there are no hedges or trees, the fertile topsoil will soon be gone with...
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riders standing on the ice pull the animals forward as others in the lake push them out. >> the horsesedical attention and heat blankets. but they all recover from the ordeal, a testament to the hearty icelandic breed. >> we were lucky. we got all the horses out, all the people out. and no one got injured. >>> coming up, ironing at 5,000 feet. that's right. ironing. >> i remember steve flying up, grabbing hold of the board, and then i felt him doing the ironing. >> the sky's the limit, when "caught on camera: what on earth?" continues. the network that monitors her health. the secure cloud services that store her genetic data the servers and software on a mission to find the perfect match. and the mom who gets to hear her daughter's heart beat once again. we're helping organizations transform the way they work so they can transform the lives of the people they serve. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because it gives me... zero heartburn! prilosec otc. the number 1 doctor-recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 9 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 h
riders standing on the ice pull the animals forward as others in the lake push them out. >> the horsesedical attention and heat blankets. but they all recover from the ordeal, a testament to the hearty icelandic breed. >> we were lucky. we got all the horses out, all the people out. and no one got injured. >>> coming up, ironing at 5,000 feet. that's right. ironing. >> i remember steve flying up, grabbing hold of the board, and then i felt him doing the ironing....
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> yes. >> as they were driving down the street, he shot at him. >> at this point has anyone from the lake mary police department, have they talked to you? >> the detective was supposed to come before 5:00 today, they did not get there and they will probably show up tomorrow, with you they said someone will be talking with me. >> kenneth, i appreciate you talking with us. thank you. >> thank you very much for the time. >> joining me now, mark geragos and former federal prosecutor sunny hostin. what do you make of this, road rage is one thing, to have had several road rage incidences with this same person, that seems bizarre to me. >> yeah, it is rather bizarre, if it's true, the third time. we apparently know of twice. i think the other thing in your interview that was kind of significant is the fact that the police were supposed to show up and talk to at least one of the witnesses who was fresh on the scene and they didn't bother which tells you about how much the police want to get involved with anything where george zimmerman is the complaining witness. >> sunny, what do you make of thi
> yes. >> as they were driving down the street, he shot at him. >> at this point has anyone from the lake mary police department, have they talked to you? >> the detective was supposed to come before 5:00 today, they did not get there and they will probably show up tomorrow, with you they said someone will be talking with me. >> kenneth, i appreciate you talking with us. thank you. >> thank you very much for the time. >> joining me now, mark geragos and...
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he said i went down to the lake to go fishing and he said, i'm not sure but i think there's a body in the water. he said, a little girl. the body was floating face down. the feet were touching the shoreline and her arms were spread out. >> police identified the victim as 11-year-old teresa mcabee. she had last been seen the previous evening around 10:00 p.m. at a circle k convenience store located just 400 feet from her home. >> she told me she had to do her math homework and she didn't have a pencil. and i remember i kept telling her no. because i didn't want her to leave the house. and she said mom, i won't take but five minutes. so i finally said yeah. and she left. >> when i came back out of the store -- >> one of the last people to see teresa alive was local police officer james duckett. >> i said listen, it's getting close to 10:30. i said, i want you to go straight home. >> duckett reminded teresa of the 10:30 p.m. curfew for minors. >> when she didn't come back, i walked to the store to make sure she was still there, and she wasn't. >> she got out of the store. walked down in
he said i went down to the lake to go fishing and he said, i'm not sure but i think there's a body in the water. he said, a little girl. the body was floating face down. the feet were touching the shoreline and her arms were spread out. >> police identified the victim as 11-year-old teresa mcabee. she had last been seen the previous evening around 10:00 p.m. at a circle k convenience store located just 400 feet from her home. >> she told me she had to do her math homework and she...
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the many manmade lakes north of dallas, made to mitigate floods. the problem is there is just too much water and they are coming up over the banks and rivers. there you see a mailbox, obviously the entrance to a driveway, you see a lot of fish that are jumping around this morning. there's all sorts of garbage and refuse here in the flood waters, as with any flood. the good news is, the flood waters will start to recede. maybe not today but over the next couple days. we have finally dry weather coming in sunshine and the temperatures in the 80s. that will certainly help things. dan? >> it's been a horrible week. the big news as you said is that the forecast looks a little more congenial. rob, thank you. >>> meanwhile, hillary clinton has more competition in her run for the democratic nomination for president, martin o'malley the former governor of maryland, launching his campaign for president in baltimore on saturday. and right afterwards, he sat down for an exclusive interview with abc chief anchor george stephanopoulos. here's a listen. >> will o'
the many manmade lakes north of dallas, made to mitigate floods. the problem is there is just too much water and they are coming up over the banks and rivers. there you see a mailbox, obviously the entrance to a driveway, you see a lot of fish that are jumping around this morning. there's all sorts of garbage and refuse here in the flood waters, as with any flood. the good news is, the flood waters will start to recede. maybe not today but over the next couple days. we have finally dry weather...
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oh my gosh. >> a proposal on the shores of lake michigan didn't go as planned. ok a face plant in the sand. the soon to be groom got down on his knee and proposed to his lady. she said yes. the mom managed to laugh the entire time. >> all's well that ends well. now with sports. >> we will scrape mom off the sand. she will be fine. >> are you okay? >> timmy time is back to being fun time for the giants. a career milestone at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. >>> good evening. after a slow start the giants have played much better the past few weeks trying to reel in the first place dodgers with timlin tim lincecum on the mount against l.a. sandhya, ago tau vive -- activate live doppler 7hd. they end the 6th passing carl hubble for tort in the all time giants strikeout list. the giants are up 1-0 in the seventh. deep to center and timmy goes seven score less frames. bottom of 7 and here it com
oh my gosh. >> a proposal on the shores of lake michigan didn't go as planned. ok a face plant in the sand. the soon to be groom got down on his knee and proposed to his lady. she said yes. the mom managed to laugh the entire time. >> all's well that ends well. now with sports. >> we will scrape mom off the sand. she will be fine. >> are you okay? >> timmy time is back to being fun time for the giants. a career milestone at subway, a great meal starts with a great...
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oh my gosh. >> a proposal on the shores of lake michigan didn't go as planned. re mother-in-law stole the show after she took a face plant in the sand. the soon to be groom got down on his knee and proposed to his lady. she said yes. the mom managed to laugh the entire time. >> all's well that ends well. now with sports. >> we will scrape mom off the sand. she will be fine. >> are you okay? >> timmy time is back to being fun time for the giants. a career milestone do you want to know how hard it can be to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva respimat does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva respimat. discuss all medicines you take even eye drops. if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells you get hives,
oh my gosh. >> a proposal on the shores of lake michigan didn't go as planned. re mother-in-law stole the show after she took a face plant in the sand. the soon to be groom got down on his knee and proposed to his lady. she said yes. the mom managed to laugh the entire time. >> all's well that ends well. now with sports. >> we will scrape mom off the sand. she will be fine. >> are you okay? >> timmy time is back to being fun time for the giants. a career milestone...
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the story behind a disappearing lake. >>> i'm dennis o'donell, coming up on "game day" get ready for sensational sunday in san francisco. >> this one is over! >> in chicago. >> for the win, it is gone. >> in sawgrass. sensational is what the warriors are not. >> we are a very young team. >> we will head to memphis for ♪ we came in station wagons, campers, on planes to see what walt had built. ♪ forever young ♪ and what we found was a place that was always growing, but never grew old. ♪ forever young ♪ and now comes a celebration 60 years in the making. the disneyland diamond celebration. ♪ may you stay ♪ with dazzling, new experiences for the young ♪ may you stay ♪ and the young at heart. ♪ forever young ♪ come remember that feeling. ♪ forever young ♪ come feel forever young. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> if you are afraid of heights you might want to look away. a pair of daredevils had their go-pro camera go
the story behind a disappearing lake. >>> i'm dennis o'donell, coming up on "game day" get ready for sensational sunday in san francisco. >> this one is over! >> in chicago. >> for the win, it is gone. >> in sawgrass. sensational is what the warriors are not. >> we are a very young team. >> we will head to memphis for ♪ we came in station wagons, campers, on planes to see what walt had built. ♪ forever young ♪ and what we found was a...
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. - to allow small boats to go in and out of the lake into the ocean and that was the prelude to the major project which started in 1927 to proceed with a port here of what is now port everglades. a detonation eventually occurred to open the curt and turn the channel into -- cut to turn the channel into a navigationable channel. since then we've grown to the second largest cruise port in the world. on a typical year we see up to 800 port calls by cruise ships. this year we had 40 different ships from ten different cruise lines that moved 4 million passengers to the port. the economic impact is over $2 billion and it's also over 6,000 jobs directly tied to the persons who would come in and out of broward county and greater fort lauderdale to go on those cruises. people are staying in hotels and they're also staying in hotels after their cruise is over. that once again brings jobs and brings people into the local community. the state of florida actually has the most memorable sea ports in the world. there's 15 public sea ports. two currently are not active. and also the largest coast l
. - to allow small boats to go in and out of the lake into the ocean and that was the prelude to the major project which started in 1927 to proceed with a port here of what is now port everglades. a detonation eventually occurred to open the curt and turn the channel into -- cut to turn the channel into a navigationable channel. since then we've grown to the second largest cruise port in the world. on a typical year we see up to 800 port calls by cruise ships. this year we had 40 different...
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. >> a proposal on the shores of lake michigan didn't go as planned. ure mother-in-law stole the show after she took a face plant in the sand. the soon to be groom got down on his knee and proposed to his lady. she said yes. the mom managed to laugugh the entire time. >> all's well that ends well. now with sports. >> we will scrape mom off the sand. she will be fine. >> are you okay? >> timmy time is back to being fun time for the giants. a career milestone looking for one of these? yoplait. smooth, creamy, and craved by the whole family. >>> good evening. after a slow start the giants have played much better the past few weeks trying to reel in the first place dodgers with timlin tim lincecum on the mount against l.a. sandhya, ago tau vive -- activate live doppler 7hd. they end the 6th passing carl hubble for tort in the all time giants strikeout list. the giants are up 1-0 in the seventh. deep to center and timmy goes seven score less frames. bottom of 7 and here it comes and there it goes for buster posey. two-run shot to left center. and then peters
. >> a proposal on the shores of lake michigan didn't go as planned. ure mother-in-law stole the show after she took a face plant in the sand. the soon to be groom got down on his knee and proposed to his lady. she said yes. the mom managed to laugugh the entire time. >> all's well that ends well. now with sports. >> we will scrape mom off the sand. she will be fine. >> are you okay? >> timmy time is back to being fun time for the giants. a career milestone looking...
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we are just on the other side of the abu-jamalsion lake and you can see that traffic is still diverted off of route 206. at abs thei on road because of the smoke and ongoing operations to get back in the wood with all of the equipment that they need to battle this large blaze. this 12:50 this afternoon crews battling a raging fire at wharton state forest. initial estimate were about 100 acres but by 5:00 officials say it was more than 700 acres. the main fire is located just north and east of absi on ranger station. >> i'm worried about what might happen to the ab thesion mansion here a historical property. >> reporter: fire fighters are dealing with shifty wind and extremely dry conditions. as ground crews work on containment lines keep in the forest, chopper dumped load after load of water from the lake. homes and businesses do not have to evacuate but some people were told to be ready. >> it would be prudent to leave in case fire jumps 206. >> reporter: people living and work nearby are anxious to sees fire contained. gale has a horse boarding at a property close to the fire. >> we
we are just on the other side of the abu-jamalsion lake and you can see that traffic is still diverted off of route 206. at abs thei on road because of the smoke and ongoing operations to get back in the wood with all of the equipment that they need to battle this large blaze. this 12:50 this afternoon crews battling a raging fire at wharton state forest. initial estimate were about 100 acres but by 5:00 officials say it was more than 700 acres. the main fire is located just north and east of...
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keach: all of the lake area around tenochtitlan was eventually turned into chinampas. this must have required the labor of thousands of people but it was a labor that returned a large, useful dividend. sanders: this is one of the transport canals that the chinampa farmers use to haul their produce and to take their tools out to their fields. in the canal you can see this plant that's floating. it's a water lily. locally, it's called wachinango. and this is one of the keys to the success of chinampa farming. this reproduces very rapidly and it's used as fertilizer. they collect it with a pitchfork-like tool fill up these boats, and they throw it up on the chinampa. and in five days of work they can fertilize an entire chinampa. and that's enough to crop successively all kinds of garden crops for 12 months out of the year. and then next year you go through the same process. keach: with chinampa agriculture, the aztecs could sustain a large population and draft armies larger than any competitor. agriculture was a key ingredient in a system that made the conquest state poss
keach: all of the lake area around tenochtitlan was eventually turned into chinampas. this must have required the labor of thousands of people but it was a labor that returned a large, useful dividend. sanders: this is one of the transport canals that the chinampa farmers use to haul their produce and to take their tools out to their fields. in the canal you can see this plant that's floating. it's a water lily. locally, it's called wachinango. and this is one of the keys to the success of...
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i suspend more south of the lake. a winter storm warning. e in the season. 65 napa tomorrow. cloudy tomorrow. despite the rain, right? time of year, sun comes out. you get warmed up quickly and that could fuel had thunderstorms. an interesting weather day tomorrow. not the end of the world. i think -- not going to have to paint our lawns -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >>> imagine cars that could speak to each other. help technology of the future become reality. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, an 11-year-old boy from the east bay is fighting for his life after collapsing while playing baseball. >> very scary. very healthy kid. kid full of life. loves his family and friends. plays sports. >> why doctors are having trouble figuring out what happened and the signs giving the family hope and robbers knocking on doors and lying to get into homes. the warning from police and the one group being targeted. also new information just in, the train conductor involved in the deadly train der
i suspend more south of the lake. a winter storm warning. e in the season. 65 napa tomorrow. cloudy tomorrow. despite the rain, right? time of year, sun comes out. you get warmed up quickly and that could fuel had thunderstorms. an interesting weather day tomorrow. not the end of the world. i think -- not going to have to paint our lawns -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >>> imagine cars that could speak to each other. help technology of the future become reality. >>...
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the sportier utility vehicle. >>> the city of oakland wants people to come to the lake and enjoy theural beauty. they just don't want you to leave it like this. people are literally trashing the park like using their used bbq debts in the street in the grass and bushes and even in the lake. there are alcohol bottles scattered about and trash in many shapes and forms. the city hired arborous to keep the city clean. but thanks to all of the trash, they have spent their time cleaning up the trash. >> this is a broken branch because of somebody getting out of hand and damaging the tree. >> reporter: robert kennedy is the senior supervisor. >> he says the city annually spends somewhere arounded it $00,000 to keep make merrette clean. -- household furnitures like, this and table clothes and pin yacht that. >> i have been living across the street for about three years. and now that we have an influx of people, people just leave their stuff and have no record for the park and the beauty of it and the lake. it's just getting to be ridiculous. >> i think if you're going to enjoy, you knead to
the sportier utility vehicle. >>> the city of oakland wants people to come to the lake and enjoy theural beauty. they just don't want you to leave it like this. people are literally trashing the park like using their used bbq debts in the street in the grass and bushes and even in the lake. there are alcohol bottles scattered about and trash in many shapes and forms. the city hired arborous to keep the city clean. but thanks to all of the trash, they have spent their time cleaning up...
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the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. it is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll around the lake and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is a place to find and appreciate what you -- a wonderful breath of fresh air. come and experience in this park and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways bring your dog or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer together. many couples find this is a perfect park to throw down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place that you can share with someone you chairs. lafayette park is also easily accessed f
the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. it is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll around the lake and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is a place to find and appreciate what you -- a wonderful breath of fresh air. come and experience in this park and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square a peaceful beauty,...
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. >>> and a rare glimpse of the sunken ships in lake michigan. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >>> two candidates who have never held public office announced today they are running for president. carly fiorina is considered a long shot but is already taking name at democrat hillary clinton. she started her announce video with an image of the only other women in the race. she said it's time to get rid of clinton and politicians like her. >> if you are tired of the sound bites, the vitreal, the pettiness, the egos the corruption, if you believe it's time to declare the end of identity politics if you believe it's time t
. >>> and a rare glimpse of the sunken ships in lake michigan. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi...
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you can see huge chunk that far cliff in the lake near dallas after they got about 9 inches of rain over the weekend. at one point, a large house actually sat on top of that cliff. now, you may remember, the owners decided to burn that home down. remember this? this happened last summer they wanted to burn it down rather than risk having the home fall into the lake other homeowners in the area watching for more cracks incredible video here seeing how things have changed so far over the last year, ukee? >> that it is. do you love the bread sticks at olive guard never restaurant just came up with a new way to eat the famous appetizer, also, young boy risks his life toast cape carjacker, find out why he says he jumped out of a moving car. and brand new crash test result released overnight. three's on your side with a few suv's that get the highest marks. you're watching "eyewitness news" on cbs-3. be right back. you've tried to forget your hepatitis c. but you shouldn't forget this. hep c is a serious disease. left untreated it can lead to liver damage and potentially liver cancer. but you
you can see huge chunk that far cliff in the lake near dallas after they got about 9 inches of rain over the weekend. at one point, a large house actually sat on top of that cliff. now, you may remember, the owners decided to burn that home down. remember this? this happened last summer they wanted to burn it down rather than risk having the home fall into the lake other homeowners in the area watching for more cracks incredible video here seeing how things have changed so far over the last...
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hadn't deterred visitors from enjoying the water, we meta visitor this morning to came to enjoy the lake. >> i don't get too much contact with the water because i am catching fish. but other than that, no. i would be more concerned like with people that's come down for recreation with their dogs and dogs drinking the water. >> yeah, that's right, it's not just harmful to people, the algae is harmful to dogs and can make them sick as well. so, owners are encouraged to keep their dogs on leashes so they don't freely drink the water. as for fishing, visitors are advised to watch their catch very carefully after gutting the fish out. and again, the rest of the park is open to barbecue, to hike, to take in the scenery, you just can't swim this memorial day and they are hope to go open the waters back up to swimming this wednesday. we'll see. back to you. >> all right, well probably not ideal swimming weather today, not too much of a problem there. thank you. >>> time is 7:08, firefighters in vallejo are trying to figure out what spark add fire yesterday morning, the flames broke out just befo
hadn't deterred visitors from enjoying the water, we meta visitor this morning to came to enjoy the lake. >> i don't get too much contact with the water because i am catching fish. but other than that, no. i would be more concerned like with people that's come down for recreation with their dogs and dogs drinking the water. >> yeah, that's right, it's not just harmful to people, the algae is harmful to dogs and can make them sick as well. so, owners are encouraged to keep their dogs...
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farming interests control the flow of the lake. he water is kept in, a reserve for sugar cane growers and others in the dry season. when there's too much. it is flushed into essuraries east and west. not enough water is allowed to follow the natural route. south into the everglades. by this time of the year the water should be a foot and a half higher. >> a lot has too do with the way the south florida management district manages north of here. they manage the water levels for optimum growing continues. >> reporter: sugar cane is a $500 million business. it is also a major waterway. the phosphorous run off causes algae blooms. in 2008, governor charlie crist cut what looked like a sweet deal to rescue the everglades. the state would buy from a big sugar manufacturer. it would be used to catch and clean the waters before sending the flow south to the everglades. one year later florida fell deep into a recession, the state's interest and ability to buy land dried up. last year the effort to save the everglades kicked into high gear. t
farming interests control the flow of the lake. he water is kept in, a reserve for sugar cane growers and others in the dry season. when there's too much. it is flushed into essuraries east and west. not enough water is allowed to follow the natural route. south into the everglades. by this time of the year the water should be a foot and a half higher. >> a lot has too do with the way the south florida management district manages north of here. they manage the water levels for optimum...
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hey mom, you want to live by the lake, right? yeah.'s here. ♪ did you just share a listing with me? look at this one. it's got a great view of the lake. it's really nice mom. ♪ your dad would've loved this place. you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow >>> well in the last 48 hours, the republican presidential field has doubled. today, former arkansas governor mike huckabee said he'll make a second run for the white house. his announcement comes a day after ben carson and carly fiorina declared their candidacies. so does a bigger field necessarily mean a more competitive primary race? there is new polling on that tonight. and also on how the republican hopefuls stack up against hillary clinton. cnn's john king is here to walk us through it. so john, a lot of movement in the republican field in the last few days. >> three new candidates anderson up to six. this is not support for these candidates. 74% of republicans do not support marco rubio today. the question the nbc and "wall s
hey mom, you want to live by the lake, right? yeah.'s here. ♪ did you just share a listing with me? look at this one. it's got a great view of the lake. it's really nice mom. ♪ your dad would've loved this place. you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow >>> well in the last 48 hours, the republican presidential field has doubled. today, former arkansas governor mike huckabee said he'll make a second run for the white house. his...
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in 1913, a cut was put into the beach to allow small boats to go in and out of the lakes into the ocean. that was the prelude to the major projects, which started an authorization by the state legislature in 1927 to proceed with a port here, what is now port everglades. in february 1928, president coolidge pressed the button up in the white house and a destination eventually occurred to open the trap to turn into a navigable channel. acres were purchased to be the start of the port. as of today, the port is 22 hundred acres, so it has grown a little but over the years, but not that much. the first cruise ship was here in 1931, and since then we have grown to the second largest cruise port in the world. we will see up to 800 port calls by cruise ships. this year, we have 40 different ships from 10 different cruise lines that moved 4 million passengers through the port. the economic impact of just the cruise activity here at the port is over $2 billion, and it is also over 6000 jobs directly tied to the person to come in and out of broward county and greater fort lauderdale to go through
in 1913, a cut was put into the beach to allow small boats to go in and out of the lakes into the ocean. that was the prelude to the major projects, which started an authorization by the state legislature in 1927 to proceed with a port here, what is now port everglades. in february 1928, president coolidge pressed the button up in the white house and a destination eventually occurred to open the trap to turn into a navigable channel. acres were purchased to be the start of the port. as of...
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hey mom, you want to live by the lake, right? yeah.t share a listing with me? look at this one. it's got a great view of the lake. it's really nice mom. ♪ your dad would've loved this place. you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow usaa makes me feel like i'm a car buying expert in no time at all. there was no stress. it was in and out. if i buy a car through usaa, i know i'm getting a fair price. we realized, okay, this not only could be convenient we could save a lot of money. i was like, wow, if i could save this much, then i could actually maybe upgrade a little bit. and it was just easy. usaa, they just really make sure that you're well taken care of. usaa car buying service. powered by truecar. online and on the usaa app. progressive insurance here and i'm a box who thrives on the unexpected. ha-ha! shall we dine? [ chuckle ] you wouldn't expect an insurance company to show you their rates and their competitors' rates but that's precisely what we do. going up! nope, coming do
hey mom, you want to live by the lake, right? yeah.t share a listing with me? look at this one. it's got a great view of the lake. it's really nice mom. ♪ your dad would've loved this place. you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow usaa makes me feel like i'm a car buying expert in no time at all. there was no stress. it was in and out. if i buy a car through usaa, i know i'm getting a fair price. we realized, okay, this not only could be...
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more back across the great lakes. that is all moving this way with a cold front, but not everybody's going to get rained on. here is the future cast as we go through the afternoon after 2:00, 3:00 we have just some isolated showers and thunderstorms. then a break and perhaps some more coming in as we head through the evening hours. it may not just be one shower in parts of the area but there are going to be other parts of the area to get nothing during the afternoon and evening. that's scattered around. on wednesday, the front stalls to our south. it still may be enough moisture for a couple of showers but not really impressed by the threat of rainfall around here. here is the future temperatures. the warm air with this it eases up for a day tomorrow and comes right back from the warmest air with the orange colors and you see it building even into canada over the weekend. there's plenty of warm air that's going to be hanging around and there we are even early next week and it still in the vicinity. as we go through the
more back across the great lakes. that is all moving this way with a cold front, but not everybody's going to get rained on. here is the future cast as we go through the afternoon after 2:00, 3:00 we have just some isolated showers and thunderstorms. then a break and perhaps some more coming in as we head through the evening hours. it may not just be one shower in parts of the area but there are going to be other parts of the area to get nothing during the afternoon and evening. that's...
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early 1900s, about 19 13, a cut was put into the beach to allow small boats to go in and out of the lake into the ocean, and that was really the prelude to the major project which started with authorization by the state legislature in 1927 to proceed with a port here, what is now port everglades. in february of 1928, prosecute coolidge pressed the button up in the white house and a detonation eventually occurred to open the cut and turn the channel into a navigational channel. it was a little over 1400 acres purchased to be the start of the port. today, it's 2200 acres. it's grown over the years, but not that much. the first cruise ship was here in 1931. since then, we're the second largest cruise port in the world. we'll see up to 800 port calls by cruise ships in a typical year. this year, we had 40 ships from ten cruise lines that moved 4 million passengers through the port. the economic impact of just cruise activity at the port is over $2 billion, and it's also over 6,000 jobs directly tied to the persons who come in and out of broward county and greater ft. lauderdale to go on the
early 1900s, about 19 13, a cut was put into the beach to allow small boats to go in and out of the lake into the ocean, and that was really the prelude to the major project which started with authorization by the state legislature in 1927 to proceed with a port here, what is now port everglades. in february of 1928, prosecute coolidge pressed the button up in the white house and a detonation eventually occurred to open the cut and turn the channel into a navigational channel. it was a little...