u.s./mexico border. the case is linked to the gun smuggling operation, known as "fast and furious." >>> and after their plane went down in a combat mission in southeast asia, six airmen were laid to rest. they were curried in a single casket in arlington national cemetery. they were last heard on christmas eve, 1965, when they sent out a may day call over laos. >>> 15-year-old tyler madoff was washed out to see after he stopped to rest in a tide pool. his parents said the tour guide showed poor judgment and no staff members stayed behind to search for their son. they described tyler as a remarkable young man.

u.s. if mexico could invest more money, privately, produce more oil, would mean the u.s. ould be less dependent on oil from the middle east and rely more on its partners, neighbors canada and mexico, who are right now the no. 1 and no. 3 oil providers to the u.s. already. dallas, texas,to republican line. good morning. caller: i am a man of wisdom. i could be you all's grandfather. i was born down there in vellero and live their most of my life. host: what do you think of the recent election there yesterday? caller: i am not enthusiastic about any election down there. i am more confused about the fact that hundreds of thousands of jobs have left the country, including recently 4000 jobs from whirlpool in arkansas. we are becoming a jobless nation. you young guys, it is up to you. not as old guys that are full of wisdom but not energy. there is no jobs in america anymore. they are all there, china, india. it is saddening. it is very sad. i knew a guy who was on bill clinton's mark america free trade program. you know what he told me? three years ago i wish i would have vote

>> stopping the drug war, a hard thing, thanks to hundreds of small tunnels hand dug under the u.s., mexicoin one passage way called the most sophisticated ever found. here is cnn's casey wian. >> reporter: this is the way agents discovered this tunnel a few days ago, under this giant container of water. over here, you can see 55 gallon drums that contain the dirt dug out of this tunnel, stretcng 240 yards across the u.s., mexico border. >> this is the most sophisticated one i've seen in arizona. >> what makes it that? >> because of the way it is designed. most tunnels in arizona are just digging through dirt to get into the sewer system, using the sewer system, punching out again. this one, i mean, when you look down that hole, you're going to see, it is completely 4 x 6 all the way, plywood all the way around it, rebar in there, reinforced. >> reporter: it is so narrow and deep, our photo journalist and his camera needed to descend separately. >> clear the shaft. >> clear the shaft. >> reporter: each with the help of a harness. >> gets smaller towards mexico. we have to crawl if you were

u.s./mexico relations, a stronger future. has some interesting ideas on u.s./mexico relations from a very senior group of former policymakers, notables from both mexico and the united states, business leaders, society leaders who came together a few months ago, and some of them have to deal specifically with the border as well. and now it is my distinct pleasure to introduce alan bersin, chief diplomatic officer for the department of homeland security. former secretary of education in california, former u.s. attorney in san diego where he was known as the border czar. he's again known as the border czar, by the way, i should say. and he's also been superintendent of schools in the san diego unified school district, and really for the past 20, 25 years, as long as i've followed mexico, actually, has been someone who has been intimately involved in two sets of interrelated issues. one is quality of life and related issues, also did airports for a while, if i'm not mistaken. really quality of life issues, but also how we manage the u.s. u.s./mexico board in a mor

u.s./mexico border.meras take you inside one passageway that is being called the most sophisticated yet. our casey wian is there. >> reporter: this is the way agents first discovered this tunnel a few days ago, under this giant container of water. over here, you can still see 55-gallon drums this contained the dirt that was dug out of this tunnel, stretching 240 yards across the u.s./mexico border. >> this is the most sophisticated one i've ever seen in arizona. >> reporter: and what makes it this? >> because of the way it's designed. most of the tunnels we have in arizona, those are just digging through dirt to get into the sewer system, using the sewer system and then punching out again. this one, when you look down that hole, you're going to see, it is completely 4 x 6'd all the way, plywood all the way around it, rebar reinforced. >> reporter: the tunnel is so narrow and so deep, cnn photo journalist john torgoi and his camera needed to descend separately, each with the help of a harness. >> it gets

u.s./mexico cross-border trade. it's very counterintuitive. not many americans know about this, how important mexico is to our nation's economy. eric olson asked me to collaborate with him on a chapter for our upcoming state of the border report of which the chapter that chris talked about is part of. this is another chapter in that report. we're trying to roll it out this fall. i am still optimistic that we can do that. but one thing i'm going to talk about, one thing you'll see is how if you haven't seen it already in these three fantastic presentations that preceded mine is how interconnected these issues are. and that makes this a really, really tough policy area to work on and to move the ball down the field on. um, once again thanks very much to eric, andrew and chris for the kind invitation, inviting me back here to the wilson center, the mexico institute. profuse thanks to edgar ruiz and the very innovative u.s./mexico state alliance partnership of which we are a part as well as usaid mexico with offices in the u.s. embassy in mexico ci

u.s.-mexico relations, a stronger future. interesting ideas on u.s.-mexico relations from a very senior group of policymakers, former policymakers, notable from both mexico and the united states, business leaders, civil society leaders, who came togetr a few months ago, and they dealt with the border as well. i call your attention to that. it's my pleasure to introduce assistant sex tear for international affairs and chief diplomatic officer for the department of homeland security, former commissioner of u.s. borders and customs commission, border customs in california, and boards czar, and also superintendent of schools in the san diego unified school district, and really for the past 20 #-25 years, as long as i've followed, mexico, has been someone intimately involved in two sets of interrelated issues. one is quality of life in border and other related issues, and airport commission as well in san diego, really quality of life issue, and how we manage the u.s.-mexico border in a more orderly, more intelligent, and more effective way. i'd like to tu

u.s.-mexico border. this was one of the major driving forces behind -- this was an additional driving force behind increasing staffing and infrastructure at our border with mexico. a specific interest in the report or what we call special interest aliens. these are countries that are either designated state sponsors of terrorism, such as iran, countries were terrorist organizations are known to operate, such as colombia or pakistan. according to the latest data we have been able to focus on, arrest by border patrols increased between 2007 and 2011. during fiscal year 2011, the number of arrests was down to 380, a decline when compared with 2010. the trend line june 3, 2012 shows they are down another 32%. the majority of the rest occur along the southwest border. the data available seems to indicate that it is in decline. the statement provided by the u.s. intelligence community and the permanent state suggests that while there is potential risk, there have not been any terrorist entering in the united s

u.s.-mexico relations. will be societies on both side of the border that we need to come together to impose a change in politics between the u.s. and mexico. in particular, bring peace to north america and reduce the amount of violence and which affects mexico in particular, but is also a serious harm on all north america. >> john ackerman, thank you for being with us, professor at the national autonomous university of mexico. we come back, killed at home. the white plains police and the city itself are being sued for $21 million over the death of a former marine who was killed in his home by white plains police. stay with us. [♪] [♪] >> la sandunga by lila downs. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we returned to the police killing of kenneth chamberlain, the 68-year old african-american marine veteran who was shot in his own home by a white plains new york police officer this past november. the police were called to his apartment after he accidentally set of

u.s.-mexico border.nsportation corridors is where trade is happening. 80% of trade crosses the southwest border could 75% of bilateral trade crosses by truck. it is the point at the border where they cross that are the key to managing the flow of goods throughout the region. a lot of it is coming from the industrial heartland, the midwest, the united states automakers. detroit, is the largest city exporting goods to mexico. that is the auto industry, obviously, but the east coast is also a huge. the point here is that we also produce goods together. we don't just trade finished products with one another. for example, as we create a car, the idea is somewhere between six or seven or more times, parts that are inside that car have crossed back and forth across the border as that car is being made. we have imports from mexico to the united states, 40% of the content was actually generated here in the united states. as opposed to 4% from china. if we buy something from mexico, 40% of what we are paying mexic

u.s./mexico border. >> this is the most vice cane one i've ever seen in arizona. >> why is that? >> most tunnels we have under arizona, those are just digging through dirt to get into the sewer system. using the sewer system and punching out again. this one, when you look down that hole, you see it is completely four by six all the way, play wood all the way around it. rebar in there reinforced. >> the tunnel is so narrow and so deep, cnn foet why journalist and his camera needed to descend separately. >> clear the shaft. >> clear the shaft! >> okay. >> each with the help after harness. >> it gets even smaller? ? >> it gets smaller toward mexico. we actually have to crawl to get much further. >> there is absolutely in dirt in here. it is very clean. and there is light. there is electricity. and there's a fan even. >> u.s. authorities have found 156 cross-borer tunnels since the early 1990s. lately they have become more sophisticated as drug technology above ground improves. >> agents have had this area under surveillance since january. the way the tunnel was discovered, safety of

u.s./mexico border. this guy drove up to a car wash after 10:00 at night but he was up to no good, according to police. they say the man tried to rob the vending machine. >> he was there for about 20, 30 minutes scoping out the place. he got the courage to hook up the chain on the burglar bars. >> he even hooked a chain up to the vending machine, but then another car came. so he took off. he unhooked the chain and he left. but then he came back and he tried it again. look what he does. he pulls off the security gate, but he's not done. >> wait. >> he's yanking things one by one. >> yeah, he yanks them off and he gets away with thousands of dollars. >> this must be where you pay for your car wash, because there's no way there's thousands of dollars in a machine that has snickers and m & ms. >> right. >>> here's something you really do not see every day. this is in indonesia at a resort and that is a cat. what you've never seen before is the cat -- >> being that nice to strangers? >> going for a swim and e

u.s./mexico border. the case is linked to the gun smuggling operation, known as "fast and furious." >>> and after their plane went down in a combat mission in southeast asia, six airmen were laid to rest. they were curried in a single casket in arlington national cemetery. they were last heard on christmas eve, 1965, when they sent out a may day call over laos. >>> 15-year-old tyler madoff was washed out to see after he stopped to rest in a tide pool. his parents said the tour guide showed poor judgment and no staff members stayed behind to search for their son. they described tyler as a remarkable young man. >> tyler, we love you, from the bottom of our hearts. you're the best of your mother. and you are the best of me. you brought smiles and joy to everybody. >> the tour company owner says all of his guides are certified and qualified. and they went above and beyond the call of duty. tyler's body has not been recovered. >>> overseas, some parents are in big trouble after trying to smuggle their own chi

>>catherine: police have found a high-tech tunnel between mexico and the u.s..hey believe it was used to smuggle drugs. >> this is this the way agents first discovered this tunnel, under a giant container of water. it's over here you can still see the 55 gal. drums that contained the third that was dug out of this tunnel stretching 240 yds across the u.s.-mexico border. >> suggests the way that it is designed, most of the tunnels in arizona, those are digging through dirt to get into the sewer system this one is 4 x 6 all the way, plywood and regards. >> the tunnel is so narrow and deep, one photo journalist and his camera needed to send it separately. >> there's actually no dirt in here. it is very plain to. this is electricity and there is even a fan. >> u.s. authorities have found 156th tunnel's since the nineties. lately they have become more sophisticated as drug detection technology aboveground improves. >> agents have this area under surveillance since january. >>catherine: in southern japan, heavy rain and triggering flash flooding and mudslides. at leas

u.s./mexico border. >> this is the most vice cane one i've ever seen in arizona. >> why is that?nels we have under arizona, those are just digging through dirt to get into the sewer system. using the sewer system and punching out again. this one, when you look down that hole, you see it is completely four by six all the way, play wood all the way around it. rebar in there reinforced. >> the tunnel is so narrow and so deep, cnn foet why journalist and his camera needed to descend separately. >> clear the shaft. >> clear the shaft! >> okay. >> each with the help after harness. >> it gets even smaller? ? >> it gets smaller toward mexico. we actually have to crawl to get much further. >> there is absolutely in dirt in here. it is very clean. and there is light. there is electricity. and there's a fan even. >> u.s. authorities have found 156 cross-borer tunnels since the early 1990s. lately they have become more sophisticated as drug technology above ground improves. >> agents have had this area under surveillance since january. the way the tunnel was discovered, safety offices pull o

u.s.-mexico border. these transportation corridors is where trade is happening. 80% of trade crosses the southwest border could 75% of bilateral trade crosses by truck. it is the point at the border where they cross that are the key to managing the flow of goods throughout the region. a lot of it is coming from the industrial heartland, the midwest, the united states automakers. detroit, is the largest city exporting goods to mexico. that is the auto industry, obviously, but the east coast is also a huge. the point here is that we also produce goods together. we don't just trade finished products with one another. for example, as we create a car, the idea is somewhere between six or seven or more times, parts that are inside that car have crossed back and forth across the border as that car is being made. we have imports from mexico to the united states, 40% of the content was actually generated here in the united states. as opposed to 4% from china. if we buy something from mexico, 40% of what we are pa

u.s.-mexico relationship has been further strengthened over the past six years. s there anything about the relationship you'd like to change? >> on the contrary. i'm in favor of strengthening or improving relations with the u.s. without a doubt. in my conversation witht obama n he called me violent cartels such as the zetas? that is, also going after their customers in the united states? >> well, i believe that the u.s. has collaborated significantly with the current mexican government. my objective is to intensify this action and collaborate more. especially when it comes to fighting these drug cartels and organized crime groups. we need to have safer borders, but that also requires more collaboration from the u.s. government. and an increased commitment to define policies and actions that, together with the mexican government, will allow us to achieve better results. >> warner: do you think it is practical to hope or expect or demand that the u.s. do more to stop the flow of especially assault weapons from the u.s. to mexico? >> this is an issue that has been su

u.s.-mexico relationship has been further strengthened over the past six years. s there anything about the relationship you'd like to change? >> on the contrary. i'm in favor of strengthening or improving relations with the u.s. without a doubt. in my conversation with president obama yesterday when he called me to congratulate me, he told me -- and i fully agree with him -- that we should maintain this level of collaboration that has existed so far between the u.s. and the mexican government. and i'm interested in improving that level of collaboration. redefining the objects of the bilateral agenda and strengthening sovereignty and the collaboration and respect around these issues for both governments. >> warner: would you like the united states to assist in this more intense focus on the really violent cartels such as the zetas? that is, also going after their customers in the united states? >> well, i believe that the u.s. has collaborated significantly with the current mexican government. my objective is to intensify this action and collaborate more. especiall

in the case of mexico, there has been a lot of work over the years where there is the u.s.- mexico chamber of commerce. it has high-profile people involved. a leased from mexico. people you may have heard of. others from the mexican side of the private enterprise. on the u.s. side, there have been some latino, hispanic business people, and some non- hispanic. it has never received high level visibility. it gets to the rest of the question. if you look at the still, other countries, i am not sure there has been a great initiative on their part to connect with communities here. it is more, i am a big country, i can lobby directly. build a relationship in a different way. the bigger issue that has been crosscutting for decades is the fact that, even though it is significant, even though there is a dramatic growth, it does not hit the radar screen and looking for metrics about the amount of speeches, visits, a time. even in the media, you will on thenally see baserazil cover of a magazine. 7%, 80% of the time, you are talking about india and china people did not even notice the fact that mexic

u.s. also shares billions of dollars in trade with mexico. the border and the u.s. and mexico stretches nearly 2,000 miles. >>> let's turn our attention to syria where violence continues a day after world diplomats hammered out a peace deal. according to activists, at least 20 people in syria have been killed today alone across the country. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty did sit down with secretary of state hillary clinton in geneva. clinton says she's optimistic the new plan will work but of course, there are no guarantees. >> unless i am wildly off base, there's no way anyone in the opposition would ever consent to assad or his inside regime cronies with blood on their hands being on any transitional governing body. but i said weeks ago that assad going could be an outcome as well as a precondition. >> more of that interview for you later on today. >>> turkey scrambled f-16 fighter jets three separate times yesterday after syrian helicopters came very close to turkey's border. >>> and unesco, the united nations educational scientific and cultural

u.s.-mexico boarder. >> and she didn't get started on a career till she was 50 years ago.emembering a bay area woman whose passion for cooking made her famous. . >>> the mexican army shut down a tunnel designed to smuggle drugs into california. it was equipped with lighting and ventilations. immigration officials took these photos. they found the tunnel before it was finished. it started under a sink in a warehouse bath room. it was short of crossing into the boarder in san diego. no drugs were found and no arrests reported. >>> three lcd makers agreed to pay $571 million in a charge over price fixing. california is one of the states that sued the companies. the other states involved are arkansas, florida, michigan, missouri, new york, west virginia and wisconsin. 7 other companies reached a settlement in december. >>> brain tissue from junior saw ow has been sent for study. he died in may from a gun shot wound. he asked his family to donate his brain for study. researchers said he suffered from a disease from concussion. the ostof air -- cost of air travel is going up. ti

u.s./mexico border. >> this is the most sophisticated one i've ever seen in arizona. >> what makes it that way it's designed. most of the tunnels we have in arizona, those are just digging through dirt to get into the sewage system and then punching out again. when you look down that hole, you are going to see it is completely 4 x 6 all the way around it, rebar reinforced. >> reporter: the tunnel is so narrow and so deep, cnn photo journalist and his camera needed to descend separately. >> clear the shaft. >> clear the shaft. >> okay. >> reporter: each with the help of a harness. >> it gets even smaller? >> we'll actually have to crawl. a whole lot farther.

u.s./mexico border. >> this is the most sophisticated one i've ever seen in arizona. >> what makes it that way it's designed. most of the tunnels we have in arizona, those are just digging through dirt to get into the sewage system and then punching out again. when you look down that hole, you are going to see it is completely 4 x 6 all the way around it, rebar reinforced. >> reporter: the tunnel is so narrow and so deep, cnn photo journalist and his camera needed to descend separately. >> clear the shaft. >> clear the shaft. >> okay. >> reporter: each with the help of a harness. >> it gets even smaller? >> we'll actually have to crawl. a whole lot farther. >> reporter: u.s. authorits have found 156 cross border tunnels since the early 1990s. lately they've become more -- >> i'm fredricka whitfield, see you again tomorrow noon eastern time. time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thank you very much. happening right now, mitt romney is preparing to sit down for a one-on-one interview right here on cnn. we're going to ask him to tell us exactly when he left bain capita

u.s.-mexico border shared concerns about illegal activity happening on their land. we're talking about humans, weapons, and drugs being smuggled across their private property that now some say this they're seeing a gruesome twist. illegal immigrants dieing on their property as they make a trek across the rough and hot and rugged terrain n. brooks county, texas, 64 bodies turned up last year and officials say they're on track to go past 100 this year. the sheriff's department there has nine deputies responsible for patrolling an area nearly two times the size of los angeles. and. >> this is quite a task. quite challenging. every day is a new challenge. >> reporter: officials estimate the cost at about $1,500 per investigation for a department that has a total operating budget of $484,000 for the entire year. and residents are worried this is taking law enforcement away from protecting them. >> well, the real emergency could be somebody with a large group of illegal aliens at their back door wanting to break in and that is a common occurrence. almost a daily occurrenc

i think it was -- again, the mexico removal was actually a partnership between canada, the u.s., and exico. and the iaea. the ukrainian removal involved up to the level of the presidential administration in russia, the cabinet of ministers in the ukraine. after we accomplished that, we looked at it and thought, you know, if we had not been working with these countries as closely as we have for the past 20 years since the soviet union collapsed, all of these other programs that we have done, we probably could have never accomplish that particular goal. >> we just have a couple of minutes left. i want to know about the work of the national nuclear security administration, which is your baby. >> welcome at least part of it is my baby. -- well, at least part of it is my baby. and we support the whole organization. we are quasi-autonomous department within the administration. we are responsible for the safety and security of the nuclear stockpile. my colleague don coac takes care of that. we have my portfolio we ensure the nation's navy has nuclear propulsion systems, both for aircraft car

u.s.-mexico border since last weekend, including one today. ised. >>> during our stay at the penitentiary of new mexico, our producer conducted an interview with a serial rapist, who would soon be completing his prison term and returning to society. the inmate agreed to the interview on the condition of anonymity. what he had to say is disturbing but provides a rare insight into the mind of a serial rapist. >> after performing the rapes, the physical rapes, i would literally scare these women to death. what i would do is go into a victim's purse, i would find address books, i would take their driver's license out of their purse. and i would say, okay, now i know where you live. i know where you work. i know where your kids go to school. if you ever report this to the police, i will come back. i will kill you, i'll kill your family. and i would make my threats as real as possible. and nine times out of ten, they would try to reassure me that that would never happen. >> when he decided he was done, he would drive his victim back to the parking lo

. >>> authorities discovered two very well built drug tunnels running under the u.s. mexico border.had lights and ventilation systems. one ended in san diego, the other near yuma, arizona. so far, three men have been arrested in this case. >>> rescuers have been busy around houston, texas, their saving people -- they're saving people in cars and pedestrians who were trapped in flash flooding. firefighters in both found two women clinging to trees. long time residents say this is the worst flooding there in decades. now here's jessica. >>> thank you andrea. we've been combing through the day's daily deals emails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. and i love my friday favorites. morning viewer whitney sent me this deal. good morning whitney. mr. handyman is offering three hours of labor from a licensed insured and bonded technician $175, normally this would cost you $350 and you're saving 50%. you can cash in on this deal beginning on tuesday. >>> in the immortal words of homer simpson -- mmm. doughnuts. this deal from krispy kreme, buy a dozen doughnuts and get a

need to draw upon when he takes office and begins to tackle the tough issues concerning both mexico and the u.s. mark potter, nbc news, mexico city. >>> this is a good time to let you know about something new that we're very proud of here at nbc news -- the launch of our website nbc latino.com, a new english language news, information, and lifestyle website featuring hispanic perspectives. i'll be a regular contributor along with many of my colleagues. >>> coming up next as "nightly news" continues, setting buildings on fire on purpose. the unusual experiment here in new york city that could help keep neighborhoods safe across america. >>> and later, a new search for answers to a 75-year-old mystery. what happened to one of the world's most daring women? >>> here in new york city today an unusual scene to say the least. members of the fire department who usually put fires out starting them instead. they'll be back at it tomorrow. it's all part of an experiment that could help firefighters here and around the country figure out the best way to do their dangerous jobs and keep communities safe. n

u.s. here in mexico the retort is that the u.s. needs to do a lot more to reduce its consumption of drugs, along with the flow of guns and money to the cartels. outgoing president calderon's war on drugs is a costly battle. the question now is how firmly has successor will continue the fight. mark potter, nbc news, mexico city. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, an american student left in a coma mauled in a vicious chimp attack. what went wrong at a world famous sanctuary. >>> later, 10,000 diamonds on display. a jaw-dropping collection fit for a queen. >>> it was a sanctuary, a place where threatened animals found a safe haven, but tonight a young american that worked at the sanctuary whose life is in danger after he was attacked by a pair of chimpanzees. michelle franzen has our story. >> reporter: texas grad student andrew oberly is fighting for his life. the sanctuary featured on animal planet's "escape to chimp eden" houses kimchimps rescued. they say he suffered deep lacerations on his entire body. >> he's in criti

u.s. from mexico.re and technology and drug and human smugglers and others will inevitably dry to find a way through. not only do hardworking people come across the border in search of a better life, but human smugglers and drug mules also come into this country with less and pure motivations and often prey on the innocent. it's important to note that whe, visa security cannot be overlooked. the core truth is many who enter the country illegally walk in through the front door and never leave following the expiration of their visas. we saw that with several of the 9/11 terrorists, and even the recent case of the attempted capitol bomber. they were all here on extended vi visa overstays. tracking down criminals is the perhaps the most critical enforcement layer. i would remind my colleagues as well that every single person who crosses a border illegally, of course, has committed a crime and we can't ignore the fact or sweep it under the rug. sending the message that unless you commit a serious crime that

u.s. from mexico to bypass customs and security. it happened at atlanta airport.ers arriving from cancun made their way through a door that led straight to baggage claim bypassing a critical security step. they say employees were expecting a flight where passengers are free cleared through customs and immigration. they didn't verify where the plane came from. a delta spokesperson says they regret the error and they say safety is number one priority. they are investigating the incident. >> kristen: height of the summer travel season two stories that people don't need. >> eric: and the height of the travel season we had light rain in the bay area. >> kristen: we're going to have delays. >> and let's take a look outside and your commute, kids at camp it will be a little less taxing on their bodies as the air will be cool through most of the day. here is a look down at the embarcadero, ferry building. financial district all the way down towards the bay bridge and there has been drizzle. it's enough to coat the ground and make things kind of slick. live doppler 7 hd. a

u.s. but mexico is a funny country. they don't want the u.s. and step into everything either. so it is this phone line that really has to be walked. >> rose: between need and pride? >> this is the latest article you have in the new yorker, this is july 2nd, how did mexico silicon valley become the front line between the cartels? william finnegan reports on corruption, billionaire king pip, 50,000 deaths and a presidential election in the balance. so what is this story? >> mainly reporting from guadalajara mexico's second city, which likes to think of itself as an oasis within the violence and has partly been -- >> rose: immune from the violence? >> yeah. i mean, the local myth has been that a lot of kapos, a lot of kingpins live there and therefore they want it quiet for their families and therefore guadalajara hasn't had serious drug related violence. not really true. there has been quite a lot of stuff over the years, if you spend time looking into local history you think where exactly does this oasis part comes? there are shoot-outs and more

u.s. sugar policy? i am tempted to answer with just two words. brazil and mexico. absent a u.s. sugar policy we would most likely be overrun with surplus sugar from these highly subsidized mega producer foreign entities. with the help of 30 years of subsidies and consumption mandates f mandates cane ethanol brazil rose from a small producer to dominate the world in the sugar market, accounting for about half of all sugar exports. sugar is the by-product of pra zil's massive cane ethanol sector and the government tightly controls the brazilian fuel market ample demand for ethanol, more than half of all brazilian sugar cane goes to the ethanol. it makes enormous amount was subsidized credit available to its farmers, loans that generally are never paid back pf most frightening of all of the financial times recently reported government plans to invest what some estimates might be as much as 1 trillion to double the cane production over the next ten years. american sugar farmers can compete against sugar farmers head to head, but we cannot compete against foreign treasurys. the good

upon when he takes office in december and begins to tackle the tough issues concerning both mexico and the u.s. mark potter, nbc news, mexico city. >> and this is a good time to let you know about something new that we're very proud of here at nbc news. the launch of our website nbc latino.com. the new english language news, information, and lifestyle website featuring hispanic perspectives. i'll be a regular contributor along with many of my colleagues. >>> coming up next as "nightly news" continues, setting buildings on fire on purpose. the unusual experiment here in new york city that could help keep neighborhoods safe across america. >>> and later, a new search for answers to a 75-year-old mystery. what happened to one of the world's most daring women in the world? more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's gre