philadelphia, throughout the 19th century, was the major industrial city of the united states. all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water

what i like to say is every city in the world, and especially in the united states city, has their own character. depends where you're going. it doesn't mean you can feel how the structure can see what city you are. if you're going to brooklyn there is structure 10 stairs to every single house, building [inaudible] all that i see. i travel around the world. every city has its own face. here i live in my house from 1986. it's a small period of time of course, but it's still enough time to learn the neighborhood and learn who is around you and all these things, but now if we extend it's only one house in front of me will be extended, and if this will be extended it's going to change the whole street what i have in front of me. the whole avenue will be different, and time i am against this construction and change the character. [inaudible] in the 20th avenue which was five, six years ago. it was built by permission -- not by permission but you have like a [inaudible] one house is three story. the other house is two story and then same thing and one story building and next to him is three

narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain water quality and meet demand. new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficu

there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of h. anything over sixty two percent of those patients i diagnosed with aids this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in

united states. >>> in utah the salt lake city airport is closed due to icy conditions. a frontier airplane slid on a runway but landed safely this morning. the airport spokesperson says there were no injuries but several flights have been canceled. >>> the abandoned chicago warehouse covered in ice from two days of firefighters efforts in subzero temperatures, it is on fire again. one-third of the windy city's fire department fought the flames since tuesday night. the fire rekin i would in the center of the building early this morning. those are the headlines. get you now back to tracy and ashley. ashley: fire and ice. arthel neville, thank you very much.

with metro philadelphia metro chicago metro miami were about the same there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives city d.c. is one of those twelve cities. we spoke to medical professionals concerning the disproportionate rise of hiv aids in the black community you ask how can forty five to fifty percent of our community be diagnosed with the disease as we know how to prevent it by the way african-americans are more likely to get tested in any other ethnic group more likely to get this and we get tested with always the results well we always don't get into care particularly in rural job graphical remote areas we tend to have a physician or a clinician who has graduated from school or from college you know ten fifteen years ago when never had to cheat persons or interview positive because it was all you remember the infectious disease physicians who treated so they still don't treat and are still don't know and they are not willing to. what is the level of hiv training provided for medical professionals the majority of the local hospitals and doctors

we are the greatest city in the united states and we are an incredible city because our communities come together for our subway and for our giants. second, we have to do more. we have to make sure that we're taking care of not just our daily needs on muni and not just our daily needs for the pedestrians, our sierkists, those in cars, those that walk, but we have to make sure we're investing in the long-term projects, and lafltly i just want to say one thing. we know over the history of time great cities don't regret building subways. they regret not building them. thank you. [applause] >> reverend norman fong has been praying for 20 years. he has been a great champion. he has to collect all of his efforts for so many years to make sure our communities were served well. he's been an advocate and director of the chinese development center, a center invaluable to the growth of our community to plan affordable housing, transit, to open space, to the care for our seniors. the reverend fong we have been recognizing your voice for wells fargo on the radio and we want to give recognition to you

united states. and certain cities were really feeling the heat. preliminary data from the national weather service found that at least 30 major cities have broken or tied their previous record last year. they include dallas, houston, detroit, st. louis and chicago. >>> time, now, for the weather across the nation. light snow from the dakotas across the great lakes. showers and thunderstorms from southern texas to jacksonville, savannah and charleston. south carolina has the coldest morning in the northeast. >> new york and boston, doesn't even warm up to the freezing mark. mostly 20s from detroit to fargo. >> miami. >>> coming up, the richest of the rich. new names topping a list of the world's billionaires. >>> plus, apple's elves hard at work. signs of an all-new iphone after the start of the year. >>> and espn's hannah storm after a barbecue explosion. >>> welcome back, everyone. wall street is ready for takeoff. the markets are expected to rally this morning after the late-night budget breakthrough in washington. the dow was up higher slightly

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there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year. this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in the room and nobody wanted to talk about they were really good public health campaigns people were really focused on this problem you certainly should be able to. be a lot less human suffering. the official location. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites. if you're away from your television or it just doesn't work so how would your mobile device if you could watch on t.v. any time anyway. and broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t with a business lots going on in the business world so let's get right to it in fact the world's financial and political elite will head this week to the alps for two thousand and thirteen gathering of the world economic forum in davos switzerland with the global economy far less plagued by fear than it was last year resilient dynamism is the theme for this year's event yet the global economy is expected to remain

with the december 15th parade, chicago became the biggest city in the united states to hold an event like this one. maybe in the year 2013 an event like this will take place in new york city. all yearlong regular joe and jane citizens took the initiative and decided to do it on their own. every time they did it it was the best new thing in the world. our nation's first ever, look at that, first ever parade for troops coming home from the war in iraq. it happened saturday in st. louis, missouri. tens of thousands of people lined the streets. this is a thank you big enough to make the nation notice and personal enough to grab your heart and rattle it a little. >> twice he's flown home after serving in iraq. >> you could drop me in any city in the united states because i was home. >> reporter: he was touched by the out pouring of his hometown. >> completely overwhelmed. >> our nation has been debating whether now is a good time to celebrate veterans coming home from iraq with so many of them be redeployed to afghanistan. it's war that's ongoing. on sunday the new york giants will be play

lori: meanwhile, in the murder capital of the united states, the city with some of the strictest gunaws in the nation among the mayor is again practicing chicago are mending intimidation politics. asking several mutual funds to blacklist and manufacturers who do not go along with a left-wing attack on the second amendment. his statement reading, just like the banks and pension funds, i believe that these mutual funds can exert an enormous amount of influence by taking a stand against the manufacturers that continued to refuse to support common sense reforms like required background checks and an assault weapons ban. the mayor had previously persuaded a chicago pension fund to divest from companies that make firearms and attempted to enlist bank of america in again control campaign. for more on today's debt control hearings on capitol hill let's go to fox news chief congressional correspondent. >> reporter: some six weeks after the need to a connecticut school shooting congress began to examine the issue of gun violence. the high-profile victim of a 2011 attack in tucson, ariz. made t

at the same time, a lot of expansion is in the united states, once the united states captured mexico cityegin to argue that, in fact, maybe the u.s. should annex all of mexico. after all, you've are recaptured the capital city, why not take it all? people around the country began to question whether this war should go on any further. the turning point occurs two months after scott occupies mexico city. on november 14, 1847, when henry clay give them major antiwar speech in lexington, kentucky, after the war. against the war. now, clay have been out of the public spotlight since its disastrous and terrible defeat by james k. polk in the election of 1844. a defeat which he never expected and, frankly, did not believe. and the defeat was probably caused by the fact that he was opposed to the war. unfortunately, henry clay not only have suffered through the defeat at his namesake and favorite son henry clay junior, like john j. hardin although he was awake, volunteered to lead troops into mexico. so junior becomes a leader, a kentucky troops, takes them down to mexico and he is killed at the

. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. ltiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job. >> i am a right to myself, but i feel like my work in this world is eagerly to bring writers together and to produce literary events. if i was only doing my own work, i would not be happy. it is, like throwing a party or a dinner party. i can match that person with that person. it is really fun for me. it is nerve wracking during the actual readings. i hope everyone is good. i hope the audience likes them. i hope everybody shows up. but everything works out. at the end of the reading, everyone is happy. ♪

. >> san francisco is consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the united states. ltiple reading events are happening every night of the year, competing against a big names like city arts and lectures. radar was voted the winner of these san francisco contest. after two decades of working for free, michelle is able to make radar her full-time job.

every respect, and i'm sorry for your loss, has nothing to do with what goes on in most cities across the united statesof america, trying to make sure people are safe. >> explain to me how the cities with the strongest -- >> if i could -- >> explain to me how cities with the strongest ban, the strongest rules are the ones with the highest crime rate. chicago. california as a state. your own city right now has an issue with crime. >> scotie, wake up a moment. >> i am awake. >> chicago has strong gun control, but the states around it have weak gun control. >> and the criminals are still getting them -- >> until you have a federal -- until you have a federal consistency, nothing will change. >> piers, supreme court -- >> acknowledge that when you look at the gun ownership rate in places where the rate is high versus places where the rate is low -- >> let's take a break. >> -- high gun ownership rate is corresponding with lower gun crime. >> what is indisputable is that america has 11,000 to 12,000 gun murders a year. australia has mid 40s, britain has 35, japan has about 10. next a debate from those hit h

united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our citylions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various parts of the city or even if you see a picture. that's the sfpuc building. it's a wonderful building. ♪ ♪

united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our citylions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various parts of the city or even if you see a picture. that's the sfpuc building. it's a wonderful building. ♪ ♪ >> what's up san franciscans? we are very much in the the giving of the year. perfect time to learn something new and have a little fun. here are some events that can be shared to start the year right. on tuesday jerry 22 - an evening of live art making.