the all american canal system carries part of the colorado's flow westward to the yuma, imperial valley. when water reaches its farthest point on this canal system it's traveled nearly 500 miles after leaving hoover dam and has required ten days to make the trip. the gravity main canal takes water from imperial dam south and east to valley and mesa lands of the yuma auxillary projects. the non-surplus food, fiber and crops grown on lands nourished by water from hoover dam find ready markets throughout the nation. in return, these irrigated areas by farm machinery and other products from the manufacturing centers. this exchange of goods between west and east, north and south has helped develop america's free enterprise prosperity. hoover dam has pointed the way to the fullest utilization. man is adding other mighty reclamation projects to the stairway of dams in the colorado river. they await the day when they will cradle mighty, multi-purpose dams. they will write new chapters in the story of hoover dam, truly a modern civil engineering wonder. >>> next, a 1960 interview with herbert ho

the all-american canal system carries part of the colorado west to the yuma, imperial and coachella valleysand water reaches its farthest point on this canal system, it has traveled 500 miles after leaving hoover dam and has required 10 days to make the trip. the main canal takes water from imperial dam, south and east to valley and mesa lands of the auxiliary projects. mexico share of the colorado river water passes imperial dam and most of it is in dirt -- is diverted into the alamo canal. the non-surplus food and forage crops grown on lands nourished by water from hoover dam find ready markets throughout the nation. idle,overed lands lie winter fruits and vegetables grown in the warm southwest with colorado river water are shipped to dinner tables across the nation. in return, these irrigated areas find farm machinery and other projects from the manufacturing centers. betweenhange of goods west and east, north and south, has helped develop america's free enterprise prosperity. hoover dam has pointed the way to the utilization of the colorado river is resources. man is adding other mighty

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and why got to yuma my parents said you must stop driving and we will find a place to stay. we lived it. it isn't necessary. you must stop. we stopped in yuma, had no trouble at all because it wasn't 1953 any longer. >> host: was me a medical doctor at the time? >> guest: yes, we was in the korean war and performed surgery in austria but found he could not work in a hospital in his own home town. >> host: why? >> guest: because of the jim crowe laws. hospitals didn't permit black people to be doctors or perform any medical work in a hospital. he had a brother who was a physician and he found a way around it. he could not work in the hospital either. the brother tried and wouldn't be accepted there. so he created a portable hospital office in a car he would carry around. he had a bed you could lay on and supplies in the trunk of his car and he would go serve the sharecroppers in the country. but he didn't want that for himself. we wanted everything he was exposed to in the army. he had a distinguished career in the army. they set out on the journey not resistance to their arr

yuma businesses that will be. >> last question, you can have a legally mandated federal wage, higher taxes, higher medicare taxes. and as a question i want to ask. why can't to adults sit down and negotiate a wage. to adults with heavy bargaining power can do that. two of those that don't have people were in power, it's more likely that one will take a advantage of the other. parks unfortunately. >> from minutes overtime. >> are think the ryan show new minimum wage destroys jobs. the jobs there and was likely to destroy to even a small increase, the disadvantaged workers that can least afford. in i think the solution to onion bargaining power commission income inequality is to allow mccourt to work. so the u.s. became the wealthiest country in the world. we were free. and so instead of squashing businesses and keeping people of the marketplace what we did is we let everybody work, and they negotiated their own wage which in some cases was very low. but at least they got their foot in the door and got a chance to show the employer, just like a desert of some unwanted to do with me if

and for smaller cities the town with the worst unemployment in the country is yuma, arizona, right on the mexican board. 29.2%. the philadelphia went from 59% of the city. 59% of the city was middle class in 1970. by 2010 it was 42%. philadelphia is poorer now. it's lost more tax-paying middle class residents as a whole. only baltimore and detroit has higher percentages of lower households. but one community has managed to keep it together over the last 40 years while others around it got hollowed out. i'm talking about the neighborhood. wind field. [♪ singing ] >> reporter: it's sunday morning at penn memorial church in west philadelphia. francis austin has been going to this church for decades. she moved to windfield in the 60's when the neighborhood was primarily jewish. this churched church used to be a synagogue. one of the few predominantly black areas. it looks like every other area that is middle class but many of these blocks have blocks captains who keep an eye on what's going on, garbage collection, snow removal or crime or deciding who is holding the block party. winfield

yuma businesses that will be. >> last question, you can have a legally mandated federal wage, higher taxes, higher medicare taxes. and as a question i want to ask. why can't to adults sit down and negotiate a wage. to adults with heavy bargaining power can do that. two of those that don't have people were in power, it's more likely that one will take a advantage of the other. parks unfortunately. >> from minutes overtime. >> are think the ryan show new minimum wage destroys jobs. the jobs there and was likely to destroy to even a small increase, the disadvantaged workers that can least afford. in i think the solution to onion bargaining power commission income inequality is to allow mccourt to work. so the u.s. became the wealthiest country in the world. we were free. and so instead of squashing businesses and keeping people of the marketplace what we did is we let everybody work, and they negotiated their own wage which in some cases was very low. but at least they got their foot in the door and got a chance to show the employer, just like a desert of some unwanted to do with me if

yuma, 113 yesterday, one degree short of a record. right back up to 110 today. the cool spot in the northwest. cool and cloudy there. but a reminder, there's a severe weather threat in the >> paula and dan, back to you. >> thank you. >>> coming up on "gma," tackling trouble. police are investigating the college football star who lied about rescuing his drowning nephew. was he involved in domestic violence? >> a lot of questions this morning. >>> and on a lighter note, three decades after the movie first came out, why the "ghostbusters" are causing a frenzy this weekend. >>> and the lawnmower man. a side of matthew mcconaughey you have never seen before. all the details up ahead in "pop news." >> breaking "pop news." >> breaking "pop news." [ indistinct conversations ] honey? what's our son doing in the bennett family portrait? [ husband ] i don't know. [ laughter ] hey buddy? thanks! huh! [ female announcer ] here's to moms who know what a dollop of daisy can do. unlike others, it is 100% pure with nothing else added. ♪ do a dollop, do, do a dollop of daisy ♪ ♪

you must stop so we stopped in y yuma where we had no trouble because it was not 1953. c-span: had he become a medical doctor yet? >> guest: he had been in the army in the korean war. he outperformed surgery in austria but when he got back, up when he was discharged, he found he could not work in the hospital in his home town. c-span: why? >> guest: because of the laws of jim crow. there were no hospitals that permit black people to be doctors, to perform any kind of medical work in a hospital. he had a brother who was a physician and his brother found a way around it. she couldn't live in the hospital either. was understood, the brother tried and couldn't, wouldn't be accepted there so he created a portable, basically a portable hospital office in a car that he would carry around with him. he had recently a kind of bet that someone could lay on. pershing did not want to that. he wanted everything he had been exposed to in the army. he had a distinguished career in the army and wanted to live out a life as he imagined it so he set out on this journey, not anticipating r

we are looking at yuma, arizona, 112. it will start to cool off through the weekend and vice versa on the eastern half of the country where temperatures gradually warm up. new york city, 85 sunday. atlanta should get into the 90s for saturday and sunday. scattered showers from the great lakes to the gulf coast. the heaviest rain in show >>> good morning, everyone. i am meteorologist, tedd florendo. another nice day today. comfortable temperatures, too, as humidity still remains low. 83 degrees for a high today with a mix of sun and clouds, and winds should remain light but breezy down the shore. 7-day forecast shows the storms and showers returning tomorrow afternoon and evening. same goes for monday, too, and the heat returns as well in the 90s, and less humid and dry weather for the second half of the week. have a great morning. >>> and that is your latest forecast. erica? >> dylan, thanks. >>> cops with reality shows on tv. after the death of a crew member earlier this week, questions are swirling about whether reality

we are looking at yuma, arizona, 112. it will start to cool off through the weekend and vice versa on the eastern half of the country where temperatures gradually warm up. new york city, 85 sunday. atlanta should get into the 90s for saturday and sunday. scattered showers from the great lakes to the gulf coast. the heaviest rain >>> good morning, 6:029 time now, clear skies for the most part right now. there's a surge of humanity and cloud cover from the rem innocents of marine, and zooming in closer, you see the clouds coming in, and this actually is going to be with us at least all day long. the humidity and high and mid level clouds. keep in mind, as was yesterday, humid in the bay area, and same for the day today. 72 in san francisco later on, 76 in the south bay, and north bay at 93, same in the trivalley, low 90s there. and that is your latest forecast. erica? >> dylan, thanks. >>> cops with reality shows on tv. after the death of a crew member earlier this week, questions are swirling about whether reality televisi

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two years ago high temperatures and high demand tripped a transformer and transmission line in yuma, arizona, starting a chain of events that shut down the nuclear power plant, disabling automated switching is systems leading to a large scale power outage across the entire san diego distribution system. strides have been made to address such vulnerabilities, but additional progress is needed to protect our interrelated systems. the nation must take a long-term perspective and account for evolving threats and hazards including those caused by extreme weather that are linked to changes in climate, especially with regards to building resilience for critical infrastructure: built infrastructure has a ten-year design build phase and a life span of 50 years or more and is expected to operate under conditions we sometimes can't imagine. as a result, it is prudent to incorporate resill yens into system design, promote mitigation and to empower owners and operators with decision-making tools rather or than to rebuild or redesign infrastructure after incidents occur. to achieve infrastructure

richard in yuma, arizona, independent line.hat you think about what the president said about targeted airstrikes in iraq? whatr: i will expound on other people said. we are spending all that money over there aiin iraq. which we never should have invaded. it is messed up. he is not doing stuff here in america. we are funding all those people over there in america. yeah, it is ok, we are going to help the kurdish kurdistan, what about here in america? host: this is jessica in missouri, republican line. caller: first i wanted to make a note. maybe if they hear it from a fellow caller, turn the tv down or deposit before you make your comment. there's not a lot of time for everyone to get their comments in on the show. hopefully we can get that straightened out. i did want to mention, on the last note about the budget for the military, there was an article in "the washington post" some time ago. software used at the pentagon -- host: so you can get your comment in about iraq? caller: it plays into that. the software is designed to w

yuma, arizona. one of the great cities in america. check in with savannah and see how she's doing. >> those pictures are about as cute as they get. >> big cheeks. >> thanks for all your help. >> appreciate it. >> thank you very much. natalie, thank you as well. and willie, we'll see you guys -- thanks for sharing. we'll see you guys in a few minutes on friday morning. but first these messages and local news and weather. >>> good friday morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get your first alert forecast from brittney shipp. >> feels like august and autumn temperatures today. staying in the mid to high 70s. plenty of sunshine, low humidity and great combination. make your plans to head out tonight. you're going to enjoy our weather. 62 degrees in allentown and 54 in mt. pocono and 56 in millville. our average 86 and today's high 78 degrees. >>> parents and teachers are holding their breath right now. this morning we'll learn if the philadelphia school district budget woes will delay the start of the school year. we'll also learn if the tea

yuma, arizona. one of the great cities in america.ll check in with savannah and see how she's doing. >> those pictures are about as cute as they get. >> big cheeks. >> thanks for all your help. >> appreciate it. >> thank you very much. natalie, thank you as well. and willie, we'll see you guys -- thanks for sharing. we'll see you guys in a few minutes on friday morning. but first these messages and local news and weather. >>> good morning to you. just a couple minutes before 9:00. i'm kris sanchez. a live look at the home of the giants at at&t park this morning. after enjoying a day off, the giants are back in action, welcoming in the phillies tonight. and you can watch that game right hoar on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 7:00 tonight, right after our 6:00 newscast. so, if you're headed to the game, do you need a sweater? let's ask rob mayeda that question. >> sure, this evening, we'll see the sea breeze turning stronger during the day. upper 60s to 70 near san francisco. north bay temperatures today in the mid-80s. low 90s by

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yuma businesses that will be. >> last question, you can have a legally mandated federal wage, higher taxes, higher medicare taxes. and as a question i want to ask. why can't to adults sit down and negotiate a wage. to adults with heavy bargaining power can do that. two of those that don't have people were in power, it's more likely that one will take a advantage of the other. parks unfortunately. >> from minutes overtime. >> are think the ryan show new minimum wage destroys jobs. the jobs there and was likely to destroy to even a small increase, the disadvantaged workers that can least afford. in i think the solution to onion bargaining power commission income inequality is to allow mccourt to work. so the u.s. became the wealthiest country in the world. we were free. and so instead of squashing businesses and keeping people of the marketplace what we did is we let everybody work, and they negotiated their own wage which in some cases was very low. but at least they got their foot in the door and got a chance to show the employer, just like a desert of some unwanted to do with me if