and new mexico. that's the primary reason. the spanish expansion into texas is generally a few missions with a small number of soldiers to go with them. good day to remember is the founding of san antonio in 1718. probably the most significant example of the spanish expansion. it's a site that -- well, what did the spanish look for before they found a mission? do you recall for new mexico, for example? >> [ inaudible ]. >> that's exactly what they find. san antonio is already a place of irrigated field that's been established by local indian communities t. spanish are trying to move into an area that seems compatible to move the mission. the hope again is also, the spanish is looking for settled agricultural indians. that's who they'd like to find. they're compatible with the lay of life and to christianization. it's easier to establish a church that can work with them. in fact, the way the spanish missions in texas were, they're not a great success. generally speaking, it's only the most desperate i

and new mexico. and that is the primary reason. the spanish expansion into texas is generally a few missions with a small number of soldiers to go with them. good date to remember is the founding of san antonio in 1718. it's a site that, well, what do the spanish generally look for before they found a mission or ce settlement of some kind? >> established settlement already. >> that's exactly what they mind. san antonio is already a place with irrigated fields. so the spanish in keeping with their pattern are trying to move into an area that seems compatible with their style of life and also to grow food. and the open again is also the spanish are always looking for settled agricultural uindians. they think they are most compatible to christianization. it's easier to establish a church that can work with them. in fact, the way the spanish missions in texas work, they're not a great success. generally speaking it's only the most desperate indians who go there. who don't have a choice about -- they go t

>> spain was in control of new mexico for far longer than mexico was. i think a lot of these new mexican families are 10 generation and 11 generation. when they look back on themselves, they think of themselves as spanish. >> those traditions, they've continued to thrive in these little pockets. we're cut off from spain. so i once worked with people from spain and they kept cutting up and snickering at me. what they told me was okay, you can knock it off with the don quixote phraseology. the equivalent of me today, talking saying "top of the morning to you, sir." >> really? >> and they were like, stop making fun of us. and i said you know what? i'm not making fun of you. that's the way we speak. we go see grandpa, that's all he knows, is 500 year ago spanish. >> maybe if we're lucky enough, we'll have grandpa play his harmonica the way he used to on the cattle drives. ♪ >> but i have a plan here on this meat. >> all right, the meat is yours. >> all right, good. ♪ >> just call me cookie. some local beef, glowing hot coals, cast iron can. >> pureed gr

waiting, originally from new mexico. you are on. caller: i am familiar from this area because i am originally from there. i live in columbia, but the lady let me through. with all due respect, mr. finley , you are downplaying how the water line goes all the way from .olorado into new mexico it goes sideways. you can look at the map. then it goes up into utah and then comes back down and eventually into colorado. that is part of arizona. intoit hits a little bit california. dumps outlks out -- into mexico. all through there, the people, since there is such scarce water, the people all along that line deep end on the water. and my people are. they farm. that is their lifeline. there are also livestock people. that is ruined, for them. there is a potato farm that the navajo tribe has that they make potato chips out of. that is all going to be ruined. if these people, that is their water. that is what they use every day. host: have you talked to friends or relatives back there? caller: i have. do they feeln comfortable to use this water

santa fe, new mexico. to those who came into town en route from around the country, it was hard to see the small town is the state's capital. the first stop was in office at 109 east palace avenue, run by dorothy mckibben. it was the welcome and check-in for all of those who came to disappear up on the plateau. she arranged for transportation, housing, and hundreds of other little things that took away some of the apprehension of things to come. one wife said, >> i felt a kindred spirit with the pioneer women accompanying their husbands westward, alert to dangers, resigned to the fact that they journeyed into the unknown. narrator: after leaving santa fay, the dirt road was rough even for that day. once they crossed the bridge over the rio grande, they climbed up a steep road to the top of the mesa. there, they were met by the first security gate. once they made it in, it was a different world. dr. bethe: this was a desolate place. the buildings were just being built, and the one thing that was beautiful w

in about 10 minutes, benjamin beaters and recalls being sent los alamos new mexico to work on the manhattan project as a member of the special engineering detachment, completely unaware of his function at the salamis, he worked on designing the atomic bombs ignition switches. he also discusses the atmosphere is secrecy at los alamos and the scientists recruited to work there, many of whom went on to have noteworthy careers including several nobel prize winners. fromirst, cynthia kelly the atomic heritage foundation, discusses the origins and purposes of their oral history collection. >> the voices of the manhattan project is a website that contains 300 oral histories and we hoped someday will be the central repository of the memories of the manhattan project veterans. >> tell us about the manhattan project itself. >> it was the effort in world war ii by the united states and its allies, primarily great britain and canada, to build an atomic bomb. manhattan, just as you think, it's after that island and now it's part of new york city. but the project was run by the army corps of engineers, a

>> reporter: by 7:00 a.m., people were already lined up at this farmington, new mexico, water testing site. >> so if ours is dirty, everything down the stream is dirty. >> reporter: they brought water by the gallon and the jug. >> at this point until we get any result, they're saying don't >> reporter: residents like carl cliffs also brought a little anger and frustration. >> i think something should be done and the people that are responsible should have to do something for it. >> reporter: the e.p.a. says the plume of the spill has traveled more than 100 miles through parts of colorado and new mexico since wednesday and is headed for utah next. but the source of the spill, this abandoned gold mine, hasn't been plugged yet and is spilling out at a rate of 500 gallons per minute, carrying high levels of toxic metals. initial e.p.a. estimates say at its peak, the plume carried at least 200 times more arsenic and 3,500 times more lead than is considered safe for drinking. ryan flynn heads up the new mexico environment department, which is running its own testing center separate from the

you are looking at live now a news conference out of farmington, new mexico, the ina, and there is the head of the epa, they are holding a news conference on the toxic spill in the animus river. >>> dozens killed thousands evacuated after explosions in china. the government confirms poisonous chemicals are in the air. >>> plus jimmy carter's fight. the new diagnosis as he announces his cancer has spread. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. colorado, new mexico, and utah are promising to get compensation for businesses and residents hurt by a toxic mine spill. that's the promise from the epa. the states along with the navajo nation have all declared states of emergency. right now the epa is holding a news conference, along with local navajo leaders. let's listen in. >> -- in those areas water has actually returned back to preincident conditions. so it a significant step forward. now that is -- that is a result we have shared with local communities and with states. it gives us the sense that we are on a different trajectory than we were before, bu

the new mexico attorney general says that these nursing homes did not provide that care. so he's essentially arguing that they repay the money and that damages and penalties be assessed. this case is just getting started. we're still very early but all told we could be looking at millions of dollars at least. >> so michael we know that medicare does penalize hospitals if they are found at substandard care, that is if they've been committing some flaws and faults there's a penalty in that they get reimbursed at a lower rate. does the same apply to these nursing homes? >> reporter: oh that's a great question and the answer might be surprising to people. the fact is that right now there is absolutely no financial incentive oprovide the best care. that's because -- to provide the best care that's because the government essentially pays each one of these nursing homes the same amount of money whether you're a one-star facility or a five-star facility. >> that is just appalling. "america tonight's" michael okwu for us thanks. next, a health risk in the community, new evidence a

kristen joins us near the rivers edge from farmington new mexico. tristan. >> reporter: communities on the navajo nation are formulating noons deal with the spill's phone shall impact. those range from massive water hauling operations for moving live stock to temporary holding pens where they will be safe from the river. residents are being told to stay way from the river and avoid drinking from wells until further testing can be done. >> this is the flume. this is what we refer to as the bloom. this field is starting to bloom early. because it's not drawing up the moisture. >> reporter: lorenzo heads the navajo nation counsel an and ise of many affected by mine spill. aside from raising cattle and horses and he depends on this alpha fa field. >> it's saying get ready to cut me. i am looking at it saying you are not ready to be cut. however it's speaking to me saying, i have these problems i don't have enough water. i am not drawing up the nutrients so you need to cut me off else i will die. >> reporter: the tainted water flowing south along the riv

in new mexico, police say why the driver may have been trying to get revenge. >>> the sudden collapse of a performance that sent people running for the exit. let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target, and upgrade to a shiny new everything. and now when you buy a phone, get 20% off your target run. all things mobile. all in one place. >>> three people were hurt during a ceiling collapse in minneapolis, a venue popular for launching prince's career, a piece of the ceiling gave way and the cause of the collapse is unknown and everyone that was hurt is expected to be okay. >>> a robbery victim larnded himself in jail in new mexico after he tried to take matters into his own hands, this surveillance video shows him hitting the man that robbed him of his car. he was robbed minutes before and spotted the group walking down the street and took aim with his own vehicle. everyone involved is now face can charges. >>> the epa is on top of the chemical spi

the states of colorado and new mexico and now any navajo nation have declared a state of emergency as a result of the spill. the rivers snake west forming a natural boundary for the tribal nation. the leaders say the rivers are more than just water sources they are sacred. >> reporter: they are forming plans to deal with t-- the potential impacts. meanwhile residents are being told to stay away from the river until further testing can be done. >> this is what we refer to as the bloom. this field is starting to bloom early because it's not drawing up the moisture. >> reporter: lorenzo heads the navajo nation council. aside from raising cattle and horses, he -- depends on this alpha fa field. >> it is speaking to me, saying i have these problems. i don't have enough water. i'm not drawing up the nutrients, so cut me or else i'm going to die. >> reporter: the tainted water flowing south also means he has to keep his horses and cattle from the river and give them water from a nearby municipal line. the toxic discharge is full of heavy metals. now those living town stream are preparing for

she hated new mexico, she hated her parents. it was her ticket out of new mexico. >> reporter: though police had long cleared renee, in a surprising move in 2012, a prosecutor then working the case asked renee to take a polygraph. >> what's your understanding of why they've asked you to do it? >> because i've offered it before, and it's never been done. >> reporter: a police detective administered the test. >> do you know for sure who shot your parents in their bedroom? >> no. >> is there something else you're afraid i'll ask you a question about? >> no. >> reporter: she didn't pass and she didn't fail. it was inconclusive. >> there's nothing of... that you think that... anything else... >> there's nothing. why would i alter my story? >> new mexico is the only state in the union, the only courts that allow polygraph because they've been proven to be inaccurate, invalid and don't further the interests of justice. >> reporter: she did a polygraph at the request of your office, but you're trying to keep those results out? >> becaus

the governor of new mexico, susana martinez is here. good morning. what do people need to know about how dangerous this could be? >> it is very dangerous. we are not aware of all of the toxins in the river. the epa hasn't been communicating and forthcoming with the state of new mexico as to the different types of toxins. we asked all cattle, the ranchers, anyone that has any kind of livestock to keep the animals away, for people not to be in the river, do not drink the water or boil it thinking that will cause the water to be potable. the dangers in the short and long term are unknown because the epa is not communicating openly with the state. >> initially it was one million gallon and now it is three million gallons. >> initially we were not even told that the toxic spill had ended up in the river. it took them less than 24 hour before they even told us number one. and number two, we are not told what toxins are in the river. and it didn't come from the epa. the southern indians are the ones that informed us this toxic spill took place. >> heavy met

she hated new mexico, she hated her parents. it was her ticket out of new mexico. >> reporter: though police had long cleared renee, in a surprising move in 2012, a prosecutor then working the case asked renee to take a polygraph. >> what's your understanding of why they've asked you to do it? >> because i've offered it before, and it's never been done. >> reporter: a police detective administered the test. >> do you know for sure who shot your parents in their bedroom? >> no. >> is there something else you're afraid i'll ask you a question about? >> no. >> reporter: she didn't pass and she didn't fail. it was inconclusive. >> there's nothing of... that you think that... anything else... >> there's nothing. why would i alter my story? >> new mexico is the only state in the union, the only courts that allow polygraph because they've been proven to be inaccurate, invalid and don't further the interests of justice. >> reporter: she did a polygraph at the request of your office, but you're trying to keep those results out? >> becaus

we can all all agree that's not a bad combo. >>> it was not a peaceful morning in new mexico as small explosion rocked two church services. an explosion went off in a mail box and second blast in a trash can three miles away. the fbi is investigating. authorities are working to determine who planted the explosives and whether or not the blses were relate -- the blasts were related. >>> a social networking group is rallying to treat veterans with marijuana to treat veterans with ptsd after the state of colorado ruled not to recognize marijuana as treatment for ptsd. it kicked off in colorado and will make stops in arizona nevada and new mexico. >>> verizon employees in nine states including delaware, pennsylvania and new jersey will continue to work without a contract. the contract covering 39,000 verizon workers expired over the weekend. craft is recalling individually wrapped cheese slices. there's concern that the film can stick to the sliced cheese after the wrapping is taken off. it could become a choking hazard. >>> the major stock indices are down on friday and features point to

she hated new mexico, she hated her parents. it was her ticket out of new mexico. >> reporter: though police had long cleared renee, in a surprising move in 2012, a prosecutor then working the case asked renee to take a polygraph. >> what's your understanding of why they've asked you to do it? >> because i've offered it before, and it's never been done. >> reporter: a police detective administered the test. >> do you know for sure who shot your parents in their bedroom? >> no. >> is there something else you're afraid i'll ask you a question about? >> no. >> reporter: she didn't pass and she didn't fail. it was inconclusive. >> there's nothing of... that you think that... anything else... >> there's nothing. why would i alter my story? >> new mexico is the only state in the union, the only courts that allow polygraph because they've been proven to be inaccurate, invalid and don't further the interests of justice. >> reporter: she did a polygraph at the request of your office, but you're trying to keep those results out? >> becaus

that yellow water laced with arsenic, lead and other heavy metals reached new mexico this weekend. experts are still analyzing the waters to determine what the environmental and health impacts might be. this spill happened when an epa supervised cleanup crew accidentally breached a debris damn near the mouth of this mine nleasing more than one million gallons of sludge. in new mexico, officials in the cities of aztec and farmington shut down the san juan river's access to water treatment plants. residents there have a 90 day supply of water. new mexico governor suzanna martinez criticized the epa over pas handling of the spill. >> it's completely irresponsible for the epa not to have informed the state of new mexico immediately. >> reporter: professor bazu is a geochemist with the university of texas in arlington. he says the large amounts of metal in the water can be dangerous for humans and animals. >> every metal that we have found, toxic metals in water is bad for our system. >> reporter: the epa plans to atntinue treating the drainage that is coming out of the mine site. they

tristan atone reports from farming to know, new mexico. >> this is the bloom. this is what we refer to as the bloom. this field is starting to bloom early because it is not drawing up the moisture. >> this is one of many ohio farmers affected by the mine spill. he depends on this field. >> it's saying get ready to cut me. i'm looking at it and saying you're not ready to be cut, however, it's speaking to me, saying i have these problems, i don't have enough water, i'm not drawing up the nutrients so you need to cut me or else i'm going to die. >> the tainted water flowing south from colorado also means he has to keep his horses and cattle from the river and give them water from a nearby municipal line. officials say the toxic discharge is full of lead, arsonic and other heavy metals. those living downstream on the navajo nation whose livelihoods are tied to the river are preparing for the worst. >> in framington, new mexico, officials encourage residents to bring water samples from home to be tested. water secretary of the new mexico environment department said

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santa fe, new mexico. to those who came into town on route from across the country, it was hard to see the small town as the state's capital. first up was in office at 109 east palace avenue, run by dorothy, it was the welcome and chicken for all those who came to disappear on the plateau. transportation, housing, and hundreds of other little things that took away some of the apprehension of things to come. felt akin to, i the pioneer women accompany their women -- husbands across the uncharted plains westward, alert to dangers, resigned to the fact that they journeyed into the unknown. >> after leaving santa fe, the dirt road up to the site was rough, even for that day. once they crossed the bridge across the rio grande, they climbed up a steep road to the stop of the -- to the top of the mersa. once they made it in, it was a different world. >> it was a pretty desolate place. -- the living quarters were just being built and the one thing that was beautiful was the view on the other side. everything on th

. >>> back here at home tonight, a state of emergency declared in colorado and new mexico all because of this. 100 miles of the animas river glowing yellow tonight. that river closed after it was accidently contaminated with 3 million gallons of waste, arsenic, led, the epa to blame, grossly underestimating the damage, three times bigger than we knew and now headed to the grand canyon. here's abc's clayton sandell tonight. >> reporter: from the air today, that toxic plume, unleashed on the environment by the federal agency supposed to be protecting it. epa workers, inspecting an abandoned mine last week, accidentally released contaminated water built up inside. more than three million gallons. water tests show the orange sludge is a mix of heavy metals and chemicals 3,500 times normal levels of lead. 300 times normal amounts of arsenic. threatening countless drinking water wells and wildlife. >> we're putting out sentinel cages with small young rainbow trout. >> reporter: the flow traveled down the animas river, out of colorado, south into new mexico, now heading west toward lake powe

mexico. >> we're on the banks of the animas river the lower stretches of the river in farmington, new mexico. kim carp enter is the county executive. it's been nine days since the spill at gold king mine, almost a week since it's come through here. how are people handling it here? >> as time goes by without me lifting the restriction on the river, people are hurting. people who live along the river that you know are hurting, where we're having to bring them supply and water, and -- >> how are you hoping the homeless population? >> we have set up with the department of health the fire stations and a number of groups to bring water, deliver water, we've delivered almost 400,000 gallons of water to farmers trying to not necessarily -- it's not keeping their crops growing but it's trying to sustain and buy time to see when we can get the waterway back open and to get water for their livestock. >> that is the key, water quality and water availability at this point, thanks very much kim i appreciate it. i have to say i took a short run this morning along the tremendous stretch of riverside

contaminating tributaries in new mexico, arizona, and utah. preliminary tests on the river have found little if any danger to fish and wild life. now the e.p.a. is toasting the water downstream from the spill site. and residents and businesses should still stay cautious avoided showering any kind of bodily contact. don't let livestock drink it. >> 95% of my business has been swept away. and we with have about 23 employees that are currently out of work wail, the state of emergency has been declared in colorado and new mexico, today, colorado's governor pay add visit to one of the areas there are thousands of abandoned mines in the state, and he says he is work withing to make sure this never happens again. >> with with the e.p.a., the state is going to go through each one, and bring that assessment up to date, some of those are 20 years old, there are over 20 with thousand mines so we are clear the frame of the probable it is significant. >> dan olsen is the executive director, and he says abandon mines on the west have been wreaking havoc on

>> martin: the research being done at the starfire optical range in albuquerque, new mexico, was kept secret for many years-- and for a good reason, which only becomes apparent at night. first, the roof of one building is opened to the stars. then, the walls retract, and an object straight out of "star wars" appears, shooting a laser into the sky. if you thought space was a peaceful haven, think again. >> it's a competition that i wish wasn't occurring, but it is. and if we're threatened in space, we have the right of self-defense, and we'll make sure we can execute that right. >> martin: and use force if necessary. >> that's why we have a military. you know, i'm not nasa. >> kroft: i'm steve kroft. >> stahl: i'm lesley stahl. >> safer: i'm morley safer. >> whitaker: i'm bill whitaker. >> pelley: i'm scott pelley. those stories tonight on "60 minutes."

there were hispanic laborers in new mexico and some people from the pueblos surrounding los alamos worked often as nannies or housekeepers, so that the couldof the scientists help their husbands on the project itself. >> when you went to find these workers to create the oral history project, how did you find them? how did you decide who to interview? cindy: the first thing we did was have an event in washington dc to remember the manhattan project. while we were running the program that c-span covered, i andwas lovely, announced that there was a videographer in the library, please tell your story. there were many who came to ,emember the manhattan project we recorded the first 10-12 histories. then we had the project to film the story at hanford. while we were there, we went far beyond what the script of the film was going to be an interviewed anybody i could identify, because i knew this was a moment in time that these participants, who were then in their mid to late 80's, with not live forever and we needed to capture them. >> whether any particular themes that started to emerge in the

mexico. tribal initials in the navajo nation have declared a state of emergency, and have shut down some of their water in-take systems. and there are fears the spill will wind up in the grand canyon. at its peak the epa says the water had more than 300 times the normal levels of ars in addition. 3500 times the normal levels of lead. the river and some surrounding creeks have been closed. but officials say drinking water across the region is safe, at least for now. >> it's like when i flew over the fires, and you see something that your mind isn't ready or adjusted to see. >> reporter: the epa says the plume will eventually dissipate, but it's unclear what the long-term effects may be. >> this is my sanctuary and place of peace. my concern is the next generation and what they are walk going >> joining us live now from s dan olson, director of an organization that advocates for clean air, and pure water. thanks for being with us. what is the overall reaction in durango to the contamination of

we're hearing things out of colorado and then it doesn't mesh with what's going on in new mexico. we're going to work hard. our state is working very hard, the governor is working very hard with the governor of utah and colorado to make sure we get the right kind of data out there so we can have reliable data. our residents can have confidence in what's coming out. i think that's going to be important down the road. >> jeff white, new mexico's secretary of agriculture, thank you so much, jeff, for your time. >>> coming up, california becomes the first state to ban grand juries in cases involving deadly police shootings. up next, i'll talk live with john verse on whether other states will follow. >>> and this -- >> i have to apologize to tom brady and all his fans. i didn't make him look pretty enough. >> the courtroom artist responsible for the viral pictures of the day is now apologizing for the unflattering sketch of, if you recognize that person, that's tom brady. some people say that's the hunchback. others say it's lurch from the addams family. 5. what've we got? bp 64/40 ste

fairly frequently, especially northern new mexico. i could not say specifically which cartel it is associated with, but we definitely see a lot of drugs coming in from the border. >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. chairman. >> the other gentleman from virginia. mr. forbes: when looking at these programs for recidivism have you done any struggles of faith-based programs that have worked incredibly successfully for stopping recidivism? of you done an analysis of that? those successt rate -- have we looked at those success rates and impediments we are putting in front of them? >> know, this is a new concept and there is not another model to compare it to. mr. forbes: the other thing i would say is this.oftentimes we like to reinvent the wheel but we have had incredibly successful programs around the country that we have put one impediment after another to doing in a complementary role with what you are doing. at some point in time when he did take a look at that and analyze that. let me ask you this question, following on the statem

tonight in santa fe, new mexico. jeffrey brown was there for the premiere this weekend. (singing) >> brown: in the new opera "cold mountain," we first meet w.p. inman at a confederate military hospital in virginia as he and soldier mourn the loss of yet another fallen comrade. (singing) wounded and sick of war's horror, inman decides he's had enough and walks away, a deserter, towards ada monroe. (singing) the woman he left behind in the blue ridge mountains of western north carolina. the opera's composer is jennifer higdon.

joining me is senator from new mexico tom udall. thank you for joining us on this busy day. you have come out in support of this deal but not all of your colleagues have. how unified are democrats at this point in support of the president and this deal? >> well i think there is going to be a very solid group of democrats. i would say the overwhelming majority are probably going to be siding with the president on this. but they are taking some time. some senators want to go home to their states and hold town hall meetings through august and listen to constituents. others are attending briefings and doing hearings and collecting as much information as they can. they are going to take the time they need. the vote is ploebl not going to be until that week of september 18th.robably not going to be until that week of september 18th. it is an important agreement as the president said. it puts us on a path of a more peaceful mideast i believe.

it broke open, especially in the south, but also places like new mexico and california, he broke open the possibilities of people with a different language and black people especially, being allowed to vote, being able to vote without all the hatred and rage against their voting and the rights. amy: reverend lawson, we're going to continue the discussion on the voting rights act after the show and post it at democracynow.org. i want to thank reverend james lawson and reverend john dear. that doesn't for our show. -- that does it for our show democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captio ' ut capitalism and white supremacy, with two brilliant minds, dr. cornel west and professor rick wolff. and later we hear about one small business that's operating under a different economic paradigm. all that and a few words from me on who's on the hook for the deepwater horizon spill. it's all coming up. welcome to our program. [music playing]

imagine that never left hiroshima and they got off the plane and came into new mexico and we took them up to los alamos. and they wept and told us their stories. but they were also very moved to find out that ordinary americans are calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons with them. so there was hope, i thought, as we befriended each other and continued to build connections especially from los alamos and santa fe, new mexico with hiroshima and nagasaki. and this is our hope, to continue to global solidarity, a global movement to abolish these weapons once and for all and take that trillion dollars to end poverty, clean up the environment, and fund nonviolent conflict. amy: in 2013, president obama spoke in berlin, germany, and call for nuclear reductions. >> peace with justice means pursuing the safety of the world without nuclear weapons. no matter how distant country maybe. strengthen our efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and reduce the number of nuclear weapons. because the new start treaty, we're on track to cut american and russian deployed nigger warheads to the l

based on your file, you can go back to the general population here in new mexico. we're going to do the recommendation to release you to level five. however, cbc, bureau is going to make ultimate decisions. do you have any other questions for us at this time? no? you want to go to level five? >> level two or level three. >> you want to go to gp? well, according to your file you can, so we'll see. okay? thank you. have a good day, all right? >> thank you. >> this is your paperwork. >> certainly he deserves to be moved because he has had clear conduct. since he's been here, he hasn't done anything. you know, he hasn't hurt anyone. and he is so small that he can slip his handcuffs, and he's shown us that. >> according to his file he's set up to go clear conduct. his conduct reports no behavior, log notations. paperwise, he's eligible to be released from level six. >> our feeling is that we'd like to see them try to make it in a less restricted area, you know. that is our hope. >> shiverdecker's behavior in the coming weeks will help to determine whether or not he's tr

new mexico to mississippi using clues from his 101-year-old grandmother's detailed travel journals complete with weather reports. >> up at 6:30. sun shines bright already and promises a warm day. >> reporter: an added bonus. >> take a look. >> reporter: meeting some of the same people his grandparents encountered like anthony who still works at the famous fisherman's wharf in

waiting, originally from new mexico. you are on. caller: i am familiar from this area because i am originally from there. i live in columbia, but the lady let me through. with all due respect, mr. finley , you are downplaying how the water line goes all the way from .olorado into new mexico it goes sideways. you can look at the map. then it goes up into utah and then comes back down and eventually into colorado. that is part of arizona. intoit hits a little bit california. dumps outlks out -- into mexico. all through there, the people, since there is such scarce water, the people all along that line deep end on the water. and my people are. they farm. that is their lifeline. there are also livestock people. that is ruined, for them. there is a potato farm that the navajo tribe has that they make potato chips out of. that is all going to be ruined. if these people, that is their water. that is what they use every day. host: have you talked to friends or relatives back there? caller: i have. do they feeln comfortable to use this water

mexico. >> reporter: the sunflowers in upper fruitland, new mexico are drooping. >> when you look at them now, they're all hanging over because they need water. >> reporter: on lorenzo bates farm, it's not just sunflowers in trouble-- the alfalfa, key for feeding his animals, is stunted. >> this is right now, 12 days behind. this hay has to get me through the winter season to be able to >> reporter: bates, the speaker of the navajo nation, tallied his losses so far at $1,000 in just one week-- no small amount in this poor region. it's all because bates, and thousands of others here, couldn't pull water from the san juan river which abuts his land. irrigation ditches were shut down after the mine accident earlier this month 100 miles north in silverton, colorado. efforts by the environmental protection agency to clean up one mine resulted in a breach at another: the gold king mine which has been inactive since 1923. a three million gallon toxic stew of heavy metals poured downstream, turning the animas river a shocking yellow. the animas flows south and meets the san juan in farmingto

a second church in new mexico is cleaning up from the explosion. authorities say they're not ready to name a suspect or suspects in these cases. >> heavy duty rooftop air conditioning units are behind new york's deadliest outbreak of legionnaires' disease. legionnaires' is a severe form of pneumonia. officials think the infected patients inhaled contaminated water vapor or mist from the cooling systems. those towers have been cleaned but the disease has an incubation period of up to two weeks. >>> this bandit in mississippi seems like he's just lazily getting out of bed and committing a robbery without even putting on a fresh pair of pants. newly released surveillance shows the man in his pajamas or pants at least holding up a hotel clerk. it happened in columbus late last week. no one was injured in the holdup. >> ♪♪ >> happening today philadelphia is hiring to help with the pope's visit next month. a job fair will be held at the pa link center on j.f.k. boulevard from nine until 10 o'clock this morning. recruiters from philadelphia works will

new mexico a judge has ruled two police officers must stand trial for murder. the shooting of a homeless man in albuquerque last year was caught on video and sparked national outrage. we look at the case and today's ruling. >> james boyd was 38. mentally ill, and homeless. on march 16, 2014, he was staying on the foothills of outside of albuquerque, new mexico, when officers came to arrest him for illegal camping. they got into a verbal stand off that lasted several hours. film captured what happened next. >> get on the ground. get on the ground. >> two officers, swat team members fired three rounds into boyd's back killing him. now after two-week preliminary hearing a new mexico judge ruled tuesday the two officers must stand trial for murder. the district attorney announced the charges. >> we always said if we could meet the standard of probable cause we would go forward. >> after the ruling the judge told the officers' attorney that he made his decision based on quote what a reasonable police officer in that situation would do. prosecutors equated the office

. ♪ 1945.y 16, this is the darkness of a desert morning and here in new mexico, a group of men wait expectant. behind them is three years done in unprecedented secrecy. [roar of the explosion] >> three different cameras recorded from six miles away these views of the most concentrated release of explosive energy in the history of mankind. ♪ >> from the time of that first explosion until hiroshima shattered beneath the atomic work for the bomb pushed forward and closely guarded plants. years,r 100 the city had never been subjected to actual bombing. now its army headquarters, barracks and depots, shipyards were to wait the atom's destructive power. 21 days after the new mexico experiment, a b-29 was over hiroshima carrying an atomic bomb. on the morning of august 6, the first atomic bomb struck the enemy target. the atomic bomb was intentionally exploded above the target for its radi radioactive material. this is caused right in explosion at the bomb at the zero point. only the strongest buildings i are left standing and they are gutted. looking north from zero point, this is what was left.