and in mexico city, it's particularly rough. >> mexico has a reputation where we all know that the country's run by corrupt politics. you have to stand up for what you believe. if you don't, people will run you over. you won't last a minute. i don't let people bully me around. >> garcia runs maximo bistro with his wife, gabriella. here's the kind of extra helping of crap you've got to deal with if you run the hottest restaurant in mexico city. in 2013 the spoiled daughter of the head of mexico's consumer protection agency walks in and demands a table when there's, unsurprisingly, no table available. when garcia says sorry, no can do, she pulls a you know who i am and then calls daddy and gets the health inspectors in to shut the place down. so your other customers basically started taking pictures of them with their cell phones? >> next thing you know, we have the media outside and this is friday. >> right. >> sunday morning, we're front page of one of the most important newspapers in mexico. >> well, it was very embarrassing to the government. >> and it should be. >> because they got caught

we are speaking to her in mexico city. you talked about, elena poniatowska, what needs to be done in mexico, what you think needs to be focused on. can you expand on that? >> yes, i think what is more important in mexico is education. it is for the children to be able to go to school. of course, hunger is also a very big problem. but one that really, really for me is a painful is education. and there is very little money spent on education, on good teachers, on schools, even on rooms were children can go and work. and this is the worst problem in mexico. it has to be taking care of. and it has not been taking care of. i remember when i came to mexico, as a little girl, i .oved my teacher i loved her. and she was a very good teacher. and now i don't know what with the teachers because i haven't been in school, but i think children need education -- especially in ,he country, in el campo wherever, they need to eat and they need to be educated. amy: you wrote a book about a massacre of 1968. it was right before the olympics.

i'm jose diaz-balart from mexico city. mexico has begun the process of extraditing joaquin "el chapo" guzman. mexican authorities say one of the keys to finding el chapo, a seven hour meeting between him, the actor sean penn and a mexican actress. it seems he would only tell his story to del castillo, who had been in touch with him since 2012. he even agreed to an on-camera interview. >> although it doesn't appear penn or del castillo told police about the meeting, authorities say the intercepted phone conversations of the actors helped them track el chapo down. let me start with jacob rascon. jacob, el chapo is back in prison, the prison behind you from which he tunnelled in july. how are authorities handling him differently this time around? >> we know that inside they've done a bit of remodelling. they say it is more secure than it was before, though we tend to think now that they have admitted that it's hard to guard against bribing your way out of the prison. a couple of years ago when he was here when the u.s. wanted

bars again, he arrived at a jail in mexico city this afternoon. mexican president enrique pena nieto held a press conference in mexico city today confirming the capture of fugitive drug lord "el chapo" guzman loera. sot voice of translator. "this morning, in the municipality of los mochis, sinaloa, members of government security institutions achieved the capture of joaquin guzman loera." the mexican druglord has been on the run after a daring july 11th escape...his second successful flight from a mexican prison. the president called the recapture "an achievement that was the result of the coordination of our armed forces, the mexican army, the mexican navy, federal police, the country's attorney general's office and the center for investigation and national security. the navy said in a statement said that marines stormed into a home in the town of los mexican soldiers had surrounded the home after a neighbor reported gun-toting men inside the residence, according to the navy. they were fired on from inside the building. five suspects were killed a

her new job. 100 kilometers south of mexico city. a report from mexico city. >> she was sworn in as mayor on friday. detectives suspect two were killed scene. police officers and soldiers chased four others. we demand a full, complete investigation by the state government to its final consequences. four people were arrested who were the mastermind. the state governor is suggesting organized crime is to blame. in had he debut speech, she pledged to end corruption and promised to tackle crime. we firmly belief there were interesting -- we don't want to discard any line of investigation. violent crime. where the mayor was murdered. in mexico. case is murdered. kidnap truck driver and extortion. she took office on the same day a massive operation was launched, hundreds of state security. politics is becoming increasingly dangerous in mexico. four politicians including two mayoral candidates were killed before elections last year. this murder, just 24 hours into her new role is being seen as a new blow for politicians trying to tackle vio

he arrived in jail in mexico city this afternoo he held a press conference in mexico city confirming the capture of fugitive drug lord el chappo guzman. >> this morning in the municipality of sinaloa, members of government institutions achieved the capture of joaquin guzman. >> mexican drug lord had been on the run after a caring july 11th escape. his second successful flight from a mexican prison. the president callele the recapture an achievement that was the result of the coordination of our armed forces. federal police and the country's attorney general's office and the center for national security. the navy's statement said marines stormed into a home before dawn. mexican soldiers surrounded the home after a neighbor reported gun toting men in the residence according to the navy. they were fired on from inside the building. five suspects were killed and six others arrested, the navy said. guzman,,leader of the sinaloa drug cartel set off a manhunt on july 11th, 2015 when he escaped into a hole in his shower at a prison near mexico city. he fled on a m mtor bike that led to a res

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, mexico city. >>> some good news for anyone heading out to yosemite. crews are nearly finished cleaning up a rockslide blocking one of the park's major roads. giant boulders fell on to a section of highway 140 on thursday after the storm hit the area. wow, a lot of boulders there. crews spent all day yesterday and today moving those rocks, and now they're nearly finished. the road should open at about 6:00 tonight, they're thinking it's going to be open. >>> all right, let's check in with rob mayeda right now. the weather that brought down those rocks did so much around the bay area. when are weg we getting another dose? >> right now, just clouds out there, mainly leftover moisture from the light rain earlier this morning. 4r5i degrees in san jose right now, livermore also 54 degrees. overcast skies over san francisco. mostly cloudy, 53 right now, and a few light sprinkles mainly around the hilltops here of the peninsula and also towards the east bay hills and around the north bay, as we watch, again, a lot of the moisture from this morning's rain now

capitol, mexico city. they need these people under their thumb. up to the border, they make millions of dollars off drug sales in these local areas. the only way they can do that is to have local government in their clutches. this was clear for the whole world to see in the case of the 43 students. one of the main culprits in that case. so that surprised many outside of mexico. people are under attack or if they are not. live with the latest in mexico city. the new year started in el salvador like 2015 ended as one of the murder capitols of the world. at least 29 people were murdered within hours of festivities beginning including gang members killed. the murder rate surged last year. it's estimated there were more than 6,000 murders, 16 people every day on area. a gun fight has resumed at an indian air force base near the pakistani border. it's believed one gun gunman is at the base. .7 sxwinl soldie.7 sxwinl soldi gunmen have died. investigating whether there are links to pakistan. in new delapp with the

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, mexico city." meanwhile: the f- a-a is called in to investigate the crash of a small plane near pender, nebraska. the pilot died. night after being diverted from landing at sioux gateway airport. the wreckage was found early this morning ouuide pender. the single-engine plane--like this one had left columbia, missouri, bound for sioux city... but authorities at sioux gateway airport diverted the flight to wayne because of bad wwather. it was cloudy and foggy at the time. the plane should have arrived in wayne about seven last night. crews searched for the missing plane overnight. the pilot was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. now to decision 2016 coverage: with the presidential primaries in full swing, donald trump and hillary clinton maintain a sizable leaaover their competitors. according to the latest nbc news poll -- trump is maintaining 35 percent support among republicans. snator ted cruz is 17 points behind at 18 percent... followed by senator marco rubio with 13 percent. the same

a city with over 20 million inhabitants, like mexico city how do people live there? impossible to say for all those 20 million at once. which is why we have picked just one person and asked him to show us his home and life in mexico city. ♪ >> hello and welcome to my home. my house is your house. please come in. so this is my house, my studio, my dining room. this is where i eat, sleep, and work. i live in a studio, not a normal apartment. this is where i sleep. the sofa folds out into a bed, and it's pretty comfortable, too. the rest of the space is my studio, for work. ♪ this is oil paint on thin brass leaf. it's applied in many layers. i think its a good piece of work. ♪ this is a spinning wheel. a friend from pakistan gave it to me. he didn't have room for it in his apartment. i like it, a enjoy being surrounded by beautiful things. ♪ >> i carved this small dragon out of a bone. i used to have dogs and they were always bringing me bones like this. ♪ thanks for visiting. i have to go make dinner for a friend so i'll say goodbye now. safe travels. bye-bye

detectives are investigating the politician's murder in temixco, south of mexico city. we have this report. >> she was sworn in as mayor in temixco city on friday, shot and killed at her home on saturday. detectives suspect at least nine people were involved in her murder, two of them were killed at the scene. police officers and soldiers chased and detained four others. >> we demand a full complete investigation by the state government to its final consequences. there are four people arrested who will have to confess who was the mastermind who ordered this crime. >> the state governor suggests drug cartels or organized crime gangs are to blame. in her debut speech, she pledged to end corruption and promised to tackle crime head-on. >> we firmly believe that there were interests who felt threatened by her opening speech yesterday. we don't have information about death threats. we don't want to discard any line of investigation. >> violent crime in the region is widespread. ten kilometers from where the mayor was murdered is the most violent city in mexico based on the n

gabe gutierrez, nbc news mexico city. decision 2016: with less than a month until the february caucus -- presidential candidates are putting in overtime. senator ted cruz makes his fourth iowa stop today -- as part of a larger bus tour around the state. kwwl's jessica hartman meets with senator cruz -- during his second stop in strawberry point. "the first thing i intend to do shoulder in the small room. cheering as cruz announced his plans to repeal act and common core. steve krogman "we need a person that is going to change our country becuase if we don't our county isn't going to be here." for steve and many others at the event - - ted cruz is the man to do it. "i think the fact that he is a strong christian and realizes that our country needs a big revival to survive is a number one factor with us." but that doesn't mean some supporters don't have some concerns. one farmer addressing his concern during the q & a. asking cruz to clarify his stance on ethonal. "but i don't think washington should be picking winner and l

and it's got the backing of mexico city. now across that border, right there where we can kind of see those -- that bit of debris lined up that's a demarcation line. essentially the area where they don't control. beyond that line and up in those mountains are where local officials say new cartels and vigilante groups are forming. and the violence has followed. on december 16th, tensions between two rival groups erupted here in michoacan, in a gun battle that was captured on amateur video. one of the leaders in that battle was this man, hippolito mora, who has organized in order to beat back the cartels. >> we had to defend ourselves, and these forces were created to fight because we just couldn't work with the cartel. they controlled everything. >> reporter: moore's son was one of 11 people killed during that battle. he died at the hands of those loyal to a vigilante known simply as el americano, or the american. he earned that name after several years living in the united states. while it's not clear if the american came to

jacob rascon, nbc news, mexico city. >> marie: a fascinating story. a lot of people are talking about, a leopard on the loose in a village. >> reed: coming up, why shooting it or shooting it rather with a stick wasn't really the best choice. >> marie: military aircraft go down in hawaii. collision just wrapped up. why the two planes may have gone . >> chloe: we've got beautiful we're going to go through . >> reed: the guy is okay. a leopard entered a village in india creating that chaos. video taken by a witness at the site shows the leopard attacking a man who was trying to scare it away with a stick. authorities said the destruction of the wild habitats in that area is why that leopard decided to come a little too close for comfort in the village. >> marie: the search continues for 12 crew members who were on board two marine helicopters that collided over hawaii. this happening two-and-a-half miles off the coast of oahu last night. each helicopter had a crew of six from the marine corps base there. the coast guard has helicopters on the scene and i

turns out he was taken to another detention center in mexico city. his third city since his arrest monday in the resort town of port tote vallarta. that the couches checked into this resort saying investigators opting for this lower end apartment and a lower profile on christmas eve. tonya even buying in this local butcher. tonya couch is likely to be extradited from this jail to texas sometime next week. her son ethan could be stuck in that mexico city facility for weeks sharing a room with four or five other people. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >>> there's much more about the ethan couch case tonight on a special edition of abc news 20/20" end of the road at 10:00 eastern. >>> in chicago, protesters returned to mayor rahm emanuel's home demanding his resignation. students from northern illinois marched in memory of 19-year-old quintonioio legrier, their classmate fatally shot by a police officer on saturday. >> city officials finally released thousands of e-mails relateded to the shooting of laquan mcdonald revealing a coordinated response f

. >>> well, let's get more on this, john holman joins us live now from mexico city. hi there, john. why is this significant? >> well, this is a big moment from mexico, and this is a moment where mexico's president has sent a couple of his biggest hitters in the debates. there are five in total, and they won't come out with anything that is legally binding on legalization of marijuana and the issues surrounding it, but they said they will shape policy. so this marks a moment in which mexico has been thought to be very conservative in the handling of drugs and drug policies. maybe just shifting it to engage a little bit more. >> john, what would legalizing marijuana mean for mexico? >> well, people in support of legalizing marijuana say what it would mean is that the mexican cartels, that marketplace to sell marijuana would be taken away from them, and they would be battling and that would mean less violence on mexico's streets. people who are against the leg legalization of marijuana obviously say that the cartels have other businesses of kidnapping and other drugs apart from just ma

>> he is flying in route to mexico city. mexicocaught in northern , and he is on his way now to mexico city. betty: what about the issue of extradition? around,be, this time extradited to the u.s. to face charges? >> a lot of analysts hope that would be the case. has already escaped from two of mexico's most secure prisons. where else to put him at this point. that is a big question. it remains to be seen. what we are seeing is that the attorney general has been open very recently to extradition. was a big announcement, just a couple months ago, were 13 traffickers were sent to the u.s. in an efficient process. process.ition this seems to be a new page for mexico on the extradition front, to a faster extradition process for el chapo. know on the twitter feed of the drug enforcement agency they tweeted out a short tweet saying they were very pleased that the mexican government captured el chapo. that brings up the point, what kind of effect is this going to on the wrong drugs, not just in mexico, but in the united states? dru

gabe gutierrez has the very latest in mexico city. how did they finally catch him? >> reporter: hi, todd. good morning. well, it's an amazing story. el chapo's escape six months ago was straight out of a hollywood movie. well, it turns out a different kind of movie may have been instrumental in his escape. late last night, the mexican attorney general said that el chapo may have been trying to make a bio pic of himself and through intermediaries had he been reached out to actors an producers and that's part of the reason that authorities were able to track him down. to the mexican state of sinaloa, home to his drug cartel. he was paraded in front of the tv cameras last night. he's been taken ban to the -- back to the same prison that he escaped from. el chapo is knnotoriously here mexico and around the world and there are questions about where will he stay? will he stay here in mexico or will he be extradited back to the united states? it was a dramatic raid. five other suspects were killed, six were arrested. and a mexican marine was injured. but this morning, el c

adam raney, al jazeera, mexico city. >>> an appeal against a military pact between the philippines and the u.s. has been thrown out by the supreme court. demonstrators were unhappy with the agreement to let the u.s. boost its military presence. the deal was challenged by lawmakers who said it was unconstitutional and forced the philippines to give up its sovereignty. boosted ties between the two are soon as important because of escalating regional tensions over disputed eye lanks in the south china sea. >>> an indonesian cleric jailed on terror charges has appealed for his conviction to be overturned. he is serving a 15 year sentence for funding a terrorist training camp. >> reporter: supporters of the cleric are representing their anger at the district court in a town in central java near the island where he is imprisoned. security is tight. he is a the spiritual leader, of an internationally recognized as a hardline islamist organization. he insists that his donations to the camp were meant for humanitarian purposes. >> translator: my role in this group is unimportant. but i received

gabe gutierrez is in mexico city with the latest. gabe, what do we know about the extradition, and the request and what is next for it? >> well, hello, richard. good afternoon. a source within the mexican attorney general's office confirms that the office is working to fulfill that request. however, the source stresses that this could take quite a while. it will likely depend upon how many injunctions that el chapo's lawyers file, and many of the legal experts that we filed, and experts in the extradition law say that it could take month, and some sources said mid-year, but it is going to depend on the mexican judicial system, and how long it takes the court system to go over these, these delays in the extradition process. we are here at the prison where e el chapo woke up this morning, and once again, this is the same prison that he escaped from six months ago, and he escaped through the incredibly sophisticated tunnels. something about the story that is getting a lot of attention today is that the attorney general's details that sh

a bc's matt gutman has the very latest, from mexico city. overnight mexican military officials muscling el chapo towards a helicopter and a flight to mexico city?. hours after mexican special forces capture the drug lord joaquin "el chapo?" guzman nats from am footage that last showdown playing out in the drug kingpin's home state of sinaloa friday. mexican marines raiding this house - exchanging fire with el chapo's men - killing five of them and ? they managed to seize these weapons including 50-caliber sniper rifles and grenade launchers...but not their suspect? mexican officials saying guzman slipped into - the city's sewer tunnels. he and a bodyguard were spotted from the sewers?and car jacking a vehicle before being nabbed. marines whisking him - seen handcuffed and in that filthy shirt - to a hotel on the outskirts of town where these pictures were taken. nats - mexican president ?son un orgullo para nuestra nacion? the mexican president declaring it triumph friday night... [gfx] announcing the news to the world with this tweet- "misi

he's still being held in mexico city. tarmac delays and disability complaints have lead united airlines to be fined 2-point-75 million dollars. the government says the airline failed to properly assist disabled passengers. also, there were 5 instances of keeping passengers on planes for an extended time period. united airlines says it are now focusing on improving good news out of china -- trading is finally up. trading was stopped earlier this week after deep plunges triggered a circuit breaker halting trading. official now believe that breaker market more volatile. foreign regulators "circuit breaker" rule prior to the market open. we know millions of people come to our beaches-- but new tourism figures gaining steam. 10news reporter charles billi shows tourism is breaking records. there's an energy in tampa. you can feel it. you can see it. and now, new numbers prove it. visit tampa bay, the tourism agency of the region announcing record- shattering tourism numbers. every measurable parameter, hotel occupancy, flights,

matt gutman has the latest from mexico city. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, as already been charged in multiple u.s. districts but from the mexican president about extradition. so as you mentioned, el chapo, the man mexican prisons in his career wakes up in the same supermax he busted out of just last year. officials muscling el chapo towards a helicopter and a flight to mexico city. hours after mexican special forces captured the drug lord"el chapo" guzman. that last showdown playing out in the drug kingpin's home state on friday. mexican marines raiding this compound, exchanging fire with chapo's men killing five of them seizing these weapons including 50-caliber sniper rifles and grenade launchers. but, not their suspect. mexican officialsped into the city's sewer tunnels. he and a bodyguard spotted emerging from the sewers and finally being nabbed. handcuffed in that filthy shirt where these pictures were taken. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: theeclaring it a triumph friday night announcing

his daring escape from this maximum security prison near mexico city sparked an international manhunt and a massive investigation over the summer abc news with mile tunnel l chappell used to travel from his prison cell to house the escape route well lit ventilated custom built to his height there was even a modified motorcycle to help carve the passageway given its sophistication that probably cost at least five million dollars but two chopper was mine that would be like five dollars the leader of the sinaloa cartel have the resources and a wide reach is believed is major drug trafficking operation is responsible for half of the illegal drugs to enter the u s from mexico each year is a very big deal but they were able to pull this off when you consider all potential resources our chapter has at his disposal the chapel second stage for the work began to make sure he stays behind bars at one point the da one of the drug lord here because he's been charged with several crimes in the us but no words will be transferred across washington i switching gears now to the weather and the threat

i check out this gas explosion caught on camera in mexico city debris in some large objects flew into a busy roadway at least ten people were hurt the mayor of mexico city says it appears the explosion was caused by gas inside a restaurant a woman is accused of stripping naked and waffle house police in cobb county georgia say before the strange attack. jennifer nicholson started preaching to customers inside the restaurant when one woman told nicholson to leave her alone. the victim says nicholson punched her in the noles and threw a plate when police arrived on the scene they say they saw a naked woman blocking a man inside is both an officer ended up teasing nicholson and she was taken to a nearby hospital for a treat to mention a few minutes ago that we start to see some fairly heavy rain here we can hear it on the roof. it's even getting heavier as you can see by the amount of rain hitting our screen there the lands definite downpour here cross downtown fact much of the region right now seeing a downpour when she get back inland. i actually don't have any precipitation i'm talkin

turns out, he was taken to another detention center in mexico city. his third city since his arrest monday in the resort town of puerto vallarta. there, the couches checked into this resort on december 19th, say investigators. opting for this lower end apartment and a lower profile on christmas eve. tonya even buying from this local butcher. tonya couch is likely to be extradited from this jail in los angeles to texas sometime next week. her son, ethan, could be stuck in that mexico city facility for weeks. tom? >> matt gutman for us tonight. matt, thank you. and much more on the ethan couch case on a special "20/20," end of the road. tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern. >>> and we move on now to the criminal case against bill cosby. the comedian criminally charged for the first time with sexual assault after allegations made by more than 50 women. many of his accusers relieved to see the moment they thought would never come. abc's mara schiavocampo with the new legal battle involving cosby's wife. >> reporter: tonight, the criminal case against bill cosb

the same prison in mexico city. we'll see if he gets ex dra dieted to the united states. >> iowa rally the day after this moment, at his rally in south carolina. >> they're saying ugly, ugly things. >> that is the muslim woman who was escorted out by police after she stood up in silent protest at the rally last night. we'll have the details for you. you heard president obama at the town hall this week talk about smart guns. we will speak one-on-one with the state senator who proposed the first smart gun bill 14 years ago. so why hasn't anything happened? >> later, people living in flint, michigan have a dangerous situation on their hands. that's the water, people have been drinking out of their own faucets, ignoring the problem, doing nothing about it. that story ahead. stay with us. you stay up. you listen. you laugh. you worry. you do whatever it takes to take care of your family. and when it's time to plan for your family's future, we're here for you. we're legalzoom, and for over 10 years we've helped families j

mexico city is also an awesome launch point for outdoor adventure. let' s head here to the state of veracruz. grab your paddles. it' s time to get extreme, but first, a light stroll with our gear through the mexican jungle. don' t worry. it' s worth it. the hike in is beautiful, but the end result is breathtaking. this is big banana falls. despite the name, it' s no joke. it' s 40 meters tall, shooting through a narrow canyon and pummeling the pool of unrelenting whirlpool. kayakers who take on this crazy plunge fall at over 150 kilometers an hour. so, yeah, this is not for beginners or even experts. it' s really only for crazy people who happen to be experts. think you have what it takes? all right, time to beat the heat here in acapulco. it' s been a key port city since the early colonial period of mexico' s history and another popular cruise line destination. it came to prominence as a popular destination for hollywood stars and millionaires in the 1950s. now it' s considered one of the more old-school resort destinations, with plenty of history t

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>> and speaking of ethan, he's still down in mexico. moved to mexico city in a detention facility. sharing a room with three or four other guys. that must be exciting. what's next for him? >> yeah. well, he was due to meet with his high-profile mexican attorney today, shep. and the discussions were the center of course on how and if indeed he would fight extradition. his attorney there said if he chose not to, he, too, could be back in texas within 24 hours. but all the indications are that the couch family will indeed fight extradition, then therefore it could take weeks, even months, for the authorities to get him back to texas. and remember, if and when they do, shep, they cannot retry or resentence him on the original killing of four people when he was driving drunk back in 2013. the most they can do is charge him with the probation violation. the most they can punish him with in that case is 120 days in prison. >> we'll see what happens. weirdly, you're in los angeles and, weirdly, it's pouring like oxford title town pouring. >> yeah, it's crazy weather out here today. we'll b

you have been in mexico city covering drug cartels for more than a decade. you know el chapo. you know the details of his life and hiss capes. here you have this news there was this deadly standoff and he's been caught. your reaction. >> i have been covering for 15 years. i remember when he first escaped in 2001. i was running around border sides carve iing these paths of bodies with. then when he was arrested in 2014 he escaped six months ago. there's some real drama that carries on. i'm not surprised in many ways. we expected it. it's really where they are from. that's where he has most support from people. . we expected he would go there. we expected the mexican marines would be the one who is go after him. they are an elite force trained by the united states, trained by. the northern command. heavily armed, used to many fire fights. they will go in there very hard and in some ways it's lucky for chapo that he's stul alive. maybe five people died. he's lucky he survived that shootout. >> are you surprised that after this massive escape that he made headlines last summer tha