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Security above the ground. ways of blocking cell phone signals. they had heavily armored vehicles to repulse any ground assault. they had three foot thick wolves so rockets could not break in. and through all of that el chapo found a way to burrow out under the noses of mexican authorities and get to this freedom tunnel off in the distance here. and go completely free. how did he manage to do that? well first of all he tapped into the expertise of his gang. which has been known to build all sort...

Maximum security prison. tom foreman. >> reporter: this prison had plenty of security measures in place above ground. they had ways of blocking cell phone signals. they had heavily armored vehicles to repulse any sort of ground assault. they even had three foot thick walls so rockets to could not break in. and yet for all of thattel chapo found a way to burrow out right under the nose of mexican authorities and goat this freedom tunnel off in the distance and go completely free. how did he manag...

Over recent years. chinas alarming creation of entirely new territory in the south china sea is one part of a broader military push that some fear is to challenge u.s. dominance in the region sailing its first aircraft carrier, equipping nuclear missiles with warheads and now building military bases far from its shores. for the u.s., the islands are a step too far. this flight is part of a new and bold american military response that may soon including sailing u.s. warships close by as well. in ...

Bottom line, republicans need to stop saying things that minority populations find to be out of touch or worse plain offensive. for example, dont compare the fence we could put up at the border to the great wall of china. well, iowa congressman, steve king. have at it. >> weve heard the arguments against the fence. people said, well, you cant build a 2,000 mile long fence. and as if somehow that would be too much of an engineering marvel. ive been over there to take a look at the great wall of c...

Now to the sideshow. part of the post election republican autopsy released last week by rnc chair reince priebus was about immigration reform. bottom line, republicans need to stop saying things that minority populations find to be out of touch or worse plain offensive. for example, dont compare the fence we could put up at the border to the great wall of china. well, iowa congressman, steve king. have at it. >> weve heard the arguments against the fence. people said, well, you cant build a 2,00...

Part of the post election republican autopsy released last week by rnc chair reince priebus about immigration reform. bottom line, republicans need to stop saying things minority populations find to be out of touch or worse plain offensive. for example, dont compare the fence we could put up at the border to the great wall of china. iowa congressman, steve king, have at it. >> we heard the arguments against the fence. people said, well, you cant build a 2,000 mile long fence. and as if somehow t...

Globe. its getting worse in this country. and i think we have to accept the reality. this is a very expensive disruption. this is going to be in the billions of dollars. and you are exactly right. when this city was designed, we did not anticipate this problem because we didnt have this problem when this city was designed. and now you take our greatest strength, which is new yorks coastal environment, thats what made new york new york, right? new york harbor, hudson river, to the erie canal, and...

And now you take our greatest strength, which is new yorks coastal environment, thats what made new york new york, right? new york harbor, hudson river, to the erie canal, and you were out west. that was new york. what made manhattan manhattan was the underground infrastructure. that engineering marvel. once you now say, well, that can flood, and you cant even find a way to pump out the water, you take the greatest asset and you make it a liability. and its a frightening premise to deal with, yo...

Globe. its getting worse in this country. and i think we have to accept the reality. this is a very expensive disruption. this is going to be in the billions of dollars. and you are exactly right. when this city was designed, we did not anticipate this problem because we didnt have this problem when this city was designed. and now you take our greatest strength, which is new yorks coastal environment, thats what made new york new york, right? new york harbor, hudson river, to the erie canal, and...

In the high school marching band. >> i think my most important contribution was following the base drum who was ahead of me. >> riding the ferry with his father, he watched the construction and 75 years later is still in awe. >> every day i go across i look at that bridge and say how smart those people were to engineer that thing. first proposed in 1921 by engineer joseph strauss it was opposed by rival ferry companies. in just four years a depression era crew created an engineering marvel. a 42...