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Miscalculation away from being in that sort of crisis. >> so the infrastructure was in a state of disrepair and it was inevitable. >> exactly. infrastructure failure and the kind of austerity imposed on that city is still in place. the fact the city doesnt have adequate resources to have a police department any bigger than half it was a few years ago and a fire department the same. the parks are not properly maintained and mowed. the schools, many of them in very bad shape. and so the water cris...

Enough reservoirs. so the issue right now is theres too much precipitation. paul: but this is a normal california weather pattern, from hi reading of history. you get dry, dry, dry, and then suddenly you get these very wet seasons, wet years which weve had in this year and, to some extent, last year. >> right. this is a cyclical pattern, and this is why they need to build more reservoirs, and farmers in particular have been pushing to build more reservoirs to store the water when you have these ...

Enough reservoirs. so the issue right now is theres too much precipitation. paul: but this is a normal california weather pattern, from hi reading of history. you get dry, dry, dry, and then suddenly you get these very wet seasons, wet years which weve had in this year and, to some extent, last year. >> right. this is a cyclical pattern, and this is why they need to build more reservoirs, and farmers in particular have been pushing to build more reservoirs to store the water when you have these ...

Conductor who may be going too fast -- >> are you speaking about this positive train control, is that the technology youre speaking about? >> right. that deals with the infrastructure failure which some people are wanting to have that conversation about infrastructure. it also deals with the human failure. it appears in this case -- we knew quickly there was a speed issue which we talked about yesterday morning that deals with the human failure. in this case speed. it will slow the train down. w...

Street. on detroit and bancroft. a hole opened up and it -- >> listen. detroit and bancroft. what kind of vehicle? >> i dont know. a tan malibu. its in the hole. it sunk in. >> it sunk in. >> that hole at least ten feet, probably closer to 20 feet. a city official i spoke to said its an antiquated system, this sewage system, made of brick. look at those bricks there, brooke. built in 1891. >> what did the driver say? >> she thanked god. very thankful to be alive. a local affiliate interviewed he...

Have spread to the united states. some customers are complaining about backlogged e-mails. research in motion, the company that makes the phone, blamed the issue on an infrastructure failure. the company insists fixing the issue is its number one priority. michelle obama opening up about that incognito target run caught on camera. there she is. and you wont believe where else shes been shopping. the first lady coming up in about 15 minutes. well, americans, meantime, are under a global trave...

A big threat and there is a very rich environment grabbing all of these computers and also hard drives. what does -- does capturing bin laden cement president obamas legacy? i mean, i think he is on the foot step of greatness. >> i think he has made a huge step forward and i think that with these documents that came out of the compound you see a big concern about threats to our bridges and our roads and our trains. i think, great. lets talk about the threats to our bridges and our roads and our ...