five children, who were flown by helicopter to be treated for gunshot wounds in tucson, arizona. they somehow escaped the slaughter. the oldest, who was 13, i believe, he hid them all under a bush on the side of the road, told them to stay and he ran. reporter: the victims all part of a fundamentalist mormon group that lived in the border region for decades. victims relatives say the group was traveling by caravan, picking up family members, preparing for an upcoming wedding. they were traveling in three separate suvs, deep in narco territory and amid an ongoing cartel war. mexican officials think the women s suvs may have been mistaken by rival drug gangs. relatives say at one point one of the mothers got out of her vehicle with her hands up to show they were families. the gunmen shot her point blank in the chest. mexico s always been safe for us growing up. i always felt safe there. and just in the last few months, it s gotten a little scary. reporter: president trump
near mexico city prompting warnings. a very active volcano there. there is a chance they think that ash can fall on mexico city about who miles away. a new fallout from the country s raging drug wars in mexico. one week into the school 140 elementary schools in the resort city of acapulco are closed. teachers are refusing to show up for work. they are scared because of a string of recent extortion and kidnapping cases reportedly involving some teachers. schools in the area are caught in the middle of turf battles between rival drug gangs. it gives us perspective going into the school year here statewide as well. gregg: a controversial new law, one that would essentially ban ban adults from smoking when kids are inside the car. what is driving this legislation? reporter: if passed this legislation would impose a $25
market around, in a big way, like they tried to do with the stimulus, at the beginning, because, frankly, the federal government is out of money to come up with a massive initiative, alisyn. alisyn: we need a meal, not just bite sized portions. reporter: that s right! supersize. alisyn: we want supersize, supersize the economy. bill: at the moment we re a long way from the buffet, this month the white house says the president will go on a bus tour, listening tour of the heartland, states hit hard by the bad economy and could make or break his re-election, frankly, in 20 minutes on america s newsroom, john kasich is our guest, what does the president need know about what is happening in his state? don t miss that. alisyn: here s a question. did the u.s. government cut a deal allowing a violent mexican drug cartel to smuggle drugs over the border? in exchange for intelligence on rival drug gangs? that is the new allegation from a high-ranking cartel member.
when u.s. agents in mexico were ambushed by the members of the notorious drug gang, a cartel, they were never given a fighting chance. that may soon change. nine days ago, jaime zapata, a u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agent was murdered, his partner, victor avila, was wounded. they are driving to northern mexico when their vehicle was suddenly stopped, a gunman just opened fire on them, even though they were unarmed americans, and posed no threat. that area, of course, the epicenter of a violent power struggle between two rival drug gangs, the zetas and the gulf cartel, but mexican law prohibits our agents from carrying weapons and now american lawmakers want or agents in mexico to be able to defend themselves at the very least. representative mike mccall, republican of texas, among those weighing these actions, he said this to fox news, quote, it seems to me we re assisting the mexican government in this war against the drug cartels,
world, abbas controls the west bank and considered a moderate who is backed by the united states. if that goes forward, they could have elections there in september. martha: a burst of deadly violence south of the border, this time it happened in the mexico city suburb of taluqua, police say seven people have been killed in a street shootout there, one other person was hurt, no confirmation yet on what ignited this massacre but investigators are looking into the possibility it may have involved rival drug gangs which of course we have seen happen again and again and again, a shooting between drug dealners the same area last month left eight dead. bill: seems like there s a report on that about every day, unfortunately. there s a troubling report in our country that the housing crisis is now spreading to cities once considered immune. is that your town? martha: and ron paul, winning a landslide victory at the cpac conference. is he the strongest contender for the gop? you might be surpr