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And once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately the early remains of jerusalem began to appear. >> how much do we know about solomons temple, the first temple? >> actually, we know nothing. we had absolutely no proof about the building itself. >> but they say theyre getting closer. >> we know that from the ninth century on, just a little bit time after the time of solomon, most of the things told in the bible are historically correct. most of them. but we are still left with a huge, l...

Instead of killing his enemies, solomon, were told, married many of them, including a pharaohs daughter. in other instances, he disarmed them with his wit and wisdom. like the famously beautiful ethiopian queen of sheba. in the bible, the queen of sheba is drawn to jerusalem for an audience of solomon after hearing of his great wisdom. >> he greeted here as an equal. he was not surprised by the fact that she is a queen and that she rules a nation. >> according to ethiopian tradition, during thei...

Can be termed as a city. most probably unfortified. but it was here somewhere. >> reporter: we met doron ben ami, an israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city, which would have existed around 1,000 b.c. >> and its got an interesting name. i mean, at least colloquially were calling it the parking lot dig. >> yeah. its hard to believe. but five years ago cars used to park right above our heads here. and once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately t...

Used in the second temple. we can see today the wall. >> the secretive free masons even believed the stones mined here were used to build something much older. >> they seeking solomon, the first builders. actually king solomon is the founding father. >> of the free masons. >> the free masons believe took from this quarries the stones to solomons temple. >> and that temple was the last known resting place for the mysterious ark of the covenant. >> the tenth century b.c. is the last time anybody r...

Settlement, hardly to be termed as a city. most probably unfortified, but it is here somewhere. >> we met an israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city which would have been existed around 1,000 b.c. and its got an interesting name. at least were calling it the parking lot dig. >> yeah. its hard to believe, but five years ago cars used to park right above our heads here. and once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately the remains of jerusalem bega...

Amalgamate into a pretty powerful kingdom. >> solomon seemed determined not to repeat the mistakes of his father, king david, and his brothers, whose lust and pride wreaked havoc on their kingdom. >> solomon becomes the greatest king because hes of the davidic dynasty and yet he has none of the faults, none of the sins of david. >> solomon is known as the man of peace. >> reporter: and a man of wisdom. instead of killing his not mene solomon, were told, married many of them, including a pharaohs...

Reindeer ♪ ♪ had a very shiny nose homelessness is a nagging problem that plagues life in america. there is no single reason for its rise. and there is no silver bullet for curing it. >> i just know that so many children are homeless due to economic hardship. and that is the reason. and so often people see someone homeless on the streets an adult, and they think, well, this is the picture of homelessness. well, it isnt. its a photograph of a child whos right here today, whos living in the sa...

>> tell me about him. >> he was the best, he was that kind of boy with a lot of dreams. he was -- well, his first dream was to be a soccer player. he was sweet. i mean, he was -- >> he is lucky he has you. you need to hear that from people like me, outsiders. do you realize that? >> yeah. >> he is lucky he has you and his siblings to take care of him, right? >> yeah. >> well, now, sergio and solomons story will be the focus. clearly, the district attorney is looking for any way possible to have ...

You need to hear that from people like me, outsiders. do you realize that? >> yeah. >> hes lucky he has you and his siblings to take care of him, right? >> yeah. >> sergio and solomons story will be the focus of the new legal effort. so clearly, the d.a. is looking for anyway possible to have couch spend some jail time here. do people you have spoken with today think this will actually work? >> well, what the d.a. in fort worth, texas is trying to do is get ethan couch, 16 year olds old sent to ...

Kind of boy with a lot of dreams. he was -- well, his first dream was to be a soccer player. he was sweet. i mean, he was -- >> reporter: he is lucky he has you. you need to hear that from people like me, outsiders. do you realize that? >> yeah. >> reporter: he is lucky he has you and his siblings to take care of him, right? >> yeah. >> well, now, sergio and solomons story will be the focus of the new legal effort. ed lavandera is on the story and joins us now. clearly, the district attorney is ...