welcome back. wind and rain blowing over hong kong s iconic star. a rainy day here in hong kong. i m ivan watson for cnn newsroom. let s move over to western mexico now. where a raging gun battle lasted three hours and left dozens dead. more than 40 people were killed in fighting. more than 40 people killed there in fighting between security forces and suspected members of a powerful drug cartel. most of those killed were suspected members of the new generation cartel. at least one federal police officer among the dead. officials say the violence erupted during an operation at a ranch just over the border from the state of jalesco. the region has a history of gang violence. in the u.s. prosecutors in washington say a man charged with killing three members of a family and their housekeeper did not act alone.