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And on this day in 1836. mexican troops launched an assault on the alamo. marking a pivotal point for texas fight for independence. months earlier dozens of texas settlers and some volunteers had fought off troops stationed at the alamo. late in february a force of at least 1800 mexican troops returned and staged a deadly siege on the compound. a heavily outnumbered american force held out for 13 days. mexican forces eventually scaled the alamo's outer walls and broke down the door. nearly all of the americans inside died including the frontier legend davy crockett. the core rage just stand ma...

Prints money. it just keeps interest. in for the economy. there is going to be inflation. prohibited oddly enough in richard virginia. there you go. look at these. v.a. is going to spend $22,000 to study a virginia alternative currency. that kind of a waste of taxpayer money? >> you know, in a way it is. the issue is we have had, before we haven't just had the dollar forever. at one point, in 1836, there were every state had its own bank note. and there were 16,000 chartered types of currency. so easy to counterfeit. it d bs didn't work at all. during, look, i have a wig n on my chest because ...

Synonymous with the 1836 battle of the alamo. the fort still stands at the heart of downtown as a symbol of honor and bravery. today, however, a very different war rages in san antonio, as two rival gangs shed blood in a power struggle to control a wide range of criminal activity, including drugs, prostitution and human trafficking. and this turf war has expanded from the streets to inside the walls of san antonio's behr county jail. >> traditionally the mexican mafia, the outgrowth of a prison gang, had been the controlling gang here in san antonio. but here lately, because of the members of ...

$20,000. what? yes. this day in history, in 1836, samuel polk invented the first samuel polk invented the first colt revolver [ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers here. [ charlie ] we're the heartbeat of this place, the people on the line. we take pride in what we do. when that refrigerator ships out the door, it's us that work out here. [ michael ] we're on the forefront of revitalizing manufacturing. we're proving that it can be done here, and it can be done well. [ ilona ] i came to ge after the plant i was working at ...

created equal. there's a study that claims some fried foods aren't all that bad for you. well, are you up and at them under this sunday morning. it may only be 3:00 a.m. in california, but occupy protesters in oakland there are preparing right now for a big rally later today. this, of course, is coming up for a very violent day in the streets. what you are looking at there is a scene in oakland earlier yesterday. protesters threw bottles, metal pipes, even flares, and then you can see how police responded. they fired tear gas and beanbag bullets. some protesters say they were hit b...