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Church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. the extended la barren family is no stranger to cartel violence. when teen ij eric la barren was kidnapped, his brother benjamin led protests. erick was released but benjamin and another relative were dragged from their home and killed for standing up to the cartel. >> we're not going to stand by and watch this happen anymore. the cartels have taken too many of our family members. >> reporter: but with so many powerful cartels surrounding them, what recourse does the family have. >> i think what we've seen in many parts of mexico and in that part of...

Analysts a several cartels are battling over drug routes in mexico and it's getting increasingly lawless. >> it seems the crime groups feel highly empowered at this point in time. they feel as though they have the upper hand in that part of mexico against federal forces. >> reporter: and the victims were at the center of the chaos. they're all part of a mormon community, many of dual u.s. and mexican citizenship. they're not affiliated with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. they were no stranger to cartel violence. in 2009, when teenager eric lebaron was kidnapped and held for $...

Look at what happened in new york city. >> in the fall of 2017, amazon decided it wanted a new place to call home. a second north american headquarters. and in typical jeff bezos fashion, they weren't just going to pick a city like most companies. amazon would hold a year-long competition but the seemingly irresistible prize, amazon's hq2 and the potential for 50,000 new jobs. >> much like amazon, las vegas is truly unique. >> after a 14-month search and more than 200 bids from cities across the country -- >> new york and virginia were the big winners of the amazon hq2 hunger games. >> eye-pop...

Days after the announcement, vocal residents, union and community leaders, led protests over the $3 billion tax break for their new neighbor. >> we're new yorkers. you can't walk all over us. >> because of the noise from lawmakers, amazon kind of decided to turn the car around. that it wasn't worth this fight. >> three months later, amazon abruptly canceled its plans for new york's hq2. >> we got a call this morning saying we're taking our ball and we're going home. i've never seen anything like it. >> think it's incredible. i mean, it shows that everyday americans still have the power to orga...

It is a choice that must be made by leaders and by the people, and it is a choice that will define the future of a region that served as the cradle of civilization and a crucible of strife. for all of the challenges that lie ahead we see many reasons to be hopeful. in egypt we see it in the efforts of young people who led protests, in syria we see it in the courage of those who brave bullets while chanting peaceful. peaceful. in benbenghazi, a city threaten with destruction, we see in the courthouse square where people gathered to celebrate the freedoms that they had never known. across the re...