welcome to las cruces, new mexico. the city of about 100,000 sits in the chihuahua desert, just miles from the mexico border. flowing through his the waters of the rio grande river, making the surrounding area ideal for agriculture. , we will explore the city and the surrounding area -- surrounding area. coming up, we will visit the white sands missile range outside the city to hear about this u.s. army kasai and its site and- army test its role. nasa has a big sounding rocket program. anything that has to do with rockets and missiles technology began here at white sands. >> later, we take you to new mexico state university to see their collections on two of the state's notable senators. >> for people studying the history and culture of any thisn, they use information. >> we begin at fort held in vast historic site, a >> fort sill than was established in maine, 1965. the primary reason it was established was to protect the citizens of the mississippi valley. the trade route had been historically the camino real, but it

new mexico has a strong agriculture industry. up next, we take you around the museum to learn how agriculture has impacted life in the southwest before new mexico's -- since before new mexico's founding. >> the idea for this museum began in 1970's. the secretary of agriculture at the time noticed new mexico artifacts are ending up in museums and other states. he spoke to people about creating a farm and ranch museum to preserve our state's heritage. new mexico has a unique agricultural story. it goes back 4000 years when people were growing their own food. we take a lot of pride in preserving the story and sharing it with people. the farming and ranching museum is unique because he have animals. las cruces does not have a zero. we take that role. we have all sorts of livestock. we have seven different breeds of beef cattle. we have milk cows, we do looking demonstrations every day. the restrictions are another thing that makes us unique. we do quilting, sewing, that kind of thing. when people come here, you are not just looking a

next, a look at our recent visit , new mexico. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. paul: in new mexico, chile peppers is one of our main crops. a lot of times, foods are grown in areas because of the culture. if you look at wisconsin, they grow a lot of sauerkraut because of the german immigrants. here, we have the hispanic population. chile peppers were part of that culture, so it was to grow them -- it was natural to grow them. what people don't realize is chile's are native to the tropical rain forest. they like a 72 degree day, at rain every few days. they are really happy. we have adapted them to this climate. in 1540, francisco vasquez the de coronado came up on an expedition to introduce spanish rule to new mexico and introduced agriculture to the pueblo indians. in 1598, he came up to establish a presence of the spanish in new mexico. he said the pueblo indians were growing chilies under the spanish agriculture, because before then, the pueblo indians grew them in what we call a waf

one came to mexico -- to new mexico. they were looking for riches, wandered into kansas, and came this way. they left behind remedy of the things they brought -- behind remenatsd's -- behind -- remnants. was a commercial crop. they were making wine. they were selling those grapes to make wine. that was popular. we do not grow -- we are backed in the -- back in the wine industry again. when you hear about california being -- all the wine from california -- in new mexico, we grew the first grapes before they did in california. that is a crop the spanish brought here to the near world when they came. a couple of things interesting we represent at our museum are common cattle. these came from spain. they brought them over here. cattle insome of the texas.ico, parts of te they lived in louisiana and texas. they become longhorn cattle. we still raise that type of cattle at the farm and ranch museum. manager say those livee could lefive -- could with almost everything. they are really tough. they are small. they have small calv

system inart of the new mexico. this building here was where the noncommissioned officers stayed, sergeants and corporals and they would be responsible for the men who would be crammed into this space here, so this is the andacks for the enlisted in , itsefore was started first life was 16 years. , are were two companies here calvary company and an infantry company. inre was room for 75 men each barracks, so very tightly packed. they slept in bunk beds. thearmy had a standard for amount of air that was supposed to circulate. meet that standard. i would guess we are in the mid imagine it will -- it would have been brutal to have stayed here. enough wasstingly in a lott that engaged of battles with native americans. they were a believe only three that died in any sort of engagement, so it was probably in addition to being hot and uncomfortable, it was probably pretty boring. they did a lot of maintenance homework. in its one of the really significant things that this four days was provide safe travel for people and yo

he released new mexico number nine. he introduced this new pod type. farmers began to grow it. people liked it. it began a new industry and we it so we could ship it back is on the trains so it again the whole process alcohol industry, dehydrating the red chile, and canning and freezing the green chiles. up until that time, if you had ade what we would say is mexican food dish, you use , but now,chilies there was one that fit that niche. we were not as sophisticated so mexican food was anything that had chilly spice to it, so you it,d have this, grow process it, and it could be used in what we are calling the mexican food industry at that time. it really became the basis of the mexican food industry in the united states, so it is the father of the mexican food industry. the chile pepper institute was .stablished in 1993 our mission statement is to educate the world about chile peppers. we have a long history of chile pepper research from the founding of the university until today. thatf the things we notice are teaching garden's people from all around the world will come in and

-mexico border when it relates to new mexico? alex: if you are talking culture, i like to joke with tourists and visitors that my whole life i have heard about this international border and state borders, that i have never seen them. they have shown them to me on paper, but i have never seen them. what i mean by that is if you are born and raised in this community, this el paso/las cruces immunity, and it may be true for other communities, anglo and hispanic like, we're interwoven, interdependent and intermixed, we are really, really tight. it's a cross-cultural community. movement between the two countries has always been easy. historically it has been pretty fluid and easy-going. there are a lot of people who have family on both sides. people have been here longer than the borders and the ties and the relationships go back when the borders have been moved. the borders have been moved and changed, but the people and relationships have pretty much stayed the same. you will have families in this -- and we are talking 150 years ago

in the early 1900s, he released the new mexico number nine. a new pod type. farmers began to grow it, people like it, and it began a new industry here. they began to can it so they could ship it back east. it began the process of building up an industry. dehydrating the red chile's and canning and freezing the green chiles. now there was one chile that fit that niche for all. if you made a mexican food dish, you would use different chilies. we weren't as sophisticated back in the day so mexican food had chile spice to it. now you could have one chile, grow it, process it, and it could be used in the mexican food industry. so we did not have all these different kinds of chiles. it was the basis of the mexican food industry, so we always say he was the father of the mexican food industry. the chile pepper institute was established in 1983. our mission statement is to educate the world about chile peppers. with a long history of chile pepper research from the founding of the university to today. one of the things we noticed at our teaching garden is, people come

early 1900s, he released the new mexico number nine. a new pod type. people liked it. it began new industry. they began to can it so they could ship it back east. they began the process of building up an industry. dehydrating the red chile's and canning and freezing the grain chile's. -- the green chiles. fitthere was one chile that that niche for all. you could have won chile, grow it, process it, and it could be used in the mexican food industry. so we did not have to level -- have all these different kinds of chiles. he was the father of the mexican food industry. our993, we established industry. we have a long history of research from the founding of the university until today. one thing we noticed at our teaching garden is people come in from all over and say, that is from my country. towere trying to export asia. the asians told us we did not have good quality. we did not know what they meant because we had good color, no insects, no disease or mold. what we learned at the time talking to people is that the chile has a different kind of heat. we weren't sure we k

this was part of a system of forts author seven new mexico. this building here was where the noncommissioned officers stayed. this would have been sergeants" rules and they would be responsible for the men who would be crammed into this space over here so this is the barracks for the enlisted men. wise started in its first life was 13 years. 1865 1878, there was a cavalry .ompany and infantry company ,here was room for 75 man tightly packed there slick bunkbeds. the army had a standard fort. of air that was supposed to circulate. now, i standing right would guess we are in the mid to upper 90's and we're only in june. these men were wearing heavy uniforms. i imagine it would of been brutal to be stationed here. the heat would have been overwhelming. was not afford that engaged a lot of battles with native americans. whatever, i believe only three fatalities of people serving here that died in any sort of engagement. , int was probably also addition to being hot and uncomfortable all the time is probably pretty boring. they did a lot of mainten

with new mexico. at one point he said that he wished he could marry the two loves of his life, physics and new mexico. of course, that's before he got married. i just want to be clear about that. and this was an opportunity for him to do that. so he showed groves some places around new mexico, and they settled on this boys' school at los alamos. and so after that was chosen in november of 1942, oppie started recruiting people. but he couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said, you know, i would like you to join me on this project, but i can't really tell you what you're going to be doing. you're going to be in a beautiful place, and it's going to be essential for the war effort. and people who knew oppi,oppie, kind of knew this was something that was going to be important. so a lot of people were given an address in santa fe to report to. they went to that right near the plaza in santa fe and then were told, well, you're not quite there, here's your temporary security pass to get into los alamos. t

love with new mexico. at one point, he said he wished he could marry the two loves of his life, physics and new mexico. that is before he got married. this was an opportunity for him to do that. groves some places around new mexico. iner they chose a place november of 1942, oppy started recruiting people. he couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said, i would like you to join me on this project but i can't tell you what you are going to be doing. you are going to be in a beautiful place and it will be central in the war effort. blue new -- people who knew oppy knew that this was something that was going to be important. a lot of people did sign on. they went to an address in santa fe, near the plaza, and were told, you are not quite there. here is your temporary security plus -- pass. ofentists assembled in march 1943. they decided that they needed to do multiple ways of trying to make this weapon. part of the problem was that nuclear material, the uranium or plutonium, it was miniscule. plutonium was e

.. >> welcome to las cruces new mexico. with help from our cable partners for the next hour and 40 minutes we will explore the literary life of the city. located between the oregon mountains and the rio grande, las cruces lies north of the us-mexico border and is home to new mexico state university. as we travel around the city we will hear from local authors such as john hunter. >> oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. it directed the civilian laboratory at los alamos and under his leadership, he directed nobelprize winning engineers , military personnel, and the civilians whoworked on the atomic bomb project . he later thought of the bhagavad-gita, the holy book of hinduism that now i am destroyer of worlds. >> we begin our literary tour with author jim eccles on the history of white sands missile range. >> i worked in the public affairs office for a few years and came in 1977 as an army intern and this was my permanent duty location and i served 30 years, retired in 2007. working in public affairs in this place

this fort was part of a system of forts through southern new mexico. this building here was where noncommissioned officers stayed. this would have been sergeants and corporals, and they would have been responsible for the crammed into be this space over here. so this is the barracks for the .nlisted men 1865,rt was started in and its first life was 13 years, 1865 to 1878. there were two companies here. a cavalry company, and an infantry company. there was room for 75 men in each barracks, so very tightly packed. they slept in bunk beds. the army had a standard for the amount of air that was supposed to circulate. this barracks did not meet that standard. if i had to guess, i would say it is in the mid to upper 90's right now and we are only in june. these men were wearing heavy, wool uniforms. i imagine it would have been brutal to have been stationed here. the heat would have been overwhelming. thatfort was not a fort engaged in a lot of battles with native americans. were, i believe, only three fatalities of people serving here that died in any sort

with new mexico. at one point he said that he wished he could mary the two loves of his life, physics and new mexico. that is before he got married. i just want to be clear about that. and this was an opportunity for him to do that. so, he showed grove some places around new mexico and they settled on this boy's school at los alamos, and so after that was chosen in november of 1942, opy started recruiting people but couldn't tell them what he was doing. he said i would like you to join me on this project but it can't really tell you what you're going to be doing but you'll be in a beautiful place and it's essential for the war effort. people who knew oppy knew the work hat was being done in germany, knew that this was going to be something that would be on the other hand. so a lot of people did sign on, they were given an address in santa the -- santa fe to report. to they win to the plaza and were told, you're not quite there. another 40 miles. here's your temporary security pass to get into los alam

the people here are unique microcosm example of a lot of new mexico. mexican-indian, and native new mexicans. >> it shows the diversity of the area. see the downtown? >> yes. >> we are entering sort of the modern downtown. >> right. one of the things the city of las cruces did several years ago was it consolidated the museums to be shoulder to shoulder on main street. it took several years to renovate this district. it is ultra-modern. everything is brand new. it itrking, the lighting, tried to keep the feel of a certain time, but everything is within walking distance. theater, thethe bookstore. you can walk to all of the museums. >> we have been all around the las cruces area. we talked about the history. saw where the earliest settlers settled. what would you like to see next? make anext thing is to reality. destination for specifically cultural and eco- tourism. heritage tourism. i think there is a place for that. i think there is greater potential for that can anything else. >> thank you so much for showing us around today. our cities tour staff tr

mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico. on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing, but it really has involved a lot of civilian uses as well. a lot of the rockets that are fired out here, even today, are sounding rockets used to do upper atmospheric research. that's still a big program out here. >> then a tour of fort selden, a u.s. military outpost located near the rio grande river established to keep peace in the refuge. watch c-span's cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. wo

across new mexico, we're facing historic droughts. here in new orleans folks have and are facing historic storms and floods. around the world, this extreme weather is only getting worse. the canyon is a thing of the living past and sacred and must be protected. last week, the trump administration opened it up to more fracking. imagine for a moment an oil or gas company setting up a drilling rig across from the vatican. that's exactly what this administration is doing to our sacred lands, while essentially defunding the epa and increasing the vulnerability of our endangered animals. it's time to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure in america. no more pipelines. >>. [applause] it's time for renewable energy revolution, a green, new deal. in new mexico, we have nearly 300 days of sun per year. we're ready to power america. let's get to work toward 100% renewable energy. [applause] >> and also, look, we should legalize cannabis on the federal level. right? [applause] >> it's about time. in new mexico, just like across our country, you

the community activist could bring a new voice from new mexico to the capitol as never before seen numbers of women and native americans running for office so what's behind her potentially historic campaign and death hall and set the course for other americans who felt sidelined to follow her lead over. sexism can be extremely subtle in some ways and i'm sure that a lot of women face this you know when you ask a woman to run you have to ask her seven time. times before she will say yes but you only have to ask a man won. this year a record number of women no longer need to be asked it could be a small step toward equal representation in a country where only one in five lawmakers is a woman well there are definitely more women running now than ever there there are hundreds more women who are running in every office from the top of the ballots to the bottom cross the country and yes i absolutely want to make sure that women get elected here in new mexico you know as far as i'm concerned if i want native women or women of color to run to be willing to help them get out there. and it's not jus

john hunter explores the impact of an impact project on new mexico. j robert oppenheimer, the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics to the west, then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico, they brought this state that was poor and had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of this a federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> author martha andrews discusses the role of frontier women and the book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico on sunday at 2 pm eastern on american history tv. we visit the white spent -- sands missile museum. >> the testing that was done here, people think it has been mostly military but it really involves a lot of civilian use as well. a lot of the rockets that were retired out here are today county rockets. they are used to do upper atmospheric research. that is still a big program out here. >> a tour of fort selden, a military outpost located near the rio grande river watch c- span city tour of loose crescent -- las cruces at noon easte

new mexico has a unique agricultural story. it goes back 4000 years when people were growing their own food. we take a lot of pride in preserving the story and sharing it with people. the farming and ranching museum is unique because he have animals. las cruces does not have a zero.

the new mexico governor tweeting new mexico deserves a strong independent voice in the u.s. senate. rob: a brand-new list of demands. first they ride it over free speech, now students at uc berkeley are protesting against low wages and demanding housing and legal support for illegal immigrants. jillian: and calling for the demilitarization of police. are these bargaining goals as the union calls them crossing the line? here is the tape editor-in-chief of campusreform.org, lawrence jones looking like a new man, lost a couple pounds, grew a beard. what do you think of this? >> working against their own interests, can't talk about what college people complain about and work against their own interests. it is almost absurd. the same college proposed 800 k for illegals. talking about paying -- you see these young people complain about the costs rising and going into so much debt and work against their own interests. rob: is any of this grounded in reality for a lot of these students? the thing we take from college campuses is there is not a lot of life experience? >> right now in college

. >> we are at the white sands missile range outside of las cruces, new mexico. join us as we go inside the museum to learn about the history of america's missile and space activity. >> the white sands missile range, located 26 miles from las cruces, is a testing area for the u.s. army. the site of the largest military installation in the united states, consisting of all most 3200 square miles in southern new mexico. while in las cruces, we toured the white sands so range missiles range museum and learned on how the site is used today. at the beginning of the atomic age, was the detonation of the bomb it trinity site and the beginning of the space age in anticipation of the captured german b-2s coming over. those three things set the stage for what occurred here later. all army rocket and missile testing since that time is taking place here. the navy in 1946 came out, realized the need for developing new missions to defend the fleet. the navy was part of the program, as well. always force initially tested out here going back to world war ii. and then everything t

ha for wahhaj, he is still in jail in new mexico. his bond hearing is scheduled rir some time next week. jeff. >> glor: frightening allegations in this case. omar, thank you. republican congressman chris collins of new york state was arrested today for insider trading. cbs news has video of the moment it allegedly began. collins is charged with conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to the f.b.i. more on this case now from tony dokoupil. >> reporter: in this video from last year's white house congressional picnic, you can see representative chris collins, there in a white polo shirt, talking on his cell phone instead of enjoying the festivities. the footage, uncovered by cbs news, appears to show the moment the f.b.i. says the three-term congressman passed along information about a multibillion-dollar biotech company that ultimately led to $750,000 in insider trading. >> congressman collins had an obligation, a legal duty, to keep that information secret until that information was released by the compan

i feel fairly confident about where we are in new mexico. secretary of state across the country and election officials are taking this issue very seriously. we are as prepared as we can be and more important than prepared we are ready to respond to any issues as they arrive. >> i agree with that. county election officials have always had security first and foremost, not just cybersecurity but physical security. we are grateful for the additional funding and resources provided by the dhs and states. it is a great partnership between locals and states. we enjoy sharing information and feel confident. i would not be surprised if the attack will come and there is a breach somewhere. it happens with that many localities and that much attention. the key is to be prepared and resilient in case of a breach. >> the gentleman from maryland is recognized. >> i associate myself with the words of mister lynch. in all my 21 years in congress that has been one of the most moving statements i have heard in congress and i thank him for that statement. secret

, he changed particularly the mexico -- new mexico. he brought the state that had very poor infrastructure and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility. it just transformed the state. >> author martha andrews discusses the role of western frontier women's in her book "out of the shadows: the within of southern new mexico." the white house and missile range museum. >> the testing that has been mostlyeople, think it is military testing. there are a lot of civilian uses as well. donding rockets are used to upper atmospheric research. it is still a big program. >> then, a tour of a u.s. military outpost located near .he rio grande river -- cityspan city tours stores of las cruces, mexico. tours of las cruces, mexico. >> next on lectures in history, texas a&m university professor lorien foote teaches a class about popular culture during the 1840's. she talks about the importance of theater to all classes of society during this period, including shakespearean performances and minstrel shows. she also describes the high literacy

new mexico. cold war and the atomic west." when he blocked -- brought nuclear physics west, to caltech and new mexico, he changed, particularly new mexico. he brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then, author martha andrews explores western frontier women in her book "the women of southern new mexico." on sunday on american history tv, we visit the white sands missile range museum. that has been done out here, people think it has been mostly military testing, but it has involved a lot of civilian uses, as well. a lot of rockets that are fired out here today are sounding rockets, used to do upper atmospheric research. that is still a big program out here. >> a tour of fort selden comic a military outpost located near the rio grande, established to keep he's in the region. watch the cities tour of las cruces, new mexico saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv and the

abuse case out of new mexico. according to court documents... the man arrested at a makeshift compound where 11 hungry children were found... was actually training the children to commit school shootings. wahhaj >>> according to court documents a man arrested at a makeshift compound in new mexico was actually training the children to commit school shootings. siraj ibn wahhaj is accused of kidnapping his son just outside of atlanta in december. he was arrested last week during a search for the child who was uncovered at the compound. two men and three women were arrested when it was raided. they were in court today. you could see they are wearing white robes. they all entered a not guilty pleas. the woman are believed to be the mothers of several of the children that were found. deputies say the kids were living without water or food in filthy conditions. >> the breaking point for us was somebody with great knowledge of the compound sent a message saying basically that we are starving, the children are starving. p1 the remains of a boy worse foun

so i almost think that if we allow this to blow around in new mexico and it right lands in the rio grande a river there's a chance it could go into the ocean. or pick it up. holland chalks up her climate policies in part to memories of her grandmother. at a time when there was no electricity or running water. on your. resume that's kind of where i learned to be very conservative with with our natural resources because when you're the one that has to go haul the water in buckets and bring them back to the house you know you try to make it last as long as you can. she's promoted solar energy and keeping fossil fuels in the ground how are you and her message of protecting nature is one that resonates here you can tell there's a dry path to an affair it's very dry here. climate change. to save this place deb holland is drawing on a long history of defiance to fight for her community and for her moment in the sun . you just take a photo or you can do something quite different some black paper and a camera cornice nothing else. pictures are unique to this love for detail. even happy to become.

citizen of the pueblo of aguna and a fifth-generation new mexico. -- fifth-generation new mexico. i'm a single mom to my queer daughter, a water protector, and i am happy to be here. i recognize we are on indigenous land, and i approach you with respect for the tribal homeland we stand on now. [applause] struggle madem, ierce. my daughter and i sometimes makingd on food stamps, tough decisions between rent and utilities and living on credit cards with skyhigh interest rates. if i recovered all the predatory interest that i have paid over the years i could probably buy but i would probably pay off our student loans. as a child, my father's military career took us across the country, but every summer i siblings and i made it back to the southwest to spend time with our grandparents. you could find me about my grandmother's village on the mesa or helping my grandfather in his corn yields. they did not get running water or electricity until the mid- 1970's, so at night all we had was stories. my grandmother was taken from her family to a catholic boarding school when she was only eigh

a passenger bus crashes head-on into a semi truck in new mexico and the death toll is rising. plus, honoring a hero, senator john mccain will lie in state today in the u.s. capitol as reflt on rblelife.d colleagues and a night o m h al sce today. ♪ all my friends good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbc news headquarters here in new york. it's good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. >>> well, at least seven people were killed in a horrific crash with a greyhound and passenger truck in northwest mexico. the bus was headed to phoenix when the semi crossed into the path on interstate 40 the front of the bus was smashed, part of the side was torn off. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: drivers along new mexico's interstate 40 captured some of the first images of the wreckage, an onbelievable sight the front end of the greyhound bus was ripped off, who imthe cargo bed of the tractor-trailer was separated from the cab and turned on its side the contents spilling out onto the y. oh god, that was a woman. god bless them. >> reporter: the collision happened near the

. >> and a fight to new mexico over a judge who granted bail to a muslim bail. this judge gets 38 threats over the move some and judge accusing prosecutors of anti-muslim discrimination. >> in london, the suspect accused of deliberately blowing his car into cyclists and pedestrians. thank you for joining yo joinind watching, i am elizabeth macdonald, the "evening edit" starts right now. liz: get do your money first, dow down more than 137 to end day 25162. tech stocks and macy's shares slide. market briefly rebounded and turkish lira did spike versus the u.s. dollar, after reports that qatar is moving to potentially bailout turkey with a $15 billion loan. turkish president erdogan continues his threats against u.s., raising tariffs on 21 different items imported from u.s. tariff are expected to raise a half billion in revenue. to brand all u.s. electronics, let's put it in perspective, china announcedry retaliatory tariffs on u.s. goods, the president is tweeting. tariffs leading to us great new trade deals, opposed to horrible trade deals i inherited as your pr

new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then, author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book, "ought of the shadows: the women of southern new mexico." on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing. but it really -- it's involved a lot of civilian uses, as well. a lot of the rockets that are fired out here, even today, are sounding rockets. used to do upper atmospheric research. that's still a big program out here. >> then, a tour of ft. seldon, a u.s. military outpost located near the rio grande river, established to keep peace in the region. watch c-span's tour of new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. workin

let's move on to the next case, terrorist compound in new mexico. a district judge there, dismissing all of the charges on a technicality against three of the extremist muslims connected to this new mexico compound. 11 children were found living in abusive conditions. they're trained to be things like school shooters. also the deceased body of a 3-year-old boy discovered there. the here is what is going on. judge dismissed charges of three connected to compound. because authorities violated mexico's 10-day rule, you have to present evidence in a case before a 10-day deadline, if not the case gets dismissed. your reaction about this? what do you think about this being dismissed? >> this is beyond sick, disgusting and disturbing. on february 14th the nation grieved when parkland high school, msd high school in parkland, florida, we talked about for months, never again and preventative steps. we have evidence of muslim extremists in america training young children to commit those same heinous acts of violence. now they walk free because of a technicali

starving children were rescued from a compound in new mexico. gadi schwartz has the laet -- latest. >> reporter: four of the five suspects accused of abusing children in a new mexico compound expected to be released from jail, while the sheriff of taos county continued to dodge questions over how the investigation has been handled. >> how are they allowed to leave. >> thank you. >> reporter: it is a dramatic turn in a case focused on allegations of starving children being taught to carry out school shootings. in a pretrial detention hearing those allegations rarely came up. >> i didn't hear anything about the conditions of the children which i expected to hear. >> reporter: instead, prosecutors focusing on interviews with two teenage boys rescued who detailed how one defendant performed an exorcism on his 3-year-old son abdul until the boy died during one of the rituals in february. >> he would begin to choke and have white foam or slime coming from his mouth and then pass out. >> reporter: the children were told abdul would be resurrected as je

revelations are emerging from that squalid make ship compound in new mexico. the authorities say the children found there were being trained to carry out school shootings. authorities found the 11 starving children there friday and later the remains of another child. five adults have been charged with felony child abuse as investigators scramble to further unravel this dark mystery. nbc's gadi schwartz has the latest details. >> reporter: in the desert of new mexico, allegations so disturbing they'reheseids they here that never even came out. >> reporter: in court the five adults believed to be the parents of the 11 children rescued from filth and starvation in this new mexico compound. court documents allege the children were being trained with assault weapons to commit school shootings. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> reporter: the sheriff describing the suspects as muslim extremists. reports suggesting they may somehow be related to a controversial faith leader in brooklyn who has been linked to the 1993 world trade

(pam) the crash was along interstate- 40 in new mexico. grant lodes is here with the latest developments. (grant) the truck blew a tire and swerved across the grass median...into oncoming traffic.... obliterating the front of the bus. there's the front of the truck.nowhere near the trailer. 48 passengers were on the bus.. at least four people have been killed and dozens others are injured. frantic family members are trying to get more information tonight. this happened in thoreau - which is about a hundred miles northwest of alburquerque.... and near the arizona border. when it crashed, the bus was on interstate 40 this afternoon in western new mexico...it was headed from saint louis to phoenix. rescue workers were on the scene for hours...sifting through the wreckage to pull people out of the bus. witnesses describe chaos...people screaming...panicking. the n-t-s=-b is sending 10 investigators to the site. (ken) colin kaepernick's legal action alleging collusion by nfl owners is set to go to trial after an arbitrator denied the n-f-l's re

the new mexico state police say officers on the scene have confirmed multiple casualties. as you can see, it is a scene of carnage. >> now, the exact number has not yet been released. video of the crash is horrific. the front end of that greyhound bus has been obliterated. debris spilled all over the median. >> it is really terrible as you can tell. the wreck happened along interstate 40, about 100 miles northwest of albuquerque. the state police say there are also multiple serious injuries with many passengers transported to area hospitals. >> the ntsb launched their go team on the scene. greyhound says there were 47 passengers on the bus, traveling from albuquerque to phoenix. >>> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm dion lim. our other top story, a school gun scare in san francisco. >> sky map 7 shows you that it happened at balboa high school. you can see the track and the school on cayouga avenue. >> this is in the city's balboa park neighborhood. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs arrived on the scene as the lockdown was still going on inside. she's joining us now out

we begin with breaking news out of new mexico as we come on the air. authorities say multiple people have died and dozens are injured after a highway crash between a greyhound bus and aemgency r ar still on the scene right now. hospitals are on high with the latest on the crash from nbc's gadi schwartz in new mexico. >> reporter: along a new mexico highway, unbelievable destruction, showing a median covered with wreckage. the unmistakable shape of a greyhound passenger bus and a semi truck. new mexico police calling this a mass casualty event with multiple fatalities, but unclear how many. the crash happening late this afternoon on i-40 near the small town of thoreau, 100 miles west of albuquerque. police say the truck collided with a big rig, the impact so powerful, it sent parts of the vehicles flying hundreds of feet. the crash shutting down traffic on the highway as police investigate. local hospitals prepar preparing for dozens of patients. authorities still unclear how many passengers survived. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> today in arizona, thous

death and destruction on a new mexico roadway.ray wilson/new mexico state police"speaking to the officers when they got here, it was chaos." authorities say a semi-truck blew a tire, crossed the median and hit a greyhound bus head-on.several fatalities were confirmed thursday.....and some survivors have serious injuries. voice of marc gonzales/witnessed crash"it was horrible. there was people trying to climb out of the windows of the bus, there were people on scene that were bystanders that were trying to help. people getting ladders out of their truck to get up to the windows."there were 49 people on the bus, including the driver.only one person was on board the truck.voice of marc gonzales/witnessed crash "as we went by, the overturned semi, i mean everything that was in the trailer was out on the road. it was a disaster." no word yet on what caused the truck's tire to explode.ray wilson/new mexico state police "that's why the crash reconstruction is here, they have specialized drones and equipment that they can measure, you know, the tires and all that stuff and they get that informati

, he change particularly new mexico. poor,is state that was had low infrastructure, and put in the middle of it the federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> author martha andrews discusses the role of frontier women in her book "out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico," sunday at 2:00 p.m.. we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that has been it has been think mostly military testing, but it is involved a lot of civilian uses as well. a lot of the rockets fired out here are sounding rockets used to do upper atmospheric research. that is still a big program. sheldon, tour of four a military post located by the rio grande river to keep peace in the region. watch c-span cities tour of las cruces, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span two's book tv, and on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> next week on american history tv on c-span3, watch the first of our nine part series "1968 america in turmoil," where we look back 50 year