good morning, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i m stephanie sy. the head of the epa says the agency is working non-stop to clean up a major toxic spill in colorado. today they will visit sites along the rivers, and the agency is set to release testing samples. mccarthy says the epa takes full responsibility. it is a tajjic and unfortunate accident and epa is taking responsibility to make sure it is marined up. the most important thing is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near the river. the spill is still flowing at a rate of 500 to 700 gallons a minute. the rivers snake west through the four-corners region into utah where they empty into the colorado river. the spill is expected to reach lake powell today. the colorado river system is considered the life blood of the west. it is one of the few major rivers in the region, stretching 1400 miles from the rockies to the gulf of california. seven states and some 40 million peopl
tell me how you got started as one of the white house photographers for time. diana walker: i started freelancing in the 70s and went to work for a small washington magazine. it was called the washington monthly. the editor told me, we do not have much money to spend on photography. i thought, oh dear. he said we can only pay you $25 for every picture we use but the good news is, i can get you your credentials to shoot on the hill and at the white house. i began to freelance around washington and the business of washington is politics. i started photographing for the monthly and i would photograph a lot of things on set for them. that build up my portfolio. i went to see time and a lot of places. they would give me work or they would not. i went to see time and they gave me work and one of the assets i had in my hand was my credential to go to the white house. time had this problem where they did not have someone over there. annie callahan could call me up and send me
help moments after san antonio detective benjamin marconi was shot. police leased a photo of this man entering a building who they believe may have more information about the shooting. we consider the suspect to be extremely dangerous and a clear threat to law enforcement officers and the public. reporter: police chief william mcmanus says detective marconi pulled over a driver in front of police headquarters just before noon. that s when the suspect parked his vehicle patrol car and approached the driver s side window where marconi was sitting. the suspect allegedly shot marconi twice in the head before running back to his vehicle and driving off through the headquarters south parking lot. the fact that he did what he did to a police officer, a police officer sitting in his car, tells me he is the ultimate coward. reporter: marconi was pronounced dead at the hospital. nobody has a bad word to say surveillance footage captured this black sedan speeding away from th
violence broke out. police say there were about 30 people partying at this house behind me but the fun stopped when one teenager got robbed. police say the 19 year old was robbed by several other men and the suspects came armed. one had a gun another had metal knuckles. a fight broke out and the teenager was hit. police say he has some cuts and bruises nothing serious. but the robbers did get away with his belongings thats his backpack wallet and jewelry. police were able to take five people into custody no word yet on if there have been any official arrests. this road is still blocked off if youre driving near south tenaya way and sahara you will have to make a small detour. live near sahara also breaking overnight. cement wall, near a house on the corner of maryland parkway and pyle. you can see the damage left behind. a viewer who drove by says they saw a man getting arrested. we re still working to confirm that with metro. fire engulfs a man s kitchen, but ins
[ cheers and applause ] the snow. right after us. until 1:00. it gets heavy around 2:00, 3:00, watch the pink line and the blue lines in the south. that is ice and then rain. it creeps right up to the south by 5:00. so we will see 5:00, and then county. changing to rain. and tonight, we start to see here. and then everybody is in the rain tonight. we are going to talk about some very heavy rain and flooding afternoon. in your accu-weather forecast. i will be back in just a moment. back to you, shirley and david. bill, thank you. remember, you can stay on top of the winter weather conditions on our acu track alert app and it is tree to download for android or iphone. a power outage, plunging part of grand central terminal into the dark. a commuter tweeted out this photo of the blackout on the lower level. fortunately, trains are not impacted. tim fleischer is live with details. tim, what is going on there? reporter: david, i have been inside for the last hour or so. we