squat one. he was captured by dozens of soldiers and police at a mexican beach resort. he had alluded police for 13 years after breaking out of prison. we re finding out about his life on the run and the key role the u.s. played in his arrest are officials are fighting to have him extradited to the u.s. ted rowlands have more. reporter: both families here and mexico have been ab absolutely devastated because of this guy and the drug cartel. this morning he is finally facing justice. after alluding capture for more than a dozen years, how did authorities nab el chapo, the world s most ruthless drug lord? focusing on five wiretaps officials tracked him down to this hotel in mexico. also arrested, carlos ramirez,
figure skating scoring scandal. but we begin with breaking news. u.s. and mexican authorities have arresteded the head of one of mexico s most notorious drug cartels. joaquin el chapo guzman was arrested overnight at a mexican beach resort. mark potter joins us from miami. mark, just who is guzman and what can you tell us about the arrest? reporter: guzman is considered by most to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, the most sought-after drug trafficker in the world. now he s been arrested. so that arrest is being celebrated by folks at the d.e.a. and in mexico who have been chasing him ever since 2001 when he had been arrested and then escaped from a maximum security prison in a laundry truck. he then rose to become the head of the notorious sinaloa drug cartel, the biggest drug cartel in mexico responsible for hundreds of tons of marijuana coming into the u.s. every year, along with methamphetamine,
cocaine and heroin. so his arrest is seen as the equivalent of the arrest of pablo escobar back in the day in clo colombia and even osama bin laden. what we know is from a senior law enforcement official that he was picked up overnight at a resort or at a hotel or condominium in mazatlan. he was with an unidentified woman. the arrest went off without incident. there was no resistance, no shots fired. he was taken alive and is now in custody. we re told that this was the result of a three to four-week investigation by the d.e.a. working in collaboration with the mexican marines with whom they have worked on a number of arrests, captures and killings of mexican authorities. it s an organization they trust very much and they worked with them again on this one. guzman is a storied figure in mexico.
problem. translator: that the israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law and u.n. resolutions and emphatically continues to intensify building settlements on the territory of the the state of of the future of state of palestine. like i mentioned just a short time from now delegates will hear from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he ll have some of the same points to hit as the president, president obama has hit. he may hit them own more strongly. will you see that live here again. we expect that at any moment. turning to our senior state department producer who is here with me. alise, what happens now? he s asking for statehood, he hand in the paperwork but how is this process expected to go? could go quickly but it could draw out for some time. it could. i think what president abbas is looking to do, get on a plane, go back to his people, claim victory that he went to the u.n. securi
kids, is that possible? just take precautions. first of all, avoid drinking water. avoid rain water, avoid milk, leafy green vegetables. as you get within 20 miles. start to take precautions, avoid the local vegetation, milk, the rain water because it is infected with this radiation, cesium and radioactive iodine, you may want to watch out for your hair or clothing. radioactive dust could settle on your clothing. as you get closer to the site, radiation levels are lethal only robots are allowed into certain areas. geraldo: i promise i won t go where robots tread. this is a fox news alert. earlier today, five women found brutally murdered in the mexican beach resort of acapulco.