officially no more. the $450 million project to connect the alaskan city of ketchikan with its airport became nationally infamous during the run-up to the 2008 election when then-governor sarah palin put an end to it and made saying thanks but no thanks to the bridge part of her vice presidential stump speech. cut to seven years later, state officials now say they re endorsing a more realistic option, improved ferry service that includes a passenger waiting facility, shuttle vans, and upgrades to existing docks and ramps. now to new york city, where the rats are taking over. according to the city s comptroller scott stringer told reuters quote, i m a lifelong new yorker, and i ve never seen it this bad. i see them on my way home, they re standing upright. they say good morning, mr. comptroller. an estimated 2 million rats dwell in the big apple and their human neighbors have lodged a record number of complaints. more than 24,000 so far this year.
on both sides of the border. we know, for example, that shuttle vans that go between mexico and arizona have seen their businesses their business go down. they re suffering right now. we also know that imports from arizona have suffered also and just transactions between mexico and arizona have gone down. rafael romo, we appreciate always having you and your perspective. extensive reporting you have been doing. rafael romo, our latin affairs correspondent, we appreciate you. just getting in my hand here, a statement from the department of homeland security on what we ve been saying. to our viewers, the key provisions, the most controversial provisions of that arizona immigration law, not going into effect tomorrow after a judge issued an injunction. i m going to go ahead and read this to you, from our deputy press secretary at the department of homeland security, matt chandler, saying, the court s decision to enjoin most of sb1070 correctly affirms the
we were talking about this issue, 47 people were being rounded up by immigration and customs enforcement officials in arizona. they re expected to appear in federal courts in one of the largest-ever human smuggling busts. our casey wian reports from phoenix. reporter: they appear to be mom and pop businesses, operating shuttle vans between border towns and major cities in arizona, but they re allegedly part of a confederation of illegal immigrant smuggling rings according to immigration and customs enforcement. this is the largest human smuggling operation i.c.e. has ever conducted and i m quite confident at end of the day we will have dealt a very strong and severe blow to the alien smuggling industry here in arizona and along the southwest border. reporter: hundred of agents from nine federal and local law enforcement agencies fanned out across the state thursday arresting more than 40 criminal suspects and shutting down several businesses. here s how investigators say the huma
smuggle ring. they appear to be mom and pop businesses operating shuttle vans between bordertown and major cities in arizona. but they are allegedly part of a con federation of illegal immigrant smuggle rings. this is the largest human smuggling operation ever conducted. and i m quite confident at the end of the day we will have dealt a very strong and severe below to the human smuggling industry here in arizona. reporter: hundreds of agents from nine federal and local law enforcement agencies fanned out across the state arresting more than 40 criminal suspects and shutting down several businesses. here s how investigators say the ripgs operated. smugglers help illegal immigrants ebter the city and one of shuttle vans would take them to phoenix. they would ron day view with
leaders. russian investigators who have looked at the boxes say it appears that pilot error was to blame. on the bottom, a new york e mom who pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents in connection with a plot to bomb new york subways will not be going to prison, ahmed abzali is ordered to leave the country within 90 days. jon: a stunning blow to a massive human smuggling ring, 800 federal agents from the immigration and customs department, ice, crack ago criminal network based in southern arizona. it uses shuttle vans to move illegals around the country, illegals who very well could pose a danger to this nation. forty-seven people arrested so far. the feds say it is a major international crime ring that rakes in billions of dollars. our guest, who s john morton, assistant secretary of ice, mr. morton, exactly what was going on here? these shuttle services masqueraded as legitimate operation, right? absolutely, they were