welcome to also al jazeera america. reports that award winning actor phillip seymour hoffman was found dead in his manhattan where a protestor said he was beaten for eight days announced that he is leaving the country. where the cost of sex abuse settlements has now left the diocese completely bankrupt. and over in california they are facing the driest winter on record, now the state government is asking people to do

their part. we begin today with reports that the award winning actor has been found dead in new york. nypd has told that they are investigating his death. al jazeera's bill wideman is with us now on the phone. bill, can you tell us about the death of phillip seymour hoffman, has the cause been confirm. >> i don't think there's a confirmed cause yet, but the new york post is reporting that was dug related. he was found debt in his new york apartment, i understand. >> can you tell me a little bit about his background? doesn't this come just a day after announced that amy adams and ben affleck would be in his next movie. >> it is a sad day. this is a guy who had a lot of talent.

he had a great role in that paul thomas anderson big epic movie, and then he was in magnolia, he seemed to rise with the rise of these really great art films. he seemed to really ride that wave. he was an unconventional leading man, but by 2006, he won best actor for capoetty, and i think it shows about his talent, it was a very small element a feminine man, and he was a very big guy, and the fact that he pulled that off, shows the versatility of his skill. >> we also understand that he did have a history of drug abuse. can you tell us more about that? >> he did. last year i think he admitted he had been snorting heroine, and he pud himself into a facility for that, he was a substance abuser growing up, and said he had been clean for decades. so obviously something he had been grappling with

his whole life. >> what do you think phillip seymour hoffman's legacy will be to the world? and more specifically to the acting community. >> well, again, it is going to be -- here is a guy in the prime of his career, he was a great stage actor. sam shepard plays things like that not on broadway but on the very highest levels in the new york heat community. he had a good 15 year run of really critically acclaimed movies and i think it will be one of these really sad losses that the art world seems to get with depressing regularity really. >> live with us via, skype, thank you for joining us this afternoon. and oversea as man at the center of the ukrainian protest prepares to leave the country, this after claims he was beaten and tortured. a court has dropped all charges against a man who says he was kidnapped either with with the knowledge or at the i have othe kiev government. he has been hospitalized

after enduring life threatening injuries to his entire body. jennifer glass has been following from the very beginning. what is the latest with this gentlemen, and has the government responded yet? >> you joined me for a very loud independent square, where demonstrations isn't to go on behind me. the man you talk about, has already left the country, we understand he is on rout to latvia. the billionaire who helped security his release from the hospital today, thanked secretary john kerry for his help for his support in raising these human rights issues. one of the opposition delegation who was in munich in weekend, who met with the secretary. he really has become the poster child of abuses here. he was found a few days ago, after being missing,

beaen, bloodied, bruised, they had questioned his side of events. that perhaps he staged this to try to raise tensions here, and they had wanted to question him. the prosecutors office says well, we know we can question him, and they let him leave the country, just within the last hour, hour and a half or so. so a happy ending to that tame, but 160 people remain detained, abductions remain a problem, abuses by the police, alleged abuses by the police remain a problem, and the european convention is supposed to investigate next week. >> all right, live for us in kiev, thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. meanwhile, a roman catholic diocese has failed for bankruptcy as part of a multimillion dollars settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by clergy members. this is now the 11th u.s. diocese to file for chapter 11, all of them linked to child abuse cases.

ryan rooney has more. >> this makes the arch diocese the 11 newing the country to go bankrupt after one of these settlements. it is a complicated case that goes baaing to the 1940's, 362 victims were identified. they reach add settlement of $15 million, most of which is going to be paid out of insurance, the arch diocese itself has to come up with $2.5 millions in cash. most of which they don't really have. they were in financial trouble long before this settlement came. >> the idea that our future is uncertain, is hard. it is hard to talk about, but some of these horrible things that have gone on in the past, and how can we engage them, and help with what's been done. is -- this may provide a means for that. so there is a little bit of hope. >> is there a chance this diocese could go under? >> i couldn't say. other diocese have. >> this is something that

has gone on very quietly within the legal world for years. most of the 362 victims never came forward to the public. if people know who they are, they are not saying, and some of the parishioners say it isn't a big matter of discussion. but it is settled now, although the victims and all the parties have to vote on this settlement and approve it. >> the volcano in ecuador has released three big explosions. the volcano is located just southeast of the capital. the volcano has been active there since 1999, and that's where our andy gallagher is right now. andy, can you explain to us what is happening right now? >> voters have been going to the polls all morning looks like a very tight ration between the socialist party.

two candidates haven't really given voters any concrete motions on how to fix the economy. or how to deal with about a third of the population who live below the poverty line. one thing they have talked about is how to solve the problem of el salvador's gangs. there's a truce that is supposed to be in place that is looking very fragile, as we found out, it looks like a problem that may be too big for either to solve quickly. >> andy, thank you for joining us. for the first time in history, the drought is -- they will have to rely on local reservoirs and judy mueller has more. >> the picture is bleak, reservoirs running near empty, snowpack at record lows. parched farmland, faced with a drought of historic proportions california water officials are taking historic measures. >> this is the first time in the history of the

water project, that projected supplies for both urban have been reduced to zero. >> that's right. zero. the state has cut off water shipments to local agencies that serve 25 million california yangs. farmers and water districts will be forced to find their water elsewhere, and some are prepared to do that. >> the metropolitan water district, which served los angeles and much of southern california has been preparing for this kind of emergency. with water storage and conservation, the agency has no plans to impose mandatory water restrictions this year. but it has called on citizens to conserve water. >> governor jerry brown is also calling on californians to voluntarily cut their water use, by at least 20%. >> don't flush more than you have, don't shower longer than you need to, and turn the water off when you are shaving. >> are california yangs listening and how are they to measure that 20%. >> i have been cutting back on my lawn waters.

i have been cutting back on the time i have been cutting back on my shower time. but that's so little. >> i don't want to conserve any water. i want to enjoy what i have. >> people working on a crisis mentality until the crisis happens and it effects their lives. people in america are oblivious. >> a two minute shower would be a crisis for a lot of people. >> it would be for me. [laughter] >> oh yeah, i'll cut mine in half, i will make it short. >> what would be what? >> i don't know, five minutes. >> we will shower together, that helps. >> hmm. >> suggest that domier people. >> but it is no laughing matter, voluntary conservation doesn't catch on, nature may force the state to take tougher measures. >> we know going back in history, there have been some very very long droughts which they call megadroughts. and we might well be in one of those. >> the forecast calls for light rain this week, but in california, that amounts to less than the

proverbial drop in the bucket. al jazeera, los angeles. >> and for more now on the drought we turn to our meteorologist. >> thank you very much, morgan. they have been dealing with exceptional levels of drought, not just this year but this happened last year, they didn't receive enough rainfall, as a matter of fact, it set them into exceptional levels of drought in areas just around san francisco, all the way down into southern california. los angeles, and so we are going do continue to deal with this, not just today, and not just this year, but we could continue to have to deal with this fur an exceptional amount of time. i tell you what perpetuates the drought. wind really play as role, whenever you have dry terrain, we have wind gusting up to 50 miles per hour, and the pattern usually ridge of high pressure sets up here. it does spark brush fires and that's what we will continue to have to deal with.

we continue to see ice fall. and we will continue to see that torrent, so if you are traveling along, i 35, perhaps down into portions of north and central texas, will have to deal with the rain out there, and even the freezing rain, so we want you to be careful if you are traveling, morgan back to you. >> thank you. >> after living in the u.s. for year as mexican man returns to his homeland. only to get caught up in the drug wars why he decided to stay. plus, the controversy surrounding chris kristy, flaring up right before tonight's big game right there in the garden state. >> east rutherford new jersey where we are predicting the results of this evenings super bowl. >> denver. >> and daniel. >> denver. >> join us back here for the super bowl party, near the stadium, in a couple ofn't manies.

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welcome back to al jazeera america. going back to our top story, award winning actor phillip seymour hoffman has been found dead in new york. he was found in his manhattan apartment, as saying medical officials have not yet excepted on the exact cause of his death. he lived in america for almost two decades but his heart remains just south of the border now one man has returned home and finds himself in the fight of his life. dave mercer reports. >> battling the drug cartel, and how their fight however dangerous will never be in vain. after living in the united states, he returned to rural but soon found himself in the middle of a war.

but instead of threing he and his brother fought back. >> it is our town, our place, our home. what are we going to do? p why are we going to leave. >> she fears every time her sons are called it may be the last time she seems them. >> i give them my blessing and i say to god take them, but bring them back home. don't let them be apertured, because the knights templar won't just kill them, they are cowards and would torture them, like they did to my brother. >> hennessey along with his brother are part of a 20,000 strong movement that sprung up to combat the drug cartel. for years cartel members have controlled hundreds of towns ex-effort proking kidnapping and killing.

but in the knights templar cartel came along and started to demand up to 10,000-dollar as month, in so called protection money, and everything changed. >> now their saw mill looks like this. after years of building up the business, piece by piece, they were forced to abandon it. his brother says it is hard for him to look back at how things used to be. >> a lot of jobs and work, we were doing good, and we had more than 50 people working given jobs to people that need it. to incorporate them, they say they are happen by they no long very to stand alone, and hope that this is the beginning of the end of a war that has already gone on far too long. david mercer, al jazeera, mexico. >> speaking of controversy, the plot thickened for new jersey governor crist kristy,

this morning energy state assemblyman appeared on cbs's face the nation. he says the governor may have known what was planned. >> what i said is the governor made a statement about when he knew, and i said i have my doubts about that time line. he could have known at any time, but i have my doubts about what he said. >> now, in an email to supporters just yesterday, he fires back at a former political ally who accused him of lying about his role in the scandal. in that email, he said david wildstein will do and say anything to save daled wildstein. and with the kick off to america's most watch sporting event just hours away, preparations are already underway for next

year's super bowl. glendale arizona will be the host of next year's wig event, so arizona governor was in new york on saturday, as she was handed off organizing responsibilities for next year. the super bo uhl is believed to bring big money and business to host cities but as courtney reports it doesn't always go the full nine yards. >> super bowl xlviii in february of 2014, will be played in new york, new jersey. the super bowl host committy originally claims it would cost $70 million to set up, secure, and clean up. according to a report in the park press, security in new jersey alone will be on par with presidential inaugurations. meaning 4,000 people on the ground, that can easily cost millions of dollars. new jersey transit is expecting to spend at least $17.7 million on the event, though officials say that's just a fraction of their $1.94 billion operating budget.

so depending on who you talk to, the big game is either a great thing, or greatly overrated. somewhere between five and ten people come to the region whoever person who has a ticket. >> they are always overinflating. >> a reporter for the daily beast says promises of the $600 million wind fall are widely exaggerated. and the money that is made, doesn't necessarily stay in the community. >> the money is not staying here, and that's called leakage, the money is coming into the marriott hotel, which i believe is a sponsor, and it is going into corporations. it doesn't go to the deng clerk, or the housekeeping staff, it doesn't go to the local economy. >> a 2011 study from college of the holy cross, found that super bowls generally have only about .1 of the financial impact that local boosters initially advertise. doug owns a restaurant near the stadium. >> it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, especially for a small business, like ourselves. we are thrilled about it. >> he is hosting the profootball hall of fame

super tailgate with ticketing costing 425-dollar as pop. residents is expecting 1,000 people for the pregame alone. >> financially it is off the charts. we will never do business like this again, unless the super bowl comes back here, and hopefully it does. >> indianapolis hosted the super bowl in 2012. >> from an economic standpoint, it was a huge wayne for our city and our state. we had $342 million of outside spending, that occurred here, in terms of everything that was directly tied to the event. in terms of visitor spending, over the course of the ten days of the event, when we opened our village in downtown indianapolis, that direct visitor spend was $176 million. the game helped add 4700 jobs and about $278 million to the cities ddp. >> of course this year

the super bowl is being hosted by a much larger city, that doesn't need the publicity to draw tourists here. so what is the value of hosting the big game. the answer may be, it depends. >> it is hard to estimate how much new yorker whose are staying home to avoided the crowds would be spending this weekend if there were no event. it may be months before we know how big the games economic impact was, in the meantime, the fans are here, the teams are ready, and even the weather seems to be cooperating. i'm john tariff in east rutherford new jersey. so new jersey turns out here, and we will meet the mayor in a couple of minutes.

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welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford. back to our top, so i award wink actor phillip seymour hoffman has been

found dead in new york. but medical officials have not yet commented on the cause of death. hoffman made his name in films like boogie nights before winning the oscar for best actor. the super bowl is this weekend and the olympics next. security remain as major concern as well as the high cost of the games. this compared to the winter olympics just four years ago. which were financially very mod es, but also very successful. al jazeera reports from vancouver. the flame no longer leap from the olympic calderon, but the city has tangible reminders of the winter games four years ago, in the form of several sports stadium, a new rail line to the city's airport, housing, and community centers. vancouver's olympics cost about $6.2 billion. a fraction of what russian is spending on sochi. vancouver olympics chief john furlong says his team scrutinized every

penny that was -- looking at absolutely everything. went into every single account to find a way to get project over the finish line, we simply had to finish games. >> when the president pitched sochi to the international olympic committee, he promised to spend $12 billion. since then the cost has ballooned. >> according to investigations by russian activists opposition political figures and even a senior member of the international olympic committee, much of the enormous costs of the sochi games is due to corruption. >> various schemes involved where they inflate the price of some of the projects and then pocket the difference, and the contracts end up running over what they are anticipated to be, so it's been far and away the most expensive olympics that has ever

been. >> these medals on display, at the vancouver convention center, are a reminder of canada's national freud in hosting the games. but robert van weinberg at the university of britsish columbia who has studying olympic financing closely says the games have become skepticals spiraling out of control. >> despite talk of sustainability, these things are becoming massive show cases for entire nations. we are seeing it with real, we are seeing wit sochi. we saw it with beijing, and now the world cup is becoming like this in some ways too, and the games are just the platform upon which you build an international image. >> as that trend continues the relatively modest gains held here on the pacific shore, may prove to have been the last of their kind. before we can get to the olympics next week, the super bowl tonight over in the garden state, unfortunately for some

fans officials are not allowing tailgates. al jazeera joining us live now with more on that. i sigh you have quite the crowd behind you there. >> 6,000 people turned out here, they got rid of all of those tickets, this is the mayor. jim, can you believe this turn out. >> well, no, we expect add couple of thousand, at most, and we sold out all the tickets can was 6,000 we are beyond that now. what about the relationship between new york and new jersey, do you think where the stadium and has the respect it deserves. >> no, i do not. not so much east rutherford, i don't think new jersey received that, i think the nfl totally ignored new jersey. and i think that may have had an effect on the economics of this. where people from other parts of the country may not have realized how close we were, not only to the stadium but to new

york city. and i don't think they realize that the stadium was in new jersey. >> was you have tried to address that, and this is a turning state your name out, you must be pleased? >> we are very pleased. we have people from all over, i just talked to someone from queens new york. someone from summer set new jersey, people are coming from all over, so i have to say the committee did a great job in putting this together, and i think that they really felt offended by the nfl, and they wanted to show the nfl that we want to be a part of this, and even if you don't care, we care. >> would you have it back? oh, sure, if they decided to come back, we would put on a bigger party, and maybe they won't ignore us. >> and finally who is going to win? broncos or sea hawks in you can tell us. >> listen, the sea hawk fans, the denver fans have all been great, i am not going to predict, i just want to see a big game, and everybody leaves saying this was a great great place to be. >> mr. mayor, thank you very much. morgan, back to you. >> all right, the war going on on the turf, and

off the turf, thank you so much. and thank you for watching i'm morgan ratford, remember for news you can head over to aljazeera.com, or follow us on twitter at a.j.a.m. stay tuned.