talked about the new choices that people have to find health care outside of the new workplace. i wonder if you could explain the delay and talk about the long term where you see health insurance less tied to the workplace. >> well -- >> and if i may for president hollande. >> of course. >> i'm wondering if you have followed the fast track here, and whether that raises concerns in your mind. >> the overwhelming majority of firms in this country already provide health insurance to their employees and are doing the right thing. the small percentage that do not, many of them are very small and are already exempted by law. so you have this small category

of folks who don't provide health insurance, they need to make sure that they meet their responsibilities to their employers aren't going to the emergency room, jacking up everybody else's costs. what we did yesterday was simply to make an adjustment in terms of their compliance because for many of these companies, just the process of complying yeah, they are mid-sized between 50 and 100 folks, it may take time even if they are operating in good faith, and we want to make sure the purpose of the law is not to punish them, it's to make sure they are providing health insurance to their employees or that they are helping to bare the costs of their employees getting health insurance. and that's consistent actually with what we have done on the

individual mandate. the vast majority of americans want health insurance. many couldn't afford it, we provide them tax credits, but even with the tax credits in some cases they still can't afford it, and we have phase-ins to make sure that nobody is unnecessarily burdened. that's not the goal. the goal is to make sure that folks are healthy and have decent health care. so this was an example of administratively us taking sure that we're smoothing this transition, giving people the opportunities to get right with the law, but recognizing that they are going to be circumstances in which people are trying to do the right thing and it may take a little bit of time. our goal here is not to punish folks. our goal is to make sure that we have got people who can count on the financial security that health insurance provides, and where we have companies that want to do the right thing, and

they are trying to work with us, we want to make sure that we're working with them as well, and that's going to be our attitude about the law generally. how do we make it work for the american people and for their employers in an optimal sort of way. what was the second part of the question? >> long term? >> long term in terms of employer bases. we have a unique system. where partly because of historical accident and some decisions that fdr made during wartime, our health care has been much more tied to employers. and that's not the case in other case in other developed countries. it has worked for a long time, but what is also true is it is

meant for a lot of u.s. companies, a greater burden, more costs relative to their international competitors, that's a challenge. it has also meant that folks who were self employed for example, or independent contractors weren't always getting the same deal as somebody who -- somebody who had a job. it meant that folks working for small businesses sometimes had more trouble getting decent premiums and decent rates. so it just created a great amount of unevenness in the system. i don't think that an employer-based system is going to be -- or should be replaced any time soon. but what the affordable care act does do is gives people some flexibility. it says if i'm working at a big company like ibm or google and i decide i want to start my own company; that i'm not going to be inhibited from starting a new

company because i'm worried about keeping health insurance work with him on theo farm, but we can't air ford health insurance on our own, now maybe i have in a different job. and i believe cease the likelihood of success for my family. so it is giving people more flexibility to do what is best for them. ultimately that will be good for our economy. we understand from the start that there war going to be some challenges in terms of transition. when you have one system where a whole lot of people did not have any health insurance whatsoever, for a very

long period of time. and we finally passed a law to fix that, we knew there would be some bumps in transitions in that process. and that's what we are working with all the stakeholders involved to address. >> the question -- -- the trade partnership, he wanted to know when this partnership -- the way for the debate, that is currently underway in congress, but as -- the principles have been set up, as long as mandateds have been decided and interests of everyone are known, speed is not of the essence. what we need is to find a solution.

of course, the speedy agreement would be a good thing. of course there would be fears and threats. so if we act in good faith, if we respect each other, we want to promote growth, as we said a few moments ago, we can go faster. i think we will hear a question -- since last year, foreign investments in france have been crumbling and we are not benefiting in france from the world recovery. president obama do you think that mr. olon doesn't do much to encourage american investors to invest in france. and mr. olon, you will meet businessman, you are socialist, do you think the world of finance is an enemy, and you tax wealth at 75%, so how on earth do you convince

businessmen here, and what will you tell the head of the employees union here in washington that he wanted no conversation for the cost cuts. >> it is good to know that reporters have something in common in france and the united states. i think -. >> these would be which one would these be? >> you know, i think that all of us, were traumatized by the crisis in 2007, and twenty thousand eighth. you know the wright has to take responsible for its roll in that crisis. we made some quick decisions that allowed us

to stabilize the financial markets and begin the long process of recovery. it was painful. it was slow. and it was only because of the incredible resilience of people and businesses believe some policies that we were able to begin the growth process, that we were able to sustain for some time throughout our different -- right now. >> but -- europe has a different set of challenges. because of the euro zone, because of the nature of the shared currency, but not completely shared governance, and supervisory authorities.

that can make some independent choices. despite that, i think europe has made enormous strides over the last year. france, in particular, has taken some tough structural reforms that i think are going to help them be more competitive the future. >> we are maximizing efficiency, as well as invasion, but also do it in a way that allowed for the benefits of growth to be broad based. and so workers are all benefiting from some sense of security and

decent wages and rising incomes. is the ability to retire securely. so each country will have different circumstances. the reforms we need in this country resolve around things that involve investing in infrastructure, where you have not made the kind of strides i would like us to see and what boosts growth even faster. we have to in skims training which every country will have to be because -- most highly skilled workers. we still have to do more on the invasion front. as innovative as we are, i think we are still under investing in research and development. so america has some strengths but we also have areas where we have to make progress, and i think francoise would be the first to say that france is in the sitposition. i would certainly

encouraging american companies to look at opportunities. for investment in france. i encouraging even more to look at opportunities to n money back into in the united states, and i would welcome any french company whose want to come here to do business. but one of the great things about our commercial relationship, which is also part of the reason why i think the transatlantic trade partnership could be valuable is a lot of the growth is in small and medium size businesses. and they are the ones who could stand to benefit greatly from exporting. they don't have the ability to decide where to invest, they are going to be in their home countries. if we can open up trade opportunities for them, because they don't have a lot of lawyers they don't have a lot of accountants, they can't move locations and open up new plants. if we expand trade for them, that can mean jobs

and growth in france. it can mean jobs and growth here in the quite. and so i'm hopeful that we can give this deal, which will be a tough negotiation. but i am confident we can get it done. >> frank is one of the world's countries that we see in foreign investments. one that is the most open to foreign capitols. >> and i want to strengthen and enhance this. if you look at physical investments, real investments, not just financial investments, not transfers between companies. if you look at genuine investments, tangible investments in france, factories. in spite of the crisis in

2013, we maintain the level of investments. in france. which as witnessed to the confident in franks and france's talents, know how, companies. and this is nothing, more than 2,000 american companies that have been working in france. employing 500,000 people. and the united states is one of the main investors in france. and i hope that this trend will be strengthened in the future. bracbo rack is right. i have nothing to fear from frenching investments. there are many frenching companies here in the united states. and they create thousands of jobs. not all in the silicon valley. everyone in the united states.

i except have this vision of focusing on protection, and blaming anyone who invests abroad, because it will bring about new technologies and know how, and lit be useful. especially if they come back. so we need to make efforts. and soon i shall invite many foreign companies to take part to activity council. to see what can be done to improve the suggestion, and the opportunity when it comes to this. this is what is very often refers to -- because the companies wants visibility first and foremost.

but they stay widely invested in france, well, it is because precisely they find french society welcoming for them. the employers union. i called the responsibility packet. this has nothing to do with the direction of the state. what is the responsibility packet? french journalists are familiar with it. this responsibility market is about mobilizing the entire country to reach one goal. barack obama mentioned the american economy's resilience following the crisis. well, the concept point, where after an ordeal you have to be stronger. then you were before the ordeal.

before the crisis, you need to be able to mobilize more strength, more energy. you need to make sure the economy focuses on what was before, but will be after. this is what is at the very root of this recovery in the american economy. this is precisely the spirit of this packet. we have modernized, labor markets. vocational training there's a whole list of things that we have done and are doing. create more visibility in terms of tax regime, but everyone has to do it. the state is going to

make an effort. there are tax breaks that are already being granted. we also need to look at fiscal policies in order to have efficient room for maneuver, and commitments will have to be made. but these commitments need to be shared by companies. and businesses. in order to create jobs and improve training to fight against the outsourcing of activities to promote investments. >> i hope these trends. >> the opportunity for the economy.

>> a wide range of issues -- pointing out. >> he wondered whether or not he eight the hot dog, both men also talking about the french philosopher of the late 17th century alexi detoquerville. many of the quotes coming from him. one of them saying politics hates are almost the basis of friendships. on that note, was the crisis in syria. both men have a vested interest in the outcome of what is happening in syria. specifically the humanitarian crisis, and also earlier last summer when we talked about the situation involving chemical weapons, this is what the president had to say. >> syria must meet it's

commitments and russia has a responsibility to ensure that syria complies. and we scal on the international commute to stem the flow of foreign fighters into syria. this week we are working with our security council partners, offer an end to indiscriminate -- and to ensure humanitarian aid workers have unimpeded access to syrians in need. >> they have been talking about the long standing relationship between the quite and france, dating back to ben min franklin as the first u.s. ambassador to france. also the statue of liberty is similar to the one in france, and also one in lucksen bjork. on the note of the ally situation, the president had this to say. >> there are countries have always been allied have always been friends, but now trust each other,

in an unprecedented manner, and this is characteristic of our personal relationship, but also our common goals. >> and we are rejoined now in a moment, we will talk to an expert on the united states french relationship, but first, mike picker rah is at the white house. he is inside that room, that is who's who of the dignitaries. i saw a second ago, it was a former secretary of state, and also another former secretary of state, everybody lining up to see this renewed restart of the relationship between the united states and france. >> yes. and it isn't lost on the french media either. i thought one of the more curious questions came from that reporter, asking if now president obama was best friends with france, as opposed to great britain. and of course, the president gave that sort of curious answer drawing the analogy with his daughters and saying he could never choose between them. overall dominated by

statements and excepts about the situation in syria. about the situation in iran. both sides each man applauding the oh for the cooperation they have found. i thought the president spoke very tough about syria, on some quarters namely russia, resisting the humanitarian corridors to help with the situation. and other places where it's utterly deteriorated and both men made reference to that. let's play a little bit there, talking about his policy towards syria. they have always been allied, have always been friends, but now trust each other. in an unprecedented manner. and this is characteristic of our personal relationship, but also of our goals. common goals. >> and the public

defender was al asked about the spy agreement. in that context, tonight from get britain, of course the mission reading -- he said no heads of state would be on the francoise. >> you listened to both men, they spoke for an hour, and your rea? >> the american lions was in very good shape, that they were standing firm, and together on syria and iran.

and they put them behind them. movement forward on the transatlantic trade investment partnership, but i was also struck particularly by the way president obama said although the military option was never off the table, that this was not the time for any kind of military intervention in syria despite the troubles in holmes. >> did you also find it interesting they spent a lot of time with iran, if iran does not continue to follow the set of guidance that they have set forth for iran. they were firm on this. that the agreement. there is no distance between the europeans.

>> please stand by, mike is well. we show you the numbers on wall street, you will smile. the new chair of the fed testified before copping, and they liked what they heard concerning what he plans to do with the markets. we will take a break.

another major tomorrow.g also effecting other parts of the country, let's check in right now

with dave warn to find out what we are in store for this time. >> right now the ice concern is across the southeast, this darker shade of pink here, that is an ice storm warning. there's one area moving out, the big storm that will really develop off the coast, and bring all this ice and warm air up over the cold air, is really just starting to take shape over the southern plains. you can see this moving out. that storm developing along the gulf coast, bringing more warm air up, over the top of that cold air which is held in place. you can see the temperatures now above freezing. memphis down to 30. 31 in charlotte. the cold air being pulled in from the south. this is what it leads to. a large area of moisture moving in. but here is this area of ice expanding and that

will continue throughout the morning rush hour tomorrow. by about noon into the cold air, but here is significant icing through central georgia, south carolina, about to get nailed with a quarter to half an inch or more of ice accumulation. and that will move into north carolina. it will stretchly move up the coast, that's not until wednesday night and thursday, but then it is impacting the mid atlantic states. so here are the temperatures, right by about tomorrow afternoon, down below freezing but this pink area that's areas that have -- the snow has melted and it freezes on or before it hits the ground. so you are getting significant ice accumulation, along with sleet. potential for eight inches of snow, where it is cold enough, be uh the ice will be the biggest problem. columbia, south carolina, and just to the northwest. >> thank you very much, and because of the news conference that joint news conference, we took away part of the coverage from our colleagues in doha, we will take a break, when we come back,

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crashes in the country's northeast, just one of the 77 people onboard is thought to have survived. the c 130 went down in a mountainous area, 500-kilometers east of the capitol. it was carries off duty officers and their families. now, u.s. president president obama has hailed what he called the courage of france's leader, in foreign policy. president obama made the excepts after they held a media conference the the the white house. where they have been holding talks. u.s. french have been improving from a decade ago during the iraq war. >> this level of partnership, across so many areas would have been unmanageable earn decade ago, but it is a testament to how our two nations have worked to transform our alliance, and i want to salute the president for carrying this work forward. >> francoise, you haven't

just spoken eloquently about france's determination to meet it's responsibilities as a global leader, you have also acted. >> al jazeera joins us live now, that all sounded very friendly, what else do this they have to say in that press conference? >> well, aside from expressing how in sync they are on many matters both significant, i suppose is the fact that they were didn't really have any answers to the tough questions, such as the whole issue of syria, right now. they were asked first of all, will there has been a hold up in the delivery of surrender of chemical weapons on the part of syria. and both said that this did not appear to be a material problem instead they praised each other for the fact that they

were so insis at the present time and successful in getting the syrians to agree to hand over their chemical weapons. as for the issue of americans surveillance of france, through the national security agency, and other american spy agencies, one french journalist asked the american president whether, in fact, france was now to be glymph the same kind of no spy status that great britain has. well, the president responded by saying i have two daughters i am not going to choose which one is preferable to the other. and, in fact, he denied in fact that there is such an agreement between the united states and the u.k. but in general sense, the question that reflected the realities of what he called the enormous frustration on the issue

of syria. and as well, the insistence that there will be no -- there will be no relaxation of the sangs regime against iran. despite the fact that more than 100 french business leaders have traveled to iran, in hopes of drumming up business. and both leaders expressed the fierce determination that until there's a permanent agreement, on nuclear suspension on the part of iran, there will be no let up in the sanctions regime. >> yes, tom, how important -- how significant is this trip for the french leader who let's face it, is having a fairly torrid time, isn't he? >> i think he's -- his dividends in this trip will probably be on the economic side. the fact that he'll be giving up the opportunity to speak to a joint session of congress.

try to drum up business in that respect, foreign investment in france, that was another subject that was touched upon in the news conference. who has been under particular pressure, back home, is trying to project a probusiness agenda, and that, in fact, will probably be the most profitable achievement that he will have received in the course of this visit to the united states. tens of uh thousands of people want compensation, they say the police acted by mistake, and police say it owns the land. the case is highlighted the issue of land

ownership in nigeria. >> these people lost everything. when they bulldozed more than 1,500 homes. back in december. niger yang laws are not working the world should come and rescue us. >> many of the people evicted accuse the police of making an error. >> the commute says their homes were destroyed by the police by mistake. and have given us a copy of this eviction notice from the nigerian police. it is addressed to the community, which is not this commute. >> the eviction order is for a place several

kilometers away from here. the man who sold the land to the people who were evicted said it was not given or sold to the police. >> we are the one that sold this land. >> demolish -- >> but the police insist the land is theirs. and they deny anyone was killed during the demolition. >> we can't move into the land. that was -- it's not possible. >> you can't step out of the boundary, of your own land. we have a land is that clearly is desserted we go towards the necessary documents -- >> the police say they do have the eviction order where it took place, but they could not produce it during our interview. >> under the land use act, the government was given the right to allocate any land to

anyone. but traditional rulers and indigenous people say the land is still theirs and commonly sell it. but for now the thousands of others that are displace willed have to go to to try to prove their case. al jazeera. >> all right, time to head back to london, and get more news from europe. >> thank you, felizsy. well, david cameron has spent most of his term, saying the u.n. needs to cut spending and reduce the debt, be uh the british prime minister says money will be no object when it comes to fighting the flooding. the river is now at it's highest level in years and heavy rains show no sign of releapting, simon mcgregorwood reports. >> willow way is underwater, foot by foot, house by house, the river has taken over. about 50 people live here, most of them have moved out. it is the same story all

along this stretch of the river. hundreds of homes lost to the water. >> all michelle gray can do is rescue her possessions through freezing knee deep water. it started in january, when the roads stay dried and managed to go to work every day, come home in the evening. but this time it came up very quick within the space of 24 to 48 hours. and it came -- straight in. >> this was first built in 1947, and it hasn't seen flooding anything as bad as this since then. all across the southern part of the united kingdom, in other places the plaiding is much worse, and has been for much longer.

>> like here in summer set, in the southwest of england, hundreds of square kilometers of low lying land has been flooded for weeks. villages and farms have cut off hundreds of homes. the forecasters say more rain to come. floral warm willing to change, some say, wetter winters like this can become the norm. but that hasn't stopped the politics. the environment agency of doing too little too late. of protecting towns and ignoring the country side. >> everybody needs to get on with the vital work of bringing all of the nation's resources to get our road and rail moving to help people who have been flooded to plan for the future, and to learn all the lessons it is a very difficult situation we are in. >> tough choices lie ahead, which areas to defend, which to give us,

to ever more frequent flooding. and willow way, they have been left to tend for themselves. to gray and the ohs this can be a sign of what is to come. >> protestors at a detergent factory in bosnia are continuing a sit in, amido some of the worst unrest the country has seen for years. workers in the town are angry at the sale of factories can employ most of the local population. tim friend reports. >> they used to employ hundreds here. tough but steady work at the detergent factory, in bosnia's industrial heart land. now the, workerrers some of whom haven't been paid for a year, request only guard their shut down plant against asset strippers. >> we have not been paid in a long time, no health insurance or benefits.

since last june we have been guarding the building, we hope it will reopen. >> the aingeer and frustration that the workers feel about being let down by their political leaders suddenly erupted on to the streets last week. >> they rioted and burned the local government building. the violence spread and other cities. because what is happening is not unique. some has since resigned. set up after the war there the 1990's is unwieldily and even construct. what happened here is that the people of the region finally said they have had enough of the thentist, the corrupt, and the unprofessional government. the government that for the past 20 years hasn't listened to the people, and the anger -- the government which does not see that the people h hungry and unemployed and they have no chance of a

future. >> back at the detergent factory, the sit in continues. all it needs is investment, they say. under the former yugoslavia system, they used to own 30%, now they say they are at the mercy of speculators. >> tim friend, al jazeera, bosnia. >> sport is still to come. full details for you in a couple of minutes. >>

right now it is about 11:30 in the evening. the u.s. is in fourth place with seven medals but 88 countries are there competing. now obviously, not everyone speaks the same and that is a smile. ray has more now on how russia wants everybody to walk away, smiling. >> sochi has something that supposedly doesn't come naturally to russians, she is smiling. and she is being helpful again, supposedly, an alien concept here. >> we have a special -- with the rug food. >> one of hundreds of volunteers helping olympic visitors arriving at the airport. it makes he proud that russians aren't the grim

faced grouches that may be expecting. >> now we can tell that people to open russian sha, to see how people in russia are kind. are very friendly, and it's very good chance for us. >> >> generous hospitality can be heard from anyone here. but russian themselves admit this tends to only come with familiarity, and smiling too much, is off viewed with suspicion. russians have a saying. is laughter without reason is a sign of stupidity. aware that sochi's service industry may need some instruction on what international visitors would expect, in the run up to the games the new russian international olympic university put on hospitality courses for hotelliers. something seems to be working. >> i have heard numerous

poem saying hello. and when asked how they are doing, they didn't give me a laundry list of complaints which i understand is what they would typically do. so that's been good. the experience i have had and the experience we have had are that they are just like folks in oklahoma. warm spirited love their children, are caring, and very friendly. the kind of enthusiasm demanded by the games may never come entirely naturally to russians. but perhapses that's a good thing. now to those four legged friends that make you smile, people have them as pets but what do we really know about dogs? a new series what are called desafing dogs. >> let's be drank, who

else in our lives has permission to do this. and who else besides our infant children can expect to receive this particular service? what makes dogs so special? >> dogs and humans have been partnered up for 10,000 years at least, to this point we treat them as members of our family, we pick up after them, and yet what do we know about dogs in how do they see the world. how do they see us. at emery university, remers have taught dogged to lie motionly inside an mri machine, provided a first live look. rejoinedders have begun to categorize by intellectual type. and there is a entire program donated to canine donation. >> and yet, the again net cysts tell thaws the dog is no different from a

wolf. so if there are 80 million wolves in peoples homes i think we should find out what they are up to. >> as a professor of psychology, clive knows something about people, but his expertise is what dogs are thinking. his conclusion, dogs have a very special gift. >> you can form a bond with any number of animals, but i think the readiness with which dogs form that bond with people is exceptional. >> win says that canine gift explores the relationship of our relationship with dogs. and that is we create trash. so you get rats and cockroaches, but among other things you also get wolves. >> over time, these scavengers and that turned them into dogs. >> was there be dogs if there weren't humans. >> no. >> we made that species possible? >> yes. before people there were

no dogs. >> win's research indicates that even now, food remains the dominant force in the relationship. >> so we have done some experiments that show that glymph a straight forward choice, between contact with the owner, and food, the dog will all choose food. >> although other animals can be trained to understand human gestures in pursuit of food, dogs are born seemingly hard wired for it. >> what does that tell us about the relationship between dogs and humans in. >> it shows us that the dog is very sensitive to the actions of people. >> good girl. >> large parts of the south are bracing for yet another winter storm, schools have been closed, preparations already underway, let's check the status of the storm with our meteorologist dave warren. >> yes, we are looking at a lot of ice here. the first part of this big storm which will really impact the southeast, and then move up the coast, giving us potential for a lot of snowfall. significant snowfall, just west of that. right now we are looking

at then wayings that are in effect. a winter storm warnings for snow and ice. here is an ice storm warning, this is across georgia, south carolina, and north carolina, this area of moisture will move out. there's a little break, but here comes the storm developing over the southern planes bringing warm air up, which is locked in place, with high pressure across the northeast that will keep the temperatures below freezing, and we will see that rainfalling into this air, which will be dropping. that sets up the stage for ice, sleet, or freezing rain. significant accumulations expected. timing of this looks like it is developing late tonight, overnight, to tomorrow morning here come as big area of ice as you get that warm air melting the snow, but falling into the air which is below freezing. where it is all cold enough, and snow in western south carolina, western north carolina. a lot of snow there, and this is icing area that is the big concern. right through central georgia, lit be moving out by thursday morning. but then impacting the mid atlantic, as a big

storm which will really intensify, just off the coast. look at what is happening here. this is the icing, rainfalling into air, which is below freezing, charlotte, raleigh, and wilmington, so that will be all rain. but that is the area of concern. >> dave, thank you very much. as yogi berra would say, it is deja vu all over again. many consider the beetles to be music legends but even legends have to have a place where they all start. take a look back at the very fist concert. >> . >> this room was packed. and there wasn't much noise until the beetles took the stage. >> and on that cold february night, with 8,000 screams fans here, the washington coliseum, became sacred ground. >> mike mitchell was a freelance photographer just trying to stay focused as the beetles

took to stage to may ham. >> the screaming was so loud and constant i talked to people that were ten rows back, and they couldn't hear the lyrics. >> just 18 at the time, barely older than the high school kids they knew it was a once in a lifetime moment. >> i was kind of panicky, because i didn't have a flash, i just wound my way through the crowd. and that was a god send for me. because it was too dark to have gotten anything without those lights. >> but when the show was over, that golden moment, faded, quickly. >> mitchell was hear fied to see how his magazine editors used the

pictures. >> the adults at the time, they didn't get it, so they did a satire of mad magazine, with a cut at the top that said fad. instead of mad. and a little bugs crawling all over the page, it was mortified. i hurt me, deeply. >> so he boxed up the negatives, packed them away, and moved on. >> i remember labeling the envelope "beetles." b-e-e-d-l-e-s, because i wasn't a good speller when i was a kid. >> the coliseum also looked headed for history, hitting it's low in the late 90's. >> 1996 is when the building kind of took a turn for the worst. who took out most of the seating and used it as a transfer station.

>> rebecca miller works for the d.c. league, an organization that protects throughout the district. >> my work started in 2003, when we put our list of most endangers places and this building was included on that, that is because the waste management was looking to demolish. >> she remembers the coliseum in it's glory days. >> my favorite was the circus. the roller derby. >> and she remembers the beetles too. >> at that time, the tickets were two, three, and $4. she was one of the very few african-american whose saw the show that night. >> it was exciting. i didn't look at it a black and white thing, i just looked at it as entertainment. coming here. >> the coliseum has long been a at the present time pole of the neighborhood. joe frasier, bob dillon. >> it is the same

building that got this many memories to it. and just see decay and falling apart. >> dan and holly come every year. with offices and shops but the shelves building and it's name will remain intact. >> i was really happy about that. i was really happy about that, that it was going to keep the name coliseum. >> and mike mitchell's memories getting another look too. pulling the negatives out of storage some years ago, mitchell spent 1,000 hours removing decades of dust, and grime. to once again reveal the magic of that night. their collaborations.

between two different photographers. the 18-year-old who shot them, and the 60 whatever-year-old that realized them. >> restored the collection brought a small wind fall, helping to reboot his career, and to relive the night that started it all. i did feel swept up but the music. it just got into you. we are following breaking news. the governor suspended the death penalty. saying it is clear to him, that the use of capitol punishment is inconsistent, and unequal, have more on the story once the details come in. you are watching al jazeera america, there is more news at the top of the hour, i'll dell walters live, and a reminder for updates throughout the day, all you have to do is go to aljazeera.com.

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