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accountability from the department of veterans' affairs. >> if the allegations are untrue, it's dishonorable, disgraceful and i will not tolerate it. president obama's sometimes

angry comments coming after he met with eric shinseki, and others. afterwards jobs and maybe even eric shinseki's were on the line. >> i said to rick and to him today - i want to see, you know, what the results of the reports are, and there's going be accountability. >> reports emerged from the phoenix v.a. of staffers cooking the books, submitting phoney documents to make it look like veterans were receiving timely care. some waited months for appointments. the most damning, 40 veterans died waiting for help. allegations spreading to other v.a. locations. the president's comments fell short. >> tough words are not enough when it comes to the issue. we need action. >> it's not only rub karnings the american legion was critical, responding to the president in a statement.

the question is this:. >> now some democrats are as well. >> the first person is the secretary of veteran affairs. >> defending himself and the agency. president obama boosted the budget. problems persufficient. after 13 years of war the president pledged to straighten out the v.a. >> i want every veteran to know we'll fix whatever is wrong. >> a security breach hit the largest online trading company ebay. it says hackers gained access to the personnel data of $145 million customers. contact information. encrippled passwords --

encrypted passwords. the fbi worked with them, found the network had been hacked. the company says it did not appear that the hackers got the users paypal for credit card information. the white house sends 80 traps to chat to find more than 200 missing school girls. chad is on the border where boko haram formed a stronghold. we have the latest. >> reporter: there are good leads to be followed in chad. the military and the white house have not provided more details yet about what is going on. however, it is worth pointing out for our viewers that while there had been a considerable cry among some particularly here in washington for the obama to send in troops right away to find the girls, the obama administration never took that option off the table. there had been people, about 30

or so people from the c.i.a., from the state department, from the military, from the fbi, working as a team in abuja with nigerian officials to help them as they tried to conduct this search. the nigerian government is still in control of the search for the nearly 300 girls kidnapped. i believe about 34, 35 days ago. but, they have brought in intelligence and they say that they are sharing the intelligence, or at least the analysis of the intelligence with namingan officials. -- nigerian officials. there could have been a decision that going to chad, to the north and the east of nigeria, would be a useful part in the safe for the school girls. >> that's rosalind jordan reporting. in arizona wildfires triggering evacuation us. this is unfolding is sedonament 4500 acres are destroyed. high winds, low humidity is

fuelling the flames and in colorado golf-ball size hail, tornado forced people in and around denver to take cover. kevin corriveau is following the weather and has more. >> in colorado active weather and high river valley - to that in a moment. here and colorado, nine tornados with this storm. the severe weather has diminished this evening. this is what we are looking at. thunder storms looking at the north-east sector. we saw in parts of colorado springs as well as in denver three inches of hail falling across the region, we expect thunder storms tonight. what we expect to see in the short term is what is happening here and the ohio river valley. earlier today we saw soft-ball sized hail falling in illinois. 100 reports of hail damage had been reported. we think we'll see more pushing down to kentucky, maybe to parts

of tennessee, a little later. even west virginia could be seeing problems, and storms into parts of northern iowa, coming off the great lakes. this is a problem. tomorrow the weather threat will be a major problem as we look no parts of cannes assist and nebraska. we don't think it will be as big as it was today. it's warm and humid across the area. >> an incredible story out of california, a teenage girl who disappeared 10 years ago is found. police say she was kidnapped and they arrested a man who held her captive. stephanie stanton is in los angeles with more on the story. >> police learnt of the kidnapping during a domestic violence call to the woman's home. that's when thee revealed to authorities that she was hold against her will for the past 10 years by this man.

his name is garcia. he was living with her mother and garcia, and he has dating her mother. he began molesting the girl. after a domestic violence incident at the home in august 2004 garcia allegedly drugged the teenager, taking her to a house in compton, holding her captive in the garage. she said that began a decade-long nightmare in which a fake identity was created and they moved around. her family gave up looking for her, and they would be deported if she wept back is what he said. >> this is a 15-year-old that has only been in the country for 15 months. she doesn't know where to go or what to do. he's all she has. that's when the brain washing starts, and he starts to do what he does. >> now, the woman told police

that garcia forced her to marry them and they had a daughter in 2012. she says with opportunities to escape after years of physical and mental abuse, she basically saw no way out of her situation. now, garcia is being held on charges of kidnapping, rape, as well as false imprisonment and his bond is set at $1 million. >> do we have any idea where the woman is now, and if she's connected with her family? >> we don't know where she is at the moment. police are not releasing her name. we know she was able to connect with her sister on facebook, and they talked. that connection gave her the strength to come forward and tell authorities about her situation. >> of course, it's early in this case. do we have an idea about her living conditions? >> well, we can tell you that she lives in an apartment complex in a city called bell gardens, a suburb of los angeles.

neighbours were shocked to learn about this. they described the couple as a normal typical couple, with their daughter, saying the couple seemed happy. a neighbour described them as a perfect couple. >> stephanie stanton in california. thank you. the supreme court halts the xe accusation of a missouri -- execution of a missouri inmate after arguing that his medical condition would cause suffering. >> he had a rare condition. they don't have to reveal drugs. this would be the first execution since the botched case in oklahoma last month. his lawyers say they want to prevent the same suffering for the client. the high court blocked the execution so the judges can re view the case. >> in new mexico a landmark decision, president obama dislarg the oregon mountain desert peaks a monument. it's half an acre.

we report from utah. >> reporter: this is the largest designation that president obama made during his presidency. almost 500,000 acres in the newly designated national monument. the administration and local environment group say the area includes historical national monuments. beautiful jagged rugged mountain peaks, as well as a number of native american artefact. as well as interesting quirky things. a place called jer on mow's cave and billy the kid's look out, and a volcanic crater used for training for the apollo moon landing astronaut. a fascinating area, and the administration emphasis that this administration will create jobs, bolstering economic matters in the area. >> it's impossible to put a

price on towering peaks and pristine forests and america adds cultural history. we know the nation alt parks have an economic -- national parks have an economic impacts. in 2012 hundreds of millions of recreational visits to public lands and waters generated over 50 billion for local communities, supporting 900,000 jobs. >> of course, there is some opposition we have heard from local ranches saying they are concerned that grazing rights will be restribilityd. the bureau -- restricted. the bureau of land management saying that's not the case, valid permits will be grandfathered in. there has been inflammatory language coming from other officials. it plays into a rising tide of resistance we have seen in this

region over questions of public land use. we are in moyab utah, vast areas of d.l.m., recreation, including oil and gas development, mining, other forms of use that are all intentioned and all at the same time. the b.l.m. is always walking a tight rope on balancing the issues. we are reporting on this issue that's been in the headline after the standoff in nevada, questions about wild horses and so forth. that's an issue we are seeing more and more in the headlines. >> paul beban reporting. problems are piling up for general motors, 300,000 chevrolets were recalled for a potential fire hazard. since january they've recalled is a million vehicles, more cars that it sold last year. our studios across the street from maddison square garden, a new york sports and

entertainment venue brings in hundreds of millions. for the past three decades it paid nothing in property taxes. some officials say that is special treatment and they want it to stop. jonathan betz joins us from outside the garden. how much is the arena benefitting from the tax break? >> reporter: well, i have to tell you it's approaching tens of millions of dollars a year. it's an american icon, a place for history. the maddison square garden had a winning streak over the years. three decades and no property taxes. it's a bad example of corporate rely fair that too many -- welfare that too many sports team enjoy. maddison square garden, the most famous arena. it's home to the nicks and the rangers, locked in a play-off battle. each year it attracts millions of visitors, and millions in

profits. that is not always the case, in the '80s. rising costs force it out of new york. to keep it here, the state gave the garden a deal - stay put, pay no tax: . >> the quagarden and the owners rapiining -- reaping the benef. last year the council voted to end the exemption. it has been spare of paying $350 million since the 190s. the arena will avoid $17 million this year, and $54 million next year. that deal means new york city is missing out on needed money. the garden is not the only stadium with a tax break from the city. yankee stadium has received hundreds of million. payments and tax breaks are

common around the count rip. the city of st. louis offered millions to get the los angeles rams to move in, and bankrupt detroit is spending $400 million taxpayers on an arena for the red wings. maddison square examples used examples like those saying it was unfair to single out one company. critics say the garden's deal is different. when it comes to tax breaks, there's no final buzzer. the garden supporters say it deserves the tax breaks because it helps the economy. convincing the state otherwise will not about a slam dunk. >> jonathan betz at the garden. >> thank you. david is a member of the new york stick assembly and joins us from new york. assemblyman welcome. >> a pleasure to be here. >> what is your thoughts. should the garden get this

subsidy? >> absolutely not. it's the only for-profit institution that pays nothing in property taxes. the difference between the garden and yankee stadium is that city field and yankee stadium are on city-owned land. part of the agreement is they pay pilot payments in lieu of taxes corresponding to the amount of money they'd pay in property taxes had it not been city-owned land which they leased to the mets and the yankees. >> you know, the thing that i think surprised a lot of people, because there has been benefits given to different organizations for a number of things. the fact that it went on indefinitely, how did that happen? >> it was a glitch in the legislation. the mayor testified years later that he was upped the -- under the impression when he struck

the deal that it would last 10 years as most of the traditional property tax exceptions do, from 1982 to 1992. someone changed the legislation or the final legislation had no expiration and it continued constantly since 1982. has the new york legislature known about the deal, or not. >> they have. >> maddison square gardens has a lot of lobbyists. once something is in place, it's hard to change that. my legs ration has 40 sponsors, it will be considered in committee next week, and i'm optimistic that we have momentum, especially with the nicks and the rangers doing well. the rangers in the playoffs, now is the time they can afford to pay their fair share of property taxes. >> the dolan family are

powerful. have you heard from them? >> they say they are a valuable entity. in 1982 there was a fear that the rangers and the nix would leave new york. that is not the case. it's a profitable market. the nicks are the most profitable n.f.l. team and the rangers are a second most popular team. at this point there's no fear of leaving new york or maddison square gardens, and the fact so much was invested makes it more of a place. would the benefit go with the garden? >> hopefully not. the idea, i think was that the original deal was geared to this location as long as the rangers and the nicks played the home games in new york. as a matter of fact a former

colleague argued that it's possible that they forfeited their tax exemption because there was a hockey lock-out and the rangers did not may all their home games in new york. >> how much should they owe a year? >> right now $70 million. with the improvements, someone from the independent office testified the value has gone up so much the property tax should be in the raping of $54 million. >> any chance it will change soon. > i'm hoping they'll take up the legislation before the end of joup. >> bus the barkley -- does the barkley center get the same benefits. >> they don't get the same. there were tax-exempt bonds. they don't have the same exemptions. >> good to have you on the programme. coming up, family trust, meet the key holder to the

church built where jesus is believed to have been resurrected. facelift. old buildings get a stunning make over, and all with just a coat of paint.

bosnia and herzegovina are trying to raise money to help

with the floods. both reaching with the international community to raise aid. russia is in talks to fund some recovery effort. when pope francis visits bethlehem, and jerusalem he'll make a stop at the church of the holie seppual kerr built where jesus is believed to have been crucified and referred. we talk to the family that held the keys to the church for the last 1,000 years. . >> reporter: how old is this document? >> this one - it's 1,261. >> these documents not only unlock his family's past. >> this is the sultan's. >> yes. >> this is also in gold. >> it unlocked the past, present and future of christianity's sacred site. >> they keep the church in peace

until now. >> reporter: for 1,000 years, each sultan gave your family a new document. >> yes. >> reporter: jerusalem's rulers bestowed the family with trust. >> this is from theest lambic court. they -- the islamic court. this is the key that we give for my family. >> reporter: almost 1,000 years ago. >> yes. >> reporter: he is muslim but holds the key to the church of the holie sepual kerr. a responsibility that he and his family had for 100 generations. >> why did they entrust your family with this responsibility? >> this is a long story. >> that story starts in 1187. a muslim sultan recaptures jerusalem, protecting the church, handing over the keys to

the same family charged with the care of nearby mosques. adeeb's family. >> he's a smart man. he kept the church in peace. all the churches in the holy land. >> reporter: today the tradition continues. through the alleys of jerusalem city. he escorts his son to his destiny. for the first time he carries the key to the church's front door. >> are you nervous. >> he did fine. as so many in his family have done before, he hands the key to christians. this some time the san fris cans who run a portion of the church. that is another reason the family keeps the key. the seven christian sects don't get along. adeeb and his family are neutral and trusted. so on this day, like every day,

adeeb and another muslim family open the church. because it isn't holy ground doesn't mean it's not sabling red. >> how do you -- sacred. >> how do you feel when you walk in? >> not good - wonderful. >> reporter: days before the pope arrives, the keys to christ's tomb are and continue to be in his hands. brazil hosts the world cup in less than a month. unions and unhope government workers are taking advantage of the situation demanding better pay and benefits. police are on strike, and some 5,000 police officers are expected to march on the presidential palace. we report. >> reporter: civil police in more than eight of the 26 states are on strike. they say they want better salaries and working conditions, and more resources to solve crimes. these are the civil police, the

non-union form police in offices that are the crime scene investigators. it will last 24 hours, they don't expect it to go into the world cup, starting in less than 25 days. beyond this, the biggest city in south america, where the first world cup match will be played, they are in day two of a strike of bus drivers, leaving hundreds of thousands scrambling, trying to get home, causing a public transport chaos if that city. the federal government is watching that. let's remember, it was a bus fare increase in sao paulo last june that started the nation-wide protest that spread all over the country. >> just ahead the military veteran find out if he will become a new york citizen or

face gaol time. plus, addicted - a new generation hooked on prescription pills.

welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler. coming up, a question of citizenship decided today. will a military veteran be granted papers or face prison teems. doctors orders - why more minister are addicted to prescription drugs. getting makeover of the run-down buildings get a new look without any construction, but we begin with this story, a model citizens serving in vietnam, voting for decades, worked in a prison, discovered he's not an american citizen. he learnt his face after facing immigration authorities, robert ray has the story mario hernandez started his wednesday hoping to become what he thought he had been for the

last 50 years, a legal u.s. citizen. >> i probably slept, like, two hours last night. i pray to god everything will be fine. >> he was about to face a hearing in florida that could determine the rest of his life that might make him a criminal. hernandez and wam to the country as a child, served in vietnam, and worked as a prison guard found out by accident that he was not a u.s. citizen. he discovered last year that he may be undocumented, when he wanted to take his wife on a cruise and was denied a passport. >> he entered as a cuban parolee, and having status, nothing to do with parole in the criminal sense, it's a different legal concept allowed him to have a social security number and driver is licence. he could have had that status indefinitely. >> when his parents defected from cuba they never filled out the proper paperwork.

now immigration services will decide his fate, waiting patiently with his wife and immigration attorney. hernandez expressed concern he had to go through to sort out the confusion, and a system he feels has been hard to deal with. >> the first time i walked in i was treated like dirt. >> the meeting inside homeland security jacksonville lasted an hour and a hath. a path to citizenship was cleared, but mario and his attorney were still not happy. >> this system is not broken. it's a wreck. the same thing i did three or four months ago, they told me two weeks, and i'm waiting again. they have no jurisdiction. >> hernandez was told nothing could be done on the spot. >> united states immigration services made a mistake on the

application by mr hernandez. we apologise to him for any hardship to him and his family. simply put, we decided his case upped the wrong section -- under the wrong ection of the law -- section of the law. after that policy a federal judge signed the necessary documents. >> congratulations. >> thank you ma'am. >> reporter: mario would fulfil his dream today, as he had hoped, becoming a u.s. citizen at last. how great is it to be an american citizen right now? >> it's the greatest feeling in the world. it has always been, now it's sweeter. >> the hernandez family will never forget may 21st, 2014, and in their words, perhaps a trail has been paid for others, afraid or confused by immigration law in america. >> i have to make an important phone call to my children. >> we have other news to tell

you about now, for a look at other top stories, richelle carey is here with the briefing. >> president obama spoke out about the allegations of misconduct and treatment delays at veterans' affairs hospitals today. >> v.a. staff covering up long wait times or cooling the books - i -- cooking the books, i will not stand for it. >> barack obama will hold those responsible accountable. he is standing by secretary eric shinseki, although many call for his resignation. >> ebay has been hacked. the 145 million customers have been asked to change their passwords. names, personnel emails, encrippled names have been tape, but credit card information is safe. the u.s. is sending troops to chad to help find 300 missing

girl abducted by radical group boko haram. they were suspected of mounting several attacks in nigeria, that killed hundreds. the pentagon team said u.s. officials don't believe the girls are in chad, but it is the level location to set up military operations. some are wondering why chad. >> it's been a long time. >> thank you. >> lawyers for three al jazeera journalists in egypt are waiting for prosecutors to turn over important evidence against their clients. the trio is due back in court in the morning accused of aiding members of a terror organization. more problem bernard smith. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are expected to make a ninth appearance before a judge in a cairo court on thursday. at last week's hearing the prosecution demanded the defense pay $170,000 to view what the prosecution called its video

evidence against the three al jazeera english journalists. the judge ordered the evidence to hand it over and the prosecution to public its fee. according to an al jazeera lawyer the evidence has not been handed over. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of aiding members of a terrorist organization and faking reports. these are charges al jazeera rejects as ab surd. the evidence presented against them included reports from other correspondents and news channels. the trial began in february. the three men were arrested at the end of disease. they have been in custody and denied bail. >> here in new york, dozens were arrested in major child pornography bust and surprising names were on the list. >> the arrests are part of what federal investigators call operation kyrene. police officers, paramedics and

a rabbi are among the suspects. >> these crimes are hideous. >> according to the authorities some of the suspects possessed libraries of photos and video featuring sexuallily abused children. daniel donovan junior of new york staten island district attorney says there's difference between porn and pornography. the confiscated video feature defenseless children raped or sexually assaulted by adult. they are nothing more than video taped crime scenes watched by predators lurking in the shadows of the internet. according to federal agents and prosecutors, the arrests include a youth base ball coach and boy scout leader. some arrested are accused of seeking to abuse, including a woman, producing videos of her

son. the arrests represent five weeks work for homeland security, the n.y.p.d. and other agencies infiltrating and looking at file sharing networks for people that hide in plain site but possess, produce and distribute images of children on the web. >> the investigation widened after the rest of a former police chief of mt pleasant new york in january. he pleaded not guilty to federal children porn charges. the latest arrests were carried out in new york city and surrounding suburbs. hundreds of other arrests were expected to follow once agents examined the data from computers, laptops seized. the fbi is rethinking hiring policy, considering loosening rules on marijuana.

if you used marijuana, you can't work for the fbi. the agency's director said those restrictions might change. the agency wants to attract the top computer programmers and hackers to tackle cyber crimes. and a lot of programmers like to get high. the agency announced and authorised 2,000 employees to work on cyber tasks this year. it's no scrat that many minister are addicted to pain-killers. one in 20 people used them for no medical reasons. the health care costs are staggering. $70 billion. it's reported prescription drug abuse plagues america's youth. it's becoming a major problem for a senior citizen. according to government data hundreds of thousands of the nation's seniors are misusing drugs. dr mel pole is the medical

director, working with elderly patients addicted to pain-killers and joins us from las vegas. welcome. >> thank you. >> what is different about seniors, how do seniors get ade addicted to the drugs. >> seniors go to the doctor. the primary source of medications is from physicians medical practices. they go in with the tip calls, typically pain, anxiety. doctor has a prescription pad and 15 minutes and we are off and running. >> and then what happens after that. i mean, how long does this go on, and why don't doctors identify the problem. well, again, the directors goal is to really help the patient in the short term. i think the problem with medical practice these days and this problem of chronic pain. we are talking about hive-long pain. we are looking at a solution that does not help pain.

which is the opioid pain-killers. doctors mean well. patients want to be out of pain. and once we hit our '60s, and 70s, we have a body that's been walking around on all the joints. it is inevitable that we'll have pain, an attempt to eradicate it becomes feudal. tolerance developments. >> the choice is pain or addiction. >> well, the choice is learn to tolerate pain without turning to drugs. there are people that can take the medications in a limited fashion for a limited period of time, perhaps intermittently. those people don't get in trouble. we are talking about those that start on medications. instead of getting better, they get worse. for those learning to deal without pain med indication is the answer. >> they are getting

prescriptions from the doctors. don't the doctors recognise that if it goes on, they are likely to be addicted. >> i think physicians under estimate. there is a misconception in medical practice that if someone comes in with pain, they can't become addicted. that's ab surd. it was a story told to us by pharmaceutical representatives over the last 15 years. many of my colleagues believe that. but i thip, again, they mean well, they want to help the patients but are not looking k in the long run. what needs to be done to help? >> well, from a patient standpoint people need to reconsider this commitment to medication. it's not easy to come off the medicine. they'll need medical assistance, older people who have more fragile systems and liver problems, perhaps, and kidney problems. but a real look at how do i come

off the medications and can i really focus on my life in a different way, in a way that really leaves me medication free, but more awake, more alert and satisfied with myself. >> clearly an issue that needs to be addressed in that country. good to have you on the programme. thank you very much. >> thank you, john. >> for the hundreds of thousands of americans who survive strokes every year, regaining the ability to move can be a loif-long struggle. a study out of chicago is providing new home for stroke victims. ashar quraishi filed this report. >> i couldn't do stuff like this big time. >> reporter: after suffering a stroke five years ago darryl holmes lost the ability to do what he took for granted. >> i couldn't do tasks like turning becames in a book -- pages in a booklet i didn't have that control. i couldn't tie a tie.

>> the urban planner was elected to take part in a pioneering study at the rehabilitation institute of chicago. researchers used a brain wave technique. voluntary movement and fine movement are controlled, and they navigate to the right spot and a concentration of newerons are projected to the muscles and hands. we were over an area with a high concentration of connections to the finger. the area of the brain that would light up if i play the piano or use the area myself. >> after a stroke it is active as they tried to compensate for the injury. aiming for the waves quiet and calms those areas, giving the damned areas of the brain a

chaps to recover. >> 50% of people after a stroke get hand function back. most do not have good hand function. >> used in combination with stroke therapies, 80% of the participants regained use of hands and arms. >> 800,000 people have strokes. it's a leading cause of long-term disability. it cost the u.s. $36 billion. in lost work and health care. >> you are getting the target in the right place. >> the doctor introduced the technique to a dozen rehabilitation centers around the country. >> the brain is resilient, it regenerates, is the center of the physical universe of anybody. i understood that. it made me stronger, better, smarter. >> for darryl it's a second chance to regain control over

the little things - no naul accomplishment after a stroke. >> coming up, our pictures of the day. plus works of art - the incredible arts of a painter turning run-down buildings into masterpieces.

all week we have been talking about the distraught situation. i want to talk about what is

happening here with lake powell, finished in 1963. let's go closer in. i want to show you a picture from space. this is what it looked like fully up to level. in 2004, the drought situation took its effect on parts of lake powell. take a look at 2014 on what it looks like now. it's at 42% capacity. it could get up to 50% this fall, but we don't expect more run off from the winter into that area. for the memorial day weekend we are looking at severe weather across the united states. as we go to the weekend things are looking better for the cities here. chicago, a drop in the temperature, by the time we get to saturday - temperature into the '70s. in san antonio, rain on the wednesday. as we go to the weekend - cloudy

conditions and temperatures. that's a look at your weather, news after this.

taking broken down buildings and turning them into art. painter, muralist richard hos has been creating three-dimensional scenes on the side of blighted structures. from new york to portland his paintings are found scattered on the avenues of some big city blocks. i asked him about his inspiration. >> i wanted something that melded into the city so seamlessly that people could almost take it or leave it, but hopefully take it and run. >> let's give them an example of what we are talking about.

let's go chicago first. take a look at this work of art. tell me how in happened. it looks like a pretty drab manage on the left. you dressed it up with your art. >> that was an sor hotel that an architect friend of mine wanted to transfer with his relative, who is a developer, into a series of apartments that they could rent out. he knew of my work. he came to me and said "this is a big one, you haven't done anything this large, have you?" i said no. i took is a look and said there's one thing i want you to do, fill in the windows on the north and south side, the narrow areas. in the back, of course, you have to leave them. so what we did is we painted really a three-sided building. 20 stories high, leaving the

front as it was. i tried to match the colour of the front so it felt like the building was wrapping around. >> it looks like a fancy building. you transformed it. >> there's a funny story, there are bay pointed, their painted. people would say can i have an apartment with a bay window and were disappointed when it wasn't $. >> what did you charm for this? >> it was done for around $100,000. >> and to oregon historical society. when you transform a building i assume you add to the value - incredibly add to the value. >> you'd have to ask the owner. he would probably agree with you, considering the look of that thing before. >> i can see it on of the left. what did you do? >> this is another - each building has its own story.

this was brought by the historical society state of oregon. they were going to put an extension to the museum on the ground floor and sell condominiums on the upper floors of this older building. the building had four sides that were, shall we say, slightly ugly. they happened to be the ones facing the street. >> did they tell you what they wanted. >> they gave me a cart blamping. something i insist on. hi wonderful conversations with the head of the museum, and that's how we arrived at some. subject mart. >> let me throw a number of others. phoenix. looks like there are doors were there aren't window, and doors. >> we have to have an entrance. >> you create the doors and window and the ambience. >> at the end it looks unfinished like there's people

on a scaffold. that's me up there painting. >> boston architectural center. >> that was an originally one. it was a lot of fun. here was a building, boston brutal style. and the architect, the head of that school, said "i want you to finish my building", because we can't afford to add on. i came up with a way of cutting into the building and creating something that was never there. >> the next is one of my favourites. prince street in new york. >> that's the first one. >> this was one of the first building. >> absolute first one i did, yes. i lived a block away at that time. >> you walked down a street, you look up, it's ugly sides of the building, it has a beautiful facade. >> it has a wonderful front, and a terrible side. you know, soho at that time was filled with that thing.

now there's more infill. then that was the way a lot of soho looked. >> this is from fort worth texas, what is this? >> this is a true favourite. the homage to the chisholm trail running through the building in the 1850s. >> any architecture background? >> i had the god fortune of being born two miles from kalios and wisconsin. i worked for him when i was young. >> you had a love of architecture. >> it was an auspicious start. >> i invoice. this is what came of that? >> in a long kind of route through all kind of other things as a painter takes, this is what i sort of landed on. >> your exposure to flank lloyd right... >> that was the start of it i would say, yes. >> how do you want to be remembered. >> well, i was asked that. i said i want to have enough work left, done, that some of it

will stick around for another generation to, you know, take on and evaluate. >> thank you for boon on the programme. richard hos. >> here is the picture of the day, the uss "cole" and its crew. it was damaged in a bombing in yemen 14 years ago. it's in new york for fleet book, the annual celebration of the sea and sailors. if you are in new york, we hope you get to see it. headlines are next.

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veteran's affairs department as serious allegations mount. he is standing by eric shinseki. several congress many called on him to resign. >> severe storms hit colorado. hail the size of golf balls swept through the state forcing people to take cover for most of tonight. and several counties in wyoming were under tornado watching. >> a large community, ebay, says it's been axed. they urge customers to change their password. the hackers collected email address, personal information and passwords. 80 u.s. troops are headed to chad, a company on the nearby border. the u.s. is sending them to find 200 missing girls abducted by the radical group boko haram. general motors announced another recall. this time it was almost 300,000 chevrolets for a fire hazard. the company has been facing heat for concealing a defect even

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