could drive up your health care premium. i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> thanks for joining us. this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories. parents of bowe bergdahl. have a long list of people to thank. >> a christian wife and mother sentenced to death for rejecting islam. the subject of the special

segment, the week ahead. >> i'm proud. of how much you wanted to help the afghan people. >> a mother and father send a long-distance message. >> you are free. freedom is yours. i will see you soon my beloved son. >> and an american soldier held captive for half a decade, begins his journey home. there are several developments. here is the latest. sergeant bowe bergdahl is staying at a hospital in germany so doctors can evaluate his condition.

prisoners exchanged for him are in qatar. allen schauffler is in boise. >> his parents can't wait to give him a big hug. but that hug will have to wait. the timing for his return is not clear. >> jenny and bob bergdahl have not spoken directly to their son. sunday they spoke to him indirectly, knowing he'll see this press conference sometime soon. >> five years is a seemingly endless long time but you've made it. i imagine you are more patient and compassionate than ever. you are free. freedom is yours. i will see you soon, i love you bowe. >> i'm so proud of your desire and your action to serve this country in a very difficult, long war.

but motion of all, i'm proud. of how much you wanted to help the afghan people. >> bowe bergdahl's home town, hayley, idaho, the kind of place where a quiet morning can be disrupted by a farmer moving his sheep through the streets, people are willing now to set aside the controversies. >> i'm just happy we can see him home you know. >> a bergdahl rally and concert planned for late june will be huge, whether the soldier is here, or not. >> we could have thousands and thousands of motorcycles. it would not surprise me one bit. in fact i'm counting on it. because they deserve the support

that that shows. >> the remarkable local support for some parents still hurting and still waiting to see their son. >> bowe i love you. i am your father. i've written to you over and over. can you speak english, still, i would write him? but now, i hope when you hear this and when you're ready to hear this and when you see this, i hope your english is coming -- coming back. and i want you to know that i love you. >> the basic message from bob and from jenny bergdahl, to bowe bergdahl, we love you, we're proud of you, you'll have all the time, all the strength you need recovery. allen schauffler, al jazeera,

idaho. >> it's important to note the u.s. doesn't have diplomatic relations with the taliban so the terms were mediated by qatar. >> form minister said the mediation was purely humanitarian but stopped short of elaborating on what roll qatar played. >> i thank the negotiating delegation who adopted the best practices and with respect to the details, consume for not disclosing any. however, when qatar takes the roll of intermediary, it does that on a humanitarian basis. >> the release of thing al qaeda detainees from guantanamo for

bowe bergdahl who spent five years of captivity in afghanistan. president obama. >> i was able to personally thank emir of qatar for helicoptering get this done. in exchange the united states is exchanging five al qaeda detainees from guantanamo. >> the deal could signal a softening in the taliban's hard line position and pave the way for talks on the future of afghanistan. we don't know at this stage whether the five taliban leaders will be placed under any restrictions or whether they will be allowed to play a political role. the taliban launch talks on

afghan reconciliation. >> parent company is based in qatar and financed in part by the country's government. afghanistan april foreign ministries says, while the release might help ignite talks between the taliban and the afghan government some fear it will do the opposite. >> while there is a possibility that the release of these five people may help the future peace process, and that they may become elements and as go-between in the peace process but at the same time and probably a greater risk is that they may join the taliban against the average government. >> the white house is praising the release of sergeant bergdahl but a number of republican law make rs are questioning the lawmakers are questioning the

change. randall pingston reports. >> i think the big issue here is, what's going to happen to these five individuals. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain, a former pow in the vietnam war, pose a threat to u.s. security. >> it is disturbing that these individuals would have the ability to reenter the fight, and they are big, high-level people. possibly responsible for deaths of thousands. >> house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers worries that the administration may be setting a dangerous precedent. >> we now have a price, a changing footprint in afghanistan, this notion if i can get one, i can get five taliban released. >> rogers and others cuffed the administration of violating the law, failed to notify 30 days in

advance of releasing prisoners from guantanamo. >> in these decisions prior to the notification has to be to keep congress currently informed number 1 and the reason is you don't want to talk to each other about something as sensitive as the had. >> en route to afghanistan, defense secretary chuck hagel said the deal was necessary to save bergdahl's life. requiring quick, quiet action. >> this was an operation i think as everyone recognizes, that has to be very closely held. only very, very few people knew about this operation. we did not want to jeopardy any leaks. we couldn't afford any leaks anywhere. >> reporter: national security advisor susan rice said national

secured felt this was an urgent matter. which justified not notifying congress. >> we had concern that this was an urgent and acute situation. had we waited and lost him, i don't think anybody would have forgiven the united states government. >> wright says the emphasis is on the health and well-being of sergeant bowe bergdahl. randall pinkston, al jazeera, washington. >> told us the story of his capture and rescue. >> my colleague and i were reporting on an air strike in northern afghanistan. and we went to the scene where it happened. i think we stayed too long frankly. the taliban came down, took us us and we never stayed anywhere more than two, three hours, it

was a clearly a procedure they had in place. they didn't want us being found. they didn't want us being traced. it was constantly on the move. >> were they hostile? >> they had guns. they bound us. they handcuffed us. my afghan colleague sultan monadi got hit by a gun stock right away but after that no. they fed us, they gave us water. they treated us well apart from letting us go which we wanted. >> tell us about the day you were freed. >> they came in helicopters, out of the sky at night. they actually come in 24 hours earlier on. they had come the night before but had gone to the wrong house, overflown or whatever. we had a feeling they might be coming the next night. the first time after the first

night the taliban moved us to a school surrounded us with young children and we slept there the night. clearly there was a human shield aspect going on there. they did that presumely to deter a rescue operation. the pattern the next day was moving moving moving. but the second house the rescue forces got the right house and came to us and got us. a british soldier died, my colleague died and i got away. it was terrifying and incredibly risky and i could certainly understand why, in a vast area such as the where sergeant bergdahl was held, the decision to first of all find these people and then be sure you could go in without large loss of life would be difficult. >> i know there's a contrast being held four days to five years with sergeant bergdahl, what was going on the mo momentu

weswere freed? >> i don't think someone who's been in this situation for five days can understand what it's like for five years. even a few days what happens is physically in one level you're aware you're out. as you're going through your medical checkup and as you're going through your debriefing, all the questions that people from numerous agencies will be asking him, your mind is still back in the battle field or back in the house. you know it takes a long time for your mind to catch up with your -- your emotions to catch up with the reality that you're actually out. >> what words would you offer sergeant bergdahl? >> i wouldn't presume to offer somebody who has been -- i wasn't aploan, i was there for a few days. he was alone and for a much longer period of time. one thing that's probably going to be common, once you're out, he will go through a long process but once you're out in

the world you meet a lot of people who think they know about kid naps. they have read something they have read a book about a syndrome or they've studied some crash bang wallop special operations, they think they know what they would have done. so on so forth. everyone's going to have an opinion, be critical. >> there are many nonmilitary citizens who are being held. >> yes. one big difference for me i was a nonmilitary captive. he was a military captive. he was in uniform, and they would have i'm sure had a very different set of calculations. and also they are just different people at a different setting at a different phase of the war. so all of those things would have made it a very rough ride for him mentally.

>> final moments. did you have a different or better understanding of the taliban? >> i think yes, no question. i any some of the things they said to you, some of the things i mean they would explain why they were doing what they were doing. it didn't want to make you take their side. but you could understand why a certain group of people from a certain background could feel a certain set of despair. once again. >> new york times reporter stephen farrell joining his experience with al jazeera. >> russian fighters have been in control of administrative buildings since friday in eastern ukraine. conditions in the region are getting more difficult by the day but tonight donetske is calm. kim vanel has more. >> an eerie quiet has fallen on

donetske. a civilian or military being conclusion could be imminent. >> one or two years ago nobody could have thought kyiv would have waged war on us just for having a different opinion. >> the battle for control in the city's airport on monday brought the conflict home for the people here. dozens of pro-russian fighters were killed in the siege and some residents believe it is only amatter of time before the entire town is retained. >> my grand sons just born i wait for them for a long time now i feel like they in a lot of danger. the militia i worry for them, pray for them. the ukrainian government is a

dictatorship. >> a new element in the crisis, battle-hardened, they eescortedd us into a location, for an interview. we declined and were hastily escorted out. checkpoints usually manned by dozens of men near deserted. the relat relative calm has des. now few you are separatists here than we've seen in the past few months. kyiv go no doubt like to negotiate its way out of the crisis. the leaders of the donetske people's republic say there will be no talk until ukrainian troops withdraw from the region. there is fear this will only end

in violence. kim vanel, al jazeera, donetske. >> near where the armed radical group boko haram is concentrated, amad edris has more. >> why customers gather during the weekends to watch football and drink. the explosion happened at exactly the time when dozens of customers are expected. not far from the bar is a military facility. sit close to the border with cameroon and not far from the troubled spot borno state. borno yobe and adamostes have been under the state of emergency for at least one year yet attacks from boko haram has continued almost unabated. fingers pointed to boko haram.

>> hundreds of christians gather in abuja to pray for the return of the school girls. boko haram wants to create a medieval islam icic state. the government does know where they are held but doesn't want to release it. >> vladimir putin will not be meeting with world leaders at the g-7 summit. we'll look at how his absence will impact the meeting in our sunday segment, ahead. ahead. u

there's word a christian sudanese woman may be released after being in prison for rejecting islam. her family is waiting for her freedom to be made official. we have more.

>> reporter: her plight captured the attention of the world. this 37-year-old woman, meriam ibrahim sentenced to death for apostasy. it caused an outcry brought up as a christian despite having a muslim father. she told the court she was brought up by a christian. she was sentenced to 100 lashes, all while heavily pregnant. the baby was born in prison, and the father was granted access and a 20-month-old child. >> translation: the decision of the court is basically wrong. it is an oppressive sentence against an ordinary human, and is not legal. if we read the details of the decision, it lacks wisdom.

>> reporter: the international outcry has perhaps taken the sudanese government by surprise. the announcement of her release comes as a relief to her family, but it depends on a court order. >> this is just a political statement. the judiciary of sudan is the body who has to determine mir ym's situation. >> reporter: there was a long history of christianity. many say miriam's case highlights how more should be done three al jazeera staff in prison in egypt had their court hearing adjourned until the 5 june. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been in jailed for 155 days. another al jazeera correspondent, abdullah al-shami, was held in a cairo

prison without charge for nine months. al jazeera denises the charges and asks for their release. a suspect in a deadly shooting at a jewish museum in brussels has been arrested. he was a frenchman. police were tipped off as he was carrying two guns, one similar to one used in the shooting. he's held by anti-terrorist group. >> the new elements in the investigation draw the attention once more to the problem of the returnees. in other words, the people going to syria in order to participate and combat and return affidavits to our country. three people were killed after a man opened fire inside a museum, a fourth is brain dead. in 1997 fbi agent fred

whitehouse blew the whistle on some cases. one case under scrutiny is that of willie. his case is highlighted in "the system," part 3, with joe berlinger. here is a preview. >> reporter: thousands of convictions have been called into question, including 27 death row cases. the case of willie manning is one of them. me was sentenced to death in 1992 for the murder of two college students in starkville mississippi. hair found in a car was analysed by the fbi crime lab. >> hair evidence had a significant impact on the cas. it was the only evidence that put willie manning in the car. his execution was set for may 7th.

we received letters calling into question testing about forensics and hair. we received the first on may 2nd, the second on hair on may the 4th. we received the last letter less than 12 hours away from the scheduled execution. and asked the court to reopen the case. it was at that point that the court finally stayed the execution. >> we invite you to join us for part 3 of the "the system" airing at midnight eastern, nine pacific. next on al jazeera america - world leaders are meeting in brussels. it's who is not attending that is shaping the agenda of the summit. we look at the pressing issues facing nations. violence in syria. we spoke to some of the millions of refugees about their hopes for the future of their country.

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helped free their son. army sergeant bowebergdahl was released. his recuperation will be a work in progress. >> give yourself time to recover and decompress. there's no problem. >> it's been said that the army sergeant is having trouble speaking english. in ukraine the government vows to keep fighting pro-russian separatists. russian fighters have been in control of administrative and police buildings. international monitors say conditions are getting dangerous. in northern nigeria a bomb attack killed 14. a group gathered to watch a soccer game when the bomb went

off. the armed radical group boko haram is suspected. it's sunday night time for our look at "the week ahead". we discuss the g7 summit in brussels. the meeting was set to be hold in sochi, until russia was ininvited from the talks. for president obama, the summit is part of a broader european trip. randall pinkston has details on the agenda. >> reporter: the group of 7 nations focuses on economic issues, but president obama will deal with more than financial marts. the deadly military conflict in ukraine against government forces is separatists loyal to russia will be a top items. president obama begins in war sea, co-hosting poland's president a meeting of leaders worried about security after vladimir putin took crimea from ukraine. it resulted in russia being

dismissed from the economic group, turning the g 8 to the g7. on thurks the president joins g7 allies in brussels to discuss the global economy. president obama will be talking about exporting national gas from the u.s. to europe in response to russia's conflicts. russia provide most of europe's gas. president obama will end the visit in france for the 70th anniversary of d-day, paying tribute to veterans of world war ii, including soviet allies. vladimir putin will be there for that meeting in normandy, so far there's no meetings between him in president obama. g 7 meetings are supposed to focus on checks, but often get sidetracked by politics. it used to be the g8 but

russia's annexation of crimea and continuationsless respect led to -- tensions elsewhere lead to its expulsion. one thing sure to be discussed is the $30 billion gas deal signed in russia and china. some wonder if moscow-beijing agreement being long-term access to gas could be in danger. to discuss the summit we spoke to steven smith, a professor of poll tech, and david rhode. i asked him in isolating russia was the right move. >> it seems that vladimir putin sloweded down in ukraine. he succeeded in crimea. many say he did not want more than coomia. he has -- crimea. he has pulled the sanctions

back. the foreign minister has plenty to say about this. sergei lavrov says: does this isolation of the g7 matter to russia? >> i think it does matter. vladimir putin valued his own and his country's international status. his status as a statesman, who has been respected since he became president in 2000, and the exclusion from the g8 is a big deal to him. he cares about international prestige, and i great it was the right -- and i agreed it was the right thing to do. >> it was something that president obama initiated, the sanctions, but the e.u. does 10 teems as much trading as the united states. do you think europe and america is on the same page. >> i don't think they are. all politics are local.

sanctions would be painful for europe eens. it's not clear why vladimir putin has done it, he's taken a step back by withdrawing the forces massed on the border of the that seems to have reduced the pressure on the europeans. putin could be waiting, but he's let the air out of the balloon. >> angela merkel has an interesting relationship with vladimir putin, more so than president obama. will that factor in. >> it probably will. it's interesting how she handled the crisis. germany is more dependent on russia. it gets a great deal of natural gas from russia. business ties are greater. on the other hand she has been rhetorically very tough from the beginning, moving into crimea, and put pressure on east

ukraine. all along she's been firm in saying that if land forces on a massive base, a mass land invasion of east ukraine happiness, that that would be a game changer. on the other hand, she is constrained by the fact that her economy and russia's economy are tied together. >> do you think g7 leaders can increase security. >> i think they can. there's talk about the u.s. the problem is the u.s. has been slow moving ahead with this. there's talk about opening support on the east coast, that could send the natural gas boom off to europe. that will not open until 2017. this is far into the future. and some feel the u.s. has been daughter flat-footed. >> what do you make. china russia deal? >> it's significantly. it's an interesting play.

what vladimir putin is doing is he called it vladimir putinism, soft and hard authoritarianism. it's an effort to say we don't need western structures, or need the g7. we have large enough economies that we don't depend on you any more. it will be interesting to see if that turns out to be true. it was a statement by russia and china to push back. >> despite a dispute between the west and east. russia wants other diplomatic business with syria, including the looking over their toxic stockpile. >> it will be hard to go back to business as usual under these conditions. as long as ukraine remains resolved and there's no movement on ukraine beyond what i regard as a stempry tack it canal pull

back of troops from the you -- temporary tactical pullback, it will be hard to make progress on other issues. i think it will be up in the air. progress is probably going to be on ice until ukraine is dealt with more squarely. >> do you agree? >> i do. i think this is a temporary pull-back, and the new president of ukraine will be meeting with obama. he has been aggressive militarily, and will he push ahead, will the ukranian army crush the rebels. the kneel of persuading putin to relinquish crimea, is that a lost cause. yes, vladimir putin backed off in eastern ukraine, but he would never have wanted eastern ukraine, it's about crimea and

the i don't think that will change. >> i don't think he wanted crimea, he did want it. he got it. he wants a ukraine that is having elections and aligned to the best - that's a threat. he'll not be sfad with a politically or militarily neutral ukraine. he wants a ukraine that is part of his neighbourhood. i don't think his ambitions in ukraine are limited to crimea. he is stepping back. the sanctions, as david mentioned have some effect, and before the g7 meeting, it's putin letting the air out of the back. sat the same time it's a temporary retreat.

vladimir putin intends to stir the pot for years to come. >> do you agree? >> i agree. >> it's millishes. russian ultra nationalist, creating a greater russia. that happened in yugoslavia. vladimir putin will be careful about the forces. the militias get out of control and carry out atrocities. it could spiral to violence. >> what do you think the take away would be. >> i think there won't be specifics. europeans will be disappointed. the polls and wanting concrete substance. i'm not sure there'll be much of a take away. the president will say he's standing up to russia and vladimir putin has backed off. i think europe i suppose want more assurances and they are not going to get it.

>> the take away in the week ahead? >> i agree with david. i don't think there'll be much of a take away. there's the possibility that western leaders will stand together on the issue, more firmly than so far. now we'll see whether the west has leaders. president obama and gerk , and the other big -- angela merkel, and the other big players in the g7 have been steady hands, running foreign policy with intelligence, and people have handled the situation well. it's time to step up to the plate. it's a situation calling for churchills and good managers. we'll see if the meeting gives a hint that it's there. thank you both for joining us. appreciate your insight on the week ahead. >> let's look at other event in the week ahead.

eight states will hold primary elections. the most closely watched is in mississippi. long-serving senator is in a tight race with a tea party challenger. world leaders to gather in normandy on friday. vladimir putin is to attend despite tensions with the west. on saturday, horse racing with the belmont stakes. california chrome is the first in 36 years. in hong kong people have been remembering victims of the tina men square massacre. chinese authorities crack down on protesters. estimates ranging from 300 to thousands. in spite of heavy conflict in syria presidential elections are due to be held on tuesday.

president bashar al-assad is easily defeating the two challenges. courtney kealy reports. >> reporter: fighting - an all-too familiar scene displacing millions of people. potential fighters say they are determined to launch attacks on the government-held city, disrupting elections. images in the video showing civilians leaving the city. supporters of bashar al-assad are turning out in the tens of thousands to vote at embassies abroad. >> i hope syria goes back to how it was before. i hope peace and stability were returned so we can live together like we used to. >> at the syrian embass your, the turn out. about 80,000 syrians was high. >> it's undeniable that in

jordan and lebanon there are people that support him. >> many of the 2.5 million refugees ab stained or were excluded from voting. >> syria is grip d by war and many call the elections a fast. it was the only candidate on the ballot. he's running against two rivals. new rules required those living in canada to be excluded. the command are of the rebel free syrian army urged them to boycott a vote run. syrian forces have the attraction, aided by voters. >> you have a lot of atrocities endemic throughout syria on all sides, and you have violence that people do not want to live with any more in syria, and they

need a break. there's only so much you can go on without necessities, without shelter, without security or stability in your life. i think a lot of people reached that point. bashar al-assad has campaigned in public. during an appearance, he vowed to rebuild. he invoked the same phrase he used in the past, saying the crisis could only be resolved with an iron fist. >> our syria contributor says syrians will vote for bashar al-assad out of fear for her safety. we are not giving her full name or showing her face. >> it's strange. half the country cannot vote if it wanted to. the people that can vote are wondering whether or not they can get away with voting for someone other than bashar al-assad. there are rumours running around saying if i don't vote, does it

mean i'll be stopped at checkpoints. will there be a record of me not having voted. everyone is confused about this. a lot of people that opposed bashar al-assad are planning to vote for him based on the rumours alone. what is done to ensure the safety. are there calls for a boycott? you mention forwards of retaliation? >> a lot would like to boycott, but they wonder if they can live in their own country, if it would be blacklisted. mind you, the government made no effort in dispelling the rumours, the rumours are part of the campaign. let the people believe what they believe. >> still ahead on al jazeera america - allegations of corruption swirl around the 2020 world cup. and a report about a former

f.i.f.a. president ahead. rebecca stevenson is here looking at the forecast of the weather. >> we have strong storms. kansas, northern iowa. coming up, i'll show you where the severe weather conditions, and june 1st. several starts for several things. that is coming up next.

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qatar's world cup organizers released a statement saying the f.i.f.a. vice president accused of paying bribes: we do want to mention that al jazeera's parent company is based in qatar, and financed in part by the country's government. tonight in rio de janeiro, the famous statue of christ the redeemer is lit up with brazil's national colour. president obama is about to issue stringent rules. the environmental protection agency wants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. >> existing plants cut the emissions by 30%, so they are half twoi meeting the new goals.

el nino devastated parts of the world, spawning rain and storms. weather scientists say parts of the west coast could be hit by el nino again. >> as california continues to bake in a record-breaking drought, farm ands growers that produce half the fruit and vegetables are scanning the skies for rain. >> every day, every hour and minute i'm looking up in the sky and want to see what the clouds are doing, i'm looking to see what the trees are doing with regard to wind like we have today. soon the californians could get more rain than they bargained for. there's a better than 70% chance of a wet-weather phenomenon hitting the u.s. late this year. it's called el nino. this man studies climate

dynamics at the university of california. >> all the signs point to an el nino event. it's a matter of how big it will be. it could be a moderate one, or it could be a strong one. of course, if it reigns too much, the floods can be a bad thing and landslides and lead to a loss of leaves and destruction of property. el-nino's form. a blob of water gathers in the pacific, moving to the americas. this computer model shows the last in 1997. the red colour cats the hotter than unusual plume of water. when it reaches a landmass it causes downpours. >> a large volume of water. square feet by several dozens of metres in height.

it's unfathomable to human civilisation. >> the 1997 el nino contained more energy than hiroshima bombs. causing death and damage in northern south america. at this point any rain would be a blessing. mother nature is our ultimate boss. i don't care what we do. mother nature is there, she's always in control. we have to figure out whatever we can do to counteract what she throws at us. >> scientists should know whether this year's el-nino will be mild or a monster. >> heat waves, storm and the start of the 2014 hurricane season. there's a lot to talk about. rebecca stevenson joining us with the weather. >> june 1st, and we are watching on area in the gulf of mexico.

a cluster of storms has been spinning up energy, bringing rain across parts of mexico. we'll track the energy. by the end of the week it could be moving up the east coast. this is an area highlighted here. there'll be localized flooding from the storms. we'll monitor this for the next five days to see if it develops tropical features. here as we look at the forecast. we are moving in to the meteorological summers, meaning temperatures will be declining, as we get into july-august. official summer time, summer solstice, 6:51am. we look at the hazards. hot temperatures, dangerously shot, we are concerned about whether in certain places, and we have excessive heat warning in place for southern arizona.

108 expected tomorrow for phoenix. warmer temperatures, but we'll add in moisture and cause weather. most was in the midwest. we had the thunder storms bringing intense rainfall and three inches coming down. some of the storms in the midwest - we'll see those. the storm is a slow mover. they are moving slowly it too, dumping rain. specifically we have seen this around minnesota. >> slow movers. there's a lot of flooding. he got a start making vodka adds. here the story in his own words

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bunch", died. she played alice, and won two emmize on the bob cunningham show. she fell at her house in texas, and died in hospital. she was 88 years old. the starving artist - it's a cliche that is a reality across the u.s. lean times are forcing artists to move across the centers. we report on a unique down that has become an artist's haven. >> as the sun rises, edison washington comes to live. 75 miles north of the seattle with a total of 209 people, edison doesn't have a police department or mayor, or a traffic light. what it has is artists, lots of them. >> everyone wins here, and it's the most beautiful loving people you have ever met. >> 24-year-old mandy turner moves here.

>> this is a sculpture that i did out of felt and drist wood. turner says she is doing it without breaking the bank. studio rent is $600 a month, half the cost in seattle. since the recession, artists like turner have been moving from cities like new york and l.a. in sample of a community. >> if you can't find a job, make a job. it's what charles atkinson and his spouse did, when they opened tweets kaveh. tourists line up, served with flare. they owned two cafes and a gallery. >> in a small place like this you have a greater obligation and a duty to be creating positive space, especially if you choose to do business.

>> it's a place where artists make a living. the buildings are zoned, where artists can live, work and sell their art. there's four galleries within a 2-block radius, and a source dedicated. >> the barter system is alive and well. artists trade their services. some believing that they turned town to extinction. they have light, food. anything that a small town should have, it happens here. >> reporter: turner says edison is not perfect, but it beat the big city. >> my family don't have to worry. when the world is hard you go fishing. be with the fish. >> dispelling the notion of the storing artist. creating art and community in

small-town america. that'll do it for this hour. "the system" with joe berlinger is coming up next. i'm thomas drayton in new york. thanks for watching. >> this is joe berlinger calling, i'm the director of that documentary about the manning case and i know you had told my team not to call anymore-i just wanted to introduce myself, just to tell you a little bit about what we're hoping to do. can i just say one thing-which is, we're not here to talk about the guilt or innocence of mr. mannin w