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fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're locking the doors... >> ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... >> truth seeking... award winning investigative documentary series fault lines the school to prison pipeline only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm michael yves with a look at the top story. the longest day. 70 years later the world remembers d-day. from a world memorial to a modern conflict. a surprise meeting between president obama and vladimir putin reduce hope of ending the ukraine crisis. life in the fast lane in the heart of tennessee valley. chattanooga is transforming the
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city's image. >> thousands gathered in normandy to mark the day 70 years ago that changed the course of world war ii. [ playing "taps" ] >> veterans who stormed the breaches on d-day come to remember those who died on the longest day. they came to share their experiences. >> president obama and a dozen other world leaders attended the
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ceremony. but on the side line he and vladimir putin discussed the crisis in ukraine that was caught on camera. >> it looks like french president françois hollande here at the site of d-day some 70 years ago. and behind me just under 10,000 americans are interred. the president then went to the larger ceremony with a larger group of leaders including vladimir putin. there was so much speculation leading up to this that eve even those who became aware that vladimir putin and president obama was going to be in the same venue, even in the same room, there would be no formal meeting, turns out there was a formal meeting. the two men exchanging a bi bilateral with everything but
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the photo opportunity. the president said if he had an opportunity to talk with vladimir putin, and he freely admitted that he would be saying him, he would say the same thing in private that he is saying in public, trying to steer vladimir putin what he's doing, and the elections that will result with the inaugural. petro poroshenko. some progress in the form of communication. the first time these two men meet. we'll see what occurs. >> we went to one of the beaches
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where allied troops landed on d-day. >> reporter: this was the official ceremony where all of the world leaders came, and i don't think there were many leaders actions who came to say thank more than anything to those young men who risked it all on d-day. they ran into into the fearest fighting on omaha beach where the first two hours many u.s. soldiers were killed, and many believed that maybe d-day was beginning to unravel. the casualties were so heavy that d-day would not succeed.
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but heroics stood up and climbed those bluffs and took out the german guns. today president obama at the american system tore where over 8,000 service men were buried, and they gave a message to some of the veteran who is were there who surrounded him and listened to his speech today. >> these men waged war so we might know peace. they sacrificed so we might be free. they fought for a day that we would no longer need to fight. we're grateful to them. gentlemen, we want you to know that your legacy is in good hands. >> reporter: all through normandy this week we can tell you that we had--all through normandy we can tell you we've
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been watching demonstrations all this week. in all sorts of villages and towns and units like the 82nd airborne. the famous 801st screaming eagles, and today french president hollande gave his thanks. >> i bow down to those who died on the 6th of june in the battle of normandy. i thank the veterans and i say to the heads of state and government i'm grateful you have come here. at the same time what is ahead of us is more than a duty. it is a necessity for the world and a duty for those who fought on these beaches. >> reporter: in many sad ways this is called the last good by many are saying this is their last tour. many are aged 91, 93, and so really this is their last
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farewell, one wonders about their legacy and how we'll keep their memory when they pass on. >> well, there were a number of ceremonies here at home as the world war ii memorial in washington gathered and. thousands of people attended the ceremony and "n" bedford, virginia, veterans shared their recollection of that historic day. in new york an organization called the french will never forget where they flew a helicopter above the statue of liberty. we spoke to a veteran about his experience. >> reporter: a day of remembrance, celebration here at the national world war ii museum
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in new orleans, and one of the veterans from that day, 70 years ago, one of them joining me now. sir, you flew over the beaches of normandy 70 years ago. what is today mean to you. >> i enjoyed this. i'm glad i did it. >> reporter: amazing. there is a 65% ratio of airplanes being shot down that day. april gunner. you made it through. what was it like when you flew above the beaches? what were you thinking when you saw everything below. >> we could not see below. we had a pretty good six-hour flight. >> reporter: six hours up in the air. you were shooting down on the beaches? >> no, no, the only thing we did was drop bombs and shoot the pilots.
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the enemy pilots. >> reporter: with what were your emotions as you headed over over there. did you realize the significance of this mission? >> no. maybe those who were staff sergeants, but we didn't know. >> you were part of a team that changed the course of the world. to be here today, 70 years later, what is that like emotionally to know that you changed the world. >> i'm proud. i'm glad to be here. i hope people realize what we did, it was something that had to be done and we did it. it was one of those things. >> reporter: your fallen soldiers, do you think about them often? >> yes.
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yes, we would meet others crews. they would go up and get shot down and not come back again. that was hard. >> reporter: it's a pleasure and an honor. we thank you for being on al jazeera america, and i'm sure the rest of the world appreciates it. >> glad to be here. >> reporter: an honor to be here at the world war ii museum in new orleans. >> reporting from new orleans. in comment from the tall been about reports of threats to kill sgt. bowe bergdahl. according to the white house they did not tell congress about the prisoner swap because there were threats to bergdahl's life. five high-level detainees were freed in exchange. a video shows the moment that a 25-year-old was arrested
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in new brunswick this morning. he said he was done as he surrendered. shootings are rare in that area. there wasn't a single homicide reported that year. employers added 217,000 jobs last month pushing the labor market past a significant milestone. that's just part of the story. patricia, how good is this news today? >> reporter: we did get good news. we have four consecutive months of job growth above 200,000. now the economy has not pulled that off since 1999-2000. the most telling part of this report, however, the average of hourly wages. they jumped to $24.38. over the past two months averages a grown and with inflation running around 2% that
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means workers are barely getting ahead. >> we need to see that wage increase double or even go up by another percentage to about 5% if workers are going to have enough money in their pockets for them to really be able to decrease their spending, improve their standard of living, and invest in further growth in the economy. >> now as michael mentioned we did cross a milestone last month. the labor market has recovered all the jobs lost to the recession. but when you take into account the population has grown by 12 million since then there isn't much cause for celebrati celebration. as economists reminded us, many of the quality jobs lost in the recession had to be relaced by low-quality ones. >> we have reattained the employment levels where they were in 2008. that's good. but the construction sector and the manufacturing sector has not
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added to this materially, and we're not seeing the nature of job growth that we would like to see for an economy that will grow above it's potential growth of 2.5%. we will take it where we can get it, but it's not enough. >> we are now into the month of june, and that means a lot of young people are graduating and joining the labor force. last month the unemployment rate was 3.6%. 6.3%. and for young people it's 11%. >> good news there but areas of concern. thank you. wall street was pleased that the u.s. economy added a good number of jobs. the dow gained 87 points to reach another record high. the nasdaq and s&p also rose, the s&p also setting a new high mark. in politics, now that
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primary campaigns are over and a few key senate races are set for november, the attack ads have started to fly. david shuster is here with more. >> reporter: yes, go in and go early. that's the case in iowa. republican joni ernst used a victory speech to attack bruise braley. and he's hammering ernst about a speech she made. >> when joni ernst had a chance to do something in iowa, you didn't hear a peep. she has never sponsored a bill to cut pork. >> did you notice the chicken in that ad. they say that it's now sexist. braley's campaign dismissed the complaint an and said we haven't heard a peep from the
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six republican challengers. none are very strong. some feel that senator graham has been too willing to compromise on certain issues. graham is now running this television ad. >> my job is to ask tough questions, find answers, and be that conservative leader you can count on to get things oh done. i humly ask for your vote on the republican party on tuesday. >> reporter: polls show graham 50% and none of his challengers are above single digits. finally, a group of citizens in our fair land is trying to make marijuana. they don't care if it can't be inhaled. they do care if members of congress allow people to inhale legally. they're now lighting up lawmakers with attack ads like this. >> even though 88% of the voters support medical marijuana, why
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would congressman schultz vote to send patients like this to prison. is he out of touch with florida? >> reporter: we have reached a new era where marijuana advocacy groups are the ones runs the attack ads. >> that was a pretty pointed attack ad to say the least. coming up next on al jazeera, chattanooga choo choo is running express. the high speed internet has paid off. and we'll talk to folks who say it's their right to carry their assault rifles in public.
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>> texas republicans are holding their convention. fort worth this weekend. gun rights activists will be carrying their guns outside. mark snyder gives us a look at the spirited controversial method of persuasion. >> reporter: their automatic rifles and shotguns have been banned from restaurant like
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chipotles and chil chilis. but these guns are legal to carry openly, and people brought them to the republican convention in fort worth. chris miller is a mechanic who is engaged. he said he's a regular guy who doesn't really want to carry his ar-14 for protection. he said's doing it to make a point. >> i feel we should have the option to conceal or openly carry. when you are openly carry a shotgun or revolver, a modern handgun you can be arrested to open carry. that's odd to say the least. that's something we would like to change. >> reporter: texas is only one of five states where you cannot carry a handgun out in the open. >> we're supposed to be the gun capitol of the world. >> reporter: the controversial demonstrations made some people
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uncomfortable, although we found no such discomfort around the convention. chris miller said it does not have to scare or intimidate but to do the opposite. >> it's always the bad guy. we want to show people good people own firearms, responsible people, attorneys, mechanics. >> reporter: a customer call service rep with three kids. she said it's not practical carrying around an ar-15 for protection. she wants to carry a handgun. >> well, it takes time to pull it out where it's being canceled at. that's wrong. if i had it openly on my side, i would have it up and i could pull the trigger. >> reporter: the hope here is that attention turns into news. one person who wants to see open
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area handguns passed is a great grandmother. >> reporter: beverly wants to carry a handgun as a deterrent. she doesn't want to use it. >> i don't want to be a radical. >> reporter: many leaders worry that carrying guns about is hurting the cause. >> not everyone is for the open carry laws, and they're voicing their opposition online. maria ines ferre joins us with that story. >> reporter: first i want to show you some of the images of people with their guns inside businesses and restaurant that have been making the rounds. like this woman here. she's a mother with two daughters. then you've got these two gentlemen here. many opposing here are from the
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group open carry texas. a national mothers group has gone up against this group. they have been campaigning with the #not one more. they have convinced chipotle and starbucks not to allow people with guns inside their stores. they now want target to come up with the at the same time restriction. well, just last night the leader of open carry texas said that the group has already quit carrying rifles inside businesses. they say they don't want to put business licenses in jeopardy. and many images are thanksgiving are online are from months ago, and members are said to encourage this a plastic begun. they said this is how i draw attention to open carry laws in texas.
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maria ines ferre thank you. imagine downloading a movie in two seconds. that's now possible in chattanooga, tennessee. it will lure businesses from across the country. >> reporter: with the appalachian mountains as the backdrop, chattanooga has prided itself. and now with the new internet speed service. it's driving growth in this small tennessee city. chattanooga's fiberoptic connection transfers data 1 gigabyte per second. that's 45 times faster than new york and on par with hong kong, which has the fastest in the world. >> we've branded our community as the first city to have a gig. >> chattanooga's first gig city. >> reporter: it started with the
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facility company was looking to upgrade its power institution center. with over $130 million in bonds and stimulus grants they created a fiberoptic network. for 70 months they ca $70 a month, customers can have access to the internet no matter where they live. more than 30 companies have moved to chattanooga because of the gig and brought 1,000 jobs. >> you amount of time and savings on every little transaction adds up. oh, i got an hour of my life back or four hours of high life back. >> reporter: we up loaded a six-hour movie on youtube in six minutes.
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>> it's all done and waiting on youtube to process it. >> reporter: a few other american cities now have their fiberoptic networks, too. and google recently added privately owned fiber in three cities with plans for more. >> look at the united states compared to the rest of the world. we're well behind. >> chattanooga sees itself having a head start above the rest of the country using engineers to find new ways to take advantage of this new network. al jazeera, chattanooga, tennessee. >> burwell will be sworn in. she replaces kathleen sebelius.
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>> north korea today said its holding another american. the country's official news agency said he was detained for committing an unspecified crime. john terrett has more with this story. what do we know about the person being held here. >> reporter: they have another american in custody. according to the korean center news agency this man is paul jeffrey edward ball, and he has
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been detained for reasons acting against the spirit of tourism. he went to the country on april 29th we are told. marie hart, the spokesperson for state department, has been promising within the last couple of hours saying that they're well aware of the case, but they can't say too much at the moment because they don't have written permission from his family. >> we are aware that an u.s. citizen has been detained in north korea. this is the third u.s. season detained in north korea. obviously no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety of u.s. citizens abroad and don't have any additional information to share at this time. >> reporter: now according to the kyoto news agency out of japan, they've been able to add a few more details to the story other than the north koreans and the state department have done so far. he was part of a tourist group. he was detained in mid-may after apparently leaving a bible in a hotel room where he was
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staying. now, this is a problem in north korea because they have state run religion. they do not allow independent religions, and they do not allow christianity, which is a hint at to why he's being detained. >> you mentioned three americans being detained. the other two was christianity some how a result of their or did it lead to them dealing detained. >> reporter: yes, in the case of one, yes, kenneth bae. he's described as a korean-american missionary who went into the country under a fou tourist visa, and he has spent 15 years in hard labor camp. they said it had to do with destabilizing the government and trying to overthrow the leader there. kim jong-un.
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and matthew miller todd, he was acting erratically when he was trying to enter the country. that was back on april 10th. he was picked up because he apparently tore up his tourist visa and wanted to seek shelter in north korea. and dennis rodman, the basketball star, has been there a number of times to carry out what others can't do, to carry out a diplomatic basketball association. >> and issuing traveling advisories for americans travel to go north korea. >> reporter: yes. >> the leading afghanistan candidate. six people died when two bombs struck abdullah abdullah's envoy. he was not harmed. the taliban threatened to
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disrupt the run off. a social crime, quote, sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong, as home minister is responsible for law and order for a state in central india. other lawmakers had been under pressure for lack of action following the recent rape and hanging of two teenage girls. and in italy, the world's largest architecture fair will kick off tomorrow. it will look at architecture throughout the centuries. >> reporter: they're gazing into the past, through windows hundreds of years old. in the background machines test the ones we use today. this is not your usual architecture fair. they want this to be in part a rethink of the very fundamentals of the police station we live in.
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there is a vast amount of information, of beauty, of intelligence. tradition. it iand future potentials and that this is for the taking. >> a new perspective on glass, and even the historical evolution of the toilet since roman times. >> reporter: ceilings are also on display, notably the false ones with the air conditioning, and electricity, all that makes our modern life livable. >> reporter: heating with heat lamps that follow you as you walk through the room. and an exploration of secure doors from the medieval fortress to the airport. from security agents and metal detecters. this is being presented as a
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place for architect and the. >> all the walls, the floors, when you see everything together, it's like we really are going to think again about your own house. >> reporter: a chance then to tear down some walls, old or new, to take a fresh look at why we live the way we do. >> back here in the states, a student displayed heroism by stopping a gunman on an u.s. campus. >> reporter: yes, one student pepper sprayed the man when he
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was reloading his weapon, and then several students subdued the gunman. a 19-year-old was fatally shot. two other people were wounded. in o utah, a ruling that would have recognized a thousand same-sex marriages. a later ruling ordered officials to recognize those marriages. it was supposed to go into effect on monday. north dakota was the last state without a court challenge to the ban. the federal government will foot most of the bill for the repair of a bridge. many high school students are receiving their dim ma
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diplomas this week. >> for 70 years, i never gave it a thought. >> reporter: john cuchella is a world war ii veteran. he left school in 1942 his sophomore year. he later came back and served the army for 14 years. you can imagine the reception he got at that graduation. >> a very fitting honor at a very fitting time for that world war ii veteran. >> reporter: very much so. >> maria ines ferre, thank you. people given up for adoption in washington state will soon be able to access their original birth certificates. >> vinnie johnson called it her special box. >> it's me and the family getting ready for church. >> reporter: 50 years worth of
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photographs and documents. her memories always framed with one defining fact: penny was adopted. her parents told her when she was very young that she was adopted. >> constantly searching faces. could that be her? what if that was her. >> reporter: after 28 years and thousands of dollars, penny found her birth mother through an inter immediatary. but the reality was nothing like the fantasy. penny's birth mother wanted nothing to do with her. >> it was horrible. >> reporter: she felt that she could an used information much soon. the direct way for adoptees to find their birth parents, through this original birth certificate sealed in most states. >> my first mother died o of
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ovarian cancer, and her mother died of ovarian cancer, and her mother's mother died of ovarian cancer. kind of important. >> reporter: she went to school with her sister and didn't even know it. >> in marching band, there i am, there she is. one person apart. she was right there. >> reporter: the whole time in plain site. >> yes, and i'm searching everywhere. >> reporter: now under a new washington state law adopted children born before 1993 like penny will have access to their original birth certificate. 13 other states have similar laws. but many adoption agencies promised birth mothers their identities would be kept secret. >> you have to understand how difficult that could be for someone.
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for their families to find out when they don't want it to happen. >> reporter: even though she found her birth mother, she's filing for her information. >> it's my life. i deserve it. >> reporter: the final document in her search and the new beginning for thousands of adoptees seeking their birth parents. >> still to come on al jazeera america, an estimated 1 million guns stolen in five years. we'll look at a new smart gun designed to keep weapons from firing unless it's owner is the person pulling the trigger. plus california is in the midst of a statewide drought. we'll take you south of the border where one community has been living for weeks without water.
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restrict water use. in some place it is has led to rationing. south of the border the effects of the drought is even more stark. and in baja, mexico, there is often no water at all. what type of water restrictions are the residents in mexico facing? >> reporter: michael to, say water restrictions, that's frankly putting it mildly. what is happening in the tourist city is nothing but extreme. residents have been forced to go without running water for weeks at a time. in this sprawling working class neighborhood, you'll find a street that means waterfall which is ironic because people here have been without running water for weeks. >> there is no water for the bathroom. no water to wash clothes or do the dishes. >> reporter: it's a similar story next door with alexander lives. his family has not had water for
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three weeks. the problem is not their pipes. >> the problem is the drought that has affected the area since 2009. >> reporter: is the only part of baja that doesn't get its water from the colorado river. it relies entirely on well waters and it is nearly dry. they've begun to rationing water which is a polite way of saying that the water was turn odd. maria has gone without water for eight days and counting. >> one has to get accustomed to it. at first its horrific not to have water. in order to conserve water we have to get used to seeing a sink full of dishes before we wash them. >> the when the pipes are shut off the only water source comes
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from these storage tanks scattered around the neighborhood. but even this water is in limited supply. >> the water crisis is two-fold. clearly there is not enough water. parts of this reservoir has been turned into a road. you even have cows grazing here. and what little water there is dirty and not safe to use. >> many residents use bleach to treat the water that they collect. but if you travel downtown you would never know that the city is drying out. their hotels have plenty of water, by means locals living outside of town are the ones paying the price. >> they have a right to have the service. >> this is the area where we're working now.
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>> reporter: they're finally doing what they should have done all along, look for new sources of water. the immediate solution is two new underground wells that have just been completed in the last week. they're also looking at desal lynn nation, but at this point that's more of a pipe dream than a reality. which means in the near future people find themselves high and dry caught in the cross hairs of an unprecedented water crisis. >> it has been a tough go for residents. residents still have to pay their water bill. marina, the woman we featured in our peace showed me her outstanding water bill. if she doesn't pay this if and when the water is turned on, her water will continue to be shut off physica until hey pays her outstanding water bill. >> there is little support for
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drought spending. most californians say the statewide drought had little or no impact on their daily lives. the majority impose the suspension of environmental protection or large scale spending. many characterize the drought as a major crisis, only 16% say it has affected them personally. statistics from the department of justice say that more than a million handguns were stolen in home invasions. 80% of them have not been recovered. gun manufacturers are getting close to making sure that only the owner can fire a gun. but aztec know's lindsay moran found there is a lot of opposition to this technology. >> reporter: when i worked at the c.i.a. and sometimes had to carry a gun i worried that as a woman i could be overpowered and have my gun taken and used against me. now as a mom of two young boys gun safety is a human concern in
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my household. each day approximately five children are killed or injured accidently by smart guns. the youest gun is designed to alleviate both of thigh concerns about personal eyeing the weapon's ability to fire. >> if we don't tell civilians that there are batteries here, they would never know. if two months from now we say i'm ready now to personalize my firearm. >> you can sink your watch to the firearm and it becomes a personalized handgun. >> reporter: she demonstrates how the gun can be fired up to eight hours after activated, and as long as the watch is within ten inches of the gun.
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>> that's because the gun and the watch communicate by radio friendcy. both are plated by regular household batteries. >> lindsay moran. very interesting technology to say the least but i wonder how effective this system is. you're talking about safety at home. what happens if something happens in the middle of the night and you don't have your watch on, do you have to sleep with it? >> that was a concern of mine, too. if i did have a gun like in in my home and the intent was to protect my family from home invasion i would sleep with it. in the heat of the moment would
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i be able to put in the pin code and activate the gun? i think like any other kind of technology it takes practice. this is if if i had this gun i would practice with it at the range just like if you owned any kind of firearm. >> are there other smart gun technologies out there? i believe one used a fingerprint to activate the gun. >> there are smart gun activities. bio metric fingerprint recognition, intel gun which recognizes your fingerprint or authorized users. and there is a technology called magna trigger, requiring people
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trigger that before they are able to shoot. >> i know people are asking two things. one, where can they get it, and two, how much did it cost. >> reporter: the whole system with the watch which makes it a personalized handgun is $1,800. that said, you actually can't get them in the united states. here in maryland we've had the latest attempt to sell it. but it's gup shot owner said that he received so man keith there's that he decided he was not going to o do it. it was destroying business. so you can't buy it anywhere in the state as of now. >> i'm surprised that people would be against gun safety as opposed to letting children get a gun and turn it on themselves.
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lindsay moran. thank you for that report. if you want to know more, camp "techknow" on saturday right here on al jazeera america. still ahead, carried from the hardwood and prompting yet another online trend. maria ines ferre is back with a look at lebrony. plus betting on belmont as california chrome goes for the triple crown. and the u.s. has had four straight months of gains of 200,000 jobs. that's a good size, but there are other problems that ray suarez will be dealing with on "inside story" tonight. >> reporter: thanks, michael. as the number of new jobs goes up, sure we are at pre-recession employment, but in the six years it took to come back, 10 million people have gone looking for work. we're in the middle of it at the top of the hour. see you then.
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>> the heat will take on the spurs. the spurs beat miami. but this was no ordinary game. the arena was up to 90 degrees when the air conditioning went out. lebron went off with a leg cramps. >> reporter: michael, the hashtag leb rony. they've been posting pictures like this, for example, or this one. now you can imagine the spurs fans have been having a heyday
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with this one. the former football punter chris wrote this. wow, looking at people's comments on lebron james cramping up is really making me question my faith in humanity. >> very notoriously hot back then and a lot of people said that they did that on purpose. the home cooking. san antonio said that they did not do it on purpose, and both set of players had to deal with it. and lebrony lives. >> reporter: the ac is out and something that both teams had to deal with the heat. >> thanks. >> reporter: thanks. >> the excitement is building on long island new york, california chrome is set to win the bil
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belmont stakes. if he wins, he'll be the first d win all three races since 1978. >> reporter: if he wins on saturday california chrome will be the first triple crown champion in 36 years. >> i'm not a better. i'm not going to bet. i don't know if i'm even going to bet on him but i hope he wi wins. >> reporter: co-owner steve coburn has gazillione gambled his own money on the horse defying odds of 200/1.
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>> reporter: without much personal wealth they brought california chrome's mother and paired her with a pedigreed stallion for less than $11,000. as a triple crown champion california chrome could be worst $10 million--could be worth $10 million or more. as a betting proposition the horses are suffering from some serious competition. as americans find more legal ways to gazillion in scenes and online betting on the tracks has fallen by more than one-third in the past ten years. attendance is down just as much, and without enough revenue from wagering the racing industry is seeing more tracks shutting down. this race and the story behind california chrome is tempting more people to take a chance and lay a bet. >> it's pretty sad to see some days you come here and there are
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six, 700 people. next saturday it won't be. it will be packed to the rafters. >> reporter: california chrome's long-term career is hard to predict, but if he wins on saturday he'll join just 11 others in the history books. >> 30 years ago a soviet puzzle game was born and it would become a global phenomenon. tetris has spanned continents and is still going on. the tetris effect when they start thinking about parts of their lives in the form of these fallen bricks. tetris has more than 450 million paid downloads on mobile devices. the game has surprisingly stayed the same. now new versions are planned for the next generation of game consoles and they all promise to show ka showcase the game's
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iconic unique game. we're out of time for this edition of al jazeera america. but inside story is next with ray suarez. go to our website for more news updates around the world, www.aljazeera.com. >> the unemployment number is steady at 6.3%. we're taking a look at what is underneath those big numbers on inside story.
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