ent world of kids behind bars. will a new experimental program be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again. > this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york with a look an at the top stories. voters in greece are an hour away from a referendum that could decide their future in the eurozone. america celebrates its 239th birthday with heavy security from coast to coast to make sure it's safe. >> a test for n.a.s.c.a.r. in daytona, as one of america's popular sports asks fans to

leave their confederate flags at whom. home. and criticism for china for hacking american computers we take a deeper look at americans and cubans - with the ties cut in greece it comes down to what happens an hour from now, when voting begins on the bailout plan. the country appears to be evenly divided. they'll be voting for austerity or not. the finance minister is accusing creditors of terrorism to scare greeks into voting yes. both sides have been holding huge rallies, and as jonah hull reports, a lot of greeks fear things will get worse.

>> i met olga outside the hotel where she worked until it shut down a week ago, and she was fired. >> i worked three years here, it's a family not a job. >> olga like many of her generation is struggling to make sense of her country's sudden referendum. >> i feel sad. i feel the society is split in two. some say yes, some say no. that's not right. they know for sure that the fallout will make the situation worse than before. by saying no there's a fear of uncertainty. we don't know what will happen the next day or how we'll deal with it. >> markus is a graduate economist who knows he'll vote yes, but admits the choice was not an easy one. >> i think that a yes is probably the last chance to bring sanity back to the table.

>> and no what will that bring? >> you know our government claims that within 48 hours after a no they are going back and they'll go back and sign the deal. i doubt that. i can't see the credibility. because it has been lost. from all sides. >> markus and olga are among a generation that did nothing to cause problems but somehow to carve a future out of the confusion and uncertainty. >> sunday's referendum is portrayed by politicians in brussels and the media as anti-european forces. yes, it's an overworded question about lending proposals that expired last week, that don't exist, and could turn out to be a referendum on the future of the deposit. make no mistake, an overwhelming number of greeks want the country to remain in the

eurozone. >> time is not on their side. within days if the bank closures persist, businesses will shut down the banks could collapse, and there'll be shortages of food supplies and pharmaceuticals. >> i believe we can make a future in the country, greece gives us hope and faith. all the young people we have our dreams. i don't think any one of us will stop dreaming. >> in the end, whether the euro goes on hope is one greek currency, more valuable than any other. >> the referendum is the end result of years of economic troubles. patricia explains how greece got in so deep finally. >> to understand how greece got to the point you have to go back to the year 2000 when it was admitted to the eurozone, the group of nations that use

the euro as their currency, groups couldn't join if spending was too high or it concealed what it spent on things like generous pension, as well as how little it took in from taxes because evasion was high. 2009 investors were not willing to turn a blind eye to the back bookkeeping and was nervous about greece's ability to repay debt forcing athens to turn to the i.m.f. and the european central bank for the first of two bailouts totalling more than $200 million euros. it came with strings, like deem cuts in the spending causing the economy to shrink. incomes shrank people were thrown out of work. income and down around 25%, but it's eye watering and youth employment is north of 50%, which begs the question with

greece's economy in dire straits, can athens repay the mountain of debt. most economists say no. that is why the syriza government of prime minister alexis tsipras insisted since taking power in january, that debt relief ought to be at the center of bailout. now that a referendum on the bail out is called the i.m.f. conceded the point calling on europe to grand comprehensive debt relief. greeks are going to the polls, to vote on whether to accept terms, that are no longer on the table. while the leaders argue that the vote is about whether to stay in the eurozone the government is adamant that is not the case. so could this drama impact the u.s.? well the future is in doubt, rattled investors could flee the

euro, and the debt of economies and pile into safe havens lake the u.s. dollar and debt driving us of value against other currencies making goods in the u.s. more expensive to buy. and could be a big drag on the economy in the first three months of this year earlier i talked to paid roe, an economics reporter for the "wall street journal," and asked him which which the obama administration wants the vote to go. >> the administration has been careful not to take specific sides, but has been adamant about encouraging both sides to come to the table and an agreement. the u.s. seems to be a little more worried about the consequences of a potential greek exit than some of the eurozone leaders themselves. >> a lot of people with 401ks are concerned.

the president said it would not make a major department. a few days ago the market dropped more than 300 points. how concerned should i be about the 301 k if greece decides to leave the eurozone. >> that's the thing. bank connections, greece is a small economy. the fear as your segment indicated is that this would be a domino effect and if there's a crisis in greece persisting to the point where it's forced out of the eurozone speculation would be on what countries are next and the uncertainty leading market around the world to sell off. there's been an effort by leaders to say they have prepared themselves and if greece left the issue would be contained. the point you make suggests that it is not. markets around the world, including u.s. markets are moving in tandem with news out of a small country, showing you

how interconnected the system is. >> doesn't a weak euro mean a stronger u.s. dollar? >> it can. in this case it probably would. there's other currencies that the dollar is training against. the trend over the past 8-9 months has been a stronger dollar and a weaker euro it stabilized recently and as you pointed out, a stronger dollar has been a factor slowing down a u.s. economy that is not that strong. and so if the dollar continues to strengthen, that's a concern for the u.s. economy and officials looking to raise interest rates. >> that's paid roe with "the wall street journal" we'll let you know the results millions are gathering celebrating independence day, and law enforcement has added

security to keep the crowds safe. this is the scenes this weekend. authorities say there's no specific threat but security is being beefed up for fear of lone wolf attacks. [ ♪♪ ] they call it the capital fourth the grand fire works show capping off the celebrations, hundreds of thousands of visitors entertained by the symphony orchestra, police identified a suspicious package, and cleared it a head of the show. [ ♪♪ ] in boston, it was the concert entertaining many along the shore. >> july 4th olive brarnals from

russian president vladimir putin, saying u.s. and russia can work together to solve international problems. in the telegram vladimir putin said that relations between the nations were important for global stability and security. tensions escalating since the annexation of crimea. hillary clinton talking about vladimir putin on the campaign trail. she joined a parade of candidates hitting the streaks. the front runner saying we should engage russia. it is not an easy man, and took aim at china. >> they are trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in america, stealing commercial secrets, blueprints from defense contractors and stealing huge amounts of government information looking for an advantage. >> and the former secretary of state making the comment at a house party, before marching in the parade.

>> some saying comments about hacking comes as no surprise. >> he's always taken a hard line on china as a senator, and what she said is what many people suspect that china is behind the cyber incidents that hit the united states in recent years, and clinton not the only politician hitting the campaign trail today. >> that's bernie sanders drawing a crowd. asking americans to reclaim the government from what he calls the billionaires. >> this style of campaigning for me is perfect. new hampshire boaters are starting they are educated and gives a chance to tell the

story. >> jed bush going new hampshire for the 4 july parade. two republican presidents hopeful. a hot topic on the campaign trail, the confederate flag. reigniting debate over the flag. n.a.s.c.a.r. controls some things but not the fans. andy gallagher has our story. >> reporter: in the animals of race, there's few places like the daytona speedway. instrumental in stock car racing known as n.a.s.c.a.r. fans flocked for years. this year the sport overwhelmingly followed by the fans has an image crisis on its hands. official's asked long-time

people like richard to leave the confederate flags at home. >> i'm southern proud of my family, proud to be in the u.s. and display what flag i'm allowed to display. >> reporter: throughout the track others fly a flag seen as a symbol of oppression and slavery. n.a.s.c.a.r. banned the flag from a decade ago, but can't stop the fans displaying it. that makes hector uneasy. he will not watch the race. >> i deal with it all the time. it's something that you adapted to and you keep on moving. if you are ignorant like them. you are a bunch of ignorant people. officials are keen to not fly the flag starting an exchange programme, offering free american flags. so far, only a handful of people have taken them up on the offer. >> despite that officials keen to attract a diverse fan pace

say they'll work with fans in the years ahead. >> any business company, wants to look to the future. we have to look to the future. the key at the end of the day is we want people to attend n.a.s.c.a.r. and have a good time. >> the confederate flag was ubiquitous. in recent years it's been on the decline. the symbol of pride will always have a place. >> and the nationwide debate over the confederate flag has some saying it's time to look at monuments and forts. all dedicated to what some call heroes, others say they are symbols of hate. >> reporter: the racially motivated killing of nine african-americans at emanuel a.m.e. church in south carolina set off a heated debate over the confederate flag and motivated some to take matters into their own hands. now, questions are raised about

other symbols of the confederacy. the church where the massacre took place is located on calhoun street named after john c calhoun, a congressman and vice president in the early 19th century. >> there are few figure of this period as powerful as john c calhoun. >> he wielded influence over policy and was wide lie known as an oddvo kate for slavery. >> he believed it was the backbone of the south, and thought it was civilizing the so-called savages, and you have to look at him in that light, that he was more that an advocate of slavery, a fierce defender of slavery. >> a petition is being circulated to rename the street and change it to clemente street. that may not be so easy. cal hoon is a revered figure.

monuments, parks, lakes and institutions all over the south bear his name. it runs deep in the south. port her, bragg and lee bears the names of confederate generals. >> today i announced the formation of a task force to look at the statutory on the main mall and south mall of the campus, this is an emotional and important issue for students. >> students at the university of texas are lobbying to remove the statue of jefferson davis, president of the confederacy. >> i would argue that jeffer don davis, we don't see his pro slavery as admirable. it's time to change and see who we are. >> reporter: but they have

defenders, and historian kenneth davis grease there's a place in the -- agrees there's a place in the future. >> i don't want to hide the past we have to have an honest account of it there'll be a debate on monday on whether to remove the confederate flag outside government buildings tunisia's president declaring a state of emergency, coming eight days after the bloody attack and tourists at a tunisian beach say they can't survive another attack. they explain what the state of emergency means. >> reporter: announcing the emergency measures, the president says tunisia is in a state of war. >> translation: the islamic state carries a black flag and wants to have a caliphate. tunisia deserves international support, there is no country immune to terrorism. >> reporter: the sudden

declaration and announcement of a state of emergency comes a week after the beach massacre at the resort of sousse. 38 tourists died, 30 holiday makers from britain. the emergency legislation will give the tunisian government more flexibility and will hand the army and police more authority, and it also restricts the right of public assembly. the state of emergency is brought into force as the tunisian security forces continue to track down other militants involved in organising and coordinating the attack. a suspect interviewed by the police said the gunmen was one member of a sleeper cell, part of a network stretched from london to tunisia. the president openly criticised security forces for their delay in responding to the shootings, and made a promise on friday to guarantee the safety of future visitors to tunisia. >> there's a big venture facing tunisia this date, and a state

of emergency is something that is legitimate to impose in such a situation. the problem is that state of emergency in such new and young democracy is a double-edged sword. it is going to stop the threat of terrorism, and advocate return to authoritariansm and the police state we had before 2011. >> reporter: the declaration of a state of emergency comes on a day, the last of britain's 30 dead were finally flown home. an online video set to show i.s.i.l. killing 25 syrian government soldiers in the historic town of palmyra, i.s.i.l. taking control in may. the shootings appeared to have taken place in the historic ampitheatre. the structure is listed as a

u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage site. a human rights group said it took control after i.s.i.l. took control of city. >> fidel castro making a rare publishing appearance, a few days after u.s. and cuba formalised relations. he visited a group of cheese-makers, exchanging his green garb for a white windmaker, the first public sighting of castro in three months an historic announcement from the president, u.s. and cuban presidencies will open. >> no one expect cuba to be transformed overnight next a deeper look at what the new era and u.s. cuban relations means. a world record for a solar powered flight across the pacific.

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look at a new era in u.s.-cuban relations. . >> both countries will reopen their embassies in washington in havana. the secretary of state john kerry said he'd travel to cuba for the reopening. with the signs of progress more needs to be done in the way of change in cuba. no one expects cuba to be transformed overnight. i believe that engagement through the embassy, businesses and people is a best way to advance interests for democracy and the human rights. time to demonstrate our leadership as one of change. aspiring the world to meet with something better. >> miami's little havana and

their reaction next. melissa chan has more. >> reporter: two angry men, the only protesters in little havana's favourite cafe after the announcement of an opening of reciprocal democracy. once upon a time it would have brought a gaggle of protesters. but it was business as usual. when asked about the latest step, many regulars expressed anger. >> basically the cuban people have been betrayed. it's a long story. since 1898, basically, when the americans sunk the main with the excuse of invading cuba. >> i don't know what president obama thinking cuban people are going to benefit. right. give me a black. the cuban people will get nada feelings have changed, some

cautiously optimistic. >> it's mixed. 56 years of dictatorship and the government of the united states approaching traditional enemy. of course it will bring negative. what we are saying to them is we have to find new ways. >> a new cuban american attitude would have been unthinkable a decade ago. now it's driven by the community's younger generation. >> rick harara runs cuba now, a group pushing for the island. >> i'm a second generation myself. 37 years old, and like many my age, we lived our life under the policy. and have seen it field no results whatsoever. he says second generation cuban americans are not naive about the castro leadership. we are aware of the human rights record of the cuban government ongoing repress that occurs in that country. we don't think by trying to

isolate them or us continuing a policy of confrontation, that we will alleviate that. >> for the longest time those that wanted to see a change from the status quo kept silent. the establishment voices held sway. obama's bold move helped to change all that. >> john is the president for the u.s. cuba trade and economic council and violence us from buffalo. you think this is a lopsided deal why? >> it's not exactly lopsided. the u.s. gas will look at the embassy as an afro decemberiac for democracy. presently, there's no question of the cuban government, short term medium term benefitting.

>> for now, cuba benefits because it's able to say the risk of doing business is less because the u.s. government is not perceived as an enemy. >> a number of u.s. businesses, hotels telecoms lining up to set up shop in cuba. doesn't a rising tide float all ships? >> potentially, but the reality is the united states continues to have several laws and regulations that prohibit the type of business activity that most businesses want to do. we are limited in what we can do and by what the cuban governments want them to do. >> the cuban government loves the fact that there's a lot of energy press coverage about what caps want to do.

for the short term it benefits cuba because they say hey, look the americans are ready to come in you better get here before that do. >> i go back to the u.s. used as bait right now. u.s. companies can't do everything they want to do. and that is unlikely to change within president obama's term in office. however, he is probably going to continue to expand commercially economically and politically what he can do from an ordinary stand point and licensing stand point unless there are issues coming between the go. . >> let me ask this way - when detroit sells more cars auto workers benefit. won't that happen. >> no question it will. there's a reality to the fact that cuba can absorb so much.

11.3 million people, 92 miles north of miami. cuba has debt problems and payment issues. people have to be calm about what it is they want to do and make certain they look at what cuba can absorb and what president obama is trying to do is say we have tried isolation. i'll throw everything at the cubans i'll take them off the actions lift and expand what companies can do. he's not doing everything. he could make changes that he hasn't meet. he could allow them to manage a total in cuba. he is trying to say to the cuban government, i'm trying to give a lot. we need you to do something, though that there is good inteping, and thus factor what

the cuban are going is saying they appreciate the interests, they are smiling, they haven't done a lot. they haven't permitted one problem under president obama's initiatives. >> hold this fought. we'll look at another topic, the opening of the doors between the u.s. and cuba it could come at a cost. it would provide a windfall for cuba's economy, or depen the divide between the rich and the poor. david ory osta has more restaurant openers in cuba this is the pictures of progress. live music, free-flowing rum and a hay class of clientele who are foreigners. in this leafy suburb cuba's elite dine and drink, for a

country that aspired to do away with notions of rich and poor a shift in policy could deepen the quite in a communist country, where stratas of wealth and class are forming. this is a top restaurant and is amazing you can see it like this. a couple of years ago it was a brick wall shrouding the restaurant. if you walked by you wouldn't know it existed. it was a secret enclave for dignitaries, and now they are showcasing what they have it's emblematic of change in which some cubans are getting richer. snow inside a chef prepares a dish costing $22, the equivalent of the average state worker's monthly tall vi. hs a seen of luxury that has been off limits to most cubans. >> the emerging private sector

getting a boost under the policy has left customers and restaurants with a little more cash to spend. drive just 15 minutes down the road to old havana and the story is much different. for many who live here opportunities are grim. >> we are in the lower class, do you under. the middle class has more opportunity to get involved in tourism. outside everything is normal. on the inside there are social differences here. >> reporter: on the bottom runner those like this man. he earns about $20 a month sweeping floors in a nearby hospital. his family which includes everyone from alberto's 92-year-old mother to his 1-year-old daughter rely on the government pay check to survive. >> as newest investment pours

into the island the communism could enter a new era of haves, and have notice. the product of a system fidel castro wanted to avoid. new regulations open the door to remittances, and that could do what no administration accomplishes in more that a century, transforming human communism how concerned should american citizens be that they may be creating a system of haves and have notes in cuba? >> david did a tremendous job with that package. precisely what president barack obama is trying to do re-establish the middle class that the cuban revolution of 1959 tried to extinguish and you therefore create haves and

have not. and it puts pressures on the cuban government to either allow people to be duck cessful or to convince them it's not in their interests to be successful. as for u.s. visitors absolutely we are contributing to what president obama wants to us do which is go in there and spend money and talk to peak and tread the u.s. magic and pushing back. >> if i could push back for a second, is that not what we do in mexico the caribbean where tourism dollars are wanted. you go five miles off the beach, and you are in poverty. it doesn't bother americans, germans or others travelling to the same destinations. >> you are right, has cuba developed a tourism apartheid

yes. cubans were not allowed to visit recently. absolutely. you have fissures created. i don't know that president barack obama has any other way to do this and at the same time you deal with the push back from the cuban government. and that is what we want. we want the mix up. we want the cuban people the young and the older, we want the folks to be saying to their own government, there are all these opportunities, but we can do more. the hope is that the u.s. visitors within the 12 categories will be the ambassadors to say to those folks, hey, we want to help we can. but if you go away from old havana cuba is a depressing

police. over time that is what everyone wants to change. the cuban government the u.s. - depend how they go about it. >> my wife says if nothing changes, nothing changes. there is change in the u.s. relations with cuba. are you saying the president was wrong in bringing about this change? >> no not at all. as app organization we take no position in the u.s.-cuban political relations. in terms of what the president did for the business community, he made easier what companies want to go. can he go further, do companies want him to go further, absolutely. the goal is for president barack obama to move the goal posts, and there should be pressure on the cuban government to allow some of what the president puts forward. is that is what people are waiting to see. we have been seeing in the last

6-7 months is back in 2001 - 2000, 2001/2002, the advocates for change said to the cuban government if you buy from us, we have leverage to get more sport. this year the same advocates are saying to the cubans you don't have to by anything we'll push and that will make us want it more. >> i don't know how it will play out, it will be a fascinating year a year of peaks to peaks to peaks. and when the flags go up in washington and havana there'll be a lot more activity, the question will be how does the cuban government respond. now they are overwhelmed and are stressed and have a government to run, and they have to look at countries that they trade with that are important, but they want to be polite to us.

>> it will be interesting. >> thank you for joining us joining us from buffalo, thank you pech. -- thank you very much a final thought before we go. between 1960 and 1962, 40,000 cuban children had to be airlifted from havana to save them from communism. we report on how operation paid roe pan saved the lives of many cuban americans. >> this is my last day here i may never see my parents. >> reporter: carlos was 11 years old, the height of the revolution and the last time he saw his father. >> i thought i will get to see him. then he died. >> reporter: he was one of 14,000 unaccompanied minors travelling to miami under the sponsorship of the catholic welfare programme, with u.s. support, between late 1960 and 1962. called operation pedro pan, the

goal was to get children out of cuba to avoid the communist doctrination by fidel castro. >> in less than four years, fidel castro coming to power on a wave of power has allowed himself to become dominated by russia. >> reporter: it came to an end with the cuban missile crisis when flights 2010 the u.n. and cuba stopped. an exhibit at the history museum tells many stories. >> parents made the decision to get us out of there. >> video testimonials journalists and photographs. >> after the revolution everything changed. children were taken in. it took years for families to be reunited. and 20%. children never saw the parents again. >> i had a sense that it would be a long time before we went

back to cuba when we come back a major break as the deadline for the nuclear deal with iran inches ever closer. the latest from the meetings in vienna next. winnen's soccer -- women's soccer is growing, especially as the women's team looks set to win the world cup. compared to men, inequality still exists.

welcome back to al jazeera america in half an hour greeks will go to the poll and decide whether to accept a deal from creditors. the deal includes a lot of cuts made in greek's spending. the president and finance minister urging no votes. tunisia's president says the country is not safe against future attacks, and declared a state of emergency to avoid a risk of collapse it's been little more than a week since

the gunmen opened fire on a popular beach, killing 38. the confederate flag debate reaching a sport. n.a.s.c.a.r. - fans have brought their own. n.a.s.c.a.r. offering a free american flag if fans trade in a confederate flag. >> 14 people injured after a deck collapsed. happening when a family was taking a photo at emerald island. it's about 60 miles from wilmington. the 12way 12 dropped 12 feet throwing people to the ground. many suffering broken bones. one person had to be airlifted to hospital. >> the world is closer to a deal with iran. the p5+1 and iran report to a tentative deal to lift the actions ahead of the deadline.

the head of the international energy atomic agency shed light on the programme. >> with the cooperation from iran i think we can issue a report by the end of the i don't remember on the issues related to military dimension. >> the united states demanded a full accounting of iran's secret programme to make a nuclear box the women's world cup soccer final tomorrow night team u.s.a. out to exact revenge, taking on japan, a team that edged them out of world championship. a win making the u.s. women's squad the first team to win the world cup. the u.s. defeated germany, japan getting by england with big crowds and growing

interests, organizers say it's been one of the best women's world cup finals. there's a huge gap between what the women make on the pitch, and the ben. gabriel elizonda looks at the divide in dollars and cents. >> reporter: not a cloud in the sky, it's a typical summer day. what a tournament it's been. with more than 8 million tv viewers, the semifinal match was the third most watched women's football game of all time. despite the growth of the female game, the gap between men's and women's football is as large as ever. >> the women's game is viewed as a separate game, if not as football, as women's football. look at the money, the best male footballers make about $20 million a year each excluding endorsement. the best player alex including

endorsements, $1 million. germany took home $25 million. this year's world cup, $2 million. sepp blatter is credited with creating the women's world cup, but remarked that women's footballers should wear more feminine clothes, like tighter shorts. for the first woman inducted in the football hall of fame attitudes like that hurt the development of sport. >> it sends a message only women in a certain stereotype will be a positive image for a girl playing soccer. >> looking at history helps to explain the struggles. >> men's football can be traced back to the mid 18th century. women's started a century later. it's not as well-known as we found out on the streets of

vancouver, when we asked if any players could be named on the u.s. >> we could not make an attempt at it. it's rehabilitations like that that have f.i.f.a. admitting that they need to do more. >> on the side of women's football. the marketing side the promotion side has not been developed as much as the football. despite the challenges all the football fans - all they wanted to do is destroy the game. meanwhile in men's soccer there was a dramatic finish. the match against argentina was scoreless through 120 minutes, and sanchez with the game-winning penalty giving chile a 4-1 advantage and first ever tournament championship on home soil. on this week's third rail.

imran garda asks do people not watch because men are a better athlete. >> when it comes to sports... >> it's a different style that women have there's no less value. >> i don't watch aaa men's baseball, i find it boring. >> it's interesting, you are entitled to your opinion, but the opinion of john wooden the wizard of westward who at the end of his life said he preferred the women's more than the men's. he felt there was more passing, fundamentals, and you have to appreciate it as a different sport. it's better and more appealing than the men's sport that's the point i'm trying to make. we have to release ourselves from the stubb ornness that says i am not going to watch women. >> that's why they call it "third rail" a plane making an historic

journey across the pacific, this one powered by the sun. >> i got messages in the cockpit all the time. it gave me so much energy. the solar impulse next. >> you have kids here who've killed someone? >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids behind bars. will a new experimental program be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again.

>> because i was african american i was trying to fit in. >> misty copleland's journey wasn't easy. >> dancing gave me the opportunity to grow into the person... i don't think i could be without it. >> now, this trailblazer is opening the door for others.

>> i wanna give back to ballet what it's done for me... a plane powered only by the sun finally landing in hawaii after a record-breaking flight across the specifics. the solar impulse two took off from abu dhabi. the flight flight included muscat, and two stops in india, to myanmar, and from there the fastest solar powered flight clocking 134 miles per hour. there were two stops in china, and problems from china to hawaii forced to land in japan, it took off on sunday on a more

than 4,000 mile journey, gerald tan has more on that historic flight. >> reporter: a graceful flight, collided into hawaii. the solar impulse lands. the pilot could express only elation after his journey across the pacific, the longest solo flight on record. this wasn't just the feat of time. but one of science. the plane was flown without a drop of fuel. the solar impulse ii it was powered by the sun and had 17,000 sells, charging batteries to keep it going through the night, testing the endurance of the vessel and that of the pilot. he did not have much room to move from the cockpit. he was allowed 20 minute naps. >> reporter: i had to much support. i got messages all the time in

the cockpit. it gave me energy there was no way to stop or fail. the project was carried by the people that believed that's the way to go. >> he and fellow swiss pilot had been taking turns flying the solar impulse ii around the world since march. it's the culmination of a 12-year projected aiming to highlight the potential of solar energy. >> this is why history first for renewable energy. nobody can say that renewable energies cannot do the impossible. it was known as the inka road winding high in the south american andes, built as a transit route. it's a world heritage site celebrated in a museum.

tom ackerman explains. >> reporter: near the capital a group of peruvians showed their handiwork, before displaying this bridge made of fibre, reconstructed each year. >> translation: we prepare more than 1,000 ropes to make 70 meters. it was built in the 15th century, and travelled today. it's revered by the 9 million and natives of peru bolivia and ecuador. a road whose enduring significance is recognised in this exhibit that hoped in the washington museum. >> over 1,000 communities use the inga road in some capacity to have the people relate to the

spirituality. what it means. >> they spent 7 years collecting ink and arta fact. it's a pave feature to understand the cultural continuity, and understand how strong is the inga civil aceation and the andeanca civil aceation and the andeanafter dom nation discrimination. >> the inka's never used the wheel or writing, but formed a highly organised society of agricultural and engineering achievement. this interactive display shows the inca road couriers who could memorize messages and deliver them to any destination. the exhibits creators weren't oblivious to the brutal side. but... >> leave aside the macabre and the violence and look at the

other 99% of the culture, how people live. >> a culture whose waves and heritage are treasured along and through the road. thank you for joining us i'm del walters in new york. the news continues from doha we leave you with an image of the new york city skyline. this is the empire state building decked out in red, white and blue america celebratingities it 239th birthday. [ ♪♪ ]

hello, you're watching al jazeera. i'm darren jordon live from doha. coming up on the programme... ..i'm john psaropoulos in athens, where greeks today go to the polls in a crucial referendum for the future of their country. a state of emergency in tunisia, the county warning that it is not safe eight days after a gunmen killed 38 at a beach resort cel