almaty missing out on hosting the games.chard par reports, the kazakhstan city still has hopes. >> reporter: this was the moment almaty's dream ended. kaz kazakhstan's largest city lost theired by to host the 2022 winter games. >> translator: i think almaty people were upset, because we were very excited on possibly hosting these games. >> reporter: almaty's bid team has hoped to persuade officials to go for their compact bid. they promised a $1.7 billion winter olympics with real snow and all venues within a 30-kilometer radius. despite a poor human right's record almaty came close. >> in 2022, we're fully ready to host olympic games. that's why again i receive the choice was beijing, it's their choice. it's their decision. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: an elaborate show with dancing and fireworks was planned here if they won the bid, instead this square emptied pretty quickly after the announcement. they'll host the university games, and this is a country with big ambitions, so expect them to bid for other sporting events in

any idea what might have given them the edge over almaty?> a widespread sense of satisfaction with this decision. as we can see, the party has now begun around beijing and will continue for some time. you know when beijing first announced it was bidding for the winter olympics it was treated almost with disdain, as a joke in some quarters. it is not a natural winter sport location. but as time has gone on and there are other more natural contenders dropped by the wayside, there has been a defendant growing realization of how much china wants this. i think what really per schwade the olympic committee in the end was just the political will power and the guarantee that china will mobilize the resources to build the infrastructure not least of course put in place all of the facilities that will be needed to create the huge amounts of artificial snow to make sure all of these events will be able to take place and on time. so, a you said it came down to two cities in the end. i think beijing probably was the safer bet given the commitment of the

the channel easy capital and the winter and almaty in kazakhstan.ve been vote okay which city will host the 2020 youth games with luzanne announced as the winter. it beat out competition from the romanian city. it will be the third enter edition of the youth olympics. the next is in lilihamer in 2016. the rio olympic games are over a year away. there is concern that the mail sailing venue is a health hazard. the bay is filled with rubbish and raw sewage and the federation is wondered about what is lurking in the water. as kimberly halkett explains. >> with the sugarloaf mountain in the background this is the image authorities wants for the sailing competition. >> on closer inspection it is anything but picture-perfect. rubbish and floating debris is strewn across the water. the stench of raw sewage is over powering. >> rubbish is the main problem. we have almost 15 million people ing the toilet every single day with no treatment. it's really serious. >> treatment plants exist to clean the water pouring in from 15 surrounding municipalities but two a

member take the lead and vote to almaty on friday. park, al jazerra almaty. >>> for more on this i am joined by andrew a professor the economics at smith college in the united states. and is author of the book circus mack plus that look ed in to the economic impact of hosting huge sporting events like the olympics and the world company. he joins us in massachusetts. your book talks about the money to bit. and the privilege afforded to the members of i.o.r. and fifa when their events take place. it makes wonder why anyone would want to host the games in the first place. >> it's a good question. there isn't any evidence of a long-term economic benefit that goes to the hosts of the olympic games. there is no increase in or oratorism. no increase in income per capita. no increase in foreign trade or investment. other than the 17 gaze of fun wonder why country spend billions of dollars to host these games. >> we have seen recently like with tokyo and boston who recently pulled out of bidding for the 2024 games that public support for these

it left almaty of kazakhstan to fight it out with beijing. >> dear members almaty is not a risky choice. in fact, we're quite the opposite. >> it was a vote at a took place twice. faulty electronic tablets were replaced by a papers ballot, and in the end beijing survived by just four votes. china has the infrastructure but not the natural weather that you would need for an event like this. but that did not seem to deter the international olympic committee. >> china delivering great sport events i think it is really a safe choice. >> the decision was celebrated at the birds nest stadium in beijing, the 2018 olympic venue will gain host and closing ceremonies. >> i'm not surprised that beijing came would win. we should be the hosts. >> i'm excited just really excited. >> they will be home to the next olympics. boston has already pulled out of the running for the 2024 summer games citing spiraling costs and little local support. the ioc may have to jump through more rings to persuade cities of the benefits of hosting olympic games. al jazeera. >> you'll find much more on many of our storie

the age of 24, almaty is trying to portray itself as a young vibrant city.there is plenty of natural snow which prompted their big slogan, keeping it control. they have planned a compact games with all events taking place within a 30-kilometer radius. 70% of the venues are ready and that will increase by 2017 when they host the winter university games. the $1.7 billion to pay for the winter olympics comes from kazakhstan's rich verves of oil and gas. i.o.c. members fear fallen i didn't prices could hit the budget. kazakhstan's human rights record is also a concern. >> we are very concerned about the freedom the speech, and freedom expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, freedom of cessation, freedom from torture and freedom of. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: from the 1950s it was the winter sports hub for the so soviet union but since the independence in the early 1990s, as kazakhstan hasn't been very successful in the winter olympics only winning seven medals and only one last year at sochi. these teenagers plan to reverse kazakhstan's olympic fortunes, ideal

almati losing out this time. we are in the city with this report. >> there is disappointment here in almati when the people of kazakhstan found out their city wouldn't host the 2022 winter olympics. instead, it will go to beijing the first city to have hosted both the summer and winter olympics. here they believe their slogan keeping it real, the fact that they had real snow unlike beijing and the fact that it would have been a 30-mile radius for games would be enough to persuade officials but it wasn't enough. they'll still have plans for future sporting events. they're going to host the 2007 winter university games and their president has plans trying to get more visitors to casessing stan. he wants to increase the tourism from 6 million to 10 million. i wouldn't be surprised if kazakhstan bids for future sporting events in the coming years. >> the 2016 rio olympic games are a year away. the main sailing venue is a hazard with raw sewage. we explain. >> with the famous sugar loaf mountain in the background, thi

it left almaty from kazakhstan to fight it out with beijing. >> almaty is not a risky choice.e are quite the opposite. >> reporter: it was a vote that took place twice. faulty electronic tablets replaced by a paper ballot. in the end the chinese won by just four votes. >> with the great experience of china in delivering great sport events i think it is -- it is -- really a safe choice. >> reporter: the decision was celebrated at the bird's nest stadium in beijing, the 2008 olympic venue will again host an opening and closing ceremony. >> translator: i'm not surprised that beijing won, we definitely came to win. we should be the host. >> translator: i'm excited, just really excited. >> reporter: asian cities will be home to the next three olympic games, but certains over the movement will persist. boston has already pulled out of the running for the 2024 summer games, citing spiralling cost and little local support. the ioc may have to jump through more rings to persuade cities of the benefits of hosting olympic games. >>> you'll find that story and all of the global headlines

-- deemed almaty to riskier choice financially.om: it is a highly improbable sort of her fork him about rival groups in germany are locked in a battle over a monument to the late singer michael jackson. the king of pop died six years ago and his memories still very much alive in the city of munich. reporter: this may not look like michael jackson did it is in fact a statute of a classical renaissance composer. but munich residents have commandeered it as a memorial for the late pop star. two rival groups of diehard fans are locked in a dispute over how to honor his memory. >> they took away the decorations on the posters and they cut all the flowers that we left. reporter: other fans don't see the need for such trimmings. >> the important thing is that it transmits michael's message. it shows the example he set. reporter: it goes further than that, though. complaints were made to local police after someone had a candleholder thrown at their head. now the city's authorities are watching and affection to remove the unofficial memoria

these teenagers planned to reverse fortunes in almaty in 2022. yep, i can win the olympic games and come back to my country, the first and hopefully not the last gold medal. certainly it would be good, prestigious, being everyone would come to kazakhstan. it would come to kazakhstan. i hope that the i.o.c. members take the leap >>> the competing bid coming from beijing hosting a summer olympics, and it could make things harder for china, struggling with allegations and a lack of resources, including the fact that beijing doesn't get enough snow. people in china's capital are divided over whether they play host at all. the games in 2008 they are awarded to the city of beijing. it's a scene that china hopes will repeat itself, when they won the bid to the 2008 summer olympics. a milestone spending 40 billion getting ready for the summer games. like many of her fellow chinese, she was proud back then, but her house was demolished during massive construction leading up to the game seven years ago. her protest leading to years behind bars because of p

. >> this is the moment that almaty's dream ended.eople we talked to here expressed their sadness. >> i believe all the people are upset because we were excited about possibly hosting these games and hosting a lot of people from around the world. >> almaty's bid hoped to persuade officials. the former soviet the state promised $1.7 billion winter olympics with real snow and all venues within a 30-kilometer radius. they came close losing 44-40 votes. >> one thing i know, 2022 olympics, that's why again i will see the choice of beijing. it's their choice. it's their decision. >> an elaborate show with fireworks was planned here if they won the bid. instead, this square emptied pretty quickly after the announcement. they'll still host the winter university games and this is a country with big ambitions so expect them to bid for other sporting events in the near future. >> england's cricketers were one in the ashes match. it was over in three days. england reached its target in the loss of two wickets. >> let's enjoy tonight. we have a re

the chinese capitol was chosen over one other contender the city of almaty in kazakhstan.mcbride tells us the reaction in china was ecstatic. >> reporter: widespread satisfaction throughout china. when it was first announced that beijing was serious about bidding for the winter olympics it was treated almost with disdain. the city of course not being a natural winter sport location but as time as gone on and other more natural contenders have dropped by the wayside there has been a growing realization of how serious china has been about wanting these games. there's also a growing sense of the political will that it has and also the resources it can put in place to guarantee that all of the facilities will be built and all of the snow-making infrastructure that will be needed to guarantee there will be enough snow for the event to take place. human rights groups had tried to prevent this decision arguing that any human rights record in china has gotten worse in recent years, and china has not upheld the olympic principals that it was meant to have signed it's a up for in 20

leaders in almati emphasised the snowy climate and size in their pitch. dave zirin is sports editor for the nation host of the "edge of sport" and al jazeera sports contributor, and joins us. good to see you. you studied the olympics. including a recent book. about what you called the dance with the devil. and about boston you wrote a column saying hosting the olympics was a bit like getting hit by a car. the question is not whether the experience was positive or negative it's about assessing the scale of the damage. in your mind little doubt that in moston's case hosting the games is unaffordable. >> boston is unaffordable now, without the olympics. >> infrastructure is an issue now in boston without the olympics. >> issue of hypersecuritization, particularly after the boston marathon bombings. imagine what the olympics bring to the every day concerns of the people in boston. that's why the poll numbers were never able to move despite the fact that the boston 2024 people outspent forces by a 1,000:1 margin. they were never able to get over 50% of the cit

the committee is meeting to choose between two candidates, beijing and almati. they are different with major pros and cons with sporting and political. the 2016 rio games are less than a year away. the main sailing venue is a health hazard. it's filled with rubbish and raw sewage. they are worried about what's lurking in the water. >> reporter: with the famous sugar loaf mountain in the background, this is the postcard image they want for the olympics 2016 sailing competition. on closer inspection, the bay is anything but picture perfect. rubbish and floating debris is floating across. >> translator: organic rubbish is the problem. we have 15 million people flushing the toilet every day with no treatment. it's really serious. >> reporter: treatment plants exist to treat the water. but two aren't working. the rest run at half capacity due to a lack of political coordination between districts. when the city made its olympic pitch, it pledged to clean up the bay by at least 80%. it now admits it will miss that mark by at least 50%. officials argue the fecal contami

the chinese capitol was chosen over one other contender, the city of almaty in kazakhstan.rob mcbride tells us the reaction in china was joyous. >> reporter: widespread satisfaction across china. when it was first announced that beijing was serious about bidding for the winter olympics it was treated with disdain in some quarters the city not being a natural winter sport location but as time has gone on and other more natural contenders have dropped by the wayside, there has been a growing realize accusation about how serious china has been about wanting these games, and a growing sense of the political will it has and the resources it can put in place to ensure that the facilities will be built and the snow-making infrastructure will be available. human rights groups had tried to prevent this decision arguing the human rights record in china has gotten worse in recent years and that china has not upheld the olympic principals it was meant to sign it's a up for in 2008 when it won the summer olympics. but the olympic committee probably the more persuasive argument was the f

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it's been going up against almaty in kazakhstan. beijing is the favorite right now.y hosted the summer games in 2008. keep an eye on that decision. and we won't get it during this show, unfortunately. that's it for today's show. i'm carolin roth. >> i'm seema mody. next up "squawk box." have a greatdy. ♪ no student's ever been the king of the campus on day one. but you're armed with a roomy new jansport backpack, a powerful new dell 2-in-1 laptop and durable new stellar notebooks, so you're walking the halls with varsity level swagger. that's what we call that new gear feeling. you left this on the bus... get it at the place with the experts to get you the right gear. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. >>> good morning and welcome to the final trading day of july. don't pack up your portfolio for the beach just yet. traders say august could mean big things for the market this year. we'll explain. media and tech news. apple reportedly getting set to roll out the next generation of the tv set top box. it's set to include a new role for siri.

. >> dear memberships almati is not a place to overlook. >> the chinese capital and surrounding regionshave the infrastructure but not the natural winter weather would you need for an event like this. but that didn't seem to deter the international olympic committee. >> with the great experience of china in delivering great sport events i think it is really a safe choice. >> the decision was celebrated at the birds nest stadium in beijing. the 2008 olympic venue will again host in opening and closing ceremony. >> i'm not surprise they'd beijing won the bid. we were definitely keen to win. we should be the host. >> i'm excited just really excited. >> asian cities will be home to the next three olympic games. the concerns over the movement will persist. boston pulled out of the 2024 games citing spiraling cost and little support. persuading cities to host the spiraling costly games. >> john siegenthaler will be back in just a few minutes. good night. >>> hi everyone this is al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler >>> arson attack in the west bank - a palestinian toddler is dead. officia

. >> i'm lee wilings wellings summer and winter games beijing is the first, and agony for almati. >>udges >> hundreds of palestinians attended the funeral of an 18 month old baby who died, the baby answer parents and four-year-old brother are in critical condition. in hospital in israel. what happened was condemned as an act of terrorism. more from stefanie dekker who is there. >> the family shared the only bedroom. they would have been fast asleep when the window was smashed and the small space set on fire. ibrahim heard screams and parents were lying outside with clothes on fire. when they came back, the two men were gone. >> translator: smoke was coming from inside i saw the four-year-old and pulled him out. they said there was another one inside. the flames were so big there was no way to save the baby. >> this was the room where 18-year-old allie was found. the way he described what was left of the baby was as a lump of coal. relatives have laid the picture of allie on the floor of the bedroom, he hadn't finished his milk yet. the attackers left behind a message, it says revenge

beijing beat out the only other candidate city almaty, kazakhstan, in a vote friday. the four other possible cities -- oslo, norway, stockholm sweden, krakow, poland and lviv, ukraine -- had all pulled out of the running. beijing hosted the summer olympics in 2008, amid a flurry of allegations over human rights abuses tied directly to the events, including forced evictions and labor abuses of migrant construction workers. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in portland oregon, where law enforcement officers have removed greenpeace activists who spent 40 hours suspended from a bridge in order to block and giant shell from leaving for the arctic. hundreds of activists have been gathered in efforts to stop shell's plans to deliver -- drill in the sea. suspended activists successfully forced shell's shipped to turn back to port. greenpeace activist kristina flores describes watching the ship turnaround. kristina: this morning was quite the adventure. it felt great to

there is actually a glacier upstream from almaty and kazakhstan and temperatures have been extremely warm in this area. it melted the glacier, george and it actually allowed for that river to come down in a torrent, and unfortunately, flood some of the local suburbs in that particular area. fascinating, no? >> derek, thank you so much. >> thanks george. >>> two teachers are being credited with saving lives after a gunman opened fire in a u.s. theater. how they escaped death while helping each other as this broadcast continues worldwide on cnn international and cnn usa. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." good to have you with us. i'm george howell. the headlines this hour. >>> the u.s. president, barack obama, just spoke at the global entrepreneurship summit in the kenyan capital of nairobi. next hour he will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the site of the 1998 u.s. embassy bombing. and after that he is scheduled to meet with kenyan president kenyatta. >>> turkish troops launched a new round of bombings to

the international olympic committee picked beijing over almaty, kazakhstan. will be the first city to host both the summer and winter olympics. still to come on the newshour: a promising trial for an ebola vaccine, a prison-to-college pipeline, opening doors to higher ed for inmates and much more. now a potentially exciting development in the search for an ebola vaccine-- and to hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: results of a clinical trial conducted in the west african country of guinea and published today in the medical journal "lancet" found an experimental vaccine was 75%- to-100% effective in blocking new infections of the ebola virus. the trial involved more than 7,000 people, over 3,500 of whom were vaccinated. guinea is one of three west african countries that marked the epicenter of the 2014 ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people. for more on efforts to create a vaccine and on this trial, i am joined by dr. anthony fauci, director of the national institute of allergy and infectious disease at the national institutes of health. so there are

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