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andy gallagher reports from las vegas a city still suffering the effects of the financial crisis. >> reporter: at the height of the recession job connect in north las vegas could barely cope with the number of people looking for work. things have improved since then but this city was one of the hardest hit during the financial crisis and for many its recovery continues to be painfully slow. office manager jessica hoit still hears heartbreaking stoirt every day. >> we have people coming in who said i needed a job yesterday i'm close to losing my house i'm homeless, i need to get back on my feet. but we have some measures of success. >> she has been unemployed since december savings gone, beginning to lose hope. >> i've been applying 100 times probably no calls if they call you, as soon as they see you that's it. so it's hard. >> las vegas is a place that's almost entirely reliant on tourism dollars. some indications of a recovery. for thousands then the desperate search for work continues but there are some encouraging signs for the las vegas economy. for the first time people are mov

andy gallagher, al jazerra miami, florida. >>> a volcano has erupted on a remote january needs islandhan 100 people have been order today evacuate. it exploded friday morning sending thick black smoke high in the air. the japanese prime minister has asked everything to be do make sure the people are safe. >>> you can keep up-to-date will a the news on our website. aljazerra.com. keep it mere. >> this is "techknow." a show about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. >> dr. crystal dilworth is a neuroscientist specializing in nicotine research. tonight, e-cigarettes. why they're so addicting to kids and what's really in those

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andy gallagher reports from miami. >> reporter: public libraries used to be all about books but in the it's access to the internet that draws people in. this library in miami provides free online browsing to everything from job pages to educational and music programs. >> it's really cool, huh? >> yeah. that's a calculator. >> reporter: for parents getting their kids online it provides a vital service. >> it's a really nicely prayer and i so we enjoy coming. my sonnen joys coming as well. >> reporter: and it's that kind of service that the u.s. government wants to get in to people's homes. the idea is to modify a program called lifeline that helps poorer families pay their phone bills and also get them online. >> when people talk about the digital divide they are talking about the difference between being information rich and information poor. and the figures speak for themselves. accord to the latest u.s. census bureau finding says 5 million households in the u.s. are without broad bands and disproportionately they tend to be black or hispanic families. industry experts say if the u.s.

andy gallagher has a look at why so many people there are still out of work. >> at the height of the recession north las vegas could barely cope for the number of people looking for work. things have improved, but this city was one of the hardest hit during the financial price and for many it's recovery continues to be painfully slow. jessica hoyt still hears heartbreaking stories every day. >> we have a lot of people who come in and say i needed a job yesterday. i'm this close to losing my house. i'm homeless, i'm trying to get back on my feet. we have a lot of people coming in like that, but we do have people who are having some success. >> for some options are quickly running out. she has been unemployed since december, her life savings are gone and in a job market full of young people she's beginning to lose hope. >> i've been applying, a hundred times, probably. if they call you as soon as they see you they say mm-hmm, so it's hard. >> las vegas is a place that's almost entirely dependent on tourism dollars. it is, after all the entertainment capitol of the u.s. that's what made

andy gallagher, al jazeera, las vegas, nevada. >> this fight is without controversy. there's floyd mayweather's history of domestic abuse and can his criminal history be separated from what he does inside the ring? a domestic violence awareness caves and a domestic abuse survivor. i think about chris brown i think about ray rice i think about money maker floyd mayweather. what does it that allows the cult of celebrity to overlook the tbaisk basic need for human rights? >> this cult of celebrity extends everywhere. beyond sports, above entertainment, high powered executives are not held accountable. it's a systemic issue within the fact fabric of our society. nobody wants to look at floyd mayweather because think about it. he is boxing at this point. there is way too much riding on him. the nevada boxing commission, his managers all the sick sycophants that hang out around him. >> is that public perception when when we think of floyd mayweather as a boxer this is what he does, he fights, does that cloud our judgment him using those golden gloves outside the ring? >> i

like mixed marital arts growing in popularity boxing could soon be fighting for its future and andy gallagherr: if this is boxing's last big fight then the so called gentleman game is bowing out in a big way. this is the weigh in for the anticipated mayweather and pacquiao fight but boxing is losing fans to a relatively new sport. >> level, going for the shot. >> reporter: these are mixed marital arts fighters training to compete in the ultimate fighting championship or usc and it's attracting younger fans. supporters say there are more knock outs more action and a rising roster of stars. but even the professionals here have their doubts about competing with boxing. >> boxing has been around forever and it's going to be around forever and, you know this is a big fight but i'm pretty sure that when ali fought foreman they said it would be the last big fight and have been through it before and it's not going to happen. >> reporter: unless the ultimate fighting championship is making in roads at least here and sports organizers say the way boxing is run could be the beginning of its down fall. >

andy gallagher explains. >> at the height of the recession, north las vegas could barely cope with ther of people needing work. things have improved, but this city was one of the hardest hit during the financial crisis. jessica hoyt still hears heartbreaking stories every day. >> we have people come in who say i needed a job yesterday. i'm losing my house. i'm homeless but we also have people who are having success. >> for elia vasquez she has been unemployed since december, and her savings are gone. she's beginning to lose hope. >> i've been applying, a hundred times, probably. of course, they call you, as soon as they see you they say mm-hmm so sorry. >> las vegas is a place that's almost entirely dependent on tourism dollars. it is, after all the entertainment capital of the u.s. that's what made it so vulnerable in the first place. but there are now some indications of a recovery. for thousands then the desperationthe desperate search for work course. but construction is on its way back and for the first time people are moving back to the city to take up work. they say important le

plus -- >>> i'm andy gallagher in miami, where we'll be looking at how the change in u.s.a relations is affecting the art scene. ♪ >>> welcome back. let's recap our headlines now. a suicide bomber has hit a shia mosque in eastern saudi arabia during friday prayers. at least 20 were killed and 28 injured. >>> tanzania is struggling to cope with the growing humanitarian crisis. refugees are crammed in camps. a cholera outbreak has killed at least 33 people. >>> myanmar's government says the people they recued at sea were bengalis and that's the word they used to describe rohingya muslims. >>> 2,500 barrels of crude oil leaked from a pipeline on tuesday in santa barbara, california. >> reporter: a sticky smelly mess has befouled the formally pristine sands. workers are busy cleaning the oil off of rocks, slowly mopping up thousands of barrels of crude. the cleanup is being overseen by the u.s. coast guard and the federal environmental protection agency. >> operations will continue throughout the evening, in the excavation area up toward the pipeline and it will continue every

andy gallagher, al jazerra miami, florida. >>> thank you so much for your time today here on al jazerra. and before we leave you a reminder for updates on all of the stories we have been following for you, you can go to our website aljazerra.com. aljazerra.com. [ ♪♪ ] i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. on target for the short lift for president. winning by losing. the payoff for candidates with no chance to capture the white house. over the past 36 hours, two more republicans declared that they'll seek the g.o.p.s 2016 presidential nomination, the two candidates represent polar opposite extremes in the republican party. to the far rite the senator rick santorum, to the left a self-proclaimed new york governor george pataki. pataki spoke of the transenedant value of freedom. >> it is to preserve and protect that freedom for future generations that i speak. it is to preserve and protect that freedom that this morning i announce i'm a candidate for the republic for the president of the united states. >> pataki served three terms as new york governor, beating out democrats in one of the b

improved in many areas, in the state of nevada the unemployment rate is much higher than elsewhere, andy gallaghers. >> reporter: at the height of the recession, job connection in north las vegas could barely cope with people looking for work. this city was one of the hardest hit during the financial crisis and for many the recovery continues to be painfully slow. >> we have a lot of people that come in and they are like i needed a job yesterday. i'm this close to losing my house. i'm homeless i'm trying to get back on my feet. we have a lot of people coming in like that. but we do also have some people that are having some success. >> reporter: for this woman options are running out. she has been unemployed since december her life savings is gone. and she is beginning to lose hope. >> i have been here hundred times probably the line. no calls. if they call you, as soon as they see you, that's it. uh-huh. so it's hard. >> reporter: las vegas is a place that is almost entirely dependant on tourism dollars. it is the entertainment capitol of the u.s. that's what made it so vulnerable in the first pl

andy gallagher al jazeera. >>> coming up -- >> i'm rob reynolds in oregon with a report on the deplorablesing conditions experienced by native american families decades after they were displaced by hydroelectric dams. g history right now... >> al jazeera america >>> 90 years ago it was considered a crowning achievement, building hydroelectric dams. but not everyone has benefited from them. rob reynolds reports. >> reporter: in the 1930s, the u.s. government began building huge dams on the columbia river. >> out of steel and concrete their weld their answer to the river's fury. >> reporter: the dams also drown dozens of villages where native people had lived and fished for thousands of years. today some desend danths of those displaced native americans live in settlements. >> the luxury of having plumbing in a house, i really don't know what that is. >> reporter: gabriel has lived on cook's landing for 45 years. there's one toilet and shower facility for about 45 people. >> try as much as you can, you can never keep it clean. but that's all it is. >> reporter: about 500 native people live

when we come back -- >> i'm andy gallagher in vegas, as the countdown begins to what is being billeds the fight of the century. we'll look at the economic impact on the entertainment capitol. ♪ >>> immigration has been one of the most depated policies to the lead up to the election. >> reporter: it's still quiet here but soon enough the bars and restaurants will be full of european sun seekers. but half of the population here is british. and in callahan's bar we found some of them pulling the world to rights and there's plenty wrong with the u.k. >> the people are [ inaudible ] hundreds of camps, would they apply and move to australia? no. can they move anywhere in europe? yes. where do they want to go? >> reporter: britain? >> yeah. they want to go to britain, and to be fair probably so would i. wouldn't you? >> reporter: over the road dean shows us his contribution to spain. he started a charity which british people can contribute to. the money goes to the spanish poor. this help define the difference between the right and the wrong sort of migrants. an immigrant is someone who goe

andy gallagher, al jazeera, miami, florida. >>> free oto is regarded as one of the germ's most inspiring architects. he specializes in buildings light and open. he died two months ago but as dominick cain reports he's being honored with the pritzger prize. >> it's a word for postwar germany architecture designed to show the world they had abandoned totalism. munich's olympic stadium was the inspiration of a small group of architects and engineers, notably this man otto. he was both architectural luminary and professor. a long-time friend and clean of otto explained the vision that drove his friend on. >> translator: nature was the guiding principle in his life. nature as a consequence of mutation is constantly improving itself, so thein the end constructions emerge that new no improvement anymore. >> the phrase formfitting has been used to describe on the toe's architectural mission. one of the his first major international works was this. the west germany pav lon at the expo '67 in montreal. praised for its blend of lightness and strength. >> translator: otto did pioneering work with hi

. ♪ andy gallagher, al jazeera, las vegas, nevada. >>> plenty more on our website and the address isl jazeera.com. >> we're following a funeral cortege procession through the outskirts of baltimore... kyndal staten was shot dead at his home in northeast baltimore. he was 27. today his family and friends are burying him. while the us homicide rate overall is stable, those involving black youths have risen. fault lines is in the city of baltimore to try to find out why, in the inner city neighborhoods of obama's america, life for so many young african american men continues to be a fight for survival. (crowd applause) >> and we know that it's these crimes that gave us a bad reputation as a dangerous place and, for too long, instilled the deep-seated fear that drove families away. >> baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is delivering her annual state of the city address. >> it's not time to celebrate. >> her words are combative. the population of baltimore -the largest city in the state of maryland - has been shrinking for decades. mayor rawlings-blake wants to grow it again by 10

. ♪ andy gallagher, al jazeera, las vegas, nevada. >>> plenty more on our website and the address ism. >> we're following a funeral cortege procession through the outskirts of baltimore... kyndal staten was shot dead at his home in northeast baltimore. he was 27. today his family and friends are burying him.

andy gallagher takes a look. >> it's the city in the desert, a police where just about anything goes. even here the fight between floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao has las vegas excited. pound for pound they're considered the greatest boxers of their generation. this has been a fight years in the making. it's also bringing in thousands of fans who between them will spend millions of dollars. >> at the lucky transportation company business is booming. the firm has more than 200 vehicles. not enough to cope with the influx of people. >> i've been booked solid. the company's owner said that this fight has brought in the biggest impact they have seen. >> this has had an impact that vegas is back. it has been great for our community. >> but in shops across las vegas it's a similar story. it's estimated that $100 million will be wagered on the outcome and bookies say there is more than just money at stake. >> i'm rooting for one good thing to happen, a great fight. a great fight's first interest for another great fight. there is a dull fight or something that doesn't go right i think mark

andy gallagher explains. >> at the height of the recession, north las vegas could barely cope with the number of people looking for work. things have improved but this city was one of the hardest hit during the financial crisis, and for many it's recovery remains to be painfully slow. jessica hoyt still hears heartbreaking stories. >> people come in and say i needed a job yesterday. i'm losing my house. i'm homeless we have people coming in like that. but we do have people who are having success. >> for this woman she has been unemployed since december. her life savings are gone. and in a job market full of young people she's beginning to lose help. >> as soon as they see you nothing. so it's hard. >> las vegas is a place that's almost entirely dependent on tourism dollars. if is, offer all the entertainment capital of the u.s. that's what made it so vulnerable in the first place. but there are now some indications of a recovery. for thousands the desperate search for work continues. construction is on its way back, and for the first time people are moving to the city to take up work.

andy gallagher reports from miami. >> reporter: this is what the art world likes to call an emerging3 year old cuban painter defected six years ago, initially taking odd jobs and painting in his spare time. but his work is becoming highly collectible, thanks in part to the changes between the u.s. and cuba. he now paints full-time. >> in a way i feel lucky, but it has been a lot of work. so i think -- i don't know like the time just came. >> reporter: the historic change in relations is still at an early stage, but miami's long established cuban art galleries are getting significantly busier. sales have doubled as interest as grown. >> so we're seeing a curve that moving up and it's very rewarding to finally see the recognition that cuban art deserves. >> reporter: art from cuba is an air exception to the u.s. trade embargo, and collectors have been legally buying it for years, but it's a difficult process that many believe will get easier. this private collector says cuba's new generation could greatly benefit from change. >> the new artists, the emerging artists are the ones who ar

andy gallagher reports from miami. >> it's abscess to the internet that draws people into the library. this library provides freone online browsing to everything from job pages to educational and music programs. >> it's really cool huh? >> yeah. that's a calculator. >> the parents came to get their kids online and it provides a vital service. >> it's that kind of service the u.s. government wants to get in peel's home. they want to modify a problem called lifeline to help poorer families pay phone bills and get them online. when people talk about the digital divide they talk about information rich and poor and the figures speak for themselves. according to the latest 5 million households in the us are without broadband and are black or hispanic families. industry experts say if the u.s. wants to remain competitive if needs to give everyone access to the web. >> if you're not competitive, you run the risk to be marginalized. not only are you left out of the competitive opportunities, the job opportunities, but your children in particular are behind other children of their age. >> repor

andy gallagher has more on boxing's battle to stay in the game. >> reporter: if this is boxing's lastht the so-called gentlemen's game is bowing out in a big way. [ chanting ] >> this is just the weigh-in for the anticipated floyd mayweather-manny pacquioa fight and the arena is almost full to capacity some say boxing is steadily losing fans to a new sport. >> i'm going for the shot. >> reporter: these are mixed martial arts fighters training to compete in the ultimate fighting championship or u.f.c. it's attracting younger fans. there are more knockouts, more action and a rising roster of stars. but each the professionals here have doubt about competing with boxing. >> boxing has been around forever. it will be around forever. this is a big fight. but i'm pretty sure that when ali fought foreman they said that would be the last big fight. we have been through this before. it's not going to happen >>> nonetheless, the ultimate fighting championship is making inroads here. organizers say the way boxing is run could be the beginning of its down fall. >> boxing is shortsighted and greedy

andy gallagher, al jazeera, las vegas, nevada. >> pacquiao has said a shoulder injury hampered him before and during the fight and that he thought he might just have done enough to get the decision. earlier on i spoke to filipino writer and he thought pacquiao was the winner. >> the national pride has been picked and yes the judges did pretty much get it right. it's a sad fact, but we really have to admit that floyd mayweather did win this match. he did not want to end his drear on a sour note. definitely he's going to be looking out to fight at least one more time. my best advice is take a few days off and think about this. as we said earlier this was a legacy fight. he's taken a couple of losses in his last few bots. definitely this tarnishes his reputation as one of the greatest of all time, but i think he's going to be fighting at least one more time. >> the san antonio spurs are knocked out of the playoffs by the l.a. clippers. duncan scoring 27 points. so did chris paul, despite missing part of the game through injury. it was close until the end duncan keeping the spurs level with t

andy gallagher has our report. >> reporter: this is only the second time a sitting french president hassited haiti. despite the warm welcome from haiti's president, the relationship between their two nations is uneasy at best. for many the presence of a french leader is a painful reminder of a harsh colonial past. the slaves lead a successful revolt against france in 1904. >> translator: if haiti is in misery today that's because of france. that's why we're demanding france to compensate us for all of the damage that has been caused. >> translator: if he wants to visit haiti he has to come with restitution. we fought them for our independence, and they forced us to pay them to recognize it. >> reporter: but like generations of french leaders before him, he only spoke of a moral debt and not financial compensation. he talked about investment in haiti's future. >> translator: france today wants to help in the development of haiti. we believe in haiti, because you have considerable opportunity. mr. president, you already mentioned you have such a young generation because you also have an i

andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: it's the neon city in the desert a place where anything goes but surrounding the fight of floyd mayweather and pacquiao has las vegas excited and pound for pound mayweather and pacquiao are the greatest of their generation and this is a fight years in the making and also bringing in thousands of fans who between them will spend millions of dollars. >> i need a cab. >> reporter: lucky transportation company business is booming. the firm has more than 200 vehicles, not enough to cope with the influx of people. >> i have been booked solid for the weekend, for the fight. >> reporter: the company's owner says the fight is one of the biggest events the city has seen. >> in this has a huge economic impact. it has also huge moral impact that las vegas is back and it's going to be economically great for our community. >> reporter: betting shops across las vegas it's a similar story and estimated that 100 million dollars will be waged on the outcome, bookies say it's more than just money at stake. >> i'm rooting for one good thing to happen, a great fight, a

. >> okay, let's go live now to our man in las vegas andy gallagher. millions around the world wish we were there. can you give us a sense of the atmosphere. what's the excitement like in the lead up to the fight? >> reporter: well, robin you and i have been counting this count vents down all week, here we are it. -minus a few hours until the two men meet in the ring. look at the street behind me. you can see the excitement amongst the fans, they ever come from auld over the world i am surrounded by giant screens showing the faces of both the fighters. the sense of excite isn't huge, people have come from across the world, tied so much money in tickets. >> as you said it's been billed as the fight of the century not just because of the money but the character involved. are we likely to see a bigger events in our time, do you think, andy? >> well, that's the big question here. a lot of people who criticize boxing saying this is all or nothing, where is the next generation of boxers, these aren't heavyweights. heavyweights usually a tract huge crowds whe

. ♪ andy gallagher al jazeera las vegas, nevada. >> pacquiao says a shoulder injury hampered him before have done enough to get the decision and philippine sports writer is saying he thought mayweather was a deserving winner. >> it's a sad nation the national pride has been pricked and yes the judges did pretty much get it right. it's a sad fact but we really have to admit that floyd mayweather did win this match. i know that he does not want to enhis career on a sour note and he will look out to fight at least one more time but my best advice for him is to take a few days off and just think about this because as we said earlier this was a legacy fight he has taken losses in the last bouts and tarnished his reputation as one of the greatest of all time but i think he will be fighting at least one more time. from the boxing ring to the motor circuit in spain and claimed his first motor gp victory of the season and dominated the circuit all weekend long after setting a record in qualifying and remained in total control and beating the spanish person by five seconds and third to be the fir

andy gallagher reports. >> public libraries used to be all about books but in the digital age it's access that draws people in. this library provides free on line browsing to educational and music programs. for parents it provides a vital service. >> it's a really nice library. we enjoy coming. my son enjoys coming, as well. >> it's that kind of service that the u.s. government wants to get into people's homes. the idea is to modify a program called lifeline that helps poorer families pay their phone bills and also get them on line. >> when people talk about the digital divide, they are talking about a difference between being information rich and information poor and the figures speak for themselves. according to the latest u.s. census bureau findings, 5 million households in the u.s. are without broad band and disproportionately tend to be black or hispanic families. >> industry experts say if the u.s. wants to remain competitive, it needs to give everyone access to the web. >> if europe not connected you run the risk of being marginalized. not only are you left out of the competitive o

vasion could win big from the fight, as andy gallagher reports, the city hopes the match will put it back in the money. >> it's the neon city in the desert a place where just about anything goes, but even here, the buzz surrounding the fight again floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao has las vegas excited. pound-for-pound, mayweather and pacquiao are consider road the greatest boxers of their generation. this has been a fight years in the making, bringing in thousands of fans who between them will spend millions of dollars. >> i need a cab. >> at the lucky transportation company, business is booming. the firm has more than 200 vehicles not enough to cope with the influx of people. >> i have been booked solid for the weekend for the fight. >> the company's owner said the fight is one of the biggest events the city has seen. >> this has a huge economic impact. it has also huge impact that las vegas is back and it's going to be economically great for our community. >> at betting shops it's a similar story. it's estimated that $100 million will be wagered on the outcome. bookies say there

as andy call agger tells us sales have -- gallagher tells us, sales have taken off. >> this man is an emerging talent in the art world. he defected six years ago, taking odd jobs painting in his spare time. his work is becoming highly collectible thanks in part to the changes between the u.s. and cuba. his pieces sell for thousand. >> i feel lucky. it's a lot of work. so i thing -- think the time just came. historic changes are at an early stage. the long-established art galleries are getting busier. in the past jeer tales have doubled as interest grows. we are seeing a curve moving up. and it's rewarding to see the recognition that cuban art deserves. >> reporter: a process of buying cuban art will get easier. this private collector says cuba's new generation could benefit from change much. >> the new artists, emerging artists are the ones who are going to blossom if there is an opening, vis-a-vis the u.s. whilst private collections are too expensive. each others a world north americans are not used to. that is a driving force behind interest in cuban art. the art world is looking fo