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and so, it's not our only tribe in north dakota.ot the turtle mountain chippewa just to the east of the bakken. they're hoping that they won't have to travel so far, that they can look at spinoff industries. so i see what's happening in the oil patch as a real opportunity for employment throughout north dakota. you're seeing it in the eastern side where we're doing oil field service work, building tanks that we couldn't find employment to do in the west. and so, i think there's some real opportunity. we just need to figure out how we're going to get investment there so that they can develop those opportunities and meet the challenges of the people that they serve. >> all right. and here's the next number in today's "data bank." 2,500. that's the number of pages of new clinton white house documents set to be released today by the national archives. today's document dump is expected to include papers from former clinton speech writer michael waldman and records from president clinton's farewell address to the nation. about 8,000 pages

our state of south dakota is the $21 billion industry in our state.t's the number-one driver of our economy. we pay close attention to it. it has put a floor under our economy. and i think it's helped the national economy in the same way. when you have a really strong agricultural sector, it helps sort of prop up some of the other areas of the economy that aren't performing so well. >> and that's now allowed you to keep your unemployment rate so low? >> it has. you are our unemployment rate is higher than north dakota, 2.6%, and nebraska is about 3.5%. so we're number three in the nation. i think that's part of it, because when the ag economy performs well, then the other businesses, when the farmers come in, the ranchers come into the communities in south dakota and they're doing business there, it helps the entire economy. it gives it a lift. we got very low unemployment. we have a strong economy. we have very favorable climate for doing business. and that's attractive to businesses. we've seen a lot of them move to our state. >> one issue on that r

a lot of these folks are within north dakota.bviously, you've seen a huge economic boom to your state. are you comfortable with the environmental impact that fracking has had so far? >> yeah. we've been doing fracking in this country since 1955. and we do it in a very safe way. we provide a lot of transparency and disclosure. the real challenges we have are the challenges of growth and opportunity. we're not the fastest growing state in the nation. we need more roads, more schools, morehousing and more infrastructure. we're working hard to catch up and maintain our high quality of life. >> one thing that's interesting about fracking when you look at it -- i want to put this quote on the screen. it's not just oil and gas that comes out. fracking injects a large amount of water. that water is put down a well never to return. the sheer number of water that comes back out of wells means the contaminated water, not oil and gas, is the industry's largest product. what flows out needs extensive treatment before it can be reused in anoth

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size of north dakota. 15,000 square miles is the size of the oil field.out 185 rigs in there. they have hundreds of service companies. we have, i mean, there are more moving parts in oil field than there are in a nest of centipedes. and so, it's i think a very difficult to know exactly which companies are handling all of these products. so, at some point, it might be required that that kind of registration occur. right now, it does not. >> so, what's the reaction of the residents in the heels of this story? this is something that no one knew was taking place. >> well, i can't say that nobody knew this was taking place. the scale of these two incidents was very surprising. but we know, we found in the past or we've covered in the past that these filter socks, which contain some level of radioactivity, have been found in community dumpsters. they look i don't know if you're showing any pictures. >> yes, we are. doesn't look good. >> well, they aren't pretty, but they look a lot like a butterfly net that a child might pick up and use or a little net that he

i think that it work looks out r veterans. >> recruiting for thousands of jobs in north dakota's oil field sometimes giving preferential treatment to veterans citing their skill, training and adaptability. this job fair opened an hour early to veterans so they could get a leg up on other candidates. >> i'm looking for opportunity up here. >> jason went from one booth. >> definitely want to talk to you guys. >> to another looking at a variety of jobs. >> i'm getting in the field to do whatever i need to do. i'm not worried about anything. >> i'll take your resumÉ if you like. >> some companies like continental resources use veterans on staff to recruit other vets. rob said working in security helped him as a foreman. >> so many times in the military you're at an early age giving responsibility. you have to make sure that you're working every day on time and they hold you accountable if you are not. >> they're eagle for hire veterans. for veterans there are challenges to coming to north dakota like lack of housing and veteran services. >> housing is so tight in towns like williston. an

. >>> north dakota's oil industry is booming.have more on our new series "the new prone tear." >> erik kirby makes the best of a cramp situation. the living room also functions as an office. there is no room for tools and other household items. so they're stashed in a shed. >> it's pretty packed. >> while small the mobile home was the most affordable option for the civil engineer, his wife and son who recently moved to north dakota oil country from oregon. >> $1,800 a month is a good deal for this right here in this town. for sure there are 2 bedroom apartments going over for $3,000. >> reporter: it's not only a boomtown but also the most expensive rental market in the nation as thousands of job seekers flock to the state to the oil fields. the city has jumped from roughly 15,000 residents to 30,000 residents. >> this is one of our typical studio rooms. >> danny hogan's firm is building modular homes for oil service workers. but recent won't be cheap. >> depending on the people who are coming in, we're going for $139 a night. >>

north dakota will roll out a recruitment campaign in may. i wonder if they have an opening for a meteorologist. >> somebody likes a lot of cold weather. >> there you go. >> frosty the snowman. >> see, north dakota. >> it's unbelievably cold up there. they should pay those people well. >> well, something to think about. >> something to be thinking about. hey, guys, i'm sad today. this is the last full day of winter. >> we have heard this all morning. >> you're going to see a grown man cry tomorrow because that will be it for winter. we haven't had much this year. out the door we go. we have a lot of sunshine right now working on a beautiful afternoon as we have had high pressure and offshore winds to clear out your skies very nicely. temperature 67 degrees in livermore. 65 in san francisco. and 65 degrees in san jose. throughout the afternoon, should be a beautiful day all the way to the coastline skies staying clear. high clouds creeping in and maybe a couple of patches of fog right along the coastline. then spring officially beginning 9:47

diane estherbrook, williston north dakota. >> we'll show those who are flocking to north dakota tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. and despite all of the tough talk from the west, russia is solidifying it's hold on crimea. one expert says president vladimir putin's ego may be making this a difficult situation. >> ukrainian cabinet ministers sent to crimea for talks has not been allowed to get off their plane. earlier today pro russian military forces took over two military bases. we have more on the rising tensions in crimea. >> reporter: all of the moat item is with russia now. militiamen force their way into the headquarters of the ukrainian navy in sevastopol. there is no resistence and the base is overrun without a shot being fired. it's out with the old, in with the new. russia is in charge. it's forces on the ground increasingly bold in making that point. you rainan soldiers inside wonder how long the russians are prepared to wait outside before forcing their way in. ukrainian soldiers told us they feel abandoned by their government. they wouldn't talk on camera so i spoke to a re

i'm not willing to allow north dakota type situation happen in albany. there's no way we would recover from it. >> right now 75% of all oil pumped in north dakota is shipped via rail and while the pipelines are under construction it is doubtful they are going to replace the train transport and distribution is safer and cheeper than rail it is not giving the oil companies the same flexibility in targeting the refineries that are willing to pay the top dollar for the oil. >> well, the job growth is not fastest enough to provide jobs for everyone needing one. the long term unemployed unemployed for longer than six months. among the group, few people face bleaker prospects than the americans 50-68 and it takes them the longest to find another job and that means slipping from the middle class. we have the story of a man caught in the challenging struggle. >> can you get the onions. >> john and lisa say they are in a cash flow crisis. >> it is anxiety producing and we live frugal lives. >> at 67, john lost the job as a mainframe programmer and in a few weeks e

for sure there is two bedroom apartments going for 3,000. >> reporter: and williston, north dakota isot only a boom town but the most expensive rental market in the nation as thousands flock to the area for work in the oil fields. since 2010 the population doubled from 15,000 residents to roughly 30,000 but work is plentiful and housing isn't so donor developers are rushing there. >> they are building homes for oil service workers but rent here won't be cheap. >> corporate contracts coming in and depending on the people and the agreement it has come to and we aim for 1399 a night. >> reporter: north dakota has a major housing problem on its hands and spent $50 million over the past few years building affordable housing in the state but mostly here in the oil patch. so far the state subsidized about 1200 apartment units with lower rents for so called essential workers like teachers, police officers and nurses but they say that hardly put a dent in the problem. mercy medical center got a state grant to build a $11 million complex for staff who couldn't find housing. ceo-matt rented out

most are the children of workers soaking jobs in north dakota's oil feeds. each new edition brings an element of chaos. >> we get to a point in learning and we have a backtrack, depending on where they are coming in from different areas. >> in the past few years enrolment in the city and high school has doubled from 500 students to more than 1,000. overcrowding forced the district to build an edition on to the elementary school and add a modular classroom. >> superintendent steve holland says it has not helped, because more and more new kids keep coming. >> we moved classes around, reconfigured, repurposed areas and found ourselves at a point where both buildings are maxed out. >> the best solution is to turn the high school into a middle school. >> that will cost $50 million, stretching the budget. >> watford's city population has increased. property tax has not. many new residents are renters, not home owners. voters approved a bond referendum to fund the high school. >> in order for us to continue to grow and keep people, we need a good school system. if

when we look closely at the dakotas and into minnesota. that's where the blizzard warning is going effect, and the higher elevations will receive 10 to 20 inches of snow while we get the wind gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. they are coming out of the north, bringing down arctic air. a big chill from the dakotas down to sports of nebraska, and iowa. it will be chilly, and we'll get a little light snow into the northern states and iowa. as we look at where the warnings are at. we'll focus attention into south-east to north dakota and north-west minnesota. as we get towards chicago, we will not get the impact from the storm. the track looks lick it goes over the great -- looks like it goes over the great lakes. we look at the west coast , our concerns are around rainfall and washington. the rain has been tapering off. showers decreasing. still a flood warning as we have the damming of the mud, allowing water to pool up and flood homes upstream. gradually well see this improve as we get a couple of dry days coming up. it will get wetter as we g

north dakota state got the tough layup to go. they win 8075.y win their first tournament game for the school and the state. >> harvard. over cincinnati. crimson leading by one. he hits the jump shot. harvard up three and they pull off the upset. they win 61-56. >> arizona state game. the sun devils against texas. under a minute to play. drives, gives it tojuredden for the dunk --juredden for the dunk. 47 seconds left. final seconds. he misses the three. ridly gets the put back and the longhorns get michigan on saturday. >> elizabeth is out to the early lead in the bracket challenge, getting 13-16 right on day one. you can see how you stack up on www.cbs5.com. [ talking at the same time ] >> kenny is pulling up the rear. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> stanford to the ncaa tournament. vern glenn is on the scene. >> the order is tall for the stanford men going in tomorrow against new mexico. they have been getting it done on guts all year. and for them emthe time is definitely now after a -- them the time is definitely now after a si

hailing from the bakken shale region in north dakota these trains carry a high-quality oil that is easyo refine. it is also more flammable. last year carloads carrying 11.5 billion tons of crude rumbled through towns. this new crude reality has some in albany fearing the worst. >> reporter: oil trains rumble day. >> in some cases the rail cars are in very close proximity to where people live. >> reporter: a single train can haul as much as 4 million gallons of the highly flammable bakken crude. >> this specific brand of crude is very explosive and the cars that haul it, the dot 111 are prone to rerailment shun. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has specifically sited the rail cover of the dot 111 as a cause of the accident. one example was in lac megantic, quebec. it is one of a series of recent explosions. among the most concerned the residents of this development, home to roughly 180 families. >> the concern is how will we get out. you have handicap people, elderly people. >> reporter: albany's oil boom is a matter of geography, it was the logical destination for s

most are the children of workers seeking jobs in north dakota's oil fields. each new addition brings an element of chaos. >> we get to a point in our learning, and then we have to backtrack depending on where they're coming in from different areas. >> reporter: in the past few years enrollment in watford's elementary and high schools have doubled from 500 students to more than a thousand. overcrowding forced the district to build andation on to the elementary school and add a modular classroom. but superintendent steve holand said that has not helped much because more and more new kids keep coming. >> they move classes around. repurposeed areas, and we just found ourselves at this point where both buildings are truly maxed out. >> reporter: the best solution is turning the high school into a middle school and building a new high school, but that will cost $50 million and stretch the district's budget. watford city population has increased its property tax base hasn't because many of the new residents are renters, not homeowners. >> still voters overwhelmingly

aljazeera, williston, north dakota. >> military veterans heading to north dakota, looking at those high paying jobs. we'll have their story tomorrow in part two of the new frontier. >> the field of 64 now set, john henry smith joins us in sports. >> the action gets started 12:15 eastern time. they finalized the field with the final two play-in games. more than basketball on the mind wednesday, before traveling to lead his hawk eyes into their ncaa opener, he spent the morning in a hospital to be with his son, patrick, having surgery to remove a thyroid tumor. we pick it up with time winding down, iowa down by two, hit that one to tie the game. on the other end, tennessee with a last second chance to win. the shot off the mark, so off to o.t. we go. it was all tennessee in the extra frame as iowa scored just one point to tennessees 14. the volunteers advance beating the hawk ice 78-65. wednesday night's other play-in game featured cal poly against the southern team, making the program's first ever ncaa appearance, the mustangs surprisingly won their conference tournament to warrant a bid

. >> the new frontier for america's veterans, seeking work and hoping to find it in the north dakota. >> plus - a flea market fortune. a faberge worth $33 million. >> it is day 13 in the hunt for the missing plane, centered 1500 miles off the coast of australia. it is there that objects have been captured, said to be the best lead yet. richelle carey is here to give us answers. >> we are waiting for answers. the search crew in the second day of looking for signs in one part of the southern indian ocean. satellite images show what might be debris. five military aircraft and ships are helping with the search. bad weather is making it difficult for the crews so far, and the satellite images are four days old. the objects may have drifted. family members of the missing passengers and crew are anxious. tonight officials are holding a meeting in beijing. nothing has been found. >> we continue the coverage of the story. >> now to more on the search efforts. andrew thomas is in sydney. >> there are a couple of aspects, search and recovery planes with people on board, and radar looking 25km ei

for now, the heaviest snow is in north and south dakota.here's the break with flood warnings still in effect, even winter weather advisories, right along the coast of maine. here is that heavy snow and into the south it's rain even severe weather, but blizzard warning, dark red, combined with gusty wind 40 to 50 miles an hour, blizzard conditions there. 74 to 19, big temperature contrast, that warm air as the storm tracks to the west will move up to the midwest and mid atlantic. dark blue, the threat will also be severe weather to the south not only today but tomorrow, then the following day, across the south this storm will create the potential for severe thunderstorms could contain hail or gusty wind. we're getting a break with the rain across washington, storm tracks to the south, it's dry but in the next 48 hours more rain moving into that area. del. >> thank you dave. sometimes the rain is just too much. this is where, heavy storm pounding the peninsula on sunday leaving all but boat travel virtually impossible. that rain expected to c

san diego is a team that loves the outside shop. 7 foot 5. >> and north dakota state. 12 seed out of the west. they are physical, reminding me of a big team. they have n.b.a. talent. taylor braun, a 6 foot 7 win and a pivot man down low in marshall. >> i noticed in your final four you stayed away from the cinderellas, and you have the same four that president obama has. >> i'm just now finding that out. great minds think alike. if i follow the leaders, i must be doing it right. i'd like florida to win the whole thing. >> in the round of 64 tips off thursday. >> thank you mike. we'll go back to the bragging news. again, this first came about half an hour ago from the australian prime minister. and it was simply a line which said two objects in the search for malaysia airlines jet may have been found. the information comes from satellite images from the australians. joining us on the telephone is lisa stark. what do we know about this. this is sketchy information? >> hi, this is al >> i'll take you alan. i apologise. >> sorry, lisa and i are friend, i didn't want to cut

in our series, the new frontier, we will head to north dakota where the oil boom is changing lives in unexpected ways. russian troops are in a tense stand-off with ukraine forces. today solid stormed the south of crimea firing shots and demanding ukrainian troops leave immediately. it is one of a number of basis russian soldiers have taken over since the march 16th referendum that put crimea back in the hands of moscow. jennifer glasse joins us. update us with what you have seen today >> reporter: good evening, jonathan. it doesn't sound like there is a crisis anywhere near here you can doubtless hear the very lookout music behind me in this very popular water front area on a friday night. you know, that's kind of been the irony of this whole situation here. life for many here has gone on as normal. people voted in wide numbers to become part of russia which has happened, which happened yesterday, but just a couple of miles up the road, we've got a stand-off with troops. and just around the corner here is the -- apparently the ukrainian commandship has been taken over by russian force

thank you, dakota.up, is our president risking national security with these proposed military cuts? >>> well this smaller capacity entails some additional risks even if we execute extended or simultaneous ground operations, our analysis showed that this force would be capable of deicively defeating aggression in one major combat theater. >> it is our view that the recommendations fit and represent a responsible realistic approach to supporting the president's defense strategy. >> defense strategy? the president has a defense strategy? the administration's proposal this week to shrink the ari to pre world war ii size brought outrage before we threaten action against russia. with me is randy forbes. good evening, congressmen. >> thank you, judge. good to be with you. >> congressmen, how do these cuts jeopardize our national security? >> well, judge, you have to put them in context. they didn't just start with these cuts. from almost the moment this administration came into office, they began dismantling t

diane eastabrook, al jazeera, williston, north dakota. >> and north dakota's oil boom is luring hundredsilitary veterans to the state. that's tomorrow. >>> for the first time in decades, the cuban government is allowing the sale of new cars. but it's a luxury many can't afford. adam rainy has the story. >> cubans have had to be resourceful to keep their old cars chugging along. starting this year restrictions on car ownership have been lifted. many were hoping to get a new set of wheels. but prices seen here have shocked cubans. a peugeot 508 is listed as 260,000, roughly ten times what it cost in many countries. every day, visitors is, niece two men were afraid to speak on camera but they said it would take a lifetime for cubans who average $20 a month income, to afford this. >> i think it is enormously disrespectful. we've done numbers and it is so expensive. >> for a foreign he driving a small car like this on the streets of havana is no big deal but for most cubans it's a dream. >> with prices so high most cars will sit unsold on car lots and despite the new freedoms, cubans will lik

and then the governor of north dakota, now, the governor of north dakota -- north dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in this country. we're going to talk about shale, natural gas, what all of that means, innovative and manufacturing and finally, the big issue of the morning, education, and we have cheryl hyman, the chancellor of the city -- or rather the chicago city college here and what they're doing with education and teaming up with companies and what they're doing to create jobs. that's what we have going on right here in chicago at the forbes reinventing america summit. and i'm going to send it in the meantime back to you, becky. >> i knew what happened there. i was confused, too. usually we do headlines and then we do the scene setters. i know it caught you off guard. >> you kind of looked like he thought it was before the show. you see, it's a different time zone out there. >> no, no, no. >> the show is starting. you're live. >> normally we do the introduction, i do the headlines and then you -- >> you are on, andrew. you are on right now. >> i'm aware that the show is on.

a mini cooper at the intersection of decoat do and -- dakota and fremont. it was the quick thinking actions of attackco bell -- a taco bell worker, he noticed the anybody any cooperate -- the drivers of the mini koop was drunk. he slammed into a pole and burst no flames. he is in his 20s and no word yet on the victim's name but they are going to take some time in investigating this scene. they believe the up interpreter section will be shut down until 9:00 this morning so if you live in the area and typically use this road, we will of course keep you pointed as to when you may be open again. >>> after a marathon standoff, police blocked off the area for hours after they searched for two burglars. here is more on how police tracked these men down. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning dave, the woman who lives in that home had security cameras inside. now police will be reviewing her surveillance to the public. she returned to her home with her maybe pip and noticed -- with her baby and noticed the door was forced open. they were able to see the su

south dakota, was in the mid to top 30s, some seem to be close to the top.ado among them, placed seventh, low obesity rates. but there seems to be not much upward mobility in the last few years. west virginia was 49th. same goes through states ranked 46th through 49th this year. they have lived at or near the bottom six for the past decade. you got to tbond cold is cool. the only warmer states to do well were hawaii and california. coming up, the u.s. delegation snubs the opening ceremonies of russia's paralympics. is it a useless gesture or will it carry some weight? >> the paralympic games kicked off friday in sochi without an official u.s. delegation, because of russia's actions in ukraine. will it mean anything or sit just a political stunt? al jazeera political contributor, sports editor of the facing and host of sports nation. dave, always glad to see pickup the u.s. is taking a stronger stance now by not sending any officials. the u.s. did send a delegation to the olympics but made a statement, openly gay athletes about sending a message for russia's

diane eastabrook, al jazeera, watford city, north dakota. >> despite the oil discovery in north dakota, it's different in cacalifornia. occidental proposal wants to build new wells there, the ban runs for 45 days but could be extended for up to two years. across the u.s. regulations on fracking are limited and the consequence uncertain. we turn to our science and technology exon correspondent jb ward. >> there's a fair amount of controversy around fracking, fracking is used in plac placese a company wants to pull oil, inside a layer of rock, that's too pressurized to pull it out using conventional methods. fracking involves drilling down through the groundwater layer, like a mile, sometimes three miles below the surface and then the well changes direction and becomes horizontal. so at that point small cracks are broken in the surrounding rock with what's called a perforating gun. and a mixture of water sand and chemicals are pumped at high pressure along the rock, the water is pumped again and then eventually the area around the well is basically forced to become porous and ready to gi

south dakota, was in the mid to top 30s, some seem to be close to the top.ado among them, placed seventh, low obesity rates. but there seems to be not much years. west virginia was 49th. same goes through states ranked 46th through 49th this year. they have lived at or near the bottom six for the past decade. you got to tbond cold is cool. the only warmer states to do well were hawaii and california. coming up, the u.s. delegation snubs the opening ceremonies of >> al jazeera america presents extrodanary documentaries. colin comes from a long line of ferrymen. >> you're a riverman from start to finish... >> now he leaves home to see what life is like on the waters of bangladesh. >> it's absolutely filthy... >> he learns how difficult working ther can be. >> how do you say..."get out the way"? >> shoro >> can this brittish man find common ground with his local host? >> "must really take it out of mr. loteef"... >> toughest place to be a ferryman on al jazeera america >> the paralympic games kicked off friday in sochi without an official u.s. delegation, becau

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coming to north dakota tomorrow.adness is here and started with a bang jed and john henry smith is here with more in sports, good morning. >> ncaa tournament and we love let me count the ways, four overtime games and a buzzer beater sending single seeds home crying, it was a memorial opening day of ncaa tournament and 12 seeded nd needed a 3 point for 15 in oklahoma and they delivered. and coach phillips needed more from his star in the ot and alexander came through with six of the 12 points and north dakota state beats oklahoma 80-75 for the first ever big dance win. >> actually the play was drawn up for taylor, supposed to be a quick iso but coming out of the huddle i said if you don't have anything i will be on the right wing, i can't talk. >> everything else was right. >> and gave me the bounce pass and i took the shot. >> what did you say when it was in the air? >> bucket. [laughter] i love that, another confident was harvard a popular upset coming in the match up with fifth seed cincinnati and they left anyone

. >> north dakota gets a new reason top smile.t they needed one. >> al jazeera america presents extrodanary documentaries. colin comes from a long line of ferrymen. >> you're a riverman from start to finish... >> now he leaves home to see what life is like on the waters of bangladesh. >> it's absolutely filthy... >> he learns how difficult working ther can be. >> how do you say..."get out the way"? >> shoro >> can this brittish man find common ground with his local host? >> "must really take it out of mr. loteef"... >> toughest place to be a ferryman on al jazeera america >>> could ecigarettess be driving teens to smoke conventional cigarettes? a new study says the use of e cigarettes may encourage con veepsal cigarette use among u.s. adolescents. are ecigarettess a gateway to the real thing or is it that more smokers are trying the electronic version in an effort to quit or out of curiosity? we are joined from san francisco by lauren dut are. dutra. she is one of the two or coach authors of electronic cigarettes among u.s. adoles

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it happened on dakota and fremont boulevard. the driver of the car has been arrested and the the intersection has not been taken so make plans to avoid the area. we think it will be busy as you drive through and this is a 20 minute drive time into san francisco. 880 northbound, traffic is moving along nicely in both directions. as we look at the south bay, anded roads, northbound 880 and 280 are still off to a good start. let's go back to the desk. >>> a smart phone played a big role in a tense standoff, it all happened when two burglars joined in. >>> well it is quiet now on aims avenue at verde elementary school. people here have phones on their security systems. a woman in her 30s returned home with a baby and another relative and noticed the house had been invaded. s.w.a.t. teams were called to work the scene. police said the woman's security cameras were initially helpful. >> she then used her smart phone to check the surveillance system in her home and she was able to see what she thought were two individuals she thought w

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from baltimore to south dakota, there are 100 local occurrences in the works, whether visual occurrences or coins, the goal is to reinvigorate local economies and foster pride. critics argue that community occurrences don't stand the test of time. so can alternative occurrences sustain communities? laura aldredge, she's an economist who studies occurrences. berkshires, a local county in massachusetts. and laura, most viewers are probably wondering, in america, we have the currency, the almighty dollar, and is starting your own occurrence even legal? >> it's legal. if you listen to the part from the constitution that was read, it's illegal to create coins, but it's legal to create paper currency as long as it looks substantially different from the u.s. dollar. so you can't make local currency that looks just like the dollar or is similar to it, and as long as the dominations are equal to or greater than $1. so you can't create a 50-cent bill. and the other key thing, the income that's earned off of that currency has to be claimed for irs purposes, so you can't use the local currency to av

we're looking at heavy snow in the dakotas. big storms winding up over nebraska and dakota. a blizzard warning as this heavy snow and a band of one to two inches of snow per hour with gusting wind bringing in the cold air. the warn willing remain in effect. 71 in home i omaha. that reduces the visibility. farther south starting to see individual strong storms across oklahoma could see a widespread severe weather outbreak tomorrow and the next day when this storm pushes east. one place we're not seeing the storm is over washington. good break there. it's diving to the south, and expect heavy rain inland. big storms in central united states and another out west all impacting the nation's weather. in between we'll get the warm air moving north so the temperatures will be climbing over the next few days. >> and we can't wait. dave warren, thank you very much. bali, indonesia, bringing in the new year this weekend. the celebrations of the new ye year. empty streets honoring a day of silence and introspection. we want to thank all of you for watching al jazeera america. i'm del wa

the historical cites and libraries from nebraska up east of the dakotas and north of montana. we were trepdacious when we did this. there were sailiors to interview last books and marines alive who kept the road open to allow the fist marine division out. and obviously there was no one left from the 19th century. but we found or forebearers wer little people. when the soldiers started moving west, maybe an officer's wife kept a journal. as it turned out, every teamster's wife kept a diary and letters. and tom will explain to you, at some of the libraries, they would bring out a journal in a plexy glass case and your oil from your fingers would destroy the ink. and there were letters from 12 year olds saying stuff like paul was found dead and maybe it was animals but we think it was the indians. we felt like we were living the lives with the people. i am going to give you the dreaded backstory because you cannot understand the red cloud without understanding the sioux nation. i will tell you a couple stories. what was to become the sioux nation, they crossed the barring land br

in the . >>> another day at the office for the stanford will they blew out south dakota.hown a had 23 points. candace williams become the pack 12 all time scoring leader. >> it means a lot. candace williams messaged. you can do it go for it. we're happy with it. >> you get the impression she could do anything she wants. >> yeah. if it's not basketball it could be anything she'll be really successful. >> ceo of one of the tech companies. >> i think you'll be working for her some day. >> they beat florida state in the second round while cal will try to knock-off second seeded baylor. heating up on the women's side a ass well. anthony brown stanford remains the story and vern glen is in st. louis with anthony brown. >> reporter: all right dennis. alongside still in uniform anthony brown and as we speak it is moments after the game. so has it sunk in the fact you're going to the sweet 16. >> no. it hasn't sunk in yet. we won the game i looked over to the crowd i saw my dad and he was jumping up and down. when i saw him like that i got real excited. it hasn't sunk in yet but w

north dakota state over oklahoma. certainly upset alert the jasper head coach manhattan, once played for rick at ken tuchblingt under 3 and a half to go louisville down 3. smith says now we are tied. 18 for smith. back-to-back 3 by hancock in the final minute and a half. that really puts the game awhich as louisville avoid a major upset. 71-64. how about the 10 seed arizona state from the pack 12. 4 seconds left in the tie game. long horn hall missed so badly that cameron was there look what i found. rae bound and he beats the buzzer. that was the reaction from the arizona state kid they couldn't believe it. ridly 17 points 12 board. texas 87-85. face michigan next. 12 seed north today he have is he coat state down with oklahoma. rise and fire and to over time. then alexander. floating it in for 2 of the 28. the bison from north dakota t.upset. 80-75. moving on to face san diego state next. 4 seed michigan state facing no. 13 delaware as mr. t once said, dan, my prediction pain. what a tonight for senior adrian pain.

my state of south dakota is a good example. we've balanced our budget of year, we have zero personal or corporate income tax, a trained work force, a good climate for doing business. the light integrity touch and we have a low unemployment rate, a vibrant economy, and mainly because we just understand, mr. president, that it isn't the government that creates jobs. and so when the senate democrats and the president come out with the election-year agenda, a poll-tested agenda which is clearly driven simply to try and generate votes in the midterm elections rather than solve problems and it says that in these stories, i mean the stories basically are transparent about about what they're trying to do. we ought to focus on things that actually great create jobs, passing the keystone pipeline, passing trade promotion authority, looking at real solutions that do more than just treat symptoms but actually get at the problems. the problem is we've got too many people in this economy unemployed for a long period of time. we need to get t

. >> look at north dakota go energy development giving it the nation's highest personal income growthsixth time in seven years. lauren simonetti is here. it is amazing what fracking can do. >> the growth rate is over 7% in north dakota 2% nationally, north dakota coming out on top set for the sixth time in 7 years and their unemployment rate is below destination, 2.6%. charles: people are flocking from all over the country, single lives because the money is so great you make the money you change your life. >> average per-capita $67,000 behind connecticut. charles: if i had bought 3 grand, and stewart somewhere on vacation. >> some real parts of the state, rental property, but south dakota. charles: when i landed there it was a big-time patch of dirt. why not? what can happen in this country, imagine we duplicate that in new york. can you imagine that? the president told europe to change their energy plan. okay, let's start here. >> the fear mongering going on with fracking in california is astonishing. there are groups trying to blame the recent earthquakes on fracking. charles: there