this is the vow that brought promise to east liverpool ohio but instead brought fear. this 1992, desperate for help, the people of east liverpool turned to the men promising change, bill clinton and al gore, both campaigned here at eastern ohio, and promised that they would be the ones to look out for the little guys. >> i went to wheeling and actually shook hands with al gore and he signed, autographed a no wtti poster and assured us over and over and over again, if we're elected we will put a stop to this. >> but they at any time. the hazardous waste incinerator went online a year later and the group has been fighting ever since. the incinerator which community activists says releases lead mercury and other toxic chemicals from its smokestack and which they blame for a host of unexplained illnesses in the community. >> this isn't normal that we have all these rare cancers here. we are at risk every day that we live here. >> there have been protests, both in east liverpool and in washington, even arrests, but nothing has changed. >> the waste industry puts so much mone

ohio. where one community learned many campaigns ago, what it means to be left behind. in 1992, desperate for hem, the people of east liverpool turned to the men promising change, bill clinton and al gore, both campaigned here at eastern ohio and promised that they would be the ones to look out for the little guys. >> i went to wheeling and actually shook hands with al gore and he signed, autographed a no wti poster of mine. and assured us all over and over and over again, we're elected, we will put a stop to this. >> but they didn't. the hazardous waste incinerator went online a year later and the group has been fighting ever since. the incinerator which community activists say releases lead and mercury and other toxic waste from its smokestack is the result. there have been protests in east liverpool and in washington, even arrests but nothing has changed. >> the waste industry pours so much money into donating to politicians, and their elections, that we can't compete with that. and their dollars are always going to win. >> that said, we took out for clinton. >> 87-year-old alonzo spencer has been fighting the hazardous wa

two words do not blorng bg together. >> they may not belong together but, along the ohio river the people of east liverpool and the hazardous waste incinerator have shared this valley for almost 20 years with no end in sight. joie chen, al jazeera. >> you can see more of joie's report on "america tonight." >>> journey to the u.s. nearly 8,000 more still waiting to make that trip. many of them are expected to head to miami, home to one of the nation's largest cuban communities. roxana saberi is there with more on how that area is preparing for the new arrivals. >> we will have six beds over there. >> bunk beds? >> yes. >> ah leesalicia says she has nt enough time to get this place ready. >> how many will you have? >> 20. >> after being stranded in costa rica since september. >> that guy is in costa rica right now. >> valdez, an immigrant herself, is in contact with the group. not prepared to support so many so fast. >> i don't receive any help from the city, from the state, from nobody. the only help we are receiving is from the community. >> is this a crisis? >> yes. >> south florida is already home to the