farmingdale's mayor helped broker the settlement which includes undisclosed compensation for the nineffs. >> farmingdale is and will continue to be a model for affordable housing, we believe that 10 to 20% of the projects that come in to the vellum should be affordable and work fours hog. >> reporter: that means staying in the community where he has worked and lived for decades. >> translator: it's hardening that the authorities have finally taken us in to account. they know we contribute to the community just as there are professionals here, we day labor ares are also part of the working life of the town. >> reporter: a town that will include affordable housing for years to think come, thanks for the perseverance of the nine immigrants, kalin ford, al jazerra, farmingdale, new york. state capitals across the country law makers are dealing with an unexpected dilemma of budget surplus, two dozen states are taking in more than spending. sometimes much more. new york now enjoys a $2 billion surplus. these states are in the black for a variety of reasons, north dakota's revenues grew as i

al jazeera, farmingdale, new york. >> it's been a long winter, but some people are actually inspired by it. that story and your top headlines when al jazeera america returns. did >> good afternoon, and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, and here are your headlines. protests in bosnia where friday marks the third day of unrest in the country where 25% of the people there don't have jobs. thousands of protesters took to the streets. >>> syrian tv said four aid workers were injured an their convoys were attacked in homs. the cease-fire was just brokered on friday. this has rebels and the syrian government pointing the finger at one another. >>> we have new weather events taking place right here in the united states as well as all across the globe. we turn now to the very latest. >> meteorologist: i want to take to you bolivia where flooding has killed 38 people. we look at the rescue missions under way. we have several feet of rain, rescue workers out there trying not only to save people but livestock, 100,000 cattle are looking to be saved there, we're talking abou