philadelphia, throughout the 19th century, was the major industrial city of the united states. all of these industries used water from this system. and it served as a prototype for many american cities, including pittsburgh and new york. man: new york city went to philadelphia and said, "you know, we're thinking of developing a hudson river water supply -- what do you suggest we do?" and they said, "we've had "a lot of problems on the schuylkill. "don't go to the hudson river. go to the upland and work by gravity." and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water

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it was once the industrial city of the entire world. >> it's enormous. >> yeah, it is.out a mile long. maybe a quarter mile wide. i got a pretty good view from up here. >> yep. how many people worked here at its peak? >> well, during the war, there was like 33,000 people working here. it went out of business in '56. they brought he studebaker in as a partner and studebaker pulled them down. >> this has been abandoned since the '50s? >> well, actually, what happened, in 1956, they rented out to various entrepreneurs. shoe warehouse, trucking companies, guys restoring cars. >> how long has it been like this, though? >> most of this damage happened within the last five years. >> within the last five years? >> yeah. >> wow. >> china had this olympia effort. scrap metal went to a high price and people came and scrapped it. took the windows out and just destroyed everything. >> the place is pretty much open to anybody who wants to come in. >> sure. a lot of urban explorers. people shooting music videos, taking pictures. oftentimes, you see a wedding party come here. they use

cities in america. it speaks of those industrial-age dreams of an endlessly glorious future.these structures, they were thinking big. >> they were. >> they were looking at a new rome and they built it, actually. it's awesome here. ♪ ♪ >> maybe the worm started to turn here. the packard automotive plant. opened in 1903, it was considered the most advanced facility of its kind anywhere in the world. huge. epically proporinged. 3.5 million square feet. now, one man lives here. al hill. >> my name's alan hill. welcome to my home. this room here is the forge room. it was a former packard motor car company. i started living here about seven years ago. at that time, semi-apprehensive about the place and the goings-on around here. turned out it's about peaceful as the north woods. not having a credit card or a mortgage payment or a car payment is a real blessing. these nails here. >> yep. >> what's happened here in detroit is unfortunate. but, you know, it's a sign of the times. we find out that not only does it take a village to raise an individual, it takes an entire world to suppo

. >> camden, new jersey was once was a bustling industrial city but now the factories are gone. residents have no choice but it make ends meet. the city's police department went through one of the most radical over hauls in the states. the streets are safer and the residents argue they are being unjustly targeted and profiled. >> a typical block party in camden, new jersey. music, food, families out enjoying warm weather. for maria rayes it is a an opportunity to gather her grand children and other little ones and treat them. but for the kids with the street blocked off to the public, the real treat is a can chance to py freely outdoors. something they don't get to do o much. and is that is because they live in a city deemed one of america's most dangerous. under siege by violent crime. >> i lost a sister, a stepson, a grandson and i lost a cousin through violence. >> reminders of lost lives here are everywhere. >> this is obie. this is where o bit. bie was shot. he was pi my grand son's best friend. and this one over here nico he was a good friend too. they both killed right her

in las vegas, the capital of the billion dollar entertainment industry, the city where extreme magican estimated $800 million. reportedly selling more tickets than any solo performer ever. he has walked through the great wall of china, even made the statue of liberty disappear. yeah, that's me. on stage, right there with the magic man himself, power tools, hard hat and all, making my debut as a magician side kick. copperfield shrinks, shrinks, and shrinks himself into almost nothing. an illusion that mystifies a packed house. even copperfield admits he too has had to step up his game in the face of fierce competition. i wonder how far you push yourself to make it better? to the point where it is dangerous? >> there is danger. educated risks you. have backup plans. things do go wrong. thing do's screw up. you are depending on lots of people who you trust and they're smart people, they're really well trained. sometimes things go wrong. >> reporter: five years ago one of copperfield's assistants was severely injured on stage, pulled into a giant fan blade. is there of a risk when it com

industry. keach: so as the city grew, the figurine industry changed.initially worked by women, probably as part of their domestic duties, it became a separate full-time specialization performed by men. with men moving into industry and doing less farm work, how would the city be able to feed itself ? in copan, everybody farmed except the elite and their artisans. part of the answer is found in an elaborate system of irrigation, canals that helped the city produce a large agricultural surplus. although most remained farmers, irrigation freed some 30,000 to 40,000 people to pursue other jobs like making clay figurines. but it was not clay sculpture that transformed teotihuacan into an economic superpower. it was another material -- obsidian, a natural volcanic glass whose edge was as sharp as a razor. obsidian was the knife of the ancient world. 30 miles north of teotihuacan, archaeologists have discovered the major source of obsidian in a place called pachuca. this is alejandro pastna of the mexican institute of anthropology and history, and his colleag

these questions there are other parties as well but then of course we are all humans and in some industrial cities there have been a push easten on on the fact that government is posing a lot of taxes on on fuel. oil and electricity consumption they afraid of losing jobs because of that because the price goes according to them to two two industries and they have the. two shut down but. we are also making a lot in in telling people how things are and of course everything starts in the schools that are already in the schools children learn to know about the impact of climate change and they learn to to watch at their own behavior and. they they make observations on the environment on both natural environment and constructing in environment so there are a lot of things going on then. we have some municipalities which have. come together in order to make even more. reductions in emissions than what is the official target of finland and that we have had very good results of this type of cooperation so. when you see cities they are competing with each other kind of to get. a more more reductions in emis

be attributed to those sucked into the drug business - one of the few multi-million-dollar industries this city still has left. >> most of the government, they let that s--- in. and that's just plain and simple. they let it in, and then once it reaches down to here, alright, we'll lock the young black youth up. because that's the only place it's really going. >> despite treacherous conditions, rescue efforts in the philippines continue... >> bodies are on the roads and nobody is picking them up... >> joie chen report live a special edition of america tonight... 9pm et / 6pm pt on al jazeera america >> baltimore wasn't always a city in decline. it was once a shipping powerhouse, one of the largest seaports of the mid-atlantic states, and a major center of industrial manufacturing. >> in the late '60s, baltimore had industries like bethlehem steel, a huge ship-building industry, a very active port. >> neill franklin is a retired police major who spent 34 years in law enforcement. he's seen the decay first hand. >> late '60s, early '70s mainly, jobs started leaving baltimore. industries started le

as the city's wealth was used to fund the industrial expansion of the north, naples eventually lost its status and glamour. today, italy's third largest city feels in many places like an urban jungle. its lack of open spaces or parks makes it europe's most densely populated city. watching the police try to enforce traffic sanity is almost comical in this gritty city.

be attributed to those sucked into the drug business - one of the few multi-million-dollar industries this city still has left. >> most of the government, they let that s--- in. and that's just plain and simple. they let it in, and then once it reaches down to here, alright, we'll lock the young black youth up. because that's the only place it's really going. >> every weeknight on al jazeera america change the way you look at news at 9 pm with an encore at midnight, go deeper on the nations top stories with america tonight >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you... >> investigative journalism that's engaging, powerful, thought provoking... >> there's nothing but hopelessness... >> it's either kill or be killed... >> america tonight, right after live news at 8 and 11 eastern. >> welcome to al jazeera america i'm john seigenthaler, and here's a look at the headlines... >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> monday night live coverage from the philippines continues, as diseases run rampant medicine is in short supply. joie chen reports live typhoon haiyan: a special edition of am

obviously the comptroller's study last year about the value of nightlife to the city, a $4 billion industry and that doesn't even take into account the big outdoor daytime festivals. $4 billion, 48,000 employees in the city, and it's also an industry that has some of the most complex regulatory hurdles to starting a business and a lot of touch with various city agencies to keep one of these businesses going and successful. so, given that kind of unique backdrop, oewd created this position for nightlife and entertainment. my background is in live music. i cofounded a nonprofit called the bay bridged, which promotes san francisco bay area music and has produced a number of street festivals, rock concerts, san francisco themed events to promote the city's live music scene. in this position i'm very much engaged with folks across nightlife and entertainment. when i say nightlife, we're talking about bars, restaurants, night clubs as well as live music venues, social spaces where people get together and interact, and that are an important part of the city's cultural fabric and its identity to th

city. we have a list of tremendous supports across the room i'll briefly read off all of you. the american industrial center that has the highest number of manufacturers on the city we're thrived to have them. bold build patch stuffy and basis are first branch bank the family foundation good and strong maureen successors e.r. associates and anyway's adams and pacific waterfront partners and urban green development corporation and larry. so thanks to all of our sponsors. i want to recognize today, we have a number of elected officials in the room. we'll be hearing from mayor ed lee and board pointing chu and supervisor wiener sends his regrets but he tended to be here >> rituals from the office of nancy pelosi. without further ado i'd like to welcome up to the podium mayor ed lee (clapping.) happy halloween everybody. i don't want you to mistaken me for jeff curry. we're very enthusiastic about this. much of my staff are under the mistaken belief we're going to serve beer this morning. i want to congratulate everyone it's wonderful to see so many people that are part of our maker movement by people wh

we're seeing board based job growth at every sector off our city is growing and beating the industry. we're successful because we've created the conditions that give the investors and enterprise in our city to innovative and grow and create jobs whether or not their neighborhood or small business owner or international firms or other companies. well, here's a new stat. since 2011, 2023.6 million secret of office space - 23.6 million square feet that's 34 trans america pyramids put together. while we're licking lucky it's not all luck. navigate over the last 2 1/2 years we built the infrastructure of our city. where did we do that? let's see we worked together to create enlightenment for jobs and attracting businesses and making the san francisco the innovation capita of the world. we worked together to build homes by providing verifies with the conversation treating e creating a housing trust fund and a working with our zoning and planning department and rezoning aspects of our city and creating a fund for permanent housing and we can be insure we don't have poverty housing. we want

review should not be limited to quality of life impact reported real once that relate to the city blue color industrial area and the o k park which the city of san francisco has spent billions of dollars and we've spent thousands of volunteer hours to try to revisibility and the october '89 the meeting was a meeting of a few community leaders and the mayors to me e telling them they were going to move forward with the proposal it was not a meeting accepting them to say oh, we don't want this. there's been basically two community meetings and they were very has aly called. the mayor's office with the hope office was ignoring laws in place and ignoring the community outcry in favor - not in favor of this project. we is a community are grossly over served children shootings >> did you say over served. >> yes. we are over served with this crime and bayview. in regards we're suffering. like i said we're doing thousands of hours of volunteer work in garden to bringing in a homeless shelter in addition to all the other aid is adding to the strain on our community. if it was going into the presidio or the mari

i've been honored to work on behalf of those people and this beautiful city and the bay area's restaurant industry. but also one of the things, it is while i think we've had difficult challenges and i feel like the association and the board of directors of the ggra have taken those challenges on in a very positive and meaningful way in really trying to do right by the city in my time at the association, so, i've been very proud of what we've been able to accomplish. you do have to look back at the end of the day and think about what makes san francisco great in that particular job that i had, and at the end of the day my job was to make sure you were well fed and well drunk in san francisco. i can't do that, i might not be doing much of anything. so, we've had great partners to work with. regina has been such a great partner. i've known her since her time at the board of supervisors as well. we were aides together. and to watch her growth on behalf of small business in the city, and to have played a small role in making to make sure this office was properly funded and staffed so that we could do t

i've been honored to work on behalf of those people and this beautiful city and the bay area's restaurant industry. but also one of the things, it is while i think we've had difficult challenges and i feel like the association and the board of directors of the ggra have taken those

this is an old industrial city with an unemployment rate around 18%. similar they are looking at $100,000 to meet new regulation for storm water manage. they included a new pilot program. but the price tag around that is about 111 million upfront. it would be felt tremendously by local businesses. the surrounding towns are looking to the 5eu7d million and $35 million through the same pilot program. when i talk to local officials and businesses they have a desire to be epa compliant. they are bringing up their children and grandchildren in the neighbor. they see the value of clean air and water. they are concerned about the effect of contamination, pollution, and how they wreak havoc on their own town. but they're stuck. and so i wanted to ask you in your opinion is there any assistance that the federal government not just epa but the federal government can give these already strapped municipalities struggling already? thank you for raising this. your voice in this discussion would be welcomed. we are working on these issues pretty diligently. primarily

this is a small to medium-sized commercial facility with hundreds of lights here, and this city has no industryso without us, the city would be worse than it already is. they say that 1 in 3 warehouses in the city are closed. >> 1 in 3. wow! that is amazing. so these are all of of the ball lasts that are for all of the rooms in the air and you have air ventilation system that keeps the air moving and these are the charcoal filters and what each one of the charcoal filters does is to filter out the air so you won't get that marijuana smell. and here in these two rooms is about $500,000 of materials before they grow plant number one. it is -- it's unbelievable. whoa! look at this. holy cow. it is like a cheech and chong dream in here. when you harvest, how many pounds would come out of marijuana plants? >> a pound per light. >> so about 50 lights? so you are hoping for 50 pounds? >> yes. >> and let's do the math. the current price of a pound of og skush $2700. and this room of lights would be 50 lights, and so that would be $135,000 from each room. so when you take out the room, it is going to be

the test results information provided by them on four spent in special agencies ratings of the city's industry development and assessment of governmental agencies efficiency nine hundred and forty people have been included to quilt a pass for today because today has been a m about thirty percent of them are new people. we're also going to pull up the uphill though. it's what's in the context in the sumo service reform has been highly praised by the international community according to the chairman of the agency for civil service is awakened by a man of the establishment of the ministry of course he was accompanied by an eight fold decrease in the number of political positions the experts of the russian academy of solicitors in it at the beginning of the two thousand skies it's been introduced a lot of reforms which russia is planning to introduce in the feature but don't punish him but does that tell us. there's no outlet into a competitive selection yet they're still discussing the issues concerning the line between luke was in korea twenties so it is specified in a lot as far as i know they

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city. the potential was there. the wealth was there. the industry was there. but until the 1893 world fair there wasn't a coming together of all of those factors and focused on the city being a world city. >> reporter: an arresan architel marvel. costing dozens their lives. >> 17 were killed and then later the fires. >> there were other world fairs but this one was industrial and enormously success. whole villages from across the globe and their inhabits were shipped to the city of big shoulders. the city's emblem is this massive wheel storing 100 feet higher than the ferris wheel that now anchors chicago's navy pier. >> people came to look at the future. >> it was short lived. the white city built on a swamp and torn down as soon as it ended. >> reporter: it's hard to find a lasting remnant on the city landscape. this is one of the few. now chicago's museum of science and industry. but then it was a palace of fine arts. they needed one permanent structure to safeguard the masterpiece of the day. what was left behind was this, meteorites now reliving the landma

. >> professional sports is a multibillion dollar industry. for cities is a limit for how much they pay to keep teams in their back yard. they would move outside of the city limits in 20 1235e7b after the city refused the request for $150 million in tax money to pay for improvements. they would have left the city cash strapped and put off other improvements in other parts of the city. now they have to figure out how they are going to come up with a reported $450 million in county money and help them build a new stadium. the atlanta falcons are expected to build a stadium in the heart of downtown. 200 million will come from public financing. that money on will come from taxes on hotels, they are being reelected on atlanta. somebody obviously is a familiar face to a lot of folks and this show. mr. mayor, good morning to you, shirt. >> good morning, shuck. how are you? >> i'm okay. did you have to pick a winner and a loser between the falcons and the braves? >> not at all. they are entirely different deals. the falcons have a revenue stream from the hotel-m