kristen saloomey reports, some companies are taking a more cautious approach. >> reporter: ever since took over her father's sheet metal business the work force has become like family. in that made the tough economy of 2008 all the more painful. >> it was horrifying. it would just shut my door and cry. >> reporter: the company, called sound manufacturing, lost a third of its business and kelly had to layoff more than half of her work force, but sales are finally picking up and so is the hiring. job growth in the united states remains strong companies are hiring at rates that haven't been seen since before the recession, still the economy isn't growing as much or as quickly as anyone would like. tony says many small businesses are held back by uncertainty. >> businesses don't feel like it's predictable. what they can expect next year in terms of cost whether it's taxes or labor costs, or health care costs, so they remain very cautious, and although employment is rising not to the degree that anybody likes. >> reporter: kelly agrees. until recently she avoided having more than 50 employ

kristen saloomey live for us from new york.give us the latest on this search. >> well, the police said on friday barbara that they think they're closing in on 35-year-old david sweat. but so far he has continued to elude them. he is surrounded, they believe in this rural area you mentioned in up state new york, which is too far which is the maximum security prison from which they escape. the police were called to this area after a motorist reported that shots had been fired at a camping trailer that he was told that there was a bullet hole found in the trailer. authorities swarmed the area and found a hunting cabin nearby and evidence that the men had been there recently. it was not far that this cabin that they encountered richard matt. they heard him coughing in the woods. they ordered him to come out and put his hands out. question not do so, that's when he was shot and killed. they have reason to believe that his accomplice is in the area surrounded by police. there is a state forest up there just very rural, a lot of hunti

kristen saloomey reports from new york. >> she had three young children. >> he was going to the stair well. that was his plan. i never heard from him again. >> she has been looking for answers ever since. her belief is that the saudi government helped to finance the attacks, and she along with thousands of other victims are suing the kingdom. >> everything i read everyone cut ties with sow with osama bin laden, but the evidence we have proves otherwise. >> raising questions early on about what their government knew knew. former florida center bob graham was part of the they become known simple had you as the as the 28 pages. >> the country that alleges to be such an ally of ours has engaged in so many actions that have been extremely negative towards the united states. >> on tuesday graham and strada were called to call on the white house for released circumstance circumstance i cannot hair circumstances. we owe it, and we cannot let this road of transparentcy make us feel unsure sure they were never able to prove the complexityity. the white house has been reviewing the material. >>

kristen saloomey. >> a crowded presidential field is getting bigger. louisiana government bobby jindal announced on his website that he's running for the white house. jindal's background as the son of indian immigrants sets him apart from the republican pact. but on the issues he's a conservative main stay. >> bobby jindal was considered a rising star of the republican party. so much so that he was tapped to deliver the party's response to president obama's state of the union address. but it fell flat. >> when my parents arrived in baton rouge my mother was four and a half pregnant. is. >> jindal's parents are indian immigrants who settled in louisiana. attending brown university in oxford jindal worked in the private sector mostly in healthcare. in 2001 he joined the george w bush administration. in 2003 he ran for governor of louisiana and was against abortion rights and favored begun rights. jindal loss by a narrow margin but only weeks after defeat he started to run for congress and was successfully elected to the house. jindal served until 2008 wh

kristen saloomey has the de-styles. >> reporter: for nearly two decades chuck blaiser was the senior american official alt f.i.f.a., now is the lynch pin of the body. this is blazer in 2011. >> i think f.i.f.a. is doing an excellent job of promoting football around the world. back 10 years, 20 years, and seeing the progress that we are making. >> reporter: while he is credited in advancing the sport in the united states he was pocketing millions in bribes and kickbacks at the same time. his lavish lifestyle and the fact he was not paying taxes attracted the attention of u.s. authorities. >> that's how the investigation got rolling. the federal bureau of investigation had leverage over chuck blazer and he cooperated making secret recordings of his fellow sport executives at the 2012 olympics. >> reporter: he is one of four me who pleaded guilty in the corruption investigation. >> in an unsealed transcript blazer admits facilitating a bribe to select the host nation for the 1998 world cup, which went to france and accepting another bribe over the selection of south africa for the 2010

. >> kristen saloomey with the latest from new york. thank you. >>> the fbi's investigation into alleged corruption of fifa has been expanded to scrutinize to how the organization awarded the world cup to russia and qatar. sepp blatter has been back at work in zurich where he received a standing ovation from staff a day after announcing he would be resigning. from zurich here is laurence lee. >> if this was the first day of a new life for fifa you wouldn't know it. sepp blatter was still at work. there was a mixed youth game in the grounds suggesting the kind of sporting purity that critics say vanished years ago. but blatter's announcement that he would go was followed by red notices. >> we know that the $45 million spent. >> it is a decision that shouldn't be made given what is surrounding him. look i'm not in blatter's shoes but till say if it was a choice of inconvenient facts and it didn't seem to me that this took place. >> to complicate things further it then transpired the 2018 and and 2022 world cups to russia and qatar would a

al jazeera's kristen saloomey went to one training center to see what is a gender experiment in action. >> it's a long way to the top. it is part of the work for this marine. part of the integrated task force, an experiment in gender. 600 marines, male and female trained side by side never open to women. she admits it has not been easy. >> the hardest part when we arrived, showing up to a unit full of males that never seen a marine that is female. that is a struggle . >> then there's the heavy gear. we had over 100 pounds. carrying the body weight every other day. for close to five miles. we are here carrying 75 pounds every other day for a total of six days your body doesn't get a chance to recover. >> for eight months the marines are training in a gruelling environment. the desert, the ocean and the mountains. breathing can be hard in these altitudes. it's a basic task, it's more difficult. on every march heart monitors record data. after marines are asked to record how they are feeling. the information collected will be used to select gender neutral standards. to qualify for jobs li

as kristen saloomey reports, the lawmakers say the documents contain vital information about the role that saudi arabia may have played. >> terry had three young children when her husband was killed in the attacks. >> when he called me that was his plan. i never heard again. >> he's been looking for answers ever sense. she believed the government helped to finance the attacks, she and thousands are suing the victim. >> after 9/11 everything i read was that saudis cut ties. he was the black sheet of the family and left the country. the evidence now that we have proves otherwise. >> 15 of the 19 high jackers were saudi arabia raising questions about what the government knew. former florida senator bob graham was part of the inquiry that studied the issue, findings were never released to the public they were known as the 28 pages. >> the american team knew the full truth, i believe there would be an outrage that a coupry that allegation to be an ally engaged in so many actions that have been negative to the united states. >> on tuesday, gram and centraleda joined current senators ron and

kristen saloomey in new york there. >>> voters in turkey are electing a new government on sunday.he ruling party insists the economy has been their main success. >> reporter: the produce is fresh and abundant at this market, each with a price tag. >> translator: we can't make ends meet. i have two children on a pension of around $500 a month. >> translator: we are happy with our income at least prices aren't increasing every day. >> reporter: the ruling party came to power in 2003. they have built more railroads and airports. the economy grew. massive infrastructure plans lured foreign investors. turkey's gross domestic product reached $822 billion in 2013. annual income per person has tripled since 2002 to almost $11,000. but new indicateers are raising concerns. it is the first time in years that unemployment has risen, and the main opposition parties are trying to seize the opportunity. statistics from the turkish government and international bodies say last year's growth rate was just over 3% while inflation was around 9. unemployment levels rose to 11%, and the lira lost more

kristen saloomey went to take a look. >> reporter: it's a long way to the top: jack mandine is part ofhe task force, experiment in gender integration. 60 omareens, male and female train side-by-side for combat roles never before open to women. >> absolutely exciting. i love dying with this. still, she admits it hasn't been easy. >> the hardest part had to be b we arrived, with those who had not even seen a woman in the military. >> we are in the dessert >>ed with over 11 pounds. i was carrying body weight close to 5 miles now carrying about 75 pounds every other day for a total of six miles. your body never really gets that chance to recover. >> for eight months, these marines have been training in a variety of gruelling environments, the desert the ocean and now the mountains. at these altitudes, breathing can be hard. the most task becomes more difficult. >> on every march, heart monitors require vital data after marines are asked to record how they are feeling. information collected will set gender neutral standards. >> we have found through looking at these that all of the marines

kristen saloomey has been following the events at the u.n. >> reporter: the security council held thisting amid growing concerns that the violence in the ukraine could spiral out of control, as there are reports of tanks moves from separatists-controlled areas towards a strategic town. and also a report from the european president on thursday that russian troops some 9,000 of them were massing on the european border. the council heard an update from the osce which is the european monitoring group for the area in the conflict and he said that this latest activity does not necessarily a escalation of violence, but perhaps a shuffling of equipment and personnel, but he is concerned. >> the vennes are worrying suggesting that the military track has not been abandoned in favor of the political one. these events underline the need to break the cycle of violence now, before further escalation takes place. we urgently call on all sides to return to the negotiation table. >> reporter: now the security council didn't take any action on the situation in ukraine, it was really a chance for everyon

kristen saloomey visited the war training center to see how the women are measuring up. >> reporter: it's a long way to the top. scaling a rock cliff is all in a day's work to this 22-year-old corporal. she is part of the marine ground combat unit integrated task for, an experiment in gender fibbing aches. many and women training side by side in roles never opened to women. >> exciting. thrilling. >> reporter: she admits it has not been easy. >> the hardest part had to be showing up to a unit that this never seen military or worked with one. that was a struggle. >> then there's the heavy gear. we had over 100 pounds. carrying the body weight every other day. they were here carrying those every other day. >> for eight months the marines are training in a gruelling environment. the desert the ocean and the mountains. >> breathing can be hard. it's a basic task it's more difficult. on every march heart monitors record data. after marines are asked to record how they are feeling. the information collected will be used to select gender nut ran standards. >> we found looking through niece

kristen saloomey is live for us at the united nations. so a lot of concern being shown at the u.n.ut the situation in ukraine. >> reporter: that's right. as you say, this meeting was called amid concerns that the situation in the ukraine could escalate after reporting of tank movements from separatists territories towards the strategic town of mirinka, and also reports from the president of the ukraine, on thursday who said that there were 9,000 russian troops amassing on the ukraine border. the united states has responded by sending its top defense officials to germany to discuss a possible way to deal with this russian movement. so this was the backdrop for this council meeting, which included a briefing from the u.n.'s undersecretary general for political affairs, and also the representative of the osce who is a venntive of the osce which is the monstering group, the european monitoring group watching the situation in ukraine. and he said this latest activity maybe is not an intenseification for violence but it is worrying. >> the actions are worrying suggesting that any militar

and others agreed to take bribes to vote for the allocation of the 1998 and 2010 world cups, kristen saloomey details. >> reporter: for nearly two decades chuck blazer was the most senior american official at fifa. now he is the linchpin of the united states investigation of the world body. this is blazer in 2011. >> i think that fifa is doing a really excellent job of promoting football around the world. if i look back 10 years, 20 years and see the progress we made, i am very proud of our accomplishments. >> reporter: while he is credited with advancing the sport in the united states, he was pocketing millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks at the same time. his lavish lifestyle and the fact he wasn't paying taxes attracted the attention of u.s. authorities. >> and that's really how this whole fifa investigation really got rolling. the irs and the fbi had leverage over chuck blazer and he cooperated to the fullest extent. even making secret recordings of his fellow sport executives at the 2012 olympics. >> reporter: he is one of four men who have already pleaded guilty in the corruption

the laws gulfing those apartments are about to expire as kristen saloomey explains some landlords areextremes measures to pump up prices. >> reporter: catalina is a native new yorker from the borough of brooklyn. >> i grew up in green points i lived around the corner most of my life and i moved here 10 years ago. >> reporter: but her neighborhood has gotten expensive. so like many new yorkers she put up with terrible living condition to his hold onto a two bedroom apartment she could afford on her salary. >> all winter we had no heat. at time the hot water would go. >> reporter: it got worse. >> an ax was taken to the boiler they did he showed the electrical system, the gas and took a saw to the water pipes. so the basement was just flooded out. >> reporter: the they in question were the landlords who owned the building. they were arrested on charges they intentionally wrecked three of their buildings to drive out tenants who were protected under represent stabilization laws. laws that essentially limit how much landlords can increase rents annually. as rent in manhattan gets expensiv

kristen saloomey, al jazerra new york. >> we are joined on set by our sports presentser raul. seems to be pretty damning stuff. is this the most significant evidence so far about just how deep the corruption goes? >> i zone. what strikes me how far back it goes. i mean, kristen was saying in her package it went back as far as 1996 gold cup which is a regional competition in the concacaf region, that's two years before sepp blatter took over as fifa president. fifa back then was ran by a bra jillianbraquill sillbrazilian gentlemen and under his watch fifa became this multi billion dollars industry. and some would allege this is where the culture of corruption took hold from early to mid 90s. >> so a dong time and continuing to grow it seems over that time. so former vice president of fifa jack warner heavily implicated in these statements that we are hearing from -- or reading about from chuck blazer. have we heard anything yet from jack warner? >> jack warner is blazer's former boss at con ca to have. he's a former fifa vice president, he had to resign his position back in 201

kristen saloomey joins us live from the united nations. has been happening with this meeting, kristen? >> reporter: well the security council is meeting amid growing fears that the situation in ukraine, could continue to spiral out of control, given recent reports of increased violence and activity in the strategic town of marinka. the european union is calling these latest clashes the most serious violation of the minsk agreement. but the president warned that a full-scale invasion could be possible. he said there were 9,000 russian troops massing on the boarder of ukraine. and because of that the security council called this meeting to discuss the situation and air its views. they are getting a briefing from the u.n. undersecretary general for political affairs. and they also heard from a representative of the osce which is keeping an eye on the situation in ukraine, he spoke on behalf of the osce and said the deteriorating security situation was indeed worrying that it was a sign that the sides are continuing to take a military track, i

kristen saloomey went to a family-owned company in connecticut to see what if anything is holding it back. >> reporter: since kelly took over her father's sheet metal business, the workforce is like family. that made the tough economy of 2008 painful. >> it was horrifying. i would shut my door and cry. the company, sound manufacturing, lost a third of its" and kelly had to lay off half the workforce. sales are picturing up and so are the hiring. job growth is strong companies are hiring at rates not seen since before the recession. the economy is not growing as much or quickly as anyone would like. >> tony of the local chamber of commerce says small businesses are held back bip uncertainty, especially with a looming presidential election. >> businesses don't feel like it's predictable. what they expect next year in terms of cost. whether it's taxes or labour costs or health care costs. they remain cautious. and although employment is rising, not to the degree that anybody likes. kelly agrees until recenty she avoided having more than 50 employees, since companies that size are requir

kristen saloomey.ridge port, california. >> still ahead for you this hour, a very private pilgrimage, risking the possibility of violence to honor their faith. >>> and in sport did lewishamel ton bounce back with victory in tadin canada. movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. now, up to 1 million people are braving threats of violence to attend a festival in southern pakistan. it marks the death of a popular saint. we met up with one man who told us why it's so important for him to make the annual journey. >> my name is saeen. i have been coming here since the past 20 years for a spiritual inspiration. the people who are coming here should refrain from drugs and restrict themselves to prayers and follow the teaching of the saint. they may visit others saints and other important shrines. >> i never beg or ask anyone for anything because we never beg. he finds all his needs are taken ca

. >> kristen saloomey looks at why some companies are taking a cautious approach. >> ever since kelly took over her family's sheet metal business the workers were like family. >> it was horrifying. i would shut my door and cry. >> the company called sound manufacturing lost a third of its business and kelly had to lay off half of the workforce. sales are picking up. so is the hiring. job growth remains strong. companies are hiring at rates that have not been seen since before the recession. the economy is not growing as much or quickly as anyone would like. >> mane small businesses are held back by uncertainty. >> businesses don't feel like it's predictable. what they can expect next year in terms of cost - whether it's taxes, labour cost or health care cost. they remain cautious. although employment is rising not to the degree that anyone likes. >> kelly agrees. until recently she avoided having more than 50 employees, since companies of that size have to apply more benefits she worries about the cost. she feels the economy is stronger. >> our sales levels are to pre numbers, not onl

kristen saloomey reports that landlords are break the law to drive rent stabilized ten at out >>> a native new yorker from brooklyn. >> i lived around the corner and moved here 10 years ago. >> reporter: her neighbourhood is expensive. like many she put up with terrible living companies to hold on to a 2 bedroom apartment. >> we had no heat. at teems the hot water will go. >> it got worse. >> an axe took to the boiler. they destroyed the electrical system, gas and took a saw to the waterpoops so the base was flooded out. >> they were the landlords holding the building. they were arrested on charges that they wrecked three of their buildings to drive out ten at protected under represent stabilization laws laws that limit how much landlords can agrees rents annually. >> as represent in manhattan is more and more expensive. people are moving to neighbourhoods like this on the outskirts of the city cifg up the prices -- driving up prices. once a represent stabilized ten at movements out. landlords can raise the rent. >> landlord harassment approaches june versal levels in rent regulated junts

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and as kristen sloop i saloomey explains some landlords are taking extreme mesh tours pump up prizes.rter: catalina say native new yorker from the bure borough of brooklyn. >> i grew up in breen point lived around the corner most of my life and moved her 10 year old ago. >> reporter: but her neighborhood has gotten expensive, so like many new yorkers, she put up with terrible living conditions to hold onto a two bedroom apartment she could afford on her salary. >> we had no heat the entire winter. at times the hot water would go. >> reporter: it got horse. >> an action was taken to the boiler. they destroyed the electrical system the gas and actually took a saw to the water pipes. so the basement was just flooded out. >> reporter: the they in question were the landlords that owned the building. they were arrested on the charges that they interim tensionally wrecked three of their buildings to drive out tenants that were protected under stabilization laws, laws that limit how much landlords can increase rents annually. as rents in manhattan get more and more expensive more and more peo