it >> in kenya marriage practices are being challenged. tradition dictates december as the month when boys and girls are circumsised. after the proceedings girls are often immediately married off. >> schools are closed and these girls should be at home with families for the christmas holidays. if they go home, they risk being married off by their parents. rose and elizabeth, 16, escaped marriage in 2008 and 2009. we have hidden their faces for their protection. >> i went back home last year. my father did not want to see me. he was so angry because i shamed our family by not getting married to the man he had chosen for me. >> if i go home, they have not returned the cattle as dowry, i'll stay here until i finish high school. >> they have to stay in a rescue center in western kenya. poverty and tradition forced thousands of girls in rural kenya to early marriages. the problem is persistent with some communities. this girl is 20. she was married at 16 as a second wife. now, with two children, no education or skills, she feels hopeless. >> tr

this moment also belonged to kenya. quietly behind the scenes, the kenyan government at times bullied the two sides into talking together. the fact that they signed at all was a credit to kenya's foreign policy. >> the president -- >> reporter: the widow remembers the time well, including late-night calls from kenya's president. >> translator: there were times that they would look for my husband, and they would not allow me to rest. you have to look for your husband. your husband has to come, and i [ inaudible ] president, calling me please, madame rebecca we want to see your husband. >> reporter: that type of approach helped keep kenya relatively stable. and why one the united nations established a hub in the area. but all of this international engagement has always worked in kenya's favor, whenever there has been a sign of trouble here, the un and others have been keen to protect their investment and try to help resolve the crisis. according to one diplomat it become a virtuous circle. >> resisting any temptation to i

news come out of a special summit underway in kenya. leaders calling on rebels to stop the violence as well. that fighting started back on december 15th, after the president accused his vice president of an attempted coup. the fighting across the country has left more than a thousand people dead, the u.n. now sending in more troops and equipment to protect sudan and to protect civilians. >>> members of the russian punk group pussy riot say they won't be silenced. two members were freed after 21 months behind bars. today, in their self their first public comment, they vowed to speak out against russian president vladimir putin. our story from moscow >> reporter: they looked in pretty good shape for spending two years in a very, very tough harsh regime prison in russia. it's certainly done nothing to lessen their opposition to president putin. they say he should not be president and they called on mihail card could have sky now in germany to stand in an election as president. but their most damaging remarks, as far as president putin will

as much as this -- but also belonged to kenya. quietly, behind the scenes the government coached and cadoled and at times bullied the two sides into talking together. the fact that they talked at all is a credit to the policy, rather than interfering in the affairs of its neighbors. >> the widow remembers the time well. including late night calls from kenya's president daniel air rat. >> at times -- i will not be -- they would not allow me to rest, you have to look for your husband, your husband has to come. calling me please, madame rebecca, we want to see your husband. and he has to come for the negotiation. >> that kind of approach in the neighborhood of times beset by strife, helps keep kenya relatively stable. it is also why the united nations established one of its three global hubs. and why the city has become a base for a host of aid agencies working across east africa. but all of this international engangment has also worked in the favor. the u.n. and other organizations have been keep to protect their investment and try

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, but they are yet to achieve economic freedom. >> no time to celebrate kenya. he cooks for absolutely dwellers and a very good day he makessed $30 he has been doing this for 19 years. >> getting money is the biggest problem. >> despite this, kenyans are stiphopeful of a better future. and so here, they follow the ceremony, and more promises by their leaders. they hoped that this time around it is not just another list of empty policies. al jazeera, nairobi. >> as you heard, kenya has been celebrating 50 years of independence from britain, thousands fill the stands of the stadium in nairobi to celebrate the milestone. at al jazeera was there. ken januaries were ready to celebrate. they gathered at the biggest stadium to mark the golden anniversary, 50 years ago to the day, since the nation's founding father first raised the national flag over the new country free of british control. the man who pinned it said he wanted 20 remind them of all they had achieved. >> i was spreading the message of the country. so that we are one, and not to go on with things that are

a photo journalist experienced the birth of an independent kenya. here is the story of his words. >> i came from india in 1947. second generation. i became a photo journalist accidentally. on the day of independence, although we had gone through everything, we went - the atmosphere was electric. i had to pinch myself. they switched off the sport lights when the flag came down. then as the kenya flag started to come out, and the crowd, they did things that had gone wrong immediately after independence, tribal had to make a difference, started coming up. letting the poor people benefitting. i was extremely positive with the new constitution. absolutely blatant what is happening at this moment now. complete disregard of the human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of expression. i think everything is right. all we need is people stick to the constitution. is this asking too much? this benefits all. the leadership, et cetera, other one day people will project the leadership. >> security forces have been september to some cities in argentina after severa

. >> still lots more to come here in the news hour, including kenya's public health system grinds to a halt as workers walk off the job. >> thousands pay tribute to nelson mandela. >> one step is here and the next down a crevasse. you can't see where you're going. >> we find out why people run nap story later in sport. >> the u.n. closed its offices in the yemeny capital. american and turkish schools have been closed. security forces have been on high alert since a suicide attack at the defense ministry complex last week. dozens were killed in the explosion. al-qaeda has claimed responsibility. >> police in egypt have fired tear gas and water cannon at protestors at the university. it is near the headquarters of the capitol cairo. 35 students have been detained on charges of public disorder. they are part of a student protest saturday. >> he called the police because of a threat at the university. >> we just told the police because sabotage was there in the premises of the university. some of the the students are a real threat, and we need to protect our employees. we have like 5,000

. >>> hospitals in kenya are being paralyzed by striking health workers for a second straight day. two people have died and patients are stranded. workers are protesting against plans to decentralize the healthcare system. >> this strike is all about devolving public services, the nurses, doctors and technicians in public hospitals really are saying that they do not want their services, they do not want their payrolls to be devolved to the local government. the constitution has it that all health services and other services as well need to be devolved to their local governments so the services can be much closer to the people, but these health workers are saying that the county governments don't have money. the payrolls are devolved, the country governments will not be able to manage this. the national government should keep managing them because that's where the money is, and this sector is very important, really, to be devolved to counties that are just evolving and didn't have the money and capacity to manage this sector. >>> much more to come on the al jazeera news hour. includ

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is he the man to bring kenya, the vision, to kenya. >> i think there's mves on that kind of fortunate historic loop, if you like. with his father raising the flag. repeating that act late yesterday. it's a recognition of that. a lot of people are saying that uhuru kenyatta is no jomo, not a leader that his father was. he's been thrust into the position because he's a member of political dynasty. he's also, of course, the man wanted in his own trial. he's wanted for crimes against humanity, the violence of 2007/2008. that has also cast an hall over the nation. there's difficult history. if uhuru kenyatta can put it aside, if he can overcome the charges and face the court and be acquitted, he can bring together a country that is widely divided between the communities, the political parties, he could be the man for the moment. the challenges are truly enormous. >> thank you for that peter greste, reporting for us from a noisy and happy stadium in nairobi. you can learn more about kenya's independence on the website dedicated to the country's struggle for freedom at aljazeera.com. >> sout

get your mind to go down the alzheimer's association of kenya on the internet. a list of platoon guy is a founding member. her own father during the disease. since then she's worked as a volunteer in the reserve. i would want to get meant to be defaulting back in to help is a quick then the book to them and get information to them through advocacy. as the psychiatrist dvd ten you would like to see more research done. get the idea for the all swimmers association when he realized the number of sufferers was increasing. there's no care but there may be ways to prevent or delay the onset we didn't want what's this i don't really care to call only to call the call to the side of our church old from someone else to do the will from time to post the results is that businesses the people in kenya which is starting to come to terms with the disease. but it may be a long time before suffers relatives like captain when chico are offered support soccer now and two german sides are aiming to progress to the knockout stages of the champions league on wednesday night shelter

south sudan and kenya airways suspended all flights to and from south sudan. some people have been brought home safely but some say it took too long and this is from duba. >> terrified and traumatized saying they cannot believe they survived the violence in the town of boar. they say they were air-lifted by u.n. helicopter. >> it was a miracle and they come to pick the u.s. citizens, that is when they discovered the u.s. citizens have already been evacuated and give a chance to 15 women and ten kenyas and people from uganda. >>> and talked about widespread looting. >> my passport and since monday i have been left with but i don't care. i'm going home. >> reporter: and those in the relatively calm capitol want out and kenya officials say there are some 30,000 people in south sudan and to have died as a result of the violence. and 10,000 kenyans applied for travel documents in the past week. this is the third batch of kenyans to get out of the capitol since the fighting began and kenya officials tell us the priority is to get women and children out. kenya troops

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now i'm being treated in kenya after being wounded in shouts of john o'neill attend to evacuate americans from rising conflict in the african country the united nations says the hundreds of people having killer cold this week ensued on the south sudan including two in the end un peacekeepers on monday the president announced that he's full season installed an attempted coup. at this than the country has been bought by him to rest make my this neighboring african nations have that sent envoys to try and seek an end to the fine thing for us to pass these on a special envoy cctv seventy two he cooks. bullies of the union peacekeepers killed the same the world's newest nation. they died protecting civilians who fled the violence. hundreds of dollars may be many more union peacekeepers were killed in the town of aqaba the capital jewish state four us servicemen with his own son today as they tried to land in the town of bowl us ministry said the engine will on board all spray it off like these which can fly

kenya's past president, on independence. >> the british left the land, i need mine back. i am not asking for the cattle i just want a little piece of land for my children. >> it is not until 2010 that the government lifted the ban imposed by the british, a law honoring them has been promised but still not passed. they are still fighting for fruits of their independence, they sacrificed so much for. al jazeera, central kenya. >> here is a story to get high on, your guy has become the first country in the world to legalize marijuana. politicians passed a peel to allow people over 18 to use, sell, and grow the drug. ur your guy innocent distribution lodge before it was over, crowds were already cheering in the streets. uruguay will now allow its residents to grow, buy, and consume marijuana, a 40-year-old decree, allows people to smoke it, and thousands do, but they can't buy or sell it, this in turn has create add market for drug traffickers. uruguay and congressman julio brago who wrote the law. >> we have two options to fight drug trafficking and forbid marijuana consumpt

he was facing possible deportation to kenya. but the court ruled he will be allowed to stay in the u.s. even though he lived for almost 50 years illegally here in the u.s.. his record shows he arrived in this country on a student visa in 1963 and never left. despite being ordered back home to kenya in 1991. he came to public attention when he was arrested for drunk driving in 2011. >> i think this arrest in the long run is good for him. he got to stay with a green card and become a citizen and retire in america. >> legal experts say the judge appeared to rule on this case strictly by the book. u.s. immigration policy allows immigrants to become permanent residents if they came to this country before 1972 and they are of good moral character. >>> new this morning vice president joe biden is now in china. its the second stop of his week long trip to asia. you are looking at video of the vice president there arriving in beijing. he met today with china's president. so far neither have made any public comments about a new chinese ai

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aljazeera is covering the summit in nairobi kenya right now. who is there and what are they trying to accomplish? >> del, we have here a meeting for the intergovernmental authority, an eight member east trick condition block. the primary message that these african leaders are trying to get out is that essentially what's going on in south sudan is a political crisis, a political conflict, not ethnic. this was made very clear by the kenyan president during his visit to juba on thursday, something that they ar they are reiterating here today. a foreign minister was sent. we're not seeing the other party to the conflict, a former vice president, who's being accused by the south sudanese government of masterminding this rebellion. we are not seeing him who are. what we are seeing is a chance to jump start a possible dialogue to put an end to hostilities on the ground. don't expect miracles coming out of nairobi just yet. >> if the key parties aren't there, is this more, i dough dressing for the united nations and those concerned in africa or is ther

in some places, the law has changed, like in kenya, fgm continues. here to tell us one woman's courageous story, please welcome the star of hbo's "girls," allison williams. [ applause ] >> i am so honored to be able to tell you a little bit about our next hero. she was born in a maasai village in kenya where she was engaged to be married at the age of 5. it is custom there for young women to undergo fgm, cutting, by the time they are teenagers. which also marks the end of a girl's education and the beginning of their preparation for marriage. this was to be kakenya ntaiya's future as well, until she took matters into her own hands. she negotiated a deal with her father, agreeing to undergo fgm in exchange for being allowed to complete high school. after completing high school, she did as no other girl from her village has ever done. she left kenya to go to college in the united states, and her whole village collected money to fund her journey. she promised all of her supporters that she would someday return home, and in 2009, she did just that. she b

in nairobi, kenya, the regional forces, and eight other countries are meeting in .airobi, kenya they want the resumption of negotiations. this is without preconditions. >> thank you. developments, we will bring them to you as they happen. the french troops have stepped up patrols in the central african republic after clashes killed at least a dozen civilians and five peacekeepers. thatedical sources same this is in the latest wave of violence. earlier, we heard from our correspondent. >> today was much more quiet than yesterday when it was heightened tensions. there was some sporadic gunfire. this we saw hundreds of civilians fleeing the district. we saw some houses that had been burnt, we saw a pickup truck that had been burned. in one district, we saw three muslim men that were nearly lynched by a muslim crowd but they were protected by some soldiers. this masquerade is very close to the presidential compound. this has raised eyebrows. i spoke to the information minister. gone missing in recent days. an investigation has been opened. thailand's government has rejected calls to post

senator john mccain the latest to show up in kenya. make sure that. every effort is made to make sure that ukraine is aligned with the world that's i think and he was there along with another u.s. lawmaker to meet with ukraine's opposition as well as government officials they are now planning to tour the opposition protest camps and he explains where meanwhile ukraine's president has this band of the deputy security and a fan secretary as well as mayor they are being investigated for allegedly ordering the use of force against demonstrators two weeks ago artist paul scott is in kiev and he has met with some of those who refused to give up their protests. conditions are tough temperatures are low but protest is remain determined. we are here to fight for our freedom it is our right because ukraine must be in europe we will stay here until victory. at the end of the day the majority of people who are here who are protesting against this government if it were a government made of abandon. for more than three weeks demonstrators have come down from indepe

official said 3,000 citizens from britain, canada, kenya are still at the u.n. base. lanza went on to describe the situation in the city saying we saw some of the most horrible things you can imagine. people lined up and executed in summary fashion. president obama left the door open to further action in south sudan sending a letter to congress reading, "as i monitor the situation in south sudan, i may take further action to support security of u.s. citizens, personnel and property including our embassy in south sudan. after the break, it's become a key focus of u.s. security and recruiting some of its members on american soil. take a look at al shabaab's home grown reach next on "now." ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> it's been three months since the somali terror group al shabaab took the lives in the bombing. the militant group comprised of several thousand fighters lost its grip in several cities and thought by many to be in decline. the attac

. >>> this election more than any other represents a turning point for kenya. >> it's a transition almost unheard of in the modern arab world. >> i barack hussein obama do solumly swear -- >> an opportunity for them to remember a day on which a dictator was defied. >> with a farewell bow, the power transfer in china is complete. >> ukraine's government has lurched into its biggest crisis in almost a decade. >> let me stop now, peter, because we are seeing smoke coming out of the chimney. white smoke, the conclave announcing that they have chosen a pope. white smoke. [ cheers ] [♪ dramatic music ] >> the attack on the boston marathon shocked all of america. >> we are at the [ inaudible ] airport and we just saw a plane crash. >> spanish 3450edia reports the train was travelling at more than twice the speed limit. >> my daughter is in there, she has been working this the garments industry for three years. >> 17 days beneath thousands of tons of wreckage. >> lampedusa is now the island which people risk everything to reach. >> typhoon haiyan swept through the central philippines early frid

senator john mccain the latest to show up in kenya. to make sure that every effort is made to make sure that ukraine is the and is aligned with europe. and he was there along with another u.s. lawmaker to meet with ukraine's opposition as well government officials are now planning to tour the opposition protest camps in caves main square meanwhile ukraine's president has a span of the deputy security and a fan secretary as well as key of city chiefs and they're being investigated for allegedly ordering the use of force against demonstrators two weeks ago artist both scott is in kiev and he's met with some of the protesters camped out in independence where. conditions are tough temperature is a luxury but protest is the main determined. we are here to fight for our freedom it is our right it is ukraine must be in your cities that we will stay here until of it which is good. at the end of the day the maturity of the people who are here for protesting against this government if there were a government made or banned. for more than three w

the most crazy case is donald trump's that he was born to american mother in kenya. if you accept cruz as potential president, you should accept obama as a legitimate president. it was a simple question to put to this character and wouldn't answer it, even in the narrow bapds they set it up. >> you are asking for a moral and political integrity and consistency. they don't have it when it comes to this president. just to continue with what howard was saying, the reason they do this is because it works. for a year end piece i'm doing for salon. i've been looking back at 2009. the president takes office with approval ratings in the 7 o's and approval rating among white voters in the 60s. it stays there into the summer and summer of the joe wilson saying you lie in september and his approval rating plummets from the 60s into the 40s and 30s and never budged. this strikes a chord beyond the narrow boundaries of the fringe. that's part of what scares me now. >> number two in the countdown goes to during a town hall in august, he told a crowd he wanted to impeach the presid

the worst crazy case is donald trump's that obama was born to an american mother in kenya. therefore if you accept cruz as a potential president, then you should accept obama as a legitimate. that was a simple question to put this to character. and he wouldn't accept it. >> you're asking for something they can't give you. you're asking for a moral and political integrity and consistency. and they don't have it when it comes to this president. and just to continue with what howard was saying, the reason that they do this is because it works. you know, for a year end piece i'm doing for salon, the president takes off with approval ratings in the 70s. and it's among the 60s. it stays there through the summer. it's the summer of joe wilson saying you lie in september. and his approval rating plummets from the 60s into the 40s into the 30s and it's never budged. this strikes a chord beyond the narrow boundaries of the fringe. that's part of what skashs me now. >> let's look at number two on the countdown now. during a town hall event in august, he said he wanted to impeach the p

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in africa or kenya. again i'm going to preface this by saying i'm not an economist. i'm a food writer but i can tell you this. in the horse of my research i've owned cassava is a product that apparently is available and quite a number of countries as a staple, as a starchy root that doesn't yet. here but apparently is in good standing to potentially become a commodity in the future. apparentlapparentl y it's rather nutritious as well and it might have implications for being a potato like substitute or a grain like substitute, so that might need number one with a bullet in my mind. i'm sure that coffee, cocoa, also if it grows and if there's a market for it, if there's demand for it, if they're some sort of volatility i think it's a potential candidate. and then the second question and i'll see if i'm getting this right. the question was about volatility. i'm not sure if i'm getting this right. [inaudible] >> okay, so how commodities markets contribute to volatility. i think that there is certainly a correlation between commodity prices and volatility. what we have se

it was taking place for the independence of kenya, and some of my envoys and advisor. i'm happy. the photograph is a moment of piece for development in the region. hundreds of people came out to pay last respects. his body has returned to the union building in pretoria for a third day so people can see him one last time. he'll be buried in the eastern cape on sunday. nelson mandela's legacy will be remembered. many indonesians remember him as a man taught to make peace. there's one other thing indonesians remember, and that's a love of traditional shirts known as butoc. >> this they could not have wished for. nelson mandela wearing the trademark shirt during a visit to george bush at the whis , with michael jackson and other celebrities. this man designed many shirts. >> we love mcdonald's, not because he's one of the biggest heart. also because he loved indonesia. it was believed that nelson mandela liked to made shirts made because they were easier to share. others say it was his way to show love for other cultures. nelson mandela wore the batik shirts. many feel that only nels

we heard concerns from the north western states in kenya. this is an important push for the african leaders. both sides, and the former vice president laid the preconditions, so to speak. the government wants riek machar to renounce the rebellion. riek machar, on the other hand, wants the political prisoners to be rounded up. officials have been rounded up in relation to this rebellion to be released first. what the east african leaders are trying to do is get both sides to show compromise and goodwill. without which it's not possible for us to see a political resolution soon. >> thank you very much. once again. there in nairobi, where the summit on south sudan is taking place. we are looking at the latest pictures out of the lebanese capital, beirut where there's a big explosion in downtown beirut. you can see the smoke rising over the center of the city, near where many hotels are located and close to government offices. our correspondent in beirut says that there are reports that this is due to a suicide car bomb and at least four people

lately though there has been a rise of anti colonial rhetoric in kenya. the expats carry out a controlled detonation of two grenade that was held at the car of two british tourists the suspects. do something. we do so would you do not. the motor vehicle what does it. bt its deposit and all. not that i decided cheney to ten years in restaurant and school wary about the panic it's going to the country's image. this day marks fifty years of kenya's independence from percent but the tourism industry has little to celebrate. this isn't a myth that down fifteen percent honesty and a strap and is worried by attacks blamed on islamist menace an excuse to stay away in september the quickening to somalia's al should have killed sixty seven people in an attack line nine baby shopping mall. medicine is an estonian a coyote i needed the candy is independent of answering. its president and vice president and ongoing charges of crimes against humanity. at the international criminal court. to do any act and when you receive and are accused of orchestrating paced and acti

kenya's president has urged leaders of south sudan to resolve their political differences peacefully and stop the violence. >> the south sudanese president, seen here in pictures from thursday, did not traveled to nairobi to take hardened talks. kenya and ethiopia are backing the president, saying they would not accept any attempt to overthrow him and his democratically elected government. one of the band members of russian punk group pussy riot says she would like president vladimir putin out of power. >> they had been jailed for singing an anti-putin song in the moscow main cathedral. they were released under an amnesty by putin. >> 20 months of imprisonment appear to have done little to tame the two pussy riot band members, who say they have much to catch up on, including spending time with their children. at their first joint press conference since being released earlier this week, they said they regarded the release as a cynical act of propaganda. considering they were due for release in a few months anyway, she would have preferred others to go free instead. due to want their h

the leaders of kenya and ethiopia have met with south sudan's president in juba. they are trying to mediate an end to an apparent coupe attempt. the cause of his death is still the subject of debate. now a team is raising more questions. al jazeera first obtain add report in 2012 by a lab which claimed there were unusual radio active -- let's take a look now at the findings the swiss report published in november, said that high levels of polonium were found in arafat's body, analyst said there was moderate backing for the poisons theory. then came the french report early this month. though it is yet to be made public sources say it rejects the poisons theory in favor of death by natural causes. and now the russians have given their findings and they say that arafat died of natural causes, and not from radiation exposure. joining me now from london, the lawyer for yasir arafat's widow. thank you for joining us. so this is the second medical report to say that arafat died of natural causes. and not poisons. what do you make of it? remember, we have informed the pale

one whose short life has inspired creative work, dan eldon who was raised in kenya. he was all of that, brave and bold and lost in a gruesome assault 20 years ago. then he was just 22. and then, eldon was a photo journalist documenting somalia as things spun out of control. on july 12th, 1993, filing a violent assault, protesters in the streets turned on dan and three colleagues working there. they were beaten and stoned to death. in the two deck it's a since that day, dan's mother, cathy, and his sister, set out to preserve the legacy of his brief but quite extraordinary life. it has inspired a number of other documentarians as adam may found when he sat down to speak with dan's mother. >> tell me about dan's work. what was it like. >> initially when he went in to somalia it was to tell the story of the famine. it was a desperate situation and it got worse. dan took the photographs that actually were among the very first to alert the world of this disaster. >> how would you explain dan's passion to tell these stories in this part of the world? >> i think, you know,

neighboring uganda has already sent troops to south sudan and kenya is sending soldiers to counseling the u n peacekeepers in their efforts to secure all the campers help with the full support of the rcc into that the dresden and that was. the for the delegation that the weekend the government of sauce with don got me to pieces that make it to the top half of that mantra we have given the green light to this day his team when she knew was that affords. in order to meet these two stops with us meanwhile tens of thousands of people have fled their names to escape a fine team with many announce to you and says it sees itself can have sent that fearful of an impending humanitarian crisis following an attack on thursday that killed twenty civilians and two un peacekeepers the body. that is the apparently what happened. eight elections and diplomats and ninety five county can sneak nature of much of the finance minister thing thinking cap and knew that shrines have been implicated him in technique class is prompting fears that the violence could descend into a civil conflict. so exhausted o

the wounded are now back in nairobi, kenya, getting medical treatment. but now, the question is what happens next? a lot of work going on right now to determine how to get those americans out of there. >> because there are, as you pointed out, dozens of americans still there, and the violence is escalating, and just looking at what happened there, with the service members, obviously that just shows how dangerous a situation is there. >> yeah, barbara starr -- >> go ahead. >> well, i was just going -- i'm sorry, i was going to say that's absolutely right. this is some of the most dangerous work the military does to go into the middle of hot combat zones to get american citizens out, and they say they are going back, and they're going to try to do what they can to get the americans out of there. >> all right. barbara starr, thank you so much. we want to turn it now to ken, a reporter for our affiliate ntv in nairobi, kenya. ken, you've been briefed on the situation in south sudan, is that right? >> reporter: yes, yes, we have some information, but basicall

kenya's president was the latest to visit the capitol. the united nations says violence there has left thousands of people dead in recent weeks. says the world body is increasing his presence there. is in particular where civilians have set refuge in our catches. we are now at over 50 thundershower civilians in our various compounds. in jubea, and el where. >> the u.n. says it is also working to get more troops in the next 48 hours. more from the capitol. >> the kenyan president and ethiopian prime minister are trying to find a way out of this particular crisis. a lot of people have seen a lot of nationals -- coming into the country because they know how important this is to end what is going on right now. in terms of the situation, we are told that it is relatively calm. it where, things are still volatile, and they are still fighting. there is also still violence going on. a lot of people pinning their hopes on this dialog. there are still conditions for example, the former vice president no one knows his whereabouts so we are being tol

. >> after the massive attack in nairobi, this was the first attack in kenya since the attack killed 60 people back in september. several were killed in the bus attack and more injured, when the bomb exploded. it was on its way to the city center saturday evening. witnesses say it was chaos, people running in every direction and shots and people shuttered their doors as quickly as they could. >> police will come to the rescue after everything has gone. >> saturday's explosion was the fourth attack in kenya in just one week. undermining celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the country answer independence. among the incidents, a rare attack on tourists in the coastal city of mombas after, a being popular tourist destination. a bomb did not explode and was later detonated by police. >>> the l somali group of sloob, thershabaab, renewed being being being trouble here. some chanted get the somalis out, the police surrounded them and prevented the situation from escalating. >> there have been several attacks in kenya sinks the government cents their forces into somalia to fight be

the wounded were later taken to a hospital in nigh rowby, kenya -- nairobi, kenya. looking at the international space station, a risky emergency spacewalk is now underway. nasa astronauts rick and michael working to replace a faulty cooling pump. marathon effort is scheduled to last 6-1/2 hours. a second spacewalk is planned for monday. if all isn't fixed by then, they will conduct a third on christmas day. i'm patti ann browne. now back to "forbes on fox" and the headlines, foxnews.com. >>> i was making so much money, i didn't know what to do with it. >> uh-oh, leo. leonardo dicaprio playing a hedonistic rich capitalist in the new movie "wolf of wall street." something he said about the rich capitalists caught our gang's attention. take a look. >> i feel like it's an accurate reflection of everything that is wrong with the world we live in today. the attitude of this character jordan belford is directly attributed to the destruction of our economy, to, you know, you can attribute this attitude, the darker side of human nature to everything that has gone wrong in so

scene would call trent carroll is here well because every good position to see our dear i've been to kenya saw the paper did not mention the anniversary of league leader to donetsk nights to top military chief. not only on the day of the anniversary on tuesday at the north's official korean central news agency reported that leaders can be done in and senior military officials that it can defend palace of the side early in the morning with a body of the new song ends and dumped in a blind date experts say that she didn't poke it is an attempt to reinforce it portends cupcakes and families will look like. called the mountain to look like the only way to assert one's legitimacy is for them now at two plotlines. the reason town some tech was executed was because he challenged this bloodline. the latest propaganda comes only weeks after coming on as former second in candy and gum and uncles and some cake was executed after being charged for treason. uni an audience north korea appears to be making progress in its plans to get the young gun nuclear or scientific research center back online again

officials in kenya initially said there was as many as 15 shooters. according to the nypd, there is no evidence hostages were taken or that any of the terrorists were killed. the officers believe the gunmen split up in two-man teams to kill as many people as possible. some victims were spared if they could say muslim prayers or named the prophet of mohammed's mother. the investigation also could be concluded no women were involved. interpal issued around arrest warrant for that woman right there, the white widow shortly after the attack amid reports that she was a suspect. let's go to the ukraine. the chaos is still building this morning. overnight riot police stormed an anti-government protest camp in the country's capital of key yef. they removed barricades and tore down the tents. the demonstrators fought back clashing with police and screaming, shame and we will stand. several police officers were reportedly hurt. the protests started last month after ukraine backed away from a european union trade deal to cope its close ties with russia. >>> we'r

this is the first time since nineteen seventy that kenya has released pictures of the high ranking official being arrested and tackles dismissal is by far the biggest of people in north korean leadership since the un leader s and part two years ago. to say what's the south korean government's response and would be making at its launch on at a press briefing earlier today south korea seen it acacia ministry spokesperson key nato said the government is keeping a close watch on north korea let's take a lot. you know it's difficult for us to give to you kill the outlook right now. we are closely monitoring north korea's internal and external movements with every possibility in mind. experts say the latest move by directory as the last phase of teams and part consolidation. that kid has firm as all of the old guard and be close to his father and that he is now solidifying his own inner circle. ten has in serving as a young leaders mentor for the last two years since the death of former north korean leader kim sung it and that's considered that the second most powerful man in the north pole a tea