-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin with breaking news out of kenya, where media report gunmen have attacked the university in the south central part of the country. >> our affiliate reporting there's been heavy gunfire inside as officers engaged the attackers and plansambulances a stand by. one student said most students were asleep when the gunmen came in and started shooting. another witness says he was praying at a mosque around 5:00 a.m. local time when he heard gunshots. he says he saw men in military uniforms surrounding the mosque.

we have someone on the line from nairobi who has been speaking to people on the ground at the university. robert, what have you learned so far in terms of the number of people that have been shot and hurt, have there been any fatalities at this stage? >> it is not clear how many people have been shot or are dead. but what we know now -- the police tried to storm the college immediately after the attack but they were repulsed because they were not well armed. but we know that the attackers attacked where they shot at students indiscriminately. we believe there are casualties after the shooting. >> robert, you're telling us right now the kenyan military is on the scene, and this is an

ongoing conflict zone, if you like, between the gunmen inside the university and the kenyan forces who are trying to essentially get them out? >> yes, yes. my sources are basically hiding inside. they are saying that they are seeing the defense forces and they are helping some students and staff as well inside the college to safety. nobody knows how many poeople have been killed, but what we know is some police officers tried to storm the college immediately after the attack and the commender was shot. >> one of the kenyan security forces has been wounded. there's reports that al shabab militants may be behind this. what have you heard? >> yes, we believe that the attackers were wearing something

close to a military fatigue. we don't know what -- how many there are, but there are probably more than ten in number when they attacked the college and they shot from basically all angles. most of the -- we know that very in casualties from the attack. >> robert, is there any reason why this university would have been targeted by these gunmen? >> yes, we believe because the university -- [ inaudible ] it is one of the biggest public universities in the country. [ inaudible ] before the attack, i studied at

the university in nairobi, and we got a lot from the university -- [ inaudible ] they are not sure which of the colleges, and i think they got intense reports that maybe a college in the country was going to be attacked by the al shabab. >> so you're saying there was some intelligence out there that maybe al shabab was planning an attack like this. give us some back ground here on this university, is it large? how many students would be there sleeping on campus at around 5:00 in the morning? >> it's probably hundreds of students. it's not clear the number. [ inaudible ]

it's probably in the hundreds, maybe more than 500 students inside the college. >> robert, given that there was a chance that this university may have been attacked, is there any security on the grounds there? what is the security like there at the university? >> the kenyan army, also the gsu, which is the police unit, we also have police units at the scene. we have the ambulance support also. >> robert, we shall leave it there. getting some good information from his sources on the ground. essentially 500 students on the campus, unknown number of gunmen, believed to be al shabab.

we now know -- >> this university may have been targeted by al shabab and now word that the kenyan army is on the scene. as soon as we get more details about what is happening inside that university, we'll bring it to you as soon as we can. in the meantime, we'll move on to the war on isis. one step forward, one step back. iraq says its forces have finally swept isis out of tikrit. prime minister al abadi was there to celebrate. he was there in the city held by militants for nearly a year. >> the iraqi army had significant help from shia militia and u.s.-led air strikes. but at the same time, isis has made a major advance in syria, overrunning parts of a refugee camp which is home to thousands of displaced to palestinians, and right on the doorstep is damascus not far away. a u.n. spokesman will join us in about half an hour from now. >> let's head back to tikrit

now. iraqi forces moved in to bring us an exclusive look at the devastation, as well as the threats which still remain. >> we want to warn you there are some disturbing images in this report from arwa damon. as she explains, there are concerns that some shia fighters may attack tikrit's sunni muslim population. >> reporter: the smoke hangs thick over parts of the city we drive through. it's the smoldering of buildings from people's homes. rigged with ieds we're told iraqi forces couldn't disable, so they had to detonate. in the building there, they had put explosives into the staircase that detonated when one of their commanders went in. he was trying to take down the isis flag and raise the iraqi one. he was killed, along with one other.

elsewhere, roads still need to be cleared. that vehicle right there had a heavy machine gun on it being used by isis. we're not able to advance beyond it in this particular direction because even though they say there's no threat up there posed by isis fighters, there is still the possibility of the road, the buildings being filled with various different types of bombs. one they defuse nearby. this is some of the ieds that they found lying around. this was a bulldozer lying on its side that they found filled with barrels that were all packed with explosives. saddam hussein's presidential compound where isis was at its strongest, a charred body. we're told it's one of their fighters. somewhere within the sprawling

complex lies some of the mass graves of shia recruits, hundreds, possibly more than a thousand, executed when isis first took over tikrit last june. there aren't many left here he explains. so this is how they're spying on the isis fighters. they've set the radio to their frequency. next to us, a building hit in a recent coalition air strike. the police force has been asked to return to work, and there will be a temporary force to support the local police. the force that moved into this predominantly sunni city, a combination of iraqi security forces and the popular mobilization units, the pmus. gunfire still reverberates, some from pockets where isis is still holding out. much of it celebratory.

severed head and hand, one pmu fighter cries out, this is one of the isis rats. these are not muslims. let them see what we did to them. we are coming to get them in mosul. the hands are bound on the headless body on the pavement. the man had been detained, then shot and decapitated. the crowd breaks out into a celebratory dance. iraqi security forces tell us the pmu fighters cannot all be controlled. something the city's population fears when they return to the lives they left behind. arwa damon, cnn, tikrit, iraq. >> talks on curving iran's nuclear program are said to resume in just hours. these negotiations continue in switzerland. >> the latest meeting was wrapped in just the past pour. earlier, iran's foreign minister

commented on the negotiations. >> this is a unique opportunity, and they need to take advantage of this opportunity. >> if we are in a situation where we sense that the talks have stalled, then yes, the united states and the international community is prepared to walk away. >> we're joined now from washington. you think these negotiations, they've gone on for so long, there's so much invested in them at this point, we've got to get something at the end oh of the day. what will this announcement look like? >> i think it's very hard for the countries to walk away from the table at this point. it's possible there could be a breakdown. but it looks like they're narrowing the gaps, they're down to the last couple of phrases, the final comas. what they would like to do is issue a political frame work agreement, hopefully in the next few hours that would outline the

areas of agreement with the two sides -- seven 150isides have ad to, and then hopefully publish with that detailed memoranda on the understandings so we don't have to renegotiation of the next few months. this won't be the final agreement. they have until june 30th to work that on. but it will be the plan for how the rest of the negotiations will proceed. >> and while progress has been made, let's face it, it's mostly the united states and iran here, these two countries haven't spoken to each other for decades. but they've talked a lot over the last couple of days and there has been progress, but nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. >> that's the trick. in negotiations, as you may know, very often the very last thing when everything else is agreed to, one side says oh, one more thing, and that is the thing that could mess up the

whole deal or go back and have you reconfigure some of the previously agreed to segments. >> talk about the politics here. the americans who need to walk away with enough to go to congress and say listen, we nailed them, we need the iranians to go back to their hardliners in tehran to say we got the sanctions lifted and our nuclear program is still moving ahead. it seems in a way this is like a rubix cube and all this is going to come together somehow. >> that's right. currently in iran, the hard liners seem to be held in check by the supreme leader but they're still taking provocative action and they're waiting to pounce on the president and foreign minister if they come back with too many concessions, what they think is beneath the dignity of great nation like iran. same in the united states. the real deadline for these talks is april 14th. that's when the u.s. senate comes back. if there isn't an agreement by

then, you can expect the senate to move sanctions legislation. if the senate passes new sanctions legislation or some of these other bills, that could kill the entire negotiations that have been going on for the last 18 months. >> joe, good to speak with you. >> thank you. more than 2,000 ships are searching for 15 people missing after a trawler sank off of russ russia's coast. >> 54 have been confirmed dead, 63 so far have been rescued. >> it happened about 250 kilometers south of magadan. it's not clear why the ship sank. it could take 11 trillion gallons of water to end california's drought crisis, so will the state's new mandatory water restrictions make any difference? back in a minute.

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local media have reported that gun mesne have attacked a university in nairobi. our affiliate reporting there has been heavy gunfire inside as security forces engaged the attackers. ambulances are on stand by. one student said most were asleep in their dormitories when

the gunmen came in and began shooting. another witness says he was praying at the mosque around 5:00 a.m. local time when he heard the gunshots. he says he saw men dressed in military uniforms surrounding the mosque. for the first time ever, the governor of california has ordered mandatory water restrictions to help curve the state's drought. >> he made the announcement in an area that's normally smothered in a deep blanket of snow, but it's now just dry grass. the order aims to reduce water usage by 25%. >> it's hard to grasp where we are. how much is a permanent climate change or temporary variation? what we do know, have you ever stood on this meadow on this day that there wasn't snow? you might ask about that. so it's a different world. we have to act differently. >> restrictions include

everything from cuts to landscaping and removing lawns and getting water efficient appliances. >> this is the fourth year california has been in severe brought. nasa says california would need 11 trillion gallons to end the dry spell. that's 40 trillion liters. >> california produces half of all the nuts, fruits and vegetables grown in the united states. >> we're joined now live. so i guess the big question here is, this is a question not just for california but for all of us, is this drought an unusual weather event or is this an indication of what the new normal will be in a warming planet? >> well, there's no doubt that this is a bad event. it's the most severe drought on

record. we're seeing the hottest temperatures on record in 2014, the warmest winter on record this year. so this is a bad event. what our research that's just been published this month shows is that this is part of climate change, that the human cause of global warming is increasing the temperature in california, which is increasing the risk that when low precipitation periods occur, that it's really warm along with that low precipitation and we know with high confidence that that combination is what produces severe drought. so what we're seeing is the express of a new climate regime in california. our research shows this is much more likely to happen now and going forward in the future. >> we talk about climate change here. there is some debate whether or not climate change is responsible form the low rainfall, but less controversy

about the impact that the elevated temperatures are having and that is a direct result of climate change. is that right? >> yeah, but we found looking back at 120 years of historical climate record from california, there hasn't been much change in the annual mean precipitation. there hasn't been much change in the probability of low precipitation here. but what we see very clearly is that when low precipitation co-occurs with high temperature, that results in about twice the probability of that low precipitation becoming a drought. because of the warming in california, which we know with high confidence is due to greenhouse gases from human emissions, in the last two decades, we've seen a doubling of the probability of droughts, a doubling of the co-occurrence of low precipitation with warmer temperature and a doubling of the percentage of low precipitation in years that become drought. so we have high confidence this is issued by global warming.

>> i want to ask you quickly, if this is the future, is a 25% cut on how much water we use, is that going to make any difference here? >> it's clear that our management infrastructure and our system in california is built for an old climate and we're in a new climate now. every decision that is sensitive to these kinds of extreme events, if we can acknowledge that climate has changed, we'll be in a position to plan for the future. >> appreciate you joining us from stanford university. very grim news, but thanks. >> bad news. it's dry out there. we'll take a short break and be back in just a moment. you're watching cnn newsroom. can i at least put my shoes on? if your bladder is calling the shots ... you may have a medical condition called overactive bladder ... ...or oab you've got to be kidding me. i've had enough! it's time to talk to the doctor.

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we want to update you on our breaking news on cnn. gunmen have attacked a university in kenya. take a look at this map right here. this is happening at garissa university in kenya. there has been heavy gunfire inside as officers engaged the attackers. there are also, we're being told, ambulances on stand by outside the university. we've also learned that two police officers and one student have been wounded. that is also according to our affiliate. we spoke with one student who was on campus when the attack started.

he says most students were asleep in their dormitories when the gunmen came in and started shooting. another witness says he was praying at a mosque at about 5:00 a.m. local time when he heard the gunshots. he says he saw men in military uniforms surrounding the mosque. to another story we're following. u.s. senator bob menendez is stepping down as the ranking democrat on the senate foreign relations committee. the move came after he was indicted on several corruption charges. >> he's making no admission of guilt and defiantly protested his innocence in front of a crowd of supporters. >> for nearly three years, i've lived under a justice department cloud, and today, i'm outraged that this cloud has not been lifted. i'm outraged that prosecutors at the justice department were tricked into starting this investigation three years ago

with false allegations by those who have a political motive to silence me. but i will not be silenced! [ applause ] i'm confident -- [ applause continues ] i'm confident at the end of the day i will be vindicated, and they will be exposed. [ applause ] >> the investigation goes back a number of years to this raid of a florida eye doctor's office. >> investigators say menendez was bribed by this man in exchange for favors. >> like trips to this resort in the dominican republic, which menendez has since paid the doctor pack for. still to come, isis has taken over a palestinian refugee camp. details in a live report. you want i fix this mess?

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this is cnn breaking news. welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're following breaking news out of kenya where gunmen have stormed a university in the town of garissa opening fire on students. at least two police officers and one student have been wounded. >> witnesses tell cnn the gunmen were wearing military uniforms as they burst into the dormitories and started shooting. heavy gunfire has been reported. meantime, isis is now right on the doorstep of syria's

capital of damascus. this amateur video claims to show smoke rising from a refugee camp where isis members are fighting other rebel groups. some 18,000 civilians are at extreme risk of death, serious injury, and further displacement. christopher geist joins me live via skype from jerusalem. christopher, your agency has to be able to distribute at least 400 food boxes a day. when is the last time you were able to deliver those food boxes and what's going to happen if they don't get there? >> just about a week ago, but to be clear, since the 6th of december, we've just had a handful of deliveries. before that, and stretching back, pulling out the camera to all of last year, we had 131 days of access in which we were

able to deliver an average of about 90 food parcels. as you correctly just said, we need 400 per day, and that is the bare minimum to stave off malnutrition. so this is a place that since the siege became almost total in july 2013, has had almost no water, very little electricity. we've had reports of women dying in child birth because of a lack of medicines. we've had reports of children dying of malnutrition, all this in the 21st century of the capital city of a u.n. member state. of course, this took place because armed groups moved into the camp and the government responded. but what we say is, keep the civilians out of the politics and of the conflict. there are 3500 children at risk as we speak this minute. among those, 18,000 civilians.

we call on the parties to respect their obligations, to respect civilian life. >> christopher, i can really feel your anger and understandably so. you mention the inhumane conditions that those palestinians are living through every single day. you've listed a few examples, but what is the greatest need at this point, and how can the international community, viewers watching all over the world, how can they help? >> security is paramount right now. we've got women and children, the elderly, the sick, the dying, caught up in the conflict. so the first thing we need to do is ensure their protection. that is a question of all the parties, they know who they are, abiding by their obligations. now, thereafter, we're talking about the basics of life. we're talking about food, medicines, we're talking about water, we're talking about the very basics that sustain life. these are the things that the people of yarmuk have been deprived of, and we urgently

need humanitarian access. in the meanwhile, i just heard from colleagues in damascus, they are fearing a widespread displacement, a large scale displacement. because what are civilians going to do? when you're with your children and family and the fighting encroaches on your home, what are you supposed to do? of course, the palestinians in that camp are doubly vulnerable. many refugees, 560,000 in syria, have already been displaced. these are people who lost their homes in 1948. so the palestinians are double yet, doubly vulnerable. and it's a particular tragedy that at this time, so many of the palestinians are feeling the sense of regional vulnerability, not just in yarmuk. if we pull the camera out and look at other palestinian communities across syria, they are facing grave threats. >> security, as you mentioned, is clearly of paramount importance. 18,000 palestinians trapped in that city right now.

your agency not able to go inside because of security reasons. christopher, thank you so much for being with us and sharing that story. thank you. john? zain, the palestinians are now members of the international criminal court. they say they're seeking justice for decades of occupation and oppression by israel and plan to use their membership to follow up on war crimes charges against israel. the israelis are furious the palestinians have joined the icc. israel is not a member, and says the move undermines the chance for peace. israel's foreign ministry calls it a political, cynical, and hypocritical move. topping the list of the palestinian grievances is israeli settlements. >> reporter: all that's left now is to wait for the sound of the bell. on the hill, israeli soldiers wait, too. we see the soldiers every day on

our way back, he says. they hide behind the trees so we don't see them. the 443 highway separates the school from the village, where all of the 200 palestinian students live. the wall surrounds its three other sides, blocking the view of an israeli settlement still under construction. they have their concerns towards the settlers, he says, that's why the soldiers come every day to make sure that the settlers are safe. the soldiers tell us they've been called in to keep the peace. they say the students throw rocks at passing cars. he wouldn't address the allegation, but he says the schools are right. my father, aunts and uncles started here. but they want to destroy it for the settlers. we won't let that happen. we'll be the guards of the school. the soldiers say they guard the road to make sure the students cross the underpass and return home without incident.

since benjamin netanyahu became prime minister in 2009, israel has built close to 9,000 new units. >> these negotiations have become like a trojan horse. why are you negotiating on the table land for peace, they're taking the land from under the table piece by piece. we can't go on like this. >> reporter: this palestinian official says his government has lost hope in direct negotiations with israel. so they're turning to the international criminal court. >> it's an accumulation of a group of international measures that would somehow make the israelis recalculate the cost of their occupation. >> reporter: palestinian membership in the icc enables the court's prosecutor the ability to investigate crimes in gaza. chief among them are settlements in the west bank. the palestinians want to politicize the icc. dori gold, senior adviser to benjamin netanyahu, says

palestinian entry to the icc goes against the court's mandate. >> you don't need an icc to come here to investigate israeli practices, because we have our own domestic system, which is respected throughout the world. >> reporter: but human rights watch says those investigations have not taken place on either side, and that the icc may just provide strong enough reason for both the palestinians and the israelis to break a pattern of impunity. he's been angry a lot lately, says his mother. maybe because of the school and the situation he faces every day. she says she worries about his son and his walk to and from school every day and the expanding settlement. they need to be judged on what they do to our kids, she says. they have no right to do what they're doing. and we wish the palestinian authority could take our rights back. but she carries little hope for that. all she can do is wait for her son to come home. >> we're going to take a quick

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welcome back. we're following breaking news from kenya. gunmen stormed a university in the town of garissa, opening fire on students. at least two police officers and one student have been wounded. >> it's not clear exactly how many gunmen there are, but a witness tells cnn the attackers were wearing military uniforms

as they burst into the dormitories and started shooting indiscriminately. local media report heavy gunfire as police and military engage the attackers. >> the university is not far from the border with somalia, which is suspicion is falling on al shabab militants. >> and they targeted they university in the past. a debate over religious freedom has rocked the u.s. in recent days. a bill signed by indiana's governor gives businesses the right to deny customers because of their religious beliefs. >> the state of arkansas was on board, but now it's changing its stun. victor blackwell reports. >> reporter: a surprise from asa hutchinson, governor of arkansas. >> i asked the leaders of the general assembly to recall the bill. >> reporter: the republican governor is now asking the state legislature to make it more like the federal law signed by president clinton in 1993. the intent of the bill is to protect business owners being

forced to contradict religious beliefs. >> they are listening. they hear you! >> reporter: hutchinson is the second governor to ask for change in controversial legislation. >> clearly, there's been a misunderstanding, and confusion. >> reporter: one of the arkansas bill sponsors told cnn the law would not allow for discrimination. here's his logic. >> i do not feel he doesn't have the right to provide a homosexual couple by providing a cake. it's about freedom of speech. >> so you're saying he would have to bake the cake but not put congratulations on top of it? >> that's right. >> reporter: the ceo of walmart, which is head quartered in, saw, is urging the governor to veto the bill, with 50,000 workers

across arkansas, walmart is the state's largest private employer. doug mcmillen says the bill undermines the spirit of inclusion. >> it's divided families, and there's clearly a generational gap on this issue. >> reporter: even the governor's son, seth hutchinson, posted a statement on facebook calling for a ground swell of grassroots opposition to house bill 1228. despite the strong opposition, state senator hester says that changing the bill is going to be tough. >> the onus is on the governor. he's the one asking for these changes. it's a very steep road to climb. >> reporter: victor blackwell, cnn, little rock, arkansas. >> georgia is one of the u.s. states considering adopting a similar religious freedom law, and some businesses could not be happier. here's our gary tuchman with more. >> reporter: head out to rural jeff davis county, georgia, and you don't have to look hard to find supporters of the state's

proposed religious freedom restoration act, and they aren't afraid to say why. if you had gay customers to come in here and they said we want you to come to our commitment ceremony, would you do it? >> no. i couldn't. >> reporter: jennifer williams is an associate at this flower shop, a southern baptist who regards the bible as the rule book for her life. she doesn't believe her fees and service to a day couple is discrimination. you talk about the bible and how important it is. the bible talks about love and loving your fellow man. >> i pray for them, i hope that -- >> if you don't serve them -- >> i don't hate them, but >> but you can serve them, right? >> you can still love someone even though you don't serve them. >> reporter: in another flower shop, the exact same opinions, from the florist and her son, who is studying to be a southern baptist pastor.

>> i would respectfully tell them that i'm sorry i just don't want to do it because of my beliefs. >> reporter: right now, while georgia is considering a law to make it legal to do that, it is not and you can get in trouble. >> i understand that. he died on the cross for me, so that's the least i can do for him. >> i serve a god higher than any supreme court judge. >> reporter: so even if it's a law, you would not bring your flowers to a gay commitment ceremony? >> no. >> reporter: there are five florists we found in this area. the employees of three of them do not want to appear on camera, but they told us the same thing, that they want this law to pass in georgia. that they want the right to turn away business from gay people. their sentiments are very offensive to many. a demonstration taking place at the georgia capital this week. >> we now see that this bill is clearly a vehicle to be used to

discrimination against the gay and transgender community. >> reporter: although the employees we spoke to don't like to use the word discriminate, they see it as a vehicle to legally deny service to gay people. the ten commandments says you can't commit adultery, you need to honor your father and mother. if someone didn't honor their parents, would you serve them? >> yes. >> reporter: why serve them but not someone who is gay? >> it's just a different kind of sin to me, and i just don't believe in it. >> reporter: and these flower shops are happy to do business with you, but not so much if you tell them you're gay. gary tuchman, cnn, jeff davis county, georgia. >> the state of indiana was the first one to get swept up in the controversy over religious freedom laws and legislators are working to fix that law that came after a public backlash. >> one business owner said she

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i got a discount on this ham. i've got the meat sweats. this is good ham, diane. paperless discounts -- give it a rest, flo. all: yeah, flo, give it a rest. if you're just joining us, we would like to update you on the breaking news out of kenya. gunmen have opened fire on students at the university in garissa. at least two police officers and a student have been wounded. >> one witness said the gunshots started going off like "fireworks" around 5:00 a.m., the time of morning prayers. it's not clear how many gunmen there are, but a witness said they had on military uniforms. local media say there has been heavy gunfire as police and military engage the attackers on campus. a group of educators could be facing prison sentences. 11 teachers and school officials

in atlanta were convicted wednesday for helping students cheat on standardized tests. >> charged with racketeering and other charges including making false statements, the cheating is believed to have started as early as someone. one teacher was acquitted of all charges. but the judge put them in handcuffs in the com and marched them off to jail. a lot of outrage and surprise at that turn of events. and a reading of 17 .5 degrees celsius was registered march 24th, coming from weather underground, a weather reporting agency. >> it's hard to draw conclusions, but it was called a remarkable heat wave for antarctica. the high temp must still be certified before it can be official. >> is it really hard to draw anything out of that? if it's hit record

temperatures -- >> 63 fahrenheit. >> there has been significant reduction or weakening over the years in the ice. but this 63 degree day, 31 fahrenheit is the average. they doubled it. i checked in downtown san francisco's observation, the temperature in downtown san francisco was only 62 that day. so yes, the pattern incredible when you think about that. but let's show you what's happening. >> i think we have some problems with your audio. we were talking about the -- obviously we have this issue with antarctica. he was telling us that the temperature on the same day in san francisco was a degree cooler than it was actually in antarctica. have we got him back now? >> and glaciers have been melting there, as well. >> okay. >> thank you.

>> so there we are. >> okay. >> amazon's new gadget lets you order your favorite products with just one push of a button. >> it's called amazon dash and many wonder if this is the future of online shopping. here's our jake tapper with more. >> beautiful. >> reporter: too early for an elf clip? nah. because christmas has come early for amazon customers. now that the company has introduced some shiny new buttons. it's called amazon dash. >> a simple way to reorder the things you always run low on. >> reporter: it's a button you can sting anywhere in your house for a convenience push of product purchases. it's just the latest way the company is learning your habits and honing its selling power. >> with prime shipping, you'll get new products delivered to your door.

>> reporter: jason tan says soon even something this convenient may come to be archaic. >> the end point is you think something and it's delivered to you. > reporter: amazon echo announced months ago has alexa. a device that lets you bypass the button and just ask for things outloud. >> alexi, give me my flash news briefing. >> reporter: frankly, it seems we humans may soon be out of the loop all together. amazon's dash allows you to order your own refills. >> walmart, best buy, other sort of physical retailers are getting into the space, as well. it's not the case that amazon has run away with this. there's still a lot of ground to cover. >> reporter: as for dash, more than a dozen brands have already signed up for this christmas in april by amazon. on coffee, on trash bags, on snacks, do not stall. dash away, dash away, dash away all.

don't forget, delivering presents from the air was on amazon's checklist two years ago. now it's gotten its wish. the faa granted the company an experimental airworthiness certificate. this technology will only get more prevalent, but not to worry. for those concerned about overexcited little button pushers in the house, amazon limits customers to one order at a time. >> we're going to order pedro a new mike on amazon. >> that was our jake tapper reporting. that does it for us this hour. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm zain asher. >> i'm john vause. errol barnett, rosemary church are up next with the latest on that news of an attack at a university in kenya.

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hello, everyone, i'm errol barnett. welcome to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. >> i'm rosemary church. we're going to beginning with breaking news from kenya where gunmen have launched an early morning attack on a university. local media say police and military are on the scene this hour engaginghe