couple dimes on it. thank you. >> thank you. christine, good to see you again. thank you for joining us on your money. follow us on facebook and twitter. >> make sure you join us every week for your money, saturdays, 1:00 p.m., sundays at 3:00. log on at cnnmoney.com. nice to see you in the tv. have a great weekend. everyone. you are in the cnn newsroom. i'm tom foreman in today for fredericka whitfield. you are looking at live pictures from ghana from accra, see the crowd gathered here in front of "air force one" gathering and watching for president obama's departure from their country. president obama has just arrived, en route, working out the details here to the airport after helicoptering from cape coast castle which is a place he was at earlier today, a place

known for a -- an outbound point for people who would wind up being slaves in north america. a very dramatic and emotional visit there today for the president and his family. it is a place that struck many visitors to ghana before as one of enormous historic importance. just as this trip today is. you can see by how many people have gathered here today. all day long we have been hearing reports from people on the ground about how the people of ghana are very moved by the appearance of the president there and encouraged by his words. he chose ghana specifically because it is a working democracy and for the many problems this country faces it has made a lot of progress compared to others. he wants to encourage many african nations. that's what he was speaking about all day today. a departure ceremony is scheduled here before he leaves. what all the people are gathered there for. president obama and the first family are getting a major send-off in ghana after this historic day there. this was his first visit to

sub-saharan africa as a u.s. leader. he has been to africa before. first as u.s. leader and the first by an african-american president. our white house correspondent is traveling with the president. what is the latest? >> tom, really the plaintiff getting an incredible welcome here in accra, ghana. this is one of the countries on the continent of africa, the favorite of administrations. i was here with president clinton visited he brought free trade. here during the bush visit. it is fair to say this president, president obama has really brought inspiration to the people here in this country and to the continent of africa. you talk to the people of ghana and they talk about welcoming home a son, a brother, someone who they feel is really a part of the family. we heard the president earlier today talking good governance and responsibility, coming along with that, praising the ghanan people and their government and

stability here. saw a moving moment, first family gathered to take a tour of cape coast castle. 75 miles west of accra. this is where about 1,000 people would be held in dungeons at a time for several months before they were sent off into the slave ships and to the door of no return off to the atlantic and on to america. a very poignant moment for the first family as you know. barack obama, the son of a kenyan and also the first lady michelle obama of slave ancestry and the two daughters, sasha, malia getting a tour of the place. the president coming out afterwards to give a sense of what this meant personally for him and his family. take a listen. >> i think it was particularly important for malia and sasha who are growing up -- in such a blessed way, to be reminded that history can take very cruel

turns. and hopefully one of the things that was emparted to them during this trip is their sense of obligation to fight oppression and cruelty wherever it appears. and that any group of people who are degrading another group of people have to be fought against. >> tom, really the message from the president and this trip to accra, ghana, not only to the people here, but also to other african nations, african leaders saying that it is up to africans, the future to determine their own future. that the responsibility of good governance is up to them. that corruption needs to end. and there was a real sense here that president obama had the credibility to say that. unlike previous presidents because of his own personal

history, his personal connection to the people here in africa, and that that was one of the things that people were really looking for. they were listening very closely. we expect the president will be making some sort of departing statement before he goes back to the united states. once again thanking the people here and also trying to establish a real new relationship and a new way of viewing, not only this country, but the continent of africa. tom. >> we understand the president is on the ground there right now. just changing his clothes before they take off on the big trip at a hotel nearby. you mentioned what he is saying to other nations. earlier today he met with the ghanan parliament and had some rousing words about what needs to happen there as u.s. support flows in. let's listen to some of that for a moment. then i want your reaction to this, suzanne. >> sure. >> i think it was particularly important for malia and sasha who are growing up in such a

blessed way to be reminded that history can take very cruel turns. >> well that obviously wasn't the word to parliament there, nonetheless. met me ask you about your reaction as we try to get the sound ready here. what does he expect from these other african nations? because to say that he would look their governments to stabilize and get rid of corruption is something that has been said before the he may have more force in saying it, they may listen more closely, nonethele nonetheless, what does he genuinely want to see from them and what are they going to ask from him or from the american country as quid pro quo? >> certainly. you know his message is not that different than what we have heard from president bush when he was here, not that different from president clinton as you have seen foreign leaders talking about the need for african countries to be more responsible to end corruption to end the violence. obviously president obama being received a bit better, warmly,

more so than the others because he does have a sense of credibility. he went before parliament earlier today, he said, these are his words, africa doesn't need strong men it needs strong institutions. he is talking about the rule of law, the role of democracy. one of the things he did that was so critical on this trip. he didn't just speak before parliament. he dent just meet with the president of ghana. he met with previous leaders of ghana from both parties. this is a country and a place that not only able to transfer power but transfer power from different parties. very important point he was making by meeting with the leaders. he went on to say that no person wants to live in a so i tee where the rule of law gives way to rule of brutality and bribery. he is holding the leaders to account. he is essentially calling them out if you will, tom. it will be interesting to get a sense of some of their reactions to this speech. it was a tough speech. there was blunt language. he was praising ghana and other nations for moving forward, for

obviously the responsibility and the democracy that has flourished here. but at the same time, definitely looking at some of the other leaders. those other governments and saying, we are going to do business with you. but we are going to do it in a different way. a way that hold you accountable for your actions. really making that plea very strong to some other african leaders, tom. >> ghana really has struggled, suzanne, a lot of people may not know it if you haven't followed it. ghana went through internal troubles, coups, and untim it was stablized and worked through the problems to accomplish what he is talking about with other nations in africa. it has not been an easy path. i want few get back to the sound. as he spoke to the parliament there. you can hear in the president's own word what he had to say to the parliament. let's listen to that now. >> you have the power to hold yourliers accountable and to build institutions that serve the people. you can serve in your

communities and harness your energy and edge kaucation to cr wealth and connections to the world, conquer disease, end conflicts and make change from the bottom up. you can do that. yes you can. because in this moment history is on the move. but these things can only be done if all of you take responsibility for your future. it won't be easy. it will take time and effort. there will be suffering and setbacks. but i can promise you that. america will be with you every step of the way. as a partner, as a friend. >> suzanne, i know you have to go so you don't miss the plane yourself. very quickly here, what is the grade the white house will gf to this overall, overseas trip for the president? >> well, talking to administration officials, they believe that incremental steps are a good thing. that you don't necessarily have to come away with major your

treaties and agreements. this is just the beginning. his first six months in office. his third international summit. if they can establish relationships and understand this is about mutual interests for each one of the leaders how can they find some common ground that clearly they have made some progress. they have a long way to go. i think here a warm recemention in ghana. obviously people throughout africa watching this really feeling a kinship to president obama. different when you take a look at the g-8 summit, when you take a look at his meeting with russia's president, and prime minister, but they feel like it is a good start, a good beginning. i don't know what kind of grade they would give. i think that this is an ongoing, incomplete, you would say, but a good start. >> many thanks. first semester. good work over there, suzanne. thank you very much. >> anderson cooper conducted an interview with president obama in just the last hour or so. in fact it took place at the cape coast castle where the president and first family toured earlier. we are working on bringing in

some of the sound. we'll turn it around for you as soon as it is in. in the meantime. we want to remind you we are going to have the president's departure when it comes up shortly. and the anderson cooper interview can be seen in its entirety during an anderson cooper ac 360 special on our show monday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, really going to be a fascinating interview to look at. don't miss it. anderson cooper monday night. 10:00 p.m. it doesn't really get a lot of attention in general, this country of ghana. but today the whole world focused on it. and it is quite an edge kags for many of us. our josh levs here to tell us about the country and why president obama selected it. josh. >> education for me too, tom. really interesting to see what is going on there today. we talked about politics, democracy. i will show you all, hasn't been there that long in ghana. go to the map. a big picture. zoom in. western africa. zooming in to ghana right there. two major locations i want you

to see. the ones in the news. along the southern coast there. we have ports. lot of the economy. cape coast where you saw the president earlier. the location where there was the slave site. and accra, the capital right there where the president had been earlier. having a lot of very important meetings. there you go. big picture on ghana. that's where it falls in the world. set your mind for it. now let's take a look at the politics. we have video and factoids. first sub-saharan country to gain its independence. in 1957. for a while after that on the next screen, a whole bunch of coups. those continue, people grabbing power. it was not the peaceful democracy we are hearing about today. that went through 1981. it didn't stop then for a good reason either. the leader then, banned political party. held on to power. then jump ahead 11 years. 1992 when you get to the basis for what president obama is happy about now. in 1992 they got the new cons

tugs approved. the parties were restored at that point. and since then there has been what is considered to be generally democracy in ghana. in fact they had an election late last year. and it was close. the winner won. there wasn't a big fight afterward. that's where things stand right now. why president obama wanted to highlight it. that's what he was talking about when he said this yesterday. >> part of the reason that we are traveling to ghana is because you have got a functioning democracy, a president who is serious about reducing corruption, and you have seen significant economic growth. >> tom, a lot more info at cnn.com following every little aspect of this. i got one of our videos pulled up here. i encourage everyone to check it out. you can see when you look at the changes that happened there. that is exactly tom, the kind of thing president obama wants to see in other african nations having these struggles now. you have got, what, in some cases are really tumultuous governments.

he wants to see those peaceful democracies emerge and economies along with them. >> have to see how it works out. josh, good information. president obama calls the african nation of ghana the beacon of light of democracy for the rest of the continent to follow. how did that come to be? we'll have a crash course and learn more about the african nation. plus as you can see we are awaiting president obama's arrival at the airport where a ceremosaceremony will take plac "air force one" takes off wrapping up the historic trip for the president to bring him home. we're our own bosses and our own employees and our own everything else. running a b&b is not a desk job. i have to climb stairs probably 20-30 times a day. announcer: now joint comfort is easier. introducing nature made triple flex liquid softgels. the first liquid softgel joint health supplement formulated to work in as little as 7 days with glucosamine, hyaluronic acid, and chondroitin complex. we've never been happier.

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you are looking at live pictures from africa, from country of ghana on the western coast of africa, where we are awaiting president obama leaving shortly there. he will come out and have a few last comments as he wraps up this mohistoric visit. and by all accounts it seems to have been quite a success overall. bring it up and let you listen to the crowd cheering there for just a moment. >> the president has been seeing all day there. a bit of a hero's welcome for many in africa who are tremendously excited to see him. he remains at the moment according to world polls, the most popular political figure in the world right now. we will see a big response when he comes out shortly for his

final good-bye there. we will be waiting for that. we will go to that immediately when it comes up. let's pause for one more moment. listen and see if by chance he is coming out right now. >> it looks like that is a no. we will check back in a moment. let's look at some of the other news happening internationally. there is an offer from pakistan to help the u.s. negotiate with the taliban. yes, negotiate with the taliban. the offer. a top military officer says pakistan can set up direct talks with the top taliban leader in afghanistan. our michael ware has more on this story from baghdad including some of the reaction from u.s. officials. >> the obama administration has expressed its first reaction to the pakistan military's offer to help broker talks between washington and the afghan taliban leadership. president obama's special envoy

to afghanistan and pakistan, ambassador richard holbrook said it was not surprising the pakistan military was able to talk to the taliban. however he did describe their disclosure of the fact as a positive development. >> there have been long allegations that there are continued contacts and i think it is a step forward for the pakistanis to say publicly what everyone has always assumed. >> under what some pakistani military officers described as intense pressure back home in pakistan, following the revelations that the military was still talking with the taliban, pakistan military headquarters issued a statement denying the remarks attributed to its official spokesman as baseless, fabricated and taken out of context. even though those remarks were made on camera. nonetheless, ambassador richard

holbrooke says he will privately take up the issue with the government of pakistan when he visits in coming weeks. michael ware, cnn. britain has reached a bleak milestone. the number of brittons killed in afghanistan now exceeds those who lost their lives in iraq. 15 soldiers have died in the province over the last ten days. the surge in deaths coincides with the u.s. push to take out the taliban. tomorrow, will mark the one-month anniversary of iran's controversial reejection of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. but the protest and results. this one took place in washington, d.c. this afternoon. cnns international correspondent is there. we'll hear from him next hour here in the cnn newsroom.

>> a heavy military presence today in urumqi, china. this crackdown follows last weekend's violent protest. a beg jump in the death toll. they say at least 184 people were killed. violence the result of ethnic tensions between the uighurs, predominantly muslim, and the han majority and others there. fighting between rebels and government forces in somalia forced 200,000 out of their homes in mogadishu. both using explosives to further their aims. insurgented reportedly as using people as human shields. they have been trying to topple the transitional government there since may. shade of problems in the past. the obama administration is subtly shifting its language on two americans held by north

korea, the two journalists were arrested back in march sentenced to 12 years hard labor last month. secretary of state hillary clinton appears to be softening the u.s. position on their release. >> the two journalists and their families have expressed great remorse for this incident and i think everyone is very sorry that it happened. what we hope for now is that these two young women would be granted amnesty through the north korean system and be allowed to return home to their families as soon as possible. >> we will keep abreast of awful those developments. right now let's go back to ghana where the limos have just pulled up there. we believe that president obama is about to re-emerge, come out and say good-bye to the crowd. you can hear the cheering there already. as people get ready for the historic moment. there he is. his daughters and his wife, and

truly, you cannot overstate the impact of this visit is having on the ghanan people. who have seen presidents before. this is the first african-american president. listen for a moment what is going on there.

>> fellow ghanans, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, all too soon our august visitor is to be leaving us. but i would want on your behalf to thank him, his wife, his children, and his entire delegation for the honor that they have done us by choosing us as the fairest country to visit in sub-saharan africa. we thank him for the message that he delivered to us. he wants to have a close

partnership with us. he wants us to uphold democracy. he wants us to go down the trail which has been blazed for us and he wants us to take our destiny into our own hands. and there is hope because hope is a very powerful weapon. the good lord has blessed us with abundant gifts and we know that this visit is going to open so many doors to us. president obama, there is not a single ghanan who is not excited by your visit. and a lot of ghanans begun praying for you the moment they heard that you were coming to visit us. the good lord has heard our

prayers and you have come. and i think that by all standards, we can all say this has been a very successful visit. i would therefore, brothers and sisters, like on your behalf to say -- [ speaking foreign language ] thank you, thank you. [ speaking foreign language ] >> may god safely guide you. thank you, president obama. >> hello, ghana! thank you. thank you. i want to thank the people of ghana for this extraordinary visit. michelle and i have been greatly honored to be joined by president mills and his lovely wife. they have been gracious hosts. you know, your president and i have a lot in common.

we're both lawyers, we're both former law professors, we're beth new presidents. we both look to think of ourselves as athletes. the difference is president mills played hockey on the national team of ghana and i played basketball mostlien my backyard. but we both love sports. we're both proud of serving our countries. today i want to honor president mills for his strong and thoughtful leadership, his devotion to democracy, and his commitment to the future of this nation. i also want to thank the magnificent welcoming committee, including the drummers and the dancers. michelle and i and our daughters enjoyed it very much. i want to recognize our peace corps volunteers who are here.

you know, ghana, ghana was the very first nation to host young people from the peace corps. and for decades our two neighs have formed vital partnerships and lasting friendships because of this program. so, all of you in the peace corps, you are doing an outstanding job. and we are proud of you. as somebody whose father comes from africa, obviously, this visit has been particularly meaningful for me. i have had a chance to discuss the future of ghana, but also the future of africa with president mills. i have spoken to the parliament here in ghana about america's commitment to supporting

democracy and development. michelle and i visited la general hospital where we met with beautiful women and their children who are getting the care they need for a healthy start. and finally, we toured cape coast castle, a place for centuries where men, women and children of this nation and surrounding areas were sold into slavery. i'll never forget the image of my two young daughters, the descendants of africans and african-americans, walking through those doors of no return but then walking back those doors of return. it was a remarkable reminder that while the future is unknowable, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress. at each point of our visit here, i was reminded of the enduring bond between our nations. men and women taken from this

nation helped to build my own. today many of our leading citizens trace their roots to these shores. your first president attended a university in the united states as did your current one. great civil rights leaders of america like dr. martin luther king looked to the independence movement here in ghana and asked themselves, if africans can live freely in africa, why can't african-americans live freely in america. immigrants from ghana and all across africa have thrived all across america. today both our nations are diverse and vibrant democracies. here in ghana, many different ethnic groups speak many languages but have found a way few live and work together in peace. people here can speak freely and worship freely. you have a robust civil society, fair elections and a free press, a growing market economy and a sense of energy and optimism. and every day with its success,

ghana send a simple message to the world that democracy can thrive in africa. so we in america are proud of our partnership with ghana. together we work to advance education and fight poverty. we have made real and measurable strides in fighting diseases from malaria to tb to polio and neglected tropical diseases. this is a partnership we intend to continue. a partnership based not just on shared interests, but on shared ideals. ideals forged in struggles for independence, that have made our countries who they are. we believe that democracy is not simply a gift from previous generations but a responsibility for each generation to preserve and to pass on. we believe that no one whether through the influence of politics, the power of money or the fear of force is above the law. and we believe that we are all equal, all endowed with basing

human dignity, all entitled to basing human right. it is up to each of us, every one of us, to uphold those ideals. this is true not just in ghana, but for all of africa. america wants to partner with the people of nations of africa, but we all know that the future of africa is in the hand of africans. so i especially want to again speak to the young people of africa. in places like ghana, you make up more than half the population. here is what you must know that the world is what you make it. you have the power to hold your leaders accountable and to build institutions that serve the people. you can serve in communities like these peace corps workers, and harness your energy, and education, to renew and build connections between the world. you can conquer disease and end conflict and make change from the bottom up. you can do all that.

and i promise you this, if you seize this opportunity, if you take responsibility for your future, america will be with you every step of the way as a partner, and as a friend. you know, freedom is your inheritance. hard won 52 years ago by men and women determined to cast off the title of subject for the title of citizen and claim for themselves and their children the liberties that are all of our birth rights. dr. king came here to ghana to witness the culmination of that struggle. he watched as the union jack was lowered and the ghanan flag was raised at the parliament. he marvelled at the sight of the duchess of kent dancing with the new president of ghana at a state ball. in a sermon he gave upon returning home to america, he said of the new nation, there is a great day ahead. the future is on its side.

those words ring just as true today as they did more than half a century ago. great days lie ahead for this nation. the future is on ghana's side. i promise that america will be with you. and together we will create a better world. thank you, ghana. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. thank you.

[ "star spangled banner" plays ]

with that, president obama wraps up his trip to ghana standing alongside president mills there as we heard the american national anthem and the ghanan national anthem "god bless our homeland." i am joined by robert andos lived in the united states now for many years, a lot of fame be back there, you are born there and go back all the time. when you look at this visit today, and the real measurable significance of it, what matters to you? >> well i think that basically what has happened is that this visit clearly demonstrates the

rewards of a thriving democracy. ghana has had its political upheflz over the years, over the last 26 years, this country has demonstrated good governance, a thriving economy, political stability, and those keys, key factors are critical especially when it comes to the continent of africa. we are definitely the model. we are definitely showing the light to other african countries. >> you worked with the university of georgia on small business initiatives and in fact said just this spring you were back in ghana looking at actual business initiatives that could be carried out there. these are the rewards you are talking about? >> that is correct. one of the things president obama mentioned was the importance of empowering africans to take charge. there is a lot of international assistance. but i think it is important for us to move away from international assistance and be

dependent on our own resources. when i talk about resources i am talking in terms of skilled labor pretty much spread all over the world. one of the things that the university of georgia is frying to do, especially small business department center is trying to develop a concept called train the trainer concept. we would go into ghana and take business graduates and train them on how to become business consultants so they can go out and actually teach people the spirit of entrepreneur. if you look at the u.s. economy. 90% of the u.s. economy, small business is the engine. so for ghana to move forward, entrepreneurship is going to be the key. >> why has that not worked so far? for making ghana further along the road. there must be roadblocks. cultural differences. something that made it difficult. >> part of the problem has been again. i talk about reliance on international assistance. but i think that what is

happening is there are all churl changed. business opportunities for ghanans, and also the climate. political climate that has pretty much. foreign investment. >> let me bring in suzanne by phone to talk about it. suzanne, this seems to be precisely what president obama was talking about when he was saying we need african nations to be responsible for their own futures. is that in fact on target? >> that certainly is the message of this part of his trip. what we are seeing here is really, he wrapped up a series of four major speeches. and senior administration officials say, this within the first six months of the presidency. he wants to lay out a vision for what he sees his own administration's approach in dealing with world leaders and, it started in prague when he focused on nuclear nonproliferation. and the need to, need to address the threats of nuclear weapons around the world. the second speech followed in

cairo when he talked about a new relationship with the muslim world and establishing a middle east peace and the importance of a new kind of approach. the third speech in moscow was about pressing that reset button he talked about. major powers of -- of the world, of the globe, trying to come together in their own, in their own interests but also seeing some mutual common interests. then finally ending here in accra when he talks about accountability and good governance. using this particular african country as a model of democracy and development to really make the case that africa is a part of his international strategy, his international policy. these four speeches really laying out what he believes is going to be the priority of his administration for the next four years. >> you made an interesting point here though. and when i think what suzanne is saying, what the president said

today, you need fundamental stability for any of that to happen. >> that's correct. >> many of the countries, the president is appealing to, there are people in power who have no interest in stability if it means them not having power. >> that is correct. >> how does that get defeated? >> i think basically it starts with one of the things -- two things, being very critical in helping ghana get to to that point. is basically, freedom of the press. freedom of the press. basically has allowed for -- accountability. and in this particular setting, accountability is critical. because then everybody knows we all are watching. we all are looking at what you are doing. the second thing is we can't discount the -- what ghanans abroad have contributed. we are talking remittance of billions of dollars yearly that goes to families back in ghana. >> not just a matter of supporting the community at hope. a matter of making sure the community abroad remains

connected to home and develops enough opportunities to be helpful to home. >> that is correct. >> a form of foreign aid that is much more personal. much more politically palatable than just saying let's write a check. >> that's correct. that's correct. >> suzanne, is that, do you think this is the sort of thing that, what kind of time line does the president look at when he is talking about the kind of changes? i know they can't put a hard timeline on it. politically everyone wants to see results. at some point. what are they hoping for. in the best case scenario. what would happen as the follow-up to this trip? >> well, sure. i moan he talked about the, the kind of lofty ideals that will define or he hopes define his presidency. the big question is whether or not he really is going to be able to get things accomplished with the leaders. he clearly has very, they have close relationships and he gets along well with many of the people that we saw him meet with over his seven-day trip. but we also say that does in necessarily translate into any kind of policy changes per se.

one of the things that was a real challenge for him during this trip. at the g-8 summit in italy. when he was trying to move forward on the issue of climate change. the group did an agreement, a goal. not to allow the earth's temperature to rise any more than 3.6 degrees fahrenheit. a threshold that many scientists believe would be -- would really create a lot of problems for the world all around. but he did not get what they were hoping for in terms of how much global emissions that does. and the world leaders would agree to reduce the that is not something that is probably going to happen until december. they will meet again in pittsburgh for a summit. then back again. >> i am going to cut you off for a moment. we can listen to the crowd as the president waves good-bye to africa on his first visit. and there you have it.

quite an extraordinary strip there. robe quite an extraordinary trip there. robert as you watch this, what do you think the time line can be? many presidents have looked at africa in the past. george bush spent more money and put more effort into africa than any president before. in terms of getting things done. and it is really much the sense it is just the start? >> i think everything when you are dealing with two processes, two bureaucratic processes, it takes time. it takes team to come to some sort of common ground. because some times there is a lot of what i call, there has to be acceptance of the program not just talks. people want to see things happening. there has been this general tendency of what i call the belief that everything goes to the people at the top. it doesn't trickle down to the

person. >> you raise an interesting point. an international survey done recently that pointed out one of the concerns around the world, people love barack obama by and large. hugely popular but they really want to see the proof. what is the policy? what is the change? what are the businesses your group is going to start will it really happen? >> that is correct. i think you definitely want to make sure that, you know, pretty much speak from the buyness perspective t we want to see more trade. we want to educate ghanans on how to do business in the u.s. not just a matter of having a product. because in the u.s. there are rules, regulations that need to be followed. >> and the european union. >> robert andos, very nice having you in here. >> enjoyed it. >> native son of ghana. now live in the united states for almost 30 years. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> congratulations on the visit over there. suzanne is gone now. we appreciate all she contributed now. anderson cooper met up with the president while he was in ghana.

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final images of "air force one" preparing to leave ghana on barack obama's first visit to the african continent. you can see the wheels just beginning to roll there. must be an extraordinary moment for the president and his family after the day they had visiting the place where so many people were sent away from that continent into slavery. never to return. going back to -- for his family, and ancestral homeland, seeing so many sights. certainly a big, bay day for the ghanan people. see where the follow-up is and see where it goes from here. it is a legacy that has been built by presidents now for several years. after many years of ignoring africa, there has been much more movement in that direction. so as the president takes off. wish him a good flight. a lot of news in the united states while all that has has been happening overseasch a true

nightmare for families who lost loved ones. acres of graveyard, no graves. historic african-american cemetery outside of chicago, barack obama's old home town, now a crime scene. police say hundreds of graves were dug up and emptied so they could be resold. four people, all caretakers at the cemetery, have been arrested. they face felony charges of dismembering human bodies and the police have closed it off as a crime scene for now so the families can't go back and look around until they sort things out. police in florida plan a news conference next hour on the shooting deaths of a wealthy couple there who had 16 children. burt and melanie billings were killed in a home invasion. the billings who already had four kids were well known in the area for adopting 12 other children, some with developmental difficulties and other problems. eight still lived in the home. none of the children was hurt in this. the billings home had an extensive surveillance system, encaptured video of three men

driving a late 70s or early 80s red van. of course, police are looking out for that now. former nfl player, steve mcnair honored today in his home state of mississippi. not terribly far away. his funeral service held at reed green coliseum at university of southern mississippi in hattiesburg. mcnair was killed last weekend by his girlfriend, before she took her own life, that's what police say. attending, former jets' quarterback, brett favre, and baltimore ravens linebacker ray lewis. a lot of tears shed for a tremendous player. they make their living by picking garbage. now one woman is using the trash to make an environmentally friendly loon of products. important news that could be impacting your world soon. (music plays)

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trash problems all over the world are plaguing countries as they try to figuree what to do with them. as the world's population gets bigger and bigger. over in indonesia, however, it is fueling a cottage industry

that has no place to go but up. we mean that. cnns tony harris explains in today's "impact your world" segment. >> reporter: garbage, everywhere you look in indonesia's capital. the streets are covered. canals are clogged. >> they do not have municipal funds to afford to clean streets. you know they can handle as much as they can afford for flood control. >> but what is an eyesore to some is a meal ticket for others. an estimated 350,000 to 400,000 trash pickers make a living collecting the waste from djakarta's street. and this woman reached out to local trash pickers in her community and offered above market prices to begin collecting plastic packaging. this material became inspiration behind her environmentally conscious lean of products. >> this is a -- a floor pillow

made from the leftover waste from excess projects. so, we made these as a way to use that up. >> as the need for sustainability grows, she realizes her work is just beginning. >> there are many, many groups now doing this. and that is very heartening. >> as awareness takes root, she continues to dream up new ways to combat the trash problem. one wrapper at a time. for impact your world, tony harris. nasty weather in many places outdoors today. a look at where the severe storms are heading and where the dangerous heat is building up too.