his main challenger, raila odinga, has accepted and called for unity. also, coming up -- he southrea warns tha they are at war. and a 60% tax on cash to fund the country's bailout. and one of christianity's most controversial relics will appear in italy. kenya's supreme court confirmed uhuru kenyatta as the winner of the election. they rejected claims from raila unfair.he vote was >> they have lectured and declaered the president elect of the -- secondary respondent of the election on 4, march 2013 it is the decision of the court that the respondents were validly elected. >> uhuru kenyatta reacted with an audioquote -- >> i wish to assure all kenyans the ruling of the supreme court is not a victory for the jubilee coalition. it is a victory for all kenyans who turned up this year to undertake a civic duty by participating in a democratic process that is crucial to the continued governance of the country. >> reacting, railo odinga wished the presidneent elect well. >> i and my brother and running mate have no regrets for taking the case to court. indeed,

we understand that the prime minister, raila odinga, is speaking. what he has to say is very important in terms of the future of the country. >> we understand this is a pivotal moment in our history. you have created a new can get out of the ashes of the one that was nearly destroyed and the terrible violence which followed the tainted elections of 2007. it took five long years to .ebuild this beautiful country our people have embraced an unprecedented new order of that will deliver a society contained in a new constitution that is the envy of the world. , the fourth monday of march, we all watched with butter gratitude the turnout as kenyans waited patiently permit hours long delayed to vote for the people they want to lead them. experiencedhiccups, in implementing a smooth and transparent election, kenyans were convinced that their faith in democracy would be translated into completely credible elections which would unite the country. working against them was the failure of virtually every instrument deployed for the elections. the service, the te

-- by odinga's camp? >> this is a deeply worrying moment for kenya now. the country has been here before. we know what happened -- violence. has said he iso not calling for mass action, the coalition will abide by the law, we have to wait and see how people on the streets react to what he says. he wants the final tallying to stop. we know the results have been trickling in. we know that raila odinga is behind in the results. the reason it has been so slow, since monday night when the polls closed, the electronic system has failed. what is happening now is a manual system. people from around the country are coming to nairobi, giving their results on paper, and though result -- those results are being read out. that is why the results are so slow. --has the iebc responded t o to the complaints coming out? >> not publicly yet. i spoke to the chairman, isaac hassan, who told me that the allegations by the coalition court are completely untrue, that final tallying will continue. the only way that they can stop

odinga has refused to accept that kenyatta won the presidential poll. we go across live to the phone from the capital, nairobi. talk us through the challenge that raila odinga has submitted. >> we've been waiting for the selection petition to come through, and it was very close o the deadline when it did, so it was a petition basically saying that the i.b.c. had failed to hold a fair and free election and were criminally negligent. now, odina has said he's not challenging the decision that can be determined the president. what he's saying is that this is an actual battle which is the hidden struggle between the change and the status quo. basically criticizing what happened and saying that he has been forced to challenge the decision. now, what happens next is that the supreme court and the judges there will have to look at the petition, look at the evidence presented to them. they have two weeks to do so, but what has happened already, because of this petition, is the en august ration of the president-elect, uhuru kenyatta has been delayed from 26 march

odinga on his own opposition party. both men are now dead. as kenny is a first attorney firstl, -- kenya's attorney general, he knew them both. he hopes history does not replete -- repeat itself. >> we are all kenyans. what we want is the future of this country and our children and our children's children to have a prosperous nation. therefore these elections should not make us enemies. we are, we have one time been brothers and friends. >> this bitterly fought election campaign has turned these two families against each other again. uhuru kenyatta accuses raila odinga of polarizing the country. odinga says kenyatta, a man facing trials for crimes against humanity, cannot be president. tribalism has played its part. they are from different tribes. tribe has never been in power. >> if the base of the support is tribal and issues around if i'm in this position, that is how we as a community will benefit, that will further divide the country. >> the two families have dominated kenyan politics and accumulated great wealth. now, one of them might

however, rival odinga filed an objection. he claimed more votes were cast at some polling stations than the number of registered voters. local media report that police fired tear gas. they gathered in front of the supreme court and refused to leave. odinga also made allegations of vote rigging in 2007. the claim sparked protests. more than 1100 people died in the rioting. >>> italy has elected speakers for upper and lower houses but italians see no end in sight over the wrangling of a new government. the center left coalition became the largest group in both chambers in last month's election. but it could not gain a majority in the upper house. a new government must be approved by a majority of votes in both chambers. the center leftists will need to team up with the center right block or the five star movement party. the coalition wants to continue fiscal austerity. but the five star movement opposes au start missures. it remains uncertain if the parties can agree on the framework of a new government before wednesday. >>> th

also odinga's he is being questioned. people want a leader who has integrity. ethnic divisions have seen damage involving previous elections, of course. the other thing here that is a big concern is the economy. it is one of the areas, one of the highest areas of unemployment in the country. an area that a lot of people want to see this election work. this area suffered enormously because the collapse in economic growth that the country went through, immediately after the postelection violence in 2007 -- 2008. they are recognizing the value of not just the election but strong leadership in the next coming few years to try to revive the economy. >> the presidential race is extremely tight between ken yatta and odinga. each claim that they will win of the first round, but that looks highly unlikely, doesn't it? >> i think that is a very ambitious claim. there are eight candidates in all. the race is so tight that the last polls i think had a couple of decimal points of one percent. if those opinion polls are accurate, it is difficult to see how either can push th

odinga says he will launch an appeal. the 21 freed u.n.peacekeepers held by steering rebels have a right in jordon. their captor three days ago. an angry football porters have set like a stations in protest of guess is as is relating to the port said right last year. some muslims here in the u.k. said there have been forced to choose between their faith and their education. a new student loan system forces them all to pay interest on borrowings contrary to the teachings of islam. she should be at one of london's best universities having been offered a degree course of middle eastern studies. as she was about to start, she realized that a student loan worth $40,000 she would have to pay 3% interest. for a devout muslim that was unacceptable. >> it is what i really wanted to do. i felt slightly discriminated because i feel that education is a basic human right. at that was denied basic rights. >> students have been protesting about the new loan system. it is expensive. everybody has to get the loans of up to $14,000 a year for tuition. while

odinga's opponent is a rival, ohuru kenyatta. he has also been charged with allegedly orchestrating the violence after the last election in 2007. >> in a moment, we'll go live to nairobi to get an update on how the voting is going. >> first, a look at the two main candidates. >> he comes from the kenyan political elite. he is a son of the country's founding president. he and his running mate have both been indicted by the international criminal court. they're charged with orchestrating the violence that erupted after the last general election in 2007 in which more than 1200 people were killed. it was the worst bloodshed since independence. they see this as a western conspiracy. >> our opponents say the europeans are against us. do our work for them more for you? i know i work for you. >> he has said it will cooperate with accords. the other main candidates is the incumbent prime minister, odin ga. they have a longstanding rivalry. supporters say he was robbed of victory in the 2007 vote. he joined the unity government and support

raila odinga and kenyatta -- never the twain shall meet? >> the tribal competition is still very much there. this election was very much based on communities voting for their boys, as they would call them. so the one tribal group feels very grieved by this election and out of power because they haven't won. one of the fault lines of the 2007 violence was between two people in the rift valley. uhuru kenyatta and his runnate mate william rufo are from thes would tribes. the need for healing and reconciliation is still there in ken i can't. >> ifill: there will be a swearing-in march 25 barring anything... >> yes. ifill: thank you. thank you very much. a pleasure. >> woodruff: next, what happens to what you might call a person's digital estate: the postings, photos, and memories shared online. virginia is the latest among a handful of states trying to navigate a legal and ethical thicket. and it's a growing concern in the digital age. jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: millions of people around the world now live part of their lives online

kenya's outgoing prime minister, raila odinga, is refusing to accept defeat in last week's elections. he announced on thursday he would appeal the result in kenya's highest court. >> this is the man who believes he should have been in -- elected kenya's next president. according to official figures, he lost the vote by more than 800,000 ballots here but at a gathering of his parties newly elected -- his part -- by more than 800,000 ballots. but at a gathering of his party's newly elected officials, he said -- >> we must defend the [indiscernible] >> goading the's supporters believe he lost to systematic fraud -- odinga's supporters believe he lost to systematic fraud. rest firstguments with the voter registers. there was a widespread collapse in the biometric voter identification system. he believes that the systems were manipulated to direct -- to deprive him of votes and to insulate his rivals -- to inflate his rival's. the electoral commission insists neither problem compromised the results. it would not comment while the port case is pending. the elections observer group has deliv

odinga accused the electoral authorities of fraud.rges of crimes against humanity after the 2007 election. >>> rapper lil wayne appears to be recovering after being rushed to the hospital yesterday. today the rapper's mentor, birdman visited him at cedars- sinai hospital in los angeles and tweeted that lil wayne would be home soon. according to reports the rapper was admitted after suffering several seizures and reported i had high amounts of codeine in his system. >>> the irs says it has $917 million in refunds from tax year 2009. the agency says more than 984,000 americans have yet to file their 2009 returns. the irs says if you want to get any money back from returns in 2009 now is the time to do those taxes. 2009 tax returns must be submitted by april 15th of this year too get your refund. otherwise the money is handed over to the u.s. treasury. >>> all right, ticketed for tailgating. what a recently cited sheriff is now saying about his citation. >>> plus, the grand princess has finally left san francisco on its maiden voyage. ho

kenya is facing political uncertainty with the fact kenyatta has beat odinga. only just managed to clinch it. >> 6 million. he has this more than 50. no sooner had the results been announced since the. a group of u.n. peacekeepers captured by syrian rebels has crossed the bored to jordan. parted of the disputed golan heights is under the control of a u.n. mandate to enforce the israeli cease-fire. > former south african president nelson mandela has been admitted to hospital for what are being called routine tests. he spent three weeks in hospital in december after developing a lung infection. at least 19 people have been killed in two suicide attacks in afghanistan. one -- two policemen and an aide worker were among those killed the and nine people were killed outside the ministry of defense in kabul. the spokesman said he wanted to end a message to defense secretary chuck hagel, making his first trip to the area since his selection. and now to politics. the free democratic party in berlin is holding its congress. the party is doing very badly in elections. all

they're supporting odinga's petition to the supreme court. he says authorities manipulated the results. in the syrian capital has intensified. the free assyrian army is in control of the eastern half of the district. -- free assyrian army is in control of the eastern half of the district. fighting has closed the country's main international airport to all but military flights. there has been further violence. >> there is heavy fighting going theetween the army and syrian official army. today, we're talking about the brigade of the free syrian army. with theare engaging official army and several people have been killed and injured and armored vehicles have been destroyed at the damascus airport. anyofficial army, particular area in damascus, it is impossible for them to come back to that spot in syria. that -- they tried to recapture it, but they failed to do that. the planeslling us are landing every two or three days. reports talking about algerian planes landing in the airport bringing arms and ammunition for the regina. that -- for the reg

outgoing canyon prime minister odinga has challenged the results of the presidential race accusing his rival of vote rigging. he and his supporters gathered to back the call. police reportedly used teargas to disperse the rally. he says the new electronic voting system was to blame for him losing to uhura kenyatta. voting on a presidential referendum to pave the way for elections later this year, the rival political properties at st. mugabe and the opponent are both backing it. this would restrict the ability to pass off tartarian decrees and would also pave the way for a national peace and reconciliation commission on human rights violation. critics doubt that it would protect people from abuses of presidential power. "supporters of the new constitution say it will grant zimbabweans war democracy. for three decades, robert mugabe has ruled the country with an iron fist. it is a rain is coming hand in hand with violent unrest. he has urged his supporters to vote yes even though the new constitution is supposed to curb his powers. >> we are all zimbabwean is. decide our destiny. >> his

odinga and kenyata have final rallies on saturday. given the past, security is still a big issue. room shack,iny one- they are busy packing. fearing violence from the elections, he plans to move them to a suburb of the capital surrounded by members of his tribe. >> i have lived with them and, studied with them. i'm sure violence will happen here, but i do not want my kids to suffer. we are moving away. also facing other security challenges. their role in the peace building mission in somalia has placed them on the front line of the operations but also on the receiving end of reprisal attacks. attacks like this one have been .lamed on al shabab this is a popular shopping district in nairobi. at least 20 killed and 100 injured in attacks in the last year. in one of the bombings .f the suburb, he believes i am seeking reelection. more years ofsee intelligence. a more robust way of dealing with this. and then when that happens, following up and apprehending the culprit before they commit more acts of violence. >> they are preparing for possible violence up to the elections. officials

odinga says he will repeal to the supreme court over alleged fraud. egyptian football fans acquitted of the involvement in the right spin the first day of freedom visiting the greats of demonstrators who died in protest against their convictions. 28 supporters were cleared by the judge on saturday. 21 more fans still placed the death penalty. more than 70 fans were killed. two human rights activists are starting two-year jail sentences after being convicted for anti- government protests. they found them guilty of questioning the integrity of the religious establishment. the judge ordered the association to be closed. henrique capriles is expected to announce whether he will run for president in next month's election. the country will have to the polls on the 18th. nicolas maduro has been sworn in as interim president and will run as the ruling party candidates. >> i think it may be a little bit quick. it is worthwhile. people will participate because of the change that is needed. the government side is being opportunistic. >> this time it'll break the

voter bribery directly, it does show from thees for governor yatta andonging to ken those of raila odinga hang out handing out class. -- cash. >> there are some people who have been captured in footage either directly dishing out cash or have used agents to haveibute cash and some used mobile phone transfers. would like to observe that if they don't heed the warnings of the independent electoral commission and even if they successfully get into office through underhanded means, the law will be in a position to catch up with them. >> it will be hard to can see defeat if the elections are not seen as free and fair. what are the implications of this? >> the electoral commission in kenya will come down very hard on any proven incidents of a voter bribery. people can face up to six years in jail or $11,000 in fines if they are caught and found guilty. most people in kenya will tell you what you are seeing in the videos, although surprising, is very commonplace. handing out money to get people to attend your rallies, to get people to support you. it's different from handing money to people to v

there are eight candidates, but two lead the pack, the current prime minister raila odinga, making histhird attempt at the presidency, and the deputy prime minister, woo hoo ryu kenyatta u- woo hoo ryu kenyatta -- huru kenyatta. report from nairobi, security remains a big issue. >> in their tiny, one-room --ck, the family is biggie busy packing their bags. he plans to move his family outside of the capital. >> i know my neighbors. i have lived with them, studied with them. i'm sure violence will happen here and i don't want my kids to suffer, so we are moving away. >> can you also faces other security challenges. also faces other security challenges. it is on the receiving end of reprise those -- reprise those -- reprisals. this is a popular shopping district, the scene of a bombing. at least 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured. this man was injured in the last bombing. , hel in the hospital frequently goes out to campaign. >> we need to see more use of intelligence. we need a better way of dealing with this before it happens. and when it happens, we need to apprehend the c

this is an election in which odinga can beat kenyatta. we're looking to see if there will be a runoff. he has a few tenths of 1% underneath the 50% he needs to take this in the first round. we still have about 50 constituencies to declare in this election. that's enough to swing this either way. it is still too close to call to say we will go to a runoff vote or not. the other key question is the role that the rejected votes will play in this. if they are included, then the numbers and percentages will come down for everyone and that means we're more likely to go to .unoff if they are rejected it was -- it will be more likely they would get this in the first round. >> the questions over the rejected votes and the fact of both sides are saying there have been problems with the voting process and officials are saying that the whole vote could have been arranged. are people going to except the outcome is announced? >> a lot of this hinges on the credibility of the election committee and the commission mining this whole thing. but the parties

odinga has mocked kenyatta during the campaign suggesting if he won he would have to run the country remotely from the hague via skype. it may take up to seven days before the official outcome is announced. sneep shiites mourned the death of 48 people killed in a powerful car bombing in krawchy. at least 200 others were wounded. thousands of people flooded the city's streets to attend funerals for the victims of last night's attack. they also appealed for protection against sunni militant groups. despite those pleas, gunmen killed two more people as they were leaving one of the funerals. the u.s. government today began its first full week under the sequester. the $85 billion in spending cuts took effect friday. and president obama promised today to minimize the effects on american families. house republicans plan to vote this week on giving the military more money and largely exempting the f.b.i. and the border patrol. stocks rose on wall street today, in spite of the fallout from the sequester. the dow jones industrial average gained 38 points to close above 14,127. the nasdaq rose

political coalition led by prime minister odinga says the process is doctor. >> results show odinga trailingnent, kenyetta. kenyetta's party made its own complaint about the party on wednesday. >> criminal court has postponed the court of kenyetta on charges of crimes against humanity. >> it is, indeed and it's been very complex for a while there in kenya as it pertains to the presidential elections. >>> at least one friend of oscar pistorius says the track star was quick to get angry, always ready to fight and always had a gun. >> a lot of information starting to come out. pistorius of course, one of south africa's biggest sporting heroes, running in the olympics on those prosthetic legs chblt he's charged with murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day. a man who ran in the same social circles tells cnn he was a loose cannon. >> he'd fight with people. cause a lot of problems. it's like you're waiting for something like this to happen, you know. >> oscar pistorius of course denies killing his girlfriend on purpose. he says he mistook her for an intruder. >> you're about to hear more first

uhuru kenyatta apparently had just over 50% of the vote to 42% for raila odinga. that margin would be enough to prevent a runoff. kenyatta will still have to face the international criminal court in the netherlands. he is charged in connection with violence after the 2007 election. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: an associate and family member of osama bin laden appeared in a new york courtroom today. margaret warner reports. >> warner: outside, police vehicles with flashing lights guarded the federal court building in lower manhattan. while inside, suleiman abu ghaith-- alleged to have been a spokesman for al-qaeda-- pled not guilty to a single count of conspiring to kill americans. the 47-year-old kuwaiti was a muslim preacher, al qaeda follower and son-in-law to osama bin laden. he allegedly appeared with bin laden, the day after the 9/11 attacks. urging muslims to attack christians, jews and americans and a short time later, he gave this speech. >> ( translated ): the storm of planes will not stop. there are thousands of