yavuz was 8 months pregnant. she dedicated her live to improving the lives of others. president clinton acknowledged her work she did with the clinton foundation looking for ways to fight malaria in africa. >> i hope they can be a metaphor for what we're all about. i ask you to remember them and their families. >> reporter: after finishing her european studies at johns hopkins she earned a doctorate in public health from harvard. >> it was shocking. that was the word in a lot of e-mails being echanged. >> reporter: her husband designed an hiv hospital pro bono in east africa. friends are still stunned about the violence erupted and who is of life so close to home. yavuz was expected to deliver in two weeks. . >> now, westgate mall is popular with foreigners living in kenya. it has stores such as nike and adidas. >>> maryland's attorney general is running for governor. >> i would like to introduce to all of you my father and the next governor, gansler. >> he kicked off his campaign today. he is a former montgomery county states attorney and is serving a second term as a

e-lif yavuz graduated from the school of advanced international studies in 2004. fox45 spoke with one of her former classmates. (3:00) she was feisty she liked to be challenged she was challenging and she was especially interested in international affairs. (2:53) i know they always say when tragic things happened to people that everybody loved them but everybody did love her in this case. after graduating from johns hopkins... yavuz went onto harvard... and eventually ended up with the clinton health initiative. she was also eight months pregnant. president obama tries to clear up some of the confusion about his health care law in a conversation with former president bill clinton. the president joined clinton tuesday for a q- and-a session sponsored by the clinton global initiative in new york. obama compared his plan to other countries who have universal health care. "and if we spent the same amount of money on health care that canada or france or great britain did or japan or any other industrialized country, with the same outcomes or better outcomes, that essen

yavuz was 8 months pregnant. she graduated from johns hopkins in 2004 and dedicated her life to improving the lives of others. today bill clinton honor ed ed her life. >> i hope they can be a metaphor for what we're all about. i asked you to remember them and their families. >> after finishing her european studies with johns hopkins yavuz earned a degree in public health. >> it was shocking. that was the word. >> yavuz's husband ross langdon committed to providing people with better lives. he designed an hiv aids hospital pro bono in africa. friends are stunned. >> yavuz was expect ed to deliver in just two weeks. i'm rochelle richie, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks. the mall is popular with foreigners living in kenya. >>> the government is seeking dismissal of a petraeus-related lawsuit. it's been filed by jill kelly, who claims her privacy was violated by the fbi, pentagon and other officials. she said they wrongly released her identity to reporters. the justice department said there's no proof that kelly's righ

in 2004 elif yavuz earned a graduate degree at the john's hopkins school of advanced international studies in d.c.... we went down there today to speak with one of her former classmates who tells us all of her friends where in shock when they heard the news.... ((take pkg)) (4:05) its one of disbelief... its one of shock its a sentiment share by everyone in her class.... here at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies students and faculty mourn the death of classmate elif yavuz..... the 33 year old was killed in the terrorist attack at the shopping mall in kenya..... seen here with her boyfriend who was also killed.... (2:53) i know they always say when tragic things happen to people that everyone loved them but everybody did love her in this case.... matthias matthijs was one of elif's classmates..... he said he saw her about a year ago.....and she was anxous to have her first child.... (3:45) they were 2 weeeks away from the birth of their first child they didn't want to know the sex of the child whether it was a boy or girl.... he says she was a favorite among her cla

yavuz... was also eight months pregnant. parents getting angry at educational townhalls across the state. the issue? confusion over the state's new educational standards called common core. janice park is live at the md department of education tonight and tells us, polls show many parents aren't even exactly sure what common core is. janice? both the former baltimore county superintendent... along with the head of the teacher's union...say parents aren't getting enough information, and that's why we've seen these fireworks. they also say...the problems we're seeing...aren't baltimore county or howard county problems...they'r e nationwide. a howard county parent...angry enough to be arrested...only to have charges dropped: this video along with videos of other furious parents...putting the state's educational system in the national spotlight: at the heart of the debate? the new state-wide standard, known as common core. its described by some educators as a way for students to use deeper thinking skills... its also an attempt

aysil yavuz. wow, this is huge, i had no idea. caravanserai usually had both summer and winter quarters. the cool open courtyard was where the traders and animals stayed in the summer, whereas in the winter, they'd be housed indoors. there was generally a small mosque for the traders to pray in, and there'd be a hot turkish bath too. but other than that, facilities certainly weren't luxurious. and this is a shelter for the goods and the animals mostly? >> for the people as well, where the people stay. they all stayed together. what they carried, it can be personal belongings, it can be very precious items, it can be food, it certainly also is the bedding of the people who stay, because these places did not offer bedding. and they always carried their food, which they needed for the night or for the duration that they were staying here. >> so, it really was essentially a shelter, and then the rest of it was left to them, they had to bring their own food, their own bedding. >> exactly. >> mm-hmm, okay. caravanserais like this one we

yavuz was eight months pregnant.oday an investigation is underway after a 5-month-old baby is found dead due to asphyxiation. earlier this month, officers responded to the 1600 block of broadway for an unresponsive child. they found 5-month-old ill jariyah morrison who stopped breathing. her death has been ruled homicide by asphyxiation. police have not said what charges have been filed or who they plan to charge. >>> for the second time in a week tsa agents seize a stun gun from a woman on a flight out of bwi marshall airport. this stun gun was spotted in a georgia woman's carry on bag friday morning as it went through the x-ray machine. just three days earlier a woman from puerto rico tried to bring this pink stun gun through security at bwi. it was also confiscated. >>> former anne arundel county executive john leopold wants to run for public office while still on probation. leopold's lawyer filed a brief this month with the maryland court of special appeals asking the condition barring him from running for office

sarah head from montgomery managed to escape. 33-year-old elif yavuz and her husband were killed in that assault. >>> new details today on how the navy yard shooter may have slipped through the cracks of security. aaron alexis did not include information about a firearms arrest when he applied for security clearance in the navy. a background check noted the arrest but not the alleged use of a handgun. the u.s. navy says it will have personnel get ahold of all police records connected to potential employees or contractors. 12 people plus alexis died in the massacre last week. >>> today maryland's attorney general doug gansler officially kicks off his tubetorial campaign. his candidacy sets the stage for a fiercely competitive contest for the democratic nomination. anthony brown and heather my my sewer are campaigning to replace o'malley. >>> manny machado is taken off the field in a stretcher. wjz is live in the newsroom with the latest on his injury. >> such bad news. machado is set to have an mri on his left knee today. the video is hard to watch. manny ran to beat out an infield single

yavuz was eight months pregnant. >>> john harbaugh is speak out after a star player is injured duringr. jacoby jones was inside a party bus on monday when a brawl broke out and an exotic dancer allegedly hit jones on the head with a giant champagne bottle. john harbaugh said he's not impressed by the incident and expects more from his players. stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next more of charlie rose and norah o'donnell's interview with bill clinton. he shares his thoughts on a potential presidential run for his wife. news and weather anytime just ♪ >>> this is a funny moment. neil patrick harris was previewing what was coming up on the show. and watch closely the guy behind him. >> jimmy fallon presents the award for lead actor in the series michael j. fox and -- >> that is a writer for the semis, this name is paul greenberg. i'm surprised he didn't notice. someone should have told him. what kind of an operation are they running? [ applause ] the emmys, they should have the best people running it. so unprofessional. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in th

elif yavuz was one of the victims, expecting her first child next month. she went on to study at harvard. she was working with the clinton health access initiative. her husband was also killed. >> an amazing turnaround. new cases of hiv infections around the world have gone down one third since 2001. also found aids- related deaths have gone down by 33%. that decline is explained by better access to intra- retroviral drugs and education about the virus. meanwhile, one of the leading ,auses of death in hospitals sepsis. the treatment of infections like sepsis is being looked at by a senate committee trying to reduce sepsis. danielle leigh has that story. is several fold. patients are getting sick because of conditions at a hospital. doctors are misdiagnosing the symptoms of the deadly infections. roy has become the face of the fight to decrease deadly infections like sepsis nationwide. he died last year after getting toxic shop -- toxic shock syndrome. roy's dental senators his dad his -- his son would be a live if doctors had not be -- not misdiagnosed him

dutch nurse yavuz worked for the clinton foundation and was remembered today by the former president. >> they went to nairobi because they felt it was the safest, best place for her to give birth. and they were just walking in the mall. that day. and they were both killed along with the child. >> reporter: in nairobi, the funerals have begun. including this one for a 16-year-old girl. >> there is no word to express what we are going through. we are deeply saddened by what has happened to every kenyan, to every person, every family who has gone through this. >> reporter: and as this nation begins three days of official mourning, many questions remain. what happened to the hostages? were they all rescued or did some perish during the effort to free them? the president did not say. brian? >> ron, those pictures so tough to take inside, especially the children. ron allen starting off our coverage from nairobi. >>> and tonight as we said, we're hearing from an american survivor who was inside the mall meeting with a friend for lunch when the attackers stormed in. she is now back home safel

e-lif yavuz graduated from the school of advanced international studies in 2004.mer classmates. (3:00) she was feisty she liked to be challenged she was challenging and she was especially interested in international affairs. (2:53) i know they always say when tragic things happened to people that everybody loved them but everybody did love her in this case. after graduating from johns hopkins... yavuz went onto harvard... and eventually ended up with the clinton health initiative. she was also eight months pregnant. iran's president extends open arms to the american people... which is a change of pace. in his speech to the u-n general assembly.... the iranian president says iran is ready to have result- oriented talks with the international community about it's nuclear program, the assembly continues on wednesday. he's still at it! this is a live look of senator ted cruz... continuing on his crusade to tear obama care apart. 14 hours and counting.. on the senate floor. he's even veered off topic... reading doctor seuss' "green eggs and ham." cruz wants to defund t

and a recent public health grad, elif yavuz, eight months pregnant. >> she was hilariously funny. she was unique. she really brought laughter and light to people's lives. >> reporter: the al qaeda-linked extremist group, al shabaab, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was retaliation for kenyan forces in somalia. al shabaab has been one of the most effective terror groups in attracting young, american men. >> i think it's surprising when you find out middle america has become a hot bed for terrorist recruiting. >> reporter: u.s. officials estimate as many as 50 americans have been recruited to the group over the last 6 years. with more than half traced back to minnesota's growing somali community. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >>> the situation there still incredibly fluid. >> abc's kirit radia joining us now, this morning, from nairobi. the security forces say they are in charge. you're still hearing gunfire. i know we've had lots of reports of that. what is going on at the moment? >> reporter: yeah. it's rather confusing. we're hoping to hear from the presid

elif yavuz and her partner ross langdon was shot in kenya.day president bill clinton acknowledged her life and work. yavuz along with the clinton foundation was looking for ways to fight disease in africa. >>> the search is on for a man charged with first degree murder. police are trying to track down 25-year-old joey high. he's wanted in connection with the july shooting on liberty road in wood lawn. he's also facing charges of assault an using a firearm during a felony crime. anyone with information is urged to contact baltimore county police. >>> doug gansler kicked off his campaign for governor. he's a former montgomery county state's attorney and serving his second term as attorney general. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. @ >>> i'm going to give you some names. you tell me if they were friends, peers, acquaintances, people you knew. janis joplin. >> we were like the first women to have tattoos. >> really. >> bad girl tattoos. babies come out with tattoos. >> this is genetic. >> right. >> what was her tattoo? what was your

and his girlfriend, elif yavuz. they were expecting their first child next month. civilians are being told to stay away from this area just outside of the mall. the red cross says 51 people are still among the missing. we're expecting to hear from the president a little later on today. kenyan officials say six of the attackers have been killed. three of them, overnight. robin? >> linsey, please stay safe there. >>> for the terrorists behind this attack, big questions about who they are and conflicting reports about whether americans were involved. the kenyan foreign minister making claims that several u.s. citizens were part of this massive attack. brian ross has been digging into this part of the story. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the kenyan foreign minister was in new york monday. and told pbs that two or three young american men were among the attackers. describing them as 18 or 19 years old and from minneapolis or another place. this morning, the fbi says they have not been able to confirm her claims. and there's no reliable informati