>> united nations and the african union. they're basically coordinating the efforts between -- >> we probably need to stop using that acronyms. it is too confusing the congolese troops and ugandan troops coordinate together. >> but then the african union's involvement. >> the african union is not as extensive as ithe un. they're discussing with the presidents and the leaderships in these countries on the lra problem that they need to get that job under >> the african union effectively is not involved here. is that a potential development? >> if is. >> the reason for pressing the issue is that clearly the united states cannot solve problems for all people. you have been authorized by congress to engage in this activity. we are all hopeful for a positive and quick outcome. but you continued to press the international community and needs to be a part of this broader comprehensive effort. >> mr. rohrabacher is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chairman. first of all, let me note -- i do not know if i am disappoint

he told bbc all of the city was controlled by african union and somali government forces. shabab still controls large areas of central and southern somalia. the archbishop has met the president of zimbabwe and urged him to use his power to. and to the attacks on anglicans. there have been serious attacks on the church since the renegade bishop formed a breakaway group based on the stance on homosexuality. oil has begun washing ashore off of new zealand. the ship ran aground last wednesday. efforts to stabilize the victim -- vessel had been hampered by bad weather. you are watching a " bbc world news america." still to come, cultures collide in a new york city cab. we get a unique experience from behind the wheel. massive flooding in cambodia has killed more than 200 people since early september. it is the worst flooding in over a decade. tens of thousands have sought refuge on higher ground. those who stayed. pleading -- are pleading to the government for help. >> cambodians are used to seasonal flooding, but nothing as bad as this. more than half of the 24 provinces have

and also the troops within mogadishu-- this is the african union troops-- had been taking the fight far more to al shabab over the past two months. when they pulled out in august, they said, well, maybe that was their spin covering over their internal problems, they said this is just tactics and we will be back and we will strike. we will strike government institutions and we will carry out bombing attacks. >> suarez: does it appear that today's target and method were chosen for maximum damage and loss of life? >> well, it does appear so. they made it clear that they would attack government billings and military bases. that's what they've done today. i meanwhile the prime minister and the presidency were some distance away, this is a building where quite a lot of the cabinet do work from day to day. they say they didn't want to target students. they say they were trying to target foreign spies and government soldiers. but certainly the attack has had a major impact because at the education ministry there were a number of students and parents who were waiting to hear about whether they h

of mogadishu, it was never able to topple the government partly because of the presence of the african union troops. certainly in the areas it controls it does mete out these harsh pun inment, be the amp pew tagss, stonings, beheadings, stopping people listening to music, having soccer matches. in the areas they control, they are pretty rigorous about imposing their views. but they haven't been able to take control of mogadishu. and so one wonders whether they're now resorting to the spectacular attacks which will keep their cause going. because at the end of the day, they don't necessarily need to defeat to keep the cause going. but as long as they're not defeated themselves they can. >> suarez: david, you're based in ken i can't bordering the shebab-controlled area of somalia. is that border sealed off, is it threatening or destabilizing to its neighbor kenya? >> absolutely. i mean the border is a long, pour us border. a lot of desert region. it'very hard to police. i mean, al-shebab attacked a town which is just a few kilometers across the kenyan border late last week. the kenyan security

>> the african union is not as extensive as the wind. basically that leadership under chairman king and his group to talk to the leaders. >> i'm sorry, explained that further. >> norge to discuss with the president and the leadership of these countries on the problem and what more they need to get the job done. >> so african union effectively is not involved? >> in these discussion. >> is that a potential development? >> that's right. >> the reason for pressing the issue is clearly that the united states cannot solve all problems for all people. and you have been authorized by congress to engage in this activity. and again we are all hopeful for positive and quick outcome. but to continue to press the international committee for swift engagement as is appropriate as well needs to be a part of this broader comprehensive ever. thank you, madam chair. >> mr. rohrabacher is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, madam chairman. first of all let me just note that, i don't know if i'm disappointed or what, but not even having a c

the commander of the african union forces in somalia says his troops have driven islammists out of their last stronghold in the capital. he told the b.c.s. the hold was now held by forces. they control large areas of central and southern somalia. at least 10 people have been killed and 80 people wounded in a series of blasts in the iraqi capital. hospital and security officials say the expelosis in quick succession targeted a shiite neighborhood in western baghdad. in china, many people, especially the younger generation, say they are struggling with their ancient writing system, sometimes forgetting entire characters altogether. they say computers are to blame. in response, calls across shanghai have brought in compulsory calligraphy classes. from shanghai, julianna sends this report. >> computer training is compulsory. 13-year-old yohan says it's his favorite class. he's become so accustomed to typing that he occasionally forgets how to write some of the more complex characters by hand. >> when i write by hand, i have to memorize the characters, or at least have a dictionary in front o

going to african union and effectively is not involved here. is that a potential development? for pressing the issue is that the united sites cannot solve all the problems for all the people -- united states cannot solve all the problems for all the people. we're hopeful for positive and quick outcome. but we need to continue to press the international community for swift engagement to be a broader part of this effort. >> thank you. mr. rohrabacher is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chairman. let me note that -- i do not know if i'm disappointed, but not even have and i cost estimate, coming before congress and and lettuce and no -- letting us know that there is a military operation -- have these troops already been sent, are they on the way? >> only some of the initial personnel have arrived. the fall hundred have not deployed. >> so the mission is actually under way. some people have already been sent but you do not have a cost estimate of what it will cost? even an estimate? >> i apologize congressman. i'm embarrassed not have a more substantial answer for

>> the united nations and the african union. the united nations from the drc side which was the establishment or the reestablishment basically to coordinate efforts between the drc and the updf in uganda. >> i think we should stop using acronyms because it gets confusing. >> it's the congo east troops to coordinate together. >> okay, but the african union's involvement? >> the african union is not as extensive as the u.k.. it's talking to the leaders. >> i'm sorry, explain that further? >> in other words, to discuss with the presidents and the leadership in this countries on the lra problem and what more they need to get the job done. >> so african union effectively is not involved other than than conversations >> >> just discussions. >> is that a potential development? >> that's right, it is. >> the reason for pressing the issue is clearly that the united states cannot solve all problems for all people, and you have been authorized by congress to engage in this activity, and, again, we're all hopeful for a positive and quick ou

well this is a very serious concern on the part of people in the african union as well as people here in the united states has been no i like since there is no legitimate basis that the m.t.c. rebels have for killing out what they're doing right now inside of libya itself also they were the force that we utilized to provide legitimacy for we've seen change in libya they would never have been able to take control of tripoli and other areas of the country that they control if it not been for the extensive air power and the sea power that nato has executed over the last seven months we have to remind ourselves that over twenty thousand sorties have been carried out against libya over ninety five hundred airstrikes have been carried out against that country of six million people who literally had no defense against the strong military forces that are largely based in western europe and in north america so yes this is their policy they are utilizing the n t c in order to provide a legitimacy to their overall policy of seizing control of about not only the libyan government but also the res

you had regional support arab league gulf cooperation council african union you had to pay shin from small from a couple of arab states namely cutter and. emirates so it seems to me that this is really quite remarkably different from the two thousand and three iraq decision much more akin to what the charter visited in the first place and so i'm actually relatively sanguine i would say that in particular the un and the responsibility to protect is alive and well after libya much more alive and well than it was before when you think about thomas you wrote about the united nations if i may peter jumping thomas you wrote about the united nations in reality in reality if we were to propose a hypothetical that tomorrow the united states of the united kingdom decide to go on a war and the united nations security council doesn't give that you know there's a russia or china or whoever vetoing that particular decision then they decide to step so the united nations and go to war regardless what can the united nations do in reality they can do absolutely nothing and that is where the problem is

it's a good move that we go in there and assist the various armies in the african union to do this. >> i'm impressed even i'm learning. what exactly does limited u.s. assistance mean as far as this venture we're going to is concerned. >> it means that we're only giving half a dozen rounds of ammunition to each much our fellas going over there. >> really? >> no, i'm kidding. no, limited assistance means that we're going in essentially as advisors. we're going to work with the -- i mean this lords resistance armies affects several countries in there. they've turned this into a variety of countries so we're going in there to gork with the various military and intelligence services to proper ride is, you know, some assistance, some training, some guidance and intel support to try to track down the leaders of this group and try to put this thindown. >> obviously we're not going to stand by and let that happen. we were not some u.n. forces. but it is limited and it is an important thing to do. i do agree with the concept. >> do you know what i agree with? >> what's that. >> you existing. yo

website says the somali american was involved in one of two suicide attacks saturday against an african union military compound. a somali diplomat at the united nations says the bomber was from minneapolis and left the united states three years ago. says it's the third time a somali-american from minnesota has carried out a suicide bombing in somalia. >>> nato's mission in libya officially ends today. the seven-month-long aerial bombing campaign played a major role in the downfall of strong man moammar gadhafi. last week, u.n. security council voted to end military operations days after gadhafi was killed. he died from a gunshot wound to the head. there are still question about the circumstances surrounding his death. >>> if united nations estimates are correct, the world's population will reach 7 billion today. just exactly when it happens is anybody's guess. not everyone agrees that today is such a big day. the u.s. census bureau says we'll hit 7 billion in march of next year. most experts agree we're on a steep growth curve and could reach 10 billion by the end of the century and this coul

the african union is doing a lot on coordination from other countries. >> and ambassador vershbow?ica to promote professionalization in military, to promote capacity of the african countries to solve their own problems. and part of that is to invite countries to participate in both bilateral and multinational training and exercises, which hopefully would inculcate a greater pattern of cooperation among them. i think this initiative in addition to hopefully achieving the specific goal of taking joseph kony off the battlefield will also encourage greater military cooperation among the four key states involved. that would be for longer terms to build in the region so we don't have to intervene in the future. >> let me next turn to, i guess a more particular question for these operations. is this, in your opinion, a unique model that is being used in central africa? or is this comparable to some other operations, like in the southern philippines? chairman rohrabacher led a delegation there a few months ago when we got to see a unique operation there were a limited number of u.s. milita

i wish we could have solved the problem in africa through the african union, but, of course, we could. but we cannot allow that menace to remain. the u.s. has sent in about 100 soldiers simply to train the ugandan forces, and, hopefully, it will be a short mission, and they can accomplish their goals. host: what about the head of the lord's resistance army? guest: he has been indicted by the international criminal court, but they have not been able to capture him. the u.s. mission is to help ugandan soldiers captured him. host: again, an outside body coming in to assist in these operations. guest: like i said, i wish we could have done this by ourselves, but at the same time, it helps the u.s. image that they are not only going after islamist terrorist groups but also going after other terrorist groups. host: what is the part of the u.s. in being in uganda? guest: they have been -- the civilians have been an ally of the u.s. a long time. clinton rejected one of the new leaders, and has received a lot of u.s. support. he has done well economically, but at the same time, not politically

now more than ever the african union fortunately understands that it has to get rid of presidents that are not really concerned with the well-being of the people but more concerned with their own power and their own wealth. that is what is needed. no country to my mind can become affluent rich with only help from outside even if that helped sometimes can bring important elements and can be humane and useful for under -- under like the world food program. but the coming up of a strong africa begins -- a country like gotta is good or mozambique. son countries begin to understand in which they could develop. but we still have a lot to learn about her to be useful partners of africa. not only what the chinese are doing at present which is buying land and dangerous for africa because land has to be used for agriculture. and not for bioenergy. the problem of africa is one that has given me most thought. i have traveled a lot in africa and therefore my answer to your question is all too brief. we could have a long conversation sometime but not today. [applause] >> every weekend booktv offers

they have continued to work with the united nations, the african union, and the regional government to put a military pressure. the united states has a strong interest in supporting our partners. they are addressing the press to peace and security. the united states is deploying u.s. military and pfizer's to improve our support to the coalition -- and advisers to improve our support to the coalition. i will defer to my colleague to describe the details of these operations. we continue to consult with all the regional leaders. this is a short term deployment was specific goals and objectives. we know it leaders can provide capability to help forces succeed. we will review and ask whether this is sufficiently to enhance the regional effort. our staff will work closely with the advisers and make share that the political dynamics reduce and make sure that the political dynamics will help counter the work of the advisers. the administration is helping communities to develop protection plans enjoying an early warning network including setting up high frequency radios and towers. this is not

in 2009, he was chairman of the african union. is it that we have this drastic change all the sudden? we have these protesters less than a year ago. all of a sudden, he is dead, his military is destroyed. guest: i think the circumstances change. there was a rebellion. a massacre, and we reacted to that. french ships and -- friendships and diplomacy are not permanent. i can not regret it because brutal's regime was a one, even after we started being friendly. host: our guest is a scholar at the middle east institute. welcome to the program. caller: it is a great day for liberty. this guy was a homicidal maniac. the u.s. military, right there every step of the way. these guys did the right thing. this guy was an evil man. my concern is the rule of law. do the libyans have the capacity for the roulade? -- for the rule of law? guest: i do not think we know that yet. libyans seem very well behaved -- benghazi was a very normal city when i was there. tripoli had just recently been obliterated -- liberated. the fact of the matter is that

he said allman thought everybody was after him because he's african-american. as a union representative, he says coworkers were worried about his safety record and took it to management. he says he told allman days ago that he would no longer represent him because "no one has ever had so many accidents in the company like you have." and during a meeting on monday, management asked workers to document safety issues related to allman. he says someone must have told allman about that meeting. we will continue our coverage on our website and post more video from last hour's news conference by the santa clara county sheriff. also there's more video from the photographer first on the scene of today's events. again, all this and more on our website, ktvu.com. >>> we're still on stormwatch across the bay area today. this morning a strong system swooped down from the northwest, bringing with it waves of rain. this is what it looked like in san francisco this morning. many parts of the bay area received a drenching. but there are also breaks with sunshine and blue skies. this is th

they have continued to work with the united nations, the african union, and the regional government to put a military pressure. we have provided training to the regional military. the united states has a strong interest in supporting our partners. they are addressing the press to -- the threat to peace and security. the united states is deploying u.s. military and pfizer's to improve our support to the coalition -- and advisers to improve our support to the coalition. i will defer to my colleague to describe the details of these operations. we continue to consult with all the regional leaders. they have all granted their consent to the deployment. this is a short term deployment was specific goals and objectives. we know it leaders can provide capability to help forces succeed. we will review and ask whether this is sufficiently to enhance the regional effort. our staff will work closely with the advisers and make share that the political dynamics reduce and make sure that the political dynamics will help counter the work of the advisers. the administration is helping communities to de

and then you have johnson in between who was a southerner, pro-union, but very racist and had very awful attitudes about african-americans. that's one of the reasons he was impeached, because he was trying to delay the passage of the 14th amendment, 15th amendment and what have you. lincoln got the 13th through. that was the abolition of slavery. that's done, in the constitution. but the other two are not clear. grant says he's not going to be president, not going to accept the nomination if we don't pass the 15th amendment which allows african-americans the right to vote. and, of course, everybody said in '57 when eisenhower passes the first civil rights bill in 90 years -- 80 years. you were in the grant administration. and u.s. grant was the last republican -- last president until eisenhower to send troops to the south to enforce, first, voting rights, but then civil rights. and if you're looking at extending freedom, i'm not even counting the the times as generl when he was the man who physically carried out lincoln's work. but he believed he would not sell out the troops. he said that many be times, that h

urban league unions are saying that there is a disproportionate amount of unemployment in african-americanies. there's a goal to end collective bargaining reunions. our march is to say that we must deal with the jobs issues, unemployment. ironically it's better tomorrow than it would have been in august because now we're in the middle with the jobs plan being stalled in the senate by the senate. what do we do now. this will be an outpouring to say we want jubs, we must have jobs, and this is what dr. king would have wanted to have raised on a weekend that memorializes him, as well as the fact that king died fighting for the right of collective bargaining in memphis. so that's what the big march will be about tomorrow. >> and then sunday. >> sunday the president will do the official dedication of the memorial. dr. king's fraternity raised the money and has built this great monument. it is a start. all of us will be there to hear the president and some of us will also be speaking on the program along with martin luther king iii and his children. >> what does it mean to you? >> it means a lot

africans may be buried in the sea. that's the tragedy of slavery. texas had slavery. texas seceded from the union. confederacy was a part of that. to now promote a state sanctioned symbol license plate would suggest to america work suggest to business persons, those wanting to relocate into telephone, that this is a state that looks backward and does not look forward. and so i ask in the most kindly of ways to the governor, one of the problems the governor has is that he has statewide elected officials, for example, that consider the issue funny. making the comment that my actions are funny. it's not funny. it is very serious. and today as we speak, the president of the naacp state of texas is now at the motor vehicle board as we speak, speaking against this license. along with state senators. speaking against this license and a republican state senator spoke against it. so my comment to governor perry is you can never side step social issues that impact the very dna of your citizens of this country. >> i don't think there's anybody who would disagree that dumping a million people's bodies into th