. >> tonight, boko haram terror. the missing girls. we go to the front lines in africa tonight. >> we're loading up to go further north to a jihadi hot bed looking for the stolen girls and thousands of others taken, some into sexual slavery. >> these guys show up and say i have a choice. i'm going to kill you or you can marry me. >> carrying a bible or going to school can be a death warrant. children not just victims but weapons, suicide bombers. new details about the tactics used by the terrorists who pledge their allegiance to isis. and the search for the girls brings us to home. in america, educating themselves an act of defiance. stolen speak will be right back. >>> this is a special edition of night line. bring back our girls, the stolen speak. so glad you're joining us as we embark on an extraordinary journey to the front lines of a jeed di battle ground in africa. it's been two hours since boko haram stole nearly 3 00 teenage girls from their school and the hash tag "bring back our girls" came. since then thousands more kidnappe

they were held in captivity by boko haram together. have you seen the baby yet? this is the baby. is the first time she is seeing the baby. she says villagers call it the boko baby. his given name is muhammad. the moment passes. creating a good future for the baby is at the heart of the mission here. some children who talk about dreaming of being educated and boko haram says their main objective is to stop western education, and this is a situation where power brings news that the u.s. is pledging to give more aid. but endless hours of diplomacy could be overshadowed by a single moment. a 7-year-old boy chasing security helicopters, we're told, darted into the road. one of the armored cars ahead of us hits him head on. i see his limp body in the middle of the road. we've just gotten word that the young child hit has passed away. power later offers her personal condolences to the family. while we wait the villagers stare down our convoy, anger mixed with helplessness. >> what was your reaction on that day and moment? >> i think the worst day of my professional life. what can you sa

boko haram is using more children as suicide bombers.er evidence of the brutality of the military organization that is terrorizing nigeria. two years ago they shot to global attention when they kidnapped schoolgirls. widespread condemnation followed. even michelle obama weighed in. .hey came from chibok martin patience has been given access to their former school. once a chibok -- small market town barely anyone had heard of. then bo boko haram kidnapped hundreds of its daughters. it is haunted by the horrors of that night. a place where families are left picking up the pieces. they show us all that their daughters left behind. dress she was supposed to wear at her friend's wedding. the event never happened. i am going to keep the dress until she comes back. correspondent: she was 17 when she was taken. she loves fashion. >> my daughter was such a hard-working girl. taken, she she was begged me for sewing machine. she was a budding entrepreneur. >> before leaving for school, she was working. she made $50. she was great with the customer.

rescued from boko haram, but not necessarily happy about it.eet.rian woman who we made a palestinian doctor who lost his daughters in an israeli airstrike. ♪ laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. talk severs and in geneva aimed at finding a solution to the crisis in syria. the government held elections, announced by opponents as a legitimate. the focus on the fight against the islamic state remains. i have lost a number of towns and cities. including an area that is the latest to be captured, it was a key supply route. the bbc has been sent this report. the rare places of islamic state rule. is rare to get this kind of insight. much of the town has been hit by airstrikes. the evidence still remains. this is what is left of the state market. for the price of a couple of hundred dollars, dozens of young women were wrapped in black gowns and treated here. the women were brought across the iraqi borders. if you look around, it is hard to imagine what these women went through over the past two years. we

a new video has emerged that purports to show some of the 300 girls seized by boko haram militants in an attack on their school. some escaped, but the majority have not been found. also on the show, a national law on integrating over one million migrants. the german government agrees on new legislation designed to create jobs and spread the new arrivals throughout the country. and don't go brexit my heart. in an exclusive poll, germans reveal how they would feel if britain voted to leave the european union. good to have you with us. today marks two years since islamist insurgents, boko haram, kidnapped nearly 200 schoolgirls from northeast nigeria. a few have escaped, but the vast majority are still missing that despite international military assistance and a wave of hash tag global sympathy. the girls parents are angry with many accusing the nigerian government of not doing enough to rescue their children. but authorities seem to be negotiating with the kidnappers. a video has just emerged that seems to indicate some of the girls are alive. reporter: prayer, hope and faith . for most

so even if boko haram might be defeated michaela:. on wednesday, activists walked around, tying red ribbons on trees to remember the chibok girls. the bring back our girls movement is demanding the government and president wrap up its efforts not only in finding the girls, but in defeating boko haram. >> in nigeria we have not forgotten and we want the rest of the world to stay with us. >> we are still trying -- crying out for the government to rescue those girls for us. michaela: about 2000 girls and boys have been a ducted by boko haram since 2014. pleasantonrussia and fatah mayor's begin out this thursday, giving his views on everything from syria to russia's struggling economy. he is holding his annual televised phone in, taking questions from russian people on state television. here is more with our moscow correspondent thomas low. : what he has had to say is really built on what has come out of his diplomacy over the last six months or so. negotiation's need to be held that will lead into elections. a small part of what he said

what boko haram couldn't loot, they attempted to burn to the ground.o afraid to come back to their homes. but the hope is that the longer the nigerian military maintain their hold on the territory up here, the more people's confidence will grow. the more willing they'll be to return and reclaim their lives and their homes. nima, elbagir, cnn. ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. >>> a bizarre and deadly storm in myanmar. according to the country's state-run newspaper, this storm battered parts of the country with hail, killing six people on friday. some witnesses reported hailstones the size of coconuts. hundreds of homes were destroyed, and it's not over yet. thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over the coming hours. >>> and it's worth pointing out that ha

all hostages of boko haram.the nigerian terrorist group objected to hundred 76 girls from this school on april 14, girls fromucted 276 this school on april 14, 2014. some are thought to have been radicalized were taken as wives. their parents are still waiting for answers. get allow we will not of them, but we want to see even one. they can tell us what happened to the others. reporter: after the abduction, under the hashtag #bringbackourgirls, a movement was born. political leaders and celebrities voiced their outrage. activists walked around, time red ribbons on trees in honor of the chibok girls. they are demanding the government ramp up efforts to find the hostages and to defeat boko haram. >> we want the world to stay with us. >> we are still crying out for the government to rescue those girls for us. aroundr: since 2014, 2000 girls and boys have been inducted -- abducted by boko haram to be used as sex slaves, fighters, and suicide bomber's. -- bombers. catherine n.: a medical breakthrough that could poten

more than 80% of them were orphaned in violence by the boko haram group. this is exactly what the group doesn't want them to have. this girl came to the school over a month ago traumatised. her progress in the school has been slow. >> translation: all i want to be is a teacher so i can help others. >> reporter: her father was killed by boko haram. the mother later died in a displaced person's camp and the people who took the child in were also killed in a suicide bomb attack. >> there are times when you are teaching in the class and you see them bow down their head and shed tears. >> reporter: at least she can now afford to dream. for those who have been here longer, confidence has returned. >> translation: i want to be a doctor to help those in need. >> reporter: he watched miss father being killed and he wants one day to be helping others. >> reporter: those of senior boko haram fighters study here with ordinary orphans. they want to speed up the healing process so that at the end of their studies here they can all blend in perfectly. so they put their k

boko haram claims it made the video last december.can't verify the date, instantly recognized the girls in the video. esther yakuba was devastated when she didn't spot her daughter. two years after the girls were kidnapped, their school lies abandoned. the nigerian government has been unable to pre-the girls or even find them. a source close to the negotiations told us boko haram demanded a large ransom and a prisoner release in exchange for the girls, but it all fell apart when the government refused to pay. according to human rights group, boko haram has kidnapped over 2,000 girls in the last two years. those who manage to escape often end up in refugee camps in neighboring cameroon. they tell harrowing stories of rape, being forced to marry the fighters, even being groomed as suicide bombers. toda girls accuse the government of failing to put enough resources into the search. "all we want," said one, "is for the government to bring back our girls." for now negotiations between the nigerian government and boko haram have completely

-backed campaign to go in there and squeeze boko haram.ere is fears that some of them might have been killed in aerial attacks of this stronghold. >> boko haram kidnaps continue to happen virtually every day. conditions in which these girls are forced causes them to volunteer to become suicide bombers? >> reporter: well, it's hard to grasp that, jake, but, yes. we just got back from the far northern part of cameroon, that area is where most of the attacks by children, especially girls in that unicef report, have taken place. and we met a young woman who spent two years kidnapped by boko haram, he said, in the stronghold they would come to them, ask them, can they do these suicide attacks, and they would volunteer. it's not because they were brainwashed. it's because conditions, sexual abuse, bombing from the nigerian military is so awful they had no choice. take a listen. >> translator: but it was just because they want to run away from boko haram. if they give them a suicide bomb, maybe they would meet soldiers and tell them, i have a bom

the children will be studying alongside of others whose parents were members of boko haram. in northeastern nigeria, in the first of the two--part series, looking at the plight of orphans around the world. >> it's a typical start to a normal school day for these children. after the most traumatic period in their young lives, they try to get an education. putting the past behind them and changing their lives. more than 80% of them who are orphaned were involved in the boko haram group, and sometimes in the chaos and destruction that it generated. and this is exactly what the group doesn't want them to have. he came to the school a month and a half ago traumatized. the progress in the school has been slow. >> all i want to be is a teacher so i can help others. >> reporter: her father was killed by boko haram, and her mother put in a displaced persons camp. and the people who took the child in were also killed in the suicide attack. >> some are shedding tears, and when you ask them, -- >> but at least the two can now read. for those who have been here longer, the confidence has

they will be studying alongside children whose parents were members of the boko haram. a report from our correspondent in the first of you a two-part series looking at the plight of orphans around the world >> reporter: a typical start for a normal school day for these children. after the traumatic period of their young lives they try to get an education. the first step in pussing the past behind them in changing their lives. more than 80% of them were orphaned in violence involving the group or sometimes in the chaos and disruption it generated. this is exactly what the group doesn't want them to have. this girl came to the school over a month august traumatised. her progress in the school has been slow. >> translation: all i want to be is a teacher, so i can help others. >> reporter: her father was killed by boko haram. the mother laid died at a displaced person's camp and the people who took the child in were also killed in a suicide bomb attack. >> you see this bow down their heads, some shedding tears. when you ask them they tell you that they remember father and m

boko haram claims it made the video last december. we can't verify the date. today, parents instantly recognized the school girls on the video. esther yakuba was devastated when she didn't spot her daughter. two years after the girls were kidnapped their school lies abandoned. the nigerian government has been unable to free the girls or even find them. a source close to the negotiations told us, boko haram demanded a large ransom and prisoner release in exchange for the girls. but it all fell apart when the government refused to pay. according to human rights groups, boko haram kidnapped over 2,000 girls in last two years. those who managed to escape often end up in refugee camps in neighboring cameroon. they tell harrowing stories of rape, being forced to marry the fighters, even being groomed as suicide bombers. today, relatives of the missing girls accused the government of failing to put enough resources into the search. all we want, said one, is for the government to bring back our girls. for now, negotiations between the nigerian government and boko hara

the or foned off spring from boko haram and children of ordinary people. they say they want to speed up the healing process and integrate them so at the end of their studies here, they can all blend in perfectly. they put the children up with families who agree to host them while the school provides some support. >> we are bringing in an opening, not necessarily do the societal norms. what is it in society, how to be in other groups >> reporter: for now most of the children have moved on, learning how to be kids again. most importantly, trying to shape their future >>> in part 2 of other series on the plight of orphans around the world, we report from cambodia. there is a campaign there to reunite children who managed to find their parents. japan's prime minister abe says he will go ahead with another tax hike on goes and services next year. it is part of efforts to reduce public debt. as rob mcbride reports, experts are saying the move could do more harm than good. >> reporter: running his basement noodle shop, sometimes working 20 hours a day, he feels e

more than 80% of them have been involved in violence from boko haram. this is exactly what the group doesn't want them to have. this girl came to the school over a month ago traumatised. her progress in the school has been slow. >> translation: all i want to be is a teacher, so i can help others. >> reporter: her father was killed by boko haram. her mother later died at a displaced persons camp. the people who took her in were also killed in a suicide attack >> some are crying and they tell you they were remembering their parents. >> reporter: at least she can now afford to dream. for those who have been here longer, confidence has returned. >> translation: i want to be a doctor to help those in need. >> reporter: the young boy forced to watch his farce r father being killed wants one day to be helping others. the off spring of some boko haram fighters here study here aside the children of those killed in the violence. they want to speed up healing here and at the end of their studies they can blend in perfectly. the school provides some support. >> by

april 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls taken in the night by boko haram gunman.here's been only silence. [ chanting ] despite the global campaigns of "bring back our girls" two years later, they remain missing. facing heavy criticism, nigeria's government remains under pressure to bring them home. >> belief that the girls are alive, but probably based on security they might not be -- you can't get them in one group. they might have been dispelled into several groups. ♪ >> reporter: in nigeria's capital, supporters and families of the missing marched to mark the solemn anniversary. among the demonstrators, this woman, her daughter one of those whose daughter was kidnapped. she broke down in tears saying she saw the girls. >> i saw the girls. i saw them, because we are in the same area with them. so i recognize them. >> reporter: it's the first sighting of the girls in nearly two years, and after an agonizing wait, families of the missing hope the video is not yet another false lead. >> we believe that these girls will be found and very soon, too. and be returned t

the off camera voice asking the questions is familiar to cnn, that of a boko haram spokesman.ource close to the negotiations between boko haram and the nigerian government say the video was provided by the terror group as an ask for a show of good faith. nigeria information minister told cnn they received the video and are reviewing it. >> as part of the video, the questions were asked in a controlled environment. after two years in captivity, the girls in the video were under no stress. there has been literal transformation to their physical parents. >> is your government negotiating with boko haram for the release of these girls? >> there are on-going talks. we cannot ignore leads, but of course many of these investigations are, you know -- cannot be disclosed, you know, openly because it could also endanger the negotiations. >> we took the video to a classmate of the girls. she was home with family the day the other girls were kidnapped. for her safety, we're not showing her face or using her name. she told us there's no doubt these are some of her kidnapped classmates. >>

anchor: there are other threats to children, including a fight for boko haram. can you tell us about some of the other threats? >> it is a tragic situation and these children are victims so many times. we see the siblings killed and homes. they are victims when they are ducted.ed -- ab they are victims in captivity, being held by boko haram, we're talking about forced marriages, in the case of girls. in the case of voice, we're looking at using young men as fighters. they are victims three times, when they are freed by the military and they come back to the community and they are haveted because they succeeded and created an atmosphere of fear with children . we see the alarming trend of communities starting to see children as threats. sounds like an intimidating job interview. will step down at the end of this year and, over the next three days, the candidates to replace him are expected to take the podium. they lay out the vision and answered questions. herebal advocacy director with us now, this is the first time the entire general assembly has been brought i

. >>> a school in nigeria orphaned during the conflict of boko haram. the children will be studying alongside others whose partners were members of boko haram. we have the report now from in northeastern nigeria is the first of this two-part series looking at plight of orphans around the world. a normal school day for these children. after the most traumatic period this their young lives, they try to get an education, a first step in putting the past behind them and changing their lives. more than 80% of them were orphaned in violence with the boko haram armed group or sometimes in the chaos or disruption it generated. and this is exactly what the group doesn't want them to have. he came to the school over a month ago traumatized. our progress in the school has been slow. >> translator: all i want to be is your teacher, so i can help others. >> reporter: her father was killed by boko haram. the mother later died at a displaced persons camp, and the people that took the child in were also killed in a suicide bomb attack. >> a lot of times teaching in the

boko haram believes that western education is forbidden so we've got to make sure that we grieve and lives just like we grieve and mourn for the other victims of terrorism. >> and what do you want to see the ocean specifically do do to try to bring back our girls? >> i want them to provide more intelligence capabilities to the nigerians. i want them to look at the confiscated funds from corruption in nigeria and use that money to help all of the displaced people, millions of people have been displaced from their homes and there's no schooling going on. we have to build schools. genocide is taking place and we're losing a whole generation of girls, boys who won't be educated. this is horrific we have to intervene and mike sure as american s we're doing our part. . congresswoman, let me ask you this on the international perspective which is there was the bring back our girls demonstration this is week in nigeria and a number of other african and european countries. how robust do you think the international role in this search-and-rescue is. is it adequate or does more need to be done?

it also makes those girls the most valuable bargaining chip boko haram has. it has been pushed and squeezed and those girls are to best leverage. thousands have been released, held under horrific circumstances. they are within our reach to help give them the kind of help they need to thrive. >> a great point. thanks for coming in. libya is warning it doesn't have the resources to control the flow of people heading to europe , a day after officials warned of an alarming buildup of migrants in the country. more than 24,000 people have made the crossing and hundreds of died. the coast guard is struggling to cope with the numbers of migrants. >> only just staying afloat. we joined the coast guard that is bracing for a tidal wave of migrants heading for europe's shores. half of the boats are out of action. they have 15 for the entire coast. they are begging europe for help. >> it is really painful to see people dying. >> support in libya is tricky. back on shore, there are three rival administrations and multiple militias. >> the fear is that this route will attra

now -- with boko haram causeded that affiliation to be seen in ways never before realized. as we move forward, as we look at programs, as we look at processes, this notion of sustained engagement for me comes home in disregard. i love our men and women who wear the uniform of our nation. i am who i am and where i am because of them, and i know t t that. they -- they -- as we are engaged globally, not just because we are side by side fighting with them, and to be sure, we are prepared to do that, but we are side by side engaging with them, causing a dynamic to occur whereby there is mutual learning going on, us understanding better, they seeing a different way and taking advantage of that to bring that stability to where they are. we can't be everywhere, but we must be somewhere. in this modern age of social media, et cetera, et cetera, this notion of virtual reality is out there and we can do things virtually. you don't build relationships virtually. you build relationship because you're there. one of the best tools that we have at our disposal is how we build relationships

more than 80% were orphaned in violence involving the boko haram armed group. this is exactly what the group doesn't want them to have. she came to the school traumatized. her progress in the school has been slow. >> all i want to be is a teacher, so i can help others. >> her father was killed by boko haram. her mother died as a displaced persons camp and people who took the child in were also killed by a suicide attack. >> some shed tears. when he ask them to tell what they remember, they remember mother and father. >> they can now afford to dream. confidence has returned for those who have been here longer. >> i want to be a doctor, to help those in need. >> the young boy watched his father being killed wants one day to be helping others. >> the orphaned offspring of some senior boko haram fighters are here alongside orphans. at the end of the their studies here, they can all blend in. >> they put their kids up with families who agree to host them while the school provides some support. >> by the time you bring him to an orphanage, he is not necessarily aware

and we were making the committing that isil that is now boko haram, boko haram that is now isil, will come if we are not vigilant to find them and quash them to the shores of america. we must find the girls. they deserve our constant refrain and study to realize that it is terrorists that took them and we must bring the terrorists down an find the girls to bring them to their family. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to recognize april 11-15 as national retirement planning week. saving for retirement is one of the most important steps that americans can take to build a better future for themselves and their children. unfortunately, too often savings for retirement remains a distant goal that is put off in exchange for more immediate needs. a g.a.o. report released last year found that among households 55 and older, roughly 29% of people have no re

but there's also the reality from everyone we've been speaking to that the terror group, boko haram,it seems -- it appears they are negotiating for the girls block by block. that's why you only see 15 of the 219. they're trying to get as much out of this in terms of ransom money, in terms of release of their people as they can. so while this is definitely a happy time for some of those parents, it also has given them a sense that the agony is still going to be prolonged, don. >> thank you very much for that, we appreciate that incredible reporting. >>> at the top of the hour, you can join -- make sure you join nime and her producer live on facebook for more on this story. go to facebook.com/cnn to ask questions. that's it for me. coverage of the presidential debate continues right after this. will you watch?! do you have the courage to stay up all night? because this is our time! the greatest tv week of our lives! ladies and gentlemen, in the business of binge-watching, sleep is for the week! so i want you ready to order takeout, every single night! now are you with me? to awesomenes

at heart of the nigerian army's campaign to retake boko haram territory.eans. spread out across the country's vast northeast. the road to the forest or what's been cleared so far. relentless heat bears down on our heavily armored convoy. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> all boyce, be very vigilant. over. >> reporter: soft sand, ideal hyding places for ieds. directing our convoy on and off the track. two years ago when we visited chibok after the mass abduction, parents described how they followed the trail to the front gates, to the entry point of the forest are and we unable to move any further. this is the sambeesa. unable to gain territory. from the territory right in the center that is still where they're moving towards. and this is where some of the cha chiba girls are believed to be held. a major general tells us he's proud of his men, but they are in need of more international support. tanked with both following the girls 2-year-old trail and waging war against boko haram's brute's insurgency. he allowed us to join his men to see for ourselves. b

i boko haram's commander demanded his fellow fighters' release from prison in exchange for the girls p two years on, a few of the chibok families and their supporters marched in the capital abuja still demanding answers from a government which claims negotiations are ongoing but which has told them almostha nothing. parents stunned by the release to the media of new pictures yet no release of the children r themselves. this the reaction of one mother after recognizing her daughter's school friends though her own daughter had not appeared. the campaign was global and led by america's first lady, though much of the world has moved on, here in the refugee camps of northeastern nigeria they cannot.ch boko haram roughly translates as "western education is i forbidden". while millions have fled, its would-be caliphate has killedav over 600 teachers and abducted around 2000 girls and boys. >> woodruff: the fate of most of the chibok girls remains a mystery. back in this country, microsoft is suing the federal governmentt over a law that lets investigators look at customer e-mails and files,

the nigerian army says it has arrested the leader of al-nusra, a splinter group of boko haram boko haram. he was reportedly apprehended in the city of loki. the militant group is notorious for its high-profile killings and attacks of western interests. we're going to take a break. >> welcome back, everyone. you're with developin dw news, m berlin. the secretive law firm of mossack fonseca, in panama. tax authorities across the globe are launching investigations after leaked documents from the firm revealed how tens of thousands of wealthy people hide their money in offshore companies. 12 current and former heads of government have been implicated. greece has begun deporting migrants to turkey as part of the controversial deal to stem the flow of people coming to europe. under the agreement, many migrants arriving by boat on the greek islands will be sent back. human rights groups say that the move will put refugees in danger. one million people have been killed or maimed by land mines around the world. now, today is the international day for mine awareness. it's a way that the u.n. calls

how the nigerian government is slowly gaining ground in its fight against boko haram. >> reporter: twors ago,th when we visited after the parents described how they followed the trail of their daughters to the entry point of the forest and were unable to move any further. the nigerian government has been able to start clawing back territory here from boko haram, but the for tress, the territory right in the center, that is still where they're moving towards. >> the new report tomorrow starting at 6:00 a.m. eastern on "new day" on cnn. >>> and this breaking news we're following out of ohio where we're expecting investigators to give an update on that man hunt for the person or persons wanted for the cold-blooded execution style murders of eight family members. we'll take you there as soon as the news conference begins. they're still setting up. we'll be right back. and when cameras change your perspective. that's the more human side of engineering. experience what a lincoln can do for you at the lincoln spring collection event. your choice of the lincoln mkc or mkz for $289 a month, or

our team traveling to africa, tracking the terror threat, the jihadi group boko haram. hundreds of girls still missing, abducted by the group. and the children who have escaped are now revealing a portrait of the horror. some children turned into suicide bombers, having no idea they were carrying bombs. "nightline" anchor juju chang takes us overseas to meet the children. >> reporter: we're traveling to the danger zone with u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power. it's been two years since boko haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls. 219 of them still missing. the terror group now using kidnapped children as weapons in their war, turning them into suicide bombers. 1 in 5 suicide attacks in the last year there was carried out by a child. they tell us some of those children are drugged. >> many of them don't even know what they are carrying, some that know they are already drugged. >> reporter: these children escaped the horror, carried through the forest on a days-long trek. >> t-w-o, two. >> t-w-o, two. >> reporter: this 14-year-old girl told ambassador power, she st

a source close to negotiations between boko haram and the nigerian government say the video was sharedy're still reviewing the video. >> if you study the video, you see the controlled environment. a big concern too that after two years in captivity the girls in the video were under no stress whatsoever, there's been little transformation to their physical appearance. >> is your government negotiating with boko haram for the release of these girls? >> there are ongoing talks. we cannot ignore leads, but, of course, many of these investigations are -- cannot be disclosed openly, because it could also endanger the negotiations. >> we took the video to a classmate of the girls. she'd been at home with family the day the other girls were kidnapped. for her safety, we're not showing her face and not using her name. she told us there's no doubt these are some of her kidnapped classmates. >> translator: these two were prefects. i'm reminded of how we used to play together and do chores own our homework. >> reporter: she says seeing her friends again will likely give her nightmares. >> translat

now, boko haram operates out of a terrain that is pretty tough to get at and to get to. the international community and efforts continue to develop intelligence to help get the growth back and also release not only the girls, but also a huge number of people they have kidnapped and are holding against their will. cahdigerian as well as the cameroonian military have gained a lot of freedom for many of those overtime. some of them have been found in different things. it is not an exact science and they are not all in one place. many of the people detained against their will include many of the girls who have been recovered. >> i wanted to take another stab at this unity government issue. i think a lot of us have an hearing folks say, it is established, the light turns on, and allies could go in and u.s. could potentially get more involved in libya. i wonder if you could help make us a little bit smarter on what changes currently understand the idea of a viable partner on the ground, but what changes in terms of what the u.s. would be able to do post unity government that y

the off camera voice asking the questions is familiar to cnn as that of boko haram spokesman.source close to negotiations between boko haram and the nigerian government said the video was provided by the terror group as an asked for show of good faith. nigeria's information minister told cnn they have received the video but are still reviewing it. >> you study the video and find out the questions that are asked are very controlled environment. we are a bit concerned too that after two years in captivity the girls in the video were under no stress whatsoever, there has been little or no transformation to their physical appearance. >> is your government negotiating with boko haram for the release of these girls? >> there are ongoing talks. we cannot ignore leads, but of course many of these investigatio investigations cannot be disclosed openly because it could also endanger the negotiations. >> reporter: we took the video to a classmate of the girls. she had been at home with family the day the other girls were kidnapped. for her safety, we're not showing her face and not using

charlie: boko haram? pres.ohamud: they have good networks around the world, and united states are our partners and that more. we are doing their refine. charlie: are you seeking a closer relationship to russia? pres. mohamud: somalia is seeking good relationships all over the world. there is no one country who is not violating the principles -- charlie: some friends are better than others. pres. mohamud: of course. some are better or closer than others. that is true. the united states is a very close ally. charlie: and russia? pres. mohamud: not yet. we are starting now. charlie: what do somalia need in your judgment? obviously, economic growth? pres. mohamud: yes. the war on extremism, on the military front it has been progressing, but the war against terrorism and extremism is not on the military front. there is an economic factor, a social factor. one of the reasons why we came been in washington the past two days is to seek further support from the united states to support the economic recovery of somalia.

they believe it is going to be paid into bombs by boko haram. some farmers say it could soon lead to food shortages, it also means the price of some basic food is increasing. the government properly blames >> it is found that these boko haram people are adding you a . >> needs to be overhauled to stop corruption. >> just giving subsidy and not knowing exactly, to help the overall population, really not -- it's really not helping at all. so farmers increase their output, they need to be able to increase their revenues. >> farmers such as paez says government leaders need to rox resolve the problem quickly. >> a farmer is not going to farm to manufacture anything that would destroy life. >> it seems unlikely truckloads of fertilizer will be reaching farmers soon. oil production is the main source of government income and falling price he have hit the government hard, there's no money to pay for fertilizer for be the suppliers. yvonne ndege, al jazeera. >>> volcano gave out 40 short bursts of ash and gas on sunday, throwing ash up to 2,000 meters i