children are still suffering from east africa's worst drought in 60 years. they are malnourished and need help. william kincaid are aware of this in every aspect of their lives. they are hoping to exploit that in every aspect of their lives. >> aid agencies are appealing for more money. prince william knows it will be a challenge. >> what is going on in east africa puts things into perspective about how terrible a crisis can get. >> kate wants to put the spotlight on this crisis. >> it is shocking. it has been going on for 100 days or so. hundreds of children are still malnourished at the moment. >> in an aid warehouse, the hard-headed british and danes learn about the problems for a day. the problems that they learn about will last for many days. >> there was a verdict today in the case of international arms dealer viktor bout. the notorious russian was convicted of conspiring to kill u.s. forces by sending arms to a terrorist group. just to be clear, he has not been convicted of international arms deals. this is a very specific conviction. >> viktor bout s

children are still suffering from east africa's worst drought in 60 years. they are malnourished and need help. william kincaid are aware of this in every aspect of their lives. they are hoping to exploit that in every aspect of their lives. >> aid agencies are appealing for more money. prince william knows it will be a challenge. >> what is going on in east africa puts things into perspective about how terrible a crisis can get. >> kate wants to put the spotlight on this crisis. >> it is shocking. it has been going on for 100 days or so. hundreds of children are still malnourished at the moment. >> in an aid warehouse, the hard-headed british and danes learn about the problems for a day. the problems that they learn about will last for many days. >> there was a verdict today in the case of international arms dealer viktor bout. the notorious russian was convicted of conspiring to kill u.s. forces by sending arms to a terrorist group. just to be clear, he has not been convicted of international arms deals. this is a very specific conviction. >> viktor bout s

in east africa, 13 million people are affected by the worst drought in decades. today, prince william and his wife were doing their part to help. they visited an emergency supply center run by unicef. this report contains flash photography. >> william and frederick, kate and mary. britain and denmark's future kings and queens getting stuck in on one continent to remind of the suffering elsewhere. the aid is for the children suffering by the worst drought. they are malnourished and they needed urgent help. william and kate are aware of the intense scrutiny. they are trying to exploit the global fascination to focus it on the needs of others. aid agencies are appealing for more money. prince william knows it will be a challenge. >> what is going on around the world, what is going on in east africa puts things in perspective. coruscate with like to put the spotlight on this crisis. -- to align >> kate would like to put the spotlight on this crisis. >> this is still ongoing and this has to happen with hundreds of children still no nurse at the moment. >> in a warehou

they will die without help. >> she is helping coordinate the unicef aid program in east africa. four months ago, the united nations declared famine in the somali regions. now the situation is critical. >> at least one-third of the children in these regions are suffering from malnutrition. for children under 5 are dying every day from a population of 10,000. datasets hopes -- unicef hopes an influx of donations will help alleviate the suffering. >> it is thanksgiving day in the united states and president obama has performed a seasonal rite of pardoning two-tiered days. -- two turkeys. the two birds will spend the rest of their lives on a farm in virginia without fear of ending up on a dinner plate. you are watching that "journal." >> 24,000 people a day, 18,000 of them children. 800 million living on the edge of starvation. we need to stop the dying and start a living. we need to stop the hunger and start the hoping. the world food program, feeding the hungry. >> welcome back. the euro zone debt crisis has entered new and dangerous territory with investors hesitating to buy up g

one of 320,000 children at risk of death here in east africa. there you go. hello.nicef says it needs $30 million by the end of the month to keep aid coming in to save them. and yet, with everything else that's happening in the world right now, this has been a quiet crisis. the duke and duchess of cambridge decided to try and do something about that. known to americans at prince william and catherine, the couple arrived at uniseven's massive emergency supply warehouse in copenhagen, trailed by hundreds of members of the world press. >> people have lost track of the terrible situation, so i think this hopefully will put the light back on this crisis. >> reporter: they shook hands, they packed boxes. but mostly they got this underreported crisis some much-needed attention. >> it's been going on for at least 100 days now and it's not getting any better. >> reporter: in copenhagen, 50 tons of unicef supplies were loaded on this 747. the flight was donated by british airways. and every member of the flight crew was a volunteer. unicef allowed us to accompany them. we wer

lloyd says the response to the crisis in east africa has been much smaller. >> situations like we seen the horn of africa are long term, they are political, at least partly political, they're somewhat related to the drought situation but it's been a long term political struggle in those areas and that has not excited the packers and the donors in the same way. >> it's not so much about compassion fatigue. i think people are as compassionate today as they ever have been. for us, it's actually more a belief fatigue. >> daniel wordsworth heads another minnesota-based group, the american refugee committee. arc also saw a huge response to the haiti earthquake. but support for pakistan, hit by massive floods a few months later, was far weaker. initially, wordsworth says, there also was indifference toward the horn of africa. >> i think what we see in both pakistan, and we're seeing it very strongly in somalia, is that, and it really is almost confronting to us, is the lack of belief that people have for that country. so it's not that they don't feel compassionate. they just can't make the co

the four of them watching the video of the situation in east africa.re and william and catherine have lots of friends in kenya. they got engaged in kenya. they have a personal association here. also, princess mary has visited kenya. so, you saw them being moved by that video and trying to do something about this. unicef, i have to say, kyra, thrilled to have them here. here's what the head of unicef u.s. had to say. >> we're very thankful. i spent the several weeks asking america what mountaintop do i have to stand on and, obviously, when the royal family pays attention, the world pays attention. so, it's very exciting for us. >> it's all about raising awareness, really, kyra. >> all right, royal correspondent max foster there live in copenhagen. we're following the live pictures and we'll continue to bring more to our viewers about what exactly the royal couple will be doing to help in that effort. all right, well, you remember that 22-year-old who started a petition to get bank of america to drop its fees? well, she won. and now the bank is backing d

. >> i think what is going on in east africa puts things into perspective of how terrible a crisis can reporter: catherine showed a smooth confidence with the media. >> people have perhaps lost track of the terrible situation. i think this hopefully will put the light back on this crisis. >> reporter: back in london, their new home won't be ready until 2013. the wiring and the plumbing need some help and there is asbestos to be removed. with any luck it will all be done before the prince and princess decide it is time to become mother and father. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. coming up next, "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football," the ravens versus the steelers. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt. from all of us reporting from nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com but i like having a lot more a lot more than having a lot less. and the more more i have, the more i like having more. and that's exactly what i get at embassy suites. more post-meeting celebrations, more com

what a year 2011 has been for freedom in the middle east and north africa. we have seen what may have well been the first arab revolution for democracy, then the second and the third. in him and people are demanding a transition to democracy they deserve to see delivered. syrians are refusing to relent until they can decide their own future. i want to single out someone who is here with us tonight. when our ambassador to syria was mobbed, salted, and threatened just for meeting with peaceful protesters, he put his personal safety on the line to let the syrian people know that america stands with them. he said he was inspired by his bravery. as he drove into a city under assault by the regime. the people of that city covered his car with flowers. please join me by giving a warm welcome to ambassador robert ford. [applause] thank you robert and allison for your dedicated service to our country. i have met people lifted by the sense that their teachers actually do belong to them. in my travels in the region i have heard purpose and new- found pride i have also

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they went to a unicef center to pack emergency supplies headed to east africa where is there a famineeven spoke to reports. >>> lawyers in the michael jackson manslaughter case make their final pitch to the jury today. >> ben tracy tells us the seven women and five women on the jury have a lot to consider. >> you've seen and heard all of the evidence in this case. >> reporter: after 22 days of testimony, the fate of dr. conrad murray is almost in the hands of the jury. ♪ billie jean >> reporter: they will decide if his actions led to michael jackson's death or using sedatives killed himself with the fatal dose of propofol. the jury will not hear from dr. murray. he decided not to testify. >> undergoing what is a brutal cross-examination was simply not worth it. he has a lot of contradictory statements he would have to own up to. >> reporter: the jury heard from 49 witnesses and 300 pieces of evidence including a drugged up michael jackson audio. the jackson family has been watching the case closely. in court, every day. many legal analysts have said the case is not going well for dr.

that was made about 1.million years ago in east africa. >> stephen: what does it do? it >> it gets dead meat off dead animals then you can eat it. >> stephen: like a prehistoric slap-chop. >> exactly like it. and it's because we could make that that we were able to get the meat, break the bones, get the marrow, get the proteins, get the brains to come and live everywhere. >> stephen: let's look at the next one. a solar powered lamp and charger. i don't get this one because if this sun is shining bright enough to charge it, i don't need a lamp. >> (laughs) did i nail you? i think you blew this one. >> if you were living... if you were trying to cook in a hut in africa you would be jolly grateful for this. >> stephen: jolly grateful? (laughter) all right. why? >> very. very. is. >> stephen: why? >> because this for the first time ever lets people who don't have access to electricity have access to light at night. >> stephen: the sun doesn't shine at night. >> you store it up in that little bit on the left. you store it up in the battery. >> stephen: all right. i'll read

drought has caused starvation and misery in east africa for months. all of this is extreme right -- extreme weather, like the torrential rain that start brazil last january. will we get more of this as the climate warms up? today, the united nations climate panel tried to answer that, releasing a new report. >> it is virtually certain that increases in warm temperature extremes and decreases in cold extremes will occur in the 21st century on a global scale. >> the panel says he waves are very likely to strike more often. very likely means a more than 90% chance of being right. heavy rain is likely to pour more frequently in many regions. more than a 66% chance of being correct. for hurricanes, it is likely there will not be an increase. there may even be fewer of them. this again has a 66% chance of accuracy. they are being cautious. some scientists think whether events can never be linked to warming. >> i do not think it is possible to isolate individual events and say that this is caused by emissions of greenhouse gases coming out of the chimney sta

the drought has caused starvation and misery in east africa for months on end. all of this is known as extreme weather like the torrential rain that struck brazil. one woman was thrown a lifeline to reach safety. she survived. disasters are always worse when people are not prepared. the question is, will we get more of this? the united nations climate panel tried to answer that releasing a new report. >> this is virtually certain that the increase in the frequency and magnitude of warmth daily temperature extremes and decreases in cold extremes will occur in the 21st century on a global scale. >> extreme weather happened naturally, so it is difficult if pollution is making it more frequent. the u.n. panel says that he waves are likely to strike more often and it means a 90% chance of being right. heavy rain is more likely to fall in many regions. this is likely a 66% chance of being correct. on hurricanes, there might be less of them. overall, this is fairly cautious. hurricane irene hit the bahamas last summer. changing conditions might mean that there are not

and what each year 2011 has been for freedom in the middle east and north africa. we have seen what may well have been the first arab revolution for democracy, then the second and third, and in yemen, people are demanding a transition to democracy that they alert to -- deserve to see delivered, and syrians are refusing to relent until they can choose to decide their own future. throughout the arab world this year, people have given each other courage. old fears have melted away and men and women have begun making their demands in broad daylight. they have given many of our diplomats courage, too, and i want to single out someone who is here with us tonight. when our ambassador to syria was mobbed, assaulted, and threatened just for meeting with peaceful protesters, he put his personal safety on the line to let the syrian people know that america stands with them. and he said he was inspired by their bravery. and as he drove into hama, a city under assault by a saeb's regime, the people of that city covered his car with flowers. please join me with giving our own wa

made about nearly two million years ago in tanzania, east africa. the top ridge there has been chipped away very carefully to give a sharp edge. and these are the tools. this is the swiss army knife of the stone age. it's this kind of tool that lets us all leave africa and live everywhere because this lets you strip the meat off the animal to get more protein, break the bone and get the mayor row. then you can use it to take the branches off the trees, skin the hides. this is what is left.... >> brown: has become us. it allows people to eat better, to grow better, to develop better brain. everything. >> everything comes from that. we now depend on this thing we made. for most of human history this is the most important technology. this is the technological discovery of humanity. >> brown: you describe that one as a first one. how do you pick the objects? i mean, there have been... was it fun? were there a lot of arguments? >> huge arguments. it was the greatest fun ever because the idea was we would spin the world and say what's going on around in 2

the aid packed by royals is for the children still suffering from east africa's worst drought in 60 yearsthey are malnourished and need urgent medical help. william and kate are well aware of intense interest in every aspect of their lives. here now they're trying to exploit that global fascination and focus it on the need of others. aid agencies are appealing for money at a time for financial difficulties for many. prince william knows it will be a challenge. >> as tragic and disastrous, what is going on in east africa puts into perspective how terrible crisises can get. >> kate says she wants to put the spotlight back on this crisis. >> it is really just how shocking the situation is, going for 100 days or so, still ongoing. a huge amount still has to happen with hundreds of children malnourishes at the moment. >> reporter: in an aid warehouse, the hard-hatted british and danish royals learn about the work done here. they have come for a day. the problems they have been highlight will last for many, many days. peter hunt, bbc news, copenhagen. >> it is good to see that too. one they're

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also -- a new start for the survivors of east africa's famine, but what challenges face the aid agencies now? >> hello. thanks very much for joining us. the offices of a french satirical magazine in paris have been seriously damaged by fire. the publication, charlie hebdo, has printed a cartoon of the prophet muhammad on the front cover and also named muhammad as its guest editor. they say the aim was to celebrate the success of islamists and denied it was trying to be provocative. our correspondent in paris says some people say they saw the attack taking place. >> witnesses are saying the petro bomb was hurled through the window, and it seems to have set some of the equipment in the satirical magazine's office on fire and the editor has been appearing on french news channels saying that he very much doubts whether they'll be able to publish next week. it's a weekly satirical magazine called charlie hebdo. he says most of their equipment has been destroyed. now, the magazine's website has also been hacked into, and messages in glirk and turkish attacking the magazine's policy of naming m

who could be pushing the middle east and north africa towards the political change that's our special interview next on. today we're talking to a foreign named all the author of several books among them are gods of money wall street and the dearth of american century and he is also a political risk consultant so we're going to discuss several more several of the most burning our political and economic issues in the world today mr engel thank you very much for joining us to be here to start off basically a never never before has the world faced so many economic and political problems all at the same time would you say that these conflicts which we're seeing today in terms of here in the dollar situation and what's happening in the northern africa middle east these conflicts feed off each other are they somehow related or not particularly what i see in all these conflicts the decision to libya the crisis with the dollar crisis with the american economy and the conduct of american foreign policy in the in the eyes period is all part of the breakdown of the entire super power structure th