let me just take it from johannesburg david you've been listening to both all guests that a number of years ago i was speaking to somebody from the department for international development the british organization that helps foreign countries and there was an enormous amount of frustration that a lot of the money that they were giving seemingly was disappearing and there was a number of cases of corruption being brought against many places in africa has had an impact on donors giving aid is there a frustration that actually the aid might not be getting to the people that need it most that it might just be disappearing into the coffers of the very rich. and italy the behavior of the muslim become government has not necessarily inspired confidence in the international community among daughters in particular it also has not inspired confidence in mozambique among its own citizens. we can recall recently the former minister of finance in mozambique. was arrested in south africa with the merest wire and by the united states in the wake of the two point two billion scandal of secret debts i

let me just take it from johannesburg david you've been listening to both august that a number of years ago i was speaking to somebody from the department for international development the british organization that helps foreign countries and there was an enormous amount of frustration that a lot of the money that they were giving seemingly was disappearing and there was a number of cases of corruption being brought against many places in africa has had an impact on donors giving aid is there a frustration that actually the aid money will be getting to the people that need it most that it might just be disappearing into the coffers of the very rich. and italy the behavior of the muslim become government has not necessarily inspired confidence in the international community among donner's in particular it also has not inspired confidence in mozambique among its own citizens. we can recall recently the former minister of finance in mozambique. was arrested in south africa with the merest warrant by the united states in the wake of the two point two billion scandal of secret debts illegal

let me just take it from johannesburg david you've been listening to both of guests that a number of years ago i was speaking to somebody from the department for international development the british organization that helps foreign countries and there was an enormous amount of frustration that a lot of the money that they were giving seemingly was disappearing and there was a number of cases of corruption being brought against many places in africa has had an impact on donors giving aid is there a frustration that actually the aid might not be getting to the people that need it most that it might just be disappearing into the coffers of the very rich. and italy the behavior of the muslim become government has not necessarily inspired confidence in the international community among daughters in particular it also has not inspired confidence in mozambique among its own citizens we can recall recently the former minister of finance in mozambique. was arrested in south africa with him a rest why aren't by the united states in the wake of the two point two billion scandal of secret debts

david mckenzie, cnn, johannesburg. >>> a parent fighting for her child's life ended up doing even moren that. >> please. we were almost at a point of begging for somebody to find something. >> how a last-ditch effort to find a cure for her daughter led to a remarkable breakthrough. that's coming up. >>> flooded homes. flooded businesses. flooded roads. that's the scene in houston, texas, over the past 24 hours. there's more flooding rain in the forecast. i'll show you where, coming up, after the break. >>> look at this. torrential rain battering the u.s. state of texas. more than 20 million people are under a flash flood watch in the region. more than 64,000 customers in the area have lost power. severe weather started dremp eeg houston earlier this week. look at this, as floodwaters nearly send this man cover flying. >> i was in houston, texas, for hurricane harvey a couple of years ago. and the social media scenes i was watching unfold last night about this time, had eerie emine reminiscent recommendries. a lot of people were talking about this. the flooding reminded them of harvey.

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thanks for bringing that to us, david mckenzie, live in jo ha johannesburg. >>> the faa has been workingsion of the software that could be linked two two deadly crashes. the agency's acting administrator acknowledged his team had questions when boeing announced a software fix last week. he chalks it up to routine business. >> boeing gives us information, we review it, we give it back with more things we need or when they don't get it exactly right, and we're talking about hundreds of pages of technical data on a software update that they're doing. it's very normal for there to be a back and forth. >> elwell also said he had not seen anything that suggested the faa should have done something differently in certifying the max jets. he said the agency will be open to any recommendations coming from the crash investigations. >>> federal authorities suspect thousands of machine gun conversion devices have been illegally smuggled into the united states from china, and in some cases, they're ending up in the hands of convicted felons. atf and customs officials in chicago alone have identified m

david: it is not the first time we have seen this in negotiations with the chinese. now let's go to johannesburg. big elections coming up. what do we expect? is clear that opinion polls are pointing to the rolling african national congress, which is currently led by the president, extending its grip on power. the party has been in power for 25 years and it is expected that what is critical in this election is that he needs a decisive when for positions in his old party. a narrow victory could embolden some of his critics. essentially limiting his policy options. a strong mandate will allow him to deliver on the promises he has made the south africans. david: talk about some of those promises. businessrstand it, the community is looking hopefully to what happens after selection. as far as the business community is concerned, doesn't matter which candidates get elected? >> of course it matters. the president has gone on an investment drive wanting to revive an ailing economy by attracting an investment. forrong mandate of over 60% the ruling african congress could essentially empower him and embol