johnston realizes that plan. then davis announces that secretary of war records will arrive that evening with word on the fate of lee's army. breckenridge arrives. he reports yes, lee's army has indeed surrendered. then johnston said he needs an opportunity to tell the president the truth. breckenridge gives and that opportunity the following day on the 13th. johnston tells them there he bluntly that the confederate soldiers in his army have only the close on their backs, the weapons in their hands and that it would be the greatest of crimes to continue the war when his small army was outnumbered 10 to 1. davis refuses to believe the game is up. he decides to pull you in a bow regard -- the general into his cabinet. everyone size with johnston. there is nothing left for davis to do now. he dictates a letter to general sherman for the needful arrangements to terminate the existing war. davis does not have his heart in negotiations. he decides to continue falling back and will retreat as far as charlotte. it is up

johnston realizes that plan. then davis announces that secretary of war records will arrive that evening with word on the fate of lee's army. breckenridge arrives. he reports yes, lee's army has indeed surrendered. then johnston said he needs an opportunity to tell the president the truth. breckenridge gives and that opportunity the following day on the 13th. johnston tells them there he bluntly that the confederate soldiers in his army have only the close on their backs, the weapons in their hands and that it would be the greatest of crimes to continue the war when his small army was outnumbered 10 to 1. davis refuses to believe the game is up. he decides to pull you in a bow regard -- the general into his cabinet. everyone size with johnston. there is nothing left for davis to do now. he dictates a letter to general sherman for the needful arrangements to terminate the existing war. davis does not have his heart in negotiations. he decides to continue falling back and will retreat as far as charlotte. it is up

johnston does just that. up to this time he has expected johnston tro to try to oppose his entry into goldsboro but intelligence and poor maps lead him to believe that johnston is falling back twarlds raleigh, confederates are burning all the bridges that will separate them from the union army and that the road to goldsboro is open. if there's anything in the union army that is dangerous right now, it's overconfidence. and the words of lieutenant john marshall brainem, one of the soldiers said on the morning of march 14, we feel in excellent spirits. everything promises for a smooth entry into goldsboro. well that will prove to be his last entry. he'll be lying dead on the field of bat until just a few hours. as sherman prepares to join the right wing under howard, he has a brief conversation with several other generals including 14th corps commanding general jefferson c. davis. isn't that a great name for a yankee general? that's just perfect. well davis tells sherman he thinks he's going to run into more th

lee knew full well that the president despised johnston and he carefully framed johnston's appointment as subordinate and beholding to him to lee. if johnston stumbled lee would take responsibility not the president. and davis acquiesced swallowing hard and approved the appointment, he wrote, in the hope that general johnston's soldierly qualities may be made serviceable to his country, and when acting under general lee's orders, and that in his new position those defects which i have found manifested by him when serving as an independent commander will be remedied by the control of the general in chief. second was lee's role in supporting the enlistment of slaves into the confederate army. lee's advocacy of such a drastic step in a slaveholder's republic turned the tide of opinion in favor of this desperate expedience, particularly within the army. for example corporal chandler wrote, if general lee is in favor of it i will cast my vote in favor of it. i will give him anything he wants for gaining our independence. lee wrote, i think we could at least do as well with them as the enemy

lee knew full well that the president despised johnston and he carefully framed johnston's appointment as subordinate and beholding to him to lee. if johnston stumbled lee would take responsibility not the president. and davis acquiesced swallowing hard and approved the appointment, he wrote, in the hope that general johnston's soldierly qualities may be made serviceable to his country, and when acting under general lee's orders, and that in his new position those defects which i have found manifested by him when serving as an independent commander will be remedied by the control of the general in chief. second was lee's role in supporting the enlistment of slaves into the confederate army. lee's advocacy of such a drastic step in a slaveholder's republic turned the tide of opinion in favor of this desperate expedience, particularly within the army. for example corporal chandler wrote, if general lee is in favor of it i will cast my vote in favor of it. i will give him anything he wants for gaining our independence. lee wrote, i think we could at least do as well with them as the enemy

that's johnston, left. sherman on the right and in the middle the confederate secretary of war john brecken jjridge. they realize it's over. the confederacy cannot maintain armies in field. they can't produce anything. they can't transport anything. armies have penetrated every corner of the confederacy just about. they're looking at the big picture and want to try to end this. again with lincoln's vision as quickly and easily as possible. they negotiate a surrender which goes a little bit above what sherman has the short to do. it touches on political matters. for example, it allowed the state governments in the southern states to keep functions as they were with their current governors and legislatures. confederate governments in tact. it went into those kind of things. by the time that sherman and johnston met something very important had happened this washington. lincoln's assassination. the northern congress is in no mood to negotiate. those terms are rejected. in the meantime news has filtered down th

all seven johnstons have dealt with multiple surgeries. >> back and brain stem surgery, then of coursetions all the way down. >> common in a lot of little people. >> when you're a little person you can have back surgery, like my sister did, or you could have corrective ankle or leg surgery. >> because of the bowing of the legs? >> because of the bowing of the legs. >> have you had it done on body legs? >> both legs. >> i see. >> he had leg surgery. >> i see. that straightens it? >> yes. it straightens it. >> reporter: even though dwarfism is classified under the americans with disabilities act, the johnstons say they don't accept disability. they don't see themselves as disabled. amber is an active stay at home mom. while trent works as a ground supervisor in charge of a group of big burly guys who do landscaping and maintenance at a local college. for trent he talks about his size that spilled over into his professional life despite 22 years of experience. >> do you think you've been discriminated against from a job perspective or in your career? your wife is nodding. >> i have. >> in

they say johnston met young girls online. in fact, in one case, he drove from the bay area to oregon to meet a girl and took his own daughter. the girl was found at johnston's home in martinez leaving roller skates and a suicide note next to a bridge. >>> in walnut creek, three guys got away with an atm full of cash. one man distracts the clerk while the other attaches a cable to the pick up truck. then they rip the atm out of the ground and load the machine in the back of the truck and take off. >>> tonight, san francisco police say they have caught the man who did this. take a look at this video. walked up to a homeless man who was minding his own business in the tenderloin and bashed his head with the pipe and then the attacker just walked away. the away. >> everyone has a right to feel safe. especially in san francisco. >> an officer saw the video on the news last night. very hard to watch. and minutes later saw the suspect in person in the tenderloin. police have charged 36-year-old arthur lee jones of fairfield with att

. >>> and now, the investigators say that blake johnston of martinez had more than 300 explicit images of children from the u.s. and across the world. he is believed to have had contact with at least three of the skrik tims, and may have abused many more. johnston was under arrest in october for allegedly luring an oregon girl from her home to the bay area. >>> take a look at this, a drive drive-through atm, sort of. 5:00 a.m. today, these suspects pulled into the gas station at a walnut street and one of the suspects distract eded the attendant, and his partner attaches a cable to the atm, and then he pulls off taking theatm with him, and now the police are looking for the white ford truck. >>> and a follow-up story of how the community is supporting fallen officer michael johnson. $24,000 and counting is how much money a south bay bar has joined for the family. hundreds of people showed up at the pub last night to show their support. this is after his memorial and burial. even johnston's father and members came to thebry brittania pub. >>> and now shgs, the giants are hosting the a's

nicole johnston, al jazeera islam bod. >> president obama has shaken hands with cuban president raul castro. pair has met before at nelson mandela's funeral but this will be the first time they have held bilateral talks. our diplomatic editor james bays is following events for us from panama city. >> reporter: this is a summit meeting of all the countries of the americas and cuba attending for the first time, lots of attention on the cuban president, what sort of interaction will there be? there has already been a handshake and chat, at the beginning of the summit, we believe on saturday there will be a little bit more substantial, what the white house has deermd discussion between two men. the other thing is whether the u.s. decides to remove its staws status as state sponsoring terrorism. they believe it can be lifted, the final decision is president obama and everyone will be watching to see whether that decision too is made during this summit because that then face of way potentially for the reopening of embassies in each of the capitals. >> barack obama and raul castro will hold

it's believed that johnston used social media sites to communicate with victims.in the south bay.a settlement of nearly a million dollars today for the family of audrie pott. in 20-12... the 15 year-old committed suicide after three boys sexually assaulted her after she passed out at a party -- and then shared photos. today, her family and the parents of two of the three boys involved agreed to terms. 950-thousand dollars will be paid by the defendents' insurance companies. the boys apologized in court.and will make presentations at high schools about the dangers of their behavior. the pott family settled with the parents of the third boy last month. still ahead. tragedy in the north bay after a small plane crashes in an open field.killing the pilot. and.a rollercoaster of a day for people stuck on this ride at disneyland. >> gary: the giants and the oakland a's. we found out about many important elements of them . >> brian: look at this ran on the map for sunday morning and i'll talk about the time for easter afternoon and more. >> catherine: the pilot of an ultr

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> that's catastrophic injure there. nepal's minister of communications joins us now from kathmandu. it's such a difficult time. can you tell us the latest you know about casualties. >> the situation has not calmed down yet. the hospital has been crowded. putting together. i'm sure it will take a little while. it will begin with search and rescue and then we'll concentrate on the search and rescue operation until more can be done. many have helped to support the operation. this is a calamity of tremendous proportion. tremendous magnitude. we ask people to stay calm so that immediate relief wherever it is needed can be sought. if rescue is needed. whatever is possible at this hour. >> where do things stand with establishing communications? because at a time like this, that is so necessary for coordinating rescue efforts to get to people who have survived this. obviously communication is broken down at a time like this. where do things stand when things are up and going. >> we ask people to use text messages and to make te

nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> an attack happened in near the border with pakistan the second reported incident in the area on monday. iran's official eye are. excavateing 12 mass gravesites thought to contain up to 1700 soldiers. >> and before iraqi army pushed to retake the city of mosul from isil new video has been released of u.s. and spanish forces training for battle warfare. a saudi policeman was shot dead and three others injured in a raid of the mainly shia city videos emerged on social media of what appears to be the operation. saudi media say that police retrieved weapons and communication equipment. four people were arrested. still to come on the program the thais who have taken matters in their own hands to prevent human trafficking. after street protest african-americans in the u.s. city of ferguson want to make their presence felt in the city council elections. >> that open your world. >> it could be very dangerous. >> i hear gunshots. >> a bullet came right there through the window. >> it absolutely is a crisis. >> real reporting. >> this is what we do. >> america tonig

nicole johnston al jazeera islamabad. >> well china's back to the future moves in pakistan and its other expansionary moves have bik cha chinese strategy means for america, patricia. >> ali, china's multibillion dollar infrastructure in pakistan is the centerpiece of a much broaders geopreliminary vision, that may replace united states as the dominant power in the corridor, down to the deep water of pakistan just a little over an hour's drive from the iranian border. in terms of strategic foot holes it does not duet much better than guada, home of 20% of the middle east traffic. china especially assumed control of the port, raising concerns it could be used by the chinese navy. beijing's investment plan for pakistan far outstrips u.s. aid which totaled $5 billion between 2012 and 2014, but when you think of the blood and treasure the united states has poured into the region, china is buying influence by strategically deploying its vast foreign exchange reserves through vehicles like the newly created china led, asian infrastructure investment bank which many became founding members of de

nicole johnston al jazeera, qatar. >> al jazeera has obtained he canclusive video of fighting aroundhese southern yemeni city of taiz. popular resistance forces have been battling houthi militia there. it has been taking place near the headquarters of the government. >> cent % of the country is said to be no longer under the control of houthi rebels. speaking at a news conference in london t they said there would be no dialogue unless they withdrew all of their fighters. on the ground fierce battles are continuing in several cities. abdullah al shami has the latest. >> reporter: this is marib in the center of yemen, an oil-rich prove incident which the houthis took over last year. both sides want control of marib. we are at the entrance to the city. the houthi presence they send them away. fighting has been raging here for days. control of this strategic province would help the houthis access the main stronghold in sada close to the sawedee border. outside the stronghold in aden fierce battles continue as houthi loyalists and houthi loyalists loyal to the deposed president. rebel for

lord johnston says an estate like this works best when it is owned and operated by a single person. -a mix of hunting and farming is practiced here. >> what you got behind us is a building which is roofing, so we employ people directly and also provide opportunities for other businesses to go on within the state. it's a win-win situation. >> those who live on his land think the only winner here is lord johnston. they can walk through his words, but he alone decides what happens on his property. landowners can chop down trees at will or let firms drill for oil or gas. ordinary scots have no say in the matter. gordon says that is wrong. gordon: i do have something personal against a small number of individuals who seem to have such control, such power, and such huge ownership of scotland's land. >> land reform is giving hope to those who, until now, have not owned any. on harris, john is already seeing progress. the proposal for the community to see bonus above the land is fostering optimism. a whiskey distillery is being built, another tourist attraction for the island, which was previ

and roads and buildings and the move is seen as part of beijing influence across asia and nicole johnstonorts from islamabad. >> reporter: in the mountains close to border of china and pakistan china expanding the world's highest international paved road on the highway and expanding its influence. this is part of a $43 billion project called the china, pakistan economic corridor and will stretch in china's province all the way south through pakistan to the port city. >> when china pakistan corridor becomes operational, china would be directly connected to the middle east or the gulf states and to africa and this would be a big dividend occurring directly from the corridor. >> reporter: construction on a chinese funded deep sea port and cut the time it takes for goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours and there are all sorts of deals linked to it coal solar and wind and oil and gas paper lines and highways and rail ways this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, $30 new convention center paid for by china and the countries have a long test

general joseph johnston surrendered at the bennett place to union general william sherman. jefferson davis was captured on may 10 and andrew johnson declared the war over on may 10, just a month after the surrender here at appomattox. him and him and him

it would be later by those two famous men johnston and beauregard. but in 1865 southerners did not blame jefferson davis for their defeat. but his imprisonment initiated a change in the way the white south viewed him. southerners did not believe that they deserved any kind of punishment. they believe that they had acted in secession in a legal and constitutional manner, that they had not forced any war on anybody. that military conflict had been forced upon them. and the jefferson davis, the only difference between them and jefferson davis was that he had been chosen to be their political and several leader. thus, he didn't deserve any punishment any more than he did. and if the union were to punish davis, they should be punished. and they rejected that. davis, back at ft. monroe, davis went from southwest georgia to ft. monroe by train and by boat. and at ft. monroe he was incarcerated. in the summer and fall of 1865, his incarceration was pretty tough. he was jailed in a case mate cell that had iron bars. in his little cell, there was constant ligh

nicole johnston al jazeera, merdan pakistan. >> police in south korea are questioning dozens of people after violence broke out at a protest. police fired tear gas and used water can options as demonstrators tried to march toward the president's office. they say it marked one year since the fer rey disaster. they accused the government of not improving safety standards isn't the incident. >> for the first time since cuba's revolution in 1959, people are being allowed to vote for opposition candidates at a municipal level. two of the 27,000 candidates don't pledge full loyaledty to the castros. one is a member of the democratic cuba party which is officially outlawed. it comes after historic meetings accusing raoul and fidel castro. >> a fast-moving wildfire is sweeping through parts of southern california. the fire which started on saturday evening has been through about 300 acres near los angeles. no injuries have been reported. authorities have issued an evacuation order for 200 homes in the drought-stricken area. this has now been lifted. it's unclear what started the blaze. turkib

the move is being seen as part of beijing's drive to increase its influence across asia nicole johnstonore from islamabad. >> reporter: high in the mountains, close to the border of china and pakistan china is expanding the highest international paved road the karakorum highway and expanding its influence. this is part of a $43 billion project called the china, pakistan economic corridor and go from china's providence all the way south through pakistan to the port city of guarda. >> when the china/pakistan corridor becomes operational, china would be directly connected to the middle east and gulf states and to africa and this would be a big dividend coming directly from the corridor. >> reporter: construction started on a chinese funded deep see port there and take the time it takes for goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours and there are all sorts of deals linked to it coal, solar and wind power, oil and gas pipelines and highways and rail ways. this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, $30 million convention center paid for by china

it would be later by those two famous men johnston and beauregard. but in 1865 southerners did not blame jefferson davis for their defeat. but his imprisonment initiated a change in the way the white south viewed him. southerners did not believe that they deserved any kind of punishment. they believe that they had acted in secession in a legal and constitutional manner, that they had not forced any war on anybody. that military conflict had been forced upon them. and the jefferson davis, the only difference between them and jefferson davis was that he had been chosen to be their political and several leader. thus, he didn't deserve any punishment any more than he did. and if the union were to punish davis, they should be punished. and they rejected that. davis, back at ft. monroe, davis went from southwest georgia to ft. monroe by train and by boat. and at ft. monroe he was incarcerated. in the summer and fall of 1865, his incarceration was pretty tough. he was jailed in a case mate cell that had iron bars. in his little cell, there was constant ligh

john: if johnston is not wounded and mcclellan is -- johnstone woke up every day and said, what a great day to retreat. gary: the seven-day signals that it will be a longer war. you will have to do things you did not do before. joan: the chronology is important. i've been researching for donaldson, which occurred in february of 1862. the follow for donaldson, the first big union victory engineered by u.s. grant. what the aftermath to that also showed was how difficult this war was going to be to bring to a close the union as it was because right away, the slaves demanded attention. the slaves came to the union army in tennessee and in terms of the overall occupation, policies had to be developed for them. slavery was diminishing at that point. gary: thousands of black refugees present the u.s. government with a topic they had to deal with. john: having derived the system of thinking about fugitive slaves as contraband, property using the laws of property against the confederacy in the context of war, combined with mcclellan, allows lincoln to think about the emancipation proclamation be

they say johnston met young girls online. in one case he drove from the bay area to oregon to meet a girl, he even took his own daughter with him on the trip. the girl was later found at johnston's home in martinez. she had faked her own death, leaving some roller skates and a suicide note next to a bridge. >>> the teenaged boys who sexually assaulted audrey pott at a high school party and then took pictures have apologized to her parents. it's part of a settlement the boys reached yesterday to end a wrongful death lawsuit. they've also agreed to make presentations at high schools about the dangers of drinking and sharing nude photos. in 2012 audrey committed suicide after rumors spread that naked photos of her were being shared online. >>> the san francisco police department may be losing eight officers. chief greg sur wants them fired for exchanging racist and homophobic texts. the messages first surfaced last month during a federal corruption investigation. the chief made it clear yesterday he doesn't want these cops worki

nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> joining us is ambassador ahmad achbad. ambassador thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera america. the pakistani prime minister noaz sharif owes saudi arabia his life, do you think he's embarrassed from the decision, the no comes from them thought from him? >> he's shown a great deal of political savvy on getting the parliament to say pakistan must remain neutral in this very difficult decision. he may himself be inclined to go along with the saudi request. they both belong to the sunni sect he is constantly visiting the shrines there but the financial be relationships and the shia population in pakistan of 30 o40 million people and he can't afford to alienate his shia neighbors. >> ultimately how damaging do you think this rejection will be to the saudi-pakistani rich? >> yes, i think it will create a great deal of ire great deal of anger, great deal of anguish among the saudis. because they see pakistan almost taken for granted. pakistan owes a great deal to the saudis financially emotionally culturally, there is

we have reporters covering the story from kathmandu in new delhi, but first nicole johnston has the latest from this report. >> it's the most powerful earthquake in nepal in decades. people describe waves after waves of tremors. the army is sifting through the rubble brick by brick looking for signs of life as well bodies. the number of people killed is rapidly increasing. hundreds of bodies have been recovered. >> people are trap in the rubles in the ministry the destruction. >> kathmandu is full of narrow winding lanes. and 19th center tower has been knocked down. at least 16 bodies have been pulled out. around 2.5 million people live in kathmandu valley. there are reports that whole villages have been destroyed. india has also been hit. tremors from the quake cause buildings to collapse in the three states. nepal is facing a major disaster, and it is asking its neighbors for help. nicole johnston, al jazeera. >> just a short time ago the minister of information and communication gave us this update. >> the situation has not calmed down yet. they're trying to put together to cater to the

there was a controversial surrender of joe johnston's army to sherman. has it become so controversial? professor gallagher: because sherman extended terms that were breathtakingly broad, but basically set the pattern for what reconstruction would be. there was a political dimension as well as a military dimension to them, and he was reined in by grant, who said no, you can extend my terms. what were the terms i extended at appomattox? those are the terms, not the ones that sherman extended to joseph johnston down at davis. in the midst of those davis told joseph johnston to let the infantry go but sort of take your cavalry and maintain the resistance, and sherman ignored him and followed through, but it is sherman going way off. professor varon: he encroached into the political realm their brief was to secure the surrender, the army was supposed to leave those questions about whether the confederates would vote against him a whether these states will be brought back to the union, those things were further the politicians to deal with in washington, and s

first, let's go to nicole johnston. she has the latest in this report report. >> reporter: it's the most powerful earth wake in nepal in decades. people describe wave after wave of tremors. the army is sifting the rubble brick by brick looking for signs of life as well as bodies. the number of people killed is increasing. hundreds of people have been recovered. >> people are trapped in the rubble and the infrastructure is mobilizing so that people who are trapped under rubble could be dug out of it. >> hospital beds have been set up in the streets. in the wards, treatment is basic. nepal is asking india to send mobile medical teams. the worst damage is in old kathmandu, if you will of narrow winding lanes. many are blocked with rubble making it difficult for rescuers to get in. a 19th century tower has been knocked down. only a stump remains. tourists were climbing the tower when the earthquake struck. at least 16 bodies have been pulled out. around 2 and a half million people live in kathmandu valley. there were report

roberts members of the jury friends of the guggenheim-lehrman military history prize, peter lawson johnston and i hold fast to the ancient truth that all great nations have honored the science and art of military history. from time immemorial. not least because great nations have been forged in war. peter and i hope to vindicate this reasonable proposition by rewarding the very best military history books in our own era. those written first as general bunting just said, in the english language, but published enough in the world. now, from ancient times until three generations ago, military history was perhaps the queen of the historical sciences. one might mention only a few of the unforget bl war sagas of the ancient past. in modern times sir winston churchill, general grant general de gaulle, only a few of the storied names the mere mention of which makes our proposition a reasonable case. so then why now the prize? why do we do this? we do this not least because the study of military history has, in fact, been purged from many of the faculties and curriculums of the universities, of the

nicole johnston reports now there islamabad. >> reporter: the drone is designed to kill.emote controlled aircraft be laser guided missiles. pakistan has wanted one for years. in the end it developed its own, and is using it on the border with afghanistan. >> it boosts our capability because these are not airplanes that can carry out aerial bombing, it is the drones. >> reporter: wur one bureau tracks drone strikes. since 2004 the number of people stilled in pakistan by drones in pakistan is between 2,500 and 4,000. this man lost his father and two young brothers when a drone missile exploded near their car. >> translator: it is difficult all the time. you hear the buzzing of drones. it affects you mentally. the children are afraid. we don't know where they are going to hit. >> reporter: last month the military showed off its new drone in a parade. many are too afraid to challenge the pakistan military for carrying out the strikes. >> it would be very dif kurlt for a civilian to stand up and say i am a civilian and i have been hit in a drone strike. >> reporter: the u.s. h

nicole johnston, al jazeera pakistan. >>> floods hitting malaysia last december were the worst in decades. as sahil rahil raman reports people still don't have a place to call home. >> reporter: building in the ruins of their home, these workers are helping rebuild. many don't own the properties they're building on. his renovated home is unsafe now. everything they owned were either ruined or floated away. >> translator: i'm worried because i don't have a house. my wife is pregnant and due in september. we want to be settled quickly but we don't see any hope. >> reporter: there are dozens of tented villages like this. aid agencies are dealing with people displaced like this area ghost villages, swept off their stilts, all that's left is the steps to a house. >> we hope to move all the communities to temporary shelters by the rainy season. >> these shelters house people waiting for their own homes. safe and secure, the communities are kept otogether. the government has promised to rehouse these many can't rebuild because it occupied government land illegally. and will have to be relocated.

own suicide to kol come to the bay area with johnston. yesterday federal investigators found explicit images on his devices believing he created some of the images and may have had contact with at least three young girls. >>> police are investigating a possible abduction attempt in concord. this letter was sent out warning parents earlier this week. it says a woman claiming to be a student's mother asked for her to be sent to the park inging lot for an appointment. the school contacted the mother and found out it was false. the student admits she shared personal information with a stranger on social media. >>> well, if you're up early enough you may have seen this morning's lunar eclipse. the shortest total lunar eclipse in 100 years got under way earlier today. here is the view of it from our cam camera around the time it peaked at 4:58. this is the view now from the griffith observatory in los angeles. if you were able to see it, you may have noticed the blood moon, reddish in color, and as we bring in our meteorologist lisa argen, quit

nicole johnston, al jazeera f islamabad. >> in the eastern of city of wafang that means kite, hundreds gather for the celebration. >> a swath of color against gray skies. a sign of better days ahead. nothing can stop kite enthusiasts from ushering in the spring. it's where kites were invented years ago as an instrument of war. >> the difference between chinese kites and foreign kites is overseas they use big blocks of color and focus on flying while chinese kites focus on the shape and colors. >> it's a traditional art former form that he has turned into a business. using the strongest bamboo as framework and canvas of silk for painting. when completed each kite will tell a story with shapes and colors spoke to go harmony prosperity and long life. they become flying works of art. >> many come every year for the kite festival all vying for the honor of being recognized as a kite master. >> anyone can learn to fly a kite but it takes skill to master it. the dragon symbolizes china itself and there is nothing more accelerate exhilarating than to look up in the sky and see the kites of the

we will start off with this report from nicole johnston. >> reporter: a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquakeas rocked kathmandu valley being felt as far away as india and bangladesh. buildings collapsed, homes lost under tons of concrete, steel and power lines. temples were also damaged and destroyed. >> it went on forever. it just went on forever. even the building stood by not one jolt. it was a continuous wave. >> reporter: the city's 19th century tower has been knocked down. only a stump remains. it's believed some tour wrists climbing the tower when the earthquake struck. dozens of people are trapped there. the wounded are being pulled from the rubble. hospital beds have been set up. around two and a half million people live in kathmandu valley. it's a depositionly-populated area. there are reports whole villages have been destroyed. getting help to them will be even more difficult than in the capital. over the next few hours, the scale of the devastation in nepal will become clearer. many people are still in many people are still in shock. >>> there are a lot of people preparing for a