prince and princess akishino's youngest daughter princess kako attended the function for the first time. the emperor and empress are planning to visit the pacific island country of palau in april to pay their respects to the war dead. this year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. japanese officials are arranging the visit for april 8th and 9th. emperor akihito and empress michiko will meet palau's president and his wife after a welcoming ceremony. they will also meet leaders of micronesia and the marshall islands at a reception in palau's largest town. those countries witnessed fierce battles during world war ii. on the second day the emperor and empress will fly to keliliu, a site where heavy combat took place. the imperial couple will pay their respects at a monument built by the japanese government and one dedicated to the u.s. military. >>> survivors and witnesses of a fatal new year's eve stampede in shanghai are demanding an investigation. they want to know whether there were enough security measures to manage the huge crowds. 36 people were killed, and 47 injur

bow kako haram's youngest victims fending for themselves.hey lost their parents a month ago when boko haram attacked her village. they followed us and they killed my mother and father. >> reporter: 180 children crowd into this compound. for now, from the daily attacks. many are orphans, witness to what no child should ever see. >> seeing the people slaughters. >> reporter: you could see all this? >> yes. >> reporter: her friend esther from another village has a similar story. she continues in her own language. they showed up after church service one sunday in july opening fire killing people. everyone ran. i don't know what happened to my parents. esther is 18 and lydia 16. they are some of the oldest here have responsibilities like cooking for the other children. they don't get government handouts and there is no international aid agency helping them. both are struggling to understand their changed lives. lydia tells me of nightmares crying, not being able to eat. what is all too clear to them now is they won't be going home anytime soon. >