bbc news, northeast kenya. >> a brilliant idea. over the past decade the united states has seen its fair share of disasters, and now people are on edge. as a result, some are taken matters into their own hands and joining a group known as preppers. our reporter has gone to see what the movement is all about. >> mike, yes, i've got your information -- >> shop lives in rural virginia. a regular guy with a family and a busy job as a software sales executives. but what he does in his spare time it's a little unusual. >> my food dehydrator. this is some of the food i dehydrated. in the pantry i have two months of canned goods. this is the backup power system, in the event of an outage, and electricity goes out i use this cooktop wood stove. >> he is a prepper, one of the growing number of americans who believe a major disaster could happen at any times of the preparing their home and their family. the muscle it infrastructure fails, we are ready -- >> so if infrastructure fails we are ready and prepared. it could be an actress become a

coming up on "gmt," a caravan that brings school to the nomadic children in kenya. a far cry from the criticism he is facing from the west, hamid karzai is in china where he is speaking to a slightly different audience, talking about economic views and reaffirming ties. >> indeed, china traditionally says they do not like to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, so anything going on inside of afghanistan with regards to the election of hamid karzai, they will not touch on those issues. what is really being discussed is the economy and how china can help afghanistan after the current military campaign comes to an end. really, the afghan president indicated that that is what it wanted from the chinese yesterday when he spoke to 70 or so businessmen here, he said once those companies to get involved in mining, infrastructure, and energy projects. things like that. he also said that he hopes to be able to guarantee safety and security for all of the chinese companies that he hopes will invest millions of dollars in his country. >> china has some concern

in kenya, not to allow the ivory sales has been welcomed. what happened after the last sale back in 2008? >> we lost 47 elephants to poachers. the following year, we lost 145 elephants. last year, that number moved to more than two hundred 30 elephants. -- 230 elephants. when we are speaking about the african elephant, we are speaking about all of the african range species. some of them are from tanzania and some of them are from the congo and some are from beyond. it is a good decision that they have made. we hope this will give us room to control them ourselves and have a more unified position as africans and to pay necessary attention to other species that have suffered. this resting. should give a strong -- this resting period should give us more room to be unified. >> they do not honor the borders. >> they do not. they try to do it without consulting us. but those elephants are neither there's more hours. we share them. the elephants have no idea. in tanzania, we have [unintelligible] in my samarra and serengeti, the elephant has no ide

purple heart treated since leaving active duty he worked as a journalist from far off zones such as kenya, ethiopia, vietnam and gulf coast of the american south. his first book was quote quote blood stripes bill war in iraq," awarded a prize by the military society of america. today he's here to talk about his more recent book, quote cope the border exploring the u.s.-mexico defied." david, please. [applause] >> thanks, tom miller and everyone here. i would like to start by thanking the city of tucson, the university of arizona, the arizona daily star, every volunteer, everyone from tucson, every so there arizona citizen who has made me as an author and all loveless as authors feel welcome. you've done an extraordinary job with the tucson festival of books. give yourselves a round of applause. [applause] it is an incredible achievement. it's an incredible achievement. it's an extraordinary achievement in today's economic climate and you shouldn't be prouder of yourselves as a region. thank you so much. i have one other thanks to extend as tom mentioned i served in iraq and as tom delude

that kenya was right was hard to dispute in the world today. in beleaguered by cross border epidemics, such as aids or cross border terrorism or environmental crisis such as global warming or global news of a global catastrophe, catastrophic disaster such as currently in haiti. which cannot leave us quietly self centered within our regional cells. we are increasingly linked not only by our mutual economic and social and political relations, but also by far reaching concerns about injustice and inhumanity that challenges our world and the violence of terrorism that threatens it. even our shared a fascination and shared thoughts on a global helplessness can unite rather than divide it. there are, in fact, very few non neighbors left in the world today. in the new presentation of justice i'm trying to present with all humility drawing i think on very old ideas both from the west including smith, wilson and other traditions which i discussed in the book from india, japan, china and elsewhere at least, it is consciously alive to that basic reality a

securing the ships, securing the hostages and right now there's a real estate boom going on in nairobi kenyare the pirates and associates are buying up real estate because they have so much cash, they don't know where to invest it. >> shepard: wow. kim peterson, that's a sobering thought. thank you for being here. >> continuing coverage of the breaking news out of washington. the house democrats who voted in favor of healthcare reform getting death threats, steny hoyer is concerned about the safety of members of his party and their families. molly henneberg is gathering information from law enforcement and congressmen. what is congressman hoyer saying specifically happened? >> hi, shep. congressman hoyer says, quote, more than ten democratic members of the house reported some kind of potential threat either by phone or some other a. here's more from congressman hoyer. >> the capital police briefed members, if they are in any way suspicious or fearful or see action occurring, report those immediately and the capital police will respond and try to determine whether crimes have been committed.

, and other countries -- ethiopia, uganda, kenya, and other countries are coming together. this is not a u.s. problem. it is something the world has to work on. development is going to be a key factor. we need security and development to go hand in hand. this has to be an integrated -- it has to be integrated not only in the u.s. would but -- not only in the u.s. but in the region. >> in your travel, i do not recall hearing china mentioned. can you discuss china's role, how actively they are engaged to help or not to help? >> i have made a trip to beijing and have discussed these issues at very high levels within the government of china. when the chinese delegation came over here to meet with secretary clinton, she invited me to join in on the segments that had to do with sudan. we have been involved at a government-to-government level. the special representative of china to sudan -- he and i have a relationship that goes back to when he and i were in kenya. we have known each other for a while. he was at kigali with me the last week. we continue to have a relationship. whi

. >> larry: jessica biel, emile hirsch and kenya are here to tell us about climbing mt.limanjaro. what's up tonight? >> i climbed that mountain about 15 years ago. it is not easy. >>> it's tough to know where to begin when you talk about congressman eric massa. he just stepped down, but why? was it tickling, was it groping, was it because he was opposed to the health care bill? >>> also tonight, runaway prius. we've got the 911 call from a california man whose toyota went up to 90 miles an hour on the freeway. he couldn't stop it. >>> joe halderman reached a plea deal today. we'll tell you what it is. it's all at 360 at the top of the hour, larry. >> larry: 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific with anderson cooper. >>> what's it like to push your body ask mine to the limit in the ultimate test of endurance. jessica biel and emile hirsch is here to tell us. they climbed mt. kilimanjaro. it's in an upcoming documentary, "summit on the summit" airing sunday, march 14. they're here with musician kenna who put the whole expedition together. jessica, why did you do this? >> i wanted to

similarly the last novel i did before this one, "crossers," acts of faith which is set in kenya and sudan, that brought up an assignment i had with "national geographic" adventure. this one, "crossers," was inspired by an assignment that i originally got from a virginia quarterly review to write about the border as an issue, to write about the border is a problem and i must say or a small university magazine that gave me a lot of space, 10,000 words. they called me because i live part of the year with my wife down in patagonia and over the years, that would be since 1996, i have accumulated a lot almost by osmosis about what is going on down there. and of course almost every day that i am down there or nearby in the san rafael valley, i have encountered undocumented aliens coming over the border. i have certainly encountered an awful lot of drug swindlers because for various reasons the area we live in is more of a drug corridor, a drug smuggling corridor then it isn't area for smuggling illegal aliens. i can think of one incident when i wife leslie and i were hiking only a mile from pata

at least three villages have been wiped out on the uganda/kenya border. it's usually dry between rainy seasons. yesterday there was a seven-hour downpour. the bbc reports at least 100 people were killed in the mudslides. ugan uganda's disaster minister says 300 including at least 60 children are missing. >>> there is a legal setback for those two american missionaries still jailed in haiti on kidnapping charges. a haitian judge held a hearing on the case today. he's not ready to release them. he did not explain why. the judge said he would probably let them go. laura sillsby and charisa coulter face charges for kidnapping. eight other missionaries detained with them were released last month. >>> it appears increasingly likely that five young men from our area will face terrorism charges in pakistan. today prosecutors presented the case against them to a judge. the charges include waging war against pakistan. the defendants are muslim americans from northern virginia. they were arrested soon after they reached pakistan in december. a senior police official

worth of computer equipment for her little school in kenya. this was the kind of stuff that was happening all over the conference, connecting up people of means to these small projects that are really going to empower whole communities. >> well, good luck next year. i know you're going to do it again. >> i hope you're part of it again. >> absolutely. >> that's it for us tonight. "larry king live" starts right now. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> tonight violent sex offenders found guilty, imprisoned and then released, only to rape, torture and kill again. we look at the case of registered sex offender john gardner, charged of the february rape/murder of chelsea king in san diego, and another attack in the same area weeks earlier. also suspected in the killing of young amber dubois. what about one-time dating game contestant rodney alcala? he did time for sexual assaults on an 8-year-old, and a teenager. now he faces execution for raping and butchering a schoolgirl and four other women. victims and their families are joining us, all next on "larry

marine the ku core instead of to speed the review was severely wounded all's well as philippines, iraq, kenya and the persian gulf. he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service medal with the oak leaf cluster and also participated in numerous presidential diplomatic missions. the latest book "leading the charge" leadership lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom" includes a visitor approach to leadership and challenges of the 21st century. this is a book about what future leaders must know and mspb how to be effective to rapidly changing environment. please welcome the general anthony zinni. [applause] >> it is a true honor to be here and i want to commend tucson and the daily star and the university for this unbelievable event. i have spent all the walking around in the number of people that have come out the interest in reading, literature warms my heart and it is great to see the young people out here especially now many of us that our senior would obviously, but to see so many young people interested in books and reading and authors and lect

will be critical to the effectiveness of the global health initiative so i would see whether it is in kenya or other countries where there are significant egg-based organizations running hospitals and doing that work and where we are involved in providing support. our goal is to bring that support within the context of the health system and to make those more formally part of the integrated national health plan, so it absolutely involves expanding and deepening our partnership. >> i would hope you would be mindful that in some countries where church opposition to human rights abuses have been very strong. when integrated in partnerships and are formed in the government, health ministries and others might be less quick to want to embrace the faith-based community. i would hope that they would play a very positive role in suggesting when it comes to health care, you want the maximum impact certainly and it seems to me, i know places and i have been throughout africa. usually when there is corruption or human rights abuse by a dictatorship or authoritarian regime, it is reflected in other part

he has worked as a journalist from far off zones such as kenya, ethiopia, vietnam, and the gulf coast of the american south. his first book was blood stripes, the view of the war in a rock. awarded a major price. today he is here to talk about his more recent book, the border, exploring the u.s. mexico divide. [applauding] >> thanks. i would like to start just by thinking the city of tucson, the university of arizona, the arizona daily star, every volunteer, every to zonian, every southern arizona citizen who has made me as an author and all of us as authors feel so welcome. you have done an extraordinary job with the tucson festival of books. it is an incredible achievement. it is an incredible achievement. an extraordinary achievement in today's economic climate. you should not be prouder of yourselves as a region. thank you. thank you so much. i have one other thanks to extend. as tom mentioned, i served in iraq. as tom alluded to, i was wounded in iraq. i had a close encounter with some shrapnel that left me with a little bit of shrapnel in my job. every time i open my mouth to wi

. ♪ >> larry: jessica biel, emile hirsch and kenya are here to tell us about climbing mt.ro. and why, but first let's check in with our own anderson cooper. >> i climbed that mountain years ago and it's not easy. >>> it's tough to know where to begin when you talk about congressman eric massa. he just stepped down, but why? was it tickling, was it groping, was it because he was opposed to the health care bill? tonight we're trying to sort through it and keep him honest. arianna huffington and david gergen to talk about that. >>> also tonight, runaway prius. we've got the 911 call from a california man whose toyota went up to 90 miles an hour on the freeway. he couldn't stop it. we've also got toyota's side of the story and the man accused of extorting money from david letterman joe halderman reached a plea deal today. we'll also talk to jeffrey toobin about it. it's all the on "360" at the top of the hour, larry. >> larry: 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific with anderson cooper. >>> what's it like to push your body ask mine to the limit in the ultimate test of endurance. jessica

internationally this week, abortion rights advocates watch kenya where a draft of the new country''sconstitution defines life as beginning a conception. >>> google could announce as early as monday on whether it will pull out from china. china is known for sensoricenso content there. >>> he has fought to maintain his name after a sex scandal that broke after a november 22nd auto accident. today tiger woods opened up and gave interviews to golf channel and espn. interviewers could ask whatever they wanted to. did tiger answer? >> i've done bad things in my life. it all came to a head. now after treatment, going for in-patient treatment for 45 days and more outpatient treatment, i'm getting back to my old roots. >> for a lot of people the spark of those bad things is november 27th, early that day. what happened? >> well, it's all in the police report. you know, beyond that everything's between elin and myself. that's private. >> why did you lose control of the car? >> as i said, that's between elin and myself. >> if it's a private matter, why issue a public apology? >> i owe a lot of p

. >>> and now to kenya to meet some orphan elephants.ught poaching and disappearing habitats are threatening the population and putting a huge strain on this elephant orphanage in particular. the orphanage says the number of babies that it is caring for is at a 30-year high. the young elephants usually need about two years care before they can go back into the wild. >>> and if that wasn't enough elephants for you, here is more at the nation's capital. the ringling bros. came to town. look at that shot there, the famous elephant parade went right by the u.s. capitol. i'm not sure if these are republican elephants or not, but no sign of partisanship in the crowd. just a whole lot of smiles there, nothing to protest, no angry signs. a rarity there for the capitol. a rarity that no one was upset with one another. thanks so much for joining us. i'm fredricka whitfield at the cnn center in atlanta. don lemon is coming up next with more of the health care showdown including a look at what doctors think about all this. and also look at this week

can treat for all intents and purposes is canada although most liv have living conditions similar to kenya although it seems south africans only apply a fresh coat of paint the architecture remains intact. i like obama's i am just not into him said lee privity is a black man with a white mentality because he is raised in a household starting with his brand of starting on the ronald reagan garbage. black americans have seen in one another there "avatar" although no slaves from that country were on the shores of the united states jim crow laws were not from apartheid structure. the catechism of the assassinated african-american malcolm x was the model four that preached by the south african both mandela and cain got inspiration america is a potent anti-a america movement was put forth buy black americans like randall robinson white settlers to have the initial apartheid state is from the americans wait seven years in both have invented folklore tales of a concord hostile lands in hostile dark skin people delivering civilization and technology to welcome the savages they translate the word fo

gave $100,000 in product to a fantastic young woman who started a little school in her hometown in kenya

kenya cook for 300? she said, you will. she became the cook for these fire camps.k for her context that they just got let out of jail in missoula. they were desperate for men and literally opened up the jails. they let anyone but the murderers out to go into the woods to fight the fire so pinky a day or is cooking massive pot of potatoes and onions for these convicts. one gets aggressive with her and she says to him, hold that can up over there on the stump and she takes her gun out and shoots it and she says does that tell you what kind of a shot i am? [laughter] when the blowup happens all the comdex run under this stream and bury themselves in the water opening day will live in some of them died as trees fell down. pinky goes into the stream with them and says, i won't die here, and gets up and starts walking out. they said you are crazy. she walks 20 some miles down to the valley and her father doesn't see her for three days and she shows up in this little town. they used to wear these mail boots, bloggers shoes that had nails on the bottom and that's her fathe

before that, there was the embassy bombing in kenya. there was the 1993 attack from the world trade center, and there was 9-11. i sing to say it is a tremendous recruitment tool is like saying -- i think to say it is a tremendous recruitment tool is like saying, if we shut it down, they are going to get into another occupation. they are people who want to kill us, so i think it is overstated to say it is the recruitment tool, and we will just shut it down. >> i would not say it is only a recruitment tool, but i would say when you can have john mccain, president bush -- >> there has been such an emphasis that is major. >> it is certainly our recruiting tool. i would not say it is a major recruiting tool, but it is a tool we can take out of the hands of those who are trying to recruit people to fight us. if you looked at those people who say, let's close guantanamo, senator mccain, president bush, holland hall said it should be closed. >> -- collin powell all said it should be close. >> the gentleman was interviewed for 30 minutes. i watc

this includes turkey, armenia, kenya, mexico, rwanda and many other countries.h have relations with israel and others don't. politics and economy are irrelevant. such is the case of haiti. the idf always a ride sufferers to and always leaps into the unknown in order to save as many lives as possible and ease the pain. in the past, on a myself participated in aid to india as well as a rescue mission to kenya. just as before, i was surrounded with wonderful people from the idf medical corps soldiers were dedicated and determined to save lives. i have a small accent. -- accident. [laughter] we never asked questions. we never asked what interests are or how much will it cost. we never hesitate and we take over the mission with a full sense of purpose, and in the and we gained something priceless. the look in a child's eyes whose life we saved. the gratitude of the mother who's studying child was rescued and the understanding that the idf in haiti or any other place in the world is an island of hope in the sea of despair. ladies and gentlemen, all right, dr. colonel

the whole key state in the region, all the important states in the region and i was clued among them kenya, ethiopia, uganda and some other members of a god -- >> you're not planning to meet up with the president any more argue? whenever an opportunity presents itself to engage president ics to a government of peace and cessation of eritrea support for spoilers in the region i will do so. with respect to military weapons, we try as best we possibly can to ensure through a number of mechanisms that any assistants, any assistance that we give to the tfg directly or indirectly discounted for and audited through mechanisms that we believe are very good. >> are you aware of any concerns that weapons have -- may have gone to insurgents? >> there are allegations out there. but let me say that because of two decades of conflict and instability in somalia, the country is awash with arms and in fact is in an international arms bazaar. weapons can be acquired very easily on the black market and they can be sold very easily on the black market. we undertake through a number of mechanisms, including on

i'm working with a number of ngos in kenya, indonesia, poland and ireland trying to combat autism andall of these organizations have a is a deficiency in funding. lots of thoughts, a lot of good expertise, but lack of funding. i've introduce legislation h.r. 1878 about a year ago that would have a small grant program and also a teachers program and am asking if he would take a good long hard look at these ngos. am sure you have the authority, absent the legislation to assist these ngos and i will give you one on autism in nigeria. i know some involved with ngo there, they suggest there may be as many as a million nigerians who have autism. i would ask you to take a good hard look at this and provide some assistance there. secondly on your three priority areas to talk about instability from rapid population growth and i would respectfully request you take a second look at the issue of the population. and places all all over europe, russia, the u.n. estimates by the year 205025% of our population than that which currently exists in russia, sam way with the eastern european countries, we

inspirational moments have happened here -- the spontaneous performance of the boys choir of kenya when they were here and st. "the star spangled banner -- and sang "the star spangled banner." at this museum, we are in the forever business. americans trust us with their family heirloom and prs and prid possessions. we are very grateful that mrs. obama is interesting us what -- is entrusting us with this wonderful gown that she wore at the inaugural ball last year. i'm sure this dress as many memories for you. it will become part of our country's collective memory. it goes into one of our best known and most popular exhibitions and collections at the smithsonian. it will become part of a personal memory for millions of visitors who come here every year. over the years, our first lady collection has evolved, in response to the changing role of women in american society and the changing role of the first lady. i am pleased to announce that, thanks to a generous gift, the museum will be adding a new gallery to the first lady's exhibition -- i gallery called "the first lady -- a gallery call

. >> kenya report goes to the committee? happy to. >> private aviation. >> very quickly, we have a boat coming up. >> as i mentioned, we are in the process of repairing the supplemental notice of aviation which will go up this year. >> thank you. >> we appreciate your service and thank you for the job you have been doing. there is concern that the christmas day bombing was on a tour watchlist and was able to get in a -- an airplane. how can we prevent this? >> he was not on any terrorist watch list. we did not have any visibility on him. >> he apparently had a valid of the separate -- a ballotvisa. -- valid visa. >> are we looking at watch lists from other countries? >> i cannot vote -- enter that in an open session but president barack obama did direct that the u.s. government in the department of, security and the intelligence community and look at this. that review is on going to see how we can solve that. >> it seems like common sense if they are in a watch list that that is automatically that they should not be left on

proceeds from maple syrup sales to start a charity called hannah's gold which brings aid to a village in kenya. that's what hannah teter did. liz stephan, a cross country skier from east montpelier supports a charity geared toward getting young children involved in sports. lindsay, a snowboarder from vermont, used her love of animals as motivation to get involved with the american society for prevention of cruelty to animals. from charity efforts to hometown family-owned restaurants, the impact of these outstanding individuals can felt by many. the 11 athletes who are recognized today as vermont olympians are the following. in cross country skiing, katelin compton, andy newell and liz stefan. in alpine skiing, jimmy cochran. in ski jumping, nick alexander. in freestyle skiing, gold medalist hannah kierney. in snowboarding, silver medalist hannah teter, bronze medalist kelly clark and lindsay jacoblis. it is with great pleasure that i congratulate these athletes on a spectacular job, and the state of vermont is very proud of you all. thank you. i would yield the floor. mr. leahy: mr. president?

i'm working with a number of ngos in kenya, indonesia, poland and ireland trying to combat autism andall of these organizations have a is a deficiency in funding. lots of thoughts, a lot of good expertise, but lack of funding. i've introduce legislation h.r. 1878 about a year ago that would have a small grant program and also a teachers program and am asking if he would take a good long hard look at these ngos. am sure you have the authority, absent the legislation to assist these ngos and i will give you one on autism in nigeria. i know some involved with ngo there, they suggest there may be as many as a million nigerians who have autism. i would ask you to take a good hard look at this and provide some assistance there. secondly on your three priority areas to talk about instability from rapid population growth and i would respectfully request you take a second look at the issue of the population. and places all all over europe, russia, the u.n. estimates by the year 205025% of our population than that which currently exists in russia, sam way with the eastern european countries, we

in vietnam where he was severely wounded as well as operations in the philippines, turkey, somalia, kenyaraq, and the persian gulf. he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service medal with oak leaf cluster. he's also participated in numerous presidential diplomatic missions. his latest book "leading the charge: leadership lessons from the battlefield to the board room" includes a visionary approach to leadership and challenges of the 21st century. this is a book about what future leaders must know. and they must be effective in our dynamic and rapidly changing environment so please welcome general anthony zinni. [applause] .. the book "leading the charge" cannot unintentionally. several years ago i wrote about called the battle for peace and it was a book about how the world was changing around us ever since the collapse of the soviet union, sort of a confluence of names, a perfect storm. the soviet union collapsing, changing the power structure, the rise of globalization, the information age, mass migrations of people now seeking greater opportuni

key states in the region, all the important states in the region -- and i would include among them kenya, ethiopia, uganda, and other members of igad -- >> you're not planning to meet up with president isaias anytime soon, are you? >> whenever an opportunity presents itself to engage president isaias in a conversation that will lead to peace and a cessation of eritrean support for spoilers in the region, i will do so. with respect to military weapons, we try as best we possibly can to ensure through a number of mechanisms that any assistance, any assistance that we give to the tfg, directly or indirectly, is accounted for and audited through mechanisms that we believe are very good. >> are you aware of any concerns that weapons have -- may have gone to insurgents? >> there are allegations out there. but let me say that because of two decades of conflict and instability in somalia, the country is awash with arms and, in fact, is an international arms bazaar. weapons can be acquired very easily on the black market and they can be sold very easily on the black market. we undertake, through

taking from january 10 hamp service or performance report monthly figures our gao calculate using kenya to figures. if it is committed while the trial modifications start to go down? if you could help clarify that for me. i see the permanent modifications continue to go but if they are truly committed numbers i do understand what any number would ever come down. >> monthly figures, okay. you can clarify for that for me. it is tightly back from the cumulative figures but it is on a monthly basis of we can see the past that and i think, you know, the point being even though try modification are going down slightly, because now they have moved back to documenting and come up that you may see a higher percentage of conversions to permanent modifications. but we will have to wait and see. >> there was an assertion here that african-americans are 50% less likely that why is that? what is happening here? why would that happen? i can't remember who brought that up in the prior. [inaudible] spent i did. you want me to answer? >> yes. >> they start out with disproportionately bad loans. the subpr