. >> calls for calm in kenya. as the violence continues in syria, and we will have a special report. >> it is 12 noon in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in london. we are broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. >> turkey has reacted with fury to the latest move by french law makers to condemn the mass killing of armenians by turks in 1915. the turkish and justice minister has described the vote as unjust and lacking any respect for his country. turkey's ambassador in paris threatens to downgrade diplomatic relations with france. the armenian foreign minister said the french vote would go down in history as protecting human rights. >> this is the moment french senators passed a law forbidding anyone to deny what they say was the genocide of armenians in 1915. anyone who now says it did not have been faces a year in prison and a fine of up to 60,000 u.s. dollars. turks living in france are outraged. they feel the charge of genocide is a direct insult to them. they're being used -- thr

coming up, a game bouncing back in kenya. government putting to commit to people it is not difficult or expensive to eat well. >> the most important thing is when you go shopping, a little bit of planning. >> he wants to convince these moms it is not hard to eat well. he is backing a new year healthy eating campaign aimed at families cooking on a budget with recipes that cost around 5 pounds for four people. online, leaflets and in books. the idea is by planning carefully, you can save money in the healthy without too much extra effort. >> quite often, 45 ingredients. you're not being challenged. -- four or five ingredients, so you're not being challenged. feeling happy and healthy and ultimately, moving, beginning to enjoy life. >> the cost of food has been increasing the last couple of years and lots of families are managing i'm very tight budgets. it is not an easy time to persuade them to try new things in new foods. to help make foods more affordable, three supermarkets have helped to put healthier foods on offer. there

. >> he got an airline ticket to kenya, traveled to kenya and tried to take a butt into somalia. >> reporter: he left headed for kenya, he wanted to go to somalia but never made it that far. he secretly converted to islam and came to sympathize with islamic groups after reading about them on the internet. the áf he was arrested in kenya by kenyan authorities suspicious of his activities. >> mr. baxtan was in fact, engageed in an act that's prohibited by the united states government. you cannot join a foreign terrorist group whether it's to commit violence here in the united states or overseas. >> reporter: the maximum penalty for simply attempting to aid a foreign terrorist organization is 15 years in prison. >> thank you, kai. >>> scrambling for votes. gop presidential candidates make their last pitch to republicans in new hampshire. right now mitt romney holds a double digit lead over ron paul. rick santorum and newt gingrich are also competing for votes. a new national poll shows romney would fare the best against president obama. >>> a jump at the pump. if you filled your car this evenin

for this -- four years ago, kenya was shaken as communities set on each other falling a disputed election. well over 1000 people were killed and half a million displaced. amongst those now due to stand trial for crimes against humanity are two prominent politicians with presidential ambitions. a former minister and this man, the country's deputy prime minister both see nothing wrong with buying for the presidency and standing trial at the same time. >> there is nothing within the rules that bars me from continuing with my political agenda in kenya. >> there has never been any justice for the atrocities that force people to flee for their lives. rather than pursue justice, the politicians tend to focus on entrenching themselves in power. but there are calls for an end to this impunity. for those who picked up the weapons to be brought to book. >> it doesn't make sense to have four people standing trial at the hague and then every day you see your neighbor who killed your child, who evicted you from a land going about their business as though there is no law in this country. >> many kenyans

the warning went out to british nationals in kenya, they're being told to be extra careful in public places. >>> and iran is pu-- a navy helicopter spotted a suspected pirate ship alongside an iranian boat thursday after receiving a distress call confirming their suspicions. the crew from the "uss kid" boarded the trip, and the crew took 16 suspected pirates into custody, as well, and freed the iranian hostaghostages. >>> managed to drag 18 whales back into the ocean that had mysteriously beached themselves. seven whales died, too much time out of the water, apparently. out of the depth of that water. and at last check, the rescued whales were well offshore. >>> all right, other international news now. secretary of state hillary clinton and officials from qatar meet in a few days. live with more on this. jill, this week, qatar said it is willing to let the taliban actually open a liaison office there. is this something hillary clinton is likely to discuss? >> oh, you'd have to say definitely, fredericka. because after all, that's the news, and it's pretty major news. because up until

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now to kenya, where criminal charges have been filed against four high-profile kenyans. you have more details about what is going on there. >> the president of kenya is appealing for calm after the international court ordered these people to stand trial for crimes against humanity. the violence erupted after the dispute of the 2007 election, and more than 1000 people were killed, but our ruling is complicated because two people charged were actually running for president. >> a decision which has major political the judges ruled that four of the six suspects are to stand trial for this. four years ago can no was shaken following a disputed election. 1000 were killed and half a million displaced. amongst those now due to stand trial for crimes against humanity are two prominent politicians with ambitions. the former prime minister said the deputy prime minister and they both see nothing wrong with buying for the presidency and standing trial at the same time. >> there is nothing in the rules the bars me from continuing with my political agenda in kenya. >> there has never

four years ago, kenya was shaken with communities set upon each other after a disputed election wherever 1000 people were killed. half a million were displaced. among those now due to stand trial for crimes against humanity are two prominent politicians who have presidential ambitions. the former minister russo and the country's deputy prime minister. they both see nothing wrong with buying for the presidency while standing trial at the same time. >> there is nothing in the icc rules that bars me from continuing our political agenda. >> there has never been any justice for the atrocities that forced people to flee for their lives. rather than pursue justice, the politicians focused on entrenching themselves in power. there are calls for an end to this impunity. there are calls for those who picked up weapons to be brought to book. >> it does not make sense to have quadra people standing trial at the hague and every day you are seeing the neighbor who killed your child going about their business as if there is no law in this country. >> many are hoping the trials will help to ensure th

kenya declared war on the militia. the kenyan army created a safe zone and close the border, even to refugees. al-shabaab threat to retaliate. been at two landmines exploded -- then two landmines exploded. miria and her family arrived six months ago from mogadishu. she said they were sorely missed in the cam. -- camp. >> i call them out in the middle of the night. both of them came by car and delivered the baby safely. they were fantastic. pain never should have been kidnapped. -- they never should have been kidnapped. >> marian is attending a crisis meeting organized by camp elders. she says they should have cooperated with the aid workers sooner. is too late, she says. fear and mistrust will people's lives. >> only a handful of people are guilty. not everyone here in daddab is a criminal. as a mother, i implore the aid organizations to return and continue their work. we are suffering here. we have already suffered enough in our country. >> western aid workers rarely show their faces. since kenya close the border, ref

. >> kenya is internationally recognized as a giant in the field of long-distance running. when it comes to football, the nation has been in the doldrums, with allegations of corruption. all of that could be about to change. the east african country has seen a rejuvenation of the game. >> colorful, enthusiastic, and passionate, these are the fans of canyon football. -- kenyan football. but this beautiful game in kenya has gone through ugly times, internal ranking and corruption that brought the game to its knees. nairobi, represents a field of dreams for many aspiring football stars. it is all thanks to the premier li and satellite tv. -- the premier league and satellite tv. >> it has been crazy, you know. you see people going to see the matches. it is a big thing. >> the partnership between the football league and the cable tv has improved the can's populate -- the game's popularity tremendously. the deal has given canyon football -- kenyan football badly needed press. it now provide steady income for the players. >> players would call one another and there would be an ech

even in local tribunal in canada, or if that was not going to happen, -- a local tribune in kenya, or if that was not going to happen, over to the icc. >> what was the reaction in nairobi? >> many kenyans expected some or all of these trials to go ahead. there will be appeals, we're pretty sure, from all of the four set to stand trial. that could take many bonds. for many kenyans, they are starting to worry about the next election in december or march or early next year. we have this extraordinary situation where the son of kenya's first president, working as the finance minister and deputy prime minister, wants to become president, and analysts say that he has a chance. the signs he has been putting and is that whatever goes on at the icc, i will continue my presidential ambitions. you have an extraordinary situation with two men who want to be president now said to stand trial for crimes against humanity. many kenyans say that it is just not something that can possibly happen. they will have to rethink and step aside and maybe try and prove their innocence in the hague and then figh

and kenya police.this enabled them to identify him and determine what his intention was as far as why he wanted to go to somalia and assist or join al-shabab. >> i am sure the fbi, tom, gets hundreds of tips, people calling in, and there has to be a clear delineation between those who want to cause harm and those that are just curious. >> i think there are more on 111. does the veteran afraid of his own chaer -- the intelligence community, state and local police agencies here as well as cooperating partnerships accidepartnerships, relationships with police all over the world. it's great credit that so far we've had great success interrupting these plots and determining what their intention was. >> we would rather be reporting on this suspect and not the other. now this. >> is capitalism really about the ability of a handful of rich people to manipulate the lives of thousands of other people? >> somehow the republican race just took a bizarre turn. republican candidates are debating capitalism, cash and

here, in late summer, more than a million wildebeest cross the volcanic plain of the masai mara in kenya, pushing through one of the most awe-inspiring wildlife habitats on earth-- nearly everything africa has to offer, all in one place. the dry season is moving the herds, concentrating them where there is still grass and water. it's a march of 350 miles up from the serengeti national park in tanzania to the masai mara national reserve in kenya and back again. american scientist robin reid was hooked the very first time she saw it as a student. she's on the faculty at colorado state university, and has spent decades studying the animals and the masai people who share the land with the mara migration. >> robin reid: we don't have migrations anymore this large. so this is the only one that stands by itself that is this large. now, if you're talking about butterflies or you're talking about birds, you're talking about, you know, smaller animals-- absolutely. you easily get up into these kinds of numbers. but as far as big animals, you know, that are walking long distance, you know, this is

. >> the doctor is trying to slow down theepidemic in kenya. the u.s. recognizes aids overseas is major health concern and a matter of national security. >> large segments are affected economically and dying, that creates instability in the government. >> he is involved in kenya family aids care and education researches. they are collaborating with a california woman that found the first summer camp for children with aids. >> the first camp was 1981. you are seeing children not living beyond age 3. >> they had 150 kids infected with hiv. that number has dropped to just 15 thanks to medical miracles. >> it's so great to see a younger kids going to young adults and having young families >> as the preventedable phenomenon that we should strive for worldwide. >> i think we have done a fantastic job with adults in terms of providing access to treatment, in terms of tre chronic di chronic disease. >> even with all that knowledge and stlns is still an aids crisis among faults. >> 60,000 and over a million people living with the disease. >> there is no cure sti

. >> cashed in his retirement fund, traveled to kenya and tried to take a bus into somali to join al shabaab. >> reporter: he left his home in 2011 and wanted to go to kenya but never made this that far. he read about them on the internet. baxam admitted a willingness to commit violence. he was arrested by kenyan authorities. he was then raised by u.s. authorities. >> mr. baxam, trying to join this terrorist organization, was involved in an act prohib byte hitted -- prohibited by the u.s. government. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney said the maximum penalty for simply atempting to aid a foreign organization is 15 years in pries son. baxam served in the army from 2007 until 2011. >> al shabaab is a dangerous group in africa. >>> in florida, a muslim man is under arrest, charged with attempting to attack nightclubs. he is a naturalized born citizen born in kosovo. if he's convicted of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, he can face life in prison. >>> this morning a coach stands accused of punching one of his players. monique griego has more. >> reporter: good morning. coach

just remember, mike, what happened with barack obama's grandmother and other relatives in kenya, they it's not easy to get to mexico and remote places but kenya was farther. >> and remember in october, when the houston pastor said that we all know that mormonism is a cult. that was in the news cycle for a few days. it will likely be an issue as we move forward. how they all deal with it may play into the campaign as it goes ooalong. >> it will be a big issue in south carolina where the evangelical vote is strong. >> absolutely. >> stay tuned, do not miss rock center at 10:00 eastern right here on nbc. and newt gingrich sites his time as house speaker as proof that he can get things done in washington. but as perry pointed out, it also the kind of washington connection that alienates tea party supporters. >> who is it that can invigorate the tea party? who is it that can take the message of smaller outsider government that will truly change that place? as i look from here to rick santorum, i see insiders. >> judson is endorsing newt gingrich, tea party as a whole, and i know some are s

. >> [speaking foreign language] >> good morning, my name is kenya valdez. i was homeless many years ago. thanks to the coalition and their support, i was able to get a place to live now. >> [speaking foreign language] >> now that i have a place to live, i can only think of those who do not have a place to stay. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i do not want to forget those times when i did not have a place to stay. i want to go in front of the mayor to let him know that the same right that he has to stay with his family in a safe place is for any family here in the city. >> [speaking foreign language] >> in the past year, there has been a difficult time for housing for everyone. i can see now that the situation is even worse. there are too many kids from the school that do not have a place to stay. we demand an answer from the city. god bless you. [applause] >> [speaking foreign language] >> my name is raul valdez. >> [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> he is representing the families that do not have a place to live and is asked -- also asking for t

arrested in kenya. >>> an investigation into an alleged condo embezzlement scheme.$3to pay back million in restitution. using a accused of property management company to of clientsccounts after line about during maintenance. face bank fraud and conspiracy charges. >> the u.s. department of closing 259is offices. the plan will affect the usda headquarters and operations in 46 states. the agency says this move could save $150 million a year. >>> if you thought the brush was badter weather today, it could be worse. this is what happens when 6 of rain falls within a of hours. the houston area was nailed by storms this morning. at least two tornadoes have been confirmed. no major injuries were reported. >>> record amounts of rain, though. it will have been 30 inches. >> we are speechless. >> ok. >> wednesday, we will be getting some of that left over rain. that will be a lot better than houston. it was a snow lovers delight. so much excitement. a little bit, not even a 10th of an end. in washington, are temperature still above freezing. if you see anything early that loo

just northeast of where i am here in kenya. really dramatic stuff and really anything could have gone wrong and it didn't. so many people who know jessica buchanan here are so relieved that she's out there alive after 92 days. >> i want to ask you, you're in nairobi. you talked about the hostages not too far from you in djibouti. as i understand it, jessica's husband lives in nairobi and obviously he is awaiting her return to this part of the world and also her dad is en route from the u.s. it's what, 1:00 in the afternoon there? what's the status? >> reporter: well, at the moment, we're hearing many reports from different sources. abc news is reporting that her dad will be reunited with her in italy. we're hearing that jessica buchanan's husband who actually lived in somalia with her, has left somalia and he's on his way to djibouti. the white house has not confirmed any of this. we are working our sources to just find out when this meeting is going to happen and exactly where, ashleigh. >> another quick question for you. some

talking about kenya and planned attacks for the capital city of nairobi. what do you know about that? >> these are coming from the uk, britain. what they are saying the terrorist group al shabab has been planning and could be in the final stages of planning attacks on foreigners. it could happen at places where foreigners gather, hotels, shopping centers and beaches. now, why is this happening? because kenya sent troops over the border into somalia to go after al shabab and al shabab wants to get back at them. you know, the u.s. had warned back in october, november about the same thing, so it could be potentially a dangerous situation. >> thanks so much jill dougherty in washington. >>> back in this country now, a matter of legal cases. a woman is taking honda to court. she says her car's mileage isn't good enough. but did you know they're good for you too? they're high in vitamins and potassium. and idaho potatoes are now certified to carry the heart checkmark from the american heart association for foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. so they're g

he was stopped in kenya before he could reach somalia, he faces up to 15 years if convicted. >>> alleges of animal abuse land a man in jail in baltimore county. police say gary wallace threw a yorkshire terrier off the balcony. he is held in lieu of a quarter million dollars bail. police say they have no idea what led up to the incident. >>> a big day in annapolis as maryland's general assembly session begins, ron matz is live with more on what issues we can expect to see and hear about. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. we know that several hot button issues are on the agenda. lawmakers are expected to discuss legalizing same sex marriage in maryland. an issue that passed in the senate but stalled in the house. also on the lest an increase in the gas tax and investing in infrastructure to create jobs. governor martin o'malley is asking them to approve 370 million dollars for school construction. back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. >>> wjz is in annapolis of course and will have much more coming up at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the republican race for the white house

. >>> a strong warning from the british government about traveling to kenya. the uk foreign office says terror groups in kenya may be in the final stages of planning attacks. the u.s. issued a similar warning in november. >>> and iranian officials say the u.s. navy did a humanitarian act by rescuing 13 iranian sailors from pirates in the iranian sea. troops from the fleet responded to a distress call from an iranian fishing vessel on thursday. and they captured 15 pirates, most of them somalis, the american sailors, that is. and they freed the iranians being held captive. >>> the u.s. coast guard's only arctic ice breaker is cutting a path to the town of nome, alaska. the vessel is escorting the ship bringing an emergency supply of diesel fuel and gas to the town after storms prevented the shipment in the fall. >>> is musician kanye west getting ready to be the next steve jobs? well, if his tweets are anything to go by, maybe he is. he says we need to pick up where steve jobs left off. west is planning to launch a design company where people will "make product

kenya had found an air pocket but she couldn't get out of her seat belt.was rising and nothing would move. then one of them, chris willden, pulled out his handgun and shot out a window. the group of strangers turned rescuers quickly pulled the kids from the car, passing them up the icy riverbank, where others performed life-saving cpr. almost against the odds, all three children would live to see the new year. >> it was greater than just the physical hands and the hearts, it was something more divine that went on that day. >> reporter: two families and three children who are doing just fine today, thanks to a random act of kindness, and courage. >> i love them. i will be forever grateful. they are my heroes in every sense of the word. really. they are the reason i have my children. >> reporter: those kids are doing just terrific today. they were released from the hospital yesterday morning and spent the rest of monday enjoying what was their last day of holiday vacation, in fact one family member said they are more traumatized by the fact they have to go b

obama born in kenya? his grandmother says yes. all of that without scrolling. take it for me, and i just .crawled out of a moon suit, never set yourself a google alert for "obama born," because the internets will sent you a hot mess conspiracy theory every 15 minutes. just last week in alabama, a county judge dismissing yet another lawsuit trying to keep president obama off the ballot in that state, because his father was born in kenya, or something. the birmingham news reported the same day that the same judge had dismissed another lawsuit trying to keep president obama off the ballot for some fake foreign reason. the birmingham paper says it was actually the third lawsuit like it this month, just in alabama. one of the plaintiffs in one of those cases asked the judge to step down, because of, quote, racial bias and a lack of judicial discretion. put more simply, he asked her to recuse herself from a suit about the president being secretly foreign, because she's black and the foreign usurper president is black too. so you can see the conflict. another plaintif

kenya had found an air pocket but she couldn't get out of her seatbelt.ar windows, or another door. but the water was rising and nothing would move. then one of them, chris willden pulled out his handgun and shot out a window. the group strangers turned rescuers quickly pulled the kids from the car. passing them up the icy river bank where others performed life-saving cpr. almost against the odds, all three children would live to see the new year. >> it was greater than just the physical hands and the hearts. it was something more divine that went on that day. >> reporter: two families and three children who are doing just fine today. thanks to a random act of kindness and courage. >> i love them. i will be forever grateful. they are my heroes in every sense of the word, really. they are the reason i have my children. >> those pictures, what an unbelievably frightening ordeal. >> that's it for us tonight. >> on news4 at 5:00. we thank you. stay right ther

german officials are turning investigatnsn hi >> i have sent mliso officer from kenya to the region.e will alsoelyg fial from germany -- from germany to the region to provideuprt to the german consulate. >> the survivors aiv bk thethiopian capital on wednesday afternoon. the regionay nghboring itreas to blame for the ordeal. etop regularly accuses its archenemy of supporting separatism groupsnd says it trained and armed the gunman responsible. russia is warning of a catastrophe wh the most severe consequences if the west carries t mity sik on iran. the foreign minister also said ne sctns against iran could harm, rather than helping, efrt t sve t nuclear standoff. the u.s. recently extended its sanctions on iran, and the european union is cri a oimbgo. they want to pressure iran into reinngtsuclear program, which the west sites i aad let's get the t business stories. >> n >> you better be. a new phase of uncertainty and nger, that is what the world bank is warning of in its global onicutok it expects worldwide growth 2 to a slump.5%. for the eurozone, aonacon 0.3%. the german governme

i was born in nairobi, kenya and participated in a lot of lot of projects going on with water, etc. we here in california, especially san francisco, we cannot take for granted that week -- we have that hedge apache and we have at calaveras. -- what we have at hetch hetchy. we are moving in the right direction. thank you very much. >> any additional public comment? we have a resolution in front of us. could i have a motion. >> so moved? -- so moved. >> all those in favor. opposed? the motion carries. let me suggest we take a brief five minute break and we will reconvene under the gavel of commissioner came for the budget hearing. >> i would like to call to order the continuance of the last meeting for the budget. we don't have to do roll call. mr. general manager questor >> good afternoon, commissioners. we started on january 12 with discussions on water and waste water budget. today, the focus is on hetch hetchy and we would get a combined overview on that and we can talk about the water side and take care of the low countries and other distribution efforts in terms of power. then,

. >>> today kenya mcduffie became the first person to officially toss his name in the ring for the district's ward 5 city council seat that former councilman harry thomas, jr. resigned as part of a plea deal in an embezzlement scheme. we're hearing as many as 20 people all want that seat and we'll have more on that tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. >>> a new poll shows nearly 2/3 of maryland voters support increasing the day restoration fund currently funded through an annual $30 household fee. the poll also shows large majorities believe the state should actively manage growth and restrict septic systems and nine voters of 10 agree it's important to take action to make the chesapeake bay and local streams clean and healthy. it's important to note this poll was commissioned by the clean water healthy families coalition conducted last month by a survey company based in annapolis. >>> still ahead thousands take an icy plunge today. we'll tell you why when we come back. >>> 9 news now is brought to you in part by your local toyota dealers. >>> you're watching 9 news now. join the conversation o