kenyatta was accused of orchestrating post-election violence in which more than 1200 people died in 2007. erica wood reports from nairobi. >> today at the hague, the prosecutor, has dismissed the charg charges. >> reporter: announcing the news to a group of kenyan business people. for more than four years the international criminal court in the hague has struggled to make his charges against kenyatta stick. it was a trial plagued by allegations of witness bribery and intimidation. several people withdrew their testimony. and others are aledged to have been killed or gone missing. and the icc itself was accused of not having carried out a proper investigation. >> this is a huge blow to the prosecution of the icc. clearly it seems it didn't do as much as it should have, to ensure that it has a trial -- or a case that is ready to go to trial. in terms of the largest story of the post election violence and justice for the victims of that violence, this is yet another disappointment. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: more than 1,200 people were killed in the riots and violence that followe

kenyatta's supporters welcomed the decision.any of them believe the investigation was orchestrated by his political opponents and feel their leader has been vindicated. >> happy, and we hope that mr. kenyatta will lead kenya and give the citizens what we want so he can have enough time to concentrate especially on security. >> all along we knew that president uhuru kenyatta was innocent, and it is only his detractors and political competitors who have been pushing for this case to proceed. there is never been any evidence. >> the decision to drop charges is a blow to the international criminal courts are it prosecutors in the hague say if enough evidence is gathered in the future, new charges will be brought against kenyatta. >> for more on that story, correspondent julia joins us on the line from nairobi. what has been the response to the court's decision in kenya? >> the government, president kenyatta and his supporters are celebrating. he gave a long statement. [indiscernible] he always claimed that he was innocent. the oppos

the kenyan president kenyatta has condemned the militant group al shabab. they have claimed sponl ee eed responsibility of killing 38 workers. this is what he had to say. >> we will not flinch or relent in the war against terrorism in our country and our region. we shall continue to inflict painful casualties on these terrorists until we secure our country and region. our stability and prosperity depends on a secure neighborhood. and this is our commitment. we ask every kenyan to take a principal stand against the evil of terror and to support this war. we are in this together. >> uhura kenyatta saying there is a war against terrorists inside kenya and also outside of kenya, and saying the country will not flinch in that battle. the other breaking news we have from nairobi is that the interior minister and the police chief have also been removed from their posts. hours after we saw this attack in the northeast, kenyatta said in that televised address there that he has replaced the interior minister and accepted this request for resignation from the police c

kenyatta has always denied any involvement in the killings. icc accused him of having links with an outlawed group. but what happened in the kenyatta case will no doubt be a blow to many of the relatives of those killed and who want those responsible to be held accountable. >>> u.s. president barack obama has nominated ashton carter as his next secretary of defense. he is never served in the military and is widely viewed as a technocat. >> his record has spanned more than 30 years as a public servant and regarded as one of our foremost national leaders. he was at the table in the situation room, and by my side navigating complex security challenges that we were confronting. i relied on his expertise and judgment. >>> if he is approved he will be obama's fourth defense secretary. patty culhane takes a closer look at his background now. >> reporter: the outgoing secretary of defense was basically fired. the white house didn't really try to hide it, despite this awkward hug. the prior advertise for the position have changed, they say. the islamic

and this is how kenyatta won the presidency.y reconciled with the warring tribes, and therefore that option is still the best. >> reporter: the prosecution has said many times that this case has been frustrated by the government refusing to cooperate. there has been bribing of witnesses who were to testify against kenyatta. what do you say to this? >> the people who should have been charged with what happened in 2008 in kenya were the former president, and his protagonist. but the icc did not go there. those were the ones principally responsible for what happened. so right from the beginning, the opt, did not do a good job, and they were never on the ground. they relied on people here, ngo's, and therefore, they were likely not to do a good job. it was a very sad affair that something did not come of it, because the job was not properly done. i have happy to see them drop these cases. this is a good day for the icc to start thinking how to do the job properly. >> reporter: you talked about reconciliation, and a justice commissio

kenyatta is openly gay and tommy was openly straight. it seemed to me that their friendship was truly platonic but very bonded. they were obviously an amazing support system for each other. >> we mainly came across each other going through the struggle. helping each other out and stuff like that. you in here by yourself, you're going to have to look for somebody to confide in. mainly they got to be on the same level as far as thinking and outlook. >> i love him. love him to death. that's about the only one i can sit down with and have a real conversation with. >> kenyatta, he a deep individual. i like to see how far i can go with arguments, conversations, debates, and all that. and he put up that fight. >> people probably suspected their relationship was something other than what it was. but from my observation, it was truly a platonic friendship. >> people got their own opinion about me and him. but then you know, everybody got their opinion. as long as it ain't true, then why put up an argument? if you put up an argument, that's showin

kenyatta was accused of organizing some of the attacks.enyatta has always maintained his innocence, and said he -- felt vindicated. >> for many they want the president to come back and do his job so the country can move forward. >> we want him to be given a chance so he can rule the nation. [ inaudible ] and the country can move forward. >> it's good. >> i'm happy our president is going to be doing back. but i'm sad for the victims who want justice. >> reporter: regardless of what decision has been made at an international court, inside kenya there are those that still want justice. and while this case at the icc has been dropped, kenyatta has not been acquitted. if other evidence is brought before the court, the president could be charged again. >>> katherine soy is monitoring developments for us from nairobi. >> reporter: we're told already there are celebrations in the streets especially in kenyatta's strong hold. this was widely expected. the prosecution has said many times that they don't have enough evidence to prove the guilt beyond

an international criminal court has given a week to decide witagainst the kenyan president uhuru kenyatta. doctoral candidate in the political science department at stanford university. he says the icc could actually benefit from the case being dropped. >> kenya was always going to be a tough one for the icc. and in my view i think that maybe this ending to the case might actually help the court, in the sense that it -- the court can save face and say this kenyan state refused to cooperate with them, rather than having kenyatta defy them. so it's bad for the victims of the kenyan violence that this case did not -- was not seen through by the office of the prosecutor. but for the general i think it might help the court save face and therefore allowing it to pursue some of the other cases. >> in india, breast cancer kills a staggering 70,000 women a area year. the government is launching an awareness campaign. we will give you more on that story later. we've got some problems with it. >>> two peruvian women are vowing justice as their husbands were killed. proasing about loggers moving into

kenyatta after carefully considering all the evidence. >> woodruff: in nairobi, kenyatta was cheered congratulated after getting the news at a meeting of business leaders. supporters also celebrated in the streets, chanting "bye-bye, i-c-c." the man who was once head of china's feared domestic security agencies was arrested today on charges of corruption, adultery and leaking secrets. zhou yongkang was also expelled from the ruling communist party. that made him the highest ranking figure to be prosecuted so far in president xi jinping's corruption crackdown. zhou had been a key rival to xi. back in this country, congress has voted to block suspected nazi war criminals from getting social security benefits. the senate approved the bill last night, and sent it to the president. that followed an associated press investigation that found dozens of nazi suspects collected millions of dollars in benefits since 1979, under a legal loophole. nasa took a big first step today toward a potential mission to mars. it was the first, unmanned test flight for the orion capsule, and it went off with

the collapse of the kenyatta case, it has no power to make them do so. so far there's little april tide for tackling the criticisms leveled against the court much less call its future into question. son yah glaisonia gallago. al jazeera. >>> two weeks ago authorities arrived at this illegally constructed city slum and bulldozed more than 300 homes. like all her neighbors, her family moved here from another state and built a small brick house on this patch of forest. >> translator: i came here to earn money and make a life. we built this house to have a better life. that's why we came to delhi. >> people here admit they don't own this land but they say think cannot afford to live anywhere else. every year people move to cities, looking for jobs and a better life. problem is, there's no homes for them to live in. land has become increasingly scarce and expensive. pushing them into migrant cities like this. india's government has promised housing for all within the next eight years. the to make homes more affordable they are encouraging foreign direct inves

there isn't enough evidence to put uhuru kenyatta on trial.y he won't be brought to the hague again. it will be seen as a failure of the prosecution. and that's why it's been forced to withdraw the charges today. a really historic and devastating moment for the prosecution. >> we have to end there, anna. stay with us here on "bbc world news." foreign markets. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes on diversity across the credit spectrum and gets exposure to frontier and emerging markets. if you convert 4-quarter p/e of the s&p 500, its yield is doing a lot better... if you've had to become your own investment expert, maybe it's time for bny mellon, a different kind of wealth manager ...and black swans are unpredictable. you know how fast you were going? about 55. where you headed at such an appropriate speed? across the country to enhance the nation's most reliable 4g lte network. how's it working for ya? better than ever. how'd you do it? added cell sites. increased capacity. and your p

also needs to be done is not just to put kenya on a so-called war footing which is what president kenyattans must now understand this country is at with islamist extremists but must also be far more inclusive, the county governors, give them more power, more money to try and help the marginalized community as long the border and the muslim communities who don't feel included within the whole kenyan body politic and it's really those sorts of tensions and problems that al shabaab preying on. >> diana, we're also hearing about this new attack in mogadishu airport. talk to us about al shabaab and the african union and what impact that latest attack has had. >> reporter: well, al shabaab has always claimed or certainly in the last couple of years since kenya intervened alongside the african union forces in somalia in september 2011, al shabaab says that this is an occupation and that all these raids within kenya are in response to this occupation of somali territory by kenyan forces and the suppression of muslims by kenyan forces. but it has been this mission in somalia fairly successful so it

. >> reporter: councilman kenyatta johnson at the scene has long urged his constituents to step up. >> regardless of the circumstances they still need to call 911. they cannot let thugs with guns take over their neighborhood. >> reporter: well, there is now a vague description of the gunman that police are looking for. it is rather vague. the shooter is described as a black male, no age, 5-foot 10 wearing a dark hoodie and blue jeans. not too much to go on there. live in grays ferry, john recalls lynn channel6 "action news. jim. >> thank you, john. >>> new york city mayor bill deblasio says now is the time to focus on the families of the two officers shot and killed inside their patrol car this weekend. >> as you can only imagine what a family member is going through at that moment where their lives have suddenly been made unimaginable. everything that they thought and believed would be a part of their lives is suddenly gone. and that night was painful for all of us. >> deblasio said protests and political debate over police tactics should wait until after the funerals for officers ra

. >> president kenyatta is charged with charges. the icc has given them one more week to get their case together. >> this is a big blow to the prosecution. the two prosecutors have said they have been struggling. witnesses are withdrawing at an unpres unprecedented rate. she has asked for crucial documents of the president's including bank and telephone statements. the defense told the court that it has provided all documents needed. now they are in a very difficult position right now, and it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming weeks. >> staying in kenya, in the families of the 36 people killed at the somalia border has been to identify the bodies. [ sobbing ] >> grieving relatives went to the mortuary. al-shabab said it was behind the attack. >>> al-shabab stages another attack, this time inside somalia. the target was an united nations convoy near mogadishu's airport. it's not the first time that u.n. has been the target in somalia. >> traveling in an armored convoy with your own private security may seem a

kenyatta has not been acquitted.he case can be opened or brought in a different form he was seen being congratulated following the announcement by the chief prosecute-off. >> two doctors infelted in sierra leon have died t brings the number of doctors killed by ebola to 10. nearly 6 within 200 people have died in this outbreak, mostly in west africa. key apointments for zimmerman's ruling party are due to be named at the close of a crucial meeting in the capitol. mugabe is expected to be called party chief and the woman is to be the head of the women league. women are expected to endorse changes to the party's constitution giving mugabe power to choose his deputies. straight to harai. hara mutassa. the question of choosing with a deputy. what's happening with kwhoozing a vice president? he was part of the liberation struggle, in mugabe's government. and very close to president magube. he felt out with mugabe. he was demoted in the party. >> that's when the vice president kale to the forefront and people thought for a

president kenyatta is accused of planning the violence that took place after the presidential election. it's thought that 1,002 people died. but now the icc has given prosecutors an one-week deadline to get its case together or it could be dropped. we have now more from kenya's capitol in nairobi. >> it is, indeed, under immense pressure to condition with the trial. they said many times before that this case is struggling. we have witnesses who have been withdrawingality unprecedented levels, according to her words. she has had to many withdraws. key witnesses have withdrawn as well. she said that the government has refused to cooperate. the prosecution asked the government to provide personal documents that they say are crucial in continuing the case. and this includes telephone records, bank statements, also records of his personal wealth. the government has said that it has govern the prosecution all that it needs to give now. the international criminal court trial chamber say that in this statement that was issued not long ago that requested the definite adjournment. the prosecutor

it had been refused any more time to prepare its case, so charges against uhuru kenyatta, kenyan presidentn dropped by the international criminal court. >>> want to take you back to orion, to the mission by nasa at cape canaveral, to begin its project mars, if you can call it that. but this is a $9 billion program, with the intention of a manned flight to mars ultimately. we understand that the launch of this very early stage is going to be a rocket going out for about four, four and a half hours. the launch is due in -- where are we? just over five minutes time, in fact. five minutes past the hour, when it's expected to go up. and you'll be able to watch that live on bbc news, of course. but the launch was put off in the course of thursday on three separate counts, so they're still hoping the weather will hold enough for them to push ahead. it's beginning to be nine minutes before the launch. we'll leave you these pictures here on "bbc world news." i've been called a control freak... i like to think of myself as more of a control... enthusiast. mmm, a perfect 177-degrees. and that's why t

president kenyatta has shaken up his top security team in the wake of the murders. and he's refusing to back down in the face of the insurgency. >> we will not flinch or relent in the war against terrorism in our country, and our region. we shall continue to inflict painful casualties on these territories until we secure our country and region. >> some kenyans, though, aren't convinced. they have doubts about the government's operation to stop extremists. hundreds of civilians and security officers have died in terrorist attacks since the early 2,000s. al shabab militants killed more than 60 people last year at a shopping mall in the capital nairobi. and 28 people died this month in a bus attack in northeastern kenya. >>> lawmakers in france have added their voices to a wave of support for the palestinian cause. they voted to urge the french government to officially recognize palestine as a state. the lower house resolution is nonbinding. it says the leaders should recognize palestine as part of a push for a definitive resolution of the conflict with israel. the bri

kenyatta johnson met with parents and teachers and students to make lasting changes at that school. >>> a ben salem wedding videographer is behind bars tonight. accused of taking money for wedding videos they never got. michael dolbow scammed more than 40,0$40,000. detectives say there could be more victims out there and they hope they'll come forward. >>> rez debits of this fire-damaged germantown home. the nbc 10 investigators told you about a prank last month. one of the residents heard an explosion around 3:30 this morning and then found two cans on fire on the porch. they told nbc 10 investigators they were the target of prank known as "swatting" when someone makes a fake 9-1-1 call to raid a home for no reason. >>> ray rice speaking publicly for the first time since a judge ordered the nfl to re-instate the running back. ray apologized for everything he put his family through. >> i took full responsibility for everything i did. the only thing i can wish for is a second chance. >> this morning, nbc 10 "today" show aired that interview. she claimed ray never abused her before that

. >> reporter: touring the crime scene city councilman kenyatta johnson says that must change. >> thisakes no sense. it's the holiday season so we definitely shouldn't have a family going to the hospital with a three year old shot in the leg. >> reporter: and i'm told that three year old boy was last listed in stable condition here tonight at chop and is expected to make a full recovery. as of right now, no arrests have been made. reporting live tonight in university city, todd quinones for "eyewitness news" at 10:00 on the cw philly. >> todd, thank you. >>> new tonight fire breaks out at a shopping center in brooklawn camden county. it started inside the china house restaurant. that's on kresson boulevard. the cause of that fire is now under investigation. no one was injured. >>> a 10 year old boy is hospitalized after getting hit by a vehicle in bristol township. chopper three over that scene tonight at lakeland and foster avenues. that boy was taken to saint marry medical center. the driver did stop at the scene. >>> tensions are running high in new york. the weekend assassination o

. >> reporter: for proof these men look to kenyatta leal, former san quentin prisoner and a graduatef the last mile, who now works at sf tech startup accelerator rocket space. we were there on his first day in the summer of 2013. >> i'm getting emotional just thinking about it right now because there's some really good solid men who deserve a chance. that's what motivates me. >> reporter: at san quentin tiffani truong, nbc bay area news. >> schumacher one of the inmates practiced his pitch. every grad of the last mile has to pitch a startup idea to real investors and venture capitalists. schumacher gets his first shot at parole in may. >>> let's check in one more time awith chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. he's talking about the storm rolling in. we're going to start seeing it very soon. >> certainly within the next three to four hours that rainfall's going to be picking up. you can see the storm system offshore the counterclockwise circulation right there. then this fetch of moisture moving into southern and central california. that's going to give the entire state some decent rain

prosecutors have been given a week to decide whether or not they have enough evidence to bring kenyatta to trial. they say that not enough evidence has given to them and witnesses are resigning. >>> ebola in west africa, the number is still rising. the president insists it is still open to visitors. >> reporter: workers at an ebola treatment center get ready to street their patients. this part of the liberian capitol is a high-risk center for the disease. here everyone suffering from ebola is given a special diet. >> you have patients who can't swallow. you have patients with sore throw, very little appetite. based on the condition of the patient each one would need a different diet. >> reporter: just over 40% of all people diagnosed with ebola in liberia has died for it. the patients in place here patients have been here for several weeks. but in sierra leone the number of patients are still rising. they gave an upbeat cement of the situation. >> people of sierra leone must emerge from ebola much much stronger. >> the government stressed that the country should not be defined by the eb

as we look at the rain fall through the day, tennessee, uhuru kenyatta, you'll get the -- kentucky, 1.5 inches to half an inch. it's a lot of soggy weather. starting cool across the border to the north. there's a warming trend for the u.s. in the week ahead. al jazeera news continues. >>> joan didion acclaimed author with "joy and sorrow", she is camera shy. her nephew, actor and producer griffin dunn tells his story. he raises the money through kickstarter. >> joan didion is an essayist, writer, book award writer who is influential. people don't know how joan sounds. she's a lion, a fearsome critic. voice of moral authority, and deeply intimidating figure >>> griffin, good to have you on the programme. nice to see you. why did you do the documentary? >> i've been making it for three years. and my aunt suggested me to publishers to shoot, you know the book publishers do a marketing thing. they are usually cheesy i said i would like to do it, but in a particular way. with joan, we got a crew, cameraman we pile on a van and shot the video. all different sizes and sections from the book. w

president kenyatta condemned parliamentary fighting on thursday. politicians pouring water over the deputy speaker. the legislation allows terror suspects to be detained without charge for up to a year. >>> a study in the united states has supported the theory that animals can tell when a natural disaster is about to happen. the research found that golden-winged warblers fled their nesting grounds in tennessee to avoid a series of severe tornados and they returned as soon as it was safe. researchers said the birds were probably alerted by a low frequency noise that humans simply can't hear. >>> the australian prime minister tony abbott has described as heartbreaking the police discovery of eight dead children in a house in the northern city of cairns. a 34-year-old woman with serious stab wounds was also found in the house. police say they do not believe a multiple killer is still at large in the community. jon donnison in sydney has been following developments. >> reporter: for police in cairns, this must be a crime scene as grim as many of them h

they claim the orders came from the national security council, a body chaired by president keny kenyatta. al jazeera defends the rights of journalists to freedom expression and condemns the restriction of professional journalism. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists, who now have been held in prison in egypt for 347 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on false charges for helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their convictions. >>> thousands of police in hong kong are getting ready to clear roads occupied for two months by protesters. protesters want a greater degree of democracy for 2017. although protesters are returning to their jobs and studies they still hope to make a difference. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: a tank made out of trash guards the approach to this site. neither it oh nor the barricades will stop the police when they come. the self-styled umbrella scare of hong kong is where the occupation movement began. it is where it will likely end. on september 28th thousands surged pa

of course, just recently, we saw the international criminal court drop charges against president kenyatta for crimes committed in 2007 and 2008. we now have this evidence of a very serious orgd pattern of extra-judicial killings by police and other units. so all in all we're lookin lookg santa picture of no accountability in kenya, of all security forces and no political will to address it. and this should be incredibly alarming not just to kenyans who themselves could become victims of these squads but also to the international community who are kenya's partners. >> that is the question i wanted to ask you about the international impact of this, considering that according to our investigation, western sources, western governments, including britain knew about this. >> yeah, i think if there is clear evidence that western governments not only know, but continue to support this unit, despite the evidence of these atrocities, that is not just alarming, but for example, in the united states, it does have serious consequences. the united states government is supposed to suspend support for an

president kenyatta announcing national police chief david kamaya resigned and he was also appointing a new interior minister. action that has been long awaited. >> we will sort knowledge and security within our weak neness the architecture. last week i directed my government security actors to engage with members of the relevant committees of the legislature with a view to rectify administrative and legal hurdles that limit our ability to deal with this very real and existential threat that we face. >> reporter: it may go some way to winning back the trust of the kenyan people who again prepared to bury more loved ones lost to a lingering war on terror. but can it guarantee their safety? nima elbagir, cnn, london. >> i want to bring you some breaking news now. word coming into cnn of a car bombing at the iranian ambassador's residence in yemen. now, this took place in the capital, the explosion reportedly killed a guard and wounded at least six others. interior minister officials say the ambassador wasn't there but at this early hour unclear if his family was in the building. witness

. >> reporter: kenyatta was accused of organizing and financing some of the violence and racing tensionsween he go anything tribes. he's always denied the accusations. the international criminal court's case against him was plaged by allegations of witness bribery and intimidation. many retracted testimony or went missing or are suspect today have been killed. the i.c.c. itself has been accused of not carrying out a proper investigation. >> it's impossible to prosecute a head of state. it's impossible. you would be a fool to give evidence against the heads of state of your own country. nobody would do this. more than 1,200 people lost their lives during the disputed elections in 2007. thousands more displaced raped or woundss. many people died the victims say there has been no political will to investigate the crimes internally now that the i.c.c.'s case has failed, they ma i not get justice externally either. >> translator: i don't have faith in the government because i have had no help. and i struggle alone. >> justice delayed is justice denied. tell me, if this now can happen again? i

councilman kenyatta johnson says anyone with information about the gunman and the reasons for the shooting must get that information to investigators. >> this makes no sense as to how they seized him. -- this holiday season we shouldn't have a family going to the hospital with a three-year-old shot in the leg. this is another reason why we have to be aggressive going after those individuals carrying illegal guns. >> reporter: still no description of the gunman from police. councilman johnson says this has been a bad mix of violence, drugs and guns here in this part of grays ferry. people need to speak out. he made the point that it was just last august that a thrill three-year-old girl onedding street was shot and killed. he said people need to speak out. live in grays ferry, john recalls --ist. >> investigators say sean king start add porch fire last week. a man and woman had to be rescued from the roof and two neighboring properties were damaged. anyone who knows where to find king should contact philadelphia police. >>> investigators in delaware are trying figure out what started three

next, kenyatta, california, good morning. year in washington, that would be the people. we would have had the worst, not knowing the government, the judicial system are following our constitutional rights, the bill of rights, it is like there is no such thing as the constitution or the bill of rights. they are not being followed by anyone. thank you for: the call. two years ago this month we heard about the shooting and newtown, connecticut. we will be hearing more about the gun issue and more from members of congress coming up later here on "the washington journal." james, wilsonville, alabama, independent line, good morning. caller: i think that the president had the worst year. he just didn't do what i thought he would do. the people also have the worst, as well, i think. obamacare, i think you messed up on that. especially on disability. ok, thank youost: for the call. bayonne, new jersey, good morning. caller: how are you today? host: good, thanks. caller: obviously, i would have to agree with the people who have not had