to expand the thanks for joining me on out front in july of this year malawi police secured and arrest warrant against you over alleged abuse of office and money laundering offenses as part of the estimated two hundred fifty million dollar corruption scandal known as cash which are up to twenty thirteen when you were president it's been over three years since you left office and left the country do you plan to return to malawi to try and clear your name. i intend to plan to return to allow it but maybe let me get back to your question there was no warrant of arrest that was issued by the malawi police it was a press release announcing that they were hard in our interest up until now that was in july up until now there is no warrant of arrest what happened that day i was on my way home i had completed my fellowship at the woodrow wilson center and i formed malawi on the thirty first of july at eleven o'clock in the morning that i would be returning to malawi under speaking to the chief of staff of the state of the office of the president cabinet the same day five hours later there was a

we go to on to a long long malawi where a committee of the vision is to make malawi set up to protect their only source of income. and we'll learn how farmers in zanzibar making a living from growing. but let's start in ethiopia the country has some of africa's most important national parks to help preserve these natural treasures for future generations the african wildlife foundation has launched a special program classroom africa aims to teach schoolchildren about the importance of wildlife conservation so let's head over to northen if you apia and take a look. simian mountains national park boasts over a dozen peaks. it's one of the most spectacular reserves in africa and one of the continent's oldest. the park is home to a range of rare species among them the gun lot of baboons those simian fox and a wild goat called the wailea ibex its natural attractions draw tourists from all over the world so you know shock is if you get called you call a phenomenal for a country it's a world heritage site as well source importantly for p.r. it's important for your peers it part of it is impor

when he left for england, she chose to remain in malawi. joan: people are being helped by what he's doing. so people are getting paid, their families are being supported, because of what he's doing. had he stayed there, i think all these people who are working under him, i don't know what would have happened, yeah. reporter: joan and sai are sure their future lies in malawi. and they believe that ultimately it's africans themselves who will make a real and lasting difference to their countries' struggling economies. host: in cities like berlin, this is the latest hype -- acai bowls. it's the super-food of the moment, and d it's especiallyy popular with vegans and fitness-focused urbanites. >> we get our acai frozen from brazil, since it's impossible to get acai fresh here in europe. host: in our global ideas series, we went in quest of this miracle berry. acai palms g grow mainly i ine amazon basin. ththe berries arare harvestd betwtween july and december. only a fraction of them are exported -- mainly to the u.s. and japan. most of them ar

the malawi military even sent a diving unit to help. were the soldiers mainly collect plastic trash it's everywhere water and land so it's dangerous or humans as well as fish. were cans ripped up nets old pipes were broken dishes there's all manner of garbage at the bottom of the body one. kenneth mckay is the founder of malawi an environment organization he'd. like malawi national park is here in escrow world heritage site and it is been threatened with being the listed because the feeling was that perhaps it wasn't being cared for as it should the people are out today national parks is here department of culture and all the allowance for showing how important it is to them to keep it clean to keep it managed to stop any overfishing. after just a few hours a pile of garbage is collected from the beach and the water it will now be disposed of responsibly. in the evening the fishing fleet of tim pumbaa heads back out on to the lake they'll be out there all night hoping for a good home. but there are just too many fisherman and not enough

i intend to plan to return to malawi but maybe let me get back to your question there was no warrant of arrest that was issued by the malawi police it was a press release announcing that they were hard in our interest up until now that was in july up until now there is no warrant of arrest what happened that day i was on my way home i had completed my fellowship at the woodrow wilson center and i formed malawi on the thirty first of july at eleven o'clock in the morning that i would be returning to malawi under speaking to the chief of staff of the state of the office of the president cabinet the same day five hours later there was an announcement that there would be one and of honest up until now they weren't overused has not been issued ok so no war interest there's no announcement of our interest but also lots of allegations from former colleagues of yours who have accused you of being involved including former colleagues of yours who are now behind bars convicted they are saying that you were involved you know that you heard them say yes what you said and i don't want and i can g

countries as diverse as tonga, malawi and mexico, and more. we'll introduce you to some of those girls right now. >> bye-bye plastic bags straight went to's sisters ages ten and 12 organize the children to collect signatures on a petition to stop the use of plastic bags. they distributed reusable bags to retailers. they sponsor roadside in beach cleanup. numbers five signature kites and do flash mobs to increase the awareness of their cause. when they're ready to present the first signatures to the governor pass for an appointment and he declined. big mistake. they told the press they were going to go on a hunger strike, and they did that. the governor saw them the very next day. he also signed a memorandum of understanding helping them to ban plastic bags by 2018. this is my body is presenting him with a bracelet this is bye-bye plastic bags. she gave them to him as reminder of his promise every single day. >> creativity for peace is a three-year leadership program for is really a palestinian high school girls. starts with the summer camp, ne

fund is providing scholarships to 3,000 girls in malawi.inued support, we'll be there for maureen when it's time for her to go to high school. you can help at lastworddesks@msnbc.com. maureen and the 200,000 schoolchildren in malawi who now have desks thank you. but the need is so great in malawi that most schools there still do not have desks. and so for your continued support of the k.i.n.d. fund, our last word for the year is, as always, a deeply grateful thank you. [ singing ] >>> i'm craig melvin. george clooney is the first and only person to be nominated in six different oscar categories. and he's co-founded a billion dollar business. but his true passion may be his work as a global humanitarian. "headliners" takes a look at the life of the hollywood megastar and human rights activist. twice named the sexiest man alive. >> when george enters a room, you know it. everybody turns, the room lights up. >> one of the country's most outspoken stars.

fund is providing scholarships to 3,000 girls in malawi. with continued support, we'll be there for maureen when it's time for her to go to high school. you can help at lastworddesks@msnbc.com. maureen and the 200,000 schoolchildren in malawi who now have desks thank you. but the need is so great in malawi that most schools there still do not have desks. and so for your continued support of the k.i.n.d. fund, our last word for the year is, as always, a deeply grateful thank you. [ singing ] >>> fake news. >> here. ♪ >> congratulations, mr. president. >> i am outraged. >> lordy, i hope there are tapes. >> this trump and russia thing is a made-up story. >> we're getting nothing done. >> violating my body. >> it was disgusting. he mashed his lips against my face. >> 2017 has been an unbelievable year. the most outrageous, the most surprising, and exhausting. the greatest number of "have you seen this" events we've ever

fund is providing scholarships to 3,000 girls in malawi. with continued support, we'll be there for maureen when it's time for her to go to high school. you can help at lastworddesks@msnbc.com. maureen and the 200,000 schoolchildren in malawi who now have desks thank you. but the need is so great in malawi that most schools there still do not have desks. and so for your continued support of the k.i.n.d. fund, our last word for the year is, as always, a deeply grateful thank you. >>> this year in politics as delivered a series of explosive headlines. most of which fuelled by president donald trump. like most politicians he was arrested on the promise to shake up washington, yet none of his predecessors have delivered a steady stream of controversy and chaos. we begin tonight with the biggest story of 2017 so

in malawi, public education is free but not for high school.he high school graduation rate for boys is double that for girls. that's why the k.i.n.d. fund provides scholarships to girl to attend high school. we'll be there for maureen when she goes to high school. you can contribute any amount toward a desk or a scholarship in the name of anyone on your holiday gift list and unicef will send an acknowledgement of your gift. thanks to your generosity we now have 3,381 girls attending high school and we have delivered 200,000 desks. we're enabled to do this because you have supported k.i.n.d. since i announced it on this program seven years ago. this week we crossed a milestone that i could not have imagined when we began. since we began, kids in need of desks, you have now contributed more than $15 million. our total as of tonight is $15,101,109. the workers who now have jobs building the desks thank you. the teachers who now have desks in their classrooms for the first time thank you. the students thank you. i thank you. and maureen thanks you.

. >> malawi is a poor country. three quarters of its citizens, recorders of its citizens live on less than a dollar and 1/4 a day. often families marry off their daughters because it means one less mouth to feed. half of the girls in the country, half, or married before they are 18. most of them before they are 15. child marriage means the end of the irgirls education, the end a gross independence. determined to finish school. members of the girls empowerment network work together with their allies to cause the change of a law in malawi. they wanted a law that would prohibit child marriage. they got help from mothers. they got help from women mps. they got help from women chiefs, like this one. who, although she was illiterate herself, told me that all five of her children had graduated from the university. one of them was a member anof parliament. -- was particularly committed d to this cause. she was devastated, distraught really. with her younger sister when she became pregnant. age 11. for five years, the girls

south which has been some pretty vicious weather in central tanzania some tanzania malawi and i once again the line that's fairly persistent comes down from angola through northern the maybe about swan to south africa's redeveloping big shower scene likely in the middle of south africa possibly in botswana or the cape town is sitting pretty in the sun. a reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera the biggest overhaul of the u.s. tax system in thirty years is about to become law with the u.s. house of representatives expected to give the bill its final approval zimbabwe's new president and resummon god one has delivered his first state of nation address promising to open the country's economy to falling investors after years of isolation and u.s. president donald trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft united nations resolution against is the recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. the european commission has announced on precedented measures against poland over planned reforms through its judiciary the e.u. has triggered its artic

it's a struggle for girls to stay in high school in it malawi.rt of our program at the k.i.n.d. fund and that you can continue to help us at lastworddesks.msnbc.com. really appreciate everything you've done this year. that is tonight's "last word." >>> up next, coverage of the republican tax vote in the >>> up next, coverage of the republican tax vote in the senate continues on msnbc on "the 11th hour with brian williams." that starts now. >>> breaking tonight, a late-night senate vote to pass the new tax law, the house is back at it tomorrow. we'll explain. and president trump on the verge of victory. >>> plus, what can the president hope to get out of it when his lawyers sit down with the mueller team? all signs point to the russia investigation sticking around over the holidays and hanging over 2018. >>> and a former fbi special agent weighs in on whether donald trump is being recruited as an asset by vladimir putin. "the 11th hour" begins now.

on friday night i introduced you to maureen vester, she is 8 years old, she is a second grader in malawiicture of her last year when she was a first grader. that was the day she got her desk delivered to her, first time she'd ever seen a desk, and the rest of the kids there got desk. thanks to the k.i.n.d. program that i do with unicef. and i told a complicated story that she's referring to there that you can go back and find. maureen told us this year that she wants to be a doctor. that's what joy was referring to there. that is what you're doing. you're enabling girls like maureen to get a better education and you're helping them to get through high school because public high school is not free, there is a tuition and it is very hard for girls particularly to scrape up for money for that and that's why we provide scholarships for girls to finish school in malawi. and then just over the weekend, thanks to your fascination with maureen, you have contributed just over this weekend $246,625. that's all thanks to introducing you to maureen on friday night. we will have updates on totals lat

about specific kids the audience met on the show through our video that we manage to bring back from malawithose personal stories tell the real story. >> it's extraordinary and reminds me of something you told me once an came back after the accident you had where you said you wanted to focus more on good news and i think you and the audience have been a part of making some good news and the pictures tell part of that story so thank you to everybody and thank you for joining yours show. happy new year, lawrence. >> thank you very much. happy new year to you. really appreciate everything you do for the show and thank you. >> of course, sir. good night to you, lawrence. but not good night to everyone watching. the's been a lot of news. we continue live coverage on msnbc next with the 11th hour with brian williams. >>> tonight, donald trump tells "the new york times" the russia investigation makes america look the new york sometimes the russia investigation makes america look very bad. this as "the washington post" reports there are already white house worries about what's to come in 2018. plus

south which has been some pretty vicious weather in central tanzania some tanzania malawi and now once again the line that's fairly persistent comes down from angola through northern the may be able swallow to south africa's redeveloping big shower scene likely in the middle of south africa possibly in botswana although cape town is sitting pretty in the sun. tonight getting something for. it's the season of this is me. for one all american family. life without the wilds we don't make anything what is our economic christmas without china documentary. on the server. destructor. there are some of the ruins the defiance to resist. power investigate charges suburb of damascus. crumble under the might of our search on me. part two at this time. now reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft u.n. resolution against his the seizure and to recognize jerusalem as israel's. the u.s. house of representatives has given final approval to the biggest overhaul of the u.s. tax system in thirty

showers recently in a good part of southern africa everything's retreated to this line here to tanzania malawi northern zambia and the congo there might be a little bit more action in the skies on the eastern side of south africa including johannesburg and durban by the time we get a saturday big cape town city enjoying big blue skies nineteen degrees. if you were in beijing looking out the pacific ocean you'd see american warships when mess was that somehow time is aiming to replace america and going to run the world well the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our first president george washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china at this time on a just. al-jazeera has swept every u.s. . overthrown and exiled their point i gotta say if you all don't dismiss let me tell you an intimate film about the struggle of the elected leader of madagascar to return to his country and reinstate his presidency he knows that the troops fish tanks and we take you know do you think he is seeking the

showers recently in a good part of southern africa everything's retreated to this line here to tanzania malawi northern zambia and the congo there might be a little bit more action in the skies on the eastern side of south africa including johannesburg and durban by the time we get a saturday but cape town still enjoying big blue skies nineteen degrees. defying my disability on al-jazeera well this time. welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera libya has agreed to the emergency evacuation of refugees and migrants facing abuse and its detention camps the plan has been drawn up at a joint e.u. african union summit in ivory coast it's not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back to their home countries. francis is leading a huge mass for about one hundred thousand cabinets and bangladesh is the first pope to visit the mainly muslim nation in more than three decades and also meet ranger refugees in the capital dhaka. and a day it's been set for the planned abdication of japan's emperor akihito he'll step down on the thirtieth of april

season and you can see from the forecast we'd expect the rain to be a little less heavy than it was in malawi zimbabwe and southern towns near it is still there and back to zaire and then this line that runs through north and then the namibia botswana to the eastern side of south africa it's a valid being some pretty heavy showers once again. abandoned by the state social collectives are occupying space is among the people tend to text working on the edge of the moon. in the first episode architecture some. tools i'll just leave out into the realm of building in saying. at this time on just the. top stories on al-jazeera the united nations general assembly is decisively back to resolution that declares the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel know and for you one hundred twenty eight states voted for the non-binding resolution with just line against them thirty five abstentions us president donald trump had threatened to cut financial aid to countries that the resolution. congress has voted against removing presidents. over corruption allegations the prime minister says it's

proper rains been falling recently in zimbabwe in malawi and in tanzania and you can see it on the satellite picture that's still going to be the focus of the heaviest seasonal rains the next day or so if you're south of that but swan and certainly south africa it really is quiet with big open blue skies enjoy the sunshine. for jerusalem and dialogue between israelis and palestinians it's the second time pontiff is spoken out about donald trump's announcement to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. tropical storm tembin is heading towards vietnam after leaving a trail of destruction across the southern philippines. russian opposition to an extent about he has been barred from running in next year's presidential election because of a past criminal conviction. a ruse former president a better friend you morry has been pardoned on health grounds for you marie was serving a twenty five year sentence for corruption and human rights crimes committed during his ten year presidency his supporters celebrated the news outside the clinic where he's been since saturday after a severe drop in his blo

further north into certainly more northern parts of godor through into zambians about way mozambique malawi here we're seeing heavy showers heavy showers too on the eastern side of madagascar which continues a head on through into thursday with highs of twenty three in and around the river so head into central parts of africa the northern limit of the showers is right about the bonds leavell still a risk of showers but west africa fine sunshine and highs thirty one. there with sponsored by qatar. you are making somewhere there on line the main u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been criminalized or if you join us. with in the morning and this is i want to cover the world of darkness this is a dialogue could be one of the confusion about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the colobus conversation at this time on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now counting is underway after a peaceful day of voting in liberia's presidential runoff election observers say the turnout is much lower than it was dur

recently in a good part of southern africa everything is retreated to this line here to tanzania malawi northern zambia and the congo there might be a little bit more action in the skies on the eastern side of south africa including johannesburg and durban by the time we get to saturday but cape town still enjoying big blue skies nineteen degrees. the weather sponsored by cattle race. you are making very pointed remarks when they're on line the u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been criminalized or if you join us on say you know you will first just makes up of it in the morning and say i want to cover the world in darkness this is a dialogue that could be what leading to some of the confusion online about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories here on al-jazeera libya has agreed to the emergency evacuation of refugees and migrants facing a bilson is detention camps the plan has been drawn up a joint e.u. african union summit in i

to a new war in the middle east that's our debate but first i'll talk to the former president of malawi joyce ponder about corruption aid and democracy in africa you. would.

good to the concentration of sherry right at the moment his father says he's back in zimbabwe to malawi seven tanzania and back through some beer as well. getting something for. it's the season this is. the one all american family challenge. life without the wilds for we don't make any. economic christmas without china witness documentary this time. hello again you're watching al-jazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour the united nations has unanimously backs a new sanctions on north korea which by nearly ninety percent of petrol exports to pyongyang him jong un's regime is already under u.s. u.n. and e.u. sanctions after conducting several nuclear and missile tests this year. and palestinian president mahmoud abbas as a leader is to play a bigger role in peace efforts following the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital meanwhile two more palestinian protesters were killed by israeli forces in the latest demonstrations over the decision. u.s. says it will provide ukraine with what it calls and hans defensive capabilities in its battle against russian align

you can see from the full cost where you'd expect the rate to be a little less heavy that it was in malawi zimbabwean sometimes it is still there. and then this line that runs through namibia botswana to the eastern side of south africa is developing some pretty heavy showers once again. the weather sponsored by qatar and nice. you are making remarks whether on line the main u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been criminalized or if you join us on sat. all of it in the morning and says i want to cover the world in darkness and this is a dialogue that could be what leading to some of the confusion about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the conversation at this time on al jazeera. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera the united nations general assembly has decisively backed a resolution the declares the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel no void one hundred twenty eight states voted for the non-binding resolution would just nine against and thirty five abstentions u.s. president donald trump had threa

but the concentration of sherry rain at the moment is further says he's back in zimbabwe through malawi sudden tanzania back through some beer as well. the with sponsored by cattle race. we're living through a technological revolution but all the machines taking a piece of machinery goes wrong is the arch of litigation. oxford university professor of machine learning steven roberts talks to all of this time. hello again you're watching al-jazeera has a reminder of our top stories this hour the united nations has unanimously backs new sanctions on north korea which banned nearly ninety percent of petrol exports to pyongyang. regime is already under u.s. u.n. and ease sanctions after conducting several nuclear and missile tests this year. allison in present backward abbas says leaders to play a bigger role in peace efforts following the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital meanwhile two more palestinian protesters were killed by israeli forces in the latest demonstrations over the decision. u.s. says it will provide ukraine with what it calls enhanced defensive capabil

further north into certainly more northern parts of godor through into zambians about way mozambique malawi here are seeing heavy showers heavy showers too on the eastern side of madagascar which continues a head on through into thursday with highs of twenty three in and around the river so head into central parts of africa the northern limit of the showers is right about the bonsa level still at risk of showers but west africa fine sunshine in akron ghana highs thirty one. i mean as i want to finally we're going ask about it but that's the ball is a ball not i see more listeners are thought of that this set says the last one and the other the double of a cousin to punch is a bitch at the bottom in the first episode of a two part series al-jazeera investigates the world of performance enhancing drugs . sports during the a ministry at this time. you're watching al-jazeera let's take a look at the top stories right now counting is under way after a peaceful day of voting in liberia's presidential runoff election observers say the turnout is much lower than it was during the first trial that w

and through towards mozambique a malawi also for madagascar some heavy rain here not just on the eastern side but also further towards the west one of the eastern cape otherwise generally looking try and find twenty five as a high in cape town as we head up into central parts of africa here we've got some showers affecting more central areas sorry for d.r. congo and towards gabon but in the west plenty of sunshine with highs of thirty one in accra ghana. and she managed terry. for truth and war criminal. job on duty on a retired bosnian army general who defended saturday vote against attack by sir forces. and covering the story of tough choices and determined. that it gave my vote at this time on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera these are the top stories right now is election commission says former football star george waya has won the country's presidential runoff way to feed a vice presidential suppose will take over from ellen johnson sirleaf next month. an attack on a shia cultural center in the afghan capital has killed at least forty one people and injured more than eighty ot

africa should be worse this time of year the concentration of heavy rains quite often run zimbabwe a malawi and zambia and that's indeed where it is during tuesday so if you're looking for south africa's sun it's everywhere. the women sponsored by katz on race. you are making very pointed remarks when they're online the main u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been to criminalize or if you join us on say you know you will first just wakes up in the morning and says i want to color the world and this is a dialogue and that could be what leading to some of the confusion online about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the global conversation at this time on al-jazeera. they're watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now eleven million people are evacuating vietnam's mekong delta as tropical storm tembin approaches her heavy rain and strong winds are expected to cause serious damage temin is already killed more than two hundred people as a pastor over the philippines. pope francis used his christmas message to call fo

and through towards mozambique a malawi also for madagascar some heavy rain here not just on the eastern side but also further towards the west one of the eastern cape otherwise generally looking draw and find twenty five as a high in cape town as we head up into central parts of africa here we've got some showers affecting more central areas so for d.r. congo and towards gabon but in the west plenty of sunshine with highs of thirty one in ghana. the weather sponsored by qatar at least. you are making remarks where on line the main u.s. response to drug use and the drug trade over the last fifty years has been criminalized or if you join us on sad no evil person just wakes up the over the morning and say i want to scour the world in darkness and this is a dialogue that could be worth leading to some of the confusion i like about people saying they don't actually know what's going on join the colobus conversation at this time on al-jazeera. and watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now liberia's election commission says former football star george way it has won the countr

africa should be where the sun the year the concentration of heavy rains quite often around zimbabwe a malawi and zambia and that's indeed where it is during tuesday so if you're looking for south africa's sun it's everywhere. on county would cost a robin hood in reverse quite forgive the saying don't plan to cut taxes for the rich do little for the poor the link between electric cars cobalts and a legal minds result i don't see crisis means for the give economy county the cost of this time on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera let's take a look at the top stories right now liberians are set to go to the polls in a few hours and our presidential runoff that will see its first democratic transition of power and seventy years are football star george waya is taking on the country's vice president joseph. tropical storm temp it has now been downgraded to a tropical depression after a failed to make landfall in vietnam time and kill more than two hundred people as it passed over the philippines tenacious demanding a public apology from the united arab emirates after the u.a.e. banned tunisian women

overwhelmingly in favor of this extension they cited many reasons they say one despite the liberation of malawi over a month now fighting still continues in different areas and violence a field over different parts of mindanao and for the first time also today the military mentioned the new people's army a group that has been fighting the philippine military for. decades now but some lawmakers are questioning the necessity of a one year martial law rule in mindanao there are only two reasons that this may be considered that there is an actual invasion or rebellion happening in the country they have cited many incidents there are also questions as to how come there is no oversight committee that looks into how martial law will be implemented you can also make sure that abuses are not going to go under martial rule in mindanao to serve a real life issues in the field we should give them. some allowance to make a mistake in their project sean it's like a knife. a knife wedged through our heart there was no evacuee invited there was no modern organisation morale the group invited on the implementat

of what weather with us at the moment that stretching through parts of angola through them through malawi and eventually into mozambique quite a few showers also for us in madagascar for the eastern parts of south africa also we've seen from sharp showers recently they all still with us for jo'burg for wednesday. whoa. dude.