fatuma ismail lives in kibera, nairobi's largest slum. depending on who you ask, it's estimated that between 170,000 and 500,000 people live here. few of them ever get the chance to tell their story. that's why a group of journalists got together to give kibera its own voices. and fatuma is on track to becoming one of them. it's a sunday but fatuma ismail is headed for school. her school is on the other side of kibera, nairobi's largest slum, so she has to get an early start. but today is no ordinary school day. ken oloo is a film maker and journalist. he's also founder of a multimedia project that has enrolled some students from the kibera academy. fatuma is one of the lucky participants. >> since i was young, i wanted to do media. and when ken came, i was so happy. i knew right away, i wanted to join the club. >> today, the students are learning about interview techniques, camera settings, and placement. the students pay careful attention. ken oloo is a television reporter. he and some fellow journalists founded the filamu juani project

. >> i want to take you to nairobi. we have been reporting of an explosion that has hit downtown nairobi. there was a building on fire after the explosion and several people have been injured in that explosion. joining me from nairobi is who has been to the scene of the blast. >> a lot of people were curious about what happened and managed to get close up to where it took place. part of the roof of the shop had been blown off. the explosion blew off the back end of the building. there were lots of clothing and shoes strewn in front of the store. an explosion did take place. not able to establish. the fire services managed to put out the fire and police are beginning to cordon off the area. >> this is bound to bring back memories of past explosions. any w discussion hmight-- is there any discussion about who might be to blame? >> its early to tell, but it puts nigeria on jitters as well. there have been a series of low- level explosions if not just in nairobi but in northern kenya and somalia with the most recent having

. >> shops -- a blast in shops in the kenyan capital of nairobi. they now think it was a bomb keeping the prime minister has blamed it terrorists for the incident, calling it a heinous act. >> three days of storms and heavy rains in central chile have washed out homes and cut+ power. one woman died when a tree fell on her house. it was 25 years ago today that one young german stunned the world by flying at a light engine cessna into the heart of moscow. >> it was an embarrassment to pressure's defense. the teenager past and skate through the super power's antiaircraft systems. >> on may 28, 1987, the 18-year- old german mathias rust flew into red square, seemingly without anyone noticing. >> first the wanted to know where i was from. i said germany. they thought i meant east germany. no, i said. west germany. they were surprised and asked why. i said "for pc." i wanted to talk to gorbachev. >> what was not mentioned was out the country felt air defense failed to stop the plane. control officers were confused. he was sentenced to four years in a lab

. >> reporter: it's no wonder on the streets of nairobi, men are growing wary. >> i'm very careful.et caught -- >> just purely for entertainment purposes. after that, it just took a life of its own. and it became more. it became about, as a society, are we a cheating nation, because a lot of people believe kenya is full of cheaters. i think it's probably true of most countries in the world. it's just that they don't have "busted." >> reporter: but not everyone is a fan. two years ago "busted" recorded the now infamous "oh my god" incident in the man which she was suspected of sleeping with was hiv positive. >> i'm just calling to warn you, that my husband has been diagnosed with something very serious. >> reporter: the episode went viral. last month the kenyan media council fined "busted" nearly 10,000 u.s. dollars over the incident and called mery reckless after the aids law project complained. say the status of the woman busted was never revealed, the episode was stigmatizing to those living with the disease. >> forever, the issue was the way that we are trying so hard as a countr

an explosion as injured several people in the kenyan capital of nairobi. there was initial speculation that separatists from somalia more responsible, but the kenyan police said it was called by it -- caused by an electrical fault. an activist in bahrain has called off a hunger strike after 110 days. he says the strike can achieve its name of bringing attention to the jailed government protesters. there had been growing concern about the health of the 51-year- old activist. and the scandal threatening to take the vatican has taken another turn. the butler arrested last wednesday for allegedly taking documents has now agreed to cooperate with investigators. there is speculation that high- ranking members may be named, but they deny that the cardinal is under investigation. now, thousands of fans will be heading to the ukraine for the football championship in june and july, but tonight, there are fresh fears that the event could be hit by racism and violence. the program has obtained footage showing incidents at recent matches of the two host countries. they

an explosion has injured several people in the shopping district of nairobi. the police and initially said it had been caused by an electrical fault. the prime minister says it was a terrorist attack. a leading human rights activist in bahrain has called off is under strike after 110 days. he said the strike had achieved the aim of bringing world attention to the cause of jailed anti-government protesters. there had been growing concern over the help of the 51-year-old activist. the scandal with the vatican has taken another turn. the pope's butler has now agreed to cooperate with investigators. there is speculation that high- ranking pre rates may be named in the inquiry. the vatican has denied the cardinal is under investigation. thousands of fans will be heading to poland and ukraine for the european football championship in june and july. tonight there are fresh fears the event could be hit by violence. we have obtained footage showing incidence of recent matches in the two host countries. they include nazi salutes, black players being taunted, and a vicio

. >>> an explosion has torn through a shopping center this time in the kenyan capital nairobi. 33 people were hurt. prime minister odinga is calling it a terrorist attack by islamic extremists. police say the explosion occurred in the heart of the capital. it blew out the shopping center's roof and windows. the facility went up in flames. the cause is not yet known. several witnesses say a man set down a bag and walked away just before the explosion. the kenyan group sent soldiers there to defeat al shabaab. the group has since been blamed for carrying out several attacks in kenyan cities. >>> people in japan are gazing into the future trying to figure out the role nuclear power will play in their country's energy policy. last year's accident at fukushima daiichi prompted their discussions. now members of an economy, trade and industry ministry have come up with four options. option one, japan would reduce nuclear power use to zero as soon as possible. option two, atomic energy would be reduced to a lower level subject to review after 2030. option three, it would be maintained at a certa

explosion has ripped through a shopping complex in downtown nairobi wounding at least twenty eight people shops were damaged what store contents scattered on the ground one eyewitness said the blast happened after a man left a bad neighborhood stall al shabaab militants from neighboring somalia have threatened to carry out attacks in kenya after the country decided to send troops to pursue them south asia's largest jail is aiming to turn dangerous criminals into better citizens by taking a unique approach using creative rehabilitation and pushing an emphasis on work skills they say that scheme is showing real results as a prayer shri to explain. it's a bustling factory in india men making everything from steel pipes to fabrics. it's set on a beautiful campus with manicured lawns and fountains a far cry from the hectic bustle of new delhi. but the workers in the seeming utopia actually have no choice about being here in fact they have no freedom at all because their inmates in south asia's largest jails the har. i mean they round it and make good clothes which is sold in the outside world

of ivory in kenya recently which was a consignment that had been seized in singapore and come from nairobi, but that ivory was not kenya ivory. it came from all sorts of other countries and kenya had been used because of its efficiency in transport as a transit point, so that ivory eventually was surrendered back to kenya and the country's of origin were identified through detective work and through looking at the dna profile of some of the dna found on the ivory, and it was agreed amongst all of those parties they should burn that and destroy it which was a very good solution and it sent out a strong signal. >> does that need to become the norm? should there be a part of the convention that all are assemble and had destroyed? if there is a secondary value, seizing it and then selling it or putting it into the black market or under the table doesn't do you much good and you still have the same incentive to go after it. >> i think it would be an excellent idea, but one would need to perhaps tie some recome peninsula -- recompensation and could be put into elephant conservation. >> interesti

an explosion has ripped through a shopping complex in downtown nairobi wounding at least twenty eight people shops were damaged to a store contents scattered on the ground and one eyewitness said the blast happened after a man left a bad near his stall are shabaab militants from neighboring somalia have threatened to carry out attacks in kenya after the country decided to send troops to pursue them. and let's now join katie she is manning the business desk for us today so casey the russian markets have recently opened all the managing to hold on to the gains from yesterday well you know i'm happy to say yes they are we've got some positive figures to look out right now to vote yes on the my sex now investors here most of they do remain nervous though and that was over the situation in spain were boring calls have now edged high up as you can see that for the l.t.s. it's around seven tenths of the run up the my stays around nine tenths of a percent up the poles did territory so as i was saying about spain the government is attempting to papar its own banking sector with the money they'

explosion has ripped through a shopping complex in downtown nairobi wounding at least twenty eight people shops were damaged what store contents scattered on the ground one eyewitness said the blast happened after a man left a bad near her store militants from neighboring somalia have threatened to carry out attacks in kenya after the country decided to send troops to pursue that. you know let's not join katie on the business desk for all the latest market action hi there katie so the european markets are now open with the latest that they are indeed you live i have to say friend and i'm looking at games right now for both the c. and the dax now greece is expected to be another topic of conversation today now if you consider that the economy accounts fall no point four percent of the world economy out we've got a columnist's from bank of america merrill and j.p. morgan that's talking about the collateral damage once again but as you can see investors look pretty optimistic at the moment at the foot here on the whole five percent up the dies are one of a quarter of a percent in polls to te

. >>> time now 6:14 a big explosion in nairobi kenya, one official said people smelled ammonia. a man with a beard left a bag just before the explosion. witnesses blame foreign terrorists. >>> this is just coming in, more and more countries are expelling syrian ambassadors. just within the last half hour, spain announced they are telling senior am bass -- syrian ambassadors to leave their countries, all of this follows an investigation by the united nations that concluded entire families were shot in their homes during a major massacre in syria that killed more than 100 people including dozens of children. un monitors found less than 20 were killed by artillery fire and the rest of the victims were shot inside their homes. un is meeting with syria to talk about the peace plan that will end syria's 15 month old crisis. >>> they are expecting to clench the nomination tonight. they will have a campaign of attack. >> reporter: they are expected to give mitt romney the 1144 delegates he needs to be the gop presidential nominee. he will be at a fundraiser in whose vegas hosted by dona

. >> ali mohammed had done what they call casing of the american embassy in nairobi in december of 1993 and operation. >> reporter: and listen to what ali mohammed said in a u.s. court. >> my surveillance files and photographs were reviewed by osama bin laden. bin laden looked at the picture of the american embassy and pointed to where a truck could go as a suicide bomber. >> reporter: shortly after the terrorist attacks on the two u.s. embassies this man, abdul raheem al nashiri, approached bin laden with a new scheme. two years of planning followed. on october 7th, 2000, in the yemeni port of aden, two al qaeda suicide bombers steered their small boat up to the "uss cole." >>> even then, osama bin laden was planning another attack, more sinister than anyone had imagined. kiwi. soy milk. impulse buy. gift horse. king crab. rhubarb pie. lettuce shower. made by bees. toucan sam. that's not cheese. grass fed. curry. gingersnaps. soup can tower. 5% cash back. right now, get 5% cash back at grocery stores. it pays to discover. you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my stu

and we had the privilege of going to the elephant orphanage in nairobi.cided to support the foundation. >> and you have adopted an elephant? >> yes, we got each of my sons adopted an elephant. you get updates, a photograph and news of the foundation. i think what they do is vital. it's overpowerfully moving, when you encounter these babies. >> charlie, they were in the green room saying -- he was saying, hey, i have a couple elephants from your place. see what we do at krk rk? >> everything. >> everything is good. we'll take that. thank you, thank you very much. >> great to see you. >>> a woman who started that elephant nursery we were talking, dame daphne sheldrick , [ male announcer ] what if we told you the 100% electric nissan leaf was the perfect car for you... that you can charge it at home like your smartphone... that you'll never have to buy another tank of gas? [ brian ] really looking forward to not having to put 75 bucks in the tank twice a week just to go back and forth to work. [ shannon ] i have absolutely no idea what the price of a gallon

and we had the privilege of going to the elephant orphanage in nairobi.ided to support the foundation. >> and you have adopted an elephant? >> yes, we got each of my sons adopted an elephant. you get updates, a photograph and news of the foundation. i think what they do is vital. it's overpowerfully moving, when you encounter these babies. >> charlie, they were in the green room saying -- he was saying, hey, i have a couple elephants from your place. see what we do at krk rk? >> everything. >> everything is good. we'll take that. thank you, thank you very much. >> great to see you. >>> a woman who started that elephant nursery we were talking, dame daphne sheldrick >>> the principle of the orphanage, the principal, head mistress, head nurse, and ceo is dame daphne sheldrick. she founded the place, has been working with elephants for 50 years. >> this is one that was in a coma when she arrived. had she was on a drip for 24 hours. we never thought she would be alive in the morning. she's our ilgt miracle. >> bob simon and "60 minutes" introduced us to dame

. >> ali mohammed had done what they call casing of the american embassy in nairobi in december of 1993ween casing and operation. >> reporter: and listen to what ali mohammed said in a u.s. court. >> my surveillance files and photographs were reviewed by osama bin laden. bin laden looked at the picture of the american embassy and pointed to where a truck could go as a suicide bomber. >> reporter: shortly after the terrorist attacks on the two u.s. embassies this man, abdul raheem al nashiri, approached bin laden with a new scheme. two years of planning followed. on october 7th, 2000, in the yemeni poured of aden, two al qaeda suicide bombers steered their small boat up to the "uss cole." their bomb blew a gaping hole in the navy destroyer and killed 17 american sailors. >> to those who attacked them, we say, you will not find a safe harbor. we will find you and justice will prevail. >> reporter: but the u.s. did not retaliate, and four months after the bombing of the "cole" bin laden praised his holy warriors at the wedding of his son in afghanistan. even then osama bin laden was alread

. >> ali mohammed had done what they call casing of the american embassy in nairobi in december of 1993ng and operation. >> reporter: and listen to what ali mohammed said in a u.s. court. >> my surveillance files and photographs were reviewed by osama bin laden. bin laden looked at the picture of the american embassy and pointed to where a truck could go as a suicide bomber. >> reporter: shortly after the terrorist attacks on the two u.s. embassies this man, abdul raheem al nashiri, approached bin laden with a new scheme. two years of planning followed. >>> even then, osama bin laden was planning another attack, more sinister than anyone had imagined. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota, that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... ev

and we had the privilege of going to the elephant orphanage in nairobi.hat we decided to support the foundation. >> and you have adopted an elephant? >> yes, we got each of my sons adopted an elephant. you get updates, a photograph and news of the foundation. i think what they do is vital. it's overpowerfully moving, when you encounter these babies. >> charlie, they were in the green room saying -- he was saying, hey, i have a couple elephants from your place. see what we do at krk rk? >> everything. >> everything is good. we'll take that. thank you, thank you very much. >> great to see you. >>> a woman who started that elephant nursery we were talking, dame daphne sheldrick >>> good morning. there's a mixture of clouds and sun. we will cloud up. the forecast says for clouds, limited sun with a high of 68. there's been some light shower activity, slowly about the area. winds are calm right now. not a lot of moisture. you may see a you may see a sprinkle west of >>> the principle of the orphanage, the principal, head mistress, head nurse, and ceo is dame d

. >> kenya, it happened in the capital city of nairobi.n left a bag at her stall and it exploded. authorities blocked off streets and tried to usher hundreds of people from the scene. hospital officials say at least four people hurt seriously. >>> china. crews battled massive flames at a chemical plant had an eastern province. witnesses reported seeing the fire from up to four miles away. we are told it broke out last night after an explosion in a workshop. more than 100 firefighters put out the flames early this morning. nobody hurt. >>> indonesia. authorities arrested a 56-year-old british woman, accusing her of trying to smuggle $2.5 million worth of cocaine in her luggage. customs officials say an airport x-ray found the drug in the lining of her bag. they say they believed she was bringing the coke to three other britts and an indian national. a conviction could mean a maximum penalty of death by firing squad. >>> afghanistan. more than 200 people taking taekwondo training at this camp in kabul. the sport has grown in popularity after

said he was originally from nairobi kenya, but said he had strong ties here after living in maryland for nine years. >> reporter: wjz looks at the missing person, who vanished last week. both he and kenyua attended morgan state in baltimore. that's also where kenyua was charged just days ago, with a random attack on another student. it left that victim's skull fractured. >> reporter: his parents were trying to raise money for his defense, holding a fundraiser at a church event. >> i know the pastor and some of the neighbors. >> reporter: kenyua remains in jail, bail denied. >> today in court, he was represented by a public defender. police here have not ruled out the possibility of more arrests. they say they have a lot more investigating to do on this case. live in harford county, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. the victim was a grad student at morgan state. he's from ghana. and police say he had recent issues with federal immigration officials. >> on alert, a student spotted with a gun on the campus of umbc, setting off a major search effort. and just a shor

. >> kenya: it happened in the capital city of nairobi. her stall and it exploded. authorities blocked off streets and tried to usher hundreds of people from the scene. hospital officials say at least four people hurt seriously. >> china. crews battled massive flames at a chemical plant at an eastern province. witnesses reported seeing the fire from up to four miles away. we're told it broke out last night after an explosion in a workshop. more than 100 firefighters put out the flames early this morning. nobody hurt. i understand do nearby sexual harassment authorities arrested a 56-year-old british woman accusing her of trying to smuggle $2.5 million worth of cocaine in her luggage customer airport screener found the drug in the lining her bag. they believe she was bringing the coke to three other brits and an indian national. a conviction could mean a maximum penalty of death by firing squad. afghanistan. more than 200 people taking taiquando training at this camp in kabul. the sport has grown in popularity since 2008 when afghan taiquan

before black hawk dawn and had to hitchhike a ride out on an old soviet ussr cargo plane to get to nairobie with abc news and things were going to hell in a handbasket. there are times when i learned to scramble. i have a very mutual office for a news correspondent. most people have news stuff. the top frame is the original drawings from disney's spin and martie show from "the musketeers." i thought joining the cowboy round-up was an iconic part of my childhood. this is a cowgirl round-up that happened in the dakotas in the '20s. i just think it is extraordinary. this was my first horse. this is a very, very, very famous german painting of the surgeon pushing death away from his patient. it's very iconic for the surgeon telling death, you cannot have my patient right now. >> you must love horses. >> it is very funny, i grew up in indiana, loved horses, but my father wouldn't let me ride horses because he said that the doctors' daughters who road horses were little notes. i said, daddy, maybe it is not the horses, maybe it is how they were brought up. he didn't care. so i went to medical sc

we also remember the attacks on the american embassies in nairobi in august 1998 that took hundreds of lives. that was al qaeda and the "uss cole." al qaeda has been an enemy of the united states for a long time. this was its founder and the fact that the united states was able to defeat him is a significant victory for the country and the battle against terrorism. >> as we mark the anniversary, secretary hillary clinton is on that plane that you know so well, traveling to beijing at what is conceivably the worst time for this end gaugement, it annual meeting in beijing with the treasury secretary and secretary of state. they had so much on their plate in terms of economic and trade issues and importantly, syria, iran, china's role in the u.n. security council, north korea, the new leadership there, and now they are dealing with the one thing that of course neither really wants to be dealing with, a major human rights crisis. how does she navigate this? >> with great difficulty. as you said, andrea, this is the biggest and most important relationship that the united states has with any

if he can get that bomb onto a plane from cairo or nairobi, hundreds of people will die.gures out how to get that bomb on that plane. >> fran, you were saying that one bomb was found even before he had this pressure. traditionally he's been known to do bombs in clumps, more than one. >> al qaeda is known for multiple simultaneous attacks, so rarely do they launch an attack where they only have a single bomb. so one of the concerns of investigators now in the intelligence community is were there other volunteers to carry more of these sorts of devices that would have been put together by al-asiri. he has been under pressure since 2009. since the assassination attempt he's been at the top of the saudi list, who have very good information inside yemen but he's also been at the top of our list since the christmas day, 2009, attempted bombing. >> fran, they had known who he was, jailed him and actually let him go? >> in 2007 they have a program where they take guys into custody and put them through sort of a brain wash -- >> rehabilitation. >> rehabilitation program. >> camp r

he said very little, other than he was originally from nairobi kenya, but had been in maryland for nine years and has strong ties to the community. but the reasons behind this, frankly stunning crime, remain a mystery. >> investigators say 21-year- old college student alexander kenyua killed his roommate and cut out his heart and brain, cutting them up. family members there declined to speak about the chilling crime. police say his brother found the remains, and his father called police. >> there was inconsistencies in the stories of both the parents that were there. we found out that their stories, when they were interviewed a second time, did not match up with the first time. >> reporter: but what's the motive? police haven't ruled out anything, including drugs. they say while he was cooperative, confessed, would not say why he did it. he recently posted statements about cults, ethnic cleansing and school shootings online. >> human remains, specifically a head and hands, were recovered on the main floor of the residence. >> reporter: wjz obtained the missing persons report on the vict

. >>> kenya's prime minister is blaming foreign terrorists for an attack in nairobi.ect a -- >>> 34% of veterans support president obama but the poll shows 58% support mop among all registered voters, the poll shows president obama and mitt romney are tied at 46% each o. well, mott is expected to oofficially chin -- clinch the -- the nomination tonight. alison burns has more. >> reporter: mitt romney is expected to have the 1144 delegates he needs to become the gop presidential nominee. he's rallying supporters in craig, colorado this morning. this is a live look at his event ha just got underway a few minutes ago. romney will be making headlines -- >> i continue agree with all of the people that support me. i need to get 51% or more. >> romney's campaign and some big money supporters are going to be stepping up their attacks on president obama this week focusing on what they called his failed economic stimulus plan. the plan. >> this is mitt romney on stage right now. now, romney will be here in the bay area tomorrow for another fund-raiser. meg whitman announced tha