had spent much of his career in nairobi and then after several days we drove from her nairobi across the highway up west to one of the most unforgettable drives of my life and the experiences were so different from nairobi. the point was twofold. to find as many people as i could and interview them. he's a great young >> how many interviews did you do in kenya? >> guest: i ended up doing about 40 or 45. most of them during those two weeks. a few of them over the phone later and a few of them, where people were not available so i provided the questions for cantonese conduct interviews afterward. >> host: booktv traveled with tt you to kenya and conducted an interview as well. we want to show that to you nown >> david maraniss we then endd h western kenya w-whiskey 10 dayso as you work on yourba new book,n out of this world come in the making of barack obama, correct? >> guest: yet. has it been worth it? >> t what have you learned? >> guest: i would say that fromng these days at the source of days they remind me of why i do what i do. everything about it from morning to night jazz ener

had spent much of his career in nairobi and then after several days we drove from her nairobi across the highway up west to one of the most unforgettable drives of my life and the experiences were so different from nairobi. the point was twofold. to find as many people as i could and interview them. he's a great young journalist and my robie and he and i have been working on different aspects of information for many months before we got there. we were incredibly lucky to also have a translator who i met in the united states who happened to be in kenya and gideon hunter from the washington post. >> host: how many interviews did you do in kenya? >> guest: i ended up doing about 40. most of them during those two weeks. a few of them over the phone leader and a few of them were people not vailable, so i provided the questions and he would conduct interviews after. >> host: book tv traveled with you to ken and conducted an interview over there as well. we want to show you that now. >> january 15th, 2010 in western kenya as you work on the new book out of this world the making of barack ob

former kenyan vice president's been killed with six other people in a helicopter crash near nairobi american educated george totally was serving as the country's internal security minister and plan to run for the presidency next year and in a separate incident in nairobi police are searching for people trapped under the rubble of a new four story building that collapsed during construction it's not yet clear if there are any fatalities there other headlines around the world this hour the war crimes courts demanding the release of staff members have been detained by the libyan authorities after they met one gadhafi son saif al islam reports claim one of the lawyers was held after trying to deliver documents that libyan authorities said were a danger to national security saif al islam is accused of a role in the killing of protesters during the revolt the top of his father. ivory coast government is vying to hunt those behind an ambush in which should at least eight civilians were killed near the border of liberia seven un peacekeepers who patrolling a remote village also died it's not yet cle

send troops to somalia it is not yet clear what caused the accident and in a separate incident in nairobi police are searching for police people trapped under the rubble of a new four story building that collapsed during construction it's not clear if there are any fatalities there. elsewhere the war crimes court is demanding the release of staff members who've been detained by the libyan authorities after they met one look at duffy's son saif al islam reports claim one of the lawyers was held after trying to deliver documents that libyan authorities said were a danger to national security saif al islam is accused of a role in the killing of protesters during the revolver top of his father. government vying to hunt down those behind an ambush in which should be eight civilians were killed near the border with liberia seven un peacekeepers who patrolling a remote village also died it's not yet clear who is behind the attack but it's believed to targeted u.n. monitors who had a piece observing mission since two thousand and four to help end the country's civil. the pretrial hearings have be

they had to get back to nairobi to fly back to england for the funeral and for the queen to become queen the coronation. >> she went up the tree a princess and came down a queen. >> my mother said the whole world changed from calling her princess elizabeth or lillabet, which my mother referred to her, and she suddenly was a queen and a deep curtsy, and the relationship changed. >> it was an amazing moment when she came to fly back to britain when all the photographers -- >> don't tell my story. you're nicking my story. >> that's why you're here. your mother. >> no, but it is extraordinary and especially you would appreciate being -- having come from that world of the press that when they got back to nairobi at the airport, the world's press had descended, and my mother said she looked, and all of the members of the press had placed their cameras on the ground and their heads were bowed in a sign of respect that the queen was in mourning for her father. >> i can't imagine at age 25 taking on that responsibility. so here's my other question, though, knowing that she's married and her husba

she went to the university of nairobi several times, once as a fulbright scholarship and spent another seven years conducting research in africa. she eventually return to san francisco and worked as an insurance broker for 10 years, which helped her pay off her student loans and pay for retirement. for some 20 years, she served as the secretary board member and soul of the richmond democratic club, which i was active in for about 20 years. her two terms of the democratic committee, many of you are familiar with that work, she worked tirelessly for the democratic cause in the city. she also knew shorthand and was extremely organized. she helps the richmond district democratic club create strong outreach program and be a functioning club in our city. she was extraordinarily talented in -- and an unpretentious citizen of san francisco. she will be greatly missed by those she helped throughout the city. thank you for your support in commemorating her life here at the board of supervisors. the rest i will submit. supervisor olague: good afternoon, colleagues. i've been working with a lot of

kinyua was from nairobi kenya and has lived in maryland nine years. he was out on bond photoma. now bail has been denied -- bond for murder. now bail has been denied. police continue to investigate and aren't ruling out the possibility of more arrests. the victim kodie was from ghana. >>> out of canada a porn actor is accused of murdering a man, making a videotape of it and mailing the boated parts to the headquarters of two major political parties. he also posted the rio online. officials are trying to remove -- the video online. officials are trying to remove it, but it keeps reappearing. they think the actor has fled north america. >>> virginia state police asking for help to identify a driver who dragged a man along i-95 in dale city before 7:00 tonight. a late model sedan was heading north on i-95 when a passenger side door opened and a man fell out. the man was dragged for than 200 feet. he was flown to a fairfax hospital for treatment. police are asking anyone who spotted the car to call them. >>> tonight it appears prosecutors will not look to retry john edwards. after n

+++ 400 kilometers away lies kenya's capital nairobi. the certificates are sold from here through a partner company and this man: tom morton. morton sells the certificates mainly to businesses in europe and the us -- companies that want to offset their own carbon emissions. he passes on most of the money to vestergaard-frandsen: about 10 million euros in the past year. tom morton considers the water filter project highly sustainable -- because it's stringently controlled. >> carbon finance is about being paid for outcomes. and if you get it wrong then you are not paid. and so there is a much greater incentive to have a very robust system in place. >> back to western kenya -- o a sporting field. vestergaard frandsen's employees are spreading good cheer. they've organized a football tournament. football is very popular, especially with young people. the occasion is used to acquaint them with the water filter. vestergaard frandsen wants to expand the project in africa. janet, his instructor, is prepared to go abroad if she's needed. >> as l

a former kenyan vice president has been killed with six other people in a helicopter crash near nairobi george side he was serving as the country's internal security minister and plan to run for the presidency next year aircraft burst into flames as it hit the ground police are investigating the cause of the accident. and tens of thousands of people are gathered in georgia second largest city of could easy in support of one of the country's major coalition groups the georgian dream party has been set up by a local billionaire and the main challenger to president mikhail saakashvili the party's previous gathering in the capital tbilisi two weeks ago attracted around one hundred thousand people. afghan president hamid karzai has condemned a nato air strike in which eighteen civilians were killed most of them women and children he warned that if it happens again it will be considered a violation of his country's pact with washington the u.s. commander of nato forces in the country is apologize for the civilian deaths political analyst says the military alliance has no one but itself to bla

mechanic kenyan vice president's been killed with six other people in the helicopter crash and in nairobi george saitoti was serving as the country's internal security minister and planned to run for the presidency next year the aircraft was traveling in burst into flames as it hit the ground police are investigating the cause of the accident. afghan president hamid karzai has condemned a nato air strike in which eighteen civilians were killed most of them women and children he warned that if it happens again it'll be considered a violation of his country's pact with washington the u.s. commander of nato forces in the country is apologized for the civilian deaths but. says the military alliance has no one to blame but itself for his still if he is getting from the afghans. vast majority of the of gone people have really rebelled against the foreign occupation of their country the only reason you're seeing increasing and more blunt and more courageous resistance attacks against the coalition forces in afghanistan is because the ordinary of guns are providing sanctuary are providing protect

to form a union vice president's been killed with six other people in a helicopter crash near nairobi ga toti was serving as the country's internal security minister and plan to run for the presidency next year burst into flames of the hit the ground police are investigating the cause of what went wrong. the pretrial hearings have begun for the soldier accused of america's biggest leak of classified data in history twenty four year old bradley manning is charged with aiding the enemy by passing materials related to the war in iraq to the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks now manning's lawyers fear the trial won't be fair though as the government's withholding documents believe relevant manning's defense campaigners that press event to witness the hearings. it's like watching a poorly executed circus act here i think the prosecution's verbal acrobatics really reached new heights and i think it really came to the surface for the judge that the prosecution is simply using word games to try to stall and delay this trial so there were a number of occasions where the judge basically caugh

and in vice president's been killed with six other people in a helicopter crash near nairobi george society was serving as the country's internal security minister and plan to run for the presidency next year the aircraft burst into flames as it hit the ground police are investigating the cause of the accident. to gas and pepper spray have been used against protesters in canada as hundreds marched in montreal around a dozen demonstrators were arrested after the clashes with police people took to the streets as part of protests against the rising cost of a university education as well as the city's hosting of a grand prix race the students have been protesting for months demanding a tuition fee for. the pretrial hearings have begun for the soldier accused of america's biggest leak of classified data in history twenty four year old bradley manning is charged with aiding the enemy by passing materials related to the war in iraq to the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks and his lawyers fear the trial won't be fair as the government's withholding documents believe relevant to manning's defense

they had to get back to nairobi to fly back to england for the funeral and for the queen to become queenhe coronation. >> she went up the tree a princess and came down a queen. >> my mother said the whole world changed from calling her princess elizabeth or lillabeth, and she suddenly was a queen and a deep curtsy, and the relationship changed. >> she came to fly back to britain when all the photographers -- >> don't tell my story. you're nicking my story. >> that's why you're here. your mother. >> it is extraordinary. especially you would appreciate being -- having come from that world of the press that when they got back to nairobi at the airport, the world's press had descended, and my mother said she looked, and all of the members of the press had placed their cameras on and the ground and their heads were bowed in a seen of respect because the queen was in mourning for her father. >> i can't imagine at age 25 taking on that responsibility. so here's my other question, though, knowing that she's married and her husband now prince philip, duke of edinburgh, she is his sovereign. he wa

abc news, nairobi. >>> back here in california a close call for a pilot in southern california. his plane went off the runway in gillespie field in el cajon. you can see the accident in these still photos taken by a witness. the ferry fire fly was part of the wings over gillespie airshow. the pilot was able to get out safely. >>> turning to medical news, what could be a breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. an experimental new drug appears to slow tumor growth. today researchers presented the results of a large three-year clinical trial at an on koll gee conference. oncology conference. the women who took the powerful cocktail about half of them saw their cancer stabilize and had fewer side affects than standard chemo. >> it is really like a heat seeking missal with a toxic payload and it travels all over the body until it meets the cancer cell and then it lets off a massively toxic dose to kill off the cancer without damaging the rest of the body. >> right now the -- only 9 women participating have access to the drug. >>> now, if you have cell you light, you know tha

"i am in tears while writing abc news, nairobi. >>> back here in california a close call for a pilot in southern california. his plane went off the runway in gillespie field in el cajon. you can see the accident in these still photos taken by a witness. the ferry fire fly was part of the wings over gillespie airshow. the pilot was able to get out safely. >>> turning to medical news, what could be a breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. an experimental new drug appears to slow tumor growth. today researchers presented the results of a large three-year clinical trial at an on koll gee conference. oncology conference. the women who took the powerful cocktail about half of them saw their cancer stabilize and had fewer side affects than standard chemo. is >> it is really like a heat seeking missal with a toxic payload and it travels all over the body until it meets the cancer cell and then it lets off a massively toxic dose to kill off the cancer without damaging the rest of the body. >> right now the -- only 9 women participating have access to the drug. >>> now, if you have c

embassy in nairobi warns of an 'emment terrorist attack in a coastal city.dministration has pulled out all government personnel from the area. the warning does not specify the threat or why mum basa would be targeted. >>> tomorrow, presidential election results in tahrir square. the results were delayed last week, as both campaigns claimed victory. last report from a semi official news site is naming ahmed shafiq the winner. he was the prime minister under ousted president hosni mubarak. >>> ecuador is considering whether to offer asylum for wikileaks chief julian assange. he took refuge in london last tuesday to try to avoid extradition to sweden. he is wanted for questioning in alleged sex crimes. today, ecuador's ambassador to england is returning home to discuss the issue with ecuador's leftist president. >>> target shooters are being blamed for a wildfire near salt lake city, utah that's burning dangerously close to some homes. 23 houses have been evacuated and there are fears that the fire could take down the area's power grid. the fire started near a

bazi kanani, abc news, nairobi. >> what so devastating about that is they have very little water in thatry. three hours later they didn't have water. you could just see civilians pouring buckets of water to try to douse the flames. they had water trucks stuck on those narrow and crowded roads. >> unbelievable. the pictures say it all in that story. >> the death toll is likely to go higher especially since it slammed into an apartment in a highly populated area. >> businesses and residential properties there. so we'll keep an eye on that story throughout the morning there. >>> also those wildfires burning in the west have now claimed two lives. an air tanker crashed while dropping retardant on a remote wildfire in utah killing both crew members on board. and that enormous fire in new mexico grew to nearly 400,000 square miles. huge. experts say the practice of putting out fires too quickly instead of letting them burn is actually making the fire season much worse. >> because we've suppressed fire in the west, we now have old stands of timber, and those are potentially catastrophic wildfir

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>> just came from nairobi, south africa. >> how do people get involved? >> ushersnewlook.org.r having us here. doing a surprise performance tomorrow, which is the finale of the entire week for the world leadership awards. >> very good. so if wolf wants to hear you perform, it will just have to be tomorrow. >> yeah. >> all right. gentlemen, thank you so much. a pleasure to meet you, truly. now, that's it for me here in atlanta. let's hand things off to washington, d.c., to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, mitt romney courting voters who could make or break his white house dreams. we're talking about latinos. details of his closely watched speech on immigration. >>> also, cursing and nudity on your television. the u.s. supreme court weighing in on how the government can punish broadcasters. plus, details of president obama's early life we haven't heard before. some of them contradicting his own memoir. i'll talk to the author of a brand new biography that's generating lots of buzz. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the

beard >> reporter: he was the professional photographer who spotted ayman walking down the street in nairobin't where she was a college student. >> he asked me if i had ever been photographed. i was very insulted because i thought, oh, here goes a white man thinking africans have never seen a camera before in their life >> reporter: did you think he was propositioning you? >> i thought he was trying to pick me up >> reporter: but he had photography in mind. she needed tuition money. >> and then he said i'll pay you. and there was my first business transaction i made. that was the picture that paid my tuition by peter beard >> reporter: it also got her a modeling contract and a ticket to new york. but before she arrived, beard concocted a more exciting story about how he found her. so what did he say about you? >> that i didn't speak a word of english. that i was goat hearder. i'm an ambassador's daughter. >> reporter: it took some time to set the record straight. meanwhile, her career took off. but it was in 1990 when some real changes came into her personal life. she fell for rock musician

. >> my mother was in nairobi, there were only two pairs of long white gloves.were waiting to be presented -- the one in front had the white gloves on. she'd go forward, graciously and hand it to someone who was put the gloves on. >> just to remind everybody what's going on. we're waiting with breathless anticipation for the balcony scene where queen elizabeth will come out to celebrate the diamond jubilee with the immortal balcony scene. they will be out soon. and the great news is the weather incredibly after all the forecasts has held up. even the queen is susceptible to weather. but today it has turned out to be lucky. if it rains now, the british public won't give a damn. >> look at those clouds. >> it is raining now. but the public won't care. the royals are in the palace. they're safe. they'll be dry and the public won't care. >> the big blue blob, to quote you, moving in on london. but hopefully not before we see the queen and the royals. >> let's talk about the historical context of this. people i think have made a false assumption the queen may one day

embassy nairobi says there's an eminent threat of terror attack in the destination.t is suspending all travel and ordering all u.s. personnel to get out. >>> back in the u.s. floodwaters are receding in duluth, minnesota. people are finally getting a look at the true scope of the damage. "the new york times" is reporting the worst flooding in the city's history, caused more than $100 million in damage. it's left squawks buckled and roads washed out. no one was killed, incredibly in minnesota, but flooding is blamed for three deaths in neighboring wisconsin. in california the people who wanted to tack on an extra dollar to a pack of cigarettes have given up their feets. opponents of proposition nine conceded defeat after weeks of voting on ballots could erase the electoral deficit. it could erase $60 million for smoking prevention and research. big tobacco and anti-tax groups put a big fight to defeat the measure. >>> late last night, we got a guilty verdict in the jerry sandusky case. in fact, 45 guilty verdicts. the jury finding sandusky guilty on 45 of the 48 count

it was supposed to be part of the push towards their new direct push toward nairobi, but outrage lit up the social networking sites and now the airline has pulled the ad saying that they quote sincerely apologize for this situation. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux and i want to get right to it. leaders from the largest industrial and emerging economies meet in los cabos, mexico, and hoping the find ways to boost the sagging global economy. president obama is going to be meeting on the sidelines with russian president vladimire putin, and the two are at odds of how to end the bloodshed in syria and the international response to iran's nuclear program. >>> in colorado wildfires are spreading. crews fighting the fire in the pike national forest are getting help now. firefighters from california heading there and the other big fire in colorado has burned more than 58,000 acres. national weather service says that the fire risk in six western states today is critical. >>> i want to get to the big election in greece over the weekend. it looks like crisis averted at least for now, and everybody was

david mckenzie is following that story and joining us from nairobi, kenya, and david, first of all explainortant in uganda. i understand that homosexuality is essentially legal there. >> well, homosexuality is legal in you again ga, and around 30 countries in africa, but often the laws are grandfathered in from the old colonial days, s suzanne, and so the ugandans are taking a different approach here and active push against gay rights movement in the east african country, and three days ago, as you said, there was a raid on the kampala, the capital, and the police surround ed the hotel and detained the activists for several hours and questioned them and released them, but the activists say in fact that this is a clear violation of their right, and they are constantly being harassed by the police. take a listen. >> in a place where you keep threatening people all of the time, what uld would you expect where you know that if, if you are sitting somewhere you could beed or talking to someone perceived to be, you know, something might happen to you, and you live in fear. >> well, suzanne, now

are not a politician, and you are a person and you can use what you are earning, and you can say in nairobieace? >> yes. they are losing their sons and children, and also the neighbors. >> it is amazing thing that you are doing. >> it is so small that sports cannot help a lot. you need more than, more than sports. >> but it is a good beginning. it is amazing. >> and if i did not have that event i could not have met somebody like wendy. and today, yes, i am here sitting with you and you will also help with the message. >> yes sh, we will take the mese and a lot of people watching will take the message. thank you, both. >>> basketball diplomacy and the americans are shooting hoops in north korea to break bare yeses and warm relations between the two countries. cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of