lot of excitement as the president of the united states landed here in any robby here in in -- nirobi kenya all over shadowed by what people are saying to the return of a native son, the president of the united states. his father is from kenya. this visit comes at a critical time in terms of counter terrorism. the president talked about that in an interview with the bbc and here's what he had to say about the u.s. and kenyans to work together and stem terrorism. >> the counter terrorism between united states and kenya and uganda and all of the countries in east africa is very strong and part of the subject of the visit is to continue to strengthen those toys to make them more effective. >> clearly you're talking about a kopgz that not only pays dividends in kenya but the horn of africa. the president was going to talk about uganda and ethiopia. and the president pointed out sometimes you make do with the best you can in a relationship for the greater good as it relates to the cooperation of two countries. listen again to the president. >> same way i visit russia and china. we know there are

. >> reporter: hello from nirobi kenya where for president obama this was part professional and part personal as he spent time connecting with friend and making a real bond i felt like with the people here in the home land of his father. but he was also very busy touching on a number of important issues like good governing, economic growth and cooperation. even touched on gay rights. but no issue was more important then security cooperation, and counter terrorism and the president told the kenya people in a speech today that that would never change on his watch. >> we're proud of the efforts we're making to strengthen kenya's capabilities through our new security governing initiative. we're going to stand shoulder and shoulder with you in this fight begins terrorism for as long as it takes. >> reporter: trip included a remembrance of the more than 200 people, who died in the 1998 embassy bombing here, over 4,000 by the way were hurt in that attack. the the president laying a wreath in honor of the fallen there. meanwhile the crowd seemed to really enjoy the president a's speech on su

. >>> new this morning president obama arrives with the global entrepreneur ship summit in nirobi, kenya president obama praising africa's economic and business potential saying incomes are up and middle class is growing. later today president will visit memorial park on the site of the 1998 u.s. embassy attack. more than 200 people including 12 americans and 34 local embassy staff died in that blast which was blamed on al qaeda. president obama is first u.s. president to visit kenya. >>> well, count down is on, in thursday, 63 days, pope francis will arrive in philadelphia it is sure to be one of the biggest events in the cities history and pontiff visit is sparking a crackdown. as "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco tells us some hoping to cash in on out of town visitors are finding they could be out of luck. >> reporter: many throughout center city and beyond have already listed a condo or an apartment, expecting big bucks, for the pope's visit. some asking for more than $1,000 a night. >> we have raised the daily rate about 500 percent just to see if it is something that we could

history today as first american president to visit the first african nation have of kenya they lined the streets of nirobi. it marks the first in the string of events planned for this four day trip to east africa. >> obviously this is personal to me. there is a reason my name is barack hussein obama. my father came from these parts. >> also today president obama spoke during the the entrepreneur ship summit there and visited sites of the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings but things got tense when he faced off with kenya's president on issues from terrorism to gay rights. still highlight mr. obama's visit is expect tomorrow when he delivers a speech to thousands of kenya residents. >>> good morning america will have more on the president's visit to kenya as well as ongoing investigation in the movie theater shooting in lou san a good morning america weekend is on tomorrow morning following "action news". >>> in other news tonight motorcyclist was critically injured during a crash in aston tonight. this was the the scene at the 100 block of morgan road just after 6:00 p.m. the biker somehow lost control and then s

nirobi expanding with a $63 million reequipped new factory. production is being increased with a focus on exports. >> i think thisese investments are going to make a big difference in terms of making kenyaompetitive compared to other markets. >> that's something i look forward to one day. >> so long-term, there is huge optimism for this region. but like every aspect of life here economic growth depends upon political stability and security. andrew simmons, al jazeera, mumbasa the u.s. president says burundi's recently presidential election wasn't credible. president obama is calling on the president and the opposition to come together to end the political prices. the opposition says the connellstitution does not allow him to serve a third term in. the funnel recall of a woman who died in police custody in texas has taken place in illinois. 28-year-old sandra bland was jailed after an altercation with police who pulled her over for a traffic offense. police say she hanged hertz with a plastic bag three days after arrest but her family say that she wouldn't have committed suicide and she was not on suicide watch. well, across the country, marches have been held in protest over the latest

kenya. >> this mural 2008 election victory gets a fresh coat of spray paint. >> when someone comes homeall do something. >> not everybody is excited about president obama's visit. this is afternoon traffic in nirobi and taxi drivers here are already complaining life is going to become impossible when the u.s. president's enterraj hits the streets. >> most of the roads will be closed. >> it's going to be very serious. >> meanwhile in a bar that's more nashville than nyrobi a home grown cowboy named elvis strums a couple of lines he wrote. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ welcome mr. president it's an honor to have you back here again. welcome son ♪ >> cnn kenya. >> ken yan country music. love it. coming up on the news at 5 the latest on the death of hayward police officer sergeant scott lunger. what one of his friends is saying about his death. and here's a live look outside the bay bridge teleplays anda in concord. 61 degrees right now shouldn't be that hot today. temperatures reaching up to 81 by 3:00 p.m. our afternoon high for your friday. >>> welcome back. an orka that was stranded on some rocks was kept alive for hours by a dedicated team of whale researchers and volunteers in canada. it all started wednesda