government and international criminal court pointed the finger at omar al bashir.he people in southern sudan are already looking past this election to the referendum on independence, which they hope will end decades of conflict and make them africa's newest nation. dave mckenzie, cnn, nairobi. >> now, despite all the allegations of vote-rigging and, of course, of boycotting, the u.s. representative there says that he is nonetheless confident of a free and fair election so what will happen, what about the fears of new violence in sudan? i spoke with the former u.s. assistant secretary of state for afteraffairs african affairs who suffered under president george w. bush and with a senior member of the sudan people's liberation movement. let me first turn to you. you boycotting the elections, why are you boycotting and aren't you afraid that the violence is going to result? >> first of all, thank you for having me on the show, christiane. the agreement that we have signed in 2005 was meant to address two issues. one of them is secular transform of sudan. because sudan

the president of sudan the president of sudan, omar al- bashir, has been reelected. that's despite being wanted for war crimes in darfur. the national elections commission declared al-bashir the winner today. the main challengers had dropped out amid widespread charges of fraud. meanwhile, violence erupted along the country's north-south border area in recent days. more than 50 arab nomads were killed in clashes with army forces. the u.s. supreme court will decide if banning violent games for kids is a violation of free speech. the court agreed today to take a case from california. in 2005, the state banned selling or renting violent games to minors. a federal appeals court threw out the ban last year. the supreme court will hear the arguments this fall. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained a fraction of a point to close at 11,205. the nasdaq fell seven points to close below 2523. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now,