, you know, clanz were running everything, and that's where they came from, and, yes, they wantk shaaraallied with al qaeda. now, this town that -- it's a city really. very important place. it's in the southern part of the country, but what makes it important is that it is their only urban base that's left. they control huge parts of the country. it's the only urban base. it's also a port, and that's why it's important. they get their weapons in from the port, and they get taxes. it's basically because it's a port,t'sheir funding. they're trying to cling on to this place, and that's why the african union wants them out. >>ho is arge on the ground? ? >> the kenyans are running this operation. it's an african union force ostensibly under the awes piss of the -- they're pretty good, actually. the kenyans are fighting. they claim that they've taken most of the city, but others disagree. it's a very confusing sort of shifting situation. >> it's strange because this fighting is happening. people are learning about this through twitter, i understand. how does that -- >> it's an interesting ang

another rover, a relative has landed in the crater and will climb and explore the mounds of the mount shaara over several years. it towers 3 miles high over the floor of the crater and has been built over perhaps 2 billion years. we will be looking for the carbon these materials that are essential for life and that is -- nasa calls this the space laboratory or msl and has five times mer. perhaps with the name science laboratories. the experience has clarified the true nature if the spacecraft as tools for the scientists and perhaps this time they will place themselves more publicly in the driver's seat. they've been personified by a nickname. they call her curiosity. perhaps you can already see how this will play out. thank you for your attention. [applause] thank you for that. >> we do have some of your questions already but we will continue to take them. we are going to talk from another 20, 25 minutes if you can do so by the back because much quieter that we value to consider all the questions. >> you will be staying for signing. >> as a servant of the government i don't receive royalties