peace corps volunteers just assigned to sierra leone. a desperately poor nation, devastated by civil war and so dangerous, even the peace corps pulled out. 15 years later, the first american trainees are back. learning the local language, preparing to be teachers in schools so ravaged students often don't even have books or pencils. scott sawyer was a firefighter in northern california. >> when things are hard, they're good. and that's kind of what the peace corps is about. >> reporter: the most important step is learning to live like the people they're here to serve. >> i wanted to be in a situation where i could lend my skills to people who need it. there's no better place than here. >> reporter: no running water or electricity, just a few comforts of home. >> this is very basic, yeah. bare minimum, that's right. >> reporter: they first came together in washington this summer. recruits to a program of civilian ambassadors launched by president kennedy in the 1960s. the government here pushed hard to convince and encourage the peace cor

that challenge became the peace corps and tonight our story comes from sierra leone.ight, our own ron allen has the story of the first u.s. volunteers to venture back in. >> reporter: jessica now does without so many things she took for grant it back in new hampshire. she draws well water for a morning shower. breakfast is fried chicken and pineapple, made by the family she's staying with in this rural african village. >> it's hard waking up and thinking i want a starbucks ice coffey. >> reporter: she's among 37 u.s. peace corps volunteers just assigned here. a desperately poor nation, devastated by civil war and so dangerous, even the peace corps pulled out. 15 years later, the first american trainees are back. learning the local language, preparing to be teachers in schools so ravaged students often don't even have books for pencils. scott sawyer was a firefighter in northern california. >> when things are hard, they're good. and these kind of what the peace corps is about. >> reporter: the most important step is learning to live like the people they're here to serv

one project we're doing is a school in sierra leone. the practice is funding the design as a family, we are funding the building. that building is a self-built project. so part of the design is the machine for making the bricks out of the local clay, which involves the community. it's also how you use, in a sophisticated way, cross-ventilation. but the materials are bisquely-- so, it will be a community-built project. the idea hopefully is that, that will be a model for a larger program of schools. and to grow that program, the key architect, young architect, went out and taught in a school, in sierra leone, for three weeks and came back then with real knowledge, not, you know, removed. of course that project involves other charities. it involves two charities as well. >> rose: when you design a building, do you think of it as having a lifespan? >> yes. i mean, you're designing for now. but really, you're trying to think of the building which will be adaptable beyond that. willy faber, for example, was designed for type writers. those a

but the good news is, look at places like liberia and sierra leone.e is a functioning democracy today, completely at peace because there was an investment in ending that war there. investment in ending the war in liberia. those countries are growing rapidly. so this is -- sudan can be next. we can invest in a diplomatic solution, cut off all the billions and billions of dollars of humanitarian aid over the next 20 years if we can get ahead of it this time. broker a peaceful settlement and invest in the kind of governing institutions that can end up making the country self-reliant and self-sufficient. >> larry: george, what's not being done? >> well, what's not being done is what we hope is now being done, which is, there weren't enough talks. there was a lot of posturing. and you'll find now, you'll see both sides starting to really push the extreme limits before the big negotiations. that's sort of normal. and we see that in every negotiation you do with anybody. anytime. negotiate with a studio, that sort of issue. the bottom line is, you're going t

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the children of sierra leone have been deprived, they have suffered so i am bringing them hope. we are preparing them for leadership, and proper leadership. >>lorna golding: i brought a message of change to the conference: tenacity, believe in what they're saying, believingin what they are doing. and get it done. >>reporter: the summit was the brainchild of malaysia's first lady. >>mansor: as first ladies i believe we are strategically placed to be social advocates for community initiatives in the areas of leadership, education, empowerment and social development. as individuals havingthe privilege of prominence we have the opportunity to direct public attention to critical and urgent matters >>reporter: in his address at the conference opening, first lady rosmah husband spoke of how the role of a firstlady can complement that of a prime minister or president. >>razak: this role as the voice of social conscience speaking for those who are less privileged or those who have somehow fallen through the cracks in the system and have been forgotten and neglected by society dovetails n

sizeable oil wells in this year's celebrations for 50 years of independence and now ranks below sierra leone liberia for overall governments. madagascar has plummeted in the rankings i just one year. after a coup which scared off tourists and foreign investors bid up and lift the economy in tatters with high unemployment and malnutrition for the poor children. >> we are aware of the number of military coups in africa. a big number. we see some presidents who like playing around with the situation, trying to extend terms. so there's some issues. politics can bring a country down. you have to be very careful about that. >> more encouraging is kenya. its ranking will have improved since the index was compiled good of the country is a leading player in the east covered in community, which has recently launched a common market for goods, labor, and capital, to stimulate the region's economy. bbc news. ♪ "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. >> you're watching "bbc world news" from london. eight islamist militants reported to have been killed in a missile strike by an american ground

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williams called sierra leone home since he was 9.er: he says he learned come ppassion from his mother, nurse. who died at just 45. >> i see a lot of myself in these children and giving them an opportunity. >> you don't want to be defined by football. >> it doesn't last long. the acronym nfl never for long. >> reporter: he hopes to build a lasting legacy with $2 million from his own pocket given to the university of maryland, his alma mater. >> it's priceless, the a lot of lives that are going to be affected. for a lifetime. >> reporter: williams also teams up with doctors like this plastic surgeon, examining a 13-year-old disfigured by a tooth infection, abandoned by her family. almost 40% of the children here in sierra leone never see age 5. >> for williams and his team, this is really just a reconnaissance mission identifying needs that will become goals for next year. >> reporter: before they leave, back at the hospital. dr. flores uses a routine procedure to give dina some relief. >> i'm going to make it my personal business when

series returns with young americans serving as peace corps volunteers in a rough place, war torn sierra leonow and time for the weather and al. >> "today's" weather is brought to you by the american cancer society, the official sponsor of birthdays. >> and good morning, we have got people with things on their head here. first of all, a lady from ocrocoke, is the crabby old ladies. and then we have also got some friends here from ohio. if it had been a state with a longer name, we would have more people here. let's check your weather. fargo, north dakota, kvly, nbc 11, mostly sunny, mild "today" and as we check out your forecast, we have got that upper level low in the northeast still spinning around, bringing a lot of rain and wind to new england, also that system out west, that's causing a lot of rain back through the southwest. beautiful in the pacific northwest. from the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast, got plenty of sunshine and mild conditions. and we have got some cold spins here. >> again today we are going to see a chance for a few rainshowers. it will not be steady ra

series returns with young americans serving as peace corps volunteers in a rough place, war tn sierra leon better than yesterday. sunshine through the area and mercury higher than yesterday. 53 derees, your temperature at takoma park. folks in gaithersburg, 41. 48 right now in manassas. kids will be waiting at the bus stop. your high today, 63 with some scattered showers coming throh. 73 >> and that's your latest weather. >>> coming up next, mel gibson's ex-girlfriend opens up to "people" magazine about their volatile relationship. [ female announcer ] sometimes you need tomorrow to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. ancr: on september 2nd we took over a restaurant just for a day. then we made lunch for the neighrs. thousands of turkey burgers on us. to show people there's a burger that's as lean as it is delicious. it's really good. he loves the turkey burgers. if i can give her something that's good for her and lean, i'd totally make th

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la víctima fue el cantante fabián ortega, "el halcón de la sierr sierra", vamos en vivo a méxico para que cuente más de la situación leónencontrado sin vida junto a dos persona en su chihuahua y aparentemente fueron ejecutados con la firma del crimen organizado su sets nato se produce un año después que la autoridades mes ansa lo detuvieran por presuntos vínculos con el narcotráfico, estos son los detalles. >>. >periodista: tenía 28 años nació y también murió en chihuahua fabián ortega "el halcón de la sierra" asesinado a balazos junto a dos personas y cuerpos hallados en carretera de chihuahua el ejército lo detuvo el año pasado mientras se encontraba con presuntos narcos en un yate en playas de ensenada en el operativo decomisaron armas bala droga y dinero en efectivo, dijo que se trató de una equivocación y fue liberado bajo fianza pero cada semana debía presentarse a firmar en un penal de dónde aparentemente regresaba kwloond embos carb y se suma a otra grupo peros y el presunto narco conocido como la barbie explicó por que los matan. >> mandan a matar. >> y tras la muerte del cantante se difundo ieron videos que ca