>> somalia is in a vital area. it's the gulf of aden through the coast of somalia through which much of the world trade flows. this is why during the cold war somalia was such a strategic point that it also went back and forth between the u.s. and the ussr trying to create puppet state that's would be client states for their interests in that region. i think because of that cold war history, you had really turns being taken inserting arms and really creating an ungovernorable space there in somalia because of that constant in-flow of arms. so i think the concerns really is that the obama administration unleashing even more arms just back in may 2009 may create even more instability, may also create greater anti-americanism in somalia and elsewhere in the horn of africa. >> are we to assume that the threat of terrorism emanating from east africa is pretty much at the top of clinton's agenda? >> well, you know, this whole mask of terrorism has been a vanneer. since the bush administration and has continued even thoug

we are not in somalia where there is no law and order for almost 20 years.herefore, we are very happy that the police and the security people are doing their job and let us see what comes out. >> reporter: the court also heard police will submit evidence phone calls made between some of the suspects and others overseas. rafael epstein, "lateline." >> and in somalia, pirates have released a german containership and its crew. the ship was captured 400 miles off of the coast of somalia and the crew were held for ransom. as those from many other vessels have been. well, yesterday the owners of the ship paid the pirates almost $3 million. we have more on this tonight from germany's deutsche welle. >> reporter: after months of waiting the owner of the "hansa stavanger" can finely breathe a sigh of relief. all of the crew members are in good health and doing well. >> translator: it was an almost unbearable time for the crew and their families. i think none of us can imagine how stressful the situation must have been for them. >> reporter: the crew was held in capti

>> i think that's so concerning about al shabab in somalia is that somalia is the world's pre-eminent failed state. there's been no functioning government there for 18 years now. it is the perfect example of the ungoverned space, the kind of place where al qaeda and other groups like to develop themselves. al shabab itself is an islamist extremist organization that's fighting the united nations and western-backed government of president sheik sharif ahmed in mogadishu. but they themselves have on occasion professed a allegiance to al qaeda and al qaeda lieutenants have claimed al shabab for themselves. so washington is concerned about the link there is and particularly concerned that this might become kind of a haven for worldwide jihadists. >> warner: so in other words they were really most concerned about the prospect of an afghanistan scenario, a pre-9/11 afghanistan scenario? >> i think that's exactly what they're concerned about. if you look at the national defense strategy from 2008, one of the key things that they were talking about there was ungoverned spaces. and somalia is t

clinton met in kenya with the president of somalia. he tveled there because of security concerns in his own country. sh pledged to bolster efforts to fight smallen insurgents linked to al qaa. kristin connell iseporter forlobal post, based in nairobi. >> the main line between hllary clinton' meetinwith somalia's sheikh was an reiteration of e american govement's strong suort of his administration such as it is. but its as mrs. clintonut it the best chance somaia's had in aong time. at least that's the u.s. government view. somaliaens involved behd a movementre suspeed to be behind several plots around e gle. earlier this week, australian authorities arrested seral men, includi some of somia descent, accuse tem of planning an tack on an australian military base. >> translator: we ve no links at all to the muims arrested in australia this week. the arrests are arab trashy. it's yet anotr trick design to legitimize the war on muslims. >> it's hard to s what will turn thingaround in solia and somalia has really beco theort of preeminent fa

and dips its toe again in somalia. it is not sending soldiers this time, it says, but military support and aid. three indians convicted of the 2003 mumbai tax get the death penalty. keeping watch on on -- on call sam -- uncle sam. coming up later for you, can jumping off rocks into the sea be safe? it sure it can, says the organizer of a new coastal pursuit. mourning the passing of sam the koala. hello to the u.s. secretary of state has publicly warned eritrea that the u.s. will take action against the country if it does not stop supporting militants in somalia. hillary clinton promises to expand help for somalia's week interim governments, threatened by al qaeda-linked terrorists. she met somalia's president today in kenya. >> a mark of respect for those killed during a terror attack 11 years ago in central nairobi. the american embassy was bombed, and the victims were mostly canyons. that attack was blamed on al qaeda. the american secretary of state believes threats of terrorism remain. >> it is an opportunity to re

she met somalia's president today in kenya. from there, our east africa correspondent. >> and mark of respect for those killed during a terrorism attack 12 years ago in central nairobi. the american embassy was bombed. the victims were mostly canyons. -- kenyans. the u.s. secretary of state believes that the threat remains. >> it is an opportunity to renew our resolve to do all we can to ensure that these attacks do not take more innocent lives in the future. >> america says that the insurgents trying to topple somalia's government is linked to al qaeda. the group wants to impose strict islamic law across the country. it portrays this as a holy war. it appears to be attracting support from islamic extremists. several young men were arrested in australia accused of plotting terrorist attacks. in the early 1990's under bill clinton's presidency, american troops tried to intervene in somalia. when helicopters were shot down and american soldiers killed, the americans pulled out. reluctant to send troops again, the united states is

we a in somalia where there isno law andrder for almost 20 years. therefore, we ar very happy thathe police and the -- people are doi their jand let us see what it ces out. >>eporter: the court also heard police will submit evidce phone calls de between somef the suspects and othersoverse. "latelal pirates hav releasia pat hav rease said a germa containership and i crew. the ship was captured 4 miles off ofhe coast of somalia and the crew were heldor rans . well, yesterda thewners of the ip paid the pates almost $3 million. we have more on tis tonight from gmany's deutsche welle. >> reporter: after mnths of iting the owner othe -- can finely breathe a sigh o relief. all of the crew members are in good hlth and doing well >> translator: iwas an almost unbearable me for the crew and theiramilies. i think none of cs imagine how stressf the situation must have been for them. >> reporter: the cw was held in captivity with little to eat or drink a no medicine. according to media reports, the pites carried out mock executions of their hoages. the gern gove

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you've seen so many attempts to try to bring peace to somalia.rstand that there is a lot of american military aid going in, will the latest efforts be anymore succe successful? >> you know, i doubt it. the military support alone is not enough. i think we have to do much more to stabilize the government, some economic incentives, to really bring the people around and break the grip of the war loads in there and the continuously wars factions. and i don't think more pumping and more arms or taking a military approach is going to work. >> one of the things you wrote about in "leading the charge" is that many of us have looked critically at the leadership failures and mistakes of the recently zparted bush administration with the mistaken belief that our country's mistakes will go what with its departures. our leadership problems go deeper than those of governance. what recommendations could you bring to the table from your many years of experience in somalia and throughout the region? >> well, these failed states like somalia and others that are on t

five men were tied to an al qaeda link group in somalia. they were arrested on suspicion of planning to carry out a salt. according to the prime minister, it showed that the country was still under threat from extremist groups at home and abroad. we have more. >> in the quiet streets of the suburbs, one of the biggest counter-terrorism operations that australia has ever seen. it got under way in the middle of the night, involving some 400 officers. for men thought to be planning a suicide attack against the australian military. they're all nationals in their early-to-mid-20's. >> the men were planning to carry out a suicide terror attack on a defense establishment in australia, involving an armed assault with automatic weapons. planning indicated they were prepared to indicate a sustained attack on military personnel and cover themselves with fuel. >> this is the army base that police believe was the target. after seven months of separation, one officer said an attack was imminent. police say that they have closed circuit footage showing on

the horn of africa, somalia and kenya are high priority.abab in many respects is an indigenous phenomenon to somalia. while they are simplet this ittic to al qaeda, they don't have what i call direct links at this point. what most people are worried about, kenyan officials and american officials is this porous border between kenya and somalia and the ability of operatives to be able to move across, avoid tracking and therefore, if they are going to do operational planning, this he can do it in a way there is a high degree of confidence they won't get caught. >> of course, the porous boarder is rooted in the precolonial history. i mean, these were peoples who lived together, the somalis in kenya are the same as the somalis in somalia. so, you -- the colonial governments established these borders and it's very hard to even keep the borders -- the borders properly patrolled for normal traffic to say nothing of terrorists. >> that is exactly right. so think about lines on a map that really have no meaning for tribings and for how tribes have in

it is believed one person at least traveled to somalia. the australian prime minister said it shows his country has to be alert to the threat of terrorism. as the australian government has said consistently, there is an enduring threat from terrorism at home here in australia as well as overseas. only two recently we have been reminded of the consequences to this threat in the tragic bombing in which three australians lost their lives. however, i would like to make clear that i am advised that the jakarta bombings are not connected to today's operation. >> the police have not ruled out further arrests. a 25-year-old man has now been charged with conspiring to commit an act in preparation for or planning a terrorist act. the suspects were brought to this magistrate's court in mel bourne, where one of them was charged with terrorism-related offense. telephone recordings involving four men in somalia, surveillance footage with one of the suspects. police also planned at least one of the suspects has front-line fighting experience in somalia w

trouble spots from somalia and zimbabwe and nigeria. in kenya tomorrow she will speak at an economic forum. clinton is expected to discuss the president's commitment to making africa a priority in u.s. foreign policy. >>> this hour in raleigh, north carolina, seven suspects are appearing in court. the men were charged with plotting to kidnap, maim and ki ki kill. they are still looking for an eighth suspect. >>> the senate in session. today debate the nomination of judge sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. we saw the senate judiciary committee pass it by a 13-6 margin, almost exactly along party lines. pretty close to the same story with the senate. don't count senator john mccain among them.

it is really right now the best hope for somalia.we need to give as much support as we can. >> can you update us on any efforts of the u.n. in terms of sanctions or any penalties for those who continue to support the terrorist group there? >> i have no updates in terms of what may or may not be happening at the u.n., but we want to see the eritrean government stop providing weapons, and we will continue to call on the government of eritrea to do that and we encourage other governments to do that as well furnishing those weapons for this instability in the region and terrorism, and it is important that they cut off the supply of weapons. >> do you feel that other countries in the region have not been as helpful as they could be to resolve this and address the issue? it seems that you have been saying all these things for months, not years. -- months if not years. except for the eritrea involvement and the peacekeepers, who are not authorized to do much -- >> certainly there is much that the countries can do. and we will see what we ca

what about somalia?icans that are involved with the somalia. it feels like it is becoming a very central front on the war on terror. >> intelligence officials say there are three fronts, east africa, somalia, yemen, and the tribal areas of pakistan. john brennan is part of this growing tourist that is starving somalia and talking about how westerners are going to the training camps and are returning home. we have now seen two lots late to those training camps in somalia outside of the country. one is in yemen appeared as you know, the arrest earlier this week in australia. people increasingly see somalia and the fact that there's no government there as the new afghanistan for al-qaeda and like-minded groups. martha: catherine herridge, thank you very much. trace: remember the scathing criticism of the big three auto executives who took private jets to washington to plead for a bailout? some high-flying members of congress may have forgotten the outrage. the house just gave up to buy $65 million jets. cla

. >>> pirates off the coast of somalia fire at a u.s. navy helicopter but they miss. how will the u.s. military respond? we're following that. we've got breaking news. >>> is governor mark sanford buckling under pressure? we expect to hear from him literally in moments. we'll put the spotlight on other governors who could be shown the door in the next six to 12 months. i'm carlos watson with a terrific show coming your way this hour. massachusetts attorney general potential replacement joins us, another person who figures prominently, former congressman meehan, columnist joe lawrence joins us. we're also joined by retired u.s. army jack jacob. we begin with breaking news, though. at least 18 people are dead after a bomb blast along the pakistan-afghanistan border. a suicide bomber approached a security opponent on foot and detonated explosives. also developing this hour in california, hundreds of firefighters are battling two wildfires in southern california today. millions of nearby residents are being warned about the toxic air levels. fires in the san gabriel mount

she pledged strong support for somalia. >> the labor department is set to release its july unemployment report today. last week the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits fell. it's a sign the job market is making gradual improvements. economists are expecting job losses to slow in the coming months. >> okay, coffee lovers, stop what you're doing and pay close attention to this. as you brew that pot of coffee this morning, have you ever stopped and wondered just how healthy that cup of joe is for you? >> the debate has raged for years. now the national institute of health is weighing in on the subject. diana gonzalez takes a closer look. >> reporter: cup in hand, whether you drink espresso or american, could our favorite stimulant actually be good for the heart? >> there's some suggestion, and maybe women maybe a little bit cardio protective but i don't think anyone should have coffee thinking they're getting a benefit out of the buzz they get from the coffee or getting up in the morning and getting their day going. >> reporter: but it does increase our heart rate, which ca

linked instead to the turmoil in somalia. nick bryant, bbc news, sydney. >> the trial of a sudanese woman accused of dressing indecently. she wore trousers in a restaurant, has been adjourned for a month. the journalist lubna hussein faces up to 40 lashes and an unlimited fine. the police broke up a demonstration by her supporters outside the court in khartoum. >> if convicted, lubna hussein faces 40 lashes and an unlimbed fine. her crime -- wearing trousers in public. outside the court, supporters held signs that simply read lubn's case is that of all women. >> we have gathered here today outside the court to express our support. if we consider this case to be against all sudanese women, a case which seeks to drag us backwards, to abort all sudanese women's rights and disrupt the progress of sudanese women. >> the trial was adjourned for a month to establish whether hussein should benefit from immunity as she was working for the u.n. when she was arrested. she resigned the job last week in order to fight the case and challen

somalia. >> the nationals bringing back an old ace to start tonight. a georgetown player is healthy and scrapping to make the redskins. plus jason campbell sends off criticism off his performance against the steelers. as "news4 at 6:00" continues.wi >>> d.c. police are investigating a deadly stabbing. this happened around 3:00 in the 200 block of q street northwest. paramedics found two people at the scene with stab wounds and both taken to the hospital. one of the victims died. sources identified both to news4 as transgendered persons. police are not sure how many were involved in the incident. the police have not released the name or ages of those victims. >>> more signs today that the u.s. economy may be on the mend. and once again, the evidence is tied to improvements in the housing front. leanne gregg has details. >> reporter: sales of new homes were up 9.6% in july. the fourth monthly increase in a row. >> we like -- we saw it this morning. >> reporter: more positive news durable goods. orders rose last month by closing to 5%. largest am in two y

>>> holding a hijacked ship off the coast of somalia. opened fire on a u.s. navy helicopter. >>> senator edward kennedy today began his final journey through the streets of a state that elected him to the u.s. senate nine times. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. doreen is off this evening. senator kennedy was taken from his family's home on cape cod to the jfk library in boston. he arrived late this afternoon. steve handelsman is in boston this evening to talk about this. >> reporter: good evening from the jfk library in boston where senator kennedy's coffin has arrived. been taken inside and nearly 100 members of the kennedy can't are paying their respects. when they come out, there is a big line of the general public here. one security officialed 1600. it could be many more than that. the line stretches off into the distance and thousands of others in this area have already paid their respects and as the senator's motorcade made its way here. senator edward kennedy began his final journey. his casket carried from the family's legendary home

she went to kenya and talked about somalia. somalia holds a vital threat to u.s.onal interests. there are terrorists there who attack our embassies in nairobi and tanzania. they are still there in somalia, and these terrorist groups are trying to recruit americans to go over to somalia to fight against our interests, so she does have an important global role to protect americans at home. she is also going to angola and nigeria. we guess almost 90% of the trade with africa is in petroleum products. host: this headline on august 7, "clinton offers assurances to somalis." the secretary of state praised its present as the best hope we have had for some time, then strongly warned them to stop supporting in shearson's in the country -- stop supporting insurgents in the country. tell us more about this. guest: the group is a group that has many terrorists associated with al qaeda in their leadership. that group is receiving financial assistance from the only country in the horn of africa that is actually supporting this terrorist group. all the other countries are all su

somalia has been a mess for over a decade now. home in large measure for him is a refugee camp where he grew up, and that is no place to go back to. i suspect he will stay in the united states for a while. >> who paid for his education? >> he got a full scholarship. >> he worked two and three jobs when he was in school. he had no money to get here. he ended up borrowing from someone who worked for usaid, because they were so impressed with this young man and the opportunity he had before him. a woman put the cost of his airplane ticket on a personal credit card. >> how did you get into audio and video? >> i had been dabbling in audio because i was doing commentary for npr. i basically decided one not actually start producing some? it started with a conversation with some people at the ford foundation. they funded the initial documentary. for the last set, we have several funders who came in, including the atlantic philanthropies, the goldman sachs fund, and ford as well. >> what is your goal? >> i am a journalist and writer. telli

during the tour, she's expected to push for stability in somalia and free trade for african nations across the continent. >>> in a rare attack on the relatively calm afghan capital of kabul, eight rockets slammed into the city at daybreak with one damaging an afghan official's house near the u.s. embassy. the taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. >>> and scientists are on a three-week voyage to study a huge mass of plastic accumulating in one particular spot in the pacific ocean. it's known as the great pacific garbage patch. researchers want to know how much debris is there and what its effect is on marine life. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 9286 after jumping 114 points on monday. the s&p was up 15. the nasdaq gained 30 points. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei inched up 22 points. in hong kong, the hang seng dipped ten points. >>> more signs that the economy is improving had investors in a buying mood on wall street monday. the s&p index made its way past the 1,000 mark monday. experts believe breaking t

investigators say the suspects have ties to al qaeda linked terrorist group in somalia. keep in mind the u.s. has been investigating a group of somali americans who are believed to have trained with this same group. been described as the most significant domestic terror investigation since the attacks of 9/11. updates on these targts on australia is coming up. a terrifying moment on a passenger plane this morning. a jumbo jet suddenly dropping in mid-air, whipping around passengers and flight attendants inside the cabin it was severe turbulence. it hit the continental airlines flight 12. the plane on its way to rio de janeiro to texas when the pilots ended up making emergency landing in miami. listen to the passengers describe the chaos here. >> it was so sudden you didn't really have time to react. like i just remember like screaming while we were dropping. >> i hit my head on the light above and it broke the light out and was showered in glass. and i was lucky though there were people on there whose faces were cut up. it was terrible. >> one lady she just came out of h

we have states like somalia, iraq, but very soon, the situation in sudan -- i am not feeling enough incairo, all in washington, depiction of the earthquake that is taking place there. the russian terrorists coming to yemen from afghanistan and pakistan and the horn of africa, the piracy situation over there. if you add all that together, then you have a very ominous and threatening strategic situation. so that, in a way, makes it much more important than at any time before. people might say the middle east was always dangerous, i believe it is dangerous this time because we are faced with a situation that we never faced before. we are faced with a situation in which danger comes from people -- actors that we don't know. we have events, we see the red lines, we have one action of terror that happened in the desert of egypt, in which we have a link between terrorists who are working between somalia and sudan, these kinds of networks look together, terrorists, organized crime, state-sponsored terrorism of different sorts, we have quite a mix of international pressure. the last group of ce

traveling through somalia.like hoards of children coming around and waving and being very excited to see him. general mcinnorth americanny, there could be a link between the group in minnesota that we know went to somalia. how much is somalia emerging on the scene here? how concerned should we be at home about attacks here from this group that is linked to al qaeda? >> great question, martha. the ones picked newspaper australia or somalia. we have had several somalians, immigrants, upwards of 20 missing from minneapolis. what we're seeing is a lot of somalian immigrants, they go to the united states, they go to australia, they go to germany. then they turn to radical islam which is an ideology. it's not a religion. they have taken and perverted the religion of islam and radicalized it as the american has. in this particular case, he was not an immigrant, but that's the common denominator between all of them. it's the common denominator between al qaeda, hezbollah, hamas. you go around the world and you see thes

2011 masked gunmen havehot and killed at least fiveakistani islamicreachers in a mosque in ceral somalia. twothers were wounded. it is reported the gunmaalked into the mosque after mrning prayers, forced t preachers outside, and then oped fire. a massive rescue operation is still unr way in taiwan and it's the worst floong in 50 years. there was a ment of relief. around 700 people were found alive in the chartte area. they esced mudslideshat had their whole villag, but there are still many more unaounted for. >> as the clouds clear, though the scale of this disaster comes more apparent. hundreds die here. the typhoon dropped almost a meter d a half of rain in one day. today, the taiwanese military lost a major operation to airlift 700 survivorso fety, flying into a highschool playin fieldturned operations center. the injured and the exhausted are arrived on the incoming flights and were taken to hospita or shelters. the outgog flits of food and war to dro to those they could not reach. undreds wll again spend anher night in the op. >> the conditions are really tough to try to scue the hu

u >>> a breeze in move by pirates holding a ship off the coast of somalia. -- a brazen move. they fired a high caliber weapon at a helicopter. the weapon missed its mark but it was captured in april. it was used as a base for attacking other commercial ships. >>> the memorial 2 9/11 will not open until the 10-year anniversary, but a new memorial site did just open to the public. it features public pictures and artifacts that will go into a museum being built at that site. it includes an interactive feature with news submissions from visitors themselves. >> they can leave their stories of where they were on 9/11 and recorded it in any language. >> museum will open in 2012, one year after the memorial on the old world trade center site. >>> there is a possible break in a kidnapping case that began 18 years ago. and 11-year-old girl has been missing from lake tahoe since 1991. yesterday a woman walked into a police station claiming to be that missing girl. now the fbi claims they have heard and the people responsible. today her mother is flying to california to meet with the wom

. >>> a breeze and move by pirates off the coast of somalia. they fired a large caliber weapon at eight navy helicopter flying surveillance over a hijacked vessel. the helicopter was not hurt and nobody was hurt. the pirates took the ship in april and have used it as a base to attk other vessels. >>> four years ago tomorrow, hurricane katrina swept through the gulf coast, leaving devastation. today, many parts of new orleans are still rebuilding and getting back to normal. mayor ray nagin was reelected after katrina but has since been widely criticized. >> what i find is citizens wanted immediate fix is when there was none. >> while tourist attractions are flourishing again, many areas like the lower ninth ward are still in disarray. to mark the fourth anniversary of katrina, the city will hold several events tomorrow, including a bell-ringing and wreath-laying. >>> martinez announced last year he would not seek a second term and would step down when they found a replacement. governor chris has selected a replacement. experts say crist picked s

all four are australian citizens of somalia or lebanese descent.jane: take a look at apple based -- a poll from rasmussen about cash for clunkers. this is a program that pays you for trading in old gas guzzlers for a fuel-efficient car. just 33% believe that congress should authorize additional funding. new york at senator chuck schumer explains hear why he -- new york senator chuck schumer explains why he supports the program. >> if it is not broken, do not fix it. it is working in every way. what we need to do here is not put on the brakes, but step on the gas. jane: not everyone else agrees. i understand you are in the 64% opposing more money. why? >> americans are smart shoppers, and they know a good deal when they see one. to get $4,000 off a car that is $15,000 is an amazing incentive. but what else would you pay for? only in washington would you consider a program spending money 10 times faster than it would -- was supposed to to be a success. this was supposed to last months, and they were out of money in a week. jane: statistics tell us th

they are all australian citizens, believed to be linked to islamic extremists in somalia. >>> the faa says new technology to better detect turbulence is in the works after 26 people were hurt on a kent only in flight. the jet had 179 people on board when it ron into severe turbulence as it was heading from houston to rio. the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in miami, after passengers were violently hurled around the plan. >> all of a sudden, the plane just takes a dip and rises up. you see people going off their seats. people screaming. little kids crying. people saying please, ow, help. i can't take it. >> i woke up when my head hit the ceiling. there were screams and worries when it happened. it got dead-silent afterwards. >> i was scared, man. i was sleeping. i woke up when hi head hit the ceiling. i didn't know what was going on. >> some passengers said they immediately thought of the fair france flight that went down in june, killing everyone on board. >>> in san francisco, another accident, involving the city's historic street cars. an suv was squashebetween two of

there were some very strong words, and the warning about the role they are playing in somalia.i am wondering what the thinking is right now on how to deal with this? are you considering sending more ammunition and supplies, providing more training for the somalis? >> the united states strongly supports the djibouti process. we think that this government, which has support of egad, a regional commission, and the au can restore -- the last 20 years have seen enormous violence and civil conflict. we think the problems in southern somalia have started to bleed regionally and internationally. in kenya to the south, we have seen 270,000 refugees, 5000 to 6000 refugees going across the border into kenya, putting enormous stress on that country's infrastructure, and is also a burden for the un. we have seen the emergence of piracy as a major issue, largely because of the continuing instability in somalia. the support for sharif and his government offers an opportunity to be able to restore civility -- restore stability. the two groups taht -- that are working against them. we are prepa

one of two french intelligence agents held in somalia has told the bbc how he escaped from his guards while they slept. at marc aubriere walked for five hours across mogadishu. the french government says no ransom was paid. stay with us if you can on the "bbc world news." still to come -- a little bit of berlitz gunny bashing -- berlusconi bashing. to many, he will always be the greatest. he was at the sports personality of the century. mohammed ali came to manchester in northwest england. he was visiting the british boxer. >> once famously he claims to float like a butterfly. today, sadly waving is a painful effort. but the aura remains. one of the most famous figures on the planet. the ravages of parkinson's disease at confined mohammed ali fort -- to a wheelchair. but he still has his pride. his trip to the gymnasium as part of a visit here to raise funds for the charitable foundations to which he devotes himself. 28 years after he quit the ring, children and whose father saw him fight where in full. the bravado, the bravery, the showmanship. >> before he knew it -- [laughter] [app

to the gentleman from somalia about the un human rights council.he un human rights council was created because the un commission of human rights was such a disaster, and the human rights council has proved to be given a bigger disaster. and i don't think there is any solution to that because the very principle of the un is that all member states are equal. those that defend human rights and those that violate human rights, even in the most egregious ways. and the best that i can imagine to do, there is -- that after the formal thing called marker sees, it would grow stronger, and most useful thing he could do was to create its own human rights council that is made up of only governments that are democratic, and that could eventually in effect supplant the un human rights council, not officially, but people would understand there are two human rights councils. one takes human rights seriously and the other makes a mockery. the gentleman in the back of asked what african from the middle east. i think it is the other way around. despite the poverty

plot could be something very different according to the police, linked instead to the turmoil in somaliabc news," sydney. >> the trial of a sudanese woman accused of dressing indecently in public, she wore trousers in a restaurant, has been adjourned for a month. she faces up to 40 lshes and a fine. the police broke up a demonstration by her supporters . >> if convicted, she faces 40 lashes and an unlimited fine. her crime, wearing trousers in public. outside the court, supporters held signs that read her case is that of all women. >> we have gathered here today outside the court to express or support for all sudanese women, a case that attempts to drag us backwards and disrupt the progress of women. >> the trial was adjourned for a month to establish whether she should benefit from inmuent as she was working for the u.n. when she was are arrested. she resigned last week to fight the case. >> i want to change the law. the law in sudan not much with the institution of zad and not much with human rights. >> many women have been flogged for wearing trousers over the last 20 years. the case

navy helicopter off the coast of somalia, could it signal a new escalation with the pirates?. >>> dangerous rip currents surging rain and wave, that's what's in store as tropical storm danny heads that way. storm warnings already in place. our rob marciano was tracking the storm, he'll tell us exactly where it's heading. >>> first, americans are again filing past senator ted kennedy's casket this morning. got a live picture for you from the library and museum where the young and the old democrats and republicans, those who knew him and those who wish they did say they're silent, so long to the senator. it's estimated more than 21,000 people have already paid their respects. and cnn is live in boston for us this morning outside of the kennedy library. and deb, the line already stretching a long way outside the library. we see people finally being allowed in this morning, as well. >> reporter: absolutely, and john, as you take a look behind me, it's moving at a pretty good pace given the number of people who are here. i was able to get inside early this morning to see the caske

the united states has been supporting somalia's transitional government which has been under pressurem opposition forces, especially the islamist insurgents group. we will have a business record in 25 minutes. michelle is here now. the u.k. interest rates have just been announced. >> not surprisingly the bank of england decided to leave rates unchanged. i guess the delta was not much room to move lower. the big question economists were wondering was would they continue to ease, or not? they have been launching a program to try to buy it back government bonds to put money into the system to stimulate more lending, stimulate the economy. everyone wondered because of recent positive economic it if it would continue. many economists who have been pulled are split evenly. we have seen the bank of england say will increase the program by around $85 billion. it is a surprise. >> will you also look at news in the gambling world? >> yes, the british betting firm has decided that taxes are too much in the u.k. and is moving its online operations elsewhere. we have seen its rival do the same thi

rubber when the marines invaded somalia and the media were ordered there.tack the thing to do here is educate the troops and what they should be saying on these sites are not. it really is a lifeline for them to meet their friends and loved ones. as far as the nfl, any unauthorized trading should be in the ap reported to the white house and barack obama take -- >> must be doing performance-enhancing reading that the new movie hitting the week the screens this weekend with more than 300 million in production and marketing spending, paramount pictures released its summer blockbuster, or so they hope, g.i. joe. but there's a catch. there weren't any screenings for reviewers in print and broadcast media outlets. instead of the studio decided to premiere it at andrews air force base in maryland sponsoring a minute scattered and good rock concert tour. the paronto to secure some positive reviews? and, what does it sound like you, effect that maybe they don't trust the media on the coasts to give them good press to mark see mental yes, actually i talked to a coupl

originally i'm from somalia.t want to share with you, which has given me some glimpse of hope in the subregion we were talking about. one was the launch of the arab -- what do you call the office for -- center for the training of human rights in doha with the office of the head commission for human rights. and the ceremony which i attended i found an activist and i hope -- i'm not saying -- the circle will feature activists from doha, from kuwait, from bahrain particularly and women again with their traditional attire and some of them coming and speaking outñk frequently because it's largely focus on government and they went to training. but highlighting, pointing, out the deficit we're talking about in their own countries and saying together within the same hole where the government represents looking at them -- i stuck out one person named hassan who was from doha. largely i could say not that much educated or articulated in his views but he was saying real issues in his country where his government -- at one p

the terrorist may be a citizen of somalia who was educated in yemen, have been trained in pakistan, and may be living in afghanistan or the streets of britain. this is vastly complicating the task of identifying and stopping those who would attack us and requires unprecedented cooperation with our allies. third, and related to the other two, is the changing character of conflict to a regular work there. it is exemplified by the improvised explosive devices that play -- claimed most of the british lives in after i -- in afghanistan and iraq. it challenges the assumption that victory on the battlefield can be swiftly followed by development in nation building. as one person has put its, given overwhelming u.s. u.s. superiority, it turns out that africa -- afghans do not give up. any smart element -- enemy goes unconventional and they are likely to continue doing so until we have demonstrated the ability to prevail in in a regular -- in the irregular warfare. this means that despite the economic recession, many developing countries are not only being left behind by are falling further behi

a terrorist today may be a citizen of somalia who was educated and yemen and has been trained in pakistan and may be fighting in afghanistan are attempting to commit a terrorist act on the streets of britain. this requires unprecedented cooperation with our allies. related to the other two is the changing character of conflict, from conventional to irregular warfare, exemplified by the improvised explosive devices that have claimed most of the british lives lost in afghanistan and iraq, undermining traditional military power and challenging the assumption that victory on the battlefield can be followed by development and nation-building. as put in the accidental guerrilla, given overwhelming u.s. superiority and contrary to the pre 9/11 conventional wisdom, it turns out that adversaries do not give up armed struggle under these conditions. rather, at any smart indigos unconventional, and most are likely to continue doing so until we demonstrate the ability to prevail in your regular conference such as those where currently engaged in. these three factors are fed by the extent of chronic p

dispute rather than a sort of piracy we have been seeing a lot of in marinent months off the coast of somalia. >>> costa rica's president has contracted the swine flu. he's now quarantined at his home and has a sore throat and fever. he is being treated an anti-flu medication. 69 years old and has asthma and is in a higher risk of complications than most people but released a statement saying he feels well enough to keep working. >>> a guy in illinois could spend six months in jail for yaing in court. his name is clifton .llmsia as n court when his coun as nc swateened on a drug charge tethere is clifton williams the. wi m msiaade a noise that'smsedou cr documentss a loud a d.wed. ver, the prosecutor says the noise could hardlhobeal cled a yawn. he desib aest i s ca, quote, loud boisterous attempt to disrupt the court. the judge threw williams in jail for contempt of court. that was three weeks ago. there is hearing tomorrow. if williams apologizes to the court, the judge says he may let him go for time served. >> all right. still ahead, the countdown to the winter olympics in vancouver. from

we tried to take out the government in somalia.art of the reason is our reactions, part of it is backed bin laden has been a very effective leader in the muslim world. host: is bin laden still alive in some form? guest: yes, in their culture and religion they would tell us he is dead because there would be mourning his death, but celebrating the fact he had died fighting for god. we have no one dozen years of records of al qaeda never tried to hide the. death of the they tell us when someone dies. at times often tried to read our face in it by announcing the man's death. -- they have never tried to hide the death of anyone. they usually put on the internet his curriculum vitae. host: and influential ducks guestl? guest: yes, we have gotten kind of the hollywood version from our recent presidents. that he is running from rock to rack anock and cave to cave, anf that were the case we would have been able to kill him. but if a satellite goes over the top of you, you can communicate with anyone on earth. host: do you miss the chase? gu