i mean, they were able to get in unseen into some of somalia's most sort of populous areas and place these cameras and get back onto the submarine without anyone being any the whiter. >> without a close call. >> exactly, that's right. but the cameras themselves, they were set to take photographs every 12 hours or so and beam them back to the united states. at best they provided what i was told was good atmospherics. they didn't really deliver any critical intelligence as far as i'm aware. >> was there any benefit and lessons learned in having conducted those missions ultimately? >> i'm sure there was for the seals and for the special operations community in terms of tactics, techniques and procedures, and there was probably lessons learned in sort of a negative sense from the intelligence community about how valuable this sort of a device could be in tracking human activity. >> you've got a very long history in the horn of africa. i mean, we were in somalia almost 20 years ago together, but how has the way that this war is being conducted change from 2003 when we had to drive a subma

in somalia, people depend on their animals. unlike somalia, it has not escalated into art right famine. those who hope to confine the hunger to history have been given a test. >> the famine spreading their through east africa. still to come, lights, camera, broadcast. 75 years after the bbc brown new ground in television, the birthday is being celebrated in style. sticking with the drought- stricken region in east africa, prince william and his wife were in denmark during their part for the crisis. they visited a supply center run by unicef. the media was quick to follow their every move. this is from our royal correspondent. it does contain flash photography from the beginning. >> two wives with similar backgrounds. together, britain and denmark's future kings and queens on one prosperous continent to remind people of suffering elsewhere. children are still suffering from east africa's worst drought in 60 years. they are malnourished and need help. william kincaid are aware of this in every aspect of their lives. they are hopi

so in its fundraising campaigns for somalia, the american refugee committee has tried to "de- fang" somalia's image, drawing heavily on the fact that the largest somali- american community is right in its home base in minneapolis. >> our doctors may be somali, our local business professionals somali, our taxi drivers somali. we actually get to meet the 99% on a regular basis. >> hi, i am a star. >> somali-minnesotans, prominent and otherwise, have led a varied media campaign, drawing in the larger local community. >> we hosted a charity dinner. >> i'm a star because i donated money that i earned from a car wash. >> i organized an art show. >> i collected pennies for somalia. >> it's a whole different side of somali culture that people don't normally see. and then through, i think, that lens, you can see a dynamic, amazing group of people and your ability then to believe that if this country is full of people like this, there's huge hope for that country. >> is it working? >> it's working really well for us. >> how do you know? >> actually we are seeing the same outpouring of compassion that w

community to come fight in somalia.ncern of law enforcement officials is shabaab is teaming up and getting closer to the al qaeda branch in yemen. that is the same branch of al qaeda that was responsible for the so-called underpants bomber in 2009 and the printer cartridge plot in 2010 p.m. >> something to keep a close eye on. we'll be talking to eric in the future. pretty frightening these people live here, train there and have american passports. and we can all imagine how that could end. thanks again, eric. >>> halloween is not just time for ghosts, goblins and a chance to scare young ones. it's a time to talk about the tricks and treats of politics. john avlon is with us. and i've just got to say, john, we did call all of the campaigns today and it was an unusual day. usually one or the other is off. it was like they were all off, but herman cain. >> when did halloween become a political holiday? >> it seems like they were. and like i said, only rick santorum had little kids to take trick or treating. you were writi

in somalia, people depend on their animals. unlike somalia, it has not escalated into art right famine. those who hope to confine the hunger to history have been given a test. >> the famine spreading their through east africa. still to come, lights, camera, broadcast. 75 years after the bbc brown new ground in television, the birthday is being celebrated in style. sticking with the drought- stricken region in east africa, prince william and his wife were in denmark during their part for the crisis. they visited a supply center run by unicef. the media was quick to follow their every move. this is from our royal correspondent. it does contain flash photography from the beginning. >> two wives with similar backgrounds. together, britain and denmark's future kings and queens on one prosperous continent to remind people of suffering elsewhere. children are still suffering from east africa's worst drought in 60 years. they are malnourished and need help. william kincaid are aware of this in every aspect of their lives. they are hopi

community to come fight in somalia.ials is shabaab is teaming up and getting closer to the al qaeda branch in yemen. that is the same branch of al qaeda that was responsible for the so-called underpants bomber in 2009 and the printer cartridge plot in 2010 p.m. >> something to keep a close eye on. we'll be talking to eric in the future. pretty frightening these people live here, train there and have american passports. and we can all imagine how that could end. thanks again, eric. >>> halloween is not just time for ghosts, goblins and a chance to scare young ones. it's a time to talk about the tricks and treats of politics. john avlon is with us. and i've just got to say, john, we did call all of the campaigns today and it was an unusual day. usually one or the other is off. it was like they were all off, but herman cain. >> when did halloween become a political holiday? >> it seems like they were. and like i said, only rick santorum had little kids to take trick or treating. you were writing about jan brewer today in "

problem wolf least event lou and they the expert with the personal committee of the red cross in somalia he said we want to feed one billion people by the end of the year feeling only million people by the end of the year means a major problem so so is it really so it is bad yes because you really have to look at not only somalia you have to look at all of africa you mentioned it oakland but you have if you look at all garden so money and possibly part of kenya we all know this is a region under enormous pressure to pressure or three pressure if you want to do one of these you're going to twenty years of sincere and mean yes exactly you have one conflict looks at somalia in twenty five years of love of a very very intense conflict almost virtually no state nor service and most importantly how you have drought you had also flood again last but not least don't forget economic crisis and we all feel the economy crisis but the one really feel it are the people who have to pay everybody their price of the food in the end the price of the food are going up there so yes it's a very serious peop

fleeing somalia; growing pressure on syria; and actor, singer, and activist harry belafonte. but first, the other news of the day, here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: new leaders in both greece and italy moved to form governments today. both will have to persuade voters and financial markets to support their efforts to prevent europe's debt crisis from spreading. we have a report from gary gibbon of independent television news. >> reporter: over the weekend berlusconi waved good-bye to office and to imaginary supporters. most of the crowd here was anything but supportive shouting, "go to jail" and thanking god for his departure from office. ♪ hallelujah >> reporter: the new prime minister emergeded from the hotel that berlusconi wouldn't be seen dead in. he's still trying to form a government that he hopes can last for 18 months. the new man in place did manage to shift three billion euro of government debt on the market today. the new lousy euro zone record 1% up on just last month. in spain where anti-banking protestors have been on the streets, the price of spanish go

plus finding faith in somalia. a muslim woman's transition to christ. and hungary's largest evangelical church. europeans and why they believe it is time to stand up for the jewish state. welcome to "christian world news" i am gary lane. wendy griffith and george thomas are on assignment. america's roman catholic bishops say people of faith are being marginalized in the united states. it is forming an office for religious liberty. a group contends gay rights and abortion rights are given more importance than religious rights. adoption battles in illinois and pro-life conflicts with president obama's health care law. bishop lorri is the leader. >> increasing signs that people that try to bring religious convictions into the public square are being marginalized. those that run educational services according to their religious convictions are being delimb at a timed by new bureaucratic rules. >> increasing secularism is influencing policies. the non profit law firm that defends religious rights, luke, religious freedom is a bedrock of the religious freedom

is violent and there are i myself witnessed witness firman in ethiopia now but i think some male somalia is facing a similar problem with least event loop and they desperate with the national committee of the red cross in somalia he said we want to feed one billion people by the end of the feeling we're only million people by the end of the year means a major problem so so is it really it is bad yes you really have to look at not only somalia you have to look at all of africa you mentioned a choke line but you have if you look at our garden so mali and possibly part of kenya we all know this is a region under enormous pressure to pressure or three pressure if you want but a lot of these are going to twenty years of sincere and mean exactly you have one conflict loser somalia twenty five years of a lot of a very very intense conflict almost virtually no state north service and most importantly you have drought you had also floods and last but not least don't forget economic crisis and we all feel the economy crisis but the one really feel it are the people who have to pay every day of the

in somalia the. five thirty pm in moscow the zero r.t. headlines in egypt voters lined up to cast their ballots in the first post mubarak parliamentary elections are due to continue until march voting takes place amid protests against the military and warnings of further violence with many calling on people to boycott the election altogether. president obama has e.u. leaders in washington to discuss syria's ongoing on arrests and work out additional measures to tackle it iran's nuclear program another issue on the table with experts predicting further isolation of both countries ultimately aimed at regime change. and pakistan will permanently close a vital military supplier to afghanistan in response to nato as deadly air raid helicopter strike killed twenty four pakistani soldiers and triggered anti-american rallies across the country sending already strained relations plummeting. up next our special report on corporate greed environmental protection a real life thriller about espionage violence and

far better and there are i myself witnessed witness firman in ethiopia now that i think some male somalia is facing a similar problem or at least evolve new expert with the committee of the red cross in smelly he said we want to feed one million people by the end of the year thieving won't million people by the end of the year means a major problem so so is it really so bad it is that yes the big you really have to look at not only somalia you have to look at all of africa you mentioned it european but you have if you look at all garden so mali and possibly part of kenya we all know this is a region under enormous pressure to pressure or three pressure if you want to do one of these here we are twenty years of so exactly i mean yes exactly you have one conflict look at somalia in twenty five years of all of a very very intense conflict almost virtually no state no service and most importantly when you have drought. you had also flood and last but not least don't forget economic crisis i mean we all feel the economy crisis but the one really feel it's art of people will have to pay every d

a major problem so so is it really so it is that yes the big you really have to look at not only somalia you have to look at all africa you mentioned at your plan but you have if you look at all garden so mali and possibly part of kenya we all know this is a region under enormous pressure to pressure or three pressure if you want under one of these here we are twenty years of so exactly i mean yes exactly we have one conflict look at somalia twenty five years of. very very intense conflict all. most of the chile no state no service and most importantly when you have drought you had also floods and last but not least don't forget economic crisis i mean we all feel the economy crisis but the one really feel that our people will have to pay every day their price of the food and the price of the food are going up there so yes it's a very serious people crisis and the most serious crisis is really in somali absolutely and yes we are just giving you know one million it's serious and it's complex we can do it we have the absolutely the means to do it the problem is it we need to sustain this ai

do one of these here twenty years of so exactly i mean yes exactly you have one colleague look at somalia i'm twenty five years of a lot of a very very intense conflict almost virtually no state no service and most importantly you have drought you had also floods and last but not least don't forget economic crisis and we all feel the economy crisis but the one really feel it are the people who have to pay everybody their price of food and the price of the food are going up there so yes it's a very serious people crisis and the most serious crisis is really in somali absolutely yes we are just getting you know one million it's serious and it's complex we can do it we have the absolutely the means to do it the problem is it we need to sustain this aid over time that's the problem of somalia and we hope that his aid also will help them just to manage a little bit and you know need to long term there that's that's really the problem all trolls a message here for this interview thanks so he's going to look in just a reminder that my guest today was either director general. international commit

invest in somalia you. a quick rundown of the top stories now the senate approves this harsh new austerity law hoping to stem a growing consensus that the euro zone's third largest economy is falling to the. crisis. and is expected to push for statehood even if it loses it once the big to justify the decision. by the united states. to libya. the cream off the riches the following nato's. chemical companies produce.

invest in somalia the all you. eight thirty am in moscow the headlines the arab league makes a last ditch effort to end bloodshed in syria demanding president assad talk with the opposition and withdraw from the streets violent clashes between anti regime protesters and security forces claim some three thousand lives since the arrest started march. and washington stops its funding of unesco hours after the u.n. cultural agency grants palestinians full membership by a majority. the move is seen by many as a sign of growing international support for palestine's pending u.n. statehood bid. at the hollow the resurrection of a russian spy ring code named ghost stories as the f.b.i. releases footage featuring sleeper agents uncovered in the u.s. last year including famous from. syria now at the epicenter of the arab spring we speak with author historian william engdahl on what or who is behind the uprising.

he's just been back. >> still they cross the border from somalia. aid workers are braced for an even bigger influx into ethiopia once again. today around 300 new refugees pass through the reception center at the border. the rains did give us some hope, this man says, but we were very hungry, so instead of staying we decided to flee. it's conservely estimated that 800 people, mostly children, have died in this camp the past four months. but for these children, at least this temporary school provided a new start after so much disruption and trauma in their lives. the rains will be a blessing if they can help the recovery. they can also be a curse at this stage of the emergency. here in the newest of the camps , now they're seeing a rise in coughs, pneumonia, and diarrhea. >> it's raining every day. the people in the camps, they live in precarious conditions, and we do see an increase in diarrhea diseases, so there is a concern that the children -- the children who did manage to gain some weight in the last few weeks might be pushed back. >> in this in

two thousand and ten especially economic zone for industrial production was established in russia somaliaegion with a total area of six hundred sixty ect as. its investors are granted exclusive tax and customs benefits which includes a five year exemption from property land and transport taxes as well as an income tax reduction to fifteen point five percent. the special economic zone operates as a free customs own which enables manufacturers to market their products in russia free of employer duties the same our region as he said is currently witnessing a sewage infrastructure construction the somalia region special economic zone promises exceptional opportunities for developing fuel business in russia will come to the smaller regions for more information log on to invest in somalia the all you . talk about to without a lot from moscow are the headlines not renewed rifts at the heart of the greek government distain it replaces it in disbelief over the prime minister's bailout referendum stun poll with just a few hours to go now until a vote of confidence and part of a. photo moral in gree

okay, famine in somalia, go. come on, funny man, starving children.ickle my funny bone. >> there are certain things that are harder to make fun of than others. there are things that are off limits. >> stephen: such as? >> famine in somalia. >> stephen: okay, i accept your apology. >> i retroactively give it. >> stephen: thank you very much. let's get to the honeymoon portion. did i hammer you too hard? >> i feel pretty good. >> stephen: then i didn't hammer you hard enough. how is the season doing this year? >> it's really fun. >> stephen: do you have a show this week? >> we do, yes. >> stephen: what are you doing here? >> well, i'm so flattered to be asked to come that i thought i'd taken a hour off. >> stephen: wait, we asked you? (laughter) >> i didn't just show up here. >> i thought you were lobbying me really hard to be on my show! >> no, i was told this was a favor. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: well, then, thank you? >> okay, so if you're here, you're the head writer, write? >> yes. >> stephen: who's head writing the show, you've

one of the proudest parts of somalia is history and include the launch vehicle to stoke that carried the first man into space and now some of the city's cosmic achievements are on display to the public. this is a full of a lot of. space. take a look. i'm next to an old landing module and i met up with museum director for a guided tour of the premises. is the right place for such a museum. because our city has been the local point of this country space engineering for decades here you can see there are men satellite that has been in outer space. it is a replica of war to the world renowned cosmonaut yuri gagarin used during his space missions. there around six hundred different exhibits that date back to the beginning of space exploration including some of the most advanced technology of the cold war. makes me feel very small when you realize that you're next to something without sleep been out there among the stars and these spy satellites were part of the soviet and russian space programs for the best part of forty years and these lenses so powerful that if i open this up to do that

russia's got to offer with artie's james brown who delves into the local life and traditions of the somalia region find out why hosted many foreign embassies during the second world war all revealed next. if you're traveling in the russian winter it's always good to head to somewhere well developed and the small region definitely fits the bill the capital is the seventh largest city in the country and can lay claim to being one of the most important business and cultural centers in european russia it's also one of the most picturesque boasting the largest central square in europe and along beautiful embankment alongside the volga river it's a ninety minute flight from moscow or if you prefer the scenic route you can take a leisure lee fifteen hour train ride. well that was a long journey and there's nothing like coming into minus twenty so wake you up but i mean some are one of the biggest cities in the whole russia. and i was also in one of its largest and most unusual buildings the glass front a train station was completed in two thousand and eight and it's one of the highest places in to

three months it has been since famine was declared in several parts of somalia. neighboring ethiopia but was also affected by drought and nonetheless tens of thousands of somalis seeking refuge there as they have and kenya as well and aid operations have been rampant. they're facing, though, a new challenge. the rain has arrived. mike wooldridge has been there and has just been back again. >> still they crossed the border from somalia. aid workers embraced for an even bigger influx into ethiopia once again. today, around 300 new refugees passed through the meat -- the reception center at the border. the rains did give us some hope, this man said, but they were very hungry. so instead of staying, we decided to flee. it is conservatively estimated that 800 people, mostly children, have died in this camp in the past four months. but for these children at least, this temporary school provides a new start after so much destruction and often trauma in their lives. the rains would be a blessing if they would help the recovery. it could also be a curse at this stage of t

immigrants in our state, and right now, they miss voa, which they used to see in somalia, and right now, they can't see it, so as our world becomes more and more global, we think it may behoove congress, and we make ask them to make changes to modernize that law so that we can reach audiences that speak other languages, but are in the united states. >> guest: at the same time, there's so many other foreign government-owned media that set up shop here in the u.s. in the last few years, al jazeera, russia today, cctv is starting something here in dc. how does voa compete in this spectrum, and are we doing the same things as these other foreign-owned media? >> guest: well, clearly, other governments decided that having a voice, having their own television or radio network is worth it, and it's something that's important. they copied us in a way, and in many cases, they have a lot more money with which to do this kind of thing, so we find ourselves 234 a very competitive -- in a very competitive environment, and we are concerned about that, but, you know, i like our message. i think our

when he learned about the devastating famine in somalia, he once again decided it was a crisis he couldn'tgnore. it's the most severe drought to hit east africa in 60 years. the u.n. refugee agency has called it the worst disaster in the world. tens of thousands have already died, more than half of them children. the united nations says three-quarter of a million somalians could starve to death in a couple of months. >> it's overwhelming to see the scale of the need here. most people when you see children on the brink of starvation, the first desire of all of us is to give the children something to eat. >> that's exactly what magnus has been doing since september when he brought 20 tons of food to mogadishu, somalia's capital. delivering the aid was a daunting challenge since a terrorist group has blocked them from entering the country. mary's meals used its regional partners to do what others couldn't. >> so often you hear it's not possible to get the food to the people that need it in somalia. we have seen today that it certainly is possible. this work is about people. it's really import

and set up a base in the central time grail and this comes just weeks after kenyan forces and in somalia to pursue an al shabab terrorist group which is blamed for the way brooke napping found it would appear to be the largest as he opened to deployment since if two thousand and nine withdrawal of forces from its neighbor. one hundred ten members of calabrian mafia organization have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms of up to nineteen years by court in milan the trial was be closing stages of wide scale police operation which led to their arrest of three hundred members of crime groups more than a year ago investigators say the not laundered money in the country's industrial north through a network and if you can a business is. considered the most important crime gun in italy with three other rivals of similar size. record rainfall and failed russia control project a big tolerance for month long floods the science and technology minister also tribute to the deluge to climate change the monsoon season came weeks earlier than usual and have killed nearly six hundred people. and much mo