can years ago, the african nation lost 800 people -- 10 years ago, the african nation lost 800 people two downpours. andrew harding has been in mozambique finding out what others can learn. >> the great green limpopo. it is on its best behavior today, but this giant river has a habit of becoming a lake. 10 years ago, this river flooded and 2 million people were affected. at first, the outside world seemed to shrug. until this moment. at treetop rescue for a mother and her baby girl born in the branches. they helped persuade the british public to donate some 30 million pounds in aid, the same amount raised today for pakistan. this baby is now 10 years old and thriving. her mother has a new baby. she has financial support from the government and his advice for other flood victims. -- and this advice for other flood victims. >> do not give up hope. help did it come for us from our own community and abroad. >> everything was under water. >> in 2000, daniel helped lead the fight against the flood. >> there was a feeling of frustration, a feeling that we do not have the capacity to handle t

this is a big moment for zimbabwe, the african nation is launching a 3-montoutreach to get citizens on the writing of a new constition. sitting in the audience is alex chisango he takes one look at his notes, momentlater on stage delivering the opening prayer standingext to the president and prime minister. >> we pray god, out of that product, the sons of daughters of zimbabwe will have a reasons to pray and glorify your neighbor. >> alex is on a missioto mobilize similar zimbabwe and christians. >>less chairman of the african centeror law and justice, an internatio for law and justic recent a team joined him to discuss the constitution with top government officials. >> they did open the window to be here to be involved in the constitution process. >> writing a new constitution isn't going to be easy. zimbabwe has had its share of economic upheaval. economy is stabilizg and unemplment is at a staggering 90 percent. two political parties that share power in government are often at odds with each other resulting in a nation deeply divided. he is teaming up with local church leaders to la

and could play his first match saturday at home to sunderland the twenty nine year old holds russian nigerian nationality race for the african nation global arena he's the second pair to leave for england after last year's move to everton i.d.r. yet do you know of another russians playing. franco and chelsea. however the one player who isn't going anywhere is manchester united center back in minute video through a signed a new four year contract with the club this will keep the twenty eight year old serbia star at old trafford until summer twenty fourteen both bids. and manager sir alex ferguson were delighted with the deal after agreeing times last month but it also moved to england opportunist and the russian side spartak moscow meanwhile united go to call on sunday washed praise on his former player mark hughes is now managing the west london side. market a small squad it well but over. here is the experience i would be ideal for sure thing is you could say the same with clubs so what size of clubs anyway and if you was season. with a small school it's almost always created a medical. plate just in a much is started joe i

how did the african nation survive after its terrible flooding? >>> british -- french finance ministers have been forced to cut their foreign deficit. they are expected to grow 2% next year, not 29 1/2% predicted. >> it's still a rare sight to see a politician returning to the office in august. but such is the size of french's president entry at the moment. there's very little time to waste. this autumn the government faces further strikes over plans to raise the retirement age, not to mention the pressure building over france's considerable debt. he needs to find 100 billion euros in savings in he's to slash the deficit of 8% of g.d.p. to the e.u. limit of 3% by 2013. critics say the president's plans are balanced on some shaky economic figures for 20 11. figures that were reassessed today in the wake of this meeting. finance ministry believes growth next year will be only 2%. that's a shade below the government's previous forecast of 2.5%. there is also evidence that the cautiously optimistic figures part companies' restocking after the recent d

. >> brown: in >> brown: next tonight, in the african nation of rwanda, a heavy turnout was reported today in presidential elections that take place in the lingering aftermath of genocide. we have a report from special correspondent kira kay of the bureau for international reporting. >> reporter: in the rural hills of rwanda, thousands of people have come to pledge allegiance to their president who is running for a second seven-year term. he is the only one, they chant. in many ways that is true. he is the man who led this country from the depths of genocidal violence to become the developing state it is today. and although there are other candidates on the ballot, he is the overwhelming favorite. >> democracy , good governance, and development-- our country's path is clear. >> reporter: in 1994, a minority ethnic tutsi was a rebel leader in exile. in april of that year , hutu extremists began the organized massacre of 800,000 tutsi and moderate hutus. the world didn't intervene to stop rwanda's genocide so this man and his troops did. today memorials to the genocide dot the country.

the black national newspaper. it was the most respected by both white and black. >> pittsburgh courier, in a sense then, was sort of in a class by itself. it's very different from the other national african-american newspapers. it was sui generis, very special, very different, and very important. [typewriter clacking] >> the courier was one of the best things that could have ever happened to the black race. >> the people who were involved in the courier, and not only the higher-ups who made the paper possible but the writers, the reporters, the runners, they were all very, very sweet, decent, highly professional people, and what they did was run a national paper. >> ♪ pittsburgh ♪ is my city >> it is indeed a privilege and a delight to be standing here on what i consider hallowed ground, because this is where the old pittsburgh courier stood. >> female narrator: on a september day in 2004, a group of people gathered in pittsburgh to dedicate a historical marker for the pittsburgh courier. >> and when you came upstairs-- and there was the editorial department, with the greatest collection of characters that anyone would encounter anywhere. >> and we used to come down the street to the end

the president who led this african nation with an iron fist for 30 years... eartbroken when i hear about what's happened in zimbabwe." and the opposite leader me say he tried to assassinat "can you describe your relationship with president robe mugabe?" "well i think it is an evolving relationship." can these 2 former enemies work togetheto save zimbabwe? "you use t word miraculous." "well, i think everyondid not give us even 2 weeks." on the "700 club" monday at 9 a.m.

he's the former liberian leader, accused of diamonds for weapons deal during the civil war in the african nationand the actress mia farrow claim taylor gave a so-called blood diamond to the supermodel. it was allegedly given to her during a celebrity dinner party hosted by nelson mandela. the trial and her involvement in it has been somewhat of a headache for campbell. and she was reluctant to talk about the issue, storming away from a recent abc news interview. she rebuffed initial requests to testify, until the tribunal ordered her to appear. or face contempt of court charges. her management released a statement, saying she would attend the trial to, quote, help clarify the events in 1997. >> after the dinner party, she was visited by men who gave her diamonds. and said that these diamonds came from mr. charles taylor. and we believe it's important because it shows his possession of rough diamonds, close in time to the bringing into sierra leone a large shipment of arms and ammunition. >> reporter: the high-profile nature after campbell's that charles taylor sold appearance is to link up alleg

much however will be the all blacks stiffest asked so far as they will need to perform their best in front of an eighty nine thousand and mainly south african crowd at the national stadium in johannesburg. over to basketball where team usa beat france in new york in the first of a series of friendlies ahead of the world championships came the americans with a slow start though you need local laws will sing songs by three late in the first . would so that but it wouldn't last long sacking for the caving jurong so it was the last case decided to be the go to guy in the us team he had fourteen points and they rebounds on the night the house on cruise control from their own not getting the team to taint the madison square garden crowd on the way the current safety mask world will travel to europe while von maur talks will be made to scold its own stunts. and back to the russian football premier league finally where they've been plenty of noteworthy results over the past weekend and let's go over all of that once again with the latest edition of the goals go lower. and that wraps of the sports news for the moment coming up shortly but have lines before that last jack

it got to the house floor, the debate on it, shelia jackson-lee, a fine african-american congresswoman from texas, took the floor and said-- talked about diversity in our nation and the strength of diversity in our nation. and that was the end of the discussion. it was one thing to hammer away at the often disenfranchised group of african-american lesbians in the united states. it was quite another to take on a formidable african-american congresswoman. it does seem like some of those battles did turn on one individual's courage, one individual's vote, or somebody standing up at the right time. i think there's a misunderstanding about the funding by the n.e.a., and you make that point well in your discussion of the walker arts center in minneapolis, where, in effect, the n.e.a. gave a grant for an entire year of performances. and then within that year of performances, there was one event that caused significant backlash. and in the end, you had only a modest amount, really, of n.e.a. money dedicated to it. and yet the perception was that the n.e.a. had supported a year's worth of shocking content. yes, this was the kind of distortion that happened continuousl

the mission of the national council of negro women is to be an advocate for women of african descent their families and communities. we fulfill our mission through research, advocacy, and national and community-based education and economic empowerment services and programs. today, i am filled with mixed emotions as i remember being a young woman, traveling from baltimore, md., with the council of the naacp to the march on washington. we have progressed in the area of civil rights. we have made progress as a nation. but the road ahead of us requires much. they made major contributions to the advancing of social justice. for over half of the century, dr. dorothy has provided leadership to the struggle for equality in human-rights for all. her life exemplified her passionate commitment for a joint society and her vision of a better world. 47 years ago, dr. dorothy.shared the platform with dr. martin luther king -- dr. dorothy shared the platform with dr. martin luther king when he gave his speech. this is so she and i can stand here before you. we thank you for the support of the counci

the government be that stupid? i never knew i would be in a government that would be seen that stupid. >> he believes his record speaks for itself. a national health system the envy of many african countries. these women are now less likely to die giving birth. children will be vaccinated for free. it's a move that has brought him a lot of praise. supporters flocked here to help him rebuild the country. development first, democracy later. there's plenty of development but finding progress towards real democracy is getting harder and harder to see here. there's little space for critical voices. two independent newspapers have been suspended in recent months. many journalists have left the country. since you bring independence, they see you as -- as a negative journalist, as a person who was dead. >> the president's political opponents complain of being harassed and intimidated. >> this man says he was beaten up after trying to join the opposition. >> we were beat within clubs on the head and all over our bodies. they smashed my head against a brick wall. >> but the government rejects these claims and said people are free to speak and to criticize as long as they don't threaten st

the mission of the national council of negro women is to lead, develop, and advocate for women of africanpport their families and communities. we fulfill our mission for research, advocacy, and national and community-based health education and economic empowerment services and programs. today, i am filled with mixed emotions as i remember being a young woman traveling from baltimore, md., with the jackie robinson news council of the naacp -- youth council of the naacp to the march on washington. we have come this far by faith. we of progress in the area of civil rights. we have made progress as a nation. but the road ahead of us requires much. they made major contributions to the advancement of social justice. for over half a century, dr. dorothy height provided leadership to the struggle for equality and human rights for all people. her life highlighted hurt commitment to the vision of a better world. 47 years ago, dr. height shared the platform with dr. martin luther king when he delivered the "i have a dream" speech. if you remember, she did not speak. but the doors were opened so that

obama the raps a bit more foreclosures and the african-american and latino communities then there was under president bush and that's according to the national community reinvestment coalition that actually conducted the survey so well you know african-americans and latinos are going through hard times they won't condemn the person that has not been hard on these banks that have been choosing who to refinance and who not to refinance and it is very race related lauren i mean if you don't have a if you don't a job then i can even take a look at you or even consider you not that you know kemi blake didn't in the in the story but for the most part she represents the growing majority of the country that is under these kind of conditions they cannot seek help and we know that african-americans have been disproportionately affected by unemployment in the u.s. so a very tough predicament that they're and not getting help from obama but getting maybe a little inspiration when they see as motorcade drive by i want to thank you for that report and for talking with us we're going to take a quick break but coming up next how words then well known faster

the government would seem to be that stupid. you kill and you kill -- >> he believes his record speaks for himself. the national health system is the envy of many african countries. women are less likely to die giving birth. the record has brought the president praise from many supporters in the west. in the years after the genocide, the president was helped to rebuild the country. there was an unwritten understanding, the element first, democracy leader. there's plenty of evidence of democracy -- of the element, but finding evidence of real democracy is getting harder and harder to find. in the run-up to the election, there are little channels for opposition. journalists have fled the country. >> since you are being independent of it, they see u.s. the to basie u.s. -- they see you ass -- as -- >> this man tried to join a protest of opposition supporters. >> we were beaten with clubs on the head and all over our body. they smashed my head against a brick wall. >> the government rejects these claims that people are free to speak and criticize as long as they don't threaten stability or force the country back toward ethnic violence. there is no question

african leaders at a white house forum today. 115 future leaders from 47 sub-saharan african nations have been invited to the event focusing on youth empowerment, good governance, and economic opportunity. and today marks the anniversary of the start of christopher columbus's journey to the new world. on this day in 1492 the italian explorer set sail from spain on a voyage that would take him to the americas. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. an exclusive interview with a woman who says she found out on facebook that her husband was married to another woman. >>> and meet the dugger family's 19th child, 8-month-old daughter josie. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one.

the theater of south african politics. bbc news, victoria. >> this is "bbc world news." at the headlines for you this hour -- united nations says the conflict in afghanistan has had more a civilian injuries than ever before. there are concerns that not enough is being done to help the victims of floods in pakistan. monsoon rains killed hundreds and leave millions homeless in china and pakistan, afghanistan, in india. russia suffers sweltering temperatures and killer smog. it's all this lethal weather related? >> is all to do with the global weather patterns, and particularly to do with the jet stream, which is fast moving and high in the atmosphere, around 35,000 feet. let's take moscow for example. 39 degrees celsius at the end of july, 15 degrees above average. the reason is, all the hot air is in the mediterranean. with the jet stream so far north, it sucks up all that and takes it to moscow. it would not normally be there, but the wave, as we like to call it, would be much fatter. as a result, it goes that far north. it also goes much further south. it is well to the north of pakistan. but because it is dipping so low,

this week's "slice of life."2dy the opportunities for african-american students to succeed in theç medical field growing thanks to a nationwide ?o8m run by the8;a nationalinstitutions. dr. jerry guiden is the director of the program at the city college of newyork in harlem, where he teaches cell and molecular biology.&lyç >> individuals come into these environments and they feel like they can be whoever they want to be. so, whatx$ my program has done allow people who look like me,ñ look like the vgg;yçstudents, participate in science. >> the goal of the program is to increase the presence off% minorities in biomedical research. students ranging from undergraduate through doctorate levels participate in the program. in a foreign area. when you come into science, all they've heard about is that>ú minorities don't do well in science. >> dr. guiden is attributed with helping more than 60 students successfully complete the program. he reflects on one of his many successfulk1zñá students. >> stephanie is a student from nigeria. she came from one of theÑpvorst high schools in new york city. i used to give a talk up there. stephanie was so shy and so unable

the fourth highest graduation rate for african- american males. the latino male an african- american male take the advanced placement tests 25% at a greater participation rate than all the kids in the nation do. and they passed a greater participation rate than all the kids, male or female, of all races in the nation. that is the african-american male and the latino male. you can do marvelous things if you really think about hope, well-being, getting them career ready, and giving them a supportive environment. if we will just sit back and think, the superman that we need is to fix the kids problem of engagement, and the teacher's problem of engagement. when we fixed our culture and fix their system, the kids, who actually became more diverse, we picked up 24,000 more kids in poverty. the kids did better. so the moral of the story, listen to the gallup poll. [laughter] people telling us that they want their kids to go to college. secretary arne duncan came over. i asked him, he went to one of our schools that had two white kids. everyone else was latino. they were in the top 10% in the country in scoring. i said, just ask them if they want to go to college. everyone of them put up their ha

claim being targeted in the racially motivated tax plan african-american community leaders say it's likely to be the result of high unemployment because. well the united nations has asked the government to provide dozens of helicopters to get lifesaving supplies to pakistan some eight hundred thousand people remain trapped after the country's worst ever floods with more than seventeen million affected now to get an inside look at the situation and to find out what needs to be done we spoke to the un's deputy envoy to pakistan and his interview is coming up next. some see it is the catastrophic of the century and the un has devoted all its resources its calling upon the international community to help pakistan in this a massive get this traffic disaster. as a un special envoy in. pakistan how do you assess the you role at this time i believe the united nations has been a very important partner to pakistan for the pakistani people for decades we have been working in this country and some of the worst crisis. which affected the people of pakistan the influx of afghan refugees thirty years ago all the different natural disasters this country is experiencing unfor

the civil rights movement, 47 years ago today. >> i have a dream. >> reporter: and beck has said unflattering things about the nation's first african-american presidentd himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep seeded hatred for white people or the white culture. this guy is, i believe, a rac t racist. >> reporter: now he's insisting that today's rally is all about reclaiming america's civil rights this reverend helped coordinate the march on washington in 1963. >> you cannot tell me that this is not planned to hijack the site, the lincoln memorial, and the message of martin luther king jr. >> i'm sorry, african-americans don't own martin luther king. it's a human idea just like white people don't own george washington or abraham lynn could be. >> reporter: beck's rants have scored him huge ratings on cable t vice president and provided freshed fodder for comedians. why people have saying that i'm trying to distort civil rights history, et cetera, et cetera. nothing of the kind. i'm going to be several stairs down from where he stood. >> several stairs down. that is totally different. >> reporter: but his message resonates with ma

the rate for african american males. >>> i new study by shot foundation found oakland is hardly alone saying schools around the country are failing black males. the national rate is just 47%. in california, numbers are only slightly better. a 54% graduation rate for africanxd american males, 78% for whites. black males fared among the worst, with a 28% rate. and did the best in new jersey. experts say money and a historic district is to blame. >> importantly is that over arching inequality of the education resources in this country. >> the report says black males are punished more and given less opportunities in class than their white pierce, these educateors say it's possible to make a lasting change. and this principal says she's living proof teachers can, and do, make a difference. >> this is such a great opportunity tomorrow pact the students in ways you can never see. for blacks, for whites. >> and now, some educators and that expert from uc berkeley today also blamed what they view as failed federal education policies. many say this emphasis taking place now on classrooms in test scores is just setting young african american boys up to fail. >> than

the wake of a study like this not to suddenly impose any national standards. >> is it personal? there are huge race differences. it's happening much more among the africanmerican highest rate hispanic american community then african-american, then caucasian americans. so what do we do about that first of all. >> when i look at the numbers and see 25% of 7-year-olds on the onset of puberty, 42% among african-american girls, 42% onset of puberty. this raises questions. what it does say to us is we don't just need one or a couple of studies. we need to drill deeply to see what is happening environmentally and socialogically. and then what do we do? how can we prey pair our girls and our families about the way that they need to be able to guard their own reproductive and overall health. and --. >> your take on that? >> i agree. large degree. >> you did say don't change anything education ali, but don't you think because there are these huge income chasms that it would be a good idea to send a nutritional training at least into public schools in poor neighborhoods? >> i tend to think those are not the best ways of approaching this. michelle obama sort of spe

the thing of it is that we share so much in common. african-americans and asian- americans. do you novak when the agent exclusion act, the chinese exclusion act was before congress in 1870, the first national leader to speak out against that was frederick douglass. the same man who fought against slavery. do you know that when the chinese exclusion act was voted on in congress, there was one black senator named blanche bruce, the only african-american in the u.s. senate, voted against it. similarly, we work side-by-side for semel -- civil rights and improve public education. in '86, and laundry owner sued the san francisco board of supervisors for a racially discriminatory law, and it brought equal protection to minorities, and that overturned the 1857 dread scott case, which held that minorities were not protected by the u.s. constitution. we have the landmark case of brown harris is board of education, 1954, to thank for equality in education. -- brown v. board of education. seven years later, the chinese community here worked shoulder to shoulder with the african- american community to expand civil rights and public education. we have a history of working together. mayer brown, and reve

the other tribes and nations in california. for those of you that do not know what this means, this is the four colors of man. father, sky, and mother earth. it was the african and that turned me on. the aboriginal gave me my heart. it was the european that gave me my sorrow. it was the american that sent me to war. it was the vietnamese that gave me forgiveness. may i forgive myself. the elders are still waiting. so they still are. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. to the h ohlone -- the ohlone, then to supervisor eric mar. >> how do we place this on the projector? >> i am volunteer with the international indian treaty council for a little bit more than 20 years. i was born and raised here. my focus were on issues of native peoples whose homeland was in the san francisco area. i wanted to point out that the board of supervisors supported a resolution for federal recognition. i urge the board of supervisors to pass similar legislation. it is imperative that you take everything that the speaker said to heart. this is their homeland. i am a volunteer with the california archaeological stewardship program and. you can see right here wher

it was an incredible moment in history, the descendant of african and irish ancestors speaking to the nation. the book of god teaches us that we should celebrate and honor their lives today. i can only imagine what these heroes have experienced in their own trials, even as my uncle did in his lifetime. we know how long kollmorgen road on the margins of an old newspaper the beginnings of his baby -- is famous letter from a birmingham jail. it was there that he focused not on his around is -- surroundings, but his focus. hallelujah, hallelujah. today, we are here to honor special men and women who, like my uncle martin, are blessed with servants hearts. though they gave their service in ways very different from martin luther king jr., they are not afraid to give their lives for the freedom of others. if uncle martin uld be here today, he would surely commend us for giving honor were honor is due. he would surely remind us that as brothers and sisters, united by one blood and one single race, the human race, we are called to honor god and to love each other. he would encourage us -- yes, thank