so, like for the elephants, i don't think they will ever come back to uganda. reporter: at an elevation of 3500 meters, we reach our camp. it's quite cold up here, just 8 degrees celsius, but our campfire keeps us warm. early the next morning we start our final ascent. the destination -- a mountain lake just below jackson's peak, 4165 meters up in the mount elgon massif. with every step the air gets thinner. the reward for our efforts is a fantastic view of jackson's pool. andrew tells me that, for many ugandans, this is a mystical place. andrew: they believe when you come up here, you bathe in this water, you go back and have blessings. reporter: the view alone at the highest point of our trek is special. at the same time, i'm eager to hear what the people who were forced out when the national park was established have to say. to meet some of them, we go back down the mountain. then we see a fire that shouldn't be there. andrew: they smoke bamboos from the park and at the end they don't put out the fire. and the fire ends up burning the park. and when such a p

. >> if you would like to learn more about the work in uganda go to the wrc app and search rememberingecca. >>> it could be the search of home delivery. but for now it is just a concept. and it got its first test this week in virginia. we'll show you the first drone delivery. and opinions are everywhere on-line. but yours could get you in trouble. the potential for review backlash when news 4 this week returns. >>> well can be it was once the mall to go to in montgomery county now we are getting a very unique look at the barron white flint mall. mike perks shot this eerie video with the help after drone. it quickly went viral on social media. this is what the mall looks like now. can you see all of the walls are began inside. all of the stores demolished. the escalators ripped apart. mall owner said it should get the complete demolition permits in a week or two. the property will be developed into a mixed use area. oh i used to shop there. it looked nothing like that. >>> for the first time ever drones have made a delivery. it happened in virginia. the drone delivered medication it a c

where does this leave the mediation process that's being led by uganda? >> as i understand it, uganda said they will come back, that there will be -- they hope to have a continuation or a restart of the dialogue that was aborted on monday. and i think that there will be a long process where they will try to get the government to sit at the table with opposition leaders and the opposition, however, was very, very adamant that a third term was not allowable, or they voled have negotiatedshould havenegotiated on it. i think that the international the regional leadership, the government of uganda and the eu will be trying to pressure the government and return to a dialogue to stabilize the situation. >> good to talk to you. thank you very much, indeed. thanks for talking to us. >> thank you. >>> the u.s. and cuba have restored full diplomatic relations after decades. the u.s. cut off ties with cuba in 1961, two years after the communist revolution. last december the two countries agreed to reestablish relations after long talks encouraged by propose francis.

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>>> uganda's president urged political rivals in burundi to unite to prevent a civil war. there are doubts whether all sides regard him as an honest broker. the 2-term presidential limits were scrapped in his own country. the same issue that caused unreft in burundi after president pierre nkurunziza launched a third-term bid. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> reporter: this man has a hard task ahead of him, ending a critical crisis with months of protests and a failed coup. president pierre nkurunziza's critics say he's violating the constitution by running for a third time, insisting the mood is not right for a free or fair election. he has been criticized for hanging on to power, and cracking down on the opposition in his country. the men and the women here say this comes with an open mind.

hand-picked rescuers made the flight to uganda. >> the raid on entene is one of the perfect operationsand success. >> the israelis are familiar with the airport at entene, because they built sections of it and had an active force in uganda until 1973 when yamin kyl kicked the israelis out. >> no one thought anyone would fly from israeli to uganda to rescue the hostages. when they landed, all the commanders were wearing ugandan military uniforms and were driving the same kind of mercedes that a ugandan general would drive. >> the hijackers didn't know what was going on, and by the time they figured it out, it was too late for them. >> it took just 52 minutes from the time the first plane landed until it took off with the hostages. that was three minutes less than the rehearsal the night before. >> the rescue seemed pretty much like a modern miracle. for relatives who for days on end were unsure whether they would ever see their loved ones again, it was a time for joy and jubilation. >> what made you think that israel could pull off an operation like this? >> the entene rescue was one of

turns out the teenager had been raising money to help a school in uganda and mark segraves found out that school was built by a non-profit group built in arlington arlington. >> reporter: her name is joy, she is the first girl in her family to ever go to school. she didn't know about rebecca townsend's bucket list and that she hoped to one day save a life but she did know that thanks to the connected connect teenager, joy hundreds of girls just like her in uganda have a better future. >> reb beck ska a great example of what kids are doing to help kids across the world. >> reporter: john wanda heads up the foundation that built the academy of hope in u began d.a. rebecca townsend had not only been sending money to the school but become pen pals about an 11-year-old girl, joy. the two shared experiences with each other of girls growing up in two very different worlds. now wanda must tell zwripd the other girls at the school in uganda a friend they never met has died. >> i know she will cry. >> reporter: wanda says long before rebecca became a hero in her hometown for sacrificing her li

if you can do that and contribute $25 or $50 to someone in uganda, that you haven't met, that's almosts good as outperforming the market from my standpoint. erik: almost. [laughter] tell me, bill, how is it that you have been able over the course of amassing something of a personal fortune, as we just established, to remain modest, if you will? how are you different? bill: i give most of the credit to sue, and we have been married for 31 years. she helps me keep grounded. she counts every little penny. erik: that's a lot of counting. bill: [laughs] i know. that's what i tell her. in terms of the philanthropy, i keep telling her, "we've got to get a move on here." am 71, and she is a little bit less. five years or six years less. but, yeah, it is a lot of counting and a lot of giving that has to take place before at some point you are not quite sure what you are giving. erik: when we return on "encore," bill gross on how he is investing for janus and investing for himself. ♪ erik: do you feel less of the need to trade in derivatives now than you did previously, because of the fact that

but with uganda troops being involved, it was removed from being an honest broker. their alliance that either perceived or real that have sort of affected how the rebel groups has approached the government. >> now already there's been the veiled threat of further action if the two warring parties don't come together by this date of august 17. what could president obama have to enforce that threat? >> i think president obama is going to try to do quitely sayingses the rebels have been hindering peace accords or committing crimes against humanity. that may be a first step. but i think to set a deadline in august and to really believe that sustainable peace will be achieved is unrealistic at this stage. >> all right. thank you very much for your thoughts. >> thank you. >>> you have already heard president obama he commended the african union force which is fighting in somalia fighting the armed group al-shabaab. he praised their efforts and said that they have been effective. inside the country itself many people are blaming these soldiers, these soldiers coming from t

. >> there was somebody in uganda, could you tell us about him?> a somali refugee living in a big settlement in the south of uganda. he has collected old television and old play station games to open his computer game shop. lots of refugee children and adults come to his shop to play the play station. he makes a great business and has a generate to power the tvs. he is an example of someone who has made do of limited resources in a quite rural area. >> the idea of bottom-up innovation sounds great but how realistic is it, when you think that refugees don't have the freedom of movement or freedom to work. >> that is of course a challenge and there are challenges to be able to create solutions like abde in uganda. but even with limited resources people have skills and talents and are being creative and we are arcing arguing in our report that was published today that the international community could do more to exhibit that creativity. >> the sort of thaings would allow themthings had awould allow them to create the solutions for themselves? >> i th

. >>> uganda's leader attempts to immediate in burundi. >> i'll tell you why some undocumented haitiansre still plans to cross into the dominican republic to live and work even though they face the threat of deportation. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the greek parliament is currently debating whether to pass the reforms demanded by the european creditors for another bailout. the prime minister will need opposition support, for some members of his own coalition have reject the deal. >>> saudi-backed yemeni government forces say they are close to retaking control of the main port in the southern city of aden. this comes a day after they seized the airport from houthi fighters. >>> the japanese parliamentary committee has approved a set of security bills that could expand the role of the military. opposition mp's tried to block the move which would allow japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since world war ii. >>> the so-called book geeper of auschwitz has been found guilty of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people. he was sent

. >> and to be specific, we have some real controversies that have emerging, like in uganda, and would you like to hear from mark about that episode, putting the blabt community at such risk, the funding for the interreligious council being drawn because of that and what lessons were learned because of that and what new practices or vetting procedures or new mechanisms arose from that? >> i think i should summarize first just quickly, legislators within uganda proposed an anti-homosexuality that was dack ownan as best in terms of the treatment of lbgt people and the description and of who they were in terms of people was beyond the pale. and the members of the religious council campaigned positively for that legislation and vocally took out ads in the paper, spoke at a huge rally and i was in uganda when this rally went on and you are listening to think and thinking this is just such a horrible situation and i think the u.s. government lost confidence in the interreligious council to carry out the mandate and serve people without bias. it was so beyond the pail of what we normally saw

the dollar dominated debt that has accrued over the years some cases like uganda, the debt is rising at a rate that is stripping domestic revenue growth. the are paying out more than they are making as a country and not enough is there for development. only one has allocated more than 30% of national revenue. 70% of the money collected in east africa is being used to pay debt and sustainable bills. >> rolls-royce's bag to contracts. the british engineering country will maintain 2700 engines. it will also supply the top-selling engines. it is a win for rolls-royce after months of knows driving -- nosediving share prices. back over to sarah. sarah: thanks so much, ben. the new president will take place on the 26 of february. the outgoing boss says he won't stand again. there are pros of allegation of corruption. >> it gained illegal entry tossed fake money at him. >> it knows nothing about corruption. the new president succeeds at a special congress late in february next year. >> 11 people, the coach and the player. >> they are losing support. it the traditional backers in the african,

the president was going to talk about uganda and ethiopia.e president pointed out sometimes you make do with the best you can in a relationship for the greater good as it relates to the cooperation of two countries. listen again to the president. >> same way i visit russia and china. we know there are significant human rights violation taking place. but we want to be there and point the conversation in a better direction. >> reporter: now, i want to point something out, jon. in case you are hearing crowd noise behind me. we are 7 or 8 stories up in the hotel where we are standing now. you can hear people in the distance cheering the fact that the president of the united states is here in nirobi kenya. he will be heading on to the global summit. and right now, an excited group of kenyans not far from me here and speaks volume us think. >> we are picking them up on your microphone. kevin thank you. >> we saw the interview that kevin mentioned and the president did with bbc before he got to kenya. in that same interview he expressed frustration

the dollar dominated debt that has accrued over the years some cases like uganda, the debt is rising at a rate that is stripping domestic revenue growth. the are paying out more than they are making as a country and not enough is there for development. only one has allocated more than 30% of national revenue. 70% of the money collected in east africa is being used to pay debt and sustainable bills. >> rolls-royce's bag to contracts. the british engineering country will maintain 2700 engines. it will also supply the top-selling engines. it is a win for rolls-royce after months of knows driving -- nosediving share prices. back over to sarah. sarah: thanks so much, ben. the new president will take place on the 26 of february. the outgoing boss says he won't stand again. there are pros of allegation of corruption. >> it gained illegal entry tossed fake money at him. >> it knows nothing about corruption. the new president succeeds at a special congress late in february next year. >> 11 people, the coach and the player. >> they are losing support. it the traditional backers in the african,

praising the efforts of the countries of kenya and uganda and ethiopia in fighting the a.u. force in fighting the al shabaab. he will of course touch on the issues of south sudan. leaders met with president obama yesterday where he spoke frankly. particularly to countries of uganda and neighboring sudan saying their actions are hindering and not helping the peace process stating the deal needs to be reached between the warring parties by the 17th of august. it if that doesn't happen strict actions will be taken. >> robyn, thank you. >>> president obama took time in ethiopia to slam two republican whose want his job. donald trump calling him a disaster and mike huckabee accusing him of marching the israelis to the door of the oven. >> the particular comments of mr. huckabee are i think part of just a general pattern we have seen that is -- would be considered ridiculous if it weren't so sad. when you get rhetoric like this maybe it gets attention and maybe this is just an effort to push mr. trump out of the headlines. but it's not the kind of leadership that is needed for ame

its allies fight back. >> the counterterrorism cooperation between the united states and kenya and uganda and other countries in east africa is very strong and part of the subject of the visit is to continue to strengthen those ties to make them more effective. >> reporter: kenya is desperate for help. al shabab has simply ravaged the country with zefgt attacks in 2013 when more than 60 were killed at a kenyan mall in june 2014 when 50 more were murdered by the group. in april 2015 when more than 140 more were killed at a university. but the terror war isn't simply being waged on the african subcontinent. turkish airplanes bombed isis for the first time. the turks were reportedly close to completing a deal to allow coalition and u.s. forces to use their airports to launch attacks. >> this is something turkey made for its own national defense. the opening negotiations are subject to a different negotiations and process. >> i don't want to speak that there was some lightning bolt of revelation here. we have been talking about deeper cooperation with turkey for some time. >> reporter: milita

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. >> plus uganda's leader attempts to mediate in burundi as its president president refuses to back down. in sport who is on course to reach the final of south america's top club football competition. all that ahead. first, china released data on how much its economy had grown in the last three months. g.d.p. figures are steady at 7%. the retail sales have gone up a little more than 10%, a slower rate of growth than in the last quarter. industrial output improved. investment in the property market is below expectations. the chinese president has announced a growth target for 70% for a year. that's the weakest target. all that amid a dramatic fall in the stock markets. it will help the economy push it down 30% since mid june. scott heidler has this report from the financial district in one of china's many coast towns suffering from the slow down. >> china's numbers out on wednesday, but not by na much. >> 7% growth in the second quarter, and in the first half of 2015. this is on track with what the premier, in charge. economy in china. this is what he expected the growth rate to be he wan

janet: to be more specific we have some real controversies that have emerged, most recently in uganda. i'd like to hear more from mark about that episode, putting the lgbt community at such risk. the funding for the interreligious council being withdrawn by the u.s. because of that. what lessons were learned from that and what new practices or vetting procedures or new mechanisms arose from that? mark: i think i should summarize first. just quickly legislators within uganda proposed an ty homosexuality act that was draconian -- anti-homosexuality act that was draconian at best in terms of its treatment by lgbt people, the discrimination of them, their description of them, who they were as people was in so many ways beyond the pale. the interreligious council and members of the interreligious council campaigned positive for that -- positively for that legislation and vocallie took out ads in the paper, -- vocally took out ads in the paper and spoke. you're thinking, this is just such a horrible situation. and essentially what happened i think the u.s. government lost confidence in the

its allies fight back. >> the counterterrorism cooperation between the united states and kenya and uganda and other countries in east africa is very strong and part of the subject of the visit is to continue to strengthen those ties to make them more effective. >> reporter: kenya is desperate for help. al shabab has simply ravaged the country with zefgt attacks in 2013 when more than 60 were killed at a kenyan mall in june 2014 when 50 more were murdered by the group. in april 2015 when more than 140 more were killed at a university. but the terror war isn't simply being waged on the african subcontinent. turkish airplanes bombed isis for the first time. the turks were reportedly close to completing a deal to allow coalition and u.s. forces to use their airports to launch attacks. >> this is something turkey made for its own national defense. the opening negotiations are subject to a different negotiations and process. >> i don't want to speak that there was some lightning bolt of revelation here. we have been talking about deeper cooperation with turkey for some time. >> reporter: milita

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. >> they have come from as far away as niej nigeria and uganda. >> it is my passion from when i was a kid. i tell myself, wherever football tase me to, i'm satisfied with it. >> they have more experience, they can take home as much as $500 a month which they say is more than they earn back home. club officials say the fortunes have improved. >> we are the first team to bring foreign players to somalia. they are very understanding are of our game. this year we will finish second in the league. >> reporter: living here cg challenging. armed guards keep watch. the players also have to overcome the language barrier person which is why the somali football association put a limit on the number of players they can sign. >> we can't have a league made up of only foreign players. >> for these funds for is foreign players have added more excitement to the beautiful game. >> this is not just these have been working for the for now mustaffa and his friends are celebrating the win. they can't wait until the next season hamzen am it, al jazeera jazeera. >> much more on our website acknowledge the

now that's all change it's not all good news for kenya but also land locked economies such as uganda burundi eastern congo some seundz south sudan. south sudan. once this swath of land that's being reclaimed from ocean is turned into a second terminal by japanese contractors more than 1 and a half containerrers will be able to be handled. alongside it a chinese company will reclaim more land from the sea. this is an american chewing gum company in nairobi. it's expanding with a $63 million reequipped new factory. production is being increased with a focus on exports. >> i think these investments are going to make a big difference in terms of making kenya competitive paired to other markets. contacts back to europe, that is something that i look forward to one day. >> reporter: and so long term there's huge optimism for this are eej. but just like every aspect of life here, economic growth depends on stability and security. where me right now is ali khan satu. that is a remarkably positive report on kenya. let's leave corruption and all of those issues aside for moment. let's look at

. >> reporter: later on monday president obama joined the leaders of ken yeah, uganda and ethiopia. if the wars parties do not agree by august 17. it's the fourth visit by a sitting u.s. president to ethiopia. one aimed at strengthening relations established more than a century ago. the ties dominated the talks. president obama praised ethiopia as an out standing partner in the fight against terror. >> ethiopia faces serious threats. and its contribution has reduced areas under al-shabaab control. but yesterday's bombing reminds us that groups offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. >> he also wants to improve the human rights. some have criticized his trip to ethiopia. the committee to project journal i haves, all the countries want, before obama arrived a number of journalists held on charges on terrorism. many others remain in custody. the ethiopian leader defended his country's commitment. >> our commitment to democracy is real, not skin deep. we have both noted we need to step up efforts to strengthen our institutions and view our capacity in various are

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he suffered a straw mattic brain injury on a mission in uganda where a shell exploded nearby. >> i canl with it now, move through the pain and get treatment for it later. i kind of pushed it off until we got back in the states and after that i went out and found exactly everything that was going on and it was quite a list so -- >> what was going on? >> i had memory problems, short term, long term, anger irritability. i'd get l really angry and separate myself from everybody. >> were you given a specific diagnosis like tbi or ptsd? >> they gave me those, tbi, ptsd. you see everything happening, it effects everything, your sleep your family, it effects you as a person. it took about three hearts of really fighting on my part to realize that i'm not going to get back to full duty and i'm not going to be the way i was before i deployed and before my injury. and that's something that you kind of have to come to grips with yourself. >> i worry about our staff actually because they're very passionate about what they do. the better is not -- the burden is not getting any being less although we

in fact it's seen as almost a haven in the region, where in uganda they are discriminated against. many people they call them gay refugees, come across the borders to kenya where they can live more freely they say, and have a normal life as opposed to living in syria and uganda. however poppy, include there are several people on the streets of nairobi, if you ask them what they think about gay marriage, or gays in general, they the you they didn't want president obama to speak of it. so it is a divide and it is indeed somewhere different to the united states at this point in terms of legalizing it. >> i know some people are looking at nairobi, the capital, as sort of the equivalent to new york city in leading the way, if you will, within the country in terms of gay rights feeling more comfortable there for a lot of young gay people than maybe at their home villages, if you will. i do want to switch gears and talk about security. this weekend, the president becomes the first ever sitting u.s. president to set foot in ethiopia. this is one of the places where we see a strong presence

. >> reporter: later on monday president obama joined the leaders of the kenya, uganda and ethiopia in discussing the crisis in south sudan. they urged parties to come to an graeme. >> positions include options on intransigent people and intervention force. it's the first visit by a sitting u.s. president to ethiopia. one aimed at strengthening relations a century ago. >> fostering ties dominated the caution with the prime minister. addressing journalists, president obama prayed ethiopia as an outstanding partner in the fight against terrorism. >> security is pushing back against violent extremism. ethiopia is facing threats. they have reduced areas understand al-shabab, but the prime minister noted the bombing in federica mogherini reminds us that terror groups like al-shabab offer nothing but death and destruction, and have to be stopped. >> reporter: he called on them to improve their record on human rights and good governance. some groups criticized the visit, warning that the trip to condemn credibility to the government. the quality of protecting journalists, it's only neighbouri

on monday president obama joined the leaders of kenya, uganda and ethiopia to talk about the fightingsouth sudan. he warned sanctions may be imposed if a peace deal can't be reached next month. well he is also been praising the work of the african union fighting amison which works in somolia trying to contain al-shabab and barack obama praised the work of force and a.u. soldiers are being blamed for killing civilians in a series of road accidents and mohamed reports from mogadishu. >> reporter: husband run over by military vehicles belonging to african union soldiers. it happened in somali capitol last year his body was left on the streets for several hours. and she is now struggling to raise their kids. >> translator: we were married for 27 years. we had a very happy life. all our children were going to school then one morning they took him away from us. now our life is just a misery. our children didn't just lose a father but also lost their chance to finish going to school and have a happy life. >> reporter: the african union troops are deployed in somalia as part of the effort to

it isn't just good news for kenya but also land locked economies such as uganda bush underi eastern kongn. southern he sedan. they are set to benefit. >> right now more than a million containers a year pass through this terminal. it was expanded by chinese contract orders two years ago in a deal costing nearly $67 million but once this swath of land that's been reclaimed from the ocean is turned into a second terminal by japanese contract orders another 1 and a half million containers a year can be handled. >> will more than double mumbasa portsmouth's capacity and alongside it t the chinese company lap reclaim more land from the sea to build a rail terminal. it will help manufacturing. this is an american chewing gum company. production is being increased with a focus on exports. >> i think these investments are going to make a big difference in terms of making kenya competitive compared to other markets. you know, it's something i can looming forward to one day. >> long-term, there is huge 079mism for this region. like every aspect of life here, economic growth depends upon political s

second the counterterrorism cooperation between the united states and kenya and uganda and other countriesn east africa is very strong. >> you are going to talk about entrepreneurship at the summit. is there a link? president obama: i believe there is. when people see opportunity when they have a sense of control of their own destiny they are less vulnerable to the propaganda and twisted ideologies that have been attracting young people, particularly now being turbocharged through social media. the more we can encourage entrepreneurship for young people, the more they have hope. that requires reforms in these governments that we continue to emphasize. increased transparency in how government operates, making sure regulations are not designed just for the advantage of elites but allowing people who have a good idea to get out there and get things done. reporter: another is on abuse of human rights and the attitude of many african governments towards homosexuality. president obama: i am not a fan of this commission and bullying anybody. this is part and parcel of the agenda that is also goin

. >> later on monday president obama joined the leaders of kenya, uganda and ethiopia. they urged parties in the south sudan conflict to come to a quick agreement. sanction he on intransigent individuals and a regional force if the parties don't agree to a deal by august 17th. mohammad adow, al jazeera, addis ababa, ethiopia. >> president obama has been holding a meeting to discuss the deteriorating situation in south sudan. more than 2 million people in the country have been forced from their homes and the humanitarian situation has worsened in the past weeks with the outbreak of cholera. >> what is the point of people warring over a country which will no longer be there to win? the people will be too defeeted, too much dire need of shelter of above all their human spirit, those remarkable to see the resilience of so many people but it does get broken after being hounded from your home countless times. the fear in the eyes of all the people i met was palpable. >> chinese shares have had their biggest one day drop in eight years. the shanghai composite plummeted almost

it isn't just good news for kenya, but also land-locked economies such as uganda, burundi, sudan, they are all set to benefit. right now more than a million containers a year pass through this terminal. it was expanded by chinese contractor two years ago in a deal worth $67 million. but once this land that's been reclaimed from the ocean is turned into a second terminal by japanese contractors another 1.5 million containers can be handled. along side it, a chains company will reclaim more land from the sea to build a rail terminal. it will help manufacturing industry. this is an american chewing gum factory. it's expanding with a new factory. production is being increased with a focus on exports. >> i think these investments are going to make a big difference, making kenya competitive compared to other markets. that is something i look forward to one day. >> so long term, there is huge optimism for the region. economic growth depends on political stability and security. >> regulators in europe have given the green light for a malaria vaccine. analysts says it's an important step in era

. >> this project aims to bring ride sharing to remote portions of uganda. >> we just take technologythem and we are making a difference for them. >> none of them will likely get rich off of their inventions but they are certainly enriching the lives of others. >>> and back to the homeless apps because so many have the phones with them obviously all the time and the information to get more quickly they have sms that will alert homeless if cold weather is coming or things like that. we are seeing all of that tech nol and a way to use it. >> thank you so much. >>> let's bring in jeff. we're talking about the heat. not as hot today but also the wind and all the fires that we have. several in the bay area right now. >> we're working to get our chopper sprid owe back. we do want to lettin know that is living near that that the winds will be a factor tonight. i really see them gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour as we head throughout the next six to eight hours. it's gusty now and it will stay gusty this evening. as you get a look outside right now, temperatures have cooled off. that's the bigg

s in the world, running projects in several other countries including pakistan, afghanistan, and uganda. we caught up with her in indonesia. reporter: a train comes by every few minutes. these people are living illegally in petamburan, not far from the center of the indonesian capital jakarta. working with their hands, this family has to produce 1000 pieces a day to make ends meet. they earn about 7 euros. more than half of all indonesians live below the poverty line, earning less than 2 euros a day. veronica colondam is trying to change that by helping women to earn a livelihood. with her organization, the ycab foundation, she provides micro loans. today she's meeting with women in petamburan who have founded micro companies with the loans. many cook and sell homemade food at mobile stalls. ibu sulami tells how she was able to buy a rice cooker with her $150 loan. now, at 54, she's even earning enough to invite friends over from time to time. veronica colondam: they're all micro entrepreneurs. but they're not micro entrepreneurs by choice. they have to do it to sustain their livelihood

there's a new infrastructure being constructed of new rail line which will contact south sudan, rwanda ugandahere will be a real powerhouse here but all of this is threatened by terror attacks from al-shabab and worry about corruption. >> andrew simmons in nairobi, thank you. >>> secretary of state john kerry spoke at the council on foreign relations in new york today. insisting the iranian nuclear deal is the best bet. >> i fear what could happen if congress were to overturn it our friends in israel could actually end up being more isolated and more blamed, and we would lose europe and china, and russia with respect to whatever military action we might have to take. >> yesterday kerry was grilled about the deal before the senate foreign relations committee. >>> there has been a spike in violence in baltimore since the riots back in april. now that the police commissioner has been fired there is deep conflict over how the department should move forward. john terrett went back to baltimore to look for solutions. >> reporter: april 27th and the cvs store in west baltimore is looted and set alig