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Continued to make herself the best she could be. she overcame her own personal obstacles. she didn't worry about anybody else being handicapped, so she could compete. she competeed. she finished every race. she did so with honor and integrity. when she graduated, they asked her to give the speech at the end of the banquet. she was the team captain in her senior year. she said i was told i couldn't compete. i was told that i wouldn't finish the race. it has been my goal to finish every race. and i did. america, we need to overcome our obstacles. we need to finish the race. forget about the trop...

Continued to make herself the best she could be. she overcame her own personal obstacles. she didn't worry about anybody else being handicapped, so she could compete. she competeed. she finished every race. she did so with honor and integrity. when she graduated, they asked her to give the speech at the end of the banquet. she was the team captain in her senior year. she said i was told i couldn't compete. i was told that i wouldn't finish the race. it has been my goal to finish every race. and i did. america, we need to overcome our obstacles. we need to finish the race. forget about the trop...

Why has a republican candidate been so successful at blocking the president's health care proposals. gentile but iron fisted mcconnell. jen thrush joins us now. glen, great hat. how has mitch mcconnell managed to rule supreme? >> well, the man knows the senate. and as a bunch of folks told me close to mcconnell, barack obama doesn't know the senate that well. he was there for two-plus years. he hadn't really mastered the by-ways and mcconnell knows how the use every trick in the book to keep the democrats on the defensive. >> so where's harry reid in this scenario? >> that's a very good questi...

I couldn't compete effectively with other kids who have access to lighting. a lot of other kids just drop out of school. so they remain poor for rest of their life. my name is evans wadongo. when i made the first land dern, i thought i must find a way using solar to light up rural homes. i was so overwhelmed. i knew the impact of the lantern on rural communities. the amount of money that every household uses to buy kerosene every day, if they can just save that money, they can be able to buy food. all along i've been skipping at least two meals a day so that i can construct the lamps. but i wa...

Monday's ireport. so ben, it's on the way. appreciate it, jacqui, thanks. across parts of kenya, more than 27 million people live without electricity. children study by candlelight. that's how evans grew up. now he has come up with an invention using solar power to light up these villages and he is cnn's hero of the week. >> i have problems with my eyesight due to prolonged exposure to smoke. i had to use firewood to study during my childhood. i grew up in a small village in the western part of kenya. these families are so poor, they don't have electricity. it's only kerosene and firewood th...