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West we're for progress. so clearly, president obama's got a little bit of catch-up there. the entrepreneurs themselves 40% of them are from here in kenya. many of the rest are from across africa and also across the world, but this is a summit that is on african soil and the focus point is going to be on how the african economies can be capitalized upon. and president obama was very vocal on that. he said africa is on the move and we want to be a part of that george. >> nima also as far as the president being there in the capital city and security concerns he's not really able to get out and a...

>> mark i want to talk to you about this quickly. two years ago tonight george zimmermann was acquitted for murder. that taste case, i think changed the way we discuss race in this country. and i know -- and people should know this about you -- you spent your life fighting for civil rights for people of color n. in one case -- many people demonized you for that one case. >> it was the focus point for a lot of people's angst and emotions. >> do you think it changed the way we discuss it? >> i believe it did and i hope it did because i look back before zimmermann, and i know they weren't happeni...

Among all others would be the focus point for that type of retribution that you get from the death penalty. in the same sense, when they say don't do it, maybe we can all learn a little bit about systemic forgiveness. again, he'll die in prison but systemic forgiveness in the face of killing yet another person. >> mark o'mara, thanks very much. a moving statement from that family. we'll see the effect that it has. breaking news we want to tell you about right now. there's been an explosion in erbil in northern iraq. that explosion took place on the same road where the u.s. consulate is in er...

Africa, including nigeria in the northeast where boko haram is strongest. we know libya has been a major conduit for weapons and arms as well as fighters into that battlefield. it is not out of the realm of possibility to see even more people migrate from libya to that frontier where the fighting is taking place. it all depends on whether or not that allegiance is reciprocated by isis towards boko haram, the same way they pledged ideological allegiance to isis. >> looking at the map, libya is such a focus point, even transportation of terrorists that come from central africa up, but what is go...

Pantaleo could no longer be a police officer and who would work with him and go on and on. and when you look at high-profile cases like the shawn belle case, most officers get to retire. could that be the same for pantaleo? >> oh, absolutely. if he violated department policy which he may well have done when garner was on the floor, that could be a reason to fire him or let him go. it is a separate decision whether or not he gets a pension or retirement benefits. he hasn't been an officer very long so there is not much he'll get from nypd. but like we talked about yesterday, the reality is he i...