helped at a refugee camp. meanwhile, heavy fighting was reported in somalia s capital of mogadishu as the african peacekeepers launched an offensive to help with the famine relief efforts to be thwarted by al qaeda rebels. six people were killed. joining us from skype from mogadishu is richard guerra from the united association of human rights. and what can you tell us about the fighting and the ripple effects of the already existing problems there? well, hello, and good evening from me at least. well, for the time being, we have not seen much of the effect of the new fighting. we are hoping that it won t affect too much of the operation here, and i would not create
mogadishu to continue. we wesh you continued success there with the work in mogadishu, and richard guerra. thank you. we know many of you want to help the famine victims and logon to newsnation.msnbc.com, and you will find a list of groups that are collecting donations. and amy winehouse, with a new release of music that has never been released. courtney hazlett has the latest. and also what you should know about, a freshman congressman who opposes raising the debt limit and a big proponent of fiscal responsibility is being sued for $117,000 for child support, and representative joe walsh s ex-wife has asked to suspend the illinois republican driver s license until he pays up. walsh s attorney says that this is unfounded. who would read a book entitled the complete idiot s guide to understanding islam.