MICHELLE OBAMA, U.S. FIRST LADY: In these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters. We see their hopes and their dreams. And we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling now. Many of them may have been hesitant to send their daughters off to school fearing that harm might come their way, but they took that risk because they believed in their daughters' promise and wanted to give them every opportunity to succeed.</s>BLACKWELL: That was the first solo weekly address by first lady Michelle Obama.</s>CABRERA: U.S. advisors are now in Nigeria to help in this effort to find and rescue those girls.</s>BLACKWELL: And a startling report from Amnesty International says the Nigerian government knew in advance about last month's kidnapping, and they did nothing. Isha Sesay joins us from Abuja, Nigeria. Isha, the Nigerian government denies they knew about Boko Haram's plans in advance, this report from Amnesty International. What are you hearing?</s>SESAY: The Nigerian government strenuously rejects that and says that is not the case. But I have to tell you that CNN has spoken to multiple residents in that local area, and they paint the same picture. They paint a picture of giving the government, giving the security forces an advanced warning that something was about to happen, and they say that they were failed by their government, that there was an inadequate response to the attack, and in the aftermath, that the Nigerian government was not there to pursue the attackers and get their girls and bring them back home. You mentioned the U.S. elements that are on the ground, here in an advisory capacity. We must be clear with our viewers, these are not combat troops. They're here to provide advice to the Nigerian government and really determine whether gaps exist in their capabilities. Victor?</s>CABRERA: All right, Isha Sesay reporting from Nigeria, thank you.</s>BLACKWELL: The next woman you're about to meet, she went from living in New York City to a harem in a small Asian nation. Now, she's weighing in on a controversial new law that's igniting a firestorm among celebs in Hollywood over an iconic hotel.
U.S. Advisors Sent to Nigeria to Help Find Kidnapped Girls