>> two blasts hit a crowded bus station outside of nigeria's capitol killing 71 people and injuring more than a hundred. the explosions were during morning rush hour. nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion is likely to fall on the armed group boca haram. >> my jeenigeria security servis

have cordoned off the area of the blast. it's surrounded by soldiers and forensic experts who are trying to piece together any evidence they can find. in the foreground will are buses full of people getting ready to take off to the capital which is about an eight kilometer ride. if you come over here you can see the impact of the explosion. the impact that it had on their cars that were parked, full of people waiting to get into the city center for work. it's not known how many people may have been killed by the impact of this explosion. we're hearing there may be more than one explosion. some people are saying 35. the security services have not come out with a definitive figure. it looks like the work of boca haharam.

it looks like this might be the kind of thing that they may behind. >> acting president of ukraine is changing his stone suggesting that the activists loyal to moscow can get the referendum that they want for greater powers in eastern ukraine. they warned about reaction, so far there are no signs of that threat being carried out. in kiev demonstrators calling for the interim moment to

resign. we will get more on that on that. we talked about another state building being taken over. kim, give us an idea of what is happening. >> well, four russian groups control two buildings here. that building and the city council. men taking over that building, throwing rocks inside the building and then made it to the roof and hoisted the russian flag. they still remain in control of that building now. all protesters here echoing

donesk. they want the re referendum delivered, and they threaten boycott of election it is the referendums are not delivered first. >> they might get unqualified support back in kiev, the capitol, they were wrong? >> that's right. we're seeing today some saying that they are not acting fast enough to equal the tension in the east. and we see military moving in here. protesters say if the prime

minister cannot back up his words with action, then he should resign. >> thank you. we mentioned that sergei lavrov said troubles in ukraine has nothing to do with us. >> that's absolutely right. it's only sunday that n.a.t.o. accused russia with direct involvement of what was going on in occupation in eastern ukraine. they said it was almost a copycat of crimea annexation with armed men taking over. sergei lavrov denied this emphatically. he said we have no agents troops or intelligence there. what the west doesn't understand is that the people of eastern ukraine, that is the russian-speaking people of eastern ukraine, pro-russian

supporters, they've got their own grievances and they mount their own demonstration and protests without the involvement of russia. he went on to say that a really an united ukraine, a stable ukraine is really in russia's interest as long as all groups in the country are represented fully. and he had this message to the u.s. and the e.u. as this crisis worsened. >> we need a honest reaction from the west without double standards and without shifting blame to moscow. they didn't listen to the people in southern and eastern ukraine, now they're using military force to put down the protests. i think it's very dangerous and people who are planning to do so should be punished. >> in the last few minutes members of the foreign ministry office in moscow had been in touch with their counterparts in paris, and they're looking for

france to use whatever means it can and exert whatever influence it can on kiev to avoid kiev using force in eastern ukraine. and russia is making it pretty clear, really, that you can really say goo goodbye to these four-party talks on thursday if this military intervention took place. >> peter sharp, we thank you very much for that, indeed. reporting live from eastern ukraine. >> the syrian government has moved 45%. however, the head of organization said that the next step if syria doesn't speed up what it's doing. the syrian president said that the war is at its turning point. because of military achievements

against rebel fighters, comments made to students at damascus university. president assad as forces have recaptive the mainly christian town of malulla, h. >> this is a crucial battle for the opposition. as they control the area that would cut off government supply routes the rebels are also advancing here not by way of the air force intelligence headquarters. armed groups are stepping up their campaigns to the north. the rebel commander seen here is talking about fighting in aleppo when he was interrupted by sounds of explosions. he says this cloud of smoke is evidence that government troops are shelling with chemical weapons and this midair explosion was caused by

chemicals inside, but al jazeera cannot independently verify this footage. >> let assad use all weapons and toxic chemicals. rebels were ordered to pull out, but they declined. they said they will stay on fighting until the whole area is under their control. >> even though the rebels are making gains in the north, it appears that suffering setbacks in the south government troops have captured the mainly christian town of mallullah northeast of damascus. it was taken by rebels last december. the town came international focus when fighters kidnapped a group of greek orthodox nuns and were later released in an prisoner exchange. al jazeera. >> coming up in the news hour we'll be talking missiles and all sorts of military horde wear to see who is spending what on

which weapons. also, extradited from britain's trial in new york, the suspect linked to al-qaeda. and we'll have sport in a half hour. >> more than 1 million people have now been displaced by fighting between rival political groups in south sudan. the united nations said as many as 50,000 children could die this year because of famine. >> these women made homeless by war struggled to find water every day. they fill waters one at a time and many in the cue go back empty handed. >> there is no other water. the other place that has water is very far. you have to walk three hours to

get there. that's why we come here and dig in the ground to get water. >> this is some of 4 million people who don't have enough food or water. their children face the highest risk. 50,000 children could be killed this year due to famine-like conditions in south sudan and is calling for immediate action. thousands of children have been facing high levels of malnutrition since the world's newest country separated from sudan in 2011. 10s of thousands were forced from their homes due to fighting in their political groups, and many are struggling in makeshift camps. there is no food, water or medical care. >> conditions here are not good. children are sick. no food, no water. i call on our government to look into our situation. >> refugees close to the border between south sudan and uganda say they have not received much help either from humanitarian agencies or the government.

they have not been given the space needed to set up proper camps. local farmers are hesitant to allow them stay on their land. >> when we received words that members of the local community are trying to find options to allow the refugees to remain there. >> in recent weeks the instability has put the planting season at risk raising fears that lacking drops will further effect the detearation. despite these warnings, many who are affected still await help. >> in libya the trial of two sons of the opposed leader of muammar qaddafi and other former officials have been adjourned until later this month. the former head of libyan intelligence did appear in court in tripoli, but qaddafi's sons were not present. they faced charges raging from

corruptions to war crimes related to deaths during the 2011 up rising. and an egyptian court, a terrorist organization is believed to be behind much of the violence in the area. it's been active since the revolution of 2011, and is expanded operations after president morsi was overthrown last july. since then the army has been cracking down on fighters in sinai. >> one of the four al jazeera journalists has had his detention extended 45 days. three other al jazeera journalists are in prison in cairo. they have been behind bars for 108 days falsely accused to providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood. the three will appear in court

in april 22nd. al jazeera rejects all claims against its journalists and conditioncontinues to demand thr release. those attending a freedom conference in south africa has taken a stand in solidarity with the al jazeera journalists we were just talking about. >> the fate of media's freedom is what is under discussion here at the convention of the international press. but hundreds of journalists and media practitioners have had little to celebrate with hundreds of journalists in prison. journalism is under threat. here journalists from different media groups stand in solidarity with al jazeera calling for release of journalists in egypt.

why are you here today? >> we're here doing this protest to show the egyptian what they're doing is wrong and unacceptable. africa is saying to the egyptian government release our comrades. >> a delegation led. >> i think the struggle is going to be on for a long time. this is not just about al jazeera's journalists. it's about media freedom. >> there has been a rally cried from the conference the threat that they continue to face. >> military spending around the world actually fell overall last

year, but not in the middle east or in afghanistan. worldwide one i $1.75 million ws spent on weaponry. western countries have been cutting back on their budgets including the world's top military spending, the united states. but over all spending was up by 22%. saudi arabia, 14.5%, and rebuilding afghanistan's army. we'll take a look at that by far, 77% increased in spending there. so the thought the thoughts of y strategist consultant in dubai. he explains why military budgets are falling in the west. >> traditionally high spenders in the u.s. and u.k. they've been susceptible to debt pressures and have to reduce

their foreign policy beyond their own borders. result the military is often a victim of the budget deficit. secondly while countries like russia, china, and saudi arabia increase their spending this is for a number of reasons including internal physical pressures and insistence of expanding their political will beyond their border as with russia and ukraine. with u.s. they can spend less due to the regional network that they're part of. countries like russia can look to their neighbors as ally. the u.s. is not able to undergo military operations by it is any more. it simply can cannot afford it. >> well, the 500 male students and staff at a high school in the western french town are

submitting dna samples after the rape of a 16-year-old student. groups have raised concern over the mass dna student. authorities say those who do not provide a sample will be considered a suspect. a girlfriend was raped in the bathroom last september. >> we heard about the rape at the school. we weren't previously told about it. everyone is participating without any problems. we're all in solidarity with the girl who was raped, and we all want to find who did it. >> okay, let's bring in martin reardon, who has worked for the fbi for 21 years, using dna to track criminals, is that something different?

>> yes, it is. dna can be part of the biographical records but you're talking about body fluids, blood, i saliva, semen, mucus or body tissue skin, hairs if they have the roots on there. >> would you accept before we go into the possible ethics of this, that this is possibly the best way of trying to catch somebody who has carried out a very nasty crime. >> and investigation where is there is going to be dna evidence left behind at the crime scene, absolutely. when you have suspects you do the dna testing to confirm to be included as a suspect or exclude them as a suspect. it goes both ways. >> but the dangers are what, do you think? >> the dangers are two things. first, protecting the rights of individuals, compelling them to do dna samples. the second thing what is referred to as the csi affect because of hollywood dramas where crime scene investigations

are actually the attraction now. juries expect that dna evidence is going to be used in the trial. it's not always available. if it's not there then they may put less credibility on other evidence. >> of course there is the argument from the human rights point of view, yo once they have their dna, they may use it in other situation. but they are promising to destroy the dna. >> it depends on the government where it's going to be used. the governments say it's going to be destroyed, but what is the guarantee there. >> in massachusetts ten years ago a town was dna tested. that's not what led to the conviction of a man who ended up in jail. caroline, a british backpacker there. same thing there. it didn't apply.

it isn't new and it isn't foolproof. >> when dna evidence is left behind at a crime scene and you test individuals, unless you have the person that is the right match urinates profile you don't have the guilty party. >> one final point on dna in particular. since you started your career in the fbi. how much has it changed? how much better is it now? >> it's much better now. dna is still new. 1985 is the first time that it was used. since the mid 90's when we went to mitocondrial dna, that has changed. >> the trial of the former head

preacher avalon done mosque begins in new york a few hours from now. he was extradited by great britain. he is accused of conspiring to kidnap tourists and setting up a number of training camps in the state of oregon. >> he finally goes on trial in the u.s. courts after a decade of courtroom challenges he was extradited to the united states last october. the british imam is accused of conspiring to kidnap 16 tourists in yemen in 1998 which led to the death of three britains and one australian. he is accused of providing support of al-qaeda and setting up a training camp in oregon in 2000. he is known for his fiery sermons in this mosque in north

london. prosecutors accuse him of allegations. he denied the allegations and said that the u.s. was launching a war on muslims. the prosecution said it may call on this man to testify. a former member of al-qaeda. he was convicted for his role in a failed plot to blow up an u.s.-bound airliner with a shoe bomb in 2001. but later testified against al-qaeda in exchange for a reduced sentence. he refuses to travel to new york to testify in court but he maytivmaytestify on short circu. >> 's disabled person.

and it's very difficult for him. >> for years activists have campaigned against the military trials in guantanamo bay and cuba. many will welcome the fact that he is being tried in a civilian court in the u.s. a few weeks ago the same court in new york convicted another high profile suspect owe sad bin ladeosamabin laden's son-in. >> we have a glimpse of the world weather. >> recently there has been mild weather over the eastern parts of north america. you can see the winds are feeding up from the south. that's dragging in that warm air and causing us a few problems in the eastern part. in canada recently there has been a lot of snow on the ground and of course all of that is melting and it's all melting at the same time. we're seeing a few ice jams and flooding as well.

but this mild weather might not stick around for too long because the weather system here is marching its way eastward. this is already bringing us problems of its own because it's not only bringing us heavy rain but it's also bringing us conditions like this. now it looks like snow but that's actually hail. it gives an idea of how much hail we have seen from the system. we have seen rather strong winds with damage here and brought down some trees and some branches as well. now this system is gradually edging its way to the east as well as bring severe weather, it's also dragging temperatures down behind it as well. even though that system is over the top of us it's going to be quite mild there. washington, d.c. will be getting around 21 degrees during the day. and that's 17 in fahrenheit. feeling wet, and very mild. as that symptom sweeps away,

we'll get to 90 degrees, 48 in fahrenheit. as we head further to the south in areas like chile the weather has been very unhelpful. there have been wildfires and over 2,000 homes here have been destroyed by wildfires. and unfortunately the weather is not going to help us over the next few days. there is a cloud that has made it's way over the next couple of days the weather stays settled. >> steph, thank you very much. we'll be getting more on those fires. thousands forced ou out of their homes with central fires. we'll have an update. >> reporter: coming up we'll find out why coffee growers are expecting their best season and

prices in years.

>> this is the al jazeera news hour. two crashes on the outskirts of nigeria killing 71 people and injuring more than 100. the explosions were during morning rush hour. more than 500 male students and staff in a french town are asked to take dna tests after a 16-year-old student was raped in

a school bathroom. students are concerned that the mass dna collection violates human rights. pro russian gunmen storm another application in eastern ukraine. ukraine's government warn of military action against armed groups if they don't give up their weapons. so far there is no sign of that having been carried out. foreign ministers to the european union are now meeting or have met in lex amburg to discuss the ukrainian crisis. what have they said? >> reporter: david, the afternoon session is well under way. ukraine very much top of the agenda. there were wide expressions of concern even outrage about those events. listen first now to kathy ashton, the e.u.'s foreign policy chief as she as ride. >> the main part of our discussions, which will take this afternoon, is on the

situation in ukraine. a number of reflections. first of all, our growing concerns about what russia is doing. the reports of coming out of unrest in the eastern part of ukraine trying to call for calm, trying to make sure that people can use democratic means to talk aboutalkabout the future of ther country as we talk about this and beyond. >> talks about what needs to be done in the face of this reported russian aggression. william hague saying there do need to be consequences. there do need to be sanctions, are the headlines that will be consuming the afternoon t, to me to stage three sanctions that would be a broader set of

economic measures aimed at the banking sector, possibly the energy sector and arms sector. a set of sanctio sanctions aftea has stepped in to ukraine. two big problems to overcome is to find the evidence that there are russian boots on the ground in ukraine despite great conviction the proof is sketchy. and there are great ties to blow back. the likes of germany, france and even the u.k. are leary about pushing russia too far. >> there are sanctions or sanctions or sanctions.

does anyone have a bright idea of how to sort this out? >> there are other items on the agenda to do with ukraine that don't have to do with sanctions. they know in e.u. that there is an election coming up on the 25th of may. they'll do what they can to help that election to go ahead in a stable way. they're talking about sending police and judicial experts, trainers to help bolster those two very important instruments of law and order in ukraine. they've signed off another $1 billion aid page that had previously been agreed to bolster the economy. the last is diplomacy. they're pinning their hopes of a four-way contact group between the e.u. the united states, russia and ukraine hoping for a diplomatic resolution that might forestall the need for further quite difficult action. >> thank you, very much, indeed,

keeping his eyes and ears open for what is happening in that foreign ministry meeting in luxembourg. >> the job to scan for the wreckage of the malaysian plane under the ocean. it's search for ping signals that has not been heard for six days. they suspect that the plane's black box has died. the signals were detected four and a half thousand meters down which is the deepest that the submersible can go. it's expected to cover 40 square kilometers on its first day of operation traveling at nine kilometers an hour. mark matthews from the u.s. navy with part of what is goingen. >> based upon our broad searching with the locater, and also based upon some of the returns that were achieved by

the sub merges that were dropped, our mission right now is to go with the high priority areasancy if there are any debris there and condition hitting those small areas to see what we see on the bottom. potentially identify the source of the acoustic submissions that we've receive. >> a raid in the south. six members of the group are arrested. the group was founded in 1991, and is blamed for some of the worst bomb attacks, kidnappings, and beheadings in the country. it was in part of the historic peace agreement signed last month between the philippine government and the muslim rebel group. here in japan more than 100,000 chickens have been killed after two, just two

tested positive for bir bird fl. scientists ordered it because of the spread the bird virus. one in five people went to work in the past year under the influence of drugs or alcohol. so says the biggest annual survey on drugs used. people in 15 countries were asked about their drug-taking habits. more than half of those surveyed had used cannabis while 10% legal highs. drug prices fluctuate interest country to country cocaine being the most expensive drug per gram, and many are turning to the internet for their habit. the highest rate of people going to work while coming down from the affects of drug.

ireland tops the list of people going to work wit drinking the t before. what a massive task, adam, only a few things i can go to in detail be the buyin being the bs online. why is that? >> it reflects the ex-canalation of e-commerce that we're seeing in every part of our lives. buying things online are convenient, things being delivered to your door and reflecting that. >> is it possible to put an end to that? after all the movement of drugs, buying of drugs, having them available online in many cases would be illegal. >> absolutely. i think the internet and the globalization of drug markets make the way that governments have dealt with drugs in the past really difficult to

implement, and i think it's going to be the game changer when it comes to legislation because i don't think you can stop things being delivered through your letter box. >> what about this part of the report i mentioned where it suggests that so many people go to work still under the influence of drugs or coming down after the affects from the night before. do you think people are fooling thethemselves with how much they drinks and the effects it has on them? >> one in four drinkers can be considered dependent on their drinking thought that their drinking was a problem. we put owl this information out

that allows people to compare their drinking with other people, and we hope that will be a way for them to learn that maybe they're just not like everyone else. maybe they do need to drink less. >> perhaps because i'm naive and from a different agency, but the use of laughing gas. >> this is something that we've seen creep in over the last three or four years. if you take too much you can hallucinate or become confused. which can be pleasurable, but you can have accidents, fall, hurt yourself, and worryingly 3% or 4% we're seeing complaints of tingling and numberness in hands and toes. that can be called a neuropathy which is a disease of the nerves

which can be reversible if you stop using nitrous by 71% of people need to be aware that have risk. >> thank you. talking to us about the global drug set. an extraordinary piece of work. thank you. >> thank you. >> a man has been arrested after shootings at two jewish community centers in the u.s. state of kansas. there are questions if the suspect has links to white supremacy groups. in chile 11 people have been killed, homes destroyed and ten thousand people forced out of their homes. high winds restarted fires that was thought to be extinguished in a densely populated area. we're in valparaiso, i've given a rough idea of what it's like

there and how many people have been affected. tell us what it's like on the ground. >> well, i'm in the neighbor of valparaiso where this fire started late on saturday, sunday, flames resurged just when they thought they were under control. what we're seeing here is the end of the rescue operation, the emergency services out in great force. the president had visited the area and declared it an emergency zone, which means the military can come in and coordinate the rescue efforts ensuring there is no looting, making sure that the aid agencies can come in and do their job. what we've also got are people here, residents have come back in the area and they're sifting through the debris of the ruined homes, looking to see if they can find anything, any remnants of their lives to enable them to start this rebuilding process.

we're also having community meetings being organized here so people can talk about what they've lost, what happened, and really where they go from now. so still a scene of some devastation, but we're beginning to see now the end of the emergency and the beginning of the rebuilding scenario. >> terrible though it is, sometimes these are just acts of nature. is there anything that could have been done to stop it? >> it's still not clear what started the fire. it was a very difficult fire to contain because of the high winds, and also because of valparaiso is built on very steep hillside. so very difficult to get to some areas because the hillside is so steep. there are own steps that take you to some of the houses. so firemen could not get there. we still have helicopters spraying the area with water to

damp down any possibility of further outbreaks of fire. but the investigation really now under way to the cause and then we will know hopefully if they find the cause what could have been done perhaps to avoid it. >> indeed. there in chile of valparaiso, you can see the smoke in the background. thank you very much. coming up in sport there has been a shake up. in its worse run in 20 years. we have details in just 20 minutes. stay with us. r

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>> a cup of java in the morning could soon cost you a whole lot more. the drought in brazil has caused the cost of coffee beans to bump up. >> reporter: coffee berries are ripening and ready to work. 50,000 family farms depend on the crop. and this harvest looks well above average. >> along this stem i can see that in november the production will be really good. when it rains. the price of coffee is going up amazingly high compared to earlier years. >> reporter: it's not only the season that's looking good but the prices as well.

farmers index are expecting a huge increase, at least 50%. the reason for that is the drought in brazil. so brazil's bad luck is good for indonesia. three years ago prices doubled in one season. now they look to be on a similar run. this company exports 80% of its organic coffee to the u.s. the rest goes to europe and australia. >> with global warming brazil and others country have had a bad harvest making coffee heart to get. we have to keep up with the coffee. >> there are more people drinking coffee in markets such as china and india which will put more pressure on supply over the next few years. for coffee connoisseurs in those emerging markets a cup of instant just isn't good enough.

>> coffee is in the blood of our people. notice our history. people love drinking coffee. that means th the export is juss good. consumption is going up. >> high prices and bumper harvest. it sounds like a perfect blend for coffee growers. nicole johnston, al jazeera, indonesia. >> and plenty of that at my house staying up late to watch the tournament. >> reporter: bubba watson has jumped to fourth in world rankings afte after the masters. >> wearing that famous green jacket once again. >> it's overwhelming. to get the first one is just a dream come true. to get the second one is just icing on the cake. >> it was a result that didn't

always appear a certainty in the final round. it's overnight co-leader jordan speece made an early move. the 20-year-old was watson rose total challenge, keeping him right in the hunt . >> it's one tha something that e always dreamt about. >> speith held his own heading

home with a three-shot win. i never expected to make it this far. to make the pga tour was a blessing. now the wins, the two green jackets, it's remarkable. i can't really put it intoed. >> now one of 17 men who have won multiple masters titles. al jazeera. >> resigning as team principle of ferrari. it comes on the heels of the team's worst run in 40 years. domenicali will be replaced by marco. redbull repealing the ricardo's disqualification. regarricardo was

stripped of his race because his car ex-he'de exceeded fuel regu. the defending world championship put in a dominating performance in austin, texas. >> i'm really happy with this victory. you know, it was a different kind of race that until now i never lead the race from the first lap to the end. this time it was a little strange, and in the end, i led the lap, and it was too quiet. >> the reds beat manchester city on sunday, a 78th minute strike for the winner.

they lead chelsea at the top. in a game that could change the title. >> no matter who we play with, manchester city or next week we play to dominate the ball and to work very hard. >> atletico madrid hopes for its first spanish title. they won 2-0. they were given the first half lead an. he was stretchered off but his knee injury is not as severe as first feared. the monkey traditional

canadiens beat the washington capitols. >> the two sides face each other in playoffs for the first time since 1957 over in the west the anaheim ducks secured top seeding after beating the la kings on sunday. they'll open their postseason against dallas stars. the staging of two of the world's most extreme running races, the falling out after the north pole marathon while more than a thousand entrants took on the sahara desert. more and more runners are willing to put themselves in amen's way. >> the pursuit of the ultimate selfie has few boundaries in extreme running.

described as the world's coolest marathon this north pole race with average temperatures of minus 30 degrees celsius. >> horrendous. amazing. >> only a brave few are physically and financially able to be here. but that this race even exists shows huge global growth of extreme running. >> it feels great, man. that was the hardest race i've done in are a while, and definitely the hardest marathon. >> and something of a contrast the 29th marathon that has been held over just as many days and kilometers in the sahara desert. this paveed a trail in a race over and above the traditional marathon distance of 42.2 kil

kilometers. >> it is one of the perversities as life becomes more comfortable, people will look to make it more difficult. in a race where you're guarant guaranteed to face food and water devastation. >> the events' founding father. when it began in 1986 just 23 runners took a part. now more than a thousand line up every year. >> at some point in life people reach a certain wisdom and mayturety. they stop being content with normal life. in our society so much is fake, and everyone wears a mask. this is an occasion to lay yourself bear. >> the simplist of sports in the most difficult of situations. for many it's an irresistible combination. al jazeera, morocco.

>> okay, that's all your sports for now. back to you. >> thank you. the cross word celebrated it's 100th birthday recently and in the same yearbe year bernice go. when it comes to testing out puzzlers everywhere she's still going strong as tom ackerman discovered. >> bernice gordon has a way with words, and she's been using that skill to build cross word puzzles since she was 35. that was 65 years ago. >> my mother was exasperated with me. she said to me, my child, if you spent as much money buying cook books instead of dictionaries your family would be better off. >> it generally takes her a day

to construct a puzzle skeleton and a day more to write the includes. >> combining letters with symbols to fill in the blanks. at first that twist caused a sensation, but it's now a standard feature in puzzles including the more 150 she has been commissioned to make for "the new york times." it's puzzle editor values bernice's combination of craft and commitment. >> she's experienced life since the 19-teens. things that we know from books she knows from every day life. that all shows up in the puzzle. >> and bernice does not hess tathesitatein teeming up teaminr puzzle makers. >> bernice was complaining,

that's not a word. at first yay is informal. >> i'm always learning. i buy a dictionary every year because every year they have new words. >> bernice said she's excited that at her age she can still make a living from something she enjoys while helping others keep their brains agile. >> the best part, knowing that i'm doing something for someone. you are really helping people. so at least i've made a mark in the world, a little mark. i need a vowel there. >> bernice gordon, a 13-letter word for amazing. >> that's how i do it. >> you either get them or you don't. and i don't. well, that's it from me, david foster, and the news hour. i'll be back with a full bulletin. it's good to have your company.

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>> real concerns for women in afghanistan. one of the country's important female leaders joins us. a shocking treatment for back pain, it's an exciting way science a battling paralysis. why are latinos doing better than african-americans. the head of the national league joins us on the state of black america. is technology killing our mental ability to read a book. welcome to "consider this," here is more on what is ahead. >>