consoles since 1995 when it went on the market. that's our show for today. i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. ♪ >> good evening, everyone. nigeria kid p thatting a u.s. team now on the ground to help find hundreds of missing school girls. defiance in ukraine, pro russians say no to the west and vladimir putin. racist ranted, what the white house is saying tonight about the shocking remarks about pram. over ice, collecting clues to climate change by scanning clay they ares from midair.

>> more military personnel arrive tomorrow, they are part of the effort to help nigeria find 276 girls kidnapped by the radical group boko haram. posts the world economic forum in the capitol. it is an event that was supposed to be a showcase for emerging oil economy. instead, nigeria's president good luck jonathan had to defend his handling of the skid p thatting. >> i believe that if you do not on this scale, be the beginning of the end of terror. >> despite the huge advances

there is still a long way to go before growth is truly inclusive for the vast majority of africans, it is a challenge that the politicians will and are rising to. and a deterrent for some, president good luck jonathan says the girls skid nap would be the beginning of the end of terror. devoting so many resources to security, while boko haram continues to hold the 276 girls captive. former british prime minister, his frustration that outside assistant for the government is only just been offered. and accepted, he had been calling for that to happen. for weeks and thinks that the girls may no locker be even in nigeria, could now be in neighboring.

the real drama of these missing girls the main story right now, that may have overshadowed the world economic forum, it has focused on this part of the world, and some of the most pressing challenges here. policy makers and business leaders came to abuja to discuss. >> of the more than 300 girls taken at least 53 managed to escape. one of those who escaped talked to al jazeera about how she got away. >> after they attacks the town, they then took us to their camp, i and three other girls lied to them, saying we needed to use the toilet, that is how we ran away. they chased us, but we kept running. >> many of the people in town, where this happened worry that the missing girls have already been trafficked out of nigeria. some parents say they feel abandoned by the government. >> i prefer they went into my

house, burn my house, break everything inside my house, gliff me my daughter, that would be better for me than taking my daughter. even they take my life at that moment. i think i am satisfied. >> the strong hold is is in the north east state of boron. and describes a desperate situation. >> there is a general insecurity in the state, but there is also aingeer and fear within the community that after three weeks the government and the security forces have so far failed to rescue the girls. to speak to parent whose are still looking for their daughters, the pain is evidence in this once vibrant community. on the road, it is easy to see the impact of this five years of violence, has had on the once vibrant state. entire communities have been rooted and people have to go to areas where they feel safe to leave. crops or farmlands have been

left unattended to, schools have been burns and commercial activities have virtually ground to a halt in some communities. the governor of this state, told al jazeera that the impact is beyond imagination. this is once a vibrant commercial center in the northeast, a very very important trade center, swell nigeria, just across the boarder. now everything is unraveling, and communities are getting more and more fearful. meanwhile, the attacks have abated following the collaboration between the military, the security forces, and local vigilantes trained by the state government to help the security forces deal with the insurgency. now they are focusing more and more on isolated communities. nigeria author joins us

tonight, welcome. >> thank you. >> let me just start, with president good luck jonathan today promising to con secure boko haram. do you think that is possible? >> i think we have a track record to exam. when we look at the example. ing in a slow moving grinding conflict that is now five years old. and so i think the government is response has been characterized on the one hand by incompetence, by a lack of actual engangment, with the root causes of the problem, which is economic insecurity, and unemployment among youth, as well as religious history. and by overreaction. i mean the 2009 bombing killed 55 people and it was followed by a nigeria government response that killed 500. so you have this fluctuation between overreactions that are unproductive, and underreactions i suppose, that are likewise damaging to the projects and creating an

environment of security for people. >> this is a country you would think is flushed with new oil money, and you mentioned the word incompetence, what else is it worth here? >> well, a sense of independent, and all across africa, in fact, you sharpest pain this dynamic between the centralized government, and peripheral areas that do not see government assistance. and this is in party candidates the legacy of colonial divisions. but for a long time, in northern nigeria, citizens have felt that they have been neglected in terms of political power, and certainly neglected in terms of economic development, and investments in infrastructure as well as things like education. >> sit just a corrupt government that we are dealing with here? >> not at all. we are dealing with digits satisfaction on the part of citizen that is feel the relationship with the state is bankrupt. baca ha ran, the origins of the word, suggest not just a dissatisfaction with western

education, but the elites in the central government that represent western education. and in some sense is it is a referendum and i think if there's been some religious overlay, and ideology that has in some ways run away with this, we should remember, that for many people, who are far away from the central government, where states are weak all across africa, these kinds of communities, these kinds of ideologists do provide a shelter. >> is the government afraid? >> it certainly should be. i think the conflict is the kind of thing that -- you look at the optics of what is going on, derailed this narrative of nigeria rising, of the continents very real possibility and opportunity in this time. and so -- maintaining a monopoly on force, is a very basic definition of a state. so boko haram is challenging

legitimacy, in a really complicated way, and that not nearly the security threat is the real problem here, and the reason why the leadership should be very concerned. >> good to have you on the program, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and today secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. will do everything possible to help return the girls to their families. >> our inner agency team is hitting the ground. in nigeria now. to do everything that we can to return these girls to their families and their communities? we are also going to do everything possible to counter the menace of baca ha ran. >> secretary kerry also turned his attention to ukraine, he spoke on the phone with russian foreign minister. 22 men talked about joint efforts to diffuse the ukraine crisis, acottedding to russia's foreign ministry,

the u.s. was urged to start real deescalation in ukraine. it's been almost go months. and now another ukrainian region, is on the verge of voting for it's own independence. postpone their referendum and negotiate with the government. but siting a unanimous vote at the council of the people's republic, it's chairman said the referendum would go ahead. >> we don't have direct contact with vladimir putin, we found out about his proposal. i think he will learn about our decision in the same way. >> representatives of the neighboring people's republic announced that they would do likewise, and in the separatist strong hold, the focus of an on going effort by ukrainian forces to disarm

groups the message was that here too, they are ready for sunday's vote. >> the majority of the region will vote positively, i know this because i have talked to many local citizens and all the sectors of the population, everybody supports us, and everybody want as better future. >> and is with that, in the corners of occupying eastern ukraine. >> i can only can't, and i think all the cities agree with us, the separation from ukraine, for our own independent people's republic. >> we are not oriented to policies, roots of most of the people here, are deeply in russia. >> with soviet music blaring out across the square, this is the local administration building. but for several weeks has been occupied by

representatives of the people's republic. well, after sunday's vote, many here hope it will become the seat of an autonomous government. >> and the hopes suddenly raised by president putin on wednesday, of the resolution to this crisis in ukraine, appear to be unfounded. al jazeera. >> now to syria, where rebels are claiming responsibility for a huge explosion in the country's largest city. the target a hotel housing government troops. >> the syrian observatory says at least 14 soldiers were killed in that blast, syrian state t.v. says rebels dug tunnels planted explosive and detonated them with remote devices. the city was once consider add capital of the syrian revolution, now after three years, government forces have regained control of the

batters city, reports from neighboring lebanon. >> syrian army soldiers fan out in the central city of holmes after armed rebels left their lost strong hold. it took three years for the syrian army to regain control over syria's third largest city. fierce battles were fought here, and the devastation is everywhere. many lives lost in the fighting. government officials toured destroyed neighborhoods and promised reconstruction. >> this agreement is a milestone in the history of syria. we tried to guard that holmes would be the cause of the solution, as it was the cause of the crisis in the first place. we hope all will come back. >> it gaves the rebels a safe exit, and full control of what is considered the capitol of the revolution.

in return, the rebels freed progovernment hostages they had held for months. the i believe ares also allowed aid to reach some of the besieged villagers that support president asaad. >> there's complete respect for the cease fire according to the agreement. and there's a real ease by god and syrians to try to reach their goals. for present supporters this is a victory. a success in government efforts to expend it's authority to areas that were held by the rebels, ahead of presidential elections on june 3rd. the deal will also allow the government to redirect it's troops to other flash points like aleppo, where the islamic front blew up the hotel on thursday mourning. it is reported the hotel was an army base. was once considered the most rebellious city in syria, and it is a major set back for

the opposition to lose it. but the rebels vow may will retake it. >> it was made and implemented on the ground, away from the sponsored political negotiations between the government and the opposition. building on his forces military advances on the ground, president asaad is hoping to regain control, all over the country, with similar views in the major hot spots. and without having to pay political concessions for it. the white house is responding tonight to remarks about president obama. unflattering comments are not uncommon, but this time, they are overtly vicious and personal. michelle kerry is here with more. >> john, the attacks were sown as a resulting the obama administration felt excelled to react. speculation of the comments are when he made stops in tokyo and japan.

we want to warn you the remarks are highly offensive. the comments at first, escaped international attention, perhaps because unlike most stories by north korea state news agency, this one was not translated into english. the blogger josh stanton who writes regularly about north korea civil rights record, saw the story and translated it. it starts with the headline "devine retribution for the juvenile delinquent obama." it then calls the president, a clown, a dirty fellow, and somebody who does not everybody have the basics appearances of a human being. and went on to say, he is across breed, with unclear blood. and later, obama still has the figure of a monkey, while the human race has evolved through millions of years. it would be perfect for obama to live with a group of monkeys in the world's largest african zoo, and lick the bread crumbs thrown by spectators. al jazeera security

contributor says these personal attacks started only when kim jong unreplaced his father. >> we all should be used to outrageous north korean rhetoric, and the young new leader has taken power, that rhetoric has gotten more intense, but this is a different category. he has said terrible things about the south korean president and others but this is the first time talking about president obama and in racial terms, that is new. when asked about the comments the market security council said while the north korean government controlled the media are distinguished by their histrionics these comments are particularly ugly and disrespectful. walsh says don't expect any retribution from the white house. >> i do think having spoke ton the officials in the white house, this will add to their sense that this is a person that they doubt they can do business with. they -- i think they are cob fused, and frustrated by kim

john-un and this won't help. >> and just sign add new corp. ration agreement with nigeria. you may remember it was earlier this year, when north korea welcome add team of former nba players, most of the players are african-american, but of course, being a basketball fan, john, doesn't mean you ksl ant make racist comments. >> yeah, it is outrageous and bizarre, how much force is too much when defending your home? a montana shooting death, involving a german exchange student is set ising off an international debate. and operation ice ridge, nasa scientists head to green land to find out how much ice is melting we get an inside look.

now to a story we hold you about lad week. the teen was a german exchange student, and is the death is getting worldwide attention. paul web ban has been looking into this case and has a report. >> this ghostly footage shows

17-year-old deren dede moments before he was shot, just after midnight. he was using his cell phone as a flashlight, while poking around an open garage in pizula montana. there's no question that he had no business being in there, the real question is did he deserve to die for it. marcus karma is the homeowner now facing charges of deliberate murder, kama and his partner told police they were on edge, after two recent burglaries that rigged their garage with motion sen is sore roarty ises and a baby monitor, even a purse with belongings that could be traced if taken. when he enters karma grabbed a shotgun, aimed into the garage, and pulled the trigger four times. >> my client didn't want to just kill some kid like that, that was not his intent, and he feels terrorismble. >> but the prosecution tell as different story. according to court documents his hairdresser says two days before the shooting, he told her he had been up three

nights, just waiting to shoot some blanking kid. almost awe 50 stays have laws on the books that let people defend themselves in their homes but montana is one of several that take those law as step further. the state's castle doctrine granted residents broad freedoms when it comes to the use of force. >> but legal observers say the case will hinge on weather a jury believed he had reasonable cause to think that dede was there to hurt him or his family. >> you can't defend property with deadly force. >> montana state representative a pizula democrat says that in 2009, the national rifle association helped push through stronger gun laws in montana that went too far. hill has proposed rolling back the law, but that's cold comfort to his family in germany, where the teenager was buried on monday.

the popular teenager and soccer star has been mourned with makeshift memorials featuring german colors. his killer plans to plead not guilty to a charge of deliberate homicide on monday. al jazeera, denver. now to some health news, a quick burst of energy before eating might be the key to controlling blood sugar levels. researchers in new zealand say a brief work out before a meal, can help hundreds of millions suffering from type two diabeteses. they represent 6-1 minute bursts of high intensity exercise. they found it reduces blood glucose levels by 12%, doctors say the short bursts are the same principle used by athletes they often time their work outs with eating to help absorb the sugar. more than 300 million people suffer from type two diabeteses. amazon has announced it is expanding it's sunday deliveries to more than 15

studies. that means more trucks on the road, and a new type of trucking technology, that could make the delivery process more efficient. write live in a seemingly magical world, where we order things online, and they arrive at our door. amazons delivery drones makes it seem as though your next order of shoes will drop from the sky. but it doesn't. it all comes to you by a truck. as a result, a new system developed by stanford made it's debut on a highway outside reno nevada today. nevada is letting them do the test there, because they are one of the only tests that issued a test for robotic vehicles. the company built around this has created a means of pairing two trucks together, so that one follows the other tat a very precise distance. that pairing cuts down on wind resistence for the second truck, which saves gas, and it does away with

the possibility of one trucking banging into the back of the other. the driver at the wheel of the second, still has to steer, it isn't fully automatic, but it could have a transformative effect on our country. now, i hear you, trucks, who needs them, we have drones. well, trucks are absolutely essential to our current system of delivering stuff. and i mean all stuff is. in 1997 truck carries 7.7 billion tons of cargo, by 2012 that number was up to 8.1 being dollars. that's 8.1 out of a total of 11.6 billion. the american truck association projects the figure willlize to even billion, and 11.7 billion. our depend on trucks is real. trucks are what we use to get stuck across that big gap, that exists between your town and the porte, or the train station. without trucks we would run out of practically everything. imagine a world without trucks.

in the first day, stores are stripped of their inventory, and hospitals begin to run out of basic supplies like needles and gauze. within go days hospitals and nursing homes run out of food. the rest of us also begin to feel the food pinch, and fuel begins to run out. after three days you can't get cash out of an a.t.m., and fruits and vegetables are gone. after ten days hospitals in longer have oxygen, and in a couple of weeks that's it for the drugstore supply. so while it might seem like we should do away waytrucks we can't. anything, that moves these 80,000-pound tractor trailers down the highway more safely and efficiently, can have a huge impact on what you and i pay for practically everything. >> jake ward out in san francisco, with a fascinating story, up next, global outrage. and whether it is doing them any good. and the rodeo, behind prison walls. where violent criminals do the roping and the riding.

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welcome back to al jazeera america. a lot more to cover this half hour. world cup, quarters, rents are so high. some people are building homes out of sticks and plastic. tracking climb change, we go along as nasa scientists travel to green land so see how much the glaciers are shrinking. and fashion as art, behind the scenes of a brand new costume center that's coming up. but first, rachelle kerry is here with tonight's briefing. >> in you crane, another region is saying it is going to vote on independence, in the eastern region, say they are going to hold the referendum this sunday. several separatist groups have already formed local governments and planned awe

ton my. vladimir putin has urged them to postpone the referendum, and negotiate with the government instead. syrian state t.v. reports rebels have blown up a hotel in the hard hit city of aleppo. the state department says a team with now in nigeria, to help find 276 girls kidnapped by the armed group boko haram. to help with the logistics of all of this. >> hard to believe they have been gone this long. >> it is. around the world, there's now an urgent call to find the girls. it is a message that is being set flu rallies and social media. >> the image of the first lady of the united states standing inside the white house, with the sign "bring back our girls" has been

retweeted on social media more than 45,000 times. michelle obama is the latest celebrity to lend her image and her twitter account to the coordinated campaign calling for the release of more than 250 nigerian school girls. >> this is a terrible situation. >> her husband, u.s. president obama also reacted to the abduction of the girls by boko haram fighters in northeast nigeria. buzz hi comments came weeks after the initial incident. nigerian protestors claim even their own government was slow to search for the girls, they say boko haram attack against girls and boys have been on the rise for months. but until recently, outside of nigeria, there's been little outrage, that is until high profile celebrities took notice, and the social media campaign took off. >> people pay attention to celebrities. they know who they are. and what it does is raises people's consciousness. that's a very important part

of politics. people have to be conscious of a problem. >> there have been online petitions calling for the release, but that single #has brought about a most attention. retweeted more than 1 million times. celebrities like angelina jolie are speaking out. >> i think it speaks of a bigger problem, which is that because of the lack of impunity, and because people believe they can get away with this, people will commit these kind of crimes. >> their crimes a growing number of celebrities are now trying to stop. not just women, but also male actors. using their fame and their own # real men don't buy girls to elevate the girls plight. yet another coordinated social media campaign for action, and the absence of results by near jeerian authorities seemingly unable to stop the violence gripping their country.

>> peace talks are getting underway to try to end the conflict in south sudan. fighting there has killed thousands and forced more than 1 million people to flee their homes. a new united nations report details the human rights issues from, and james base is at u.n. headquarters here in new york. >> john, the new report from the u.n. that was released from the u.n. mission early this morning, this is it, 61 pages. of chilling details. it's got in there details of massacres, murders, executions and rape. and this report i think was read by many of the u.n. ambassadors when they arrived at the security council. i spoke to them as they went into the meeting they said they were shocked be i the details and that something had to be done, behind closed doors they have been debating what that something should be. i think they are changing the focus of the mission on the ground there in south sudan, the main focus now will be on protecting civilians, they are going to boost the numb

beof troops. they have already said there will be 5,000 more. many drawn from missions coming from over places in africa. some coming from as far appealed as haiti. but i think the other thing they will be looking at in the coming days and we will hear there will be another security meeting on this very subject on monday, when the u.n. secretary general will be briefing the security council will be on accountability on those responsibility for what happened in south sudan in recent weeks and what should done with them. you know in the last hours the u.s. government has said it is introducing sanctions two named people, two right hand men of both of the leaders.

there are just f 35 days to go before brazil hosts the world cup, some people are struggling to find a place to live. some residents are occupying land near the games after being pushed out of their homes by rising rent. gabriel reports. her clearing land to build a place to sleep, they have few otherring os. >> i am a big family, and i have to raise and feed my children. >> the family is not alone. look around this area on the outskirts. and you can see people building shelter everywhere. just simple places made of sticks and plastic sheets. they are working families, the majority of whom are women, and children. who organized a few days ago to take over this land as squatters, seeing their meager incomes stretch bedty skyrocket rent prices that

some say have tripled in recent years partly due to world cup speculation. just off in the distance, over the tree line, the new $500 million world cup stadium in the city. >> there's a contradiction between the world cup being done in the interest of foreigners and the world cup of the people, like those of us that need a place to live. >> in just a few days there are now an estimated 2,500 families here, more than 5,000 people, with more arriving every day. it's now a minitent city, they are calling it the world cup of the people community. >> this is actually private land, but it's been abandoned for almost two decades now. but there's a chance that the owner could go to a judge to try to have all of these people evicted from here. and that's happened in several other instances of land occupations in brazil, in recent months. but the people here tell me they will fight it, they will

not leave under any circumstances. like lewis yeah fernandez and her 19-year-old granderson, setting up where they plan to build. >> we can't pay rent any more. my husband is sick, and lives on fixed income, and i am a maid, so can't afford anything more. >> and their best case scenario, local raw makers will decide to turn the area into affordable housing for everyone, but if that happens lit be a long way off. the football party may be fast approaching, but for these people, the reality of a decent, affordable place to live, remain as distance dream. al jazeera, south palo. >> nasa is on a mission to measure how much ice is melting around the globe. scientists are taking to the skies.

nasa's operation ice bridge is an air born mission monitoring changes to the arctic, and antarctic. they invited me onboard one of their flights over greenland. and after a few hours of flying certainly work up an appetite. >> few creature comforts in this plane, but it is simply business as usual, for the scientists that spend eight to nine hour as day, six day as week in the air. operation ice bridge began in 2009, after the satellite stopped functioning. but the next satellite i sat two, not slated to be launched until 2016, the air born missions started to fill the gap. but may also take measurements that are impossible from space.

that allowed us to map the entire resolution, down to the bottom of the sheathe. >> that doesn't happen in the satellite? >> we couldn't do this from satellite, it would be extremely helpful, but we can't fly these radars from 600-kilometers off the surface. doctor, why is green land so important to this process? >> it is important because 8% of the world's ice actually sits on top of greenland. the thing is ice sheets act as a buffer, so if that disappears it will have major implications on the world's weather patterns. so what other concerns are coming out of this research. >> the research is showing exactly how it is sharpest pain risking. it is important to determine

where that ice water is leaking out. green land is like aboral, it is leaking out into the surrounding oceans in the cracks of the bowl, essentially, that's what we are determining by flying over these areas of greenland to find out where 24 ice water is entering the oceans. how quickly does the ice melt? >> the ice is melting at a really alarming rate. much faster than we realized. in the last decade, rates have increased threefold. so it's really shocking, and it's missions like this that allow us to compare year on year how things are changing. have you been to green land? >> flying over green land was an engineers delight. the plane itself is kitted

out with really sophisticated tech nothing, which the scientists build with their bare hands in some cases. is the plane itself was beautiful. at some point the pilots pointed out from the cockpit, polar bear tracks and i could see them. it was stunning. the viewing were spectacular. >> did they see a slow down of the ice melting this year, because of winter or not? >> what is happening generally is that climate change is accelerating that's what is is so alarming. >> ice bridge is highlighting so there are truck shouations from year to year. but the scientists themselves the nasa scientists are curly

see when they return back. >> that is a huge concern. >> it's good to see, thank you. and more more on climate change, 07 ration ice bridge, you want to tune into the latest episode of techno, that airs saturday night, 7:30 eastern time, 4:30 pacific sometime. in louisiana, an annual rodeo draws huge crowds in spite of it's unusual location, it happens to be at the angola prison where some of the most violent criminals take on the bucking bulls and broncos. andy has that story. >> the last man sitting wins cash. but these aren't trained cowboys they are inmates at one of louisiana's most

secure prisons. >> today they can be king for a day, now the victim would say who cares but what is important, is we have is to try to rehabilitate them, so if anybody get out they don't hurt you again, and this is part of the program and part of our reentry to do this rodeo. houses some of the most dangerous criminals. join the rodeo the rules are somewhat relaxed. >> inmates run their own arts and crafts stores and are allowed to make money to keep their businesses going. bus it is the rodeo that attracts the most. >> more than half inside here are first time offender whose will never see the outside of these walls and injuries are common place.

they have nothing to lose, i guess. >> they have a choice. they made the choice to come here. >> none of the prisonerred are forced to take part, the $500 prize money known as guts and glory, ensured participation is high. and for many it is the highlight of a life behind bars. for me to come out here and find the rodeo, my family comes every year. >> the average sentence is 95 years. most of these men will die and be buried here, for them this rodeo is a taste of

freedom. even if it is only for a few seconds. coming up next, our photo of the day. plus. >> from down coats to dressing we'll introduce you to the man who redefined fashion, coming up next.

anna. >> her persona made it's way to hollywood in the movie the devil wears prada. it is a novel written by her former personal assistance. which most critics free was closely based on the icon. >> you have no style of sense of fashion. >> well -- i think that depends. >> no no, that wasn't a question. since becoming a trustee, she has helped raise $125 million now has a new costume center named after it.

>> why anna winter? is why was it important to nymph eight her? >> it was time. she was a trustee, and we simply wouldn't have had the where with all without her support. >> that's the curator, he chose designer charles james as the inaugural exhibit, because like her, james wasn't afraid of controversy. james felt all of his dresses had -- nothing of his is vug gar -- >> while fashion may be important, it is not art. >> what do you say to the people that say look, fashion does not belong in a museum. i disagree 1,000%. it tells people where they are in the world, with they want to be. >> and it seems it has always been that way. >> in the old days you wore denim, if you were a farmer, and then what happened in

1950's, marlin brando, james dean, elvis. and these really sexy guys were wearing denim. >> and that put america on the forefront of fashion, an industry that was once reserved for the jet setting elite, now became accessible to everyone, kind of like what is happening at the met. >> is first lady michelle obam agrees. >> the met will be opening up the world of fashion like never before, to show that fashion isn't an exclusive club, for the few who can attend a runway show. i think it is fitting that it bears anna's name. >> have her name on the doors will bring more people inside, and keep fashion envogue. al jazeera, new york.

he served as guest curator, and he writes features and profile stories on fashion, and interior design. he has worked with anna winter for more than 20 years and he told me, how he got his high profile job at vogue. well, i got a call from anna winter, effectively summoning me. i had been working for a magazine called harper in london. 1992. >> 92 is when i got the call, completely out of the blue, and i always thought, you know, something irresistible came along in america, i would take it, and that was certainly an irresistible summons. >> the world thinks that it knows anna winter from the movie, and from the magazine, and from everything they have read and seen about her. can you tell us what it is like to work for her?

>> abthat really is a fantastic editor, because she is ex-freely instinctive, there is no gray area. she likes it or she doesn't, and you know which response you are getting. >> what are the biggest influences. >> i first came into the fashion arena in kind of late 70's and profession nally after art school in the 80's. and when i look at how astonishingly different the scene is now, first of all, information is just available like that. some extraordinary fashion event, like the designer, debuting his first collection for louie sit ton, for instance, the first look comes out, and you know, millions of people around the world are seeing nit real time.

because everyone is blogging it, there's live streaming, so i think what is fascinating is that fashion is just out there, and then you know you look at all the things that a great designer is looking at, museum exhibitions, it is what is happening in the amount world, what is happening in music. >> so the artist inspire fashion? >> very much so. today you look at people like kanye, and rhianna, and beyoncé, and lady gaga, and louder, and all these people really are -- they are embracing fashion in a very exciting and personal way. they are looking at designers. a lot of them work very closely with them, and i think in turn, designers are looking at them and inspired by they own styles. >> there were probably some

people surprised to see them on the cover of vogue. >> that was a very much talked about issue, but you know, as i said earlier, vogue hold asmir error up and they are the emblematic, 2014 couple. they really are. >> you had a big 50th birthday party. >> i did. >> and i believe one of your friends described your job when you got the job. that it was like alice falling down the rabbit hole into wonderland. >> yes. >> does it continue to be that way for you? >> yes. i am being bombarded with fashion information. i am seeing a lot of young designers and you kind of live for that moment, when you just see something that you really haven't seen before. or you see something familiar, done in a way that is completely unique and different, and makes you sort of recalibrate what is --

what fashion is. and those are the eureka moments that are truly exciting. coming up all new font, a video of a cop elbowed in the face by a woman, during an occupy wall street rally. now facing seven years in prison, and the jury has requested has made a request of the judge. plus, a child's dream come true, a custom made roller coster, the dad behind the fun tells us how he came one the idea and built it, we will have all those stories coming up tonight. here is an image that caught our attention. it came out of south africa, the poster bring back our girls. as the world is outraged. is that 276 missing school girls have still not been

found. michelle had the headlines after this.

military personnel are now in the country to help find the 276 girls kidnapped by the armed group boko haram. the u.n. has release add new report on the situation in south sudan. it describes human rights abuses committed by the government and rebels. both sides have committed crimes against humanity. the u.n. is expected to boost the troops by about 5,000. the region says it will go ahead with the referendum on sunday, on wednesday, russian president vladimir putin has urged the activists to postpone the referendum, and negotiate with the government instead.

the hotel was being used as a base of government troops, those are the headlines, america tonight with joey chen is is up next, check out our website aljazeera.com. on america tonight, nigeria's missing girls. is whether even other terror groups think this attack may have gone too far. also tonight, a smart gun, but a dumb idea? how a maryland gun dealer became the target of a progun lobby. i'm a gunning dealer. i don't know anybody that is is more progun than i am.