(woman) major funding for "life (part 2)" was provided by: the atlantic philanthropies-- supporting older adults in living lives of purpose; and by metlife foundation-- celebrating the wisdom, talent, and experience of older adults. metlife foundation proudly supports "life (part 2)" [bass & percussion instruments play in syncopated rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome to "life (part 2)." i'm alan rosenberg. have you been to the doctor lately because you pulled something or because what used to hurt a little now hurts a lot? well, you're not alone. baby boomers are falling apart, but we can't stop exercising, right, because that's bad for us? and modern medicine can fix anything, right? well, maybe not. here's how one dedicated runner is dealing with the baffling contradictions. my name is john hobby. i'm an attorney in brooklyn, new york, and i'm 50 years old. (man laughs) how does that make you feel? ooold! growing up, i played lots of different sports. i played a lot of basketball. i played baseball and football. for the most part now, i run long distances, usually 2 or 3 times a week, i do some we

the atlantic philanthropies. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations.and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> talk of the recession ran into new doubts today. a new survey found consumer sentiment fell in early august for the second month in a row. reuters and the university of michigan reported the findings, citing worries about scarce jobs and falling income. that news followed yesterday's government report that retail sales fell in july. a all raised fresh fears on wall street since consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of the economy. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 76 points today to close at 9321. the nasdaq fell more than 23 points to close at 1985. that put an end it a four-week string of gains. the dow was off a half a percent this week. the nasdaq fell .7. take sound up - british in other news today, two high- profile funerals drew thousands of mourners and onlookers. eunice kennedy shriver was remembered i

the atlantic philanthropies. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. senate confirmed sonia sotomayor to the nation's highest court today. the federal appeals judge will now become the first hispanic justice and the third woman to sit on the united states supreme court. jeffrey brown has our lead story report. >> on this vote the yays are 68, the nays are 31. >> reporter: the confirmation vote this afternoon made judge sotomayor the 111th justice in supreme court history. and the man who nominated her, president obama, marked the occasion a short time later. >> with this historic vote, the senate has affirmed that judge sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity, and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court. this is a roll the senate has played for more than two centuries, helping to ensure that equal justice under the

for the last set, we have several funders who came in, including the atlantic philanthropies, the goldman sachs fund, and ford as well. >> what is your goal? >> i am a journalist and writer. telling stories is what we do. my other goal is to explore something that has fascinated me since i was a kid growing up in the projects, the whole idea of what is it that enables some people to get out and succeed and do well, and others in similar circumstances do not? that is part of why it is against the odds. it is a look at people who have persevered and done something. it also reflects another interest i have always had, in allowing people who do not normally get on the national news a chance to tell their stories, like someone from a refugee camp, or the two young ladies you spoke of earlier who came out of foster care. it was important to me to give people like that a chance to tell their story. >> what is the "hope on a pile of bones" story? >> it is the story or one set of stories about rwanda and the rebirth of rwanda after the terrible genocide of 1994. we tell the story from the perspect

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the atlantic philanthropies. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the security situation in afghanistan deteriorated today after a suicide attack in kabul killed at least eight people and injured 55 more. earlier, the presidential palace was damaged in a round of mortar attacks. john ray of independent television news begins our lead story coverage. >> reporter: no matter how often it happens, it never÷ becomes routine. kabul today in a thick plume of smoke rise z on the skyline. a suicide bomb huge in size, attacked on a car, detonated as a coalition convoy passed by. the walking wounded were led away, but amid the wreckage many bad and badly injured. the taliban claimed responsibility for their message so they can pick and choose their targets at will. the attack happened within a mile or so of the main british base here. there was considerable confusion and no little panic at the sc