it's the first time for prani ta's father to see his daughter wearing one. it's prani ta's fourth day at the center. a teacher takes the morning roll call. prani ta is dressed in the kira that her father bought her. the first lesson of the day is english. she feels more relaxed now and is keen on learning the alphabet. prani ta is taking her first tentative steps to becoming self-reliant. ♪ during break time, students and teachers enjoy dancing together. jigme continues her compassionate work to set her little buddhas on a road to an independent and happy life. ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to "newsline." it's thursday, november 13th. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the world health organization released an update on the ebola epidemic in west african countries and some other parts of the globe. it says the disease has claimed the lives of more than 5,000 people. the w.h.o. says 14,098 people have been infected with the virus or are suspected to have been infected so far. of them, 5,160 people have died. the report shows the numbe