. >> sonja and her family have been hit hard by the contamination. her son, now 46, suffered radiation damage before he was born, leaving him mentally handicapped. but the disabityllowance does not cover the cost of looking after him. any number of people in the area are in the same straits. and the plant is to blame. >> that has been our in-depth at this hour. you are watching dw-tv. please stay tuned. dow joneindex closedt 14captione national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

. >> sonja and her family have been hit hard by the contamination.her son, now 46, suffered radiation damage before he was born, leaving him mentally handicapped. but the disability allowance does not cover the cost of looking after him. any number of people in the area are in the same straits. and the plant is to blame. >> that has been our in-depth at this hour. you are watching dw-tv. please stay tuned. dow jones index closed at 1410ce national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- u >>> i'm janice edwards. this is bay area vista. today we are talking about empowering our youth. dr. katherine athens has written just imagine and an opportunity to broaden their imagination. simmons, director of youth helps youth move towards a brighter future. that's next. ♪ [ music ] ♪ bay area vista, vista ♪ bay, bay area vista >> welcome to bay area vista, i'm janice edwards. thank you so much for joining us. today we are talking about giving our youth a vision for the future. empowerful. dr. katherine athens is the author of just imagine. and the director of y

sonja? >> we didn't share at first.mazed and encouraged by what we were sharing with them. >> colton, today you're 11. this happened when you were 4. how vivid are your memories today? can you close your eyes and remember exactly what you think heaven looked like? exactly what jesus looked like? all those things? >> well, i remember most of it. but since time has come by, you forget. >> when you say nobody in heaven is old, they all -- you saw nobody like in their 60s, 70s, 80s up there? >> no. saw them in their 20s, 30s at oldest. >> i think a question a lot of people would like to ask is what did heaven itself look like? is it the way i talk about it to my kids? is it above the clouds? is everybody floating? what's it like? >> well, there was a lot of colors. there are a lot of people. and a lot of animals. >> you know, i think the story that's going to get people's attention, sonja and todd, is the story that he met the child that you had miscarried. that was a couple years earlier. had you ever told him about that i