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and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. ♪ captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the u.s. military has joined the search for those abducted nigerian schoolgirls, sending out a plane to scan for any sign of them or their captors. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, from the bulk collection of phone records, to spying on heads of state, to the leaks that ignited the firestorm over government surveillance. my conversation with the former head of the national security agency, general keith alexander. >> ifill: plus, how a jet fuel leak at a new mexico military base dumped a cocktail of toxic chemicals in the ground, and raised concerns about nearby water supplies.

union bank, and charles schwab. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: new video purportedly from the boko haram militant group in nigeria offers the first glimpse of some of the girls abducted almost a month ago, and fresh calls to sell them unless militants are freed from prison. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this monday, fallout from secession votes in eastern ukraine. pro-russian insurgents are claiming victory, but kiev dismissed it as a farce, while moscow stopped short of recognizing the results.ç >> woodruff: and the author of an unlikely american bestseller. paul solman talks to french economist, thomas piketty, whose new book is igniting debate over income inequality and morn

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bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? wasbbc world news" presented by captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> a few minutes ago secretary shinseki offered me his own resignation. with considerable regret, i accepted. >> woodruff: with that, president obama today announced a major shake-up at the top of the u.s. department of veterans affairs. as that embattled office now grapples with how to clean up its troubled health-care system. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. tonight, we turn to mark shields and david brooks, for perspective on the trouble at the v.a., secretary shinseki's resignation, and the rest of the week's news. then, pro basketball's push to take the l.a. clippers away from owner donald sterling, as the

and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. ♪ captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: the death toll from a coal mine disaster in turkey continued to climb today. and while hopes dimmed for those still trapped inside, anger over the tragedy fueled violent protests nearby. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this wednesday, a portion of my wide-ranging conversation today with former president bill clinton. we talk health care, politics and income inequality >> it's really put a cramp in the whole idea of the american dream.

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union bank. >> and now bbc world news america. >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington. the islammist group claiming responsibility for kidnapping ool girls and ch threatening to sell them like slaves. a bbc team is in south sudan as the government tries to capture a key down from rebel forces own woman using her talents to carry on a family tradition. welcome to the viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in a chilling video an islammist military group admitted it kidnapped over 200 school girls in nigeria last month and the group's leaders says he considers the girls slaves and is planning to sell them in the marketplace. there is growing criticism of the failure to find the teen agers. >> the first confirmation of the fate of the girls abducted in a video released today. the leader of the islammist group standing in front of a karsaying i abducted your girls. i will sell the woman in the market. there is a market for selling humans. i will sell women. their grief and heartbreak moved the world. it has been three tormenting weeks since they were

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