his departure is seen as a victory for democracy in west africa. the china daily looks at how beijing is teaming up with russia and investing in a huge natural gas project in the resource—rich arctic region. and finally, the guardian financial pages look at claims that the current technological revolution will make manyjobs obsolete in the future. the paper warns the loss of well—paid roles will mean no—one will be able to buy the goods produced by robots. joining us is rolake akinkugbe, head of energy at fbn merchant bank. good morning. good morning, great to see you both. great to see you, always. and you are perfect for this morning because we are leading with donald trump and you have just spent two weeks in the united states. before we get into the specifics of oui’ before we get into the specifics of our stories, tell us what it was like to be there for two weeks, and the political mood in the country. as with any transition of power, it is very exciting. what is interesting in the american cases it is so divided. trump has risen from

lassa fever is common in west africa. the last is middle east respiratory syndrome. it‘s believed to be spread by camels. it‘s killed more than 650 people, mostly here in saudi arabia. this lab in oxford is one of the research facilities trying to come up with a vaccine to protect people from mers. this is the clinical by manufacturing facility. this is the basis for the mers vaccine. it will be scaled up over the coming months and it‘s expected that hundreds of vials will be ready for human trials in the coming year. is this vaccine does work, it could still take a decade or so to get to those who needed. historically, money for these obscure viruses has not been forthcoming and the regulatory process is long. these labs are also working on an ebola vaccine. we found it frustrating as we were testing ebola vaccines in people and getting good safety data in people in oxford and yet those vaccines were not being used in west africa where the ebola outbreak was happening. people were dying of the disease while we were testing the vaccines. we don‘t want to be i

a yearlong bbc investigation into the traffickers selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. russia's secret shame. the new law that could put victims of domestic abuse at even greater risk. i'm sally bundock. in business: microsoft, amazon and expedia team up with washington state in a bid to defeat president trump's travel ban, saying it is unconstitutional and damages the economy. more fines for deutsche bank, this time for its connections with a russian money—laundering plan. president trump has replaced his acting attorney general, after she defied him by telling justice department lawyers not to defend his ban on travellers from seven mainly—muslim countries entering the united states. sally yates said she didn't believe the executive order to be consistent with their duty to seekjustice and stand for what is right. the president has appointed dana boente as her temporary replacement. davis willis has the latest from washington. the trump white house, clearly affronted by the behaviour of sally yates, her writing to thejustice department lawyers to basically say tha

the problem without is that west africa, in is very united. that united front includes both francophone countries such as senegal as well as anglophone countries. we heard today that garner is pledging up to 205 potential military troops. —— ghana. nigeria is willing to contribute as well. this is notjust an issue of senegal and gambia, although senegal is taking the lead, which makes sense, because gambia is on their front doorstep. so logistically it would have to be that way. it it is a very pan west african movement. thank you, i am sure we will be speaking to you again. thank you. it's official. nasa scientists say 2016 was the hottest year since records began over a century ago. average global temperatures edged ahead of 2015, and are now 1.1 degrees higher than pre—industrial levels. in fact, it is the third consecutive year that the record has been broken. scientists believe that the el nino weather phenomenon played a role, but increasing levels of greenhouse gases were the main factor in driving up temperatures. our science cor

a special bbc investigation reports on the traffickers selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. and singaporean film maker kirsten tan talks to us about her win at this year's sundance film festival. from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8 in the evening in washington where president trump's controversial executive order imposing a travel ban on people coming from seven muslim—majority countries has received a dramatic set back. the acting us attorney general, sally yates, has told justice department lawyers not to defend it in court. in a letter she said she was not convinced it was lawful. ms yates was appointed as deputy attorney—general under president obama but was asked by donald trump to temporarily take over while a long—term replacement was found. just days after leaving the white house, barack obama has also intervened in the row — warning that american values are at stake. in a statement his spokesman says... and in the past couple of hours senior democrat politicians have g

a special bbc investigation report on the traffickers selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. and a singaporean filmmaker talks to us about her win at this year's sundance film festival. glad you could join us. it is sam glad you could join us. it is 8am in singapore, at midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, dc, where donald trump's second week in office is proving just as eventful as his first. the american president has defended his immigration ban, even as new protests have ta ken immigration ban, even as new protests have taken place around the world, and condemnation increases. our north american editorjohn serpell has the latest. —— sopel. in 21st—century america, it is airports that are the gateway to this nation of immigrants. but that changed this weekend, amid scenes of chaos, anger and anxiety. people who thought they had a right to come suddenly not welcome. families separated. it was emotionally exhausting, and notjust for those directly affected. this is chuck schumer, the leader of the democrats in the senate. this executive order... ..w

captured from a jungle in west africa. orphaned after poachers killed its family and now looking for reassurance. during a year—long investigation, we were sent these videos by dealers offering to sell the tiny animals. our research led us to ivory coast and a secret animal—trafficking network. a dealer called ibrahima traore sent us a video of a crate specially made for wildlife smuggling. animals that you can trade hiding a chimpanzee down below. he then met a colleague of ours who was pretending to be a buyer and using a hidden camera. ibrahima spelled out his prices in dollars. our undercover colleague went to see the animal for himself. our colleague took pictures. his cover story was that he needed proof for a client in indonesia. at this point, the police moved in. ibrahima traore was arrested. he's facing charges related to wildlife trafficking along with his uncle, mohammed. the police then ordered everyone onto the ground. and they found the chimpanzee, a young male. so the police have just made all of these

lassa fever is common in west africa. the last is middle east respiratory syndrome. it is believed to be spread by camels. it has killed more than 650 people, mostly here in saudi arabia. this lab in oxford is one of the research facilities trying to come up with a vaccine to help people suffering from mers. this is the clinical by manufacturing facility. this is the basis for the mers vaccine. it will be scaled up in the coming months. it is expected that hundreds of files will be ready for human trials in the coming year. is this vaccine does work, it could still take a decade or so to get to those who needed. historically, money for these obscure viruses has not been forthcoming, and the regulatory process is long. they are working on an ebola vaccine. we found it frustrating we were testing ebola vaccines in people and getting good safety data in people in oxford and yet it was not being used in west africa where the ebola outbreak was happening. people were dying of the disease while we were testing the vaccines. we do not want to be in that situation again. thi

the animals are seized from the wild in west africa and sold as pets in places as far away as the gulf and china. russia's upper house of parliament is expected to pass a law reducing the penalty for those found guilty of domestic abuse. first—time offenders, whose victims don't need hospital treatment, will no longer face a prison sentence. it is thought that more than 600 women are killed at home in russia every month. now for the latest financial news, with sally bundock and world business report. microsoft, amazon and expedia team up with washington state in a bid to defeat president trump's travel ban, saying it is unconstitutional and damages the economy. more fines for deutsche bank, this time for its connections with a russian money—laundering plan. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: shares in sony fall during trade in tokyo. rico will have the details. but first: technology giants are ramping up their battle against president trump's travel ban. washington state's attorney—general is filing a lawsuit arguing the ban, which covers

direction of west africa, which apparently we don't care about at all. no one comes out of this covered in glory, do they, least of all theresa may, because failing to a nswer all theresa may, because failing to answer a question four times in a row, a direct individual doesn't know the question, it makes you look shifty, you can't go, look over there, you have to have a defence strategy. the guardian has a similar title, may accused of covering up trident failure, mps calling for full disclosure before the critical vote. it doesn't take place because these tests are expensive, are they not? £17 million per test. they have to carry them out to make sure hopefully everything is all right. apparently, ordinarily, not many people know about it. there are sort of confidential matters, we are talking about a nuclear weapons. according to the sunday times, the la st according to the sunday times, the last test carried out in 2012 was given great prominence i mod, producing video of the test, wanting to advertise to the world that it needs to be taken seriousl

back in west africa, nemleyjunior clings to a keeper. baby chimps need contact. he's given a first look at other chimpanzees, maybe he'll live with them or be found a home in a sanctuary. he's doing well after everything he's been through, many others aren't so lucky. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. you can see david shukman's our world documentary on chimpanzee smuggling this saturday and sunday at 9.30pm on the bbc news channel. a look at some more news then. in france, the centre—right candidate in the presidential election, francois fillon, is facing new questions over a salary paid to his wife from public funds. there are new allegations that penelope fillon was paid close to £750,000 for her role as parliamentary assistant with no evidence of her actually doing thejob. mr fillon says that he'll withdraw his candidacy if a formal investigation is launched. nearly 50,000 gay and bisexual men who were convicted of sexual offences which have since been abolished have been given posthumous pardons. another 15,000 men who are still alive can also appl

we have a special report on the traffic is selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. the real tragedy of this trade is that to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed. in cardiff, leaders of the devolved governments of wales, scotland and northern ireland, meeting with theresa may, demand a greater say in the brexit process. and, true or false? why mps have decided it's time to tackle the phenomenon of "fake news". and coming up in sportsday on bbc news... the lowest ranked side left in the fa cup, sutton united of the national league, will host the 12—time winners arsenal in the last 16. good evening. a state visit to britain later this year by president trump will go ahead, despite mounting opposition. an online petition objecting to the visit has now attracted more than 1.5 million names, and there've been demonstrations in several cities this evening. the row was prompted by mr trump's decision to ban entry to the us for people from seven mainly—muslim countries. the ban does not affect any british passpor

and a special bbc investigation into the traffickers selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. the real tragedy of this trade is that, to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults in its family have to be killed. within the past half—hour donald trump has fired america's most senior legal official, his acting attorney general, sally yates. she had taken the rare step of defying the white house, and ordered justice department lawyers not to defend in court the president's travel restrictions targeting seven muslim—majority nations. she said in a statement she wasn't convinced they were legal. a white house statement accuses her of betraying thejustice department. mr trump has now named dana boente, us attorney for the eastern district of virginia, to replace sally yates as acting attorney general. live now to the bbc‘s david willis, in washington. well, david, what is the latest? well, david, what is the latest? well, a night of swiftly moving developments, mike. here, yet another night of that kind. trump white house, clearly affronted by the behaviou

lassa fever is common in west africa. it kills around 5000 people every year. the last one is mers — middle east respiratory syndrome. it is believed to be spread by camels. it's killed more than 650 people, mostly here in saudi arabia. this lab in oxford is one of the research facilities trying to come up with a vaccine to protect people against mers. it's one of the most advanced vaccines out there. this is the clinical bio manufacturing facility and this is the basis for the mers vaccine. now, it will be scaled up over the coming months, and its expected that hundreds of vials of this will be ready for human trials by the end of the year. if this vaccine does work, it could still take a decade or so to get it to those who need it. historically money for these obscure viruses hasn't been forthcoming, and the regulatory process is long and complex. this sort of research takes years and costs hundreds of millions of dollars. these labs also worked on the ebola vaccine. we got safety data in oxford, yet those vaccines were not being used in west africa where t

captured from a jungle in west africa. orphaned after poachers killed his family. and now looking for reassurance. chimps are endangered, so exporting them is illegal. but they are so adorable that they are wanted as pets on the black market. during a year-long investigation, we were sent these videos by dealers offering to sell the tiny animals. the chimps are destined for a life of captivity in the gulf states and asia. it is a cruel trade, and we have worked to expose it. led us to a secret animal trafficking network. we got in touch with a dealer. cratet us a video of a specially made for wildlife smuggling, using animals you are allowed to export to provide cover for a chimpanzee down below. >> here is the chimp. david: he then met a colleague of ours who was pretending to be a buyer and using a hidden camera. he spelled out his prices in dollars. he showed videos of baby chimpanzees. negotiations continued over social media. the video confirmed that he had a chimp ready for export. our undercover colleague went to see the animal himself. we were following. we

ecowas has done a bunch of stuff in west africa that doesn't necessarily make international news but it's important. they hold those kind of community building contests of various kinds. they've built highways. at one point they developed regional travelers checks that you could use in all of the member countries in west africa. they also have an army and they don't use it all that much. but the contributing nations, these 15 countries in this little alliance, they have a peacekeeping force that they maintain. so this little west african regional grouping of countries, in addition to managing trade and cultural issues and infrastructure issues in their corner of the world, they can if they need to they can also handle worse stuff. they can handle stuff that requires military force or the threat of military force when those things arise. one of those things appears to be arising right now. tonight. and it's an interesting thing for that part of the world and people who live in that part of the world. also turns out to be kind of an alarming thing about our part of the world and what i

back in west africa, nembleyjunior clings to a keeper. baby chimps need contact. he's given a first look at other chimpanzees, maybe he'll live with them or be found a home in a sanctuary. he's doing well after everything he's been through, many others aren't so lucky. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. it's been described as the ‘silent epidemic‘, the growing problem of loneliness in the uk. today, an organisation has been set up to look at practical solutions to the problem in memory of the murdered labour mp, jo cox. mrs cox had started the process of establishing the commission when she was killed outside her constituency lastjune. our home editor, mark easton, reports. alone, in a crowd. in some senses we've never been more connected, but for millions, this is the age of loneliness. westminster today saw the launch of a campaign to recognise it and overcome it. the mpjo cox had started to set up a commission on loneliness before her murder last year. in her name, parliamentarians from all parties say they're keeping her legacy alive and her sister e

back in west africa the baby chimp clings to a keeper. baby chimps need contact. he is given a first look at other chimpanzees. maybe he will live with them or be found a home in a century. he is doing well after everything he's been through. many others are not so lucky. the costa book of the year is announced later tonight at a ceremony in london. the short list includes a first novel, a memoir, poetry, fiction and a children's book. rebecca jones is in central london for the award ceremony tonight. welcome to a rather empty looking restau ra nt welcome to a rather empty looking restaurant at the moment. but rest assured, within an hour this place will be full for what is the first big literary award ceremony of the year. everybody will be here to find out who has won the costa book of the year. what is unique about this prize is that it showcases the whole of contemporary writing. there are categories for best novel, best first novel, best children's book, best biography, and best collection of poetry. the winners of those categories have already been decided.

the gambia in west africa. it is interesting to see whether president yahya jammeh will leave quietly. this is a big test for this part of the world, isn't it? it is a big test. while the inauguration is going on in america, this is a big story. this has a population of 1.8 million people. it is crucial to the stability of the region. if he does not go today and he has a deadline until noon today to leave. if he doesn't go, it will lead to military action. the senegalese army will clearly go in. they will oust him. he needs to go peacefully the consequences. can you do this in 30 seconds and talk about the syrian regime government buying oil and gas? this is president assad. what is crucial here is that syria was producing 360 thousand barrels of oil a day. now it isjust producing 20,000 barrels a day. production has been cut. buying it in from is, the islamic state —— is, is not the way forward to create is lasting peace in the region. the reason i wanted you to do it in is so we could get a vegemite!m tas

in west africa. it was you that set up the architecture and set the example for the world's response. one woman in west africa said, we thanked god first and then we thanked america second for caring about us. that's the difference you make. you continue to make in the lives of people around the world. as you know well, with service comes great sacrifice. and under 15 years of war, our wounded warriors bear the scars, both seen and unseen. in my visits to their bedsides and rehab centers, i have been in awe, watching a wounded warrior grab his walker and pull himself up and through excruciating pain, take a step and then another. or hearing troops describe how they gram with post-traumatic stress but summon the strength to ask for help. as a military and as a nation, we have to keep supporting our resilient and incredibly strong wounded warriors as they learn to walk and run and heal. as they find new ways to keep serving our nation, they need to know that we still need your incredible talents. you'v

lassa fever is common in west africa. it kills around 5,000 people every year. the last one is mers — middle east respiratory syndrome. it is believed to be spread by camels. it's killed more than 650 people, mostly here in saudi arabia. this lab in oxford is one of the research facilities trying to come up with a vaccine to protect people against mers. people against mers. this is the clinical bio manufacturing facility and this is the basis for the mers vaccine. now, it will be scaled up over the coming months, and its expected that hundreds of vials of this will be ready for human trials by the end of the year. if this vaccine does work, it could still take a decade or so to get it to those who need it. historically money for these obscure viruses hasn't been forthcoming, and the regulatory process is long and complex. this sort of research takes years and costs hundreds of millions of dollars. these labs also worked on the ebola vaccine. we got safety data in oxford, yet those vaccines were not being used in west africa where the ebola outbreak was happeni

in japan.nami think of ebola and the countless lives our armed forces saved in west africa. it was you that set up the , and set the example for the world's response. one woman in west africa said, we thank god first and we thank america second for caring about us. .hat is the difference you made you continue to make, in the lives of people around the world. servicenow well, with comes great sacrifice, and after 15 years of war, our wounded warriors bear the scars, both seen and unseen. in my visits to their bedsides and rehab centers, i have been watching a wounded warrior grabbed his walker and pull himself up and through excruciating pain, take a step, then another. or hearing troops how -- describe how they grappled with ptsd. as a military and as a nation, we have to keep supporting our resilient and incredibly strong wounded warriors as they learn to walk and run and heal. as they find new ways to keep serving our nation, they need to know that we still need your incredible talents. we have given -- you have given so much to america, and i know you have more to give. t

. >> in west africa. >> hinojosa: in west africa, sierra leone. >> yeah. >> hinojosa: love it that when you were going to school with the kids in sierra leone they all looked at you and called you the white guy. >> yeah, sure. >> hinojosa: but you go back to see the impact that war has had on nature in sierra leone, and there's a moment where you have this conversation where you're with one of your friends, who has all the chimpanzees. >> oh, yes, yes. >> hinojosa: who's protecting the chimpanzees. all of these orphan chimpanzees, which was also kind of extraordinary. and you have this conversation like, "there's a lot of poor people who live right outside of here, and we're talking about protecting the animals." >> yeah. right, that was a great moment, you know? and he's an old friend of mine. and his whole... his philosophy was there was a lot of organizations that were thinking about human needs, why not have one organization thinking about animal needs. i come at it from a little bit different perspective. you know, when people say to me, "look, how can i think about the forest or t

on monday an australian mining firm sold a deposit of the metal in mali — west africa to a chinese buyer for almost 2000 times what it paid for it less than a year ago. so is this the start of a new commodity boom — or a bubble heading for a bust? colin hamilton is head of commodities research group. this makes it sound like it is all getting out of control. please put it into perspective. we have seen prices more than double over the course of last year. it is as new energy vehicles and particularly electric vehicles have taken. we have seen a strong growth rate and we are getting close to i billion units of sales. that is stilljust 1.196 units of sales. that is stilljust 1.1% of the global auto sales but it is expected to grow further. looking at 30%. with that, the chinese in particular, are looking to secure supply because they don't have enough lithium at home. there is also pressure on them to secure supplies. it is because of policy in china, the government is pushing for the use of electric vehicles? killam china is the largest electric vehicle market. —— china is the large

think of ebola and the countless lives this armed forces saved in west africa. it was you that set up the architecture ant set the example for the world's response. one woman in west africa said we thanked god first and then we thanked america second for caring about us. that's the difference you made, you continue to make in the lives of people around the world. as you noel with service comes great sacrifice and after 15 years of war our wounded warriors bear the scars both seen and unseen. in my visits to their bedsides and rehab centers i have been in awe watching a wounded warrior grab his walker and pull himself up and through excruciating pain take a step and then another. or hearing groups how they grappled with post traumatic stress but had the strength to ask for help. as a military and a nation we have to keep supporting our resilient and incredibly strong wounded warriors as they learn to walk and run and heal as they find new ways to keep serving our nation, they need to know that we still need your incredible talents. you have given so much to ameri

there is a fever that is common in west africa, the last one is mers, believed to be spread by camels. it has mostly killed here in saudi arabia. this lab in oxford is one of the research facilities trying to protect people against mers. it is one of the most advanced vaccines out there. this is the clinical bio manufacturing facility and this is the basis for the mers vaccine. it will be scaled up the mers vaccine. it will be scaled up over the coming months and it is suspected hundreds of files of it will be ready for human trials by the end of the year. if this vaccine does work it could still take a decade or so to get it to those who need it. historically, many hasn't been forthcoming and research is long and context. this research costs hundreds of millions of dollars. it may not be any of these three viruses that cause the next epidemic but if it is, putting the time and money in now could stop a small outbreak becoming the next local health emergency. the headlines on bbc news: donald trump has attended an official lunch in washington ahead official lunch in washington ahead o

his departure is seen as a victory for democracy in west africa. the china daily looks at how beijing is teaming up with russia and investing in a huge natural gas project in the resource—rich arctic region. and finally, the guardian financial pages look at claims that the current technological revolution will make manyjobs obsolete in the future.

think of ebola and the countless lives this armed forces saved in west africa. it was you that set up the architecture and set the example for the world's response. one woman in west africa said, we thanked god first and then we thanked america second for caring about us. that's the difference you made. you continue to make in lives of people around the world. as you know well with service comes great sacrifice. after 15 years of war, our wounded warriors bear the scars, seen and unseen. in my visits to their bedsides and rehab centers, i've been in awe watching a wounded warrior grab his walker and pull himself up and through excruciating pain, take a step and then another. we're hearing troops how they grapple with post traumatic stress. as a military and a nation, we have to keep supporting our resilient and incredibly strong wounded warriors as they learn to walk and run and heal. they find new ways to keep serving our nation. they need to know that we still need your incredible talents. you've given so much to america and i know you have more to give. then

and a special bbc investigation into the traffickers selling baby chimpanzees from west africa. the real tragedy of this trade is that to get one infant chimpanzee out of the jungle, all of the adults and its family have to be killed.

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they told me all of these places in west africa. i feel really proud of my lineage, and i feel really proud of my ancestry. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story, get started for free at ancestry.com >>> as we said at the top of the broadcast, president-elect trump was making headlines for statements on health care, russia, nato and more. as he prepares for his swearing in. he fired attack tweets at john lewis. congressman lewis said he did not consider mr. trump to be a legitimately elected president. a war of words between the two played out throughout the weekend. there's no end in site. more on that from jim acosta. >> reporter: on this mlk day, donald trump met behind closed doors with martin luther king, iii. >> certainly, he said that, that he is going to represent america. he said that over and over again. >> reporter: it was a brief reprieve from the controversy swirling around his inauguration. the incoming 45th president is slamming angela merkel for allowing syrian refugees into her country. >> i have great r

peace corps members in the country of west africa, were eagle scouts. and now we see four eagle scouts nominated for these cabinet positions with the trump administration. >> jenna: it's interesting, because eagle scouts are present what, just a small percentage of our general population? >> they represent less than 0.4% of our general population. yet they represent those extraordinary percentages at academies and leadership. if you going to communities around the country, you will see really great people who may not be famous, may not make it on fox news, who are eagle scouts just doing great things for their communities. >> jenna: it may shock you, i was not a boy scout. but i do know that an eagle scout is a big deal. i probably couldn't explain why. what do you need to do to become an eagle scout, and why does it matter? >> what you need a lot of grit, so basically 4% of all boys i join scouting reach the rank of eagle, and he have to do it by the time you're 18. and it's something that stays with you for the rest of your life. rex tillerson and jef

think of ebola and the the countless lives saved in west africa. it was you who set up the architecture and set the example for the world's response. one woman in west raf africa said, we thanked god first and then we thanked america second for caring about us.africa said we thanked god first and then we thanked america second for caring about us. that's the difference you make, you continue to make, in the lives of people around the world. as you know well with service comes great sacrifice and after 15 years of war our wounded warriors bear the scars, both seen aeb unseen p. in my visits to their bed sides and rehab centers, i have been in awe watching a wounded warrior grab his walker and pull himself up and through excruciating pain, take a step and then another. hearing troops describe how they grapple with post traumatic stress and having the strength to ask for help. as a military and as a nation we have to keep supporting our resilient and incredibly strong as they learn how to walk and run and heel. as they find new ways to keep serving ou

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back in west africa, nembleyjunior clings to a keeper. baby chimps need contact, he's given a first look at other chimpanzees, maybe he'll live with them or be found a home in a sanctuary. he's doing well after everything he's been through, many others aren't so lucky. david shukman, bbc news, in ivory coast. it's a mystery that's puzzled scientists for years. most of the world's meteorites have been found in antarctica and while many are made of rock, very few of those discovered are made of iron. scientists are convinced there are many more iron meteorites out there and now a team from manchester university is off to antarctica to try to find them. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. lighting up the sky, a space rock hurtles towards the earth. it exploded over central russia in 2013... explosion ..causing widespread damage. the huge meteorite was later recovered, thousands strike each year around the world. the great wilderness of antarctica is a prime space rock hunting ground, but despite extensive searches, one kind of

, they're in east africa, they're in west africa. so to say that we're safer overall is simply not true. sharyl: during hearings on capitol hill this week, c.i.a. nominee mike pompeo said islamic terrorism coming out of iraq and syria remains the highest near term threat to america. our interview with current c.i.a. director brennan was supported by our corporate partner circa. coming up on "full measure." we go to coal country, where the promise of jobs helped elect a new president, to see if miners sharyl: in pennsylvania, king coal once meant paychecks for families. the campaign promises by the president-elect were to bring jobs back. "full measure" correspondent lisa fletcher went to coal country, to find the line between hope and reality. lisa: coal has fueled the economy of southwestern pennsylvania for more than a century. bill allen: my father was in the coal mine and that's the way i supported my family. lisa: for bill and tina allen, it's the only way of life they know. tina: i have coal ash in my blood. it was how for gene