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Disappeared half way through the ship's voyage after the coast of mechan mexico. her parents flew to meet with investigators. >> i don't know. frightening to think about it really. >> well, disney cruise lines says it's conducted several shipwide searches but still no sign of her. authorities from the u.s., bahamas and mexico also on the case. >> meanwhile, a spring break trip ends in tragedy when four high school students and another man die in a horrific car crash. it happened on interstate 65 in the state of alabama. this picture was taken at the scene. the teenagers were hit head on when a...

Has consequences. first seen at the nfl level. retired players consumed with depression, rage, memory problems. their symptoms associated with the mysterious brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy. it looks like dementia but strikes in the 30s, 40s and 50s -- sometimes younger. >> the reality is we have cases of teenagers having the disease. we are primarily football players. some played multi sports but they all had brain trauma. >> well, it's brain damage. how can you want that for a child? >> does your head go up or down? >> up. >> let's go. >> reporter: carmen coach it is wr...

Playbook. >> he would do drills like bull in the ring. you go at it head to head, hammer to hammer. >> reporter: during games? >> a kid got a stinger or a ding, hard hit. we would say are you okay? and send them back in, if they said yes. >> reporter: when the team clocked 20 concussions, he said enough. a trainer at games and practice. >> any nausea or dizziness? >> no. >> reporter: and far less hitting in practice, an emphasis on technique, not brute force. >> this is what we don't want to see, the spine is lined up, head is down. sometimes i've had the kids take off their helmets and work o...

Provide for nation-wide consistency in the distribution of benefits among married couples. gay rights advocates are celebrating these decisions, those on the other side want to see it head for an appeal. jon: massachusetts is a liberal state but it's a federal judge. are there national implications here? >> reporter: there certainly are if things head forward on and appeal. it could affect other states. if it goes before the u.s. supreme court it could have national implications all across the country. jon: molly line reporting from abouts ton. thanks. patti ann: ipads that help you pray? ther...

What was bad news for the a.n.c. and this bad news for the country and i think it can only get better. in c. and the country major battles lie ahead for jacob zuma against the scandals hanging over him for the a.n.c. against south africa's economic hardship jacob zuma is presidency has spanned more than a third of south africa's time since the end of apartheid but has been the set by scandals let's take a look now at some of the key moments in two thousand and eight zero as a liked it head of the african national congress after an op he will within his party elections the following year the a....