4951. Whether that is a recursor to events in the midterm elections is guess. So much is at stake where democrats hope to have a credible shot at gaining on republicans and could explain why democrats are moving so fast to get a tax deal done, and making a moot points of whether doug jones or roy moore comes top capitol hill. They hope to get the tax bill signed before horch will sit. Hillary vaughn is at the roy morehead quarters the mood there and feeling there. What do you see, hillary . Reporter a senior adviceors tells me they expect a recordbreaking turnout in the polls. I asked if they see that as a bad thing . He said no, he thinks it will befight tight but thinks they will win by 5 percentage points. They did receive a Security Threat to their campaign this morning. There is bumped up security. There are s. W. A. T. Teams walking around. They did a sweep before all of us got inside here. We are getting details on how roy moore is spending his day after he rode his horse to vot
To force the politicians here to deliver air fit to breathe. And the beauty of the brain. Fergus walsh meets the researchers unlocking the science of thought. The tribal areas on the afg han pakistan border have long been associated with militancy and lawlessness. The ancient tribal customs, with their emphasis on both revenge and hospitality, have been challenged in recent years by violentjihadis, imposing sharia, not tribal law. North waziristan became home to alqaeda, the taliban, and jihadists from all over the world, but as Owen Bennett Jones reports, after a long and bloody military campaign, the Pakistani Army is now firmly in control. For years now, these remote areas on the afghan pakistan border have been a haven for violentjihadists. In 2014, the Pakistan Army launched a campaign to win back this land, and today virtually all of it is under army control. The militants left behind this roadside bomb factory. Capturing facilities like this has made a difference. There used to
Im philippa thomas. From here in the worlds news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme. Inside North Waziristan. Owen Bennett Jones finds the Pakistan Army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge Military Operation to clear out alqaeda and the taliban. Around one Million People from North Waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is will they come back . Saved from slavery and worse. Naomi grimley meets the Young Yazidis who escaped the so called Islamic State to find refuge in germany. A genocide in the making. Alastair leithead reports from south sudan on claims of new atrocities by Government Forces and local militia. Making chinas skies blue again. Carrie gracie investigates beijings new measures against old polluting vehicles. The chinese economy is still fuelled by coal. And in the one party state there is little the public can do, to force the pol
Im philippa thomas. From here in the worlds news room, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme inside North Waziristan. Owen Bennett Jones finds the Pakistan Army back in control of the tribal area on the afghan border, after a huge Military Operation to clear out alqaeda and the taliban. Around one Million People from North Waziristan fled when the conflict was at its height, and the question now is will they come back . Saved from slavery and worse. Naomi grimley meets the Young Yazidis who escaped the so called Islamic State to find refuge in germany. A genocide in the making. Alastair leithead reports from south sudan on claims of new atrocities by Government Forces and local militia. Making chinas skies blue again. Carrie gracie investigates beijings new measures against old polluting vehicles. The chinese economy is still fuelled by coal. And in the one party state there is little the public can do, to force the poli
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