Niger and chad have announced a joint ground offensive against boko haram in nigeria after deadly attacks in maiduguri and it follows the pledge of allegiance to is ill via an audio message posted online. Live from the nigerian capital, what more could you tell us about this new offensive announced by joint forces from niger and chad . This is a step forward by my year i cants neighbors remember since earlier this year forces from chad cameroon and niger have been taking part in efforts to liberate some of the villages seized by boko haram in the needed of the country. These troops especially the chadian troops have contributed immensely alongside those of niger in reclaiming some of those tear stories back from boko haram fighters by troops from chad, to sort of put additional pressure on boko hair a. M. To try to crush the group before it spreads or is expanded its territory. We are seeing how over the last few months it has attacked cameroon and launched attacks in niger and part of
The mid terms have been hard for us in National Media. Its difficult to wrap our heads around the mid terms unless youre a Steve Kornacki because the fact is all politics are always local. In years like this, all elections are also local. No one could expect any one person to keep up with all the personalities and issues and commercials in 435 house races and 36 senate races and 36 governors races, not to mention the campaigns for more than 6,000 state legislative seats and nearly 150,000 initiatives. In other words, midterm politics are complex and their diverse and just a whole lot of them. Some of the stories of the mid terms are juicier than others. Some are uniquely consequential on our national stage. North Carolina Senate race is among those stories. Its where i live and where im casting my vote. First, some North Carolina context. The shifts in North Carolina politics over the past few years have been epic. Want evidence . Look at the moral mondays movement. At the height of th
Black lives matter. Here is darnell moore. Organizer of black lives matter. First of all, welcome, whats your question . Thank you for having the conversation. So Rudy Giuliani recently made the assertion that black live matter movement, a movement that is rounded in notions of respect, dignity, justice, and sanctity of black life, this was inherently racist, interested on your thoughts. Do you agree with the former mayor of new york city, Rudy Giuliani. I think if there was a movement called white lives matter, it would be considered racist. So i think that all lives matter. I spent 35 years as a matter of fact, today is my 35th anniversary as a Police Officer. Starting here in new york city. And for 35 years ive been trying to reduce crime and stop murders. And didnt matter if they were black, white, green, or purple. Im a believer that we have to get by the differences, we have to have an honest conversation which i hope this is going to open up. And at the end of the day, we have t