Chris sayle down. Step in the right direction. Its the wrong director illinoiss tourney holtz. Sportsnet central where the unexpected is ex pentecostal. You are connected to sportsnet central. Since the death of mini m i o so, the sports world has paid respects for the baseball trailblazer. The outpouring continued with another chicago legend taking his final bow. Jim latta has more. It is a sad day, but many did have a great life. I just thought he was going live forever. It is sad. A funeral for one of baseballs best friends. The final goodbye began with services at Holy Family Church where family, dear friends and ginrations of fans paid tribute to an ambassador and a pioneer of his game. He was unfairly passover for the hall of fame, mini said even if it hurts on the inside, i will always be smiling on the outside. That was minis maxim throughout his life. Thats his message to us today. Played five decades. First man of color to play in this city, you know, it is one of those thing
Hello, nigerias observessive he against boko haram in the northeastern part of the country. Chad afned and niger first major push into the country. Mohamed idris reports. For neighbors the fight against boko haram has taken on a new urgency. The objective is to push the enemy into the corner. More than 30 towns and villages have been liberated. For niger chad and cameroon, defeating boko haram is crucial. Five years of fighting has cut off trade against he them from the africas biggest economy bigger threat to the entire region. In nigerian troops wanted to crush boko haram in the last five years say they are now in a position to do so. We are now adequately equipped. We have taken delivery of the gamechangers. And from the president himself. We have been taking delivery of new equipment one of which what you have seen right behind me right there. And we are planning to defeat boko haram. Before this level it was a defensive operation but now we are on the offensive. The military had i
President obama pays tribute to civil rights campaigners saying the march is not yet over. How do women survive in mexico when their husbands are kidnapped or killed by drugs gangs . Boko haram has become the Largest Group to declare its allegiance to the Islamic State of iraq and levant. The announcement came hours after three suicide bombers killed 50 people it came after coordinated attacks across the city of maiduguri. We have this report in abuja. Reporter another bloody day in northern nigeria. These are victims of the latest attacks by suspected boko haram fighters. Medical workers struggle to save those that they can a scope that is routine in the north. Dozens have been killed in three coordinated attacks. A city home to a Million People displaced by boko haram violence. The dead are in the morgue and the injured treated. There are reports that it was the work of male and female suicide bombers. Its possible but i kapt confirm it now. Hours after the attack the leader of boko
Kidnapped or killed by drug gangs. Well, lets start in nigeria, where boko haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of iraq and levant. On saturday more than 50 were killed in coordinate attacked across the city of maiduguri. Suspected fighters from the armed group were there. We have this report from abuja. Reporter in northern nigeria, these are victims of the latest attacks. Medical workers struggle to take those, and its becoming a routine in the north. Dozens have been killed in three coordinated attacks on maiduguri. A city home to more than a million replaced by violence. Translation the dead are in the morgue and the injured treated. There are reports it was male and female suicide bombers, it is possible. I cant firm it now. Hours after the attack. The leader of boko haram pledged loyalty to i. S. I. L. Boko haram hinted at joining forces to i. S. I. L. The group has last your ground in the northeast of the country. Some see this pledge of allegiance as an attempt to draw
By the sun. Chad and 9 ear have launched a ground and air offensive against boko haram fighters in northeastern nigeria. Local media, reporting that a convoy of more than 200 vehicles is headed towards the nigerian border, the offensive comes after the au, the African Union endorsed the creation of a Regional Force of up to 10,000 people to join the fight against boko haram. They pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of iraq in the lee vant. Nick sheeve iran joins me from karno from northeastern nigh year i cant. I appreciate you are not on the front line but you are not far from it. What do you hear or see about this new offensei . Jonah, we have been traveling in that region inside nigeria and chad and niger. These countries need to go in from chad from niger into northeastern nigeria where boko haram is largely headquartered. None of it, officials i am speaking to will give any details of how many troops are part of this. But as you said at least 200 vehicles. Is one of the larges