Get down now this shows the arrest of an africanamerican woman who died in jail three days later. A murder inquiry is underway. A leading burundi opposition figure is calling for the formation of a unity government following a controversial election. The vote was boycotted by some but the Electoral Commission says preliminary results show a 74 voter turnout. The incumbent president is expected to win a third consecutive term. Lets speak to harry. Whats interesting about this call for a unity government is the president says he doesnt oppose that. Reporter exactly, its true. The talks about the unity government went on before the election happened but the president wants the election over and done with first and wants to be sworn in for the third term. Its only under the condition he could serve out the next fiveyear term. Will all those that are part of this unity government the opposition members will they agree to this . If they do who else is in it . What roles do they play . There
The continent. Niger, five nigerien soldiers and quarter u. S. Special forces soldiers were killed. We will speak with reporter nick turse who says u. S. Military activity in afririca is a recruiting tool for terror groups. Most americans to understand niger is one small part of something akin to a a u. S. Shadw war on t the africanan continen. That the United States is running about 10 missions per day all across africa. Amy we will talk about nick piece. New then as President Trump declares the Opioid Crisis a Public Health emergency, we will speak with Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor carl hart. His new piece for Scientific Americanpeople are dying , because of ignorance, not because of opioids. If we are really concerned like the opioids and heroine, we need to tell people how to stay safe. If we are worried about overdose death, about 13,000 people die relatedar from heroine overdoses whereas 35,000 people die from automobile accidents. Amy all that and more
Look at u. S. Operations across the continent. Niger, five nigerien soldiers and quarter u. S. Special forces soldiers were killed. We will speak with reporter nick turse who says u. S. Military activity in afririca is a recruiting tool for terror groups. Most americans to understand niger is one small part of something akin to a a u. S. Shadw war on t the africanan continen. That the United States is running about 10 missions per day all across africa. Amy we will talk about nick piece. New then as President Trump declares the Opioid Crisis a Public Health emergency, we will speak with Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor carl hart. His new piece for Scientific Americanpeople are dying , because of ignorance, not because of opioids. If we are really concerned like the opioids and heroine, we need to tell people how to stay safe. If we are worried about overdose death, about 13,000 people die relatedar from heroine overdoses whereas 35,000 people die from automobile
And quarter u. S. Special forces soldiers were killed. We will speak with reporter nick turse who says u. S. Military activity in africa is a recruiting tool for terror groups. Most americans to understand niger is one small part of something akin to a u. S. Shadow war on the african continent. That the United States is running about 10 missions per day all across africa. Amy we will talk about nick piece. New then as President Trump declares the Opioid Crisis a Public Health emergency, we will speak with Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor carl hart. His new piece for Scientific American people are dying , because of ignorance, not because of opioids. If we are really concerned like the opioids and heroine, we need to tell people how to stay safe. If we are worried about overdose death, about 13,000 people die relatedar from heroine overdoses whereas 35,000 people die from automobile accidents. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracyn
Overnight. Pompano beach pumping up with the top of the hour, 17mileperhour breeze. 14mileperhour winds in ft. Lauderdale, 6mileperhour winds in west kendall. Southwest miamidade, cooler readings, right now 62 in west kendall. Everyone else fairly mild from 67 to about 69, what weve been trending with for the last few hours. The northeast wind bringing in passing clouds today. As i mentioned, maybe a sprinkle. By and large its ploud conditions and mild weather in place as we get through our friday and into your upcoming weekend. Mild start at 68. Breezy beaches today and a high rip current risk which ill talk about in about 15 minutes. Up to 75 this afternoon, warmer into the weekend. Next week, rain chances but also warmer weather coming our way. More on that in a few minutes. Right now a first check of traffic for this hour, here is kelly blanco. We have an accident that youre approaching 395. That ramp, theyre telling me its completely blocked off. As you can see, traffic is really