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France says it has no plans to withdraw around 1,000 of its soldiers based in niger where they are part of an International Effort to fight islamist militants. Aichatou kane is the nigerian ambassador to paris and the uk she has been in contact with president bazoum in niger and just before we came on air she told me how he is doing. The president of niger. Effectively, we have a daily call and is still a serious threat. But he is well and his morale is high as well as his familys morale. Does h...

16 days and counting. A brandnew nbc news poll just released this morning gives us new insight into the midterms as President Biden tells me whats at stake in our exclusive interview. When you are an undergraduate school, they talk about every generation has to protect democracy. It really does and i think were at one of those Inflection Points in history. And House Speaker nancy pelosi joins me live to talk about how democrats can keep control of the house and what could happen if they dont. Im...

16 days and counting. a brand-new nbc news poll just released this morning gives us new insight into the midterms as president biden tells me whats at stake in our exclusive interview. >> when you are an undergraduate school, they talk about every generation has to protect democracy. it really does and i think were at one of those inflection points in history. >> and house speaker nancy pelosi joins me live to talk about how democrats can keep control of the house and what could happen...

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I think thats the only way to get a positive. do you think that the president of chad intervening, as you say, president deby, who was there in the last 2a hours, will make some kind of difference? i think its very possible. chad is certainly a regional power, a very strong country with a great deal of influence in the region as one military man, after all speaking to other military men, hopefully he will be able to dig in, see what what theyre really after. if its something other than just powe...

Into the details and see whats in the realm... to sort of see what these military leaders want. because right now, there isnt much clarity on that. they are accusing president bazoum of certain things, that their frustration with the security situation, that theyre accusing him of things like corruption, for example, and the close ties to to the west. but exactly what is it that these military leaders want? well, we dont really know right now. as i say, if its just power for power sake, then it ...

Than any time in american history. i think theyre going to do it again. >> on that point about people being in it for a power, power sake. far-right conservative person said earlier this month about the senate race in georgia. and i quote. i dont care of herschel walker paid to abort endangered baby eagles, i want control of the senate. you are in the senate a long time. 1973 to 2008. you know that institution inside an out. better than anybody probably whos ever served. and that time, you serve...

Nearly $1500 this year alone and take 100 billion out of the hands of middle class families each year. do you think senator scott campaigning on his own plan that republican leaders havent endorsed is hurting the party politically, congressman? >> look, we like good ideas within the party, and then we kind of shake it out; right? it sounds like a pretty good plan to me. we will take a look at it. i think, sandra, you are correct. we need to be unified in our platform. what were doing in the hous...

The affordable care act. obamacare would not have happened without the legislative wizardry of harry reid. and barack obama is not the only president to have benefited from harry reid. george w. bush, and there is no love lost between those men. george w. bush and harry reid worked together to deal with the great recession. it was a democratic congress that passed the bush administrations approach to the great recession, and harry reid was there doing what he felt was necessary for the nation at...

Passed the health care bill that bears his name, obama care, without harry reid. it should be called reed care as much as obama care. >> he also honored his friend saying it wasnt about power for power sake, it was about the power to do right for the people. mitch mcconnell who has a contentious relationship with him, said i never doubted that he was doing what he deeply thought was right for in evidence. he retired from the senate in 2016 after an accident left him blind in one eye. he was dier...