Latest incident. And the number of men remain missing, raising fears that the death toll from this brutal attack could still rise. And it every so west africa correspondent, funny fish are, says this attack follows government airstrikes, targeting the hardest insurgents in the countrys north. It remains unclear just how many people have been killed in this horrendous massacre on saturday in borno state in the north east orphanage area. The state governor there speaks of at least 70 people killed. And regardless of the actual death toll, one thing is certain. This is one of the worst attacks in recent years. He nigeria, a country that is suffering because of violence because of jihadism because of the uprising that began in borno state in 2009. Now, so far, no group, no militant group has claimed responsibility for this attack, but it definitely does carry to trademark the signature of or of its splinter groups that associate themselves with isis. The Nigerian Army has actually carried
Term after effects will hear about the toll its taking on their health. And a spectacular crash leaves racing fans breathless. But formula one driver of a mountain or shot escapes and walk. So wait a great qualifier. Thank you so much for joining us. This hour. We begin in nigeria where more than 100 people have been killed in what the u. N. Did, describes as a massacre in the countrys Northern Borno state. Eyewitnesses there say militants on motorcycles rounded up and then killed farmers who were bringing in their harvest. The victims of a gruesome massacre laid to rest in a mass burial the 13 pool, say the farm workers were attacked by armed insurgents on motorbikes. While they were harvesting rice, some were shot others at their throats cut. It is that there were 6 of us in the bush, then we headed back into the village. We were shocked when we got there. The moment we found the bodies and that was where the main killings took place. Then we went through a nearby village called good
Uster congressman annie k serves on the energy and commerce committee. Anni first on the mixed messagese we heard yesterday from the cdc director, when it comes to the rollout of a potential vaccine. What do you think a realistic vaccine rollout timeline looks like . Caller i think the president is playing politics with the vaccine. We have had several hearings related to the vaccine in our Health Subcommittee on the energy and commerce subcommittee, and the timing is clearly at the very end of 2020, much more likely to the beginning of 2021. These trials take time. They involve human trials, so they involve over 30,000 people. We need to be patient, follow the science. The most important piece of this, john, is to have confidence in the vaccine. Its about the safety and efficacy. Is it effective in preventing the future spread of covid19 virus . Is it safe, are there any side effects . It is not anything we want to rush into. Obviously, everyone is anxious to get the vaccine, but we n
Bruce westerman discusses the western wildfires, Climate Change, and other news of the day. Good morning. It is thursday, september 17, 2020, Constitution Day in the United States. This morning on the washington journal we will begin by asking you how you would amend the constitution if it were up to you today. Give us your ideas on how you think we the people may benefit on a change from the founding documents dating back to september 17. If youre in the mountain are pacific time zone, the number to call is 202 7488001. You can send us a text, 202 7488003. If you do come include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on twitter or on facebook. To you. Rsday morning officially known as Constitution Day and citizenship day in the United States. We are talking this morning about the u. S. Constitution. Some history is your calling in 1787, delegates opened their Constitutional Convention on may 25, 1787 in philadelphia to begin discussions on how to create a consti
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