the nigeria army has closed the border with niger. this is normally a time for merchants to make money. they come from across the region to display their goods. >> there is a big difference were last year. it is affected by boko haram's control, and people are now are not coming in or out of the city. >> it could be some time before business picks up again in this part of niger. it all depends on the nigerian government and it's military power to end boko haram attacks. al jazeera. >> falling oil prices have affected nigeria's currency, but the economy overall is still expected to grow. this is all thanks to one particular industry--mayor. from legas, we look at the demand for extensions, waves and wigs. >> on a busy treat these women are in the market for beauty. it's a booming demand for all sorts of air pieces, braids and weave-ons and bigs. >> it makes you look smart, confident. you look good when you have your air. >> esther ol abiyi comes twice a month to have her braids attached to her hair. the search for good looking hair in

the nigerian army has closed the border with niger. this annual gathering is normally the time for merchants to make money. they come from across the region to display their goods. >> there is a big difference were last year. it is effected by boko haram has control and border closure. there is confusion and people are not coming in or out of the city. >> it could be some time before business picks up again in this part of niger. it all depends on the nigeria government and it's military power to end boko haram attacks. al jazeera. >> a well-known cosmetic product that comes from morocco. but as it's popularity grow, there are concerns for local who is have harvested the product for hundreds of years. >> reporter: it's a process labor intensive and time-consuming. everything hurts. every part of our bodies, but we are grateful. >> it's a hard nut to crack but its seed will produce oil that is known as morocco's gold. for countries it has been used by women in southwest morocco. the fruit comes from a small thorny tree. >> there was a t

i just heard the good news from niger's president who will be making a statement when surge arrived. would like to thing him, and mali's president who invested himself a lot in helping us free our hostage. >> jackie is in paris and joins us now. what more do we know about his release? >> reporter: well, we know very little at this stage, beyond what we have heard from the french president, basically that there have been discussions, negotiations involving the authorities in mali, and he will be transferred from mali to niger where we will be reunited with his daughter and then travel to see the rest of the family. people are speculating about whether or not any money will have changed hands as well, because france and other european countries are reputed to spend money paying ransoms to release hostages. now it's something which is officially denied, and yet there has been a certain amount of investigation done into this. for example, the "new york times" newspaper claims in the last six years france has spent almost $60 million paying ransoms to release hostages. so there have even

perhaps boko haram is overly ambitious, perhaps countries like niger and cameroon. attacking the base of boko haram into cameroon this is not certain because up until now the nigerian thrortsauthorities havenigerian thorts authorities have not dislodged boko haram. activity participate or commit more forces as nigerian troops are also doing their own part in fighting boko haram. we have seen over the last few months how nigerian forces have chased out boko haram in areas that have been controlled by the insurgents. there are other areas in the northeast part of the country place like borno and yorbi states. >> in nigeria largest city many people don't have proper access to water. the government admits it's providing less than half of the city's needs but it says partnerships with private companies will improve services. however, activists remain current, rowi ragi reports. >> water out of the tap is not for granted. like everyone the her compound her family had to dig a bore hole the get water. the water has to be pumped and saved in a tank which means having a gene

his release was announced tuesday when he traveled to niger, and he has now arrived in france.air base south of paris. and french president francois hollande says the release is the product of months of negotiation s with his captors own the governments of niger and mali. but there's a fair amount of speculation that a prisoner swap was involved in this. fairly dark shot, he is the man without hair there, the bald man, very tall man. and he has arrived there home after three long years in captivity. again, as i say, there's speculation about some sort of swap here to see his freedom. but for him, he and his family, very relieved now. you see there in the darkness, it's very early there in france. just near paris there. he arrived at that air base and he now will be reunited with his family. and you're watching cnn. i'm rosemary church. isle i'll be back in an hour. errol barnett will be back after a very short break. ...the getaway vehicle! for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. doctors have been prescribingdecade, nexium to patients just like you. for ma

tens of thousands of nigerians have crossed over to nigh niger. >> the figures that we have show thathere are around 80,000 refugees in the defa region and every day that goes by the number rises. because they have to be looked after it marines these people cannot be cared for in the way they were when the crisis began. >> food is scarce and life is hard, but many of these refugees may consider themselves lucky because while the threat of boko haram lingers, it is not as bad as it was back in nigeria. ali mustafa nigeria. >> seeks to establish oconsensus government. the agreement comes after the prime minister was forted to resign earlier this month. >>> earlier we spoke to amelia baron a journalist based in the haitian capital. port-au-prince. >> supposed to end on 2012 and without his agreement in this country, important steps into the solution of this crisis of this political crisis because without it no power no democratic power against present one. to the president has made concessions because he agreed to everything they were asking. wondering what would happen to them after dec

is there a real risk that shad and niger could be impacted by the fighting. >> well, they've already been impacted by the fighting, and it does more than pose a military problem particularly given the most phenomenon that we're facing in africa, levant and iraq. it is around the ideas of how do you manage and control your borders. as we take a look, we saw the problems that were facing niger, chad, and maully, which has been worst effected in the last two years. when we look at these kinds of issues today the problem and the threat over unchristianing all the kind of local services that has been done there have been done in ineffective ways. >> whose responsibility is it to sort this out? >> well, it's the international community, libyans, and libyan government, and in that respect having an international arbitor, not to be so clumsy and heavy handed, think of this in terms of military solution, violence at this stage is not going to improve the lives. in that respect you have to understand that perhaps violence is a result of a long-standing grievance of a long complex history that

now in nee nyey nye niger dominic kane reports. >> a small boat heads for a small village in niger thepeople on board are anxious because boko haram is active here. its threat to destroy western education has forced schools to close. in the one that's still open the teachers are frightened. >> they kill teachers because they don't like the education they teach. it is hard to know what kind of people they are. that's why i'm really scared. if the water wasn't here they would have taken us. until now they have been stuck on the other side but i really fear that they will come across at any time. >> only 20 students remain here now from a register of more than 300. in the wider community there is fear. >> translator: we're really frightfrightened of boko haram. people are scared because we have our children at conceal school but someone might come to kill them. we really don't agree with them but now we're really worried. >> while the water is protecting the community from boko haram it is helping the rm group to group to hide. some feel boko haram is hiding hundreds of girls it kidnapped

niger the country that has borne the brunt. since boko haram has begun its violent campaign in 2009. >>> analysts say the group's tactics have changed over the past months. changed from hit and run strike to suicide bombings and taking and holding on to territory. we'll hear now from mike, former head of nigerian security forces. he says that nigerians need to take security into their own hands. >> boko haram come from from with the international organizations. but one could say that the recent attacks could have come from various reasons. there seems to be an established trait, you recall when the former inspector general of police threatened, they went ahead and attacked the police headquarters. again, the chief of defense staff also did the deadline and they went and atackled this town. now the challenge the people to rise up to the taking the strength into their hands. so what it does happen, what happens now is that it calls for extra vigilance on part of the citizenry. everybody should be concerned and take steps to check

many walked 30 kilometers to the relative safety in neighboring niger.t of them are women and children. they escaped when fighters from boko haram attacked their town last week. they are tired, scared and hungry, but happy to be alive. this woman is overwhelmed. her entire family is left behind. >> translator: i was going to the pharmacy and heard gunfire. i rushed to the school where my children were, i saw the gunmen they were firing over me, so i ran away, i don't know what happened to think three children and husband. >> local authorities are providing these people with basic supplies. >> translator: we escaped the fighting, we haven't eaten for three days. we thank them for bringing us some food. >> reporter: more than 4,000 people have arrived here over the last week, authorities say they are setting up refugee camps, but until that happens, many have nowhere to go. the governor warns that the number of refugees could increase. >> reporter: people are continuing to arrive not only here but to all over areas which border niger. all over people who f

i just heard the good news from the nigers president who will be making a statement when the hostageives as he has not arrived yet. i would like to thank him and the is niger's president who has helped us a lot. >> and now we go to jacky to find out what we know about serge and his release. >> reporter: french military helicopters have taken off about an hour ago on the way to the capitol to collect serge. his daughter is on board, and they could be back as soon as wednesday to paris where he'll be reunited with other members of his family and received by president hollande. i think it's quite interesting what he said with the negotiations of mali, because there is speculation that in fact some kind of prisoner exchange was involved in securing the release of serge. >> all right. jacky, thank you very much. reporting from paris. >>> kenya's information minister has denied the existence of secret death squads after an exclusive al jazeera report. on monday which told you how counter terrorism police admitted for the first time they do kill people suspected of being so-called muslim ra

. >> boko haram, which terrorized parts of nigeria is reaching across the border into niger. dominic kane filed this report. >> reporter: a small boat heads for a small village in niger, near the frontier of nigeria. people on board are anxious, because boko haram is active here. it's threat to destroy western education forced schools to close. in the one that is still open, the teachers are frightened. >> they kill teachers because they don't like the education they teach. it's hard to know what people they are. that's why i'm really scared. if the water was not here they would have taken us. until now, they have been stuck on the other side. i really fear that they will come across at any time. >> reporter: only 20 students remain now from a register of more than 300. in the wider community, there is fear. >> we really are frightened of boko haram, because there are only a few hundred meters away from us. people are scared. we have the children at school someone might come to kill them. we don't agree with them but we are worried. >> the water is protecting the community fr

the same thing in cameroon and expand a base into there into cameroon probably into chad and into niger. >> thank you. >>> rescue operations continue after a ferry caught fire on friday. checked by local medics. 115 people are still on board the vessel. simon mcgregor wood explains. >> essentially an airborne rescue operation greek and italian force he, the operation is now speeded up because of the arrival of daylight. it is very cold and it is extremely windy. one cargo vessel, the spirit of piraus was able to reach the port carrying 48 passengers. that i ship was meant to come here but the wind conditions were simply such that it wasn't able to get into this port. gives you an idea how difficult the conditions are. over 300 have been lifted off the vessel leaving about 150 but every 15 minutes or so fresh small groups of passengers are being rescued. and transferred to waiting mainly italian naval ships that now are in attention at the scene. the chief amongst those is the italian naval amphibious landing ship the san george san giorgio. we understand that once everyone is safely off

i've just been informed of this having news by the president of niger.e will provide more information when the hostage arrives. he is not there yet. i would like to thank the malian president, who was very involved in this affair in securing this liberation. this is an important moment. it means that france has no more hostages. >> francois hollande announcing that serge lazarevic, the last remaining french hostage has indeed been released. let's bring in a security specialist. thank you for joining us. there had been rumors that serge lazarevic would be freed. what are the reasons behind this release? >> look, is pretty obvious it was a very important sign for the french to release their last hostage. different from other negotiations. this was likely an exchange of prisoners rather than of payment of hard cash. namely terrorists that was held in mali in a prison. that is why president hollande thanked very warmly mali and ni ger. >> what makes you say this is more likely an exchange of prisoners? >> sources on the ground for the past two three days. th

around 150,000 people have crossed the borders into niger or chad. >>> people in japan's ancient capital have a long history of growing plants used in traditional herbal medicine. now the local government is trying to revitalize the industry by branding the locally grown herbs. nhk world reports. >> reporter: this herb is associated with the prefecture where it is harvested. at this center work is underway to develop effective ways of raising seedlings. it normally takes two years for the herb to be ready to harvest. but researchers have found a way to cut that time by nine months. they raise seedlings in high temperature greenhouses. >> translator: it's difficult to grow the herb in a way that produces consistent medicinal properties. our biggest challenge is finding a way to solve this problem through our cultivation methods. >> reporter: it was once the capital of japan in ancient times. the temple was built here in the eighth century. it served as a depository for medicines from all over asia. today the herbal bath set to be effective against fatigue. it is still a center of medicine

counties like chad niger and cameroon, this is an attempt to keep boko haram into cameroon? this is not certain. places like this has supporters where boko haram fighters have been known to operate for the last three or four years. these attempts to actively participate or commit more resources to try to dislodge boko haram from its territory as they do theory own part their own part in boko haram. they are in areas that are being controlled by the insurgents. there are also other areas currently under their control. places like yorba state. >> suicide-bombers killed 21 shia pilgrims in iraq. it happened north of baghdad. the bomber detonated inside a tempt offering drinks and food in to those headed to a shrine next week. 45 others have been injured, 14 people have been reported to be killed in yemen in fighting between tribesman and mouth rebels. it happened north of sanaa. they say tribal members resisted when houthi stormed a home of a tribal chief. >> these houses belong to members of a yemeni tribe. the houthi accused them of having close ties with the party. the peopl

. >> niger's hair industry is worth millions of dollars, and that's where we report from lagos, it's booming. >> on the corner of a busy street these women are looking for beauty. a booming demand for all sorts of air pieces, braids, weave-ons and wigs. >> it makes you look smart, beautiful, confident, you look good when we make our hair. >> esther olabyyi comes twice a month to have braids attached to her hair. she does not mind the two-hour process or the 15-dollar bill. >> the only fixtures of the economy that attracts investors from around the world. >> this is the largest factory producing hair pieces in nigeria. it makes two of africas most popular brands. rayon is imported from japan and then it's processed into what is called dry hair. by some estimates it brings in $6 billion across africa. >> the nigerian lady and african lady has to throw it away after three weeks, four weeks. with a growing population your product will keep growing on its own. you add in trendy fashions, you have a win-win combination. >> the image of stars is now more attainable. >> people perceive you b

earlier he was welcomed by the president of niger. it's not clear if a ransom was paid. local media say several rebel fighters have been freed. >> zimbabwean president robert mugabe called a meeting to replace the deputy he sacked. firing joyce majour of accusing her of overthrowing him. we have this report from the capital. >> reporter: zim back whichans knew it was a matter of time before grace was sacked. she has been fired. >> she deserves that. it is rolling, and we do know what is happening. trying to victimize someone for what happened. what they do, what the police need to do is vet the issues. >> -- investigate the issues. >> many people go here. one of the ladies up to the top of the government. they need for us to defend it. >> majura says she's in the and supporters thought she'd be the first female president. >> president mugabe said joyce imaginura met with diplomats from the united states. u.s. officials denied the allegations. the prime minister has neutralized a threat. >> to point out the effect, the first thing robert mugabe does is not to tolerate any

he said he picked up at a protest >>> nigerian police say gunmen freed more than 200 prisoners in niger state on saturday. police say that they have recaptured at least 10. it's the third such incident in two months. two earlier gaol breaks were on the armed group boko haram. carl leven from the american university in washington says there's a number of reasons where the military is failing to keep nigeria safe. >> what we have seen is the hollowing out of the military, if you will. the budgets have gone up, but the capacity and the will to provide security have gone down. this is an alarming state of affairs, even without boko haram. i think that for a long time, several years after the democratic transition in 1999, i think part of the civilian political strategy has been to keep the military happy, and since nigeria hasn't had serious external security threat, then that deal seemed to have some sort of appeal. but now that nigeria faces a serious security threat, and one that has some external dimension, the military doesn't seem to be up to task. >> six former detainees from the gua

joining us now is niger innis. national spokesperson of racial equality and the executive director of the tea party.net. >> it's my pleasure to be here. lou: this is such a tragedy. in new york and in missouri. in your judgment, is this outright racial exploitation by principally the left in this country. >> there's no question about it. and by the way, i would not say that this extends to many of the peaceful protests all across this country. many of those folks are kids and they have issues and grievances that are independent from the agenda of the progressive elite crowd that is taking advantage of this and making what is becoming a bit of a racial hysteria with some isolated and terrible tragedies. let's say that this was an awful tragedy what occurred to eric garner in staten island. and his daughter and his mother -- they are gems on the earth, on how they are dealing with the tragedy and they are dealing with it with dignity and honor. but what happened in staten island is not what happened in ferguson, miss

. >> nnimmo bassey, thank you for being with us, niger and and by mental activist and the director of of mother earth foundation. we will be speaking to him more later in the week. he's the author of, "to cook a continent: destructive extraction and climate crisis in africa." as we turn now to the late nigerian environment list can saro-wiwa who was executed in 1995. ,efore we go, the significance what, 19 years later of ken who fought for the ogoni nigerian people. >> he inspired me to be committed to environmental justice activism. thes 20 years, glad to say , where degradation has gone on for over 50 years, people are more resolute than ever. an assessment of the ogoni [indiscernible] have isng what we destruction -- almost reversible. pollution as deep as five meters [indiscernible] three years after the report, [indiscernible] >> nnimmo bassey them a thank you so much, as we turn right now to the controversial carbon trading that he was talking about known as redd. protest not only in africa, but south america, specially in the amazon. earlier this week, i interviewed chief ninaw

the negotiations, and president hollande today made a point of complimenting both the presidents of niger and mali, with their help in negotiating a release. in the case of mali, the president is there today in part because of france. french troops were sent back in the 2013 to mali to help stabilize the country which was under attack by terrorists in the northern part of the country. they're also may have been a prisoner exchange involved, according to a reporter for the state run overseas broadcasting agency. in fact, there were two prisoners who were exchanged. jim bitterman, cnn, paris. >>> still to come for you here on cnn, a senseless attack inside a new york synagogue, the suspect is dead, but many questions remain. >>> plus, prosecutors have released more grand jury documents in the ferguson shooting case. some key testimony is being held back. we'll reveal what hasn't been released. come in and use your starbucks gift card any day through january 5th for a chance to win starbucks for life. i have the worst cold with this runni better take something. dayquill cold and flu doesn't

the numbers of refugees fleeing to niger are growing. camps are being set up. most are from a town attacked by boko haram three weeks ago. the call is out for more humanitarian aid to be distributed to the region. >> afghan women have long been denied the right to an education, a practice enforced by the taliban. some women are taking matters into their own hands to make a better life for their families. >> this woman's husband was killed by a suicide bomber. she has seven children to support. she was given a loan by a microfinancing problem for women so she could have an oven built. people bring her flour. she makes the bread for which they paid $0.08 per piece. >> translation: if i buy my children shoes, i can't afford a hat. i'm grateful for the project. if i had not been taught the skill or leant the money, life would be harder. >> reporter: she leaves her children at this caish when she comes to her lessons. the women were taught to read and right before being taught a skill. and given $100 to start a business. they come to improve their skills and pay mon

700,000 people are now internally displaced by the violence and further 140,000 have pled to next door nigernd cameroon. 13,000 people. it's estimated have died since boko haram began its violent campaign. the group's tactics have evolved from hit and run to suicide b b bombings, roadside and holding terror in the north. former director of the nigerian state security service joining us live from abuja. tell us a little bit about the sophistication, the growing sophistication, it appears, of boko haram. you can do this without money. so who is funding this organization? >> yeah. it's a problem. the boko haram, >> the people who will are, to prove their potency, they attack. so what does happen, what happens is that calls for extra vig lens on the part of the citizenry. everybody should be concerned and take steps to check boko haram. you know that elections are -- >> i was going to say when you were in charge of the state security service, presumably you had your eyes and ears all over the country. was there any suggestion that something which started off -- and i remember reporting on it fiv

niger, how do you solve this problem going forward? what the president is selling about raising minimum wage and raising the middle class instead of letting it grow. >> no, i don't agree. you have had a trillion stimulus and the federal reserve keeping interest rates artificially down and this benefits the one percent. it isn't a shock that 10 of the 15 richest countries are the washington, d.c. suburbs. the other five are new york and new jersey surrounding wall street. but if you are an entrepreneur, you are suffering. you are unable, because of over taxation and over regulation to get started. dodd frank was supposed to break up the biggest banks but the banks too big to fail are bigger than others and the little community banks are going out of business being gobbled up by the big banks. >> i want to give julie a chance to respond here. you have a lame duck president in a sense, a republican-controlled house, and republican-controlled senate. do you think the president is going to be will to spend the political capital to get the e

in nigeria, the niger delta has suffered one of the worst oil spills in years after nearly 4000 barrels of crude poured from a shell pipeline. shell has blamed the spill on oil thieves. environmentalists say the devastation stretches for miles with dead fish and crabs washing up on the shoreline. germany has unveiled a plan to reduce carbon emissions that are warming the planet. the plan aims to help germany meet a goal of reducing emissions by 40% by the year 2020 but environmentalists say the proposed steps to not go far enough to reduce the country use of coal-fired power plants. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon touted efforts by germany and other countries before traveling to participate in the climate summit in lima, peru next week. >> we are determined to sustain the momentum generated by the recent important announcement by the united states, china, european union, and yesterday germany, on a mission reductions. next year is an opportunity to take a big steps, transformative steps in the right direction. we must do all it takes to provide hope for people and the planet. headed

the numbers of refugees fleeing to niger continue to grow. camps have bet set up across the border.ost are from a nigeriantown attacked by boko haram three weeks ago. an international plea to help syrian refugees in desperate need of it dialysis treatment. they have fled their war-torn country but the cost is putting a strain on the jordanian government. more now from nasreen a nasreen al shamala. >> people with kidney failure could die. the chemical purification is a lifetime treatment. last month, the jordanian government suspended all free heal health services at straight-run hospitals because it could no longer afford the hefty medical bills. private donors scrambled to secure enough money to provide one month of dye dialysis treatment to a small number of syrians at this private hospital in i hadbid. but unless new donations come through by december 24th, these people will be cut off from their critical treatment. desperate syrian patients in this room are calling on the international community to save of their lives. >> i left syria just because i needed dialysis regularly. i

but lived into niger from the ages of 6 to 13. but you know, most of my life was spent in the u.k.til 2007. and yes the script hit my door mat in 2007 july of that year. and i just had this visceral deep spiritual reaction to reading not just the script but it was the man. there was something about the man. hi a very peripheral kind of knowledge of him like a lot of people the speech march on washington. but i felt god tell me that i was going to play this role and that is where it began. >> rose: what was it about the man that you saw that you knew if you could get that if would show us something about the dimensions of someone who was part of an american struggle but as an american hero. >> well that's the thing, exactly what you just say there, the man. he was an american hero but he didn't walk around in his life thinking i'm a hero i'm an icon i'm a hysterical-- historical figure. he was a man with flaws with failings, with witnesses with transcendent qualities as well am but where i connected with him he's a man of faith i'm a man of faith i'm a father of four. he was a fathe

niger innis and zelina, thank you for joining us.that is happening here at cnn. we are days away from our tradition, an all-star tribute. i hope you'll join us as we salute ten extraordinary people who give of themselves all year long. i have a preview for you now. at first glance it might look like every other award show. but cnn heroes, an all-star tribute, hosted by anderson coop cooper, is an event like no other. the stars turn out to honor them. >> it's a great night for so many people being honored for just doing good because it pushes humanity forward. >> it's basically recognizing people for what we should be doing every day, which is thinking beyond ourselves. >> i'm here with my daughter because that's what i want to teach her, that the individual really can make a difference. >> reach. reach. reach. >> reporter: individuals like a man who helped people with disabilities get stronger inside and out. >> it is my honor to introduce ned. >> reporter: a woman who saves lions from distinction and a rabbi with a black belt who he

. >> pick one city, niger, for example, chicago, and how much black-on-black crime has been there. there's been murder after murder after murder. nobody knows the names of the victims there. nobody knows these innocent lives that were taken. you know, human potential wasted. and you don't hear from the agitators or the activists in this case. and it's been going on now for years. why? >> and you know the amazing thing is is that, you know, words like genocide, black genocide are used often by these folks. i actually agree. there is a black genocide going on like in chicago, which is a killing fields. it's actually more dangerous for a young black man to walk the streets of chicago than it is kabul in afghanistan or iraq. you know, that is an absolute tragedy. but the black genocide is not being perpetuated by white cops or nazis or skinheads. it is tragically being perpetuated by other young black men. and if your goal is to stop this crisis, and it is a crisis among young black men, being 40% of young black men are murdered. that's the number one cost of life is murder. >> that is

for mr esoteric book about where i wanted to travel to places and revolutionary control, like the niger river delta and the rebellions on and always places that are like under control of radicals to see what it's like to exist outside of the nation state space. everyone was like, no. >> i did a quick kickstart for my book year which was going i had a different expense because i had been with the economist or 35 years and i have been a freelancer that entire time but also i own the copyrights to the cartoon which as big as you know. when it was my 35th anniversary i started to kickstarter i wanted to raise 20,000 i was lucky and raise $100,000 presold copies in 26 countries but it's going to be great for cartoonist and others who are trying to get their books in this culture of the printed word. so one more question. one more. who wants to take the last question asked surely here at kramerbooks. >> on national television. >> it's going to be a real good question, right? >> maybe not. [inaudible] >> excellent question. >> it is an excellent question and it's kind of the complicated answer

places like venezuela and niger and -- >> i agree with that. >> oil companies walk away from this.et left holding the bag. there are a lot of investors who are pitched by the financial advisers. these are the hot products this year. this is the sector to be in. >> high yield. >> they chased yield and will get blown up a lot of these people across the board. >> all right. thank you very much, jake. it is an interesting angle. keeping eye on it as we see oil prices continuing to decline. >>> on to another happy topic. black friday, kind of a bust, right? cyber monday was better. how did hsn formerly known as home shopping network do? the president bill brand will join us exclusively coming up. >>> will shoopers pick up an oculus headset in stores and how much would it cost? oculus ceo will be here later on "the closing bell" to explain. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower

. >> of the niger in government and you just mentioned the isr that you've been sharing is not really being used, and they are not being very precise. how would you describe the relationships -- >> isr does not give them a precise enough data to really go after. so they have to continue to help the situation further. because of the isolated area and of the challenges they see with boko haram, they have not been able to develop the situation further. >> is there a way to make this more precise and get the data to them? >> it's a mixture of everything, whether it is human intelligence, the image intelligence and everything, and in coordination with the nigerian military. we have not been able to get the precise fix that they desire to take, you know, action. >> the nigerian government has wanted more from u.s. military. what more had they been requesting? is there more that can be given? can you describe the relationship between u.s. military and the nigerian military? >> the relationship between the nigerian military and the u.s. is like many relationships in africa. to ask us for what