U.S. sends plane to scan for Nigeria’s abducted girls

Name: U.S. sends plane to scan for Nigeria’s abducted girls
Uploaded: 2014-05-13T23:57:21Z
Duration: P192S
Description: Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the region and authorities tried to piece together how the attack and abduction was carried out. Gwen Ifill has an update.

Clip: Season 2014 | 3m 12s

Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the region and authorities tried to piece together how the attack and abduction was carried out. Gwen Ifill has an update.

Aired: 05/13/14

Rating: NR

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U.S. sends plane to scan for Nigeria’s abducted girls

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