Excited with todays discussion. We are glad to be joined by our parents. He serves as the liaison to elected officials. And other constituencies throughout the chicago and metro region. He supports the development. We also have the ambassador investor who is a senior fellow. The cambridge global advisors. Our motto in there today is jake burns. The ceo of cambridge global advisors. He teaches Cyber Security policy. For the Cyber Security. Please join me in welcoming the panel. [applause]. Welcome. As i was mentioned. The cyber policy at the university of chicago. I want to thank the council for having us here today. Just to put in a plug for the organization. Is definitely worth every penny. Its fitting that we have this event here in january. The first event i did on Election Security last year was in january on the stage. Whats going on with tech in the elections. In that panel which i think was one of the first in the country was really the first one saint saying what the heck does
A five hour long ceasefire but even thats too much to ask airstrikes continue to hit the rebel held on plates of eastern called. A decision which cut costs car makers millions the german court gives cities the green light to ban diesel cars. South african politicians vote overwhelmingly in favor of a motion that would allow the government to take private land without compensation. In sport you sign ball will gets played at Manchester United but not as a professional player. And to charity rather than a serious career switch will see the sprint king taking to the football field. Its very warm welcome to this hour of news first to syria where the first daily five hour window when fighting is supposed to stop in a rebel held on cave near damascus has come and gone and with little success the truce was supposed to allow a way to get in and the injured to get out of the city there were multiple while. During the window from nine am to two pm two people were killed in government airstrikes r
Germany at loggerheads of the moment security worldwide faces a number of challenges and threats they are topping the agenda as diplomats defense ministers and World Leaders gathered today at the Munich Security Conference. And south africas new president gets to work after the optimism of his inauguration Cyril Ramaphosa said to lay out the challenges facing the country in todays state of the nation address. Plus warsaws troubled remembrance of us past as opposed Prime Minister comes to berlin to meet the chancellor look at accusations the country is whitewashing its role in World War Two. Because layover not just that much for lend International Film festival last night the opening film wasnt animated feature also different this year the starring role played by the me to campaign against sexual violence. I brought in thomas a warm welcome to the show relations between turkey and germany remain at an historic low that despite a meeting between chancellor all america all and the turkis
Rational business. He also has worked in the clinton administration, the u. S. Department of commerce and speechwriter and chief aide and senior economic issues. Also he has been involved in a number of Media Outlets and reporting for which he received among other honors the best business column distinction by the weak magazine. Of course aubrey hruby is at home here and i would like to announce the like all great books, it is already out of date. I am not trying to hamper sales but it is always listed on the cover as the visiting fellow, delighted to make public that with the approval of the executive office of the Atlantic Council, aubrey hruby is senior counsel at the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council so we are delighted on our continued association. [applause] aubrey hruby has had a distinguished career working on a number of project over in the years before either of us came to the Atlantic Council and our share of war stories from various friends in africa. Aubrey hruby was m
Day after an explosion rescue workers race against the clock to find survivors, as the death toll continues to climb going too far, five guatemalan soldiers caught on tape beating two young men. They now face the justice statement of claim accused of abuse of power this is al jazeera america. Im libby casey. Antonio mora is on assignment. We begin with a major accusation against i. S. I. L. The u. S. Says its investigating claims that i. S. I. L. Used chemical weapons against forces in Northern Iraq. Accusations reported by german officials, saying that kurdish leaders told them several dozen of their fighters were attacked with chlorine rockets two days ago. This is not the first allegation of chemical weapons used against i. S. I. L. Back in march it was alleged that there was evidence that i. S. I. L. Fighters used chlorine gas during a suicide bombing in Northern Iraq. The allegations coming as u. S. Officials condemned a deadly Suicide Attack in baghdad. 70 killed when a truck pac