A senior in the official in the pensacola testing positive for the virus turkey stopped for mass accuses armine of committing a war crime in azerbaijan as the border fights takes a toll on civilians from both sides a lifeline from mali the west African Regional bloc lifts economic sanctions that were imposed following a military coup. And 3 scientists awarded this years nobel prize for physics for their discoveries about one of the most mysterious objects in the universe. But we begin this news hour in kyrgyzstan a country gripped by political turmoil the Prime Minister has resigned now this comes right after the Election Commission in the old the. Early results of sundays vote weve also learned the speaker of the parliament has also resigns and this comes after a night of violence where protesters stormed the buildings there accusing the government of rigging the election in its favor protesters also freed former president. And other senior officials from jail president. Jeenbekov has
Thank you, jeff. Im honored to moderate this panel with four dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i might let it go to my head and try to interject myself too much in the discussion. So i will sit down there while they make their presentations and will come back up here during the actual q a time. You have the detailed bios of the speakers in your program so i will not repeat those first is professor richard emerman. His bio says he recent retired from temple university. I know richard well. Richard does not know the meaning of the word retirement. We are Close Friends and collaborators and the state Department Historical Advisory Council and he continues to be active as a scholar and mentor and is an active citizen in the guild of National Security scholars and historians. Next to him is a professor mel leffler of the university of virginia. Again, another titan in the field of diplomatic history. I started reading his books as an undergrad
[applause] those 30 years were a good warmup. Thank you, i want to make sure to get a copy of your book. Thank you for that warm introduction. A distinguished guest, ladies and gentlemen, todays Dynamic World strong leadership is more critical than ever. I cannot picture a crowd more in tune with the importance of good leadership and this one. It is my first time here but many of you have been coming to this event for years. The beauty of the forum is its ability to draw together knowledgeable and diverse leaders from the executive branch, military services, congress, industry, allies and partners and the media. It is a privilege to speak with you on a topic as vital as National Security. It has been a long and productive day, not exhaustive. I aim to keep my remarks brief. I have interacted with many of you. You are not a passive bunch. Phrase full contact is not lost on you. I had the good fortune to interact with donald trump. He has been clear on his expectations. Build a stronger
History tv on cspan3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Deputy defense secretary Patrick Shanahan delivered keynote remarks at the Reagan National defense forum. He discussed National Security threats, Defense Innovation and military readiness. Following remarks, mr. Shanahan was interviewed by cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. This is a half hour. [applause] how are you . Good. I say those 30 years were a good warmup act. John, thank you, and im going to make sure to get a copy of your book on the way out of town here. So thank you for that warm introduction. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,gu in todays Dynamic World strong leadership is more critical than ever. I can not picture a crowd more in tuned with the importance of good leadership than this one. It is my first time here but many of you have been coming to this event for years. The beauty of the forum is its ability to draw together such invested, y knowledgeable and diverse leaders fr
And disturbing. [ screaming ] well, french president Francois Hollande is recommending the country extend its state of emergency by three months in the wake of the attack on nice. He flew back to paris early friday to deal with the situation. Mr. Hollande is hosting an emergency meeting at the president ial palace. He says there is no doubt this was a terrorist attack. Translator france is afflicted by this new tragedy. She is horrified by what has just taken place, this atrocity of using a lorry to kill, deliberately kill dozens of people who had just come to celebrate the 14th of july. France is afflicted, but she is strong, and she will always be stronger, i assure you. Well always be stronger than the fanatics who want to strike her today. Now from paris, becky, the french, you know, as the sun rises there, in france, trying to come to terms with the third attack in 18 months. Ive just seen a tweet. Reporter it says, there are no words for this madness. Its 9 00 in the morning here