President trump and his views on professional athletes. [applause] [laughter] my bad. Im sorry. I just checked twitter and i thought i am happy to say this panel is sponsored by the obj school of school of public affairs. That sponsorship. Im dutybound to say my sponsors i love them but they do not get to choose the questions or answers. With that caveat out of the way, a your host and moderator professor here at ut austin. I am the cofounder of a blog that is the nations leading commentary on National Security the curator of National Security law podcast which is mixed up with crossfire and the National Security news. We have one hour. Into 40be divided minutes of discussion with panelists and 20 minutes of discussion with you. So as you are sitting there reacting, there are topics will not get to because of limits of time, you can i will remind you at the time i will remind you to keep your comments brief, or keep the questions brief. Lastly, please silence your phones but dont neces
Tuesday, see the debate between the new jersey governors candidates. Next, a look at National Security and Foreign Policy during President Trumps first in office. Representatives joined former Deputy Defense secretary kathleen hicks. University of texas Robert Chesney and author malcolm nance at the annual Texas Tribune festival in austin. This runs one hour. Applause] good morning. Thank you for coming out to perhaps the most timely and serious and important session you will hear at the seventh annual Texas Tribune festival and of course, by this i mean the deadly serious topic of President Trump and his views on professional athletes. [applause] [laughter] my bad. Im sorry. I just checked twitter and i thought i am happy to say this panel is sponsored by the obj school of school of Public Affairs. That sponsorship. Im dutybound to say my sponsors i love them but they do not get to choose the questions or answers. With that caveat out of the way, a your host and moderator professor he
Italy. One person has died, but rescu e rs italy. One person has died, but rescuers have saved others, including a baby who was dug out of the rubble. Anti Racism Campaign group kick it out calls for an independent review after striker eni aluko accused the manager of the england womens team of discrimination. But mark sampson and the fa deny any wrongdoing and say they were cleared by an independent investigation. And carol is out and about with the weather. Good morning from green park in london. I have good company this morning, these lovely ladies. It is the First Time Since the 1930s there have been sheep in green park. These are not any ordinary sheep. I will tell you more later. After a murky start things will get brighter. It could get up to 26 or 27 in parts of the uk, but there will also be heavy showers later for Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. President trump says the us will fight to win in a
Of the heart and bonnie tyler belts out her classic total eclipse of the heart to lucky fans chasing the eclipse, as it sweeps over the us. Good morning. Its tuesday 22nd august. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. President trump says the us will fight to win in afghanistan, as he unveils a new strategy in the war against the taliban. In a major speech last night he said that he had changed his mind about withdrawing troops from the country. He also called on nato allies to do more. Our washington correspondent Aleem Maqbool reports. The man who always said he didnt want to intervene abroad came to announce the intervention in afghanistan is going to ratchet up. But said it was for the right reasons. We are a partner and a friend, but we will not dictate to the Afghan People how to live, or how to govern their own complex society. We are not nation building again. We are killing terrorists. He announced the lifting of a cap on the number of us troops in afghanistan, and that there would be
The Airline Passengers who had a very special view of the first total eclipse across the us in nearly a century. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Wayne rooney insists his focus is on club not country, after he scores his 200th premier league goal in front of england coach gareth southgate. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has announced that more us troops will be be sent to afghanistan to fight the taliban. He said that a rapid exit from the country would create a vacuum for terrorists to fill. During the president ial campaign, donald trump said he wanted a speedy withdrawal from a conflict that he described as a total disaster. But last night, he said hed changed his mind. Heres our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool. The man who always said he didnt want to intervene abroad, came to announce the intervention in afghanistan hes going to ratchet up. But said it was for the right reasons. We are a partner and a friend, but we will not di