Student volunteers. Please turn off your cell phones. And now, please join me in welcoming senior associate director dr. Barbara ballard. [ applause ] thank you very much. Ill say good evening and welcome to the Dole Institute of politics. For the Third Program of the 2020 president ial lecture series. Tonights guest is professor of communications, robert roland. We would like to thank our cosponsors, the university of Kansas Department of Communication Studies, the department of history, and the department of political science. This evenings interview will be conducted by Dole Institute associate director audrey coleman. Joining us tonight as an honored guest is ron marks. Hes our spring 2020 fellow. Hes a former Senior Analyst for the cia and intelligence expert and intelligence counsel to Senate Majority leaders robert dole and trent lott. Would you stand, please . [ applause ] thank you. This years president ial lecture series was created and developed by dr. Robert roland. He is a
Football industry. Turkey says its attacking all known Syrian Government targets following a dramatic escalation in the battle for edler province at least 33 turkish troops were killed in fighting on thursday the u. N. Secretary general has expressed grave concern and nato as weve seen in the coming hours to discuss the crisis under schapelle has more. As syrian and Russian Forces attempted to retake land loss to rebels on thursday Turkish Forces supporting the rebels came under fire their Bloodiest Day in the conflict so far. Yeah a lot of a little of it as a result of the strikes 33 soldiers have been mahsud. Helicopters and ambulances were seen streaming across the border earlier in the day to evacuate the wounded. Returning to hatay as crowds gathered outside the hospital turkey says its responding by attacking every known Syrian Government target. Or says using it me sorry and also at the same time to alter their forces while the border are strongly hitting the abe Defense Systems
Line in. Migrant stories of survival jump to the big screen at this years film festival. Im going to guess roscoe with the sport as chinas most famous athlete and then pick swimming champion sonya is banned for 8 years for breaking anti doping details and reaction coming up. Welcome to the news hour turkey says its attacking all known government targets after it reported 33 of its soldiers have been killed in fighting in syrias province thats where Syrian Forces are trying to take control of the last battle held territory ankara now appears to be trying to put pressure on the European Union by allowing some Syrian Refugees to end to europe nato has called an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis after its. He condemned what he called indiscriminate airstrikes by syria and russia the u. N. Secretary general is urging an immediate cease fire well russia says its a new warships armed with cruise missiles towards the syrian coast and has blamed turkey for the killing of its soldiers an e
Diseases. Docr, reporter jeff moore discusses william barr. Ont good morning, everyone this tuesday, february 25. We begin with the coronavirus after the dow jones chopped dropped 1000 points with a spike of cases rattling investor confidence. We have seen the disease spread from china to south korea to iran. What are your concerns with this outbreak . Republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. You can text us at 2027488003 with your first name, city, and state. Also on twitter and cspan. Org and facebook. Com cspan. There have been more than 80,000 cases worldwide of the coronavirus. Deaths, nearly 2700 and 50 53 people in the United States who tested positive. The white house announced they would request 1. 8 building in emergency funding from congress and they plan to spend a total of 2. 5 billion on the response. The Obama Administration requested 6 billion for the Ebola Outbreak. The office of management and budget put out a statement saying the Trum
Congos army as they fight armed rebels responsible for a series of attacks in the east. And im peter similarly a sport of chinas most famous athlete a lympics swimming champion son yang is banned for 18 years for breaking anti doping rules details and reaction coming out. So then a strike on turkish soldiers inside syria is increasing tensions on its borders and prompting concerns about where a new escalation might all lead an emergency meeting of nato ended with it calling for syria and russia to hold that it libya fence if it will turkey says 33. 00 of its soldiers were killed there on thursday nato expressed solidarity with turkey but offered no additional support. Allies condemn the continued indiscriminate airstrikes by the Syrian Regime under the shah in italy province by call on them to stop their offensive to respect International Law and to back to you and i ferds for a peaceful solution. This dangerous situation must be deescalated i would urge an immediate return to the 2018