Turkey Reports New Attack On Its Troops In Syria; Police: Paris Train Station Fire Brought Under Control
CURNOW: Welcome back. I'm Robyn Curnow. So, Turkey's defense ministry is reporting a new attack on its troops in Syria. It says government shelling killed one Turkish soldier and wounded two others. Now this comes just a day after an airstrike by Russian backed Syrian forces that killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Idlib Province. It was Turkey's biggest loss of life in Syria by far since it first intervened in the war. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone today with Russian President Vladimir Putin and could meet him face to face next week in Moscow. Mr. Erdogan also spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about the humanitarian crisis in Idlib. They called on Russia and the Syrian regime to stop their offensive in Syria's last rebel stronghold. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the area in just the past two months. Meanwhile, in Paris, police say a major fire at train station is now under control. That's good news. The blaze broke out at the Gare de Lyon station earlier on Friday, sending massive plumes, as you can see here, of black smoke and flames into the sky. Emergency workers responded to the blaze and evacuated the station. Even though the fire is though under control, police ask - still asking people to stay away from the station for now. And Democrats battling to replace U.S. President Donald Trump are making their final pitches to voters in South Carolina. Polls open there in just a few hours' time. And certainly this primary is especially critical for former Vice President Joe Biden. He's counting on the state to resurrect his campaign and give him momentum, heading into Super Tuesday. Biden is expected to win South Carolina, but Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders is hot on his heels, hoping to score an upset. We'll speak to Josh Rogin after the break.