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Good evening. Im lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. While the cold war has been over for more than 20 years the growing chill of late between washington and moscow became downright frosty today as president obama called off his planned meeting with russias Vladimir Putin. A response to russias grant of asylum to admitted american spy Edward Snowden, but the split goes deeper than that and highlights the failure of the two most powerful men in the world to come to terms on dealing with everything from syrias brutal regime to arms control. Meantime, the president is also speaking publicly for the first time about the terror warnings emanating from the arabian peninsula. Chief White House Correspondent chuck todd starts us off with more on all that. Chuck . Reporter good evening, lester. Both sides insist the cold war isnt back, but it is clear the relationship with the United States and russia is getting pretty icy. Todays announcement that the president will not meet Vladimir Put
Tremendous this is the third maw and ice storm this month. More than 10,00 10,000 flights e been canceled this week, 1,000 today alone and as Terrell Brown reports, the timing of this storm couldnt be any worse for retailers among a short shopping season that has been underwhelming. Reporter in the middle of a dusty snowstorm on a 19degree day in mohegan lake new york, nicki couldnt resist going to shop. We are in a snowstorm. Yes. And you are shopping. Yes. Why . Because it is still christmas, and things still need to get done and there are gifts to buy. Reporter a snow day for retailers during the Holiday Shopping season could be the difference between a profit or loss. So many so many stores stayed open and were counting on shoppers like audra aggin. The stores are throwing some good sales, to, so you have to get out when they have the sales. Reporter in upstate new york, clearing the snow has been a week long marathon. Just ask ron bacon. I get out with a blower and blow it out and
hotshot crew. andrew ashcraft was one of them. he died in june. the city of prescott, says 13 of those families actually do not qualify for benefits since the men were considered part-time workers. andrew s wife says the city should be sending in to help. fact that i have four small children now i have to find a way to provide for them because my husband giving the ultimate sacrifice in the city s eyes wasn t enough to seal the deal that we ll be given health benefits. that we will be given his salary moving forward to create the life for our kid that we put together for them. it s, sad that i have to even stand here today and fight for what my husband already earned. it is sad that there are 12 other families that aren t being given what their, their brother or their husband or their spouse earned. it is a terrible tragedy and the bigger tragedy is in the fact that the people that can make it right aren t making it right. martha: very upset. julianne ashcraft, really one of the face
should be done. the real question what can be done within the confines of the law and it s our opinion, it is the state s opinion it will take a state action to do this properly and to fix the problem. the state retirement system specifically prohibits non-full-time permanent employees from participating. the benefits are significantly different between a permanent employee and a temporary employee. if you look martha: but in terms how that might be changed and if it could be retroactive, when you have a case of these, heroes who died in the line of duty, trying to protect the people of arizona, is there a way to craft something that would allow these people to share in that benefit and is that something you would like to see? would you like to see julianne ashcraft get that permanent benefit for her family. as far as the 13 part-time seasonal employees. martha: they are saying they weren t part-time and not seasonal, sir.