Last winter in moscow. Thousands of people lined up in the middle of the night to be a part of an old ritual. In the russian soul where under the single. Which we are facing god makes a strong lets get out together yet at. Something resembling a baptism for adults is taking place next to a church. The faithful take a quick dip in ice cold water. During the soviet era this Russian Orthodox ritual to mark a piece and all but disappeared now its being revived. This is not just about face its a way to show the world but russia is capable of. The world. On Russian Television is here to show president Vladimir Putin taking the plunge. 400 kilometers from moscow the man who serves as a role model for his country and has the chilly water when hes. Got. This ritual goodnights russians in different parts of the country. And the faithful are impressed that their president is leading by example. With the with the with brought about them living a good russian a religious russian if you spray people
Tonight, special coverage of the new cold war has taken yet another ominous turn. Up till now cost michael okwu its standing in the form of credit down grades and demonization of the west. Killing of Boris Nemtsov just steps from the Kremlin Nemtsov said to be close to releasing a report revealing startling details of russias involvement in the ukraine. Placards read, i am not afraid. Rory challands is there and has the report from moscow. Nemtsovs face was everywhere. The bullets that killed him said this banner were meant for all of us but also present were thousands of russian flags in an era where russian leaders are vilified as traitors and fifth columnist, such a huge rally is allowed to take place right in the center of moscow. Usually these things are kept on the outskirts of town so maybe the kremlin is thinking grief is a more manageable emotion than political age are. Some antiputin shouting, the challenge for the opposition now is whether it the turn the grief for nemtsovs
Critics. Also coming up a war of work zone between the u. S. President and the Prime Minister of israel. And a man killed on the ground. Well hear a witness explain what he saw. Hello, everyone, im errol barnett. Eye welcome hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world, this is cnn newsroom. We begin this hour with the latest information out of moscow at this moment. Mourners are gathering to pay their final respects to Boris Nemtsov. Youre looking at some footage that just came if to us moments ago as people gather around his open casket this morning. A Memorial Service has just begun for the prominent opposition activist. He was shot and killed while walking across a bridge near the kremlin on friday night. Our Senior International correspondent, Matthew Chance is there at the memorial and joins us now with more. Just set the scene for us as this gets underway. Whats happening around you . And what will happen throughout the day . Reporter thats right.
Differences with mr. Netanyahu. He also said he had been wrong before with his opposition to 2013 interim nuclear deal with iran. This is not a personal issue. I think that it is important for every country in its relationship with the United States to recognize that the u. S. Has a process of making policy. Prime minister netanyahu made all sorts of claims. This was going to be a terrible deal. This would result in iran getting 50 billion worth of relief. Iran would not abide by the agreement. None of that has come true. For his part, Prime Minister netanyahu today tried to smooth over some of the tension from his speech which youll recall came from speaker John Boehners invitation. He did not, however, back away from his bottom line. Iran vows to annihilate israel. If it develops Nuclear Weapons, it would have the means to achieve that goal. We must not let that happen. [ applause ] Prime Minister netanyahu speaking today to the israeliamerican Political Action committee, aipac. More
With very contentious topics. The white house is worried about what Benjamin Netanyahu may reveal to congress about a possible u. S. Iran Nuclear Deal. We are concerned by reports that suggest selective details of the ongoing negotiations will be discussed publicly in the coming days. I want to say clearly that doing so would make it more difficult to reach the goal that israel and others say they share. In order to get a good deal. The United States had been providing our israeli allies regular detailed classified briefings to give them the proper context about the progress that were making in the context of these conversations. The release of that information would betray the trust between our allies and it certainly is inconsistent with the behavior of trusted allies. Mr. Obama and mr. Netanyahu have very different ideas about what a potential Iran Nuclear Deal might actually accomplish. Reporter president obama sought to preempt the israeli leaders speech to congress saying a deal