A conte followed by glasnost and perestroika, american and russian leaders met with some regularity. And on 2 occasions, russian leaders even raised the idea of russia joining nato, but it was not to be the United States began to withdraw from arms control treaties unilaterally. And the us supported unfettered nato expansion in the mid onto in ukraine in 2014 shore. The 2 countries still have diplomatic relations and thats a good thing. There is still in bassett, or is in their respective capitals. But the bilateral situation is not good. And if these professors of International Affairs are to be believed, we are closer to a nuclear war, then we have been in many decades. Our guest today knows of what he speaks, matthew, whoa has been a senior fellow with the center for International Policy since 2010 in 2009. Matthew resigned in protest from his post in afghanistan with the state department over the american escalation of the war, their pro or to his assignment in pakistan. Matthew to
Precipitation anywhere in eastern iowa so that is a good sign. Clouds coming in from the north but they are high, thin ones that will ring is cooler that will dump into the midwest and tomorrow i expect temperatures to be staying in the upper 50s, good 10 to 15 degrees cooler than what we saw today but it will be sunny and then the rain returns for tuesday and wednesday. Do not expected to be quite as nice tomorrow temperatures holding in the 50s but we have one more day of sunshine before the rain returns to forecast. It occasion to get hundreds of students to show up at school on a sunday. Today after nearly 5 decades with the Cedar Rapids Community School District former Washington High School principal at the sendoff so many wanted for his retirement. Connor morgan shows us the legacy he leaves behind. Reporter the detail of the retirement are well documented. s resignation come areas of a teacherstudent sex scandal. His final farewell is not about celebrating. Packed parking lots,
Now, eastern iowa is avoiding all of this snow but unfortunately we are definitely not dodging the cold and the we begin with meteorologist Brandon Marshall with your weatherfirst developing developing right now in cedar rapids linn county attorney Jerry Vander Sanden has called for a grand jury to examine the evidence after an officer shot a suspect during a traffic stop. Stop. It is an unusual move in linn county as some question the actions of that Cedar Rapids Police officer on november first. Thats when investigators say officer lucas jones pulled over jeremie mitchell. Authorities say there was an jones then shot mitchell. The car with mitchell behind the wheel accelerated away from the scene. It then hit an unmarked squad car and other vehicles. Mitchell remains in the hospital and friends say he is paralyzed from the shooting. Shooting. In the days since, mitchells family and other Community Leaders have demanded more information from police. But, so far, the linn developed mor
To the hospital after being hit by a vehicle. The incident happened about an hour ago at 67th street and 11th avenue in the diker heights section. Were told the victims injuries are very minor and the driver stayed at the scene. No charges are expected. A city bus driver expected in court today to face charges in the list and run crash that hill hit and run crash that killed a woman crossing the street. 48yearold paul roper of brooklyn charged with leaving the scene of an accident and failure to yield to a pedestrian. Police say roper was driving the b15 bus that struck 70 yearold carol bell as she crossed the street Tuesday Morning in ocean hill, brooklyn with that walker. Authorities say roper stopped the bus briefly but then kept going. New at noon, a truck gets stuck in the bronx and causes some serious issues on the roadways. Newscopter 7 was over the heavily loaded tractortrailer as it was parked on drake street in hunts point, one of the legs began to sink into a gas cap on the
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