Democracy. John kirby was asked about the situation between russia and ukraine, and the potential for u. S. Troop involvement. Mr. Kirby also answered questions about u. S. Defense partnerships with qatar and other middle east countries, and recent missile tests by north korea. Mr. Kirby good afternoon, everybody. A couple of things at the top. I think you know secretary alston met earlier today with the m year of qatar to affirm the strength of the u. S. Partnership. The secretary reiterated his heartfelt gratitude to their indispensable and ongoing support to our efforts to continue to get americans and our afghan allies out of afghanistan. The leaders discussed shared security interest, deescalating tensions, terrorism, and the full scope of threats represented by iran. Secretary alston emphasize the importance of multilateral efforts and integrated operations with partners like qatar to address threats confronting the region. Speaking of threats in the region, earlier this morning,
North. That could be a passing vehicle to the north today. 65 is where we are heading today in cincinnati. We ll see 70 s by tomorrow. Cloudy to start. We re in the 40 s. A high this afternoon around 65 degrees. It is a nice start to the day. Kyla here is a look at 74 at harrison pike. You will not have any issues on the road. Out of Butler County, 75 year 129, things are easing right along with light volume across Greater Cincinnati. That s what we re seeing on 275 toward the east gate area. A light start around the board. We will keep you updated. Mark thank you. Today marks one week since the Madison School shootings. Re scheduling events this week to help students, staff, and the community move forward and feel safe again. S dan griffin is leading the way with where the district stands this morning. Good morning. Dan good morning. As the community in madison township moves forward, the School System plans to host a series of forums so people can discuss safety and security and also
Trump campaigns alleged ties to russia. A leading voice of the intelligencen community telling cnn he feels the government system of checks and balances is eroding. Lets listen. Our institutions are ushd assault internally. Internally from the president . Exactly. Because hes firing the checks and balances. I think the Founding Fathers in their genius created a system of three coequal branches of government and a built in system of checks and balances. I feel as though thats under assault and is eroding. Were waiting now for press Secretary Sean Spicer to head u up there to the podium in the White House Briefing room. As we wait, i want to bring in senior White House Correspondent jim a kcosta. We have senior political reporter nia henderson and dana bash and cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor laura coates. I want to start with you, jim. Youre there in the briefing room. Tell us what were expecting. Theres so many outstanding questions when it comes to comey, when it comes