troops in poland. this army video shows the symbolic moment a polish flag was added to the lead u.s. vehicle. colonel norrie was officially welcomed by polish major general jaroslaw mika. >> it is important for security not only for poland, for europe, and for all the world. >> reporter: why should the u.s. care about what is happening so far away here in poland? >> common cooperation, common training, and all these things provide more security for all countries. you have to be prepared for a war, yeah? >> reporter: prepared for a war? >> you would like to avoid any war, but you have to do a lot of training to be prepared. >> reporter: training is what these troops will be doing. their bradley fighting vehicles transported from bremerhaven by train were positioned in the snowy fields of poland in temperatures close to zero degrees. >> it's cold! it's beautiful, though. >> reporter: some american troops will remain in poland. others will be sent farther east for training and war exercises in estonia, la

and it is not only about poland but the reinsurance measurements that are started in poland, bulgaria and romania. iwas in lithuania to watch the final exercise of nato troops before they start deploying. the british will go to estonia, i think. there start deploying. the british will go to estonia, ithink. there is start deploying. the british will go to estonia, i think. there is around 5000 troops in this region, reassuring measures. if you go to lithuania, they have a long, tragic story of occupation by the germans, then of course by russia. there is a tangible fear. people are scared there. if you look at the numbers,

is a huge waste of human skills, but it is a net detriment, surely, to poland? so free movements of labour from poland, surely this is completely unsustainable for that country? i think what you've described is pretty accurate.

germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth‘s greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone, inside germany, she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them.

us troops head to poland. and britain's prime minister promises to work for a "shared society" while the red cross says there's a humanitarian crisis in the british health service. separating the facts from the fake news today, my guests are michael goldfarb of politico, nesrine malik, who is a sudanesejournalist, stefanie bolzen of die welt, and iain martin, formerly editor of the scotsman, now editor of reaction. it's all a conspiracy against donald trump by us intelligence and the media, or it's a conspiracy by donald trump's supporters — and perhaps russian intelligence — to help trump become president and embarrass the media with fake news. either way, how far can mr trump's team of talented family members, billionaires, ex—generals and others heal america's obvious divisions? this is the week when he will become president of the united states. he talks about bringing the country together. people want that. will it happen? no, it will not happen. the country is very divided. it's not a new thing. it

and in poland, poland, and the third thing you didn't discuss was collaboration and role of church. in poland, the main reason why so many jews died was that -- >> okay. let me just say so don't go on all night. if you read the book you will see i covered all those points. >> but you didn't cover them here. >> i cannot read a 400-page book. your points are well taken. i did refer this to the beginning and read out two things you said. the role of communism and the role of the catholic church. i could not talk about everything but please there is a chapter devoted to the activities or non-activities of the catholic church and there is half a chapter devoted to the problem of poland. >> you could take 20 minutes. >> i could take 20 minutes on a number of subjects. >> unfortunately, that is why the holocaust happened. >> with all due respect, you write your book, i write mine. >> i grew up with that. and you are very -- [applause] >> i am very sad about that. >> thank you very much. can we take the next question, please? >> thank you for this deeply insightful presentation. my question

germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth‘s greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone inside germany she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them. 1939, i went out to poland to become number two to hugh carleton greene of bbc fame and i got to warsaw and he said one of us has got to go to the frontier and i was on the german polish frontier when the german hordes, tanks, moved in. and clare hollingworth‘s scoops kept coming. in 1963 she uncovered kim philby‘s escape to russia as an m16 traitor. for weeks the guardian refused

poland's prime minister is here. she made a point to say this is an integral part of poland's national security. that everyone had a right to feel safe and secure. this is what the arrival of u.s. troops here has done. poland's prime minister spoke to cnn after the ceremony. she said this is very important for poland and the region. we live in europe where there are many external threats. russia's policy is confrontational. this constitutes a real threat. we are conscious that poland must strengthen its alliances. it is an impressive rollout. four battalions of 1,000 soldiers each, more than 2000 pieces of military hardware including u.s. tanks and armored vehicles coming from the third armored brigade team out of ft. carson, colorado, here for nine months, deployed in poland, romania, hungary and bulgaria. a show of force to deter russia. >> there is no more powerful combat corporal ma combat formation in the united states army. this is another sign of the united states commitment to deterrence and our commitment to

and it is a matter of time in poland, poland and the third thing you didn't discuss was collaboration. and role of the church. in poland, the main reason why so many jews died was that ? >> okay, let me just ? >>. [inaudible] >> in fact, if you read the book you will see i cover all of those points. [inaudible] >> i cannot read to a 400 page book. lexi don't have to to make point. one, two, three. >> your point is well taken. i did refer to this at the beginning and his creation and creating Ãi did leave out two things number one the role of communism and the willingness of eastern populations to corroborate and the church. i cannot talk about everything it is here in the outline. but please, there is a chapter devoted to the activities or not activities of the catholic church and there is happy chapter devoted to the problem of poland. >> and you could have taken 20 minutes. >> i could take 20 minutes on an infinite number of subjects man. i can do that. >> unfortunately that is why holocaust happened. because the german was using ? >> with all due respect, you write your book, i wr

others, incncluding poland, have in place to it with over 100 concessions awarded. with overbraced it, 100 concessions at. this is an organic farmer. his farm sits on a gas hot spot. he is worried about the impact on water sources in the region, particularly of chemicals used inin these processes l leak. he belieieves other forms off pollution may y follow. some do except that poland's gas reserveves arere economically importantt but they arere opposd to the fracking process itself. >> in this village in the grip of winter, farmers are also concerned. they maintain they were given little information by the authorities or the gas companies before the drilling began. residedents here say the gasas induststry has presented a misleading imagege of fraggigin. f fracking. the film maker behind "gas land" recently pledged solidarity with polish activists. >> there is no evidence that shale gas can be developed sustainably. there is no evidence that we can withstand what this would mean for our climate. >> there is no w way to extract shale gas withohout using hydraulic fra

jonathan beale, bbc news, western poland. the new secretary general of the united nations, antonio guterres, has said cypriot leaders seem determined to make progress in talks to re—unite the former british colony of cyprus. the island has been divided for a0 years after turkey invaded the north and later declared it an independent country. it's not internationally recognised. in 2004, a un plan to re—unify the turkish controlled north and the republic of cyprus in the south was put to a vote. the greek cypriots rejected it. one of the main obstacles is the presence of 30,000 turkish troops, something greek cypriots say is unacceptable. our special correspondent fergal keane has been to the island to see what is at stake. at nicosia's abandoned airport today, remnants of europe's longest unresolved conflict. an escalating civil war that led to invasion and partition. there is an air attack on the airport of nicosia. with a deal now possible, this is a reminder of why the geneva talks matter so much in a place where memori

. >> atika shubert live in poland. thank you for the reporting. >>> now to china's inner mongolia region. temperatures there are plunged below freezing and the frigid conditions have created a great deal of icy fog. visibility has been reduced greatly there. temperatures dropped dramatically on thursday and friday. let's get the latest on the deadly ice storm here in the united states. allison chinchar is here. >> to freezing fog in the united states. we have 20 million people under a dense fog advisory. the concern for the folks in missouri and illinois where we're getting ready for an impactful ice storm approaching. right now we have 40 million people under a ice storm warning, freezing rain advisory or winter weather advisory across the united states. this is a slow moving system so it's going to take its time. and that allows it to dump significant ice in some areas. down to the south with its overrunning the cold air, very warm and moist air. as the participation falls, it's likely going to fall as rain and then

russia says a significant american military build—up in poland is a threat to russia's national security. more than 3,000 troops together with tanks and armoured vehicles are being deployed along nato's eastern front in the biggest us military reinforcement in europe for decades. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has been watching the american contingent arrive. the americans are coming, back in europe in force. we joined an armoured convoy as it crossed from germany into poland, nearing the end of theirjourney that started in colorado. eagerly awaited in a nation that's been waiting for us support. what signal do you think it will send to moscow? that we are ready to do everything. it's a normal militaryjob to defend a country, to defend family, to defend the world. they came by road and by rail, an entire armoured brigade of 3,500

american military build—up in poland is a threat to russia's national security. more than 3000 troops, together with tanks and armoured vehicles, are being deployed along nato's eastern front, in the biggest us military reinforcement in europe for decades. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has been watching the american contingent arrive. the americans are coming, back into europe in force. we joined an armoured convoy as it crossed from germany into poland, nearing the end of theirjourney that started in colorado. eagerly awaited in a nation that's been waiting for us support. what signal do you think it will send to moscow? that we are ready to do everything. it's a normal militaryjob to defend a country, to defend family, to defend the world. they came by road and by rail, an entire armoured brigade of 3,500 troops and hundreds of vehicles.

troops are set to formally be welcomed in poland. the biggest deployment of american troops to europe in decades. >>> found after 18 years, a woman kidnapped as an infant is on her way back home. we'll tell you how the police found her. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. cnn newsroom starts right now.

jonathan beale, bbc news, western poland. thousands of saudis have signed an online petition calling for the government to abolish the country's guardianship system, which prevents women from doing many things without the permission of men. the bbc‘s hanan razek has been speaking to one woman campaigning for it to be abolished and another who says desperately poor women will become worse off if the duty to care for them is not mandatory. when all men disappear, they sing. in this viral video, a group of artists highlight the frustration felt by many women in the male dominated kingdom. women here have always been in the passenger seat and despite all the campaigning, saudi's still the only country in the world that doesn't allow women to dry. but now many women here have started a campaign for them to take control of their own lives. they're calling to end the male guardianship. 10,000 tweets have been published every day over the last six months to talk about the last six months to talk about the difficulties women face be

jonathan beale, bbc news, western poland. where do we stand after today's events ? in a moment we'll speak to nick bryant in washington, but first to sarah rainsford in moscow. some harsh words from mr trump's nominees today. how will that go down in the kremlin? if they are worried about this in the kremlin, they are certainly not showing it. officials are continuing to deny that russia had any role, any interference, in the us elections. but whether you believe them or not, president putin is watching everything that is happening now in the united states and he's probably pretty pleased with it, especially when he looks at the chaos and division we see there now. yes, there have been some tough words from some of donald trump's nominees for the topjobs in his from some of donald trump's nominees for the top jobs in his team, from some of donald trump's nominees for the topjobs in his team, and i think perhaps that reset of relations that some people here were expecting might not be so easy. yes, we have heard from the kremlin today, that they are not happy about t

rajini: adding to tensions is the deployment of thousands of american troops in poland. moscow describes this as a threat to national security. and we pay a visit to "la la land" and hear from the director about why musicals still matter. viewerswelcome to our on public television in america and also around the globe. with just under a week until donald trump's inauguration, he and his cabinet nominees are not reading from the same page. his choice for the cia, mike pompeo, told a senate committee today that he strongly endorses the work of the intelligence community, hours after his future boss criticized it yet again. and general james mattis, the nominee for defense secretary, accuses russia of being a threat to europe. a far cry from the president-elect's calls for closer ties. our correspondent nick bryant reports nick:. nick:nick: a week before inauguration day is usually an air of expectancy on capitol hill. next friday they will be playing "hail to the chief" as donald trump takes center stage. the mood now is more feverish and surreal. front-page allegations swi

and it is not only about poland but the reinsurance measurements that are started in poland, bulgaria and romania. iwas in lithuania to watch the final exercise of nato troops before they start deploying. the british will go to estonia, i think. there start deploying. the british will go to estonia, ithink. there is start deploying. the british will go to estonia, i think. there is around 5000 troops in this region, reassuring measures. if you go to lithuania, they have a long, tragic story of occupation by the germans, then of course by russia. there is a tangible fear. people are scared there. if you look at the numbers, 5000 nato troops, but if you look couple of miles over the border, 100,000 russian troops on the western border of russia and you have these missiles that can be equipped with nuclear weapons. if you talk to people in natal, the question is, will we really see a state and state war? is this possible? on the other hand, we talked about trump and manipulation of the german election. there is also the case of manipulation in other areas and destabilisation. how do you

andy poland. you probably heard him talking about them from a studio inside rothville. >> r. >> what's the net net of the story? >> poland went on the air as wtem radio. now, espn980. the company did not renew his contract. and told him after he got off the air thursday, that was had his last day. >> i've been in this business 39 years. and i feel like i beat the odds. now that i'm in my late 50s, i'll have to grow up and get a real job at some point. but you know, so far, it's been a pretty good ride. >> that ride included an off- and-on stint with his on-air partner, steve zabin. in a twitter post, he said he owed his entire career to andy and that he's sure andy had more stories to right in broadcasting. podcasting might be that future. with more than 20,000 twitter followers, he may have a built- in audience. >> there may be opportunity in that, i don't know. but the thing i've enjoyed most is going , microphone, and talking sports with other people. i'd like to do that again someplace. >> rep

troops are stationed in poland. this happened this week and it is in opposition to these protests from russia, the deployment by nato marks the largest american military reinforcement in europe in decades. actually since the cold war. this comes as the obama administration tries to reassure nato allies who are concerned to say the least, about russian aggression, our senior international correspondent atika shubert was there as poland welcomed those troops. >> this is the official opening ceremony for those u.s. troops, poland's prime minister is here and she made a point in her speech to say this is an integral part of poland's national security. that every polish citizen has a right to feel safe and secure and that is exactly the role of these troops arriving here. what we're talking about is an impressive rollout, about four battalions, about 1,000 soldiers each. we're also talking about a lot of military hardware, 2,000 pieces of military hardware brought in from germany over the past few days. tanks, armored ve

and russia in some capacity, that puts poland in a delicate position? >> a warming would be a good thing, and all historical relations are that putin has a strategy and we have to understand this. it's not whether you like or dislike a person, and it has to do with his strategy for the country of russia, and phil black mentioned the issue with lithuania, and they had to fight for their freedom in 1990. google lithuania, and there were citizens literally approaching russian tanks with their fists in their town squares, and they want them out. this is a good thing for the nato countries, and poland and the politics joined nato in 2004 and they want to see assurances they will be defended under article 5. >> earlier in the week, mattis said he supports nato and that is something that goes against the grain of what president-elect trump said. what do you make of that relationship? >> general mattis said he not only supports nato, and he said if nato was not in existence now we would have to create it, and that's a huge statement on the guy getting part of t

troops have arrived in poland this week along with u.s. tanks, armored vehicles, artillery all in support of nato's operation atlantic resolve. this is the biggest u.s. military deployment in eastern europe since the end of the cold war. cnn's senior international correspondent atika shoe bert is there on the ground. different reactions are coming from two neighboring eastern european nations. tell us what you're seeing in poland. >> well, it's quite impressive buildup here that crossed over from germany yesterday. the polish prime minister will be welcoming the troops in a ceremony tomorrow. and what we're seeing here is about 4,000 soldiers in all as you point out, those tanks, this is part of the third armored brigade from the fourth infantry division usually based out of fort carson, colorado. there are rotational forces. they will be rotated every nine months. this is all part of a nato agreement that was made last year and it is exactly what countries like poland and other eastern european allies in nato have been asking for. they wa

authorities in poland say 17 people died there over the weekend. the freezing weather caused major disruption to utility and transport networks as temperatures plunged to below minus 20 degrees celsius in some places. snow has been recorded as far south as rome and the greek islands. in the hungarian capital budapest, the river danube is beginning to freeze over. our correspondent there nick thorpe gave us this update. it's pretty cold here, and you can see. iam it's pretty cold here, and you can see. i am just standing across from the hungarian parliament here in budapest, and the danube large ice flows are floating down the danube. it is relatively mild here in budapest, only about minus eight. temperatures touched 28 celsius yesterday on the northern border. but in neighbouring romania, 67 degrees, a record —67 was recorded on one mountain peak yesterday. weather like this is obviously causing disruption. many schools in romania and bulgaria are closed, and the most vulnerable people, the homeless in the cities and migrants and refugees are st

our jonathan mann has the details. >> reporter: welcome to poland. u.s. soldiers side by side with polish troops at a ceremony. no challenge is too large to overcome, no distance is too far to cross when the need arises. >> reporter: these are just the first of approximately 4,000 u.s. forces to arrive. troops and tanks that began streaming into poland this week in one of the largest deployments of american military forces in europe since the cold war. they will also be deployed on a rotational basis to estonia, bulgaria, hungary, all nato states near or bordering russia. >> our unit is here to enhance ties with our nato allies and partners. >> reporter: russians have branded it an aggressive western buildup and a security threat. >> one can say that this is not just a dead-locked path, but a path that provoked confrontation between our countries. >> reporter: u.s. officials say the troop rotation has been in the works since last summer, aimed at reassuring u.s. allies in the region after russia's 2014 annexation of ukraine. >> this is defensive in nature

for the balkan, germany and poland. a lot of wintry weather, combined with the strong winds and the cold temperatures, so the weather across central europe could causing some disruption, particularly to fight flights as we head through friday and the weekend too. so that wintry weather is really the theme closer to home. the outlook in the uk, things are going to be turning colder, we have got sleet, snow in the forecast as well as some icy conditions to contend with on untreated roads and pavements for instance, through the course of thursday, snow showers across western parts of the uk, snow clearing away initially but we have another band of rain, sleet and snow moving down the east coast. by friday morning that leaves us with a lot of ice round so take care if you are exciting to work, ice it should clear away and a brighter day by the time we get to friday. some sunshine, still some showers in eastern and western fringes of the uk, highs of two to six. more details for the week ahead withjohn hammond in half an hou

troops are being welcomed in poland this morning. next, we're going to tell you why the move is being viewed as a parting message from president obama. >>> also, unjustified shootings, guns pointed at children. a bombshell report here on the chicago police released by the justice department. it's my decision ito make beauty last. roc® retinol, started visibly reducing my fine lines and wrinkles in one week. and the longer i use it, the better it works. retinol correxion® from roc. methods, not miracles.™ >>> early on a saturday morning, so glad you're with us. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good morning. john lewis is in the spot light after questioning president-elect donald trump's legitimacy following meddling in the u.s. election. >> i don't see the president-elect as a legitimate president. >> you do not consider him a legitimate president. why is that? >> i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected. >> georgia congressman does not plan to attend the inauguration next week, joining a few oth

is a huge waste of human skills, but it is a net detriment, surely, to poland? so free movements of labour from poland, surely this is completely unsustainable for that country? i think what you've described is pretty accurate. it was entirely this european fixation with free movement of goods, capital and labour that they were not prepared to shift. i'm particularly not prepared to shift they were certain the british were going to stay anywhere. they were wrong. the child poverty unit was set up some 20 years ago by the previous labour government. it was run across three government departments, work and pensions, education and the treasury. now it is part of the department for work and pensions, prompting claims the political focus on reducing child poverty has diminished. the abolition of the cross departmentally unit is widely seen as downgrading and weakening. the government machinery dedicated to the eradication of child poverty. could the minister explain how the abolition of a cross departmentally unit, co—sponsored by the department for education is co

of poland's national security. that every polish citizen has a right to feel safe and secure and that is exactly the role of these troops. what we're talking about is an impressive roll out. about 4 ba talions and about 1,000 soldiers. lot of military pieces of hardware were brought in from germany over the last few days. part of the fourth infantry division formally based out of fort carson, colorado. they'll be in various places around poland, but also in other eastern european countries. all of them nato allies. this is exactly what it's about. it's about bolstering the collective defense of this region against russian a congre aggression. this is what so many countries have been asking for especially after seeing russia's aggression in ukraine. what's interesting here as well is the timing of this, of course. that this is happening at the tail end of the obama administration just before the inauguration of president-elect donald trump. as we know, the president-elect has said he wants to improve relations with

troops moving into new positions in poland. how is the kremlin responding? that's next. ♪

plus, poland's neighbors are also getting some backup from american troops. their mission, to protect the baltic states from russian aggression. stay with us.

germany has innovated poland. reporter: three days earlier, clare hollingworth's scoop appeared in the telegraph. she saw the nazis massing for invasion. a shawnee seven, a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world, had beaten a lot of them. bei went out to poland to number two to a reporter of bbc fame. i got to warsaw. he said one of us has got to go to the front. i was on the german-polish front when the german tanks moved in. reporter: clare hollingworth's scoops kept coming. she uncovered kim philby's escape to russia as a traitor. above all, she was a war correspondent. across the middle east and vietnam, revealing secret talks between hanoi and washington. >> i am passionately interested in war. if one is passionately interested in war, one cannot help but like being in it. last year, fellow journalist celebrated her 105th birthday as more extraordinary stories emerged of her role before world war ii helping escape the nazis. james robbins with one of the great trail blazers of journalism. w

europe, deploying thousands of troops to poland. what russia has to say about that? stay close.

germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth‘s greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone, inside germany, she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them. 1939, i went out to poland to become number two to hugh carleton greene of bbc fame, and i got to warsaw and he said, "one of us has got to go to the frontier." and i was on the german—polish frontier when the german hordes, tanks, moved in. and clare hollingworth‘s scoops kept coming. in 1963, she uncovered kim philby‘s escape to russia as an m16 traitor. for weeks, the guardian refused to publish, fearing a libel action. but above all, she was a war correspondent, across the middle east and notably in vietnam, revealing secret talks between hanoi and washington. i'm really passionately interested in war and if one is passionately interested in war, one can't help like being in it. # happy birthday, dear clare

moscow has described the deployment of thousands of troops in poland as a threat to its national security. we've been following the cyprus reunification talks all week — the un says a deal is "very close". we'll be live in geneva. and eu wants new rules on how humans interact with robots. many will be on line there is the hashtag, our e—mail and social media contacts hashtag, our e—mail and social media co nta cts a re hashtag, our e—mail and social media contacts are on the screen throughout the programme. the fall—out from leaked dossier — with allegations that russia has compromising personal material about donald trump — continues to demand our attention. mr trump says he's spoken to the us national intelligence chief. first, the dossier was produced by a private company

a move poland described as of the quote, highest concern. are there missiles here right now? >> yes. if we're talking about iskander missiles, the minister of defense co here or not because it's kind of demonstration of power. scott: igor is a member of parliament but was once a naval officer. we talked about the nukal -- nuclear capable missiles and their message. >> they can bring it. they can remove. so the goal of all these threats is to make you, america, to compromise or to take the conditions of russia. scott: backing down does not seem tonight direction of nato or the united states. when we were in estonia last year, a nato ally on russia's border, and on edge over putin's buildup by land and by see sea, u.s. troops were training and preparing for the mechanized divisions now on the ground and on the move. but the role of the u.s. in nato is in question under the new trum. we asked candidate trump about it last >> what's your idea of the purpose of nato? what do you think needs to be changed about it? mr. trump: nato wasn't designed for terrorism. a loft countries wou

criticizing nato, but today, poland is welcoming thousands of u.s. troops on its soil part of a nato build-up. russia calling that a threat to its security. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine.

carson, colorado, now based in poland. this was a deployment that was supposed to start later this month. president obama moved it up to start earlier so they are there now as he is leaving office. and these troops, along russia's edge, these troops in norway as of this week, in pole land as of last week, soon to be in estonia and bulgaria and romania, u.s. troops in all these countries that russia can see from its house, this is an unheralded story of how president obama is leaving office. this is part of the way that president obama is leaving office. by pushing up these deployments and getting those troops there and russia hates it. but our allies around russia's edges, they say they want it and we have said we will be there for them and president obama has really hurried this up in these last days to show our allies we are there for them and he's done in the a rush before he leaves office. and there is a lot going on in politics, right now, i know, with the confirmation hearings and the protests against the new preside

russia describes the deployment of thousands of us troops in poland as a threat to its national security. a big change for cubans entering the us as washington ends its long—standing open—door policy. and the bromance lives on. president obama surprises his deputyjoe biden with the highest civilian honour. hello. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president—elect. and in contrast to mr trump's fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy

troops are being welcomed into poland, part of the biggest deployment to europe in decades. >>> and a 18-year-old woman kidnapped as an infant is on her way back home. we'll tell you how police found her. live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the united states and&the world. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> in less than a week, donald trump will be the 45th president of the united states. now we're learning more about his possible plans for russia. in an hour-long interview with the wall street journal the president-elect suggested that he is open to lifting sanctions on moscow. but he also said that he would keep them for a period of time. the u.s. placed additional sanctions on russia for alleged hacking during the u.s. presidential election. a senate committee plans to look into russia's alleged hacking