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Escalate. >> earlier tonight i spoke with former nato supreme allied commander general wesley clark, and alice l. george, author of "awaiting armageddon: how americans faced the cuban missile crisis." heres some of our conversation. do you agree with the president making this comparison to such a terrifying time? >> i think were fortunate that there hasnt been another time in the last 60 years where weve been concerned about the use of tactical nuclear weapons on a battlefield. however, i dont t...

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Simmering rivalries between superpowers and their allies are offering Africa more geopolitical and economic agency.

And glasnost, reforms that were to revolutionize the soviet system. >> [interpreter] when i began these reforms, my guiding stars were freedom and democracy, without bloodshed. so the people wouldnt cease to be heard. led by a shepherd, they would become citizens. >> there was a revolution as well in relations with the west. face to face with u.s. president ronald reagan, gorbachev made a stunning proposal to eliminate all nuclear missiles held by the two superpowers. it was the beginning of the...

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Present. the country is in a kier condition. i dont have the sense of engaging in a sense of betrayal. superpowers, big powers decide on the basis of their national interest and what i hope is that they have considered the implication of those. >> you mentioned though millions of a gains are star vinagre at this point and the question may be one year out is what can and should the biden administration do to help at this point? >> well, they created their own very difficult policy dilemma because...

These are small islands but ive noticed that a lot of people of the current generation talk less about independents per se. and more about decolonization and sovereignty. so whether that means something like auditing the debt, thinking less about whats puerto ricos investors and what the rest of the world owes to the caribbean. which basically created finance capital through slavery and other forms of extractions. so i think it is more about you, know it is very vulnerable. the whole caribbean i...

Which have now stopped, for example maritime safety. no more cooperation on that front. cross—border crime prevention and significantly, climate change. they have dropped all talks on those fronts. so a lot of tensions between the worlds superpowers. thank you for the update. some hoping for warmer weather this week, some hoping for rain. we have the letters. i have one but not the other. if you are after rain, not much coming past england and wales. another sunny start, more to come. more clo...

Travel, and turn to other means. >> or keep up with the hour to, our day today changes. and this is remarkably difficult for people who find themselves pregnant. and hadnt done all of this reading in on it because it did not think they needed to. now they are surprised by this constantly changing laws. nancy, thanks for the work you do and nancy is the president and ceo of the center for reproductive rights. still ahead democrats are inching closer to a legislative win. a sweeping bill that addr...