bright blaze pink. and in the age of tweets and texts, the state of ohio is going retro. students there will now be required to learn how to write in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. just some of the new laws americans are waking up to this new year. cnn new york. okay. secretary of state mike pompeo speaking out about an american detained in russia, accused of spying. here is what mike pompeo said just a few moments ago. >> with respect to mr. whelan, who is being held, we are hopeful within the next hours we will get access to see him and get a chance to learn more. we have made clear to the russians our expectation that we will learn more about the charges, come to understand what it is he's been accused of and if the detention is not appropriate, we will demand his