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The mysterious ways that a partnership works. as i say, it is compulsively readable. now for the last look. take a look at these russian troops clad in all white, conducting military drills in a remote northwestern region of russia. they aren't using typical training tools like tanks or choppers. instead, these soldiers are working with reindeer and huskies on skis, sleds and snowmobiles. it's not the first time the russians have conducted snowy exercises with these animal friends, but they may have increasing significance. you see, russia is currently engaging in the largest military expansio...

That was two more than chestnut. now back to "lockup." at the suffolk county jail's riverhead facility on long island, most of the correctional staff are vigilant in monitoring the activities of inmates. but now the recent increase in violence between the two gangs, the bloods and crips, officers must be especially alert to signs of trouble. sergeant investigator lundquist heads up the jail's gang unit. one of his training tools is what's known as a shank board. it's a collection of lethal weapons suffolk county inmates have crafted from everyday items.

Commissioner ramsey, the tough question people were thinking about, when something happens in wartime, you wonder how that affects other people, they're training people in west point or annapolis in police academies. what's your sense what they're going to teach about minority relationships? they could be big kids but they're teenagers still and appear dangerous to the officer and he has to take them in. what are they saying how to avoid a ferguson? >> well, i think a variety of things you'll see in academies. in fact, you see it now in many academies, procedural justice, building trust within...

This has definitely got our attention. our other long term model brings the equivalent of a powerful nor'easter off cape cod. you get the picture here, veronica. if you have travel plans, we're talking friday afternoon, friday night and saturday from philadelphia up to boston. be prepared for that in case a potential for a big nor'easter with heavy snow. >> all right. we appreciate you watching that. >> more details, of course, tomorrow. we'll be able to pinpoint the snow totals better. a odd couple pairing and a different odd couple in the middle east is making lawmakers very nervous. plus,...

Techniques, all those kinds of things are training tools that not only are taught in the academy for recruits but also in-service training. we need more reality based training where we put officers into scenarios where they have to use proper tactics, use de-escalation techniques in terms of the words that they use in order to calm situations down, and we're going to have to start really focusing on that sort of thing so that we can calm things down because i think ferguson really was a good example of how things started at a pretty high pitch and went up from there. >> again, i don't want to ...