Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Olympic Guide, Chilly Relations with Russia, & DWP Standoff
Relations grow chilly between the U.S. and Russia, plus we offer a viewing guide for the Winter Olympics and investigate a standoff between the DWP and L.A.
By Madeleine Brand • • 36m ListenA embarrassing tape of two U.S. diplomats talking privately was posted to YouTube, and the U.S. is pointing fingers at the Russians. We’ll discuss the increasingly chilly relations between the two countries. Plus, we offer a viewing guide for the Winter Olympics. And we get the latest on the standoff between the DWP union and L.A. over a missing $40 million.
Banner Image: Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende of Germany skate during a pairs figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace, in preparation for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 4, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray
