WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Thursday, January 27. Our top story is about Peoria's health and education leaders urging students, teachers and staff to continue classroom masking - regardless of the outcome of an ongoing effort to block Illinois schools from enforcing mask mandates. You’ll also hear about escalating tensions between Russia and world powers including the United States as Vladimir Putin mobilizes forces along the Ukrainian border. In a conversation with WCBU's Joe Deacon, Peoria Area World Affairs Council executive director Angela Weck breaks down the situation abroad. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.