>> once the guests got through the gates, they were told no pictures, no cameras. the white house wanted privacy but they also wanted people to let their hair down on the dance floor. she's got a really fun loving streak. she loves to dance. she loves music. why not. you only turn 50 once. >> reporter: that milestone hosted in front of hundreds of guests by the president. >> a wonderful speech. >> moving, inspiring. he raised the bar for all of us. i don't know how we'll live up to it. >> cnn, washington. >> if you're just joining us, hello, everyone. two big stories topping our news this hour. new terror threats for everyone heading to the sochi olympic games just weeks before the olympics begin cnn obtained threatening video made by terrorist. we're live in russia with the latest. another allegation against governor chris christie's

office. >> i can't believe they were doing this. >> militia of hoboken telling cnn christie's office withholding relief funds after superstorm sandy. details on both stories start now. we begin with breaking news of an ominous threat aimed at thousands of tourists set to visit olympic for the olympic games. these men claim to be the suicide bombers who carried out the attack in volgograd, russia, just days from the drive of sochi. phil joins me live, tell us more about this chilling video and how this message was disseminated. >> sure, fred. this video posted to a well-known jihadi forum.

in it these men claim responsibility for the acts that took place in volgograd just a few weeks ago in the final days of 2013, the 29th and 309 of december. there were bombings here at a train station, also a trolley bus in all killing 34 people. ominously these people promise there is more to come specifically making very direct threats against the olympic games. they have presented -- prepared what they describe as a present for russians, for tourists who will be in sochi. during the games they have a long list of people who are willing to take part in the actions they have planned. they say they have a task for each of them. they say that all of this is revenge for the blood they say has been spent. the blood of innocent muslims has been spent around the world. >> what about the russians you've spoken to. do they feel convinced security can be comprehensive enough for

these games? >> reporter: russian officials say in sochi, it is absolutely secure. they say those games will be safe. anyone who visit the city will do so safely and does not have anything to worry about. what the attacks here in volgograd just about 500 miles away so there are perhaps potential vulnerables in other parts of the country, there are other targets that could very easily be attacked perhaps and where many people's lives could potentially be at risk. that certainly has people concerned. >> tomorrow the olympic torch makes its way through. how concerned are people about that event? >> we expect a very, very strong security operation in this city tomorrow. the olympic flames arriving by flames and coming into the same station attacked by terrorists a

few weeks ago. from there the torch relay will make its way through the city over the course of the entire day. we certainly expect russian police and security sources to be very visible in their efforts to ensure this torch really got off in this city without any problems tomorrow. as i say, just a few weeks since the terrorist attack here claim third degree 4 lives. >> thanks so much. in volgograd, we'll keep an eye on these developments. thanks so much. we're also following a developing story in stateside new jersey. a mayor made stunning allegations against governor chris christie. hoboken mayor dawn zimmer standing next to christie here told the state of the union today christie's office played politics with sandy relief money withholding funds unless she backed a redevelopment project. the governor's office denying that. live from washington with more on this. what more do we know about the

mayor's claims. >> the mayor for the first time tied governor christie to the threats of retaliation. she said her funds held hostage until she pushed through a project by the rockefeller group. this is a real estate group with ties to chris christie. in may the governor kim guadagno came to her with a message sent from christie himself. lets listen to how she skid this on cnn's state of the union. >> he made a direct threat to me. the lieutenant governor pulled me aside and said you've got to move forward with the rockefeller project. this project is really important to the governor. she said she had been with him on friday night and this was a direct nenlg from the governor. >> we contacted the government's office and he declined to respond to these new specifics from the mayor.

the characterization of the conversation with guadagno is categorically false saying it's clear partisan politics here are played, a democratic mayor with a political axe to grind come out of the woodwork and try to get their faces on television. the mayor says she's willing to testify under oath about all this and she wants a formal investigation to her claims? >> what's the simmons to why the mayor didn't come forward with this. >> it was seven months ago. the mayor was asked repeated by by candy crowley today. lets take a listen to her kplngs. >> i was really concerned if i came forward and no one believed mewelde really be cut out of sandy funding. as i watch coverage with bridgegate, i do see parallel. >> she said she was afraid no one would believe her so she didn't speak up.

she now that to speak up. more from cnn's candy crowley on that fascinating interview with the mayor of hoboken. governor christie has been a rising gop star. rising allegations of political retribution and bridge scandal may be taking a toll. paul steinhauser is here with the latest poll numbers. >> hey, fred. first off, do you believe chris christie when he said -- >> i have no knowledge or involvement in this issue, in its planning or execution. >> a pluerality of americans say yes. they mostly believe the republican governor from new jersey according to an nbc maris poll. a third say they don't believe christie and quarter unsure. the poll directed after christie apologized for closure of access lanes on the george washington bridge last september which

caused massive traffic jams on the new jersey side of the bridge. it entangled the governor in the biggest controversy of his career. >> i am who i am but i'm not a bully prrd said christie in terms of his brash style of politics. only a quarter call him a bully, half call him a strong leader. the republican governor is seriously considering a run for the white house. the poll suggest christie lost a round to clint in a possible 2016 matchup. they were nearly tied by last month, now trails her by 13 points in a hypothetical shutdown. this is one poll. with multiple investigations under way, this story changed over and over again over coming weeks and months and that could change your opinion as well. fred. >> thanks so much. krrn's political editor. all right. so will the olympic games be too tempting a target for terrorists. a chilling threat.

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russia's president says he's doing everything he can to keep the winter olympic games safe.

after a new terror video came out today, we're wondering if what he's done will be enough. the video had this ominous statement from men claiming to be suicide bombers saying this, quote, as for your olympics, something that you really want, we've prepared a present for you. you do your business and we'll do ours. we've prepared a present for you and all tourists who come over, unquote. russia flooding sochi with police. one u.s. lawmaker worries about what it's not sharing about security. >> i am very concerned about the security status of the olympics. i do believe the russian government needs to be more cooperative with the united states when it comes to the security of the games. we have found a departure of cooperation that is very concerning to me. >> mike baker is a former cia covert operations officer and president of diligence, global

intelligence security pharm. he's joining me via skype from idaho. good to see you, mike. representative rogers complains the russians aren't sharing enough intel, particularly with u.s. authorities. would the expectation be they would reveal everything? >> it's their turf. they are very nationalistic. they know what they are doing. but there is this tradition of cooperation between the host country and all the other intel and law enforcement services. you've got two issues. you want to ensure you're providing the host country with additional intel if they need it. you're also hoping to get a very thorough assessment to take back home with you so you can work with your own olympic team to ensure the host country is doing the security you want to see.

the lack of cooperation -- if that's the real concern, i'd rather hear it from the security experts handling the liaison. >> what can the u.s. do to protect its delegation? what kind of cooperation can u.s. intelligence give or provide or expect from russian authorities? >> well, part of the problem is that the russians are in a difficult situation here. just in their backyard, they have got a major threat. they have been engaged in a very brutal battle, most people know about it over the years, particularly chechnya, dagestan. there's a real problem here. it's not that far away. recent bombings the past month killed 34 people in volgograd, maybe 500 miles north of sochi. so this is a real issue. what are we hoping for? we're hoping for almost an open,

transparent ability to az security steps they put in place. they have been putting major resources into this. putin's reputation is on the line. we're hoping to get that assessment. we're hoping to share intelligence with them and feel as though we're working hand in hand. frankly that's always been a problem. there's no reason to expect just because it's the olympics suddenly intel and law enforcement are going to be holding hands. >> given video from alleged suicide bombers, do you expect an attempted attack at the olympic games. >> look at the realities on the ground, a highly motivated group of people. not that far away from where the olympics are taking place. there's a history of brutality, forces and folks engaged in this battle, particularly chechnya. they are highly motivated

working against a military service behind this, putin's reputation. that counts for a lot in russia. yes, i would expect to see more attempts. the russians can stop every potential attack. it's counter-terrorism. you don't expect to stop everything. i'm not really liking the odds. >> mike baker, thanks so much coming to us from boise, idaho. appreciate it. >> thank you. coming up, did chris christie's office hold relief funds hostage. hear what the mayor of hoboken is claiming. what she told candy crowley. plus why some members of congress are saying don't go to sochi. [ sneezes, coughs ]

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fwraef this week as new jersey governor chris christie sworn into his second term, he will be bombarded with more questions about his use of sandy relief money. the latest allegation coming from hoboken mayor dawn zimmer who said counter-'s administration played politics with sandy relief funds and the city's relief dollars were held hostage because she didn't back one of the government's redevelopment projects. cnn's candy crowley, cnn's chief political correspondent. you talked to the mayor, tackled

olympic security with two key members of congress. we'll get to the olympic topic in a moment. first hoboken. does this mayor believe she has prove of the allegations her city would have received more help had she supported the governor more? >> she has contemporaneous diary entries she shared about her disappointment. the governor, even though she's a democratic mayor and he's a republican governor have had a good relationship. in fact, the christie office told me they were stunned to hear her allegations on friday because it's been a cordial relationship. they, by the way, deny all this. in the end what we heard from the hoboken mayor is she is telling the truth and willing to tell it under oath or any place else. >> i couldn't believe they were doing this. the bottom line is the christie

administration's response is deflection. the major question is did they connect hoboken and sandy funding to the rockefller project. the fact is that is what they did. i'm coming forward, i'm sharing my story directly. i'm here talking to you. i'm sharing my journal. i'm offering to testify under oath. what are they doing? they are hiding behind spokespeople. in fact, the lieutenant governor reached directly by the bergen record and she declined to comment. i believe if and when she is asked to testify under oath, the truth will come out. >> and why now? >> she says when this happened and it happened in may of last year, she said if she went forward and said, hey, the governor of new jersey is black mailing me into agreeing to a project that is run by friends of his and that he won't give me my relief money from hurricane

sandy, she won't believe that tale. in the wake of this she had to come forward. also, a second round of relief money from the feds, she said she doesn't want to get shortchanged on that. she basically believed last may no one would believe her. now she thinks in light of things going on, on both the bridge story and on the use of relief money that she wanted to tell her story. >> this week investigators may begin hearing some of the 17 -- from some of the 17 people they subpoenaed regarding closing of access lanes to the george washington bridge. does this impact christie's ability to impact his state especially on a week he's been inaugurated. >> moving forward. right now approval ratings after pounding coverage of him. i think the biggest problem

right this second, hard to get things done, investigation and subpoenas and this and that. part of what anyone in the office gets to do. do this, that, whole front page this person said this and that. it's tough to get your message through. >> you talked with lawmakers about security with the winter olympic games. did you believe it's too dangerous to go to sochi. >> two members of the intelligence community, intelligence coming in about the possibility of any kind of attack about the russian olympics. as you know the chechnyaans, a lot of attacks, raised the level. both king, a member of the intelligence committee and mike rogers, a member of the house intelligence committee expressed big reservations about how they are handling this so far.

certainly not all that encouraging for folks who might want to go over there. in fact, angus king said he wouldn't go to the olympics knowing what he knows. >> i would not go. i don't think i would send my family. i don't know how you put a percentage on it but it's just such a rich target in an area of the world. they have almost broadcast they are going to try to do something there. >> so a lot to watch on both these big stories. candy crowley in washington. thanks so much. >> thank you, fred. have a good week. >> president obama has a few things to say about marijuana and football. find out what he said next in the newsroom. but first an olympic veteran won't let a serious brain disorder slow her down. chief medical correspondent dr.

sanjay gupta has the story in this week's the human factor. >> as she jumped into the sled, she has one focus, getting down the track as fast as possible. >> the speed is definitely a big adrenaline rush. >> she says her life experiences help give her perspective when she's on the track. >> i think any time something happens to you you have to decide what you're going to do to get there and stick to a plan every day. >> she has had plenty of life obstacles. her father passed when she was 19. she's had training injuries, her knees, torn meniscus and acl to torn meniscus in her neck. she overcame them all to make her first olympic team in 2010. >> it was a great honor for myself and my family. they had seen the good and bad days, highs and lows. >> her olympic high was short-lived. >> i was diagnosed with arnold kiari shortly after the olympic

game. >> it's a disorder in which the fluid around her brain doesn't circulate properly. >> a lot of systems i was having, severe headaches and pressure in the lower part of my skull and a lot of problems with the right side of my body. >> for her surgery was the only option. >> they go in and removed a little over a centimeter of my skull bone to allow access for the fluid freely. >> she didn't let that stop her. fourteen months later she was back on the sled. >> i never lost sight of what i wanted to do after the surgery. >> while flukey fell short of the olympic by a fraction of a second, she's staying sharp as the team's first alternate. >> i wake up every morning knowing i'm training for something i love. it's a big gift. >> it's that gift she wants to make sure other young girls like her get to experience. >> it's a ten-day camp that focuses on self-confidence,

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new video reveals terrorists put a big bull's eye on the olympic games. the host city, in particular, of sochi. in the video two men believed to be the suicide bomber that attacked volgograd, russia, in december make an ominous threat. they promise a present for any tourist who goes to the games in revenge for, quote, the muslim blood that has been spilled. russia's president says he's determined to keep the games safe. >> if we show our weakness and fear and let others notice it, it will help terrorists achieve

their goals. i believe the international community in various fields should help. our task as organizers is to provide security for participants and guests of the sochi olympic games and we're going to do everything for it. >> russia has 40,000 security officers assigned to the games and surrounding areas. after facing intense criticism over his controversial trip to north korea, dennis rodman checks into rehab for alcohol addiction. the ex-nba agent said during the trip to pyongyang, quote, rodman's drinking escalated to a level none of us had seen before. rodman expected to be in a treatment center in new jersey for a month. president obama says using marijuana is no worse than drinking alcohol. in an interview with new yorker magazine the president acknowledged he smoked pot as a

kid but now tells lis own daughters it's a bad idea. instead of supporting legalization of pot, he's focused on making current marijuana laws more fair so young people don't get locked up for long periods of time. also in the interview the president said if he had a son, he would not let him play football because of the concussion risks. a new jersey mayor is leveling claims against governor chris christie's office that directly tie the governor to threats of retaliation. hoboken mayor dawn zimmer says she was told superstorm sandy relief fund might be in jeopardy if she didn't back a redevelopment project. and she said she was told it was a direct message from christie. listen to her account on cnn's state of the union today. >> i couldn't believe they were doing this. the bottom line is the christie administration's response is one of deflection. the major question is did they

connect sandy funding, hoboken sandy funding to the rockefeller project. they did. i'm coming forward sharing my story. i'm sharing my journal, offering to testify under oath. what are they doing? hiding behind spokespeople. the mayor reached directly by the bergen journal and she wouldn't comment. i believe if she is asked to testify under oath will truth will come out. you have the christie administration to use their authority to try and get something. i don't know what they were trying to do in bridgegate but i do know hoboken. they were holding our sandy funds to push through the rockefeller project. >> the governor is in florida on a fundraising trip.

sa tori, have these problems, new allegations followed the governor there? >> the governor has been here fundraising. what the president is talking about now in this private community another event tonight. this is a different event. a donner outreach. basically governor chris christie will be meeting with donors who will potentially support him in the future. this is where they have questions. except for "drive" by glimpse or two, new jersey chris christie spent day one of his fundraising trip to florida behind closed doors. >> do you have a few seconds, sir? >> reporter: it's unclear if the bridgegate followed into fundraisers. they played a little bit-of- a guessing game. >> talked about governor scott and how good he is.

did anything about the scandal come up? >> what do you think? >> elaborate? >> what do you think? >> yes or no, what do you think? >> no, nothing, zero. >> democratic national committee chairwoman debbie wasserm wasserman-schulwasserman shuls in -- wasserman schultz. >> probably a little both. >> dmc released this welcome to florida ad. florida's republican party chairman accused democrats of trying to turn christie's visit into a circus. >> lets say chris christie apologized, chris christie took action. he's the head of the republican governor's association and he's down here doing his job. that's raising money to make sure rick scott gets re-elected. >> the big question hanging over the weekend, how will the scandal affect christie's chances should he run from the

white house? any talk about this being an issue if he decides to run in 2016? >> none. >> more likely on that front today, so-called donner outreach in north palm beach. the co-founder of home depot is introducing christie to donors who could provide major backing for a christie for president campaign. >> fred, we do believe the governor chris christie has already made his way inside this event here. i can tell you the host of the event has told cnn they have more people wanting to come than they can accommodate. he said those people have decided to have an interest after the scandal happened, mainly saying they are competitive, they adopt want to sit on the sidelines and they like the way the governor handled this so far. that was all before the recent allegations came out. basically after this event is over, we're going to try to hear from people inside if he was asked any tough questions.

>> all right. thanks so much. appreciate that. so it appears governor christie has found himself in quite the political crisis. how do you govern under clouds of suspicion. what does it do to political aspirations for a political white house run 2016. expert david johnson here with me in studio. good to see you. >> good to see you. governor christie as leader of the republican association has been behind closed doors at many of these fundraisers. you think that's a big mistake? >> i really do. it goes against the chris christie brand. he's known for addressing issues head on and he's not doing it in this incident. the long we are don't hear about him, these allegations swirl, the more damaging for chris christie and the harder for him to recover. then what we're hearing, too, are snippets like we saw in this recent piece. governor scott, even though he wants to raise money doesn't want to be photographed with him

and basically running to the other side of the room during these private fundraisers. >> we don't know that for sure. not just an issue they weren't poised together in front of crams. >> we're hearing from people who have been at fundraisers and numerous incidents when governor scott came up, had the photograph, chris christie hug him and deliberately stayed at the back of the room. chris christie was going to come into campaign, raise money. after all these allegations, he said no, too much of a distraction. >> after bridgegate first came to everyone's tangs, he did have a two-hour press conferece, many people praised him. he handled himself well, allowed himself to be, you know, allowed himself to be asked anything and answered. now latest involving hoboken

mayor, what do you think this governor needs to do? how does he address latest questions? what forum? >> he's dying the death of a thousand cuts with all these scandals, back to the original press conference. what did he know and when did he know it? what he has to do with the latest allegation is get out in front of it. what i would recommend is canceling appearances. go back to new jersey, hammer it out, address the issue, and have the two of them speak to the news media together. >> why would he want to do this before the inauguration. perhaps plans would be appropriate after the inauguration. >> this would overshadow the inauguration. his inauguration is to introduce bipartisan chris christie to american people. >> do you think he should talk about things during this speech? >> i think he needs to. >> really? >> he needs to address it.

he's dead on arrival in 2016 if this continues to swirl around. >> david johnson, very fascinating. it's going to be an interesting few days if not weeks. >> it will be weeks. >> thanks so much. appreciate it. here is a question for you. have you seen this? the freedom to twerk event? have you seen that image of martin luther king, jr., with the gold chain around his neck? this event has been canceled. the family of martin luther king, jr., says the disrespect is appalling. hear about it when bernice king joins me next.

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gives you what you need to move forward to your point "c". capella university. start your journey at capella.edu. birthday. one official event has already been canceled. organizers of flint, michigan, pulled the plug after their choir generated outrage. it promotes twerking and shows mr. king's face on somebody else's body. this morning i spoke about the image with dr. king's daughter bu bernice. >> i have mixed feelings. certainly i'm appalled. when you see it, it's kind of horrific, that doesn't match martin luther king, jr. there's a lot of ignorance.

we have a lot to do in terms of educating particularly those under 30 about the sacrifices so many people made for them, what it all represented, how it connects with life today. part of my mig in life is to try to do just that. it doesn't mean i'm going to reach everyone but i'm going to reach everyone i can. >> how do you do that? is there a significant challenge in the under 30 group? there does seem to be a disconnect to understand the prelude to the work he did and the work he did and what happened shortly affiliated? >> -- shortly thereafter. >> we have to do a consistent campaign. they are going to affect the rest of their generation. if you get a few of them and put them on a specific assignment, i think they can help their peers to better understand. we have a camp called the now camp, nonviolence opportunity

watch. juan of the things we do during the camp is not just talk about dr. king's nonviolent principles and steps but take them to places where the movement was led, down to montgomery, down to birmingham. you'd be surprised. those are authentic places. some people still living. my daddy's barber still living and he tells stories. it connects young people and wakes them up to, wow, i didn't even realize and recognize how all of this stuff happened. an for me, i'm going to begin to live my life a different way. we had a few of them say we learned more in this one day about history than we learned in our entire year taking a history class. >> where is the void? is it that your father's legacy isn't being taught to its fullest extent in school? is it that generations, parents,

grandparents, great-grandparents aren't passing down the lessons? why is it so many young people don't seem to understand the gravity of the circumstances that brought your dad's legacy to fruition. >> i think we take too much for granted. i think the holiday sometimes make people think you automatically know. wow, they don't know and we have a national holiday. you can't do it in a day. it has to be a lifestyle. it has to be something we're doing in the schools. it has to be something we're doing in the churches. it has to be something we're doing in the homes, in our community organizations. i don't think we're doing enough of that holistically on a consistent basis. every time i go to programs that all of us sponsor, i see very few young people present. i try in everything i do to be involvement not in a peripheral way but in a very central way. >> does it worry you there

aren't enough young people in the audience. >> it does when i see that. it does. we're going to choose nonviolence as a lifestyle. for the next five years, we have called for -- excuse me, we've launched a choose nonviolence campaign. on daddy's actual birthday as the beginning part of that on this past wednesday, we launched our 100 days of nonviolence. people can go to choose nonviolence.org. their tips there, activities there people can engage in. we'll be doing other seminars, workshops, dialogues, retreats. our now camp, for young people 13 to 18 years of age. >> reverend bernice king. >> thank you. good to see you. >> thank you. the man attacked by a swarm of bikers in new york is planning to file a lawsuit against the city. what are his chances of winning? our legal ladies weigh in next. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971.

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swarm of bikers last year is now planning to sue new york city and the off duty officers involved in the attack. police say the driver was chased by the bikers after his car bumped one of them during a rally. they surrounded the car and then he drove off running over and critically injurying one of the drivers. he was pulled out of his car by one of the bikers and assaulted. let's begin with you. moe, on what grounds can this biker say the city is responsible? >> we don't have the complain.

did those officers identify themselves as officers or take out their badge? >> that will be the argument as soon as an alleged crime took place the officers should have been on duty. that is what he is saying. >> he is also saying that they did not erk eracher size the reasonable duty to his care. i think that is the real basis here. i think it is a difficult think to prove. because in most cases, what we

know at this point is that notice was given to the police department that lean plan to file suit. we don't know what that will entail and they have made reference to he is going after the deep pockets. but not so much with the $75,000 claim. right. exactly. no, $75,000 against the police department. people would think it would be millions. $25 million. $75,000 for three people each is a very, very small amount and the realm in the lawsuit. >> i wonder if it is realistic in this case. you cannot sue a city even if there is an accident that was caused by a public worker or a

police vehicle and a car chase. new york city is not one of those cities? >> he is suing the police department. but, no, it is not that, if there is an actual cause of action and he can find that he is acting in that capacity, it will settle. the question here is whether sovereign immunity applies. the question is whether the city can be sued. many counties condition be sued. it is the state and federal government where sovereign immunity applies. >> can the biker who website injured be able to sue this suv driver for the serious injuries that he in cure occurred? >> i think what we will see is a smaller amount. i don't think that this man and

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. >> well, you know i think the most stunning thing for people was seeing the officials come out to publicly answer questions. one official said there is no excuse for child sex abuse. panel members pressed representatives of the vatican of what sanctions are imposed on priests. they were also asked about what is being done to prevent bishops to cover up abuses.

reactions to the community to the hearing has been mixed. some say it represents a step forward toward more transparency. the fact that the vatican was going to have to appear before a committee was very interesting to me. as a church, the church has never explained itself. and the catholic league club has no real authority. the hearing was only an opportunity for grand standing. >> i did see this today it gives the impression that it is on going. our problems are largely behind us. i'm concerned about feeding the stereotype out there which had truth in the past and doesn't have legs today.

action on the issue of sex abuse is a priority. >> thank you so much. top of the hour. hello again, thank you so much for joining us in the newsroom. we are following two big stories right now. new threats heading to the sochi olympic games. cnn has obtained the video by terrorists and another allegation made by chris christie's office. >> while new jersey governor chris christie coped with a political crisis russia is