>> all right. well, jamie, it's good to talk to you. i will say this. it is great tv, watching that ad. i couldn't believe what i was watching at first. jamie casino, thanks for being with us. >> thank you so much. >> "around the world" starts >> "around the world" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com welcome to "around the world" i'm suzanne malveaux. >> i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. just two days to go before the olympic games. the winter olympics begin as a suspected terror master mind killed by police. u.s. warships taking place in the black sea. hotels built for the olympics that are now open but unfinished. >> yeah, unbelievable, isn't it? we're bringing you new developments on all fronts today as the olympic torch arrives in sochi. it arrives amid concerns about russia's readiness for 6 million

athletes and tens of thousands of spectators around the world. >> phil black is in moscow and barbara starr at the pentagon with details on the military operations and ivan watson in sochi with olympic preparations. we want to start, of course, to phil. one of these men killed in a shootout in dagestan. said to have been the mastermind of the suicide bombings that killed those in volograd in december. what do we know about him? >> reporter: that's right. so we understand there was a police operation today, according to russia-state media, which surrounded a home in dagestan. one person inside the building gave themselves up, the rest did not. there was a shootout and in that shootout authorities say everyone inside the building was killed, including this man, the suspected leader of the terrorist group believed to be behind those bombings in volograd at the end of last year. those bombings killed 34 people, suicide attacks on a train station, and on a trolly bus there, as well. there have been a number of developments in this case over the last week or so. russian authorities clearly working hard to get to the

bottom of it. they have identified officially the two suicide attackers and arrested two other people who they accuse of helping those suicide bombers travel from dagestan to volograd. so a lot of attention on this group, because it has showed they're capable of at least carrying out large-scale attacks. it has promised there will be more to come, especially during the olympics. that's what it said in a jihadi video claiming credit for the volograd attacks. and indeed, despite all the security around sochi, the so-called ring of steel, disturbingly, what this group has shown, terrorists do not need to hit sochi itself during the olympics to make its point, to make their point and embarrass the russian government, suzanne. >> very good point. thank you, phil. all right. let's go to barbara starr at the pentagon. barbara, two days to go before the olympics. still saying the fear is not they would hit inside sochi but the u.s. taking no chances. warships positioned in the black sea. what are the plans? >> reporter: well, michael, you

know, i want to underscore what phil just said. u.s. officials believe that the russians are doing everything they can to keep the venue safe. heavy, heavy security at those sites. the big terrorist concern, the u.s. says, is outside of those sites. the so-called south target, restaurants, hotels, transportation hubs, railroads. very difficult, if not impossible to protect. everybody hopes the games will be safe, but if there is an attack, if americans were to be hurt, what you have now are two navy warships in the black sea, well off of sochi but in the region, you have u.s. transport aircraft on standby. you have the state department in charge, and they also have aircraft under contract all to put a capability together to evacuate wounded or injured americans if -- if it were to come to that. but there is another big caveat, of course. the russians are in charge of security, and they would have to request u.s. help before the

u.s. could go in. so a lot of work being done behind the scenes with the russians to be ready for every eventualality. president obama says the u.s. has seen a good deal of the russian security plan, and they feel pretty good about it. but it's those soft targets that are the big worry. michael. >> bash remarks appreciate that. barbara starr at the pentagon. let's bring in ivan watson live from sochi. ivan, the torch arrived six hours ago. here's what we know. president vladimir putin there in sochi, met with russian athletes at the welcome ceremony and flag-raising. at the same time, journalists in the city, tweeting about their experiences with the hotels here, some frustration. "chicago tribune" tweeting, water restored sort. on the bright side, now i know what dangerous face water looks like. that's after the hotel where she is staying warned that the water was too dangerous to wash your face. >> extraordinary stuff. yahoo! sports blogger -- people have asked me what surprised me the most here in sochi.

it is this. without question, it is this, the sign reads, please do not flush toilet paper down the toilet but put in the bin provided. that is not uncommon in some parts of the world, of course. but just some examples of the tweets we're seeing for visitors from the united states that would be an unusual thing. tell us about whether the feeling is that russia is ready or some of this criticism a little your blown? overblown? >> reporter: the russians insist they're ready, the international olympic committee standing by. but it's clear there is still journalists descending on this place, much of which did not exist, i might add, seven years ago, and built within the last seven years to the rather hefty price tag of about $50 billion. so these kind of glitches are leaving people to start asking, are the russians going to be ready in time for the opening of

the winter olympics in 48 hours' time? the olympic torch has arrived in the city of sochi, after a journey across the biggest country in the world. the opening of the winter games is just two days away. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me declare the 126th session of the international olympic committee open. thank you. >> reporter: but it seems like there is a lot more last-minute work to be done. as hoards of journalists arrive to cover the games, many discover their accommodations not yet ready. that includes members of our own cnn sports team. unfinished construction in sochi's olympic park. russia's organizing committee insists, everything will be completed in time. >> we're dealing with it. we're on it. so we apologize again for any

inconvenience. thank you. >> reporter: mother nature may be harder to deal with. after several days of cold weather, there is a warm front on the way. but a sochi snow specialist says, he's got enough snow machines to compensate for warm weather. >> first of all, don't worry about the snow. snow will be guaranteed. >> guaranteed. >> yeah. >> reporter: some of the olympic athletes are impressed. >> this is my first olympics. so for me, this is absolutely incredible, above and beyond my expectations of what an olympic village would be. >> reporter: as for the lingering question of security, there is a reason why they call it "the ring of steel." tens of thousands of russian security forces have been deployed to protect these olympic games. now, suzanne and michael, this isn't just a couple journalists who have a tendency to complain and whine. we do as a profession, if i can speak as a journalist, there are bigger concerns here when it comes to lack of preparedness.

the -- there are five-star hotels, international hotels, that are not open, that are not ready. they're behind schedule. and the bigger question is, what's going to start happening when families of athletes start showing up? when some of the tourists who have paid big bucks to come out here, when they start showing up. if they start experiencing similar problems simply checking into their hotels as we have heard from journalists who had to wait hours and then find out that their rooms aren't even furni furnished. if that continues, it's going to be a much bigger problem, and not nearly as funny as some of these amusing tweets. >> all right. that's so true, ivan. appreciate that. >> there was one journalist who was led into their hotel room, they opened the door and a stray dog just walked out. apparently living in there. >> i have a feeling we're going to get a lot of tweets. >> especially if that's your room, exactly. >> ivan watson, thanks so much. appreciate it. here's more of what we're working on for "around the

world," a massive snowstorm hitting nearly 120 million people. record-shattering snow totals ahead. >> unbelievable. also, they were pope john paul ii's most private notes. he wanted them burned after his death, but his former secretary didn't listen and is publishing them instead. and we'll take you inside a drug lord's mansion, one taken by a group of vigilantes who were trying to get the drug cartel out of their town. ♪

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there's 869,000 power customers without service. big increase in the number expected later today. you've got new jersey, new york, issuing states of emergency, advising folks, drive carefully or just stay home. >> no kidding. nearly 1 million people without power. that would ruin your day, when the snow is come down. freezing rain, too. warnings issued for large parts virginia and d.c. the storm already leaving a mess across the plains and the midwest. don lemon joins us now from boston. you pulled the short straw, didn't you, don? the city cancelled school. how are things looking? >> reporter: i don't know if i pulled the short straw. but i pulled the little one. i've got a little help here, by the way. decklynn is going to help me through this weather forecast. are you doing all right? >> yes. >> reporter: don't get shy on me now. i'm told by decklynn and his mom and everyone here, this was not here. there was zero snow here. so they've gotten to about 6 to 8 inches of snow just in the short amount of time.

decklynn, come on, you can hang out with me here. i'll sit down in the snow with you. 6 to 8 inches of snow. they closed all the schools, they closed every single bit of the government, business, everything. nothing is going on in boston. they're telling people to stay off the roads. and right now i've been watching the weather forecast, calling this changeover. because it was really fluffy as we got in here. i took the 5:00 train and got in i think saw rush hour and all that. so they're calling this changeover, big fluffy flakes earlier. and now not so much. saying it's going to change over mostly to ice. and then maybe it will get back to some snow. but they think all the accumulation pretty much is on the ground right now. so decklynn. you promised you were going to do something for me. can you make a snow angel for me? all right, you ready? let's go. let's do it. snow angel! come on, decklynn. let's see. how did he do? >> did pretty good. >> i think he did a good job. hold this for me. i'm going to do one next to

yours. are you ready? hang on. >> hi! >> how are you doing? >> come on, deck lyinlin lynn . i promised i put him on tv. this is decklynn, his mom gina and there is louklin. mom, you said no snow earlier. >> no snow. >> none at all? >> nothing. >> happy to be out of school with these guys? >> well, i'm home with them, so yes. good to be outside. >> he's a good helper. see you. how are you doing? ah! he's shy. so pretty good here. >> i take it back. you didn't draw the short straw. you just brought in a whole bunch of cute into the show. >> reporter: i have fun whenever i can. i always look at the bright side. these guys have been out here all morning on the bobcat and with the plows. and they're making it passable

for everybody. >> and make yourself popular and say also the crew out there, the shooter, the engineer. they are working hard, as well. >> reporter: they're awesome. >> decklynn has got the right idea, the snow angels. he'll be out there for a while playing in the snow, huh, don? >> reporter: yeah, i'm going to have some fun. enjoy it while i can. >> good to see you. that's great. made the most out of it, didn't he? is. >> of course. i used to cover snow for years in boston. they just have fun. they know how to enjoy it. a mean snow angel. the weather outside, cold and nasty, the new york stock exchange, as well. we'll see what's happening inside, the board down 14 points now. a little more than two-and-a-half hours into trading. stocks took a slide at the opening bell. fighting their way back. cnn money's fear and greed index, showing extreme fear in the market.

>> all about the tentment or largely about the sentiment when it it comes to the stock market. but there are some analysts saying that all this selling just creates an opportunity to buy low. >> buy low. >> well, a lovely pool, nice wide terrace, perfect for entertaining. used to belong to a mexican drug lord until the town's vigilantes ran them out of the house and took it over. we've got the story and the details behind that. the up next.

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that help coming from civilians just fed up, not even taking it anymore. they don't want to deal with this. >> yeah, they don't think they're getting the help -- or not waiting, anyway, for the military to step in, taking the law into their own hands. and at least in one case, they have actually taken a drug lord's mansion into their own hands. they managed to chase him off and in many ways, liberate their own town. rafael romo with the story. >> if it the government can't help you, you have to help yourself. >> reporter: he calls himself juan, showing his face would mean certain death for himself and his family, he says. >> all we want to do is just pick up the arms so we can drive them away. after that, we're going to put them down again sgh juan attributes his english fluency to his time in the teenager in the united states. he is a member of a group of vigilantes who drove away a drug cartel from the small town in the southwestern mexican state. they're not the only ones who decided to fight back against a

criminal organization that terrorized with kidnappings, murder and extortion. and in the nearby town antunez another group of vigilantes not only made the criminals flee, also confiscated the mansion of their leader, a drug lord who fled fast, left some of his weapons behind. they are in stark contrast with the humble adobe houses next door. the vigilantes also confiscated armored trucks. this is a vehicle that belongs to the group here. you can see it has been reinforced with half-inch steel plates in the front and also in the back to protect its occupants. it's been riddled with bullet holes on the side and also shows signs of combat right here on the hood and through the wind shield. this is the leader of yet another vigilante group that is

currently recovering properties the drug cartel took from the rightful owners. [ speaking in spanish ] we're keeping this movement alive to attack us, he says. when asked if he's afraid to die -- i'm not afraid, he says. we're all going to die anyway. the same morning he spoke with us a town resident came to personally say thanks to mora. >> i think they're doing the right thing. i think it was a very brave thing to do. because they stood up for everybody. >> reporter: grace says mora and his people recovered what the drug cartel had taken from her family. >> they wanted to charge people that picked lemons and own houses and the drug cartels were just -- they were just sucking the money out of everybody. and it was just -- it was going too far. >> reporter: back at the barricades, juan continues to stand guard. >> this is not going to go away. we're going to stay here, and

it's going to be here. >> reporter: the mexican government has sent in thousands of soldiers and federal police. but even though it is illegal to take justice into one's hands, the security forces haven't moved against the vijlageties. some are accused of excesses, but these unlikely warriors say they had no option but to protect their lands and their families. >> rafael joins us. give us a sense of just how big this movement want is, and is there -- is the government actually working with these folks to take on the cartels? it's an interesting situation. it is very big. according to one recent report, there's vigilante activity in as many as 11 states in southern mexico. the government, interestingly enough, is taking the position of we're not going to work against you. as a matter of fact, we're going to try to integrate you into what is called in mexico, the rural defense corps.

essentially similar to what the national guard would be here. although it remains to be seen if these people who have ranches and properties in that area are actually going to work as parts of the mexican security forces. >> and give some measure of training. as you know only too well, these drug guys, they don't mess around down there. massacres they've carried out. have there been any reprisals? >> not only reprisals but full counter attacks. january 5th, a big attack in one region we went to. but by then, they had the support of the mexican army, and they were able to repel the group. but it was a very violent combat there in one of those communities. >> how did you feel on the ground there? did you feel safe? how did you manage? >> there's a bit of tension. what made us feel safer than otherwise was the fact that the mexican government has saturated the roads leading to those parts of mexico with the mexican army and federal police, as many as

10,000 soldiers and federal police there who, of course, is not in their best interest to attack the media or to let us -- anything happen to us. so there was -- like i say, a degree of tension. but in the end, we felt like it was somewhat safe to go there. >> a real war going on south of the border, isn't there? rafael, thank you. rafael romo. elsewhere overseas today, somebody threw a hand grenade at a school in libya. this happened in benghazi and witnesses say the grenade came from outside the school walls, exploded, wounding at least six students. attacks and explosions in ghazi fairly common, but schools are very rarely targeted. > the governments in north and south korea agreed to hold reunions for some families separated by the war. we say again, because there have been similar reunions before and there were some scheduled for a few months ago but then north korea suddenly cancelled them.

if they do happen this time, it will be later this month on the north korean side of the demilitarized zone. tens of thousands of family members still haven't seen one another 60 years later after the conflict that divided the korean peninsula. and why don't you take a look at this picture. something unusual. doesn't belong here. of course, what we're talking about is the u.n. children's aid group, unicef. they're furious over the photos. this is south sudan and they show soldiers wearing the bright lieu unicef backpacks, donated, supposed to be going to the school children in the poor and war-ravaged countries. so the u.n. is demanding south sudan troops stop using the donated aid supplies intended for the civilians, especially the kids. >> unbelievable. the united states, meanwhile, cutting back on drone strikes in pakistan. some conflicting information, though, on why washington is putting away those aerial weapons. we'll take a look at that story,

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d day. of course, more than a month ago now. let's go to wolf blitzer in washington. you talked recently, wolf, with pakistan's national security adviser about this very topic. what did you hear, especially since just yesterday, talks between pakistan and the taliban were aborted because the government didn't show up. what's behind all of this? >> yeah, some of the taliban leaders apparently failed to show up, so it's a huge issue in pakistan, these u.s. drone strikes based out of afghanistan. they go over the border into pakistan, and they look for targets presumably al qaeda-related targets. others who are hostile to the united states. the u.s. has been doing it for a long time. in fact, president obama has intensified the drone strikes since he took office over the number of strikes that president bush did. the other day, back at the end of january, pakistan's new national security adviser came to washington, sartage aziz and i sat down with him after his meeting with the secretary of

state, john kerry, in which he made a major push, a plea to the u.s., curtail those drone strikes. listen to this exchange. >> the damage from the drone strikes in terms of relations, in terms of the broader issues that are between us is far more than any benefit from one or two more targets. in the case of those targets, give us the information and see whether we need them, because the border issues are more important, which is to keep the lines of communication open, to try to bring about -- this is very unpopular thing, and also counterproductive. >> and you made that point to secretary kerry, please, no more drone strikes. i don't know if you phrased it like that. >> i think so, and he was quite receptive. >> did he make any promises? >> no, not yet. he said he would consider. >> the pakistani national security adviser then went on to meet with susan rice, john

brennan at the cia, chuck hagel at the defense department, making that same pitch. and there has clearly been a slow down, the last one around christmas. u.s. officials say while some of those targets the u.s. says there is a reduced number of targets. but clearly the u.s. is very, very sensitive to the political fallout inside pakistan. the u.s. is trying to improve regio relations with the new government. the first democratically elected government, shall we say, in pakistan. so obviously a very sensitive subject. >> and wolf, talk about the politics inside pakistan, as well. because it's extremely sensitive, as you mention. and the obama administration really making sure that they're not dividing people there, because they -- there is some sort of kind of domestic interest of the country to distance themselves from the united states. >> and this is really a critically important area. remember, bin laden was found right outside a military compound, military training college, in pakistan, and the

assumption is that ayman al zawahri, the new leader, hiding someplace in pakistan, as well. there is a lot going on. the new government in pakistan, the prime minister and the others, seem to be receptive to improving the relations with the united states, given the fact the u.s. is withdrawing its troops, maybe all of its troops from afghanistan by the end of this year may keep a residual force in afghanistan if they can work out a deal. there is a lot of potential there for real turmoil if it's not finessed properly. so i think they're sensitive to the internal political requirements of this pakistani government for the u.s. to cut back on those drone strikes. especially since not all of those drone strikes have been perfectly targeted. there have been civilians and military personnel killed by accidental strikes. >> yeah. one of the problems, of course, pakistan thinks they can't control half that area up there in waziristan, can't see their own troops up there because of the taliban control. wolf, appreciate it. thanks so much. wolf blitzer there. and later today in "the

situation room," wolf blitzer says mitt romney will talk about whether he's going to run in 2016. and what does mitt romney think about the security situation in sochi? that's at 5:00 eastern right here on cnn. and cnn has just learned a little bit about john kerry's plans in politics. apparently he doesn't have any after this gig. >> secretary of state telling our jake tapper that he's going to be out of politics in 2016, even though he's got his peers, like hillary clinton, joe biden, likely thinking about another shot, another run for the presidency. kerry says the state department is his last political stop, and he's done. well, do we believe him? i don't know. they all say that. >> well, you can listen yourself. >> exclusive. >> yes, exclusive interview coming up on "the lead" with jake tapper at 4:00 p.m. eastern. and kudos from the white house over a decision today by

cvs' pharmacies to stop selling tobacco. the drugstore chain said the new policy will take effect by october, even though it has cost the company $2 billion a year in what they would have made. lost sales. >> president obama sent out a statement almost immediately that said in part, congratulate and thank the ceo, larry miller, the board of directors and all those who help make a choice to have a profoundly positive impact on the health of our country. also the first lady sent out a tweet that said, "thanks cvs extra" now we can all breathe easier and our families can live healthier. >> the big question, whether or not other chains will follow cvs' lead. walgreens says it has been evaluating tobacco products in its stores for a while. we'll just have to wait and see. >> extraordinary that in a place where you get your prescriptions and your health stuff, they sell -- >> right there. >> right next to it. and a lot of siblings fight

over parents' things. but when you're talking about the children of a civil rights icon that fight certainly gets much more complicated. martin luther king jr.'s daughter and sons are fighting over national treasure. that story, up ahead.

they are the living legacies of an american icon. the children of martin luther king jr. but as his daughter says, quote, he must be turning over in his grave right now. >> bernice's two brothers, martin iii and dexter, trying to force her to hand over their fath father's nobel peace prize and his bible, the one president obama used when he was sworn in for his second term. and this is the same she showed me when we interviewed her at

the king center, taking it out of a casing. she is putting up a fight now. she says her brothers want to sell these items, and it's really complicated, because we're not just talking about family air hair rooms heirlooms. victor blackwell is here to talk about the court case, the lawsuit. where does it go from here? >> on paper, this is the estate of martin luther king jr. king iii and dexter king say that bernice king has this 1964 nobel peace prize, the medal, and the bible, king's traveling bible. however they say it is in her perm possession. they belong to the he is sate. and the estate wants them back. why? king -- bernice king says the brothers want to sell them. and you held this bible. >> yeah this is something -- she took it out of a case and you can page by page go through it. there is some inscriptions on it, as well. it is amazing. but you're saying that now this is not -- it's in her

possession. nobody knows where this is. >> she says in a statement she released after this complaint was filed she has them in a safe and secure place and refusing to turn them over. i want to read two sentences and you can get the passion from just these two sentences. and she writes, as a minister of the gospel, the thought of selling my daddy's bible troubles my mind, vexes my spirit and weighs on my soul. the thought of profiting from the sale of the peace prize medal which my father accepted 50 years ago this year for the peace this nation has seen is spiritually violent, unconscionable, historically negligent and outright morally reprehensible. and if the allegation is true, there is no mention of selling these items in the complaint by dexter and king iii. if the allegation is true, it's important to note that the nobel organization says that once king was notified, dr. king was notified, that he would win, he immediately announced that he would donate the $54,123 to the civil rights movement. even dr. king himself did not

profit from the nobel peace prize. >> what -- if it's not in the complaint, what are the brothers saying, or do we know? >> we have reached out to the brothers. we have reached out more than once to try and get a comment, are you trying to sell the nobel prize medal and the bible. no-no response yet. we know we will hear more tomorrow from bernice king, holding a news conference at 11:00 a.m. eastern, where she will i guess flush out more of what her allegations are and why she is holding these items and refuse to go turn over. >> it's very strange the two brothers are not speaking, though. nobody representing them to at least say what it is they're trying to do here. we are really just seeing one side of this story. >> considering all of the emotion around dr. king and especially these two items, you would think that dexter and king iii would want to say something. thus far, they have not responded to our questions. >> we'll keep trying. thank you. >> certainly some spat in the part of the family. seems unseemly, doesn't it? dogs dying in the streets of

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outrage is growing over an apparent operation to exterminate stray dogs. this is ahead of the winter olympic games here. animal rights activists accusing

russian authorities of poisoning these dogs in sochi. >> they videotaped dogs convulsing and dying agonizing deaths in the streets. ivan watson is in sochi with the details. of course, some of these images, obviously are difficult to watch. >> reporter: these images of dying animals are hard to watch. but they're examples gathered by activists in sochi over the last two months. of how they claim authorities have exterminated street dogs in russia's olympic city. by poisoning them. city authorities and animal rights activists are now wrestling with the question. what do you do with the large population of street animals in sochi on the eve of the olympics? some volunteers have taken matters into their own hands. building a makeshift shelter on the edge of the city. here they donate time and money

to feed and sterilize the dogs they love. >> hi! this one is called pushistic and she used to live by the hospital. but the city authorities were going to gather up the street dogs there. so she is one of the stray dogs that were brought here to this basically donated shelter that volunteers have put up themselves with their own money to help her. to help protect them from basically being exterminated. activist dina phillipa says this is not a new thing. >> they kill dogs for many years. >> reporter: but she is also quick to admit, sochi has a dog problem. >> there are huge amounts of stray dogs here. and authorities tried to control

them as they can. >> reporter: reports of the extermination of street animals in recent months have put city and olympic authorities on the defensive. this week, the sochi 2014 organizing committee announced, all stray dogs that are found on the olympic park are collected by a professional veterinary contractor. all healthy animals are released following their health check. as recently as last year, the sochi city government hired a private company to dispose of street animals, but this week, a city official told cnn he was now urging volunteers to take street dogs to a new government supported canine shelter. the volunteers here say shelters don't provide a long-term solution. they want a government-financed sterilization program, and better laws to protect animals in russia. >> in russia, you can abuse any animal and it's not a crime. you can buy or adopt an animal,

and then release it on the street. it's not a crime. >> reporter: perhaps the growing uproar over sochi's olympic dogs may prompt moscow to take a long, hard look at protecting man's best friend. ivan watson, cnn, sochi, russian. >> certainly hope they're protected. so sad. >> a heart-breaker, isn't it? >> yeah. the private notes of pope john paul ii wanted to be burned. well, he wanted them to be burned. instead, published in a new book. next, why his closest aide felt compelled to ignore the instructions in the pope's will. welcome back. how is everything?

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a u.n. report is slamming the vatican's handling of child sexual abuse within the catholic church. now, this report accuses the

church of protecting itself rather than the victims by transferring child sexual abusers from one parish to another and covering up the crimes. >> yeah, it says the vatican should investigate complaints, along with law enforcement, and immediately remove all known or suspected abusers from its ranks. and, in fact, turn them over to the authorities. now, pope john paul ii's most private thoughts have been published in a new book. and the problem is, he didn't want them published. many in the catholic community upset about this. we look at why the pope's former secretary refused to to instructions in his will. >> reporter: this book is indeed extremely important. pope john paul ii's last will and testament calls for his personal notebooks to be burned, according to catholic news agency. so why have his most private writings been published for all to read in a book released in poland today? >> there is no doubt that this

is a priceless record. >> reporter: the publisher describes the book as a collection of the late pope's thoughts and meditations. many catholics outraged. questioning the release of "i am so much in god's hands." pope john paul's closest aide turned over the letters. >> his thought was that these are important theological musings of a pope and the world could benefit from reading them. >> reporter: serving as pope for nearly three decades, pope john paul ii died in 2005. revered by the faithful as the people's pope. the confidante and former secretary for nearly 30 years was given instruction to burn the private papers after the beloved pontiff's death. but instead, breaking one of the cardinal rules in the catholic church, he 'tis obeyed the beloved pope, because according to the catholic reporter, he

felt burning the documents would be a crime, and that he didn't have the courage to do so. >> so suddenly now, to have a group of works that has not been published before is significant. >> reporter: translateded writings from the polish language book are circulating. he wrote, "and does the act of salvation amaze me more than any other everyday act? may it absorb me more and more." ♪ in april, pope john paul ii will be canonized a saint. he says publishing the notes is a precious insight into the pope's soul. >> the cardinal says only a select amount of the writings were published and others were burned, as the pope wished. >> the cardinal says he's going to use his share of the profits, at least, from the book to complete a 13,000-square-foot complex being built in poland in the pope's memory. so he's not going to be accused of profiting off of this.

>> controversial. several stories caught our attention today, and forecasts, too. let's start in that wonderful place, australia. a polish extreme cyclist hopping up more than 2,900 steps in 1:45 to break his own world record. this happened in melbourne. >> i guess that's what you guys do, huh? his wife joined him on the climb, carrying their 3-month-old daughter. last march, the cyclist jumped over 2,700 steps in shanghai. despite being pregnant. wow. his wife was right there with him. >> wow. that's what we do. in auto ukraine, among the chaos we have been reporting in the capital, kiev, love shining through. a protester proposing to his girlfriend while wearing a helmet and bullet-proof vest. you romantic, you. >> maybe is this a good sign. the man professed his love using a mega phone, got down on one knee while his comrades lit smoke flairs around them.

in japan, kindergarten parents dressed up in demon-like masks and costumes to scare their kids during an annual festival in tokyo. because it's fun. >> participating in this bean-throwing ceremony to drive away evil and bring good luck. children attended the event to greet the coming of spring. >> once they recovered from being terrified. thanks for watching "around the world." "cnn newsroom" right now. >> right now, a snow and ice storm slamming the northeast, cancelling thousands of flights, leaving almost 1 million homes and businesses without power. also right now, a major drugstore chain plans to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products. it could cost them $2 billion a year in revenue. so why are they doing it? will other stores follow? and right now secretary of state john kerry opening up about the iran nuclear deal. cnn's