and drums and warships are also being deployed to ensure the safety of the boxes looking at the black sea resort of the spring like weather conditions in the region it's hard to imagine that in the form of the world's best winter sports athletes will descend upon the city to compete for gold. but this is how the locals are gearing up to twenty seconds but you get the effect which is the most expensive games of the romantic history. this summer games in total price of them but in the region and his government have spent thirty seven but it was only a band ball all the other when join in the budget to buy securities will get the cause for concern at the games. the and are among children has drawn strong criticism from western states and russia have said if they respect the country's schools i am i. chew parliamentary allies of ukrainian president viktor yanukovich have posted no providing amnesty to protest is detained during two months of street unrest patel positional make a sustained commitment to increase that was taken on an unseen text richard conti said it is conditional upon activis

my journey began in moscow was october the seventh before reaching the black sea resort for the at the ceremony the cost of travel for two thousand one hundred towns and villages across all age three regions of russia. it will cover some sixty five thousand km the effect of the longest relay which are the pics history. it's also one of the most original as the torch made its way to the north pole for the fest on fire a nuclear powered icebreaker. one source of that flowed into space although the opening ceremony takes place on the seventh to break the kings were forty stop the domestic escaping freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions are scheduled to take place that they were full. in total ninety eight event of the fifteen disciplines in seven sports are on the menu for the twenty second running of the blog for the pics amanda started in kfc most recent clashes of the recalled to the folding from a column. he was said to be throwing molotov cocktails at police with a group of protest is when he felt he liked it died in hospital. it symbolizes the level of unrest which has divid

the snow must go on and it seems the subtropical black sea coast is up to the task of providing support for the winter olympics of course you won't spot and flurries in sochi itself but up in the nearby mountains there's plenty esteban which has been finding out. if like me you enjoy a little bit of extreme sports then hang onto your helmets for the best skiing track in the black sea resort snowboarding and freeze diving competitions at this twenty fourteen olympic winter games will be held to the was on the rose a fucked up october also known as the hot extreme was. just seven years ago this regime but also fluttered was on top of day it's quite a different scene designed and build by french experts it's now a picture place cocks the nobel prize style hotels and chalets out of a five thousand feet it's one of the highest lifts of mountains in the world the mountain towers over provides axes. and professionals in the alpine and freestyle as well as snowboarding as for those going for winter gold a difficult terrain is available. i wasn't going to be left behind so i hired some speed hea

kind of subtropical resort on the black sea coast provide enough snow for a winter olympics a question we've often heard in the run up to the games well no you won't see snow in the city itself however up in the nearby mountains there's plenty of the white stuff to provide spectacular scenery and perfect slopes artista ben let's say want to try it out. if like me you enjoy a little bit of extreme sport then hang onto your helmet for the best skiing track in the black sea resort snowboarding and freestyle in competitions at this twenty fourteen olympic winter games will be held to the was on the rosa what's up october also known as the hot extreme hot was. just seven years against this regime but also for a third was on top to day it's quite a different scene designed and build by french experts it's now a picture place cox the nobel prize style hotels and chalets at over five thousand feet it's one of the highest lifts of mountains in the world the mountain towers though provides axes. and professionals in the alpine and freestyle skiing as well as snowboarding as for those going for w

enjoy a little bit of extreme sport then hang onto your helmets for the best skiing track in the black sea resort snowboarding and freeze diving competitions at this twenty fourteen olympic winter games will be held to the was on the rose a fucked up october also known as the hot extreme cold it was. just seven years ago this regime but also for a third was on top to day it's quite a different scene designed and build by french experts it's now a picture place cox the nobel prize style hotels and chalets at over five thousand feet it's one of the highest lifts of mountains in the world the mountain killers though provides axes. and professionals in the alpine and freestyle as well as snowboarding as for those going for winter gold a difficult terrain is available. i wasn't going to be left behind so i hired some speed headed up the. drive so way not all the hot tub and i'm definitely going to be tossing all the snow. the rain has been faced by professionals he is he's been testing the slopes over the last year and for those still worried about the weather there's enough of it all the knive

what else is there to do well the perk of a winter games in sochi is a tropical coastline on the black sea beaches and parks alongside monuments and museums allow you to take in a bit of history and experience a lifestyle the beach front is lined with local shops so grab a souvenir while enjoying the views of the black sea and did not get your party shoes on because when they meet in lights are lit the buzz and clubs come alive. there are also hold a ski resort is lined with the european hotels restaurants and shops at least one luxury hotel offers spiced commendation just a step from the slopes guests enjoy stunning mountain views designer rooms and an on site spine health club. i went to see the best that money can buy what they need to look for i think is the person and it's what what they want if you look for skiers you want to have a cozy hotel where you feel warm and relaxed in the evening that's what we can offer you here we have state of the art slopes we have state of the art equipment connection infrastructures i think for for skiers it's just the perfect spot to choose the. next

pace is just a bit of snow a russian winter occurs even a few kilometers away from the tropical black sea coast resort city of sochi located there is said to provide super but white slopes for the winter olympics. say visited the mountain venues for the upcoming games. if like me you enjoy a little bit of extreme sport then hang onto your helmets for the best skiing track in the black sea resort snowboarding and freeze diving competitions at this twenty fourteen olympic winter games will be held to the was on the rose a fucked up october also known as the hot extreme hot oh my god. that. was. just seven years against this regime but also for a third was on top day it's quite a different scene designed and build by french experts it's now a picture a place can't see no ball point style hotels and chalets at over five thousand feet it's one of the highest lifts of mountains in the world the mountain carriers though provides axes. and professionals in the alpine and freestyle as well as snowboarding as for those going for winter gold a difficult terrain is available. i wasn't going to be lef

of the black sea is going to be one you'll always remember. now i'm going to sign up for some hot chocolate chip on the day on the ski slopes over all the hard forty said with us from our reports from where the athletes will be going for the gold we've got plenty more to share with you before the olympic flame is lit at the main arena so here on our take in the coming days here you ok. how do you operate do it again i'm going to rehearse good sports short track speed skating is it as easy as ruth i'm not an olympic athlete am bomb which is on. my fire. some world news in brief for you now a suicide bomber has blown himself up near a bus carrying soldiers in the afghan capital kabul the taliban says it carried out the attack in which at least four people have been killed the group has stepped up its campaign ahead of the pullout of nato combat troops at the end of the year. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of rio de janeiro in brazil to protest the twenty four thousand football world cup the tournament is due to take place in the c

finally some relegation and a sponsor treatment is a temptation for any skier visiting the black sea resort in a bun it's just the place you haven't been in russia for a while i've never really been to a russian or what is also known as a russian sauna but now i'm in sochi and the world we book congregated he had during the winter games and i thought why not give it a try something traditional and russia so let's see if the british banja is using the right. sometimes equated to a turkish bath the banya experience is usually considered and indispensable pitstop on the journey to discover russian culture. when you first arrive there's a sense of serenity in the air incense burning meditation music in the background and a cup of herbal tea to come the body down the felt heads we're wearing a bind your heads typically want to protect the head from this intense heat of the sauna the misuse of friendly experienced and she has some health tips about what the russian binah does for the body the experience amazing i also had one more treatment to test out the hedgehog fuck this will become on

it's in the warmest place of russia on the black sea. >> those are palm trees next to the brand new speedting arena. it's a russian club med. it's like holding the international bacon festival in iran. what possible justification did russia have to pick sochi? sochi is one of president putin's favorite vacation spots. >> that's what i love about russian corruption they don't even try to hide it. the only thing in russia more exposed than their corruption is the president's nipples. [ laughter ] but what is important is that the olympics are a celebration of the human spirit and a showcase of world unity. >> three countries get e-mails warning ever a terrorist threat at the sochi winter olympic games. >> sochi 350 miles from terror hotbed chechnya. >> 250 miles from chechnya? even tripadvisor now that was a bad idea. [laughter] what is the big deal? i'm sure serving going to be fine. >> the u.s. military has plans to put transport planes at european bises on alert and is deploying two navy ships to the black sea in case americans need to be evacuated. >> i hope the lee greenwood (bleep) sw

naval assets in the black sea, what do you make of that? >> this is what it takes for an event like the olympics being successful in terms of a counterterrorism effort in the united states we have other assets come, other countries help out. that's what it takes to be successful. so i'm not surprised that we are deploying assets to russia, and if we look back at what happened even with boston when they had the bombing during the marathon yes we have some information from the russians, but in my opinion it was not complete. had we had more full disclosures we might have been able to do more. another part of this thing is a lesson learned from boston. not only do we have to get that intelligence information but share it in a manner in which we can act on it. >> professor, even though the two countries are rivals in various places aroun around thed and around various causes it would be a loss for the united states, too, if there was a successful attack in sochi? >> certainly it would be a loss for the united states if any of our own people who

the besides him saatchi has changed the black sea resort city of the foot of the caucasus has seen non stop construction since it was nominated to host the winter olympics this despite the region being designated a unesco world natural heritage site environmental activists called and asked the vet says that since planning for the games began hundreds of protecting trees themselves the foray was also open to the mountains nearby to feed the olympic construction booms hunger for buildings down. and illegal dumps of sprung up everywhere often containing toxic construction waste. this one in the glory so what's up losses of the greatest danger is yet to come. the rockies like a sponge and everything that ends up in the cloudy but eventually seep into the ground will tackle which leads into the intimate side the ec intensifies the city with its drinking water. it used to beat any team. now unfortunately it's become extremely early that it isn't the patristic opponents things are busy in the quarry. even here border patrol guards keep a close eye on who comes into this the recent attacks in

precious first winner olympics will soon begin with a river flows into the black sea. surveillance will be tight with cameras and drones and special forces on land and on the water. kind of restricted zone where hundreds of families like the force is used to raise vegetables. for a long time member refused to leave her land. together with neighbors to the government to court and even went on a hunger strike to try to save her home. in the end though the residents lost. and lou but can't produce enough on her own property to sell any of her produce. but at least she's not far from the sea first they wanted to resettle us up in the mountains since he didn't want that at all the analysts that they tried to force people to move from the sea up into the mountains tricia has rented rooms to three construction workers that gives her enough to live on for now but she doesn't think tourists will continue to come after the games are over. most she says will stay late for fear of attacks from the nearby contests. when you cook about protecting human rights here and here it inters

police and military vessels are also patrolling the black sea to ensure safety at waterfront arenas two bombings last month killed thirty four people and volvo grand about seven hundred km northeast of sochi the government has to keep about one hundred thousand police and soldiers on high alert until the olympics and in march. the united states has been hit by its coldest weather in about twenty years the big chill has caused at least four deaths. the severe cold as gripped much of the us midwest since last week temperatures are ten to twenty degrees below the seasonal average. monday afternoon in chicago so the merc saw the mercury dropped to minus twenty four degrees celsius. it is really pro itself assuming you walk him in the morning to administer the new and just get really cold stress lifted weights. people working with the homeless are showing concern. i'm worried that the people that will dine on board the people they have frostbite or people they typically stay outside the cold spell has cost thousands of flight cancellations in traffic accidents. shipments of fresh fruits have

let the press of a wintry games and such she is a tropical coastline on the black sea beaches and parks along fine monuments and museums i like taking a bit of history and experience the lifestyle the bees front line to local shops. so read this even yell i'm enjoying the views of a back seat. that night the joke auntie shoes on because one day me and my son hates the bars and clubs come along. the ski resort is lying to the european hotels restaurants and shops. he's the one luxury hotel office by stock on the day she just stepped from the states. yes it was stunning mountain views design innings. and on site spine help i went to see the text that money can buy what they need to know fussing if the person in the photo above they wanted to know first two years. he was difficult to hook up when you feel warm and relaxing the finger took the can offer your gift. we have stayed a few not so sweet instead of the art equipment connection infrastructures i think for four steals it's just the perfect spot to choose stop busy with a twist of the restaurant looking to russian offering while law

in it so we decided to run over fifty five kilometers a day for thirty days in order to reach the black sea resort in time for the opening ceremony on february the seventh while hoping to raise awareness of a debilitating condition that's the second leading cause of death worldwide at the dutch. another main goal of my run is to support the fight against stroke that fact that you can reduce the risk of having strokes by run in is one of the main reasons behind this which is also why it is a charity run while you can is supporting the russian fight against stroke fund the run him self will also have backup on route as his formidable olympic journey and the course he's hoping to promote have prompted others to run some of it by side. with a break when i first heard of the idea it inspired me and when i heard that me too it was running cologne over to help him realize his dream so i'll be following his every step and making sure he gets there you have a shot if i wanted to support me three by writing with him at least at the beginning because i believe this is very important that such a moment

like the british trials at the toliet the ball companion sly and the black sea region are in a path to victory low pressure systems one is now situated over italy providing one speck of precipitation that one and moved into that apple campaign is now a new wednesday while increasing and then ahead of that i'm not a one over the black sea region will drift to the north of taking a course of the western russia today temperatures are going to be fine tune called across the isa mine is a train can find tough conditions to stay not signed and snow is likely to occur is that mine is fine bakery some snow flurries today and then have your snow on your wednesday. thelma course the america as something unusual is happening when talking about my niece and snow over the beaches in the south. mrs talent into you on monday night to send snow is likely from the carolinas in two parts of the taxes and then down below the freezing rain from texas into south carolina. freezing rain is quite dangerous because one statistic around in her crate ninety euro sicily preconditions i like lisa quite dangerous

the navy will have two ships stationed in the black sea just in case. there's already been one apparent security breach. a woman the russians call a black widow, who may be planning a suicide attack. here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: authorities believe the young woman arrived in the sochi area about a week ago, somehow making it past the ring of security set up to protect the olympic games. over the weekend, police distributed this wanted poster to hotels and at the airport for a so-called black widow terrorist. she was identified as 22-year-old ruzanna ibragimova of dagestan whose husband was killed in a shootout with police last year, and security experts say she is not likely to be traveling alone. >> when it's women, they tend to operate in teams of two, and it's very unlikely that they would just send one of these teams into sochi. >> reporter: some 80,000 security personnel have been sent to sochi to create what russian president putin calls "a ring of steel" about 60 miles long and 25 miles wide. putin told george stephanopoulos that will kee