joining me now is former speed cater bonnie blair, member of the u.s.nd one of the most decorated athletes in olympic history. it's a pleasure and honor to talk to you. you're part of the delegation. when you talk to the other members of the athletes, how is this affecting in particular the athletes who have to be focused on the competition to come? >> right, you know, i think that's what they have to do. let the other officials do what they need to do and the athletes need to focus and stay on track and stay on task. if this is what i'm going to be doing every day, just try to keeping that same routine. i think too, once they get in the olympic village, every village i've been in has been overly secure. so they just have to stay put, go from there to the event site and everything will go okay. i'm glad to hear what was just said before as i'll be heading over there on sunday. and so it's nice to hear some good positive things on the whole security front and comfort level. >> and i know janet napolitano, we've covered her for years, first as governor an

bone bonnie blair has done it. but you also have seth wescott. >> shaun white as well. >> he was the poster boy for snowboarding for so long. he's now like the veteran and he has an opportunity to win three consecutive golds. >> it's going to be interesting. the world goes to sochi and we'll both be there. thank you for the preview. i appreciate it. >> good to see you. happy new year. >> and to you. february 6th with the opening ceremony the next day on february 7th. let's head to tamron in the orange room. good morning. happy new year to you. >> all right, matt. it's a new year, new you. by the way, 40% of the people out there said they set new year's resolution. it's a new year so why not do it. but here's the down side. only 8% of us say we keep our new year's resolutions. that's not stopping us, though, the #happy2014, what's your new year's resolution? mine is to -- i learned to swim in 2013. i really want to get into swimming in 2014. so we'll see what happens there. but matt, savannah, natalie, and al, you'l

ironically or i shouldn't say ironically, but coincidentically, bonnie blair won that. >> shawn whiteer boy for snowboarding for so long, he is the veteran. he has an opportunity to win three consecutive goals. >> it will be interesting. the world goes to sochi. we will be there. thanks for the preview. i appreciate it. remember nbc coverage begins on february 6th. up next, john kerry's latest admission and what we can expect from the trip to the mideast. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. to help me become an olympian, she was pretty much okay with me turning her home into an ice rink. ♪ she'd just reach for the bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller, powerful sheet th