this is a possibility because the international olympic committee has recognized football as an international sport. it's still pretty far off from happening, if it is added it would likely be seven on seven format where it's quarterbacks and receivers. >>> mike thissen is current lly

are suggesting their tongues are related to the upcoming winter games in sultry but the international olympic committee says it has no concerns about safety the international investigation the security situation in the host city. this is on c international coming to life from moscow and welcome to the program and always start with the breaking news this hour for the second time in just two days the russian city of volgograd has been targeted by terrorists today forcing people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a bus less than twenty four hours earlier a similar sort on the city as a railway station claimed at least seventeen lives margaret howell is following developments involving ground. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morning at eight thirty in the morning causing a massive death bodies everywhere a lot of information that is still coming out about the stroll the attack that happened this morning it has been confirmed that there was a suicide bomber on that trolling bus that claimed these lives we have an eyewitness account of this event. i was in my

shock and condolences are going out to those who have lost loved ones in a ball go to the international olympic committee has said that they trust that russia will provide a safe haven come the winter olympics in twenty forty in terms of all russia's olympic committee they have always had a plan for security even going as far as spending money when it comes to security technology i want to add station to actually witness some of the technology in the use and when you go into the certainly a sense of calmness within the station you go through the scanners at the check ins and commuters alike that that goes scanners and checks make us all feel safe and they need it but we spoke to a former member of the alpha and anti terror special forces unit and he said some of the confidence that the olympic committee shades more photos but. all the attacks in volgograd are part of the same chain the terrorists are trying to incite fear ahead of the winter olympics so that people become scared to go to saudi no wonder they've chosen the holiday season for this to make it even more painful for the people and to draw ple

he was elected president of the international olympic committee in may, and. first olympics in the hot seat but it is a job he .eels has made a lot easier i think the athletes can expect really great conditions in sochi. the sport facilities are state-of-the-art, the concept of the olympic park with having all of the events so close to each other and having the olympic village next door so that the athletes can easily walk from their beds to the competition sites is really exciting. if you look at the quality of the olympic villages, this is really great. when i was there just a couple of weeks ago, i was really happy for the athletes. >> it being felix, there was always controversy. -- it being felix, there is always controversy. from the chechen separatists to the attack on gay rights, leading france and germany to boycott the games. i guess you are alluding to some laws in russia which have been passed. we are not only in contact with the organizing committee -- i was in sochi just a couple of weeks ago in a private meeting and i address these issues. and th

activists are calling attention to the international olympic committee's mission statement. the campaigning is gaining ground. the petition has already been signed by over 400,000 people and counting. it calls on the russian president to repeal the anti-gay legislation passed in june, a law that bans the promotion among miners of so-called nontraditional sexual relations of so-calledrs nontraditional sexual relations. a lot of athletes have already posted photos of them wearing the clothing to social networks. it is a way of encouraging sports fans the world over to join the campaign and sales profits from the clothing line will be donated to day rights organizations across russia. -- to gay rights organizations across russia. the vatican and boldly and library haved a put ancient texts online. you can see the pages of the gutenberg bible printed in the 1500's. it is a unique treasure trove available to web users the world over. in -- what if the models in some of the world's most renowned masterpieces had smartphones? artist is adding technology to some of the world's most

olympics, but the responsibility for that first and foremost is on the shoulders of the international olympic committee making sure the olympics took place in sochi and how it put that responsibility as well on the shoulders of putin and their parliament the which voted to put these laws in place. so ask the athletes themselves whether they're l.b.g.t. or allies there to compete, so ask them to pretend that they're on some antseptic planet where the world of politics does not exist is asking them to be less than human. >> let's turn to the head injuries in sports. it was announced that another athlete who committed suicide was suffering from the degenerative brain disease c.t.e. and this time was a baseball player, who played for various teams over his eight year career. he was reported to have had nine or 10 concussions during his playing daze. now i think most people understand the big contact sports, football, hockey, but in baseball? >> baseball is just in the embryonic stage of even addressing this. as chris nowitzki of the sports legacy institute, the medical center where ryan's brain was investi

he gets support from the olympic committee and more from the international olympic committee which supports athletes and coaches from developing countries. he will still cover about a third of the costs he figures 50,000-dollars from his pocket this time around. kate works for microsoft he had a consulting business. born is raised in peru, he was a national surfing championship and long distance runner long before he tried skiing a sport he admits at 43 he is still learning. >> believe it or not, i am getting older, and i am getting a better skier now. >> he finished ninety-fourth out of 95, and he knows he is not going to win a medal, victory for him is just raising awareness of winter sports in his native country. >> how much recreational skiing is there in peru? >> a little. right now he is the winter olympic team, all of it, but he has a vision, hop kidding living and training and some day growing up to take on the world. >> to train a group of kids that live in the andys and put them on roler skis and perhaps as few years down the road, we will have a house made -- a per peruvian deleg

the international olympic committee says it is confident of russia's ability to keep the game safe. cbs news. >> russia's health ministry says 58 people are still hospitalized from the attacks. many in grave condition. >> a blizzard kept rescuers from freeing a research ship stuck in ice in antarctica. the remaining options to help the dozens of passengers on board. >> thick ice and poor visibility forced an australian ice breaker to turn around before it could get to the russian ship that has been stuck in the ice since christmas eve. rescue teams are hoping the weather will clear on tuesday so the australian ship can try again. a helicopter from a smaller chinese ship may also be used. >> the aurora can't get through the conditions, we would be looking at using the helicopter from a chinese vessel. >> chris spoke with cbs news on monday. he says there's also hope that a u.s. coast guard ship can come to the rescue. >> there's a possibility, the american ice breaker, which is four times the size, is going to be in the area in the near future and if that were to come into play, that

the international olympic committee says it is confident of russian's ability to keep the games safe. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >> officials say the attacks may be evidence that the militants are using the city as a transportation hub to show their reach outside the bases in russia's northern regions. >>> california is ringing in the new year with a long list of new laws. among them, the department of justice will now store the make, model and serial numbers of your guns. also, starting july1, the minimum wage bumps to $9 an hour. and transgender students can now choose which bathrooms they would like to use and whether to play on the boys or girls sports teams. >>> starting in two days recreational pot will be legal in colorado. it will be the first state to sell pot for recreation. 20 states including colorado already can sell medicinal marijuana. but the rules for selling recreational pot are a little different. it will cost more. only people 21 and older can buy it. and amounts are limited. >>> the new year will also bring more mild temperatures and a rare event from mother nat

. >> reporter: today the head of the international olympic committee said he is, quote, fully confident russia will deliver a safe and secure olympic games. many others aren't so sure. and also today, the u.s. government concerned that islamist militants may strike during the games extended an olive branch to russia offering closer cooperation between the two rivals on matters of security. lester? >> jim maceda tonight, thanks. >>> for more on the threat we are joined by the former director of the national counter terrorism center michael lighter, and a counter terrorism analyst for nbc news. michael, the u.s. has a keen security interest here. there are thousands of americans traveling to the games in sochi. but what help can u.s. intelligence officials offer? >> lester, the u.s. is not a cure-all for the threats. there are some things that the u.s. could do. first, the u.s. could be very helpful in identifying militants who may have traveled to pakistan or syria and are returning to engage in terrorism in russia. second, as we saw in boston, every thread of information might lead to u

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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- a7guc >> the international olympic committeesays it has full confidence in russia's ability to host a safe and secure games in sochi. it comes after two deadly attacks in a city a few hundred kilometers from the side of next month event. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks that left at least 31 people dead. >> this bus was packed with commuters this morning but hours later the area was sealed off. investigators are gathering clues to allow them to identify those who carried out the attack. according to russian police, a suspect got on board with the bomb and explosive device of about four kilograms. say the device was triggered by a suicide bomber. fragments of his body were retrieved and taken for identification. one has taken responsibility for the blast. according to russian investigators, the same people may have planned both the bus attack and one carried out on sunday at grand central station. >> the bomb was filled with striking elements, the same as the

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are you angry that the international olympic kitty matey -- international olympic committee is ignoring its own charter? \'s laws are antithetical to what the olympic movement is about. discrimination of any kind is incompatible with the olympic movement. it is unfortunate reality. as someone who loves sports and is a member of the athletic community, we have a responsibility to make people aware of it. ioc boarday the approved a letter reminding athletes to refrain from any protest or political gestures during the games. they also cited the olympic that no kinds of demonstrations or political or racial propaganda is omitted in any olympic site, then you -- or venue. are you encouraging athletes to protest? >> we chose principle six because of that role. by citing one of the charters of the olympic movement, we hope that an athlete is able to talk about their support of the only big movement and as a byproduct, speak out against unfair laws. we hope that we are not seen as political or as a demonstration. i am very much aware that athletes are there to compete at a couples lifelong goal

the international olympic committee says it's confident of russia's ability to keep the games safe. > a blizzard has stopped the effort to rescue dozens of people stuck on an ice-bound research ship stuck near antarctica. when the weather clear they plan to reach the ship with a helicopter. it's been stuck for a week. icebreakers haven't been able to reach it. there are 74 people on board. the expedition leader says they are in good spirits. there's plenty of food and heat on the ship [ censored ] that's an avalanche. >> a colorado skier has his younger to thank for saving his life after being caught in an avalanche. the brothers were skiing in vail and got stuck in an avalanche. the rescue captured on the gopr helmet. he is buried up to his head. he had a knee injury. >>> more fall you following the target credit card breach. the latest problem is with returns on purchases made with those cancelled cards. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains how one woman almost got kicked out of the store over the issue. >> i was very frustrated and i thought other people should know. >> repor

in this situation as the services attempt to root out those terrorists meanwhile the international olympic committee rejected claims that attacks on belgrade could jeopardize security at the upcoming sochi winter games body issued a statement saying it believes russia will have no problem keeping the olympics safe and secure at the latest developments an expert analysis online at r.t. dot com you can find a timeline of the tragic events in volgograd and much more but click away. also online something to be intrigued about in the new year hours of phone conversations and scores of messages between tony blair and george w. bush just before the bombs went flying over iraq could soon become available to the public and. the sun is flipped holes its north has become its south find out if the burning giant really has turned itself upside down and what effect it could have on other parts of the solar system including planet earth. the n.s.a. seems determined to keep up its surveillance new revelations saying the agency has been intercepting computers bought online so it can implement them with spying softwa

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meanwhile the international olympic committee has rejected claims the attacks on volgograd could jeopardize security at the upcoming sochi winter games the body issued a statement saying it believes russia will have no problem keeping the olympics safe. the latest developments an expert analysis online a timeline of the tragic events in volgograd and much more a click away at our t.v. dot com. also online something to be read about in the new year hours of phone conversation the scores of messages between tony blair and george w. bush just before the bombs were launched over iraq could become available to the public plus. what used to be the sons of north has become its south find out of the burning giant really flipped upside down and what effect it could have on other elements of the solar system including the earth. it seems the n.s.a. is determined to keep up its surveillance new revelations claiming the agency has been intercepting computers purchased online and then implanting spying software on them an article in germany's der spiegel magazine also states the agency installs rig moni

the presidents of the international olympic committee has said he believes the russians will deliver safe and secure games. veronica, back to you. >> all right, duncan. thank you. >>> now for your "first look" at business, we turn to cnbc's bertha coombs. good morning, bertha. >> good morning, veronica. you know, facebook still dominates social media, but people are branching out. a new survey finds that while a majority use facebook, about 40% frequently visit two or more social networking sites. affluent men are heavy users of linkedin, while pinterest is more popular with women. >>> meantime, netflix ceo reed hastings is ringing out 2013 on a high note. the company is hiking his pay by 50% to $6 million amid a jump in subscribers of popular original shows. netflix's stock has quadrupled in value this year. >>> and expect high prices for getting high in colorado, which begins legal pot sales tomorrow. experts say demand could outstrip supply. plus, state and local officials are putting on a hefty sales tax of 31%. high cost for high times. back to you. >> brings a whole new meaning

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same region but around six hundred fifty kilometers separate of a separate that is the international olympic committee has had its confident russia what will deliver a safe and secure games and tighter security has been ordered all across russia in the wake of the bombings trip political analyst every traits and believes russian intelligence has extensive experience in dealing with these situations. what we're going to see is certainly a very public crackdown one that is intended to send a message but likely the real machinations are going to happen in private as the russian intelligence services and the various other relevant agencies do their work behind the scenes remember that this is precisely the kind of work that the russian intelligence services were doing in in the aftermath of the boston bombing here in the united states which according to the narrative also emanates from that very same region so we'll see much of the same and hopefully at least from the perspective of russian society we'll see an improvement in this situation as those services attempt to root out those terrorists. and who o

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. >>> overseas, the president of the international olympic committee says he's confident the winter olympics in sochi, russia, that begin in 18 days will be safe and secure. in volgograd, suicide bombers struck the rail station on sunday and a trolley bus yesterday. at least 33 people were killed. >>> and the debate over the deadly attack over the u.s. diplomatic post over in benghazi, libya has been renewed by a "the new york times" investigation. as chip reid reports the conclusions back up the white house version of events. >> reporter: the obama administration has denied that the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi was planned or led by al qaeda, a stance that is backed up by "the new york times." after months of investigation, the paper said it turned up no evidence that al qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault. the times concluded that the attack was led in part by a local militia commander ahmed abu khattala. khattala, "the times" says had anti-american views but no known affiliations with terrorist groups including al qaeda. the times also said

the international olympic committee is the owner. with announcing that the twenty second olympic winter games in two thousand and fourteen are awarded to the city of sorts. and then the somebody has since the problem of the black sea has become a world class resort the olympics are renowned for reviving and regenerating host cities here of the mix of new buildings railway and world hospice realty is will keep the king's legacy in the focuses for generations to come. spread across two distinct areas the game's coastal cluster is for indoor i see benson the city and of the mountain cluster the likes of the skiing and bobsled i went to lympics with many firsts innovative technology and environmentally friendly the sought to lympics is all set to showcase russia to the works. how i don't know you can hear or see more you know we've lost the law and it is a lot of these things happen especially that want to be one of the. later that are go play and we've got a great show because actually we're going to be there for what twenty five days to

the international olympic committee also issued a statement expressing its confidence in russia to deliver safe and secure games. now russian president vladimir putin has promised the safest olympic games in history but these attacks are certainly raising some concerns. earl southers, tal global corporation joining us from los angeles, thank you for joining us. are the olympics at risk? >> well the olympics are certainly going to be a target and a concern. you have few events that occur in the world on a regular basis where almost every country that has a team is present and what you have in this situation is a threat that's been articulated by separatists and in the last several days they have demonstrated their capacity in being successful carrying out these attacks having two successive bombings two days in a row. >> what shrugs officials be doing right now? >> they are trying to if you will calm the fears, those comments are very telling, they will be interviewing people who saw things. they will be talking about putting in more harsh or more restrictive security measures. understand t

. >> the international olympic committee president call add tacks despicable but says he is certain everything done to ensure safety of all athletes and participants. >> a maryland family of a 72-year-old american believed to be held captive is speaking out on abc news the interview after a video showing a tireed and pale warren winestein calling on the president to negotiate for his freedom. he was abducted in 2011 sxez he feels forgotten. his wife and two daughters say that could not be further from the truth. >> he has in idea how hard we have tried to get him back. but there is nothing to do to get him back. >> his grandchildren miss him. >> yes. ask their mother. i know he's coming home. i try to tell them. that but it's hard for them to be able to understand why this happened to him. >> winestein was working in pakistan on community projects when gunman stormed his apartment and took him captive. officials repeatedly said washington will not bargain with terrorists. >> an international rescue effort underway to evacuate a ship stuck in the ice near ant arctica. saying two ice breakers tr

he gets some support from the international olympic committee and the sol darty program supporting ath leets and coaches from developing countries. he covers a third of the cost. $50,000 from his pocket. kate works for microsoft. he has a consulting business. born and raised in peru roberto was a surfing champion and long-distance runner before trying skiing, a sport that he admits he is still learning. >> i'm getting older and better here now. >> he finished 94th out of 95 in his event in the 2010 olympics and knows he will not win a medal in socchi. victory is raising awareness of winter sports in his native country. >> how much recreational skiing is in peru. >> a little. >> he is the peruvian winter olympics team, all of it. he has a vision of kids training at high altitude, growing up to take on the world. >> to train a group of kids living in the andes, and putting them in roller skates and the perhaps a few years down the road we'll have a housemate delegation. >> and he hopes a second olympic appearance and what he expects to be a better performance will raise money and interes

reassure the international community that he can secure the mental olympics, winteregan in six -- the olympics, which begin in six weeks time. >> today, the international winter olympic committee says it has no doubt that the russian authorities will be up to the task. but doubt is creeping in. for the islamists in the nearby caucasus republics of chechnya and cognex done, who are probably responsible for these bonds, the olympics for the perfect platform to use violence to undermine the russian government and president putin. >> parts of western australia are being battered by a powerful cyclone, which could bring storm surges and instructive winds of over 200 kilometers an hour. -- destructive winds of over 200 kilometers an hour. people in the area have been urged to stay indoors. to be alliam is going student again in the new year. you will undertake a 10 week course in agricultural management at cambridge university. the second in line to the throne already has a degree in geography. here is the significance of his study. >> we have seen recently, prince charles taking on more of the queen's roles and duties. and what we will see more this year is prince william taking on

olympic committee. now just moments ago the international olympic committee assured the games would be safe. meanwhile russia's rts stock exchange down more than 1% over the course of the past week. russia is part of that emerging b.r.i.c.k.s. economy. >> chinese ipo missed it here in the united states made a come back this year and 2014 might be even hotter. bob pisani you've been doing a lot of research on this story. not just the chinese ipos but the more conspicuous stocks. we need to talk about this. if you got in at the ipo level back in 2005 for baidu you would have a gain of over 6,000%. what do chinese stocks here in the states hold for us. >> more ipos. they have been successful in the second half of the year. look what's coming here. i did some research here. you all know about the big internet e commerce, alibaba. 360buy.com is coming. vancl, also likely to come within the next few months. and i-kang, likely coming. why are we doing it? why are we coming now? because look was been going on. people are waking up to the fact that once again massive growth potential in china. transp

. >> women ski jumpers got the news they have been hoping for as the international olympic committeelude women's ski jumping in the 2014 games in russia. >> for members of the u.s. women's team who campaigned long and hard for this to happen, the announcement itself is practically a gold medal. >> it was a team effort. even though it's an individual sport, accomplishing something as a team was really cool. >> jessica jerome is america's top-ranked ski jumper. >> i started when i was 7. and i took my first jumps on the five meter. and now i compete on the 90 meter. and i don't remember exactly what my first jump was like, but i remember every time i would move up to a bigger hill being terrified. >> this is the first time that we can actually call ourselves olympic hopefuls and mean it. >> teammate abby hughes had only dreamed of the olympics. >> it's definitely a goal that i've had since i started jumping when i was 6. and when i was younger, i always looked up to the boys. i never had any girls to look up to. >> but now with this being an official olympic sport, young girls do have

russian authorities and the international olympic committee insist the site of the games is safe. >>>o france. formula one driver michael shoemaker fell and suffered a serious head injury. he's famous for his record 91 wins. >>> now back to the u.p.s. and what football fans call black monday. less than 24 hours after the regular season ended, six nfl coaches getting the ax. today, the washington redskins, browns and others got fired from their jobs. >>> tim tebow will be a college football analyst next summer and appear all around espn and that's tonight's speed read. >>> now to the most admired man and woman of the year, at least according to the annual gallup poll. president obama and former secretary of state hillary clinton winning the titles, again. according to this year's poll, the president getting 16% of the vote and secretary clinton getting 15%. those numbers are down from past years. joining us to discuss our political panel. sam baker, jonathan easily and julie reginski. any surprises, sam? >> no, probably not. i think gallop said the sitting president has been the most a

the international olympic committee says gay athletes can't officially protest because that's againstpic rules. but christiane amanpour asked king, should they do something symbolic like kiss or come out publicly? >> well, maybe it would be appropriate, but why not? i think it's okay to say what you feel and think. but if you look back at the '68 olympics, if there is something they want -- maybe we should wave rainbow flags or something. i don't know. no reason as long as we're not being malicious, but we can show our feelings, i think that's fine. i think it's okay. but by even being present and not boycotting sends a very positive message. >> another openly gay athlete diver, greg louganis very outspoken against the russian laws. he's joining me live from los angeles. greg, good to see you, again. >> good to see you. >> what did you think about what billie jean king said? athletes if they feel the moment, if they want to show their feelings, have some sort of display that they should and it should be encouraged, do you agree with that? >> i'm in total support of that. i mean, i was

this is a possibility because the international olympic committee has recognized football as an international still pretty far off from happening, if it is added it would likely be seven on seven format where it's quarterbacks and receivers. >>> mike thissen is current lly tourin the world promoting his autobiography "the undisputed truth." tyson served three years of a six-year sentence for rape in the '90s. in immigration anyone serving a sentence is barred from entering the country. >>> andre johnson spent $17,000 on toys for a dozen underprivileged kids and their siblings. the kids were allowed to grab as many toys as they could in 80 seconds at a houston-area toys "r" us. >> or, whatever they have their christmas list, they can pick up. that's the reason why i do it. >> i think he's awesome for doing this. yeah. and i like toys and shopping. >> this is the seventh year that johnson has given toys to kids. they're pictured by child protective services. this is so cool. it's every kids' dream to go in a toy store and grab whatever you can. >> i like toys. that's a great story, thank you, a

thank you very much. 18 time grand slam tennis champion is criticized the international olympic committee for not doing enough to defend gay athletes ahead of the winter olympics. she revealed she was gay in 1981, says she is disappointed with the way they have responded to russia's guy propaganda law. >> i think we can say that sports and politics are combined. they go hand in hand, and that's where my disappointment with the i.o.c., where they said that sports and politics don't mix, which is completely contrary to everything that's been happening. so that's where my disappointment is more than anybody or anybody else, is the i.o.c. for really putting their head in the sand, and not wanting to make any waves. >> formula 1 world champion sebastian vettel has criticized new plans to award double points at the final race of the season. that division is number of one of new measures. the german who won the world it to this will year with three races of the season left, thinks it will disadvantage those that worked hard to to accumulate points throughout the year. the winner of next year's g

the international olympic committee says it is confident of russia's ability to keep the games safe. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >>> the doctors treating michael schumacher won't predict an outcome. the formula 1 retired driver is in a medically-induced coma following brain surge relationship. doctors are taking it hour by hour. he was skiing in the alps yesterday when he fell and hit his head on a rock. he was wearing a helmet. [ cursing ] >> that's an avalanche. >> a colorado skier jumped in action after his younger brother was caught in an avalanche. his gopro camera recorded it. edwin and davis were skiing on a backcountry trail in vail last week when edwin got caught up in the snow slide that he had actually caused. he was buried up to his head but his brother found him and dug him out. edwin escaped with only a knee injury. >>> a blizzard kept rescuers from freeing a research ship stuck near antarctica for the last week. adriana diaz reports. >> reporter: thick ice and poor visibility forced and australian ice breaker to turn around before it could get to the russian ship that