stalin resort, because he personally initiated the development of sochi. >> reporter: but while joseph stalinnce relaxed in this idyllic setting, visitors are reminded it was also here that he may have set some of his most brutal policies into motion. parts of that home are now used as a hotel and rooms can be rented there. >>> up next, what brought pope francis and his predecessor together today. >>> a surprise appearance at the vatican today by retired pope benedict. he joined pope francis at a ceremony to anoint 19 new cardinals. it's the first time the two popes appeared at a ceremony together since pope benedict stepped down a year ago. >>> and china's capital raising its pollution system for the first time to orange, heavy smog is blanketing beijing. a level ten times considered safe by the world health organization, officials urge people to stay inside. >>> and while it was 60 degrees here in sochi, it was snowing in los angeles. at the zoo, it was. there's snow for tigers and bears to play in and a hill for kids to go sledding. it is all part of the zoo's annual snow day weekend. cele

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. >> reporter: it was joseph stalin who established sochi as a premier summer resort.y will showcase its winter sports when russia hosts its first ever winter olympics here. >> just amazing. drive 47-kilo meters up in the mountains. >> reporter: seems odd in a place where the average winter temperature is 50 degrees and the scenery looks more like hawaii, but those who live here will tell you sochi isn't your typical city. >> sochi is a city of contrast. >> reporter: in all it stretches 90 miles from the black sea to the caucus mountains where the weather can quickly change. >> if you go from sea to mountain in 30 miles, it's a big change. >> reporter: that's brought weather channel meteorologists like jim cantore to these 7,000- foot peaks to study upslope storms that blow in off the black sea. >> nobody really knows what's going to happen. could we have a day where it's 20 celsius up in the mountains? neighbor. could we have a day where it's -- maybe. could we have a day where it's snowing 4 or 5 inches an hour? maybe. >> reporter: they have been outfitted with one o

he may pass soviet dictator joseph stalin as the longest-running russian leader if he seeks the fourth term. the image he's showing the world is a proud, powerful economically thriving russia. it's not all a pretty picture. the portrait is of a seemingly intolerate and potentially dangerous russia. two suicide bombings killed 34 people, is threatened the possibility of terrorist attacks. intolerant because russian lawmakers passed a bill banning homosexual propaganda. another law bans the adoption of russian children from foreign countries. in response to criticism, putin'sed public protest restrictions ahead of the olympics, but protesters are limited to a specific zone, nearly nine miles from the nearist olympic site. president obama and key european leaders decided not to attend the olympics and there was a message for them. >> have the courage to address your disagreements in a peaceful, direct political dialogue and not on the backs of the athletes. >> but the olympic games have sometimes been the forum for political expression and protests, often through the action of the athlete

that man was joseph stalin who built a country home overlooking the black sea.e where somehow only he could hit the ball. substantial didn't only develop this home but tried to develop the area kind of what vladimir tyutin is trying to do now. but a paradise for the new working classes. >> once it opened up the wealthy went outside and now they want all those wealthysks, big plans. >> mark phillips you've bee >>> just a couple of patches of fog to start out the day as we look toward russian little. we've got some clouds moving in there. boy you can see the shadow of the transamerican building on the clouds as well. i think a lot of that is going to clear out as we head throughout the day today, lots of sunshine. these temperatures going to be mild outside under high pressure. you see those clouds off the coastline. storm clouds likely to make a return as we head toward the middle of the week. plan on 60s and 70s for a high today. as we move toward wednesday, though, expect more rain into the weekend. >>> can our bodies be hijacked by certain foods. best selling

. >> joseph stalin walked here?iet leaders ruling from behind massive kremlin walls that few could penetrate. the history, the riches, the splend splendor, and the work of government continues. president putin walks this very corridor. and this is as far as the "today" show is allowed on this occasion. president putin's private residence. just going to -- had to give it a go. >> reporter: and president putin wasn't available on that day, but he's found time in his schedule, and president putin joins us -- joking. i'm kidding, savannah. sorry. >> oh, man. >> reporter: walking around the kremlin there, you really get a sense of the russian mentality, as well. they're a proud people on the world stage. and you can see that when you walk around the kremlin like that. >> well, it's very impressive. stand in red square and see that. keir, thank you so much. great inside look. >>> coming up next, lindsey vonn breaks down the action up at rosa khutor. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ >>> all right. welcome back to sochi