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. >> reporter: yesterday, the president of the national olympic committee called the attacks despicable. but everything will be done to ensure the safety of the athletes and spectators. >> thank you. >>> we're getting new details this morning about saturday's shoot-out between phoenix police and a bank robber. authorities have released a surveillance video that shows a man walking in with a dark ski cap and bandanna over his face. there's a 911 call where a witness describes the shoot-out. >> there he goes. he's running out. he's running out. they're shooting. they're shooting. >> they're in a shoot-out. >> the guy pulled a gun. one guy down. he's down. god, that's crazy. >> the gunman was wanted for killing a police officer in mississippi during a bank robbery there earlier in the week and for an attempted robbery that same day in atlanta. >>> the california family of a girl declared brain dead has another week to transfer her to a long-term care facility. a judge's restraining order came less than an hour when the hospital was to disconnect jahi mcmath from life support. her family is

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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

olympic games. the white house has agreed to cooperate and president putin has given orders to russia's national antiterrorism committee to strengthen security arpd volgograd. >> reporter: good morning. investigators in volgograd, which is a major bus hub in a city of russia, a city you'd pass through on your way to sochi, authorities believe the bus bomb was carried out by a male suicide bomber. no one or group has claimed responsibility for today or sunday's attacks which now as you say have left at least 30 wounded -- 30 dead and more than 60 wounded. but the strong suspicion is this was the work of an islamist insurgent group from the north cacasus. and you're right, people are terrified in volgograd. a city of 1 million. there are reports that residents are too afraid to go outside and go about their daily lives. police are calling these latest acts, acts of terror. and they're connected to even a public appeal, if you recall several months ago, by doku umarov, he's the chechen warlord. he appealed to his men to kill civilians and disrupt the winter olympics which russian president putin has staked his reputation

treat a big international olympic committee says it has no concerns about safety aussie international investigates the security situation in the house searching. this is a national coming from moscow hello and welcome to the program and we 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 fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a trolley bus twenty four hours earlier a similar sort on the city's a railway station claimed at least seventeen lives margaret howell is following developments involving ground for us. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morning at eight thirty in the morning causing a massive deaths 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 way from work through the u. turn and then i heard a blast i was already standing in a queue and one of the other drivers asked if ther

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olympic games. the white house says the u.s. has agreed to cooperate with russia on counterterrorism efforts leading up to the games. and president putin has given orders to russia's national anti-terrorism committee to strengthen security throughout russia and volgograd. jim, good morning to you, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, ver veronica. investigators in volgograd, a major rail and bus hub for southern russia, a city you'd pass through on your way to or from sochi, vest conveyors have issued a statement saying this morning the bus bomb was carried out, they believe now, by a male suicide bomber. no one or group has yet claimed responsibility for either today's or sunday's attacks, which as you say have now left at least 30 wounded -- 30 dead, more than 60 wounded. but the strong suspicion is that this was the work of an islamist insurgent group from the north caucasus. you're right, people are terrified in volgograd, a city of over 1 million. there are reports residents are too afraid to go outside and go about their daily lives. police are calling these latest attacks acts of terror and connecting them to a public appeal. furl several months ago by the chechen warlord,

nations to celebrate international human rights day. with the winter olympics in sochi russia, coming up, the openly gay athletes urged the olympic committee to do more to support gay athletes. russia recently passed a law banning homosexual propaganda which has drawn international criticism. >> in light of what mr. mandela said, sports has the power to change the world, i think we can say sports and politics are inextricably combined. they go hand in hand. and that's where my disappointment with the ioc where said sports and politics don't mix which is completely contrary to everything that's been happening. >> collins also spoke about the support he received since announcing that he was gay earlier this year. >>> well, coming up, new relief for menstrual cramps and comes from an unlikely source. >>> and could taking pictures erase our memories? new proof you may what about to watch. >>> good evening. i'm jeff ranieri. starting off in the teens and 20s. i know you're sick of it. you want some warming. we'll have details on this freeze warning. how long it will last and when temperatures could warm up in the morning hours by 10 degrees, co

nation wide and becoming more disabled friendly yet while it's hoped the aftermath of the olympics will see its high costs outweighed by saatchi becoming a sporting epicenter the head of russia's paralympic committee has no doubt the paralympics will leave a lasting legacy in sport and society. it seems critics of sorts you twenty fourteen cannot find anything negative to say because there isn't the paralympic movement is about finding equality amongst one another and through sport many people are actually realising their hidden potential . snowboarder serafin cull of is one of those people who lost part of his leg in an accident but it didn't deter him from competing in the sport he loves and which is included in the paralympics for the first time next march but more for us of them just like everyone else i'm trying not to think about the games there's still a few months left and there's still a long season ahead i've been snowboarding long before it became paris no boarding for me so for it to be recognized as an official sports and now paralympic one is both nervous and exciting for me because love is one of the twelve and a half million people in russia living with some form of disability and

olympic committee to ask if there will be security changes, we haven't heard back but when we do we will update this story. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> magazine said the nationalsecurity agency targeted computers. there are documents bute special hacking unit. in some cases the nsa intercepted new computers and equipped them with spy software and. >>> facebook may be losing its cool with teenagers according to a study. researchers say teens are embarrassed to be on facebook because their parents use it and they are worried about their parents monitoring their activity. twitter, and instagram are more popular. >>> the loss from the rim wildfire near yosemite national park could reach 2 billion- dollars. the study puts the range from 250 million to $1.8 billion. things like environmental damage, carbon storage and proper damage. >>> here we are in december and we are still talking about fire danger because we haven't seen rain. let's check in with rosemary orozco. >> very concerning and i don't see rain. some push it out to mid-january but it is way too off to tell but what we know is we will be closing out 2013 on a dry note. outside this afternoon temperatures

olympic committee and more from the international solidarity program. which supports athletes and coaches from developing countries. kate works for microsoft he has a consulting business. born is raised in peru, he was a nationalurfing champion and long distance runner long before he tried skiing. he is still learning. i am getting older and better. >> he finished ninety-fourth out of 95 in the 2010 olympics and he knows he is not going to win a medal. victory for roberto is just raiding awarend 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, of kidding living and training at high attitude and some day growing up to take on the world. >> to train a group of kids that live up in the andys and put them on roller skis and perhaps as few years down the road will have a house mate, peruvian delegation he hope as second olympic appearance will help him raise money and interest. meanwhile, it is just him, and the snow, and a challenging trail ahead. allen shoff her, al jazeera british columbia. >> all right, it's the video that making this next story worth telling so let's take a look. it

national antiterrorism committee. we should note that volgograd is a city with about one million people. it is 690 kilometers northeast of sochi where the olympics will be held and close to russia's volatile region of the north caucasus. the associated press this morning has an image of that blast. we can show you from the associated press. that is the railway station where the blast occurred. we will keep track of that story . reports so far this morning are that 18 people officially from russian news services dead so far. also, on the international front, the lead story in today's greatashington post." future scene for afghanistan is the headline. we will be talking about global hotspots in 2014 in our next segment of the "washington journal." that is coming up in about 25 minutes or so. we have plenty of time to talk to you about whether you think the american dream is still attainable. joe is up next from hanover, pennsylvania on our line for republicans. joe, good morning. caller: yes, i think it is still attainable. i worked hard for 48 years. i knew that was one of the things i had to do if i was going to get the things i needed. it is an

olympic committee, this joint program has provided sports and other athletic activities that helps speed up the rehabilitation process for our nation's by extending the funding through 2018 and improving access to adaptive sports programs, this legislation would provide the greatest opportunity for rehabilitation through sports our veterans have ever had. the sacrifice of these heroes is immeasurable. i believe that congress should be doing all it can to help their rehabilitation process. i thank the representative from colorado, mr. coffman, for introducing this bill, and i look forward to its passage. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maine. mr. michaud: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from california, mrs. negrete mcleod. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. mrs. negrete mcleod: i rise in support of h.r. 1402 that extends v.a. housing programs for homeless veterans. the california district which i represent is home to over 20,000 veterans. like the nation, homelessn