instead, the international olympic committee chose a subtropical russian city on the black sea, famed for its summer beaches, but one of the few places in russia that rarely gets snow. and that's the least of this city's problems. while sochi is known for its palm tree ins stoefd snow, there's a blizzard of allegations of unsavory ties to organized crime figures, official corruption and islamic terrorists who have threatened to attack here. all of which raises the question why the international olympic committee chose sochi in the first place. has olympic greed become more important than olympic gold? to find out, we met some of the few russian journalists brave enough to ask those questions. including sergei kanov who always has a hidden camera in his bag in case he is attacked again, as he has been twice before. >> one put a slip knot over my net and tried to strangle me. >> and a russian businessman who went into hiding after allegations of corruption that led to threats on his life. >> you will be drowned in blood. >> reporter: and we heard from the mayor of sochi who tried to lau

women's sports foundation, my organization is working with the united states olympic committee to trycreate a separate entity that will investigate and sanction sexually abusing coaches. so fingers crossed -- we're hoping to get that real independence that we need to be a successful one. >> how can coaches and governing bodies be held accountable without jeopardize what these young athletes have spent their entire lives trying to achieve? we're going to look at that after the break. >> every sunday night, join us for exclusive... ♪oin us for exclusive... >>> welcome back. we have been talking about the alarming number of allegations of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse of olympic hopefuls at the hands of their coaches. john, we have been talking about lack of accountability. i'm curious how have institutions responded to your legal actions? >> the institutions have responded by denial, blaming the victims, by enriching their own pockets in terms of legal fees and a corrupt insurance system. if usa swimming and the olympic committee is serious about taking a step in the right d

if usa swimming and the olympic committee is serious about taking a step in the right direction, the swimming has kept a list of child molesters, and i have never seen that list. i think they should disclose the known child molesters in their midst and do something about them. but until congress intervenes, nothing will happen. >> i think that's mind numbing. it seems like such a no-brainer. >> you would think so, but as nancy said this is a world where these guys are traveling around the world together, nobody wants to lose their seat at the world's greatest country club which is what the olympic movement is, and until you have congress come in and say you have to clean this up -- we're talking about molest children. if you have molested kids -- for example the former president of the united states speed skating molested two kids, admitted it to, in may we tried to get a resolution passed and if you have been convicted of child molestation or confessed to it, you should no long be a member of usspeed skating, and we were unsuccessful. >> unbeliefable. >> we have some community input

for example, the international olympic committee last year took action to eliminate wrestling from the olympics. more than 25,000 people joined us through an online petition to

olympic committee. it cautions them about wearing american colors prominently outside olympic venues in sochi. the usoc got an advisory from the state department. in the memo it says, quote, wearing conspicuous team usa clothing in nonaccredited areas may put your personal safety at greater risk. the "wall street journal" and "usa today" first reported on this memo. we contacted the olympic committee which would not comment. an official told us, safety is their top priority, and they're working with the state department and local organizers, as well as law enforcement officials to ensure the u.s. delegation safety. and just a short time ago, marie harv, state department spokeswoman, did speak about this. >> the u.s. olympic committee, i think, had discussed with its athletes as part of how to stay safe and things to look out for as part of the games, this issue about, you know, just being careful about where you wear u.s. logos or things like that. this isn't unique to russia. we generally give this kind

the international olympic committee says its bidding process is strong and transparent. but neither itr president putin's office would respond directly to our questions about how this accused heroin kingpin apparently has such friends and influence with both the olympics and the kremlin, diane. >> thank you so much, brian. >>> we have news, tonight, about the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing. today, federal prosecutors announced they will seek the dent penalty against dzhokhar tsaranev. >>> and at sea today, a cruise ship with sick passengers. "the caribbean princess" returning to houston tomorrow, one day ahead of schedule, blaming the return on fog, expected in the port. and on 165 cases of highly-infectious norovirus. the cdc is expected to board that ship tomorrow to supervise sanitation. and this week's passengers will get a cruise credit, 20% of their fare. >>> and we have harrowing video, tonight, of a scuba diving boat sinking into the ocean off a popular dive site near thailand. passengers scrambling for their lives as the boat disappears in the

international olympic committee told us its bidding process is strong. ither he nor putin would answer questions about how the accused heroin kingpin has so many friend in both the kremlin and olympic circles. br brian ross, abc news, new york. >> recalling more than 225,000 strollers. three models in airvarious size and colors. a faulty hinge can break, cut or partially amputate a child's finger. parent should stop using the stroller and contact britax. >> olive garden wants your business so much they will pay for your baby-sitter. free date night for parent next friday night. mom and dad can drop off the kids at certain my smim locations. after dinner, show their olive garden receipt and they get back their deposits. and presumably their kids as well. bloomberg news says in an internal mcdonald's memo each should deliver a quote gold standard cup of coffee with every visit. they want a share of the shrinking breakfast profit and say they lead the quote, coffee wars. >> i need some, thanks. >> i had mine a little while ago. >> thanks for sharing. >>> thi

so you're always very aware, but the olympic committee and international olympic committee would do theirt to protect us. they wanted us to focus on what we had to do athletically, but you know, we live in different times now, and so you can't really ease up on just being too relaxed. you have to be aware of your surroundings, and do everything in a group, and just be aware. >> if you were faced with prospect of going to sochi this time around, would you feel unsafe given all the safety concerns that have been raised so far? >> you know, the thought would cross your mind, but as an athlete you train so hard. in is your only opportunity to compete in these games, so you really hope that the government as well as the russian leadership, the international olympic committee, and then also the united states olympic committee, we're sending our athletes over there knowing that they're going to be safe. i think any athlete that is completing woul--competing woull that way. i hope not to let the headlines being ahead of us now. >> you competed in so many venues. is there a memories that sticks ou

approach has been has been a military operation rather than a counter terrorism guarantee. >> the olympic committee did not take account of where sochi was before making that choice. >> i think so. the sochi olympics is as important to putin as munich was for hitler. this is a chance to showcase the new russia and many people on the international olympic committee who signed off on this, a lot of questions are occurring now. i think what you're seeing from this latest outburst of congress there is a lot of questions being raised now. especially with bengahzi and how they handled that. three weeks away from the olympics, what's happening, are we putting 15,000 americans in sochi, there are a lot of gaps and concerns. >> professor, you heard glen howard touch on it previously, but this is not just not another olympic games. this is post russia's coming out party, and a lot on the line for vladimir putin to proof that prs russia is a success, modern russia. >> of course, at a cost of $61 million. that may be the reason why they had the approval to hold it in sochi they were able to donate so much of t

. >> the united states olympic committee as well as olympic committee in at least five european countries have received emails making terrorist threats. the pentagon officials say transport planes will be on standby at u.s. bases in germany just in case americans want to leave the olympics. >>> investors are cautious after a mixed bag of earnings reports. the dow is down 32 and a little bit of change. >>> you can expect to see a little something different during the national anthem at this year's super bowl. [ opera ] >> world-renowned opera singer renee fleming will perform in new jersey at metlife stadium. she will be the first opera singer to sing the anthem at the super bowl and bruno mars headlines the halftime show. >> they better wear jackets because it might snow. >> it's going to be cold. >> i understand she sung for the world series before and had trouble with the lyrics. >> oh. >> that's scary on the world stage, with the super bowl the most watched thing ever. >> hopefully she is going through the lyrics right now. >> you bet she is. >>> around the bay area today, looks like a

olympics committee issued this statement and i quote. we received the e-mail in question and we have forded the message to the appropriate authorities. the safety and security of team usa is our top priority. we are working with the u.s. department of state. local organize, and the relevant law enforcement agencies in an effort to insure that our delegation and other americans travelling to sochi are safe. it is worth pointing out the international olympics committee backed president vladimar putin's claims that all will be fine and there will be no terrorist attack. the ioc may have an eye 300,000 tickets that remain unsolid. as they down play the e-mails sent to eight countries. the head of media relation in ioc sent me an e-mail which read in part. it would be totally wrong to describe this as a threat. the e-mail is one person's opinion about security and terrorism and not a threat from a terrorist. but clearly everybody is concerned and for that reason, president obama was on the phone with president putin and directly talking about

however, the international olympic committee is downplaying the e-mail, saying, quote, it contains no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public, unquote. but the white house says it isn't just your imagination. we are, indeed, hearing more and more about threats to the olympics by the day. >> we have seen an uptick in threat reporting prior to the olympics, which is of course of concern. although it is also not unusual for a major international event. >> even before this new threat, athletes were starting to feel spooked. imagine watching your son train his entire life to become one of the top athletes in the sport but when he makes it to the olympics he says, mom, maybe you shouldn't come. u.s. speed skater tucker fredericks has asked his loved ones to stay home over fears of their safety at the games. nick, what do we know about the nature of this new threat? >> reporter: well, jake, this e-mail which seems to be the same one received by the hungarian, italian, german, and slovenvenian national olympic committees seems to be a threat to blow e up part of

olympic organizing committee and several european countries. but the olympic committy quickly quelled security concerns telling cnn the e-mail contained no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public. they are saying the safety and security of team usa is our top priority. and other americans traveling to sochi are safe. the white house however, says that american travelers should remain vigilant. >> we have seen an up tick, which is of course of concern, although it is also not unusual for a major international event. >> reporter: president obama and the joint chiefs continue to offer counter trichl expertise to russia. all russia needs is to give the green light. >> we are offering the russians any assistance that they might require or request in a situation like this. >> reporter: in the light of multiple terrorist threats, some carried out in regions surrounding sochi, sweeps continue for the so-called black widow suicide bombers. one woman killed in a gun battle over the weekend, another believed to have already by

fact that russia is a corrupt country, you're right, it isn't news at all but the international olympic committeet awarded russia the olympics in 2007. so they have been kind of quietly sitting back and letting russia go through the motions, just more concerned that they get the stadiums and infrastructure built. >> the olympic stadium, supposedly, ended up costing 14 times what it was budgeted for. how did that happen? >> that's a good question. the company has even been investigated by the russian authorities for raising the price with no reason. it's been embroiled in embezzlement scandals in moscow. this is sort of how business is done in russia. it's really, really hard to find a company that isn't corrupt. >> tell me about the so-called russian disneyland project. what is it? >> this is one of my favorites from this report issued today. it's supposed to be sort of like a russian folk lore fairytale amusement park. it's not meant to be built until 2020. >> so -- okay. i would say why but there really isn't an answer beyond the -- somebody is going to make money off of it. one local mayor is

the international olympic committee says.. t's nothing to it. but charlie d'agata sh athlete is tel >>> another olympic scare. an email threat surfaced yesterday. the international olympic committee says there's nothing to it. but charlie d'agata tellsist one athlete is telling us his parents are staying home. >> reporter: just a few hundred miles from the games and just over two weeks before they begin russian security operations are on high alert. warnings that suicide bombers may already be inside sochi's security zone set off jitters. a u.s. speedskater told his parents not to come to russia. >> there are concerns out there for security and it seems like every day there's another concern and all that. and tucker wants to be focused on the race and he has asked us and his wife if we would stay home and watch it on tv just so we can stay focused and not, you know, have a secondary thing to worry about. >> our athletes deserve to be able to just go and compete, not to have any of this going on. >> reporter: the u.s. ski and snowboarding associat

one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks on corruption and saw were taken out of context and used by the media to create headlines. you're watching are to international live from our moscow studios i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me ukraine's prime minister has resigned and what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock the parliament is now reviewing several other concessions made by ukraine's president but the opposition is pledging to continue mass protests in the capital until the country's head of state steps down. for us. it would not be an exaggeration to say that today is the most important parliamentary session in the history of modern ukraine and has already started with some big news with the country's prime minister and the colors are saying he is offering his resignation as a as a step to a stop the violence to bring the country to peace will be treatise interesting to see whether the opposition would actually be willing to take the job because we do know that one of the leaders of

all in stride and our rights activists say to the international olympic committee and the russian government are liable for writing those paychecks. it's the last few days of preparations in sochi before the winter olympics. most of the more than one hundred thousand workers are gone now but many never received their promised wages. the majority came from central asia and a very core. tajikistan workers like going to mess of confirmed they were paid courtly in sochi or not at all the seats and it was modern slavery is we didn't get paid and didn't get any days off. eight of us were packed into eighteen square meter routes and if you are sick. that was your problem it was pure exploitation he's been doing. many here say they were simply deported after months of work in sochi without pay. the stock market and the exploited us like prisoners they still owe us three hundred fifty thousand rubles. that's almost seven thousand euros will meet at the end of the city and off of the human rights organization memorial says it's an all too common story was adapted to nineteen percent of workers on the

the international media for what the user mode most north a senior member of the international olympic committee claims the media used his remarks on corruption in softly out of context to cause a sensation. you're watching r t international live from our moscow studios islands in france thanks for joining me. ukraine's parliament has voted to cancel most of the anti protest laws that triggered two weeks of rioting in kiev that's as the country's prime minister submitted his resignation to the president saying it's a sacrifice to peacefully resolve the political crisis party's election is in care for us on down to me this is the biggest political day in the history of modern ukraine with the parliament voting on very crucial steps and i was just seen scenes of jubilation here at the independence square when the news broke that the parliament voted to revoke most of the laws described as draconian here by those protesting the anti-riot laws which were passed on january sixteenth we also expecting the parliaments to. vote for releasing all prisoners all those who were detained during the mass of v

media what do you see most the most more in a while one senior member of a big international olympic committee says his remarks on corruption and sultry were taken out of context and used by the media to create headline. international news and comment life from moscow you won't seem to national with me . thanks for trying. the ukrainian government has warned that mines may have been planted on its gas pipelines and reports security breaches at two of its nuclear plants the authorities say this could be part of an attempt to prolong unrest in the nation rises have been fighting with police for nearly two weeks now and have taken over city halls across ukraine but isn't she's policia reports there are other groups who may step in to stop these protests. there is an ease in eastern ukraine many fear the violence from kiev will be repeated here police are not taking any chances with batons and shields they barricading government buildings in the mining town of the nets volunteers are arriving from around the region to help them the buses have been arriving since early this morning they've formed a

a benchmark for the whole world this electric cutting lighting was months in the making the olympic committee found the brightest and best engineers who came up with a unique design for every stadium l.e.d. lights was selected for the age or ability they made to last for a century but also for their college changing wall factor in for service you know such installations are temporary solution for various sports competitions but this one is hopefully going to stay for quite some time it is based on the cutting edge technology and totally new software but the world has yet to a dog. off to dog the park stadium becomes a scene not worrying ice storms and tumbling snowflakes the iceberg sports palace turns into a giant alchemy arena wave the atlas skating rina the neon giant was shimmering rainbow colors the first stadium will be hosting the opening and closing ceremonies and the preparations are for the light sherry's are being kept carefully under wraps but the crowd work of the lighting mission is the ice palace this evening i've been given the honors of switching on of the lights here at the

the wall street journal obtained a memo with that message from the u-s olympic committee to athletes. the memo cited the state department. a state department spokeswoman said commented on it on today's briefing. >>we generally give this kind of guidance around big international events, particularly if there is some kind of threat like we've seen here. this was based on discussions with the state department. but it's my understanding that it was actually the u.s. olympic committee who passed that along to the athletes >> pam: the official u-s-a uniforms, designed by raulph lauren, were unveiled on thursday. the games kick off on february 7th. >> jacqueline: mostly high clouds are down to the south we do have a weak system off to the coast of mexico during and trying to separate california. unfortunately, we will not get any of that grain. temperatures will state chili in the morning and mount in the evening. forties' for the east bay shoreline. could break a couple of records we have broken records 12 days in a row if we do tomorrow, it will be 13. as for the sierra and will be sunny s

a senior member of the international olympic committee claims the media uses his remarks on corruption and salty out of context to cause a sensation the rt international like marvel studios islands of thanks for joining me ukraine's parliament has voted to cancel most of the anti protest was that triggered two weeks of rioting in kiev. after the country's prime minister submitted his resignation to president saying it's a sacrifice to peacefully resolve the political crisis our t's lse are chefs keys in kiev for us. undoubtedly this is the biggest political day in history more than ukraine with aplomb and voting on very crucial steps to manage a scene. scenes of jubilation here at the independence square when the news broke that the parliament voted to revoke most of the laws described as draconian him by eagles protesting the anti rivals the boston jenny to sixteen wheels expecting the parliament's too late to a vote for releasing all prisoners all those who were detained during the mass of violent uprisings in ukraine and that this comes up to the ukrainian prime minister announced t

olympic committee took it very seriously, indeed. as did officials at seven european countries who received the same or similar e-mail. they all were disturbed enough by it to report it immediately to their respective security services. now, u.s. oc ceo scott blackman sold us, quote, we have forwarded the message to the appropriate authorities. the safety and security of team usa is our top priority. now, it is the international olympic committee playing down the e-mails, worth pointing out in the context, shep, that the international olympic committee backed president putin of claiming there's no problems. they also have 300,000 unsold tickets sitting on right now. nonetheless, head of media relations at the ioc said to me in a e-mail, quote, the e-mail is one person's opinion about security and terrorism. it is not a threat from a terrorist. certainly, though, president obama himself is concerned. he got on the phone yesterday with president putin of russia and promised all possible u.s. assistance to combat any potential terrorist

the hungarians are saying that olympic committees in several other countries have also received similar messages. police in the ukraine have torn down barricades and chased protesters away from the site of violent clashes where three people died. two of those people were shot in the capital of kiev. riot police moved in on hundreds of protesters.beating and firing shots at some and sending people running. the violence is likely to escalate ukraine's two month-long political crisis.the ukrainian government has been pushing for closer ties with russia. the protestors want the ukraine to have closer ties with the west he's at it again. new video surfacing of toronto mayor rob ford, talking in what sounds like a jamaican accent and slurring his words. the video was posted to youtube yesterday. ford is in a fast food restaurant rambling and talking about police surveillance. he admitted to reporters he was drunk. despite pledging to swear off drinking last year. last year, ford admitted to smoking crack after another video surfaced from police. new regulations proposed to make children safer

one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks on corruption and saatchi were taken out of context and used by the media to create headlines. we're watching our to international live from moscow headquarters i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. ukraine's prime minister has handed in his resignation and what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock and the parliament has also now voted to revoke the majority of recently introduced and two rallying laws all of which the opposition demanded during a meeting with the president last night but activists are still calling for continued protests in the capital until the country's head of state steps down to. is in kiev for us live there. lexy can you can you tell us here on the ground there you've seen these laws revoked the offer to step down what's next do you think as far as these protests go. well down to me this is the biggest political day in the history of modern ukraine with the parliament voting on very crucial steps and i was just seen scenes of you be

was involved unsuccessfully in the latest race, contest, for the chair of the international olympic committee i can assure you of this, no country is ever going to get an olympic games that has anything close to anything like a gay law or anything like that. this is one of these things where history is going to move on. they're not going to deal with this again. so anybody that wants it, if they have some of these laws, they're going to have to clean them up. the committee, before they award this are going to notice. it's painful to go through this. >> one of the other things we see are the fears from the terrorist threat as well. and that's something that accompanies just about every major live event. fears of a terrorist strike. >> oh, yes. that is the great issue that will overwhelm what we have been talking about. i think putin, he is the head of a country, of an empire, in a way, that's going to be seeing more and more of the thing we saw recently in the former stalingrad, the northern caucuses, emanated terrorism. i think it's a problem for a long time and a real strain for him for a lo

they have passed to the international olympic committee.ent is that these e-mails do not contain a threat as such. the ioc says it appears to be a random e-mail from a member of the pub lilic. we've seen a copy provided by the slow vavenian national committee. if it is a prank, it is interesting to note you have olympic officials in various countries commenting on this. such is the concern. they have now detailed two potential threats against it's games. one is set to be targeting the olympic torch relay. the time frame for this attack is opened right now. an intensifying security crackdown as the threat of terrorism grows in the leader to the sochi olympic games. explosive new images amid russian state news reports. the police killed the suspected militant leader in this shootout in dagestan tuesday. in addition, reports that the leader of the terrorist cell has been killed in dagestan. this region, east of sochi, has become a hot bed for islamic insurgents after years of unrest. >> from their point of view, they don't have to succeed with

and other olympic committees of a terror attack. meanwhile, authorities continue the desperate search for a group of so-called black widows. these are women who could be suicide bombers. and all this is happening with the winter games now just 15 days away. nick paton walsh is in sochi this morning with the latest. nick, what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: well, that e-mail threat you talked about that went to at least four european nations, that was played down by the international olympic committee as being a sort of random message, they said perhaps sent by a member of the public, but it contained threatening ideas about perhaps blowing up attendees at the games here and fed into this broader concern about suicide bombers, the black widows being hunted for, you mentioned. there are pictures going around the hotels with faces of people they're looking for. it feeds into the sense of not helplessness, but concern surrounding the games. there is a dragnet, a ring of steel, thousands of police officers here in many ways try

olympic committee to find out if they received any direct threats. we are awaiting a response from them. >> reporter: the so-called black widows. there might be as many as four they are looking for. report * the russian security services have named and published photographs of 3 of those so called black widows, they are doing everything they can to find them as far as they are aware. they may have been in a firefight and killed one of them saturday. we don't have a confirmation on that. what they are concerned about at the moment is the torch relay. the olympic torch is passing through russia. it's 350 miles from sochi. they are concerned that olympic torch procession is a slightly softer target could be an attractive target for those terrorists. they are on an you are gentle search. no progress on finding all of them as you know. bill: thank you, jonathon. martha: republicans are asking for an apology from new york's governor andrew cuomo. >> these extreme conservatives who are right to life, pro assault weapon, anti-gay, is that who they are? becau

moments ago we saw reports the hungarian olympic committee said there was one terrorist threat. they have high-tech american equipment such adds cell phone or radio detection devices which could scramble and disarm explosives. it was used to attack ied's. there are volatile states in russia with their own unique threats. >> i would be very concerned. the terrorists in the region, kazakhstan and chechnya, there are a lot of these terrorists, they are going to do everything they can to embarrass put tin and they know full well the terrorists only have to score one single goal to get the gold medal for propaganda. >> a number of quote black widows women might be seeking the revenge for deaths of jihadist husbands or relatives. they have been post can it around the city along with two men who might be planning suicide bombing attacks before the games begin. remember last month there were two separate suicide attacks 30 miles from sochi. u.s. lawmakers are worried for the safety of u.s. athletes and the fears potential attackers already infiltrated secure areas. >> elizabeth prann li

but the olympic committee, and the international olympic committee will do their best to protect us. and so they really wanted us to focus on what we had to do athletically, but you know, we live in different times now, so you can't really ease up on just being too relaxed. you have to be aware of your surroundings and do everything in a group and just be aware. >> certainly the olympics like every other sport it seems has had to deal with the cloud of performance-enhancing drugs. how bad was it during your day, and do you think that situation is getting any better? do you think athletes are competing on a more level playing field at this point? >> you know what? you can't say if it was during our era, you know. they want to say every great performance maybe it was tainted and it's unfortunate because for someone like myself who worked day in and day out having a dream, and to not -- to be aware, you know, you have the drug testing, they are trying put things in place but you know if people are going ocheat they are going to cheat and it's unfortunate, it takes away from those who ar

why did the international olympic committee allow these olympics to be staged in a place like this? >> what's your answer? >> money. it is because of money. this has always been true. as one commentator says it is the olympics contribution to authoritarian branding. they stage them in russia. they stage them in places like china because they want the extrave iman swraw. extravaganza. the countries that lost out are austria and south korea. both have infrastructure in place to stage a winter olympics and instead they chose a place with no infrastructure. >> this olympics and the whole security question comes down to putin's conceit. we are having the olympics in a subtropical village or city of sochi. that itself is this incredible conceit that he can effectively change or control the climate for the purposes of these olympics. and the idea you will have an olympics not far from chechnya and dagestan, places of terrorism, and you will have a secure olympics for thousands of visitors. >> one of the reasons putin wanted the games in russia, matt, was he wanted it to be a showcase for p

justified action has been taken and people have actually lost their jobs including a russian olympic committee member who was in charge of the ski jump facility which went six and a half times over budget and he was fired however mr putin did say that there was no corruption among government officials about the evidence was presented it would be investigated russia's law against gay propaganda to mine is arose a lot of calls to boycott the olympics from abroad so this issue was also mentioned wasn't it it was and again he stressed that homosexuality is not a crime in russia but he did say that calls for a boycott on the games on this topic was a throwback to old style thinking which he did not think was helpful and he said that he thought that the worst still people in the west they were looking to restrain emerging countries in the east that had become global competitors and you also drew a parallel with china saying they also experienced call for a boycott in the run up to the beijing games back in two thousand and eight and finally security and how it will affect big gains is of course what

a way out of the chaos which he himself with no disrespect to the country rule the hungarian olympic committee says that some concern and planned what to think of that iconic athletes during the winter in them fixed. it was one of five elliptical them and stations to receive the medal which has been analyzed and the clip mom thing. prism of the committee says it's now believed that athletes can concentrate on the preparations this mean you're going to get your bus is coming for us because they sent it in written form as well. according to this weekend saying that we will continue our preparations the same way. the spray and pour some of the hearing of the team will indeed take part in a sort of games it would appear from the national court is reportedly arrested a man suspected of sending the leftist correspondent in budapest says only the weight didn't use a small holes that are conducting training for the sochi games. and colonel courts has also promised to release full details of what's happened. playlist and now i only knew was what happens. despite pressure from mexico and washington texa

olympic committee discussed how to stay safe and this issue about, you know, being careful where you wear u.s. logos or things like that. >> reporter: remarkable that a athletes should hide being americans, and the worries mount but the countdown doesn't stop. this is gorki park. you see the scale of the job still ahead for people trying to work here. this building -- [ inaudible ] -- and i'm asking when it will be ready. everything, he says, will be gone and this will be ready by tomorrow, lunchtime. now, under two weeks to go, and still a feeling of anxiety rather than anticipation. >> reporter: they're doing all they came to try and lighten the atmosphere. a business partner of a key putin critic, and security is the main issue. there's a ring of seale here. the real question, can all of southern russia, volatile for over a decade, go through the next two weeks without some kind of instance. >>> the sundance film festival tonight has announce add top dramatic film, a movie that's been drumming up a lot of buzz called whiplash. last year a bay area film picked up that same sundance

the international olympic committee told us its bidding process is strong and transparent but neitherave so much influence and so many friends in both the kremlin and the olympic circles. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> a consumer alerted this morning for parents of young children. britax is recalling more than 225,000 strollers. three models sold in various sizes and colors could pose a serious risk after several injuries were reported. a faulty hinge can break, cut or even partially amputate a child's finger. parents should stop using the stroller and contact britax. >>> olive garden wants your business so much they'll pay for a babysitter. the struggling restaurant chain offering a free date night for parents next friday night. mom and dad can drop off the kids at certain my gym locations and after dinner show their olive garden receipt and they get back their deposits and presumably their kids as well. how about that? >>> largest restaurant chain hoping coffee will give sales a note. bloomberg news says they should have a gold standard cup of coffee with each visit. mcdonald's

the international olympic committee quelled the concerns telling cnn the e-mail contains no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public. the u.s. olympic committee is looking into it as well saying the safety and security of team usa is our top priority. as is always the case, we're working to ensure that our delegation and other americans traveling to sochi are safe. the white house, however, says american travelers should remain vigilant. >> we have seen an uptick in threat reporting prior to the olympics, which is of course of concern. although it is not unusual for a major international event. >> reporter: presidents and joint chiefs continue to offer counterterrorism expertise to russia with ied detection software, jamming equipment and warships at the ready. all russia needs is to give the green light. >> we are offering the russians any assistance that they might require or request in a situation like this. >> reporter: in the light of multiple terrorist threats, some carried out in regions surrounding sochi, sweeps continue for the so-called black wido

. >>> on this day in 1980, then-president jimmy carter asked for the international olympic committee mmer games from moscow if the soviet union failed to withdraw troops from afghanistan within a month. the tension would cull manipulate nate with the u.s. olympic boycott. weeks earlier the soviet union invaded afghanistan, part of a decade-long attempt to end the afghan civil war. president carter called the invasion a serious security threat but the international olympic committee quickly refused to move the gapes. eventually some 60 nations joined the united states in boycotting, but president carter made his demands 34 years ago today. over intervening in a civil war eventually head out the khyber pass with their tails between their legs. welcome to 2014. neil cavuto is coming up. i'll see you if something weird happens. >> from russia without a whole lot of love but with a whole lot of worry. with the olympic games nearing the terror threat is fast rising. welcome everybody, i'm neil cavuto. a surprise package for sochi ahead of the winter olympics. this video by purported suicide

from the north as it's possible to go it was time to head east with the olympic committee. the flame the ip that it is has its own security team at all times not to mention its own private jets. who got this special service with the plane. which is just responsible for the security of the flame the keep the flame a little. on this special will you know these flame will never go up. each city's greasing ceremony is unique and hundreds of volunteers helped make the occasion memorable. there's a possibility also to keep the security for the torchbearer you know nobody will harm me nobody will get this fish. place just. because he's just a flame it's very dangerous for everybody. this is camp shot of a peninsula that's one of the most easterly places in russia. hold the highest so that you don't but when your torch is lit are going. for the mood fortune never taxed to the flaming torch bearer in brushing because you never. everybody every had an inhabitant of the city's just very proud that comes to his cd i must say that i feel ation now free of. it was the end of another rela

olympic committee is working with the state department and local russian law enforcement doing what they can to ensure the safety of americans travelling to the games. security documents say she is the widow of another member of the caucuses emirate killed in a shoot-out with russian forces. she's described as haing a scarred left cheek, a limp and a stiff left arm. she may have arrived in sochi as long as 10 days ago. 40,000 police have been deployed in the sochi area, with the opening ceremony 17 days out. the pentagon says if the russians need extra security they'll have two naval vessels on standby. >> allen schauffler will have more on the olympic security. >> syrian peace talks are back on. first, the u.s. said iran shouldn't be allowed to participate unless it agreed to preconditions, including establishing a transitional government. iran would not agree. on monday the u.n. withdrew the invitation. after the announcement syria's main opposition coalition agreed to attend the courts which began on wednesday with a conference, before moving to geneva on friday. as the diplomatic int

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