and for putin, therefore? >> if it is successful and no terrorist acts and no -- >> keep in mind the broader, longer history. the last olympics in moscow was in 1980, carter boycott marred that. here we have now russia returning to the world stage and this is really important for vladimir putin but also for russia and for russian whose want to see great games. russian cull picture will be on display, that is going to be a big part, not just the opening ceremonies but has been in the whole runup to these leaches, there is a bigg matter of national pride here and a lot of russian whose will say look, our athletes will be competing in all 15 sports, tell us what kind of games has russia really be able to put on good show like london was able to do with the summer games. >> i think by march we will have forgotten about the impact of the olympics, but i think the -- and on russia's national pride, et cetera, but in terms of how the athletes are, that is going to be the key indicator, because in vancouver in 2010, r

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there's no doubt that the personal appearance by russian president vladimir putin was a big factor. he spoke in english, something he almost never does in public. >> sochi's olympic bid has already brought its benefits. >> reporter: but that's not the whole story of why putin and the russians won the day. >> awarded to the city of sochi. >> reporter: an abc news investigation found that behind the scenes, this mystery man was directly involved in helping russia get the needed olympic votes. he says he's just a businessman, a vice president of what's known as the olympic council of asia. he has been publicly thanked by the russian olympic committee for his single minded work in delivering the votes of some asian countries for sochi, without which it would have been hard for sochi to count on the victory. but we discovered he is much more than just another businessman with friends on the olympic committee. >> he is one of the four or five most important people in the heroin trade in the world. he's absolutely a major and very dangerous gangster. >> reporter: craig murray, the former b

so with all that, putin has a lot riding on the games. sochi is the holy grail for a separatist, jihadist group to go after. so in a way, we have the ultimate showdown. putin has a lot riding on it. this is a very juicy target. this is sort of in american vernacular high noon at the ok corral. in russian terms, it is [indiscernible] you know, who is going to get whom? in spanish terms, it is mano a mano. in football, it is richard sherman versus michael crabtree last sunday. who is going to prevail? the question though, and this is where i leave it to juan who really knows about these groups and individuals, is one of operational capabilities. you don't necessarily have to hit sochi to spoil the games. this is my concern in my response to the volgograd bombings. finally just a word about imarov. is he dead? i'm skeptical about that. reports have been many in the past. one would think in particular that, if you were taken out by the russian authorities, they would want to show the video of his dead body to bring greater sense of calm about

putin? i mean, in 2010 was anybody talking about stephen harper much when the games were in vancouver? or george w. bush in 2002 in park city? actually, ironically, the park city games if they gave any political -- they were politicized for anybody, they were a boost to mitt romney who was running the games at the time. but this is pretty unusual. now, you probably have to go back to the 1936 summer games in berlin, hitler's game, the nazi game, to have a games that are attached, that are so politicized in a way. i don't mean in any respect to, you know, compare vladimir putin to adolf hitler or, you know, current russia to nazi germany, but it's just a comment in that the nature of these games, those might have been games where you might have had a press conference at csis if csis had existed. so why in well, i think it goes back to, first of all, when putin personally went to guatemala city, ironically, on july 4, 2007, and he gave a very convincing and impassioned speech to the olympic co

lawmakers putin's assurances are not enough. mike rogers, intelligence committee chairman in house of representatives. >> i am very concerned about the status of the olympics. i do believe that the russian government needs to be more cooperative with the united states when it comes to the security of the games. we have found a departure of cooperation that is very concerning to me. we don't seem to be getting all the information we need to protect our athletes in the games. >> the u.s. is offering to help with security in sochi. the pentagon said in a statement monday air and naval assets to include two navy ships in the black sea will be available if requested for support and consultation of the russian government. the governments will clarified there is no such requirement at this time. an estimated 15,000 americans are planning to travel to see the games. the opening ceremony is friday, february 7th. >> the successful staging of a modern olympics, the tightly controlled tota totallen have an advantage at a time when those usi

but these are putin's games, and putin's rules in his city. sochi isn't the most natural place to host the winter olympics. there was no infrastructure here. it isn't very cold. more palm trees than snow. it's not very far from the most dangerous part of russia. but putin likes sochi. it would be like an american president hosting the olympics in crawford, martha's vineyard, or kennebunkport. putin wants his favorite resort to be safe. today on state tv he told russians to show no fear or weakness, because it only emboldens terrorists. 40,000 cops and soldiers have been called in to secure sochi. security is so tight there are cartoons about it in moscow newspapers. one shows putin using the olympic rings as brass knuckles. intercontinental. >> people are worried about security. worried about possible terrorist attacks. they worry about it not being completed. putin goes down to sochi quite regularly to see how things are going and that it's on schedule. they're pushing it at all costs. >> reporter: the games are coming today. putin said they'

but nevertheless, the goal of -- security state that putin security state that putin provides over and came, pressures coming from outside rather than toward securing the public in general. challenges of the that apparatus faces is trying to pivot to do more of a public security role because of the locals -- because of the political role. emphasize here, and this is something we haven't talked about, but i think it is very important and a lot of context related to the olympics is corruption. , it incussion in russia the lead up to the games, is hassed on this, money that been misappropriated, misplaced, gone into dodgy contacts -- dodgy contracts and offshore bank accounts. by all accounts, these will be the most extensive olympic games ever, upwards of $50 billion. as much of a third of that may have been embezzled or stolen. what does all this have to do with security? operationally, security services can be supremely effective. but they are only in the macro sense as effective as their we guess link. in a lot of cases, the weakest link is corruption. if you think about some of the s

and that was putin's doing he compelled syria is partial ally to do this at that moment we were on the verge of a either war against syria or if you remember obama was begging congress to authorize a military strike and it looked like congress even the democratic party was not going to give it to him which would have been the collapse of obama's presidency down i mean it would have been a total humiliation for obama at home and abroad so in that sense putin kind of saved obama politically and oddly when we were in moscow a guy we know who works for putin said you haven't find me and i said what for and he said for saving your president i mean he was joking but there's some truth in it so where are we now yeah now these two leaders obama and putin have a chance to build on that they're building on two blocks they're building on syria they're building in iran but you know better than i know that there's enormous opposition to that collaboration here in the united states partly by the congenitally and the russian lobby partly by the pro israeli as they call themselves a lot so this strugg

putin, build out a wall to keep out the homos! (laughter) >> stephen: besides, gay supporters have nothing to wine about because putin recently announced that pre-approved rallies may be held in a designated protest zone. you hear that, gays? if you want to protest, just report to the gated enclosure surrounded by the russian police. (laughter) what could possibly go wrong? (laughter) of course, comrade-o-tolerance is staging a sit-in at his own protest zone. >> stephen: president obama will not be heading to the winter olympics in sochi, russia. neither will vice president jobtd, this, of course, seems like a not-so-subtle rebuke to russia's anti-gay laws. the white house instead plans to send a delegation that includes tennis great billie jean king, who's openly gay. >> stephen: actually i think they mean tennis great billie jean qhing is formerly gay. because she was on my show last year and i flipped the script. (laughter) >> you look good, steven. >> thank you very much. you were watch megabackstage. >> i've been watching you

but nevertheless i think the bowl of the security state that vladimir putin search -- vladimir putin himself came, very much directed more at inflating the regime from precious coming from outside rather than it is towards securing a public hearing by general. in the context of the olympics trying to make that pivot to do more of a public security role because of the political importance that it has and i don't know about the capacity to do that. the second point i would emphasize here, something we haven't talked about, a lot of context related to corruption. the discussion in russia has been the lead up to the games focused on this element, the amount of money that was misappropriated into dodgy contract and offshore bank accounts, these other most expensive olympic games ever, upwards of $150 billion, a third of that may have been embezzled or stolen. what does this have to do with security? operationally, the security services can be supreme be effective but they are only in the macro sense as effective as their weakest link. in a lot of cases the weakest link is corruption. if y

for some, putin's reassurances are not enough.ne critic is republican representative mike rogers. >> i am very concerned about the security status of the olympics. i do believe that the russian government needs to be more cooperative with the united states when it comes to the security of the games. we have found a departure of cooperation that is very concerning to me. we don't seem to be getting all of the information we need to protect our athletes in -- in the games >> >>> the u.s. is offering to help with security. the pentagon said in a statement monday . . . an estimated 15,000 americans are planning on traveling to see the games. the opening ceremony is friday, february 7th. ♪ >> what are the factors that play into a successful staging of a modern olympics? are tightly controlled ott her to tearian societies at an advantage. societies as varietied as the uk, and australia have managed to hold the games. joining us to look at russia, the olympics and security, are the chief operating officer of the joint terrorism task forc

kind of saved obama politically and oddly when we were in moscow a guy we know who worked for putin said you haven't find me and i said what for and he said for saving your president i mean he was joking but there's some truth in it so where are we now yeah now these two leaders obama and putin have a chance to build on that they're building on two blocks they're building on syria they're building in iran but you know better than i know that there's enormous opposition to that collaboration here in the united states partly by the congenitally and the russian lobby partly by the pro israeli as they call themselves a lot so this struggle now is under way there but i did three of them day dream see yeah katrina obama has to worry but mr putin can do things by edict. president obama and his secretary of state john kerry have turned to congress at this critical moment larry and said please don't start imposing more sanctions on iran it will undermine it will sabotage the potential of a historic diplomatic agreement that will make the world more secure that is in the end if we verify and

putin.ional leader as these games are to mr. putin. in 2010, was anybody talking about stephen harper much what it was in vancouver which mark or george w. bush in 2002 in ark city? they were a boost to mitt romney if anything. he was running the games of the time. this is pretty unusual. you probably have to go back to the 1936 summer games in berlin -- hitler's games, the not to games. i don't mean to compare vladimir but it isdolf hitler, just a comment in that the nature of these games -- those might have been games when you had a press conference. so, why? it goes back to, first of all, when putin went to guatemala 2007 and he gave a very convincing and impassioned speech to the olympic committee to award the games over the other three finalists at the time, austria, south korea, and he convinced the committee toward the games award the games to russia. he is set on numerous occasions looks upon -- holding olympic games coming up to be a has its act together. you have to be a major coun

even as putin toured sochi today, a bomb threat led to the evacuation of a mall. a false alarm, but another sign of nerves on edge. since islamist militants declared war on the olympics, so putin invested billions to keep things safe. it's called ring of steel for a reason. at least 40,000 special forces and police will be manning checkpoints. drones will be watching above. offshore high speed patrol boats. even ultra sensitive sonar devices listening around the clock under water. but while it may look safe here, it's now clear this is a dangerous neighborhood. and if you're wondering just how close sochi is to trouble, we're going to be taking a drive to the border with a breakaway republic and a potential flash point. it's now 1:06 in the afternoon. let's get started. and here we are at the border and the gateway to the rest of north caucasus. that took exactly 15 minutes. many security experts are convinced there will be more bombings. >> for these jihadist groups and individuals, a successful strike on the games is the holy grail. >> reporter: for putin whose

putin's prestige is on the line.n his favorite retreat and according to his rules. the games are coming and putin promised they would be safe and open. that's according to to russian standards. alex? >> thank you very much from sochi. before the olympics kick off, there's a major event closer to home here. the super bowl is two weeks from tomorrow. law enforcement officials from the numerous agencies held a press conference to discuss security preparations. >> we are fully integrated with the new jersey state police and law enforcement. our tactical teams have been training throughout the year for different scenarios to include active shooter, bomb threats and hazards related to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats. >> joining me is kirstin todd. she helped draft legislation that created the department of homeland security. nice to have you back to the show. i want to talk about the fbi agent just listed a host of potential threats. what is your biggest concern? >> honestly, the warmth. they are expe

putin told you, he's not aware of any such problems. we'll have more on this on "nightline" tonight. >> he's not making any apologies. thanks very much. >>> still ahead on "world news," plucked from the sky. the skydiver shooting this video is actually unconscious at more than 12,000 feet and falling fast. how his friends soared to the rescue. that incredible story in just two minutes. [ male announcer ] it's a new year. time to complete your bachelor's or master's degree and prepare for a new career. with devry university's merit-based career catalyst scholarship you can. apply by february 28th for up to $20,000 for qualifying new students. with this scholarship you could be on your way. in 2012 90% of our associate and bachelor's grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field within 6 months. make this your year. start at devry.edu. apply by february 28th. start at devry.edu. those little cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to tre

they want to strike at the putin regime. the sochi olympic stz prize event for vladimir putin and they will do something to carry it off. >> russia is known for its internal security. in many ways it is a security state and an authoritarian state. are you saying they are going to be less capable of really providing security than would a country like britain, london did with the summer olympics? >> they have twice the police london deployed two years ago. >> for a smaller place. >> they can lock down sochi itself. but they will try and strike -- they can strike further away. vladimir putin mistakes control for security. the heavy hand for some of the better intelligence gathering you need to stop this kind of stuff. >> it is incompetence security state. that's why russia has been hit time and again since 9/11 and even before with multiple terrorist attacks on moscow stations and moscow airports a few weeks ago. the city of volgograd, once known as stalin grad. and russia is a big place. it is easy for the terrorists to strike

putin, just so everybody understands where putin is coming from, putin, who in some cases is gay icon he never wears a shoot. >> and the horse back riding. >> oh my god. he says that because russia's population is in decline that we have -- the russian people should move away from alternative lifestyles and procreate more. that is putin's -- that's the reason putin said he did all of this. what do you say, juan? >> that's ridiculous. i mean, it's lahable. look at you. i mean, come on, you can't even get it out. >> i laugh at putin no matter what he does though. this is kind of ridiculous. >> it's absurd. but, i mean it is, again, a form of bigotry in my mind. i think we have got to control our response. now, what mary katharine just said by the way, i think that's raising the stakes way too high. >> you have got to go greater good on it let me add one more option that would be lighter if you guys would appreciate that secretary kerry is over in switzerland this week for the conference a lot of big wigs hanging out. lbg. >> it is getting together and having a huge panel about this with

i think that it's good for putin.he has chosen the most effective way to confront the mass protest movement that he faced two years ago. it will keep him in power longer than any other tactic that he could have appoint, that he could have chosen. but it will do extreme damage to the country. and the longer is goes on, the worst things will be after it's over. >> brown: all right, the book is words will break cement, the passion of pussy riot, masha, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> ifill: jeff continues his conversation with masha geesan online, where they talk a bit more about russia, gays, lesbians and the upcoming olympic games. >> woodruff: and finally tonight, we visit the philippines, a country still reeling from a record typhoon in november. just before it hit, photographer larry c. price traveled there to document the dangerous and sometimes deadly way some poor filipinos are making a living. hari sreenivasan narrates our report, produced in partnership with the pulitzer center on crisis reporting. >> reporter

that, of course, being vladimir putin. so no, we're not going to talk today about -- well, let me just say one more thing. because we are in washington, d.c. i don't think ever before has a sports icon from washington, d.c. been so close is associated with the foreign host, the leader of the country, vladimir putin, of these games are obviously i'm talking about alexander ovechkin, the russian hockey team and is a friend of putin. very close friend i believe. so an interesting aspect of the washington, d.c. angle. so i've already said too much because we have a really terrific set of panelists. in which i will give brief introduction for all of them in the order in which they speak. the first speaker will be jeffrey mankoff, to my left, as the deputy director and fellow here at csis of the russia and eurasia program. speaking after jeff will be orden on, analysts and advisory board member of the geostrategic forecasting corporation and gordon has been a visiting fellow here at csis. and i would point to in particular a rep

would vladimir putin, a former cold war spy member even ask the u.s. for help?> certainly vladimir putin's past history, the long cold war history between the united states and russia make any likelihood of requests either before the games or catastrophically after an event far, far, far less likely in this case. >> reporter: state department, diplomatic security officers will be in sochi, as well as fbi agents, primarily to protect the u.s. delegations. two u.s. warships will be positioned in the black sea, in case americans need to be evacuated. but experts put the odds they'd be asked to help near zero. >> there's too much bad blood, there's too much mistrust between the security services for them to simply link arms and say we're going to work on this together. >> reporter: that could now be changing. today russia's top general asked joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey for sophisticated electronic sensors to detect remote-controlled bombs in sochi. if they are sent, u.s. military personnel would have to go along and run them. the dangers in sochi are clear.

. >> josh, i just finished this interview with president putin. it's all part of the his personal crusade to make sure these winter olympics are successful and safe. the number one challenge is security. this entire region is on lockdown right now. and putin was very confident that the terrorists will not succeed in striking here. he was dismissive of allegations of corruption here and absolutely defiant when it come togs the issues of gay rights. and the international protests, including the united states, against the anti-gay propaganda law here in russia right now. he was confident as i said, he opened up about his own hopes for the olympics. his own personal fitness regime. we covered a lot of ground, including edward snowden. just a couple of weeks before these olympics are set to open here in sochi. i should say, this snow here is good news. there's been some concern there wasn't going to be enough snow for this to take place. it's been snowing on and off all

would putin allow snowden to attend the olympics? >> reporter: the most famous american in russia right now is edward snowden. is he invited to the olympics? >> translator: he has a right to travel freely across the country. he has no special limitations. he can just buy a ticket and come here. >> reporter: and stay as long as he wants? >> translator: yes, sure, definitely. >> president putin with our george stephanopoulos. >>> and one more image from that region tonight making global headlines this evening. riots in ukraine. look at the video from kiev tonight, showing heavyweight boxing champion vitali klitschko, now a politician, urging calm among the anti-government protesters that he actually supports. instead, though, he's sprayed right there with fire extinguishers. huge protests are swechling now after the government's decision to strengthen tiles in russia and instead move away from the west. >>> back here at home tonight and the political firestorm here. explosive new allegations. a mayor now taking on new jersey governor c

, and putin was smart enough to accept it, that putin's original name of the eurasian union be changed to eurasian economic union. which was an attempt, of course to limit what the union really means. in other words, don't limit our sovereignty. now, of course, if you have economic nomination, the other one may be adversely affected. but my point simply is this. there is some support for arrangements for customs union and so forth because this can be beneficial in two ways. but there is above all else in the newly independent states, including belarus, doesn't have a notably good democratic record, there is a commitment in all of them, there was self independence. >> senator corker? >> thank you, mr. chairman. doctor, it was impressive to listen to you, to get your insights on issues that are happening throughout the world, and certainly in this part of the world you are quite an expert so i thank you for your comments. i know you listed a number of things, steps that should be taken to reinforce the ukrainian people, and you've talked about the values that they share with the west, th

putin. russian society is changing. attitudes are changing and it is of course only up to russian citizens and to them alone to affect democratic changes in their country. but i think if the democracies of the west, of europe and north america, want to show that these values of democracy and human rights and civil society and the rule of law of which they talk are more than just words on paper and they actually mean something, i think they should not remain silent. they should tell the crooks and the abusers, those who violate their rights and steal the money of russian citizens, that they are not welcome in the nations of the democratic west. and do this by passing and fully implementing measures. and they should also do this by refusing to lend putin's regime, the international legitimacy and the international respect that it so desperately craves and in my view does not deserve. it's clear that for putin the sochi olympics is conscious it's not about sports, it's about a show of respect from the free world for him. a

>> it is embarrassing but i'm sure it doesn't rank on putin's top ten list.embarrassing? asking for assistance or having the olympics turn into a terrorist attack. i think it is clear why they are willing to ask for u.s. support. >> chuck, do you have a sense of the calibration that went into the decision by the president and the first family and the whole circle around him to skip the olympics? >> i know that some would read it as a full fledged snub. i think there was a decision to send a message with the delegation. the relationship is not good. let's not pretend that it is. there is all sorts of disagreements putin does want to be treated like a superpower. and in many ways he goes around searching for ways to poke, stick his finger in the president's eye. i think now in more experts i talk to think it wouldn't matter who was president right now this is what putin would be doing to everybody because it is all about reasserting what he believes is russia's place in a bipolar world or tripolar world. he wants russia to be one of the legs of the world stool.

is allowing putin to gloat while at the same time putin agrees that nsa surveillance is necessary toving his cake and eating it too while sheltering edward snowden. >> putin was one of the big winners last year and snowden was primarily the reason for it. i can't see white house granting clemency. not only in public but on the hill and right now the majority, i think, of people on both sides of the aisle in congress would be oppose. >> vladimir putin loved this because part of the kings of asylum was for zmoen to button up the leaks. he is still porous what he was able to retrieve and putin seems to give no punishment in asylum for that. >> no. and -- snowden claims he has a whole lot more to show. our understanding is we have only seen a tip of the iceberg. putin, on the other hand, over the past couple of weeks, and the -- weeks coming on, will have other things, too. the olympics will be the big showcase for russia by which we mean the showcase for putin. the bombings that took place in quick succession, 24 hours from each other. that's something that putin will be worried about.

now, putin is eager to show the world his russia. but today, when asked whether gay visitors will be welcomed in sochi, despite russia's anti-gay laws, putin said this -- >> translator: we have a ban of propaganda of homosexuality, we're not rounding up anyone, so one can feel relaxed and at ease, but please leave the children in peace. >> reporter: earlier in day we sat down with putin, as he sought to reassure that the sochi olympics will be safe. >> translator: the job as the olympics hosts is to secure the participants. and visitors to this festival of sport. and we'll do whatever it takes. >> reporter: you have put so much into these olympics, going back to 2007, so i wonder now, how do you define success in sochi, and is your personal honor and reputation at stake? >> translator: no, no. you see, i wanted to be the nation's success, it's not my personal ambition, it is the direct, direct interest -- concentrated interest of the state and our people. naturally, when i see it, and when we do it, of course, i take pleasure in it.

after knowledge and gentleman this summit with president putin was an important opportunity to reflect on the nature and the direction of our strategic partnership . has dust oh you have one set. match and happiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and sinks left unsaid. it wasn't the despair it's. off saying things that sometimes we don't say. there to be have approached these meeting that was held in the spirits of frankness and openness and i believe it was helpful to clarify some issues. our relationship and our common interests are too important. to not address our differences we need each other to ensure stability and prosperity throughout our shared continent and to produce solar she solutions to the many challenges we face together. to do this we need middle understanding and serotonergic trust. we are of course not starting from scratch we are working extensively together within our partnership formalisation in science for instance. through our joint working to g twenty and g eight for example we have supported the russian sherman ships on many international iss

president putin who has taken overship of the games. he wants to make this a show education for russia. this is putting $50,000,000,000 into the winter olympic games. >> the events over the weekend in the city of volgegrad have blighted the buildup to the start of the games. the islamic militants have pledged to disrupt these olympics. >> so i asked our followers to do their best with the help of allah to stop this satan dance on the bones of our ancestors. >> it's security and not is that right? obsesses the kremlin. putin promise did to make the games the safest ever. there is much at steake for the russian president and the winter olympics in the following four weeks. peter sharp, al jazeera, moscow. an expert in security threats earlier, i asked her about president putin's vow to keep the games safe. >> he is making that promise on the basis that they understand the threat. they will have been preparing for many years for it. and it's quite predictable that these types of attacks will happen. they will be very annoyed that their int

putin's personal pride. he calls the shots.they don't really want to share at love information about how bad things are and three, you know. the re-set just didn't work, bill. they don't trust us at all. and, again, we would like to see things in terms of institutions and international relations. this really comes down to one guy's power and pride that's vladimir putin. this is ultimately for the auto billion plus dollars spent for all the tacky construction, this is a one-man show and that man is vladimir putin. >> you know, i don't like him as a human being. i think is he a kill canner. i certainly don't like the way he is running his country. but, as i said in the beginning of the interview, everything is on the line for putin. he is as ruthless as they come. his guys are going to -- if there was one person on earth who is going to try to prevent this, it will be putin. >> yeah. >> it's already a bloody olympics. and there is going to be, as you said, there are going to be a lot more summary executions. >> you bet. >> we won

putin, jeff? >> i don't know. i don't know if we can say if x then y. we are going to have to wait and see what happens. the games can surpass expectations and go off without any terrorist attacks occurring and they could do very well. i want to emphasize again, that because so much of the audience that putin is focusing on, the performance of the athletes is going to matter in terms of how they are perceived in the narrative that he is -- putin is trying to get across to his own constituency. on the international perspective, i don't know. i would be curious to hear juan's thoughts on this. we already know that this is a problem for russia and there hasn't been as much cooperation as we would have liked on the counterterrorism issue, but there are still all of these other areas and whether it is syria or iran or china or anything else. where we are kind of condemned to work together and i think that's not going to change regardless of what does or doesn't happen at the olympics. >> [inaudible] >> this may be very easy but sad question and that is on th

>> putin is a difficult guy to deal with. and i don't have all of the information that mike rogers has. he's been right all along on this. i believe there were russians involved with snowden. and as far as the olympics, the russians would be more cooperative. >> he was talking about the olympics. >> we don't seem to get the information that we can to protect the athletes, >> mike and i are on the same page and if they wait too long it is too late. >> peter king, republican from new york. appreciate your time. >>> in ukraine violent street clashes in the city of kiev. watch this. protestors throwing rocks and bottle and gasoline bombs at riot police. street battles have been going on for days now and escalating the ukranian political crisis. this is the latest in what started as peaceful protest. >> new accusation against chris christie's administration about what his team is accused of trying to do with federal money in the wake of super storm sandy. the republican governor is fighting back and his response to a democratic ma

but vladimir putin has declared that the city is ready for the games.er person to talk about all of this than our own jill dougherty, former moscow bureau chief and one of the networks most experienced people when it comes to all things putin, all things russia, as well. and jill, it's really fascinating. we get a chance to talk to you about this. i know you're doing a doc on putin himself, before the olympic games. there's a lot to learn, and there's a lot to glean from this man, many different characteristics. had a chance when i was in moscow to actually see him and obama face-to-face. this is a guy who hunts on his property, he loves to be bare-chested. a lot of match ease mow behind him. give us a sense of what you have learned in the years and years you have covered him, that perhaps we don't know or don't understand. what is behind this? >> you know, what we try to do in this documentary, and it's still being edited right now. but we went to russia, we went to -- back to where he came from. when he was a little kid. so we went to the home that he