decision by the international olympic committee to choose sochi was made seven years ago. 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

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 using political violence would be itching to make a point. protecting sochi is the inside story. joining us to look at russia, olympics and securitiment donachie barelli, former assistant special agent in charge of the new york joint terrorism task force for the fbi. in our washington, d.c. studio glen howard, president of the jamestown foundation, and from virginia beach, virginia, mary mangejekian in the robertson school of government in the university of virginia. she was cultural attac

the security concerns in sochi are even greater and more justified, let me explain why. terrorist groups led by the caucuses but not solely, and central asian groups, have the clear intent to disrupt the sochi olympics or to embarrass the russians in a particular vladimir putin who has so personalized the olympics and the success of them. and the past summer, very clear about the desire to have major at tax or major disruptions, significantly in july, a punitive than, and softer targets, transportation hubs, civilian sites, desire to engage in these attacks as seen through their video postings, blogs and communications so the intent is clear and it would have been obvious even absent their open declarations but the open declarations made it clear for authorities. they also have the capability. you have seen that with the three attacks since september. we have seen this in their past attacks, in particular those directed since 2009, the high-speed attack between moscow and st. petersburg, the airport attack and other attacks that predated. what is interesting and important

a price worth paying vladimir putin speaking out about the record breaking cost of the sochi games while dispelling fears over the safety and security of those attending. breaking top ranking lawmakers on capitol hill attacking president obama's proposed n.s.a. reforms in effect it was criticizing the president for creating a climate of uncertainty. it's five am in moscow i match reza bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news beginning though with breaking news disturbing images emerging of violence in kiev where dozens have been injured in bitter clashes well after anti-government demonstrators attacked police cordons this is one of the most dramatic pictures we've received footage from marty's video agency ruptly showing rioters beating officers with sticks crowds also threw stones and fireworks at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas ukrainian journalist and avoid told us what he saw i saw the most difficult times thrown to the rows of police so it's happening all the time when police is trying to stop the protestors sent to come to them closer t

jputin --l that, putin has a lot riding on the games. sochirail for a separatist, jihadist group to go after. so no way, we have the ultimate showdown. it.n has a lot riding on this is a very juicy target. this is sort of an 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. 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 these groupsabout and individuals, is one of operational and -- operational give abilities. -- operational capabilities. you don't necessarily have to hit sochi to spoil the games. ons is my concern when iris -- us is my concern in my lgograde to the vo 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

in fact, there are gaping holes in the security right now in sochi. >> to the city of sochi. >> reporterrussia has had seven years to prepare for sochi, but militants have had just as long. and they're looking now for an opportunity to strike. and, brian, the olympic torch next week will pass through dagestan, the most dangerous part of the caucasus. brian? >> ominous situation tonight in moscow, richard engel with that. thanks. >>> as we mentioned, the safety of american athletes and other visitors at the sochi games is a matter of growing concern to the u.s. government. for more on the security question and what role the u.s. might play in all of it, nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> good evening. tonight that call between president obama and vladimir putin shows how high the concern is about the safety of the sochi games. as sochi is locked down, u.s. officials say the terror threat is higher than for any previous olympics, even worse than beijing, where there was little security cooperation with the u.s. first, because of the recurring terror attack

with all that, putin has a lot riding on the games. sochio after. in a way, we have the ultimate showdown. it -- has a lot riding on putin has a lot riding on it. terms, who is going to get whom? this is mano a mano. this is richard sherman versus michael crabtree last sunday. who is going to prevail? -- this is why -- is one ofuan international capabilities. in sochi, they have a lockdown. you don't necessarily have to hit sochi to spoil the games. a series of attacks would terrorize all of russia and spoil the games. that would be a great tragedy. dead?u umarov i'm skeptical about that. the recordings of mr. blume umarov's deaths have been many in the past. if they go took him out, they would want to show video of his dead body to bring greater sense of calm about the games themselves. whether he is dead or not, i'm not sure how much of a difference that would make. arov is as muchm operational capacity. the network is so loose itself that maybe the absence of his leadership would leave others possibly, ok, competing to carry out or be abl

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matt, how serious is the threat in and around sochi? >> it has been serious for the past 10 or 15 years. we have a separatist movement in the south of russia, predominantly muslim areas. they are not arabs. as russia as -- >> they are muslim. >> they are muslim. they have a group called the easy ma mick -- he was named an al-qaeda affiliate. it is a domestic agenda. 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 gather

so with all that, you know, putin's got a lot riding on the games. and sochi is the holy grail, i would think, for a terrorist, islamic jihadist terrorist, individual or group, to go after. and so in a way we have kind of the ultimate showdown. because putin's got a lot riding on it. this is a very juicy target, you know? this is sort of in american vernacular, it's high noon at the o.k. corral, and in russian terms it's -- [speaking russian] in spanish terms it's mano a mano. in nfl football this is richard sherman versus michael crabtree last sunday, right? who's going to prevail. the question, though, and this is where i leave it to juan who really knows something about these groups and individuals is one of operational capabilities. i mean, sochi is supposedly under lockdown. although you read a story like this, and you go, really? [laughter] you know, but you don't necessarily are to hit sochi to spoil the games. this is my concern when, my response to the sol go grad bombings -- volgograd bombings a few weeks ago. a series of attacks would virtually terr

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fast approaching the preparation finish line there's just a month until sochi twenty fourteen gets going we check how the olympic city will keep visitors moving and safe. water leaves a bitter taste we look at how disputes over resources could spark major conflicts across the world and here what could be done to stop them. and iraqi forces face off with islamic extremists for control of a key city the u.s. weighs in by sending drones in midtown to baghdad. my from moscow you're watching r t international with me and he said now a good to have you with us straight to our top story ready steady and only a month to go sochi is ticking the final boxes and it's winter olympics preparations artie's paul scott is there. these are confident that everything is on track. all the eleven venues have been completed built and tested to international standards on more than one occasion and all the transport networks including the high speed rail service between the coastal cluster and the mountain cluster are also up and running now there is still some work to be done but it's mainly superficial in ter

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 the g

the olympic torch is making its way to sochi. the torch went through the city of volgograd where the bombings happened. that's 600 miles north of sochi. the relay race started in moscow and will end on february 7th when the torch will be used to light the olympic flame. security personnel wrestled with a gay russian protester. the protester displayed his rainbow flag in front of the torch bearer yesterday. photos posted to a russian social network show security members forcing him to fold up his flag. officers took him down to a police station for questioning. he told the associated press he's still there. he also said hosting the games in russia contradicts the principles of the olympics which is to cultivate tolerance. russia has been criticized for its laws that bans so-called gay propaganda that promotes homosexuality to minors. >>> the u.s. olympic bobsled team has been named, and a monterrey man will pilot one of the sleds in sochi. about two years ago the u.s. bobsled and skeleton federation named nick cunningham as a bite

and the sochi threat i outlined six features i thought were important. first, i am talking about potential perpetrators in the caucasus, the mujahedin, potential tactics and targets. first is suicide bombings run by the north caucuses which could be either dakhastani converts to islam which they specialize in recruiting, for suicide bombings. attacks perpetrated by foreign groups, independently or in league with the caucuses in the mujahedin, possible chemical attack involving groups from the caucasus who returned from syria and may have chemical weapons and two attempts inside russia that appear to be focused on perhaps targeting chemical weapons. suicide bombings run by caucuses dhuman maro and the brigade that he revised in 2009 and there have been since the formation of the caucuses 154 suicide bombings carried out since october of 2007, nine per year. and finally, next to last, attacks possibly involving ch a chenadegi or ethnic turks given the location of the olympics and the massacre that occurred in the late nineteenth century, there is an interes

first is the nature of the olympic progress in sochi. it is huge and includes, for those of you who are familiar with arguments about building football stadiums or baseball stadiums in the u.s. a lot of ancillary infrastructure issues. there is a palace -- i almost said palace, a residence for putin, there are stadiums that will rarely be used after this. there's also a fantasy of this. the mayor of sochi said there are no gay people in sochi. which may be the cause but most likely they are elsewhere or driven out or still there. second there's of course the fact that behind the nature of this project is of course a lot of what those of us who are students of soviet history see a lot of, which is a very weak a infrastructure background. i have a quote here from an australian journalist yesterday who talked about the dodgy construction, poor accommodations questionable employment conditions. the toilet flushes in muddy water, there is no hot water, the shower flowers -- floors are covered with dirt and mud. and so forth and so forth. and s

thank you so much for bringing us the very latest from the city of sochi. and the only thing missing in sochi is the olympic flame it's now on its way through central russia on its longest relay in the game's history at a distance of over fifty six thousand kilometers its record breaking journey has been full of firsts with a historic space walk one of the most impressive records to russian cosmonauts to get outside the international space station and by the way the very torch will line at the olympic flame in sochi next month artie's james brown has been following its voyage which you described earlier to indifference. james brown welcome to the studio what do you have with you here the torch of the olympic games can you give us a look at this well as you say this is my. personal torch it's as you can see very one of the color and souvenir let me let me have a look at it i mean this this is not light by any means heavy this respect but yeah it is what two kilos about four actually really yeah you could train that it out that is heavy quite and this is a bet

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new terror concerns for everyone heading to the sochi olympic games. weeks before they begin, cnn obtained an ominous video from terrorists at the heart of the concern. back in this country, another allegation against governor chris christie's office." the mayor of hoboken said the mayor withheld relief funds after superstorm sandy. details on both stories start now. >>> we begin with breaking news out of russia and that terror tape. here is what the new threat says in part. quote, as for your olympics, something that you really want, we prepared a present for you. you do your business and we'll do ours. we prepared a present for you and all tourists who come over, end quote a video online shows two men who claim to be the suicide bombers behind one of last month's bloody bombings in volgograd, russia. the video is adding to fear russia won't be able to stop a terror attack. phil, give us more about this video and how it was uncovered. >> reporter: fred, so this video shows two men who claimed credit for the bombing in volgograd who killed 21 people on

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he's putting all the resources to work in sochi. they are the most expensive ever, and maybe the most dangerous. and he's on the defensive over the anti-gay propaganda law s. and on a charm offensive, letting out high-profile political prisoners. reaching out to sell these games and giving us his first american broadcast interview in years. make or break time for vladimir putin. a unique chance to showcase his country. >> translator: i would very much like in the olympics for the athletes, visitors, reporters and those who will follow the olympics on tv throughout media for people to see a new russia. >> it began with a personal pitch. >> it is a great honor for me to address here today and to present sochi to host the olympic winter games in 2014. >> putin speaking english to sell the international olympic committee on sochi. >> guaranteed. >> and just seven years later, the changes here are stunning. take sochi's incredible transformation from a sleepy resort town to a security state. 80,000 troops, drones in the sky, missile defen

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a price worth paying vladimir putin speaks about the record breaking cost of the sochi olympics ball dispelling fears over safety and security of those attending. the reforms i'm proposing today should give the american people greater confidence that their rights are being protected for forms didn't inspire confidence on capitol hill where top ranking lawmakers criticized the proposals themselves and the speech for creating a climate of uncertainty. two am in moscow i met treasury bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news but we begin with breaking news tonight disturbing images emerging of violence in kiev around seventy police officers hurt in clashed with protesters according to the ukrainian interior ministry this is one of the most dramatic pictures that we've seen in the footage from artie's video agency ruptly you can see rioters beating officers with sticks the crowd also three stones and firecrackers at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas ukrainian journalist andre botched avoid told us what he witnessed. i saw the moment of cocktails t

a price worth paying about a mere buton speaks out about the record breaking cost of the sochi games while dispelling fears about the safety and security of those attending. the geneva two peace talks on the verge of being to railed as a syrian political opposition group now threatens to withdraw unless the u.n. cancels its invitation for iran to take part. six am in moscow i mattress or bring you today's big stories and a look back at the week's news beginning with breaking news tonight disturbing images emerging of violence in kiev where dozens were injured after bitter clashes after clashes after anti-government protesters attacked police it's one of the most dramatic pictures that we've received here the footage from marty's video agency ruptly where you can see rioters beating officers with sticks crowds also threw stones and firecrackers at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas ukrainian journalist and avoid told us what he witnessed. i saw them out of call times thrown into the rows of police so it's happening all the time when police just trying to stop the prot

the flame was carried through volgograd today, about 600 miles from sochi. the same city where a double bomb attack last month killed more than 30 people. now another threat in the form of a video hÃímerged from the group that's admitted carrying out those attacks. it purports to show the suicide bombers and a bomb being prepared and it threatens russian president vladimir putin and any tourists who go to sochi with what it calls a present. putin himself is talking and acting tough. "if we show we are afraid" he told a group of reporters "we will encourage a group of those terrorists in attaining their goals." "the job of the olympic host is to ensure security" he said. "we will do whatever it takes." what it's taken lately is this: russian security forces moving in over the weekend on what they say was a gang of terrorists operating in dagestan, one of the regions in southern russia not far from sochi where militants are trying to establish a breakaway islamic state. the russians say seven jihadists were killed in this operation. holding the olympics in the

he had threatened to attack the upcoming sochi olympics. mark phillips, who will be covering the games, has our report. >> reporter: docu umarov is the bearded man on the right in this video which appeared on a russian jihadist web site just yesterday. although the green vegetation suggests it was shot sometime ago. russian security services won't confirm umarov is dead, but another video has appeared in which a senior figure from the same insurgent group talks of the sorrowful news of their leader's death. umarov is blamed for bombings going back years, the most recent being the double blast at a train station and on a bus in the south russian city of volgograd. the russians say 37 people died. the moscow subway bombings in 2010 killed at least 40. the campaign to try to establish a breakaway islamic republic in the caucasus mountains had hit the russian capital. four vladimir putin on the eve of his big show at the sochi olympics, umarov was russia's osama bin laden, public enemy number one. he had specifically called for the disruption of

putin by sending the white house delegation as it is to the sochi games. ng billie jean king. this is what you get, as i wrote, when it happened. >> what about the big news for the team? do you think they'll continue the big record-setting streak that they did in 2010 in vancouver? >> let's go through the numbers again. the american team, the team itself won 37 medals overall. that topped the medals count. so the u.s. ski team won 21 of those medals. the united states olympic committee is not in the habit anymore of making medals predictions, but what's important to know is that the international olympic committee made a big decision in 2011. in vancouver, there are 24 free ski and snowboard medals opportunities. in sochi, there were going to be 48. the united states is very good at these action sports opportunities. so names like nick geper and david wise and maddie bowman, they're going to be big, big, big stars in just a few more days. >> lindsey vonn is a big name. she's not going to be competing because of injury. do you think this is the end of seeing

and here's the problem. sochiis situated on the edge of the mountains, and the problem here, there has been a war raining for years and years and years, trying to create an islamic state. two wars, back in 1990, and there have been numerous wars in russia. and this is the man, the main rebel here. here he is. he's called on his fighters to attack the sochi games, and he says the games are a satanic dance, on the bones of our an cessors. very poetic and very dangerous at the same time. according to the think thank, the heritage foundation, in order to protect these olympic villages, 100,000 personnel are going to have to be placed. 37 police officers. they're all going to be sealed into this huge zone, and you need a passport to get in and out. there will be surveillance cameras, and jet fighters overhead. despite all of this, it's far from clear that they will be successful in protecting the games, because the targets are many, and they are in need of improvement. we have heard on the station that there's evidence

summit on june the third in sochi thanks very much for that as i said i live in brussels. well ukraine's president has now accepted the resignation of the country's prime minister and the entire cabinet they remain in their posts until a new government is formed that says the country's normally has voted in an emergency session to repeal most of the protest laws that triggered two weeks of violence in kiev but the discussions are far from over all of the reports of the ukrainian president viktor yanukovych has accepted the resignation of prime minister mccaul as out of his cabinet they will remain in their positions for the time being until replacement saw put in place in fact they can stay in those positions for as much as as long as sixty days according to the law here but tuesday also seeing a much anticipated emergency session of parliament there's been plenty to discuss there by lawmakers and they have made some changes to the laws one of the the major changes that's taken place and it was voted for unanimously. by m.p.'s here by the the duma by the rather deputies her

groups, and the ones who were from the sochi area, indigenous people before the russians arrived, people who really no longer are on the ground, maybe a few thousand shops, 3,000 or 4,000 but most of those if they are anywhere their descendants living in turkey or gordon, all they really wanted was to be acknowledged that they existed, that they are indigenous people from this kerri and by coincidence or black coincidence the 150th anniversary of the massacre and deportation in 1864 happened on this precise spot where the games are being held. little more sensitivity from the russian government would have gone along way. unfortunately the russian government, vladimir coo and are not famed for this kind of sensitivity towards ethnic minorities. sergei reminds us in 2010 they went to the vancouver olympics, sending out the wrong signal given that the cossacks associated with the destruction of the native peoples. i don't anticipate, wouldn't anticipate any kind of effort by sarkhasian to disrupt the games. if there is -- these are islamists, not sarkhasian nationalists. we have seen islami

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i think the reality is that proximity of sochi to the sus gives some of those terrorist groups that operaten that region more of an advantage or an opportunity to try to infiltrate. sochi is obviously a symbolic gesture on part of the russian government. a successful olympics represents the russian graduation to great power status. is a signal of victory for terrorism and insecurity in russia. successful do you think the cooperation is between american and russian intelligence? some american lawmakers have complained russians are not doing enough. >> you have heard more open criticism about that cooperation, or lack thereof. there are growing concerns about the terrorist threats, and also the russians being more insular about sharing intelligence about threats. the sense is the russians not only want to secure the olympics, but they want to do it on their own terms and they don't want to expose former buildings, not just to their enemies, but also potential friends and allies. >> what are americans doing to protect their athletes? >> americans are trying to ferret out as much intelligence a

on the finish line there's just a month left before the russian olympic host city sochi starts the ball rolling we talk to the chief organizer about how the city is going to run the games and keep everyone safe. rock is losing control of its biggest province with key cities seized by al-qaeda militants flooding in from syria while the us promises to speed up drone and missile deliveries. badly for basics scientist warned out water may become a key factor in world conflict with it already fueling tension in the arid middle east. and the youngest victim of the terror attacks in volgograd is on the man we're following the fate of the three month old girl who survived the blast that killed her mother. this is our team international coming to lionize from the russian capital with memory natasha welcome to the program. it's exactly thirty one days to go until the winter games kick off and in russia and all eyes are of course on sochi as the city gets ready for its big moment you know across lived on false god who is in the olympic host city hall so do tell us what's happening in the city of s

the disputed area is roughly 500 miles sochi. violence has spilled over in to neighboring dagestan. tin lead the second war in 1999. thousands were killed. extremist groups are now vowing to disrupt the game as payback. security services are now looking for three black windows, black widows who are looking to avenge their husbands. >> translator: the russian president has repeatedly stated that he will ensure security at the olympic games. special staff are operating, including representatives of all of the states who's athletes will participate. >> dagestan, an islamic organization has come out and threatened to attack the world event. >> translator: as to your olympics, which you want so much, we have prepared if god permits for you a present there, and for the tourists who will come, there will also be a gift for the tourists if god permits. if you hold the olympics, we will make a present on our part for all of the muslim blood being innocently spilled around the entire world. >> these members claimed responsible for two bombs that killed 34 people last month. russian authorities

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new security concerns for the athletes in sochi, russia. state department advising those athletes not to wear red, white and blue outside the ring of steel or their area of competition. we will get more on this coming up in just a moment. yatthew roy jansky -- rojansk will be joining us from the wilson center. nancy callow is joining us from our radio studios. >> good morning. the sochi olympics will be one of the topics on today's sunday tv talk shows, as well as the president's upcoming state of the union address in politics this year. you can hear rebroadcasts of all the programs on c-span radio. it begins at noon eastern with "meet the press." today's guests include rand paul and senator dick durbin. 1:00 p.m., "this week," with jay carney, peter king. former republican senator rick santorum. 2:00 p.m., "fox news sunday." dan pfeiffer, mitch mcconnell. "state of the union" follows at 3:00 with another appearance by dan pfeiffer and rand paul. also russia's ambassador to the u.s. 4:00, "face the nation," with ted cruz and chuck schumer. a

click the mountains surrounding sochi have been turned into a high-security zone. ns of thousands of soldiers and police are on duty. security cameras are everywhere in the city. fears of a terrorist attack are high. but most of sochi's residents have other worries. this family used to live from there vegetable garden and fruit trees. sochi's unique subtropical climate provides excellent growing conditions, but when the city was chosen or the winter games, the family had to move. their land, just 700 square meters, was on the site of the olympic park. >> we used to harvest five times a year. crops like potatoes, radishes, carrots, beets. some people even planted peanuts. of course we had cucumbers and tomatoes. >> sochi has changed. the black sea resort city at the foot of the caucasus has seen nonstop construction since it was nominated to host the winter olympics. this, despite the region being designated a unesco natural world heritage site -- unesco world natural heritage site. since planning for the games began, hundreds of protected trees have been felt. a qua

has the energy to help you win gold in sochi. russia. now the power is now. there is so little self reflection on the part of both the american public and the american decision makers i wonder why is that we are no country of three hundred m. fifteen million people very soulful absorbed we are. slated from the world by two large oceans. we're trying to think of foreign policy is something we do to other people rather than that that's something we participate in . we have corruption like we've never had in this country you can say that this is a great economy right now it's a great economy if you're rich and poor we're trying to get the wolf of wall street cranked up again if you've got all your money in stocks it's beginning to show a little life it's not if you're an average person in this country i would i have to tend to agree with doug i mean i see a lot of public relations here i don't see a lot of really good policy for the average person i just like to pick up on an earlier point that doug made though which i also thought was quite important and signif

with the sochi winter olympics about three weeks away this video posted on a gentleman haddy website well known for terrorist chatter shows two men discussing a present for all tourists who come over for the games. in the video the two men sit in front of a banner that wears a religious phrase associated with al qaeda. it's getting a lot of attention because these men are reportedly the suicide bombers responsible for last month's bombing in russia. it was at a train station that caused massive damage. another on a city bus. the bombings claimed the lives of over 30 people. in the video the men say the two bombings were just the first wave and the sochi olympics will bring, quote, a surprise to those who attend. russian president putin is promising stepped up squurt an unprecedented 40,000 members of law enforcement even with that some say it's too dangerous to go. >> i would not go. and i don't think i would send my family. >> putin said in a statement like any high profile event the olympics could be a target but russia has a perfect understanding of the threat and how to stop it. i

click the mountains surrounding sochi have been turned into a high-security zone. ns of thousands of soldiers and police are on duty. security cameras are everywhere in the city. fears of a terrorist attack are high. but most of sochi's residents have other worries. this family used to live from there vegetable garden and fruit trees. sochi's unique subtropical climate provides excellent growing conditions, but when the city was chosen or the winter games, the family had to move. their land, just 700 square meters, was on the site of the olympic park. >> we used to harvest five times a year. crops like potatoes, radishes, carrots, beets. some people even planted peanuts. of course we had cucumbers and tomatoes. >> sochi has changed. the black sea resort city at the foot of the caucasus has seen nonstop construction since it was nominated to host the winter olympics. this, despite the region being designated a unesco natural world heritage site -- unesco world natural heritage site. since planning for the games began, hundreds of protected trees have been felt. a qua

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>>> weeks from the sochi olympics. richard engel has reports. lighter in the wallet. a move could change your change. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. here is what's happening now. new reaction this morning to president obama and the changes to the national security agency spy programs. among the biggest reforms the president announced friday, the government should no longer store massive amounts of american's telephone records. >> effective immediately, we will only pursue phone calls two steps removed from a terrorist organization instead of the current three. and i have directed the attorney general to work with the foreign intelligence surveillance court so that during this transition period, the data base can be queried after a finding or in the case of an emergency. he also mentioned edward snowden. >> i'm not going to dwell on mr. snowden's actions or motivations. any individual that can take it into their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, we will not be able to keep our people safe or conduct foreign policy.

the host city, in particular, of sochi. wo men believed to be the suicide bomber that attacked volgograd, russia, in december make an ominous threat. they promise a present for any tourist who goes to the games in revenge for, quote, the muslim blood that has been spilled. russia's president says he's determined to keep the games safe. >> if we show our weakness and fear and let others notice it, it will help terrorists achieve their goals. i believe the international community in various fields should help. our task as organizers is to provide security for participants and guests of the sochi olympic games and we're going to do everything for it. >> russia has 40,000 security officers assigned to the games and surrounding areas. after facing intense criticism over his controversial trip to north korea, dennis rodman checks into rehab for alcohol addiction. the ex-nba agent said during the trip to pyongyang, quote, rodman's drinking escalated to a level none of us had seen before. rodman expected to be in a treatment center

now into winter sports and the canadian ice hockey team will soon head to sochi even to defend their olympic title while one former all star player is already in the east helping out the latest team to join the k h l council game but top of caught up with mentor shaq captain jonathan cheechoo here in moscow. right winger johnson she sure has been always cheesing his ice hockey dream born into a native crease settlement called moose factory in the canadian province so from tyra she made his community proud by making his way into the san jose sharks where he set the club record in gold and walked away with the morris rocket reshot raunchy in two thousand and six after fifty seagull season but after a few injury field campaigns he struggled to earn the sports in the n.h.l. roaster and decided just walk north america's second tier age for europe's top division the cage becoming a welcome addition to its newest addition creation side medalist shark biggest obstacle was coming over and just basically help put an n.h.l. on hold like i had last three years and try to make it back and you know