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 laugh off our questions about corruption and mafia tie with an aide offcamera telling him not to answer. >> what are you talking about? never. sochi could never be a mafia city because this is a city where people come to relax. >> reporter: the 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 o

olympic sport. we have to keep in mind that when we are talking about the olympic movement, we are talking about swim clubs all over the country, where kids are swimming and groomed by sexual predators by the time they are seven or eight years owl. >> we have the community weighing in on this: >> we are talking not just about sexual overtures, but egregious forms. >> in terms of accountability a lot of governing bodies are handling the issues internally, acting as judge and jewellery, and move member status. how is it that they can do this and not have to report these things to law enforcement. >> well, they not mandatory reporters over the law. i want to take a step back and talk about sexual abuse in a broader sense. when you look at what sexual abuse is, it's an abuse of power. as been son-in-lawy, i cannot have a romantic or sexual relationship with a client. physician, clergy members or councillors, there are rules that sports governing bodies are very, very reluctant to adopt. it took the unit

>> the thing about the olympics are any of these international sporting events, whether it's the olympics or world cup, which has also had issues with terrorism, there are large, symbolic events. they want large symbolic attack that is going to get their name in the nub and on the news. i'm sure after tonight everyone will know where dagastan is because of maps that have been drawn up. did you know that they had a website. when i tried to go on their website to learn if they made a statement about this, i couldn't get on. i don't know if russia has tried to shut down that website or if it has crashed because of all the newspaper reporters who want to get their side of the story. they're profiting from making these threats. >> professor, thanks a lot. glen howard here in washington, and thanks to all of you, this brings us to the end of this edition of inside story. see you next time. children once sacrificed their childhoods, even their lives, working in american mills, mines and factories. the us rooted out child labor practices 75 years ago. but today, us agriculture remains a stronghol

, it's in but the olympics russia's backyard, but the olympics belong to the world, russian's backyard, but the this is a world event, and it's olympics belong to everyone's responsibility to and it's everybody's make sure that the games come responsibility to make sure these off safely and securely and the security and the athletes and fans u.s. the e.u. the russians, so everyone has a dog in this fight, that's where mechanism everybody has a dog in this fight, needs to be working in over drive, not just collection, but sharing that information with intelligence mechanism needs to be one another to make sure that not all these dots are being properly connected. that information with each >> what is at stake for russia other. >> what is at stake for and the rest of the world, we're and the rest of the going to take a break and when we're going to take a break and when we come we come back we'll talk about about the olympics and other big events of its kind moving forward. and ere big events of this kind ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. the olympic games are suppo

olympics. ♪ >>> omar is in tonight as digital producer. we'll be bringing in all of your live questions and comments throughout the show. i think there is a tendency and to look at the olympic environment and think it is very structured disciplined and very safe, and there are a number of athletes saying it is not. >> absolutely. here on my screen jonathan says . . . of course for those of you at home we want to be part of the conversation to be sure to tweet in using the hashtag you see on your screen now. >> some athletes say physical, psychological and sexual abuse are part of the equation. elite athletes are coming forward with allegations. just a little over a year ago 19 speed skaters, including five olympic medalists filed complaints. a few national gof earning bodies have stepped up to declare zero tolerance for such behavior, but some adz woe indicates question whether inconsistent guidelines are enough? they say the winning at all costs mentality has taken over, making athletes less likely to report abuse. joining us is katherine

these are the largest securities for the olympics games in the history of the olympics. >> if a constituent said i want to watch the olympics in sochi, would you tell them to go? >> well, that's a very good question. i have concerns. i know when i get back, i'll have better opinions on that. but i know the state department has issued a travel warning. that's something to take seriously. i have constituents in my district that are participants in the olympics. but i think we have to be optimistic that we can go forward with the olympics successfully. i would like to wager a bet that the u.s. team is going to get more medals than the russians as i sit here in russia. but i can tell you that as a homeland security chairman, and the threats that i see, i am concerned. >> you heard putin say edward snowden could stay in russia as long as he wants. i want you to respond to something from your colleague, chairman mike rogers from the house intelligence committee being released this morning. he says there's reason to believe that snowden are the cooperation of russian security services. i believe t

the olympics aren't really the target. russia is. the games, analysts say, are an opportunity to grab attention and to try to harm vladimir putin. u.s. officials tell us they expect the olympic park itself will be secure but worry there could be an attack somewhere else. lester? >> richard engel, thanks. >>> meantime tonight, questions being raised in this country over whether the russian government had a hand in helping former nsa contractor, edward snowden, leak thousands of secret documents. we get more from this on white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: the new allegations are stunning. today, three top lawmakers suggested nsa leaker edward snowden may have had help. on "meet the press," house intelligence chairman, mike rogers, pointed the finger at russia. >> some of the things that he did were beyond his technical capabilities. >> you think the russians helped snowden? >> i believe there's questions to be answered there. i don't think it was a gee whiz luck event that he ended up in moscow under the handling of

worried about the security of every olympic games pose 9/11 the reality is security of the olympics weather in the united states or london or athens or sochi become a principal concern for policymakers around world because the olympics become such a target rich environment for terrorist groups including those that have designed not just globally but locally and regionally. 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 d

the sochi olympics and will try to do so. they need to secure the site and they need to worry about the perception of security. i think this is key because, again, you could have the rosalie minor terrorist attack during the opening ceremonies or something in the general environment and begins to affect the sense of security for the olympics. in many ways the terrorists win in terms of the perception. a quick final note we often forget that it is squarely in the minds of the security officials, you have not just the winter olympics in february which of the paralympics in march. and so you have two sets of events that are critical internationally. that require the russians to engage in security, not just in the month of february but of february through march. and i would daresay that the terrorists probably would prefer to attack the sochi olympics in february, but if they could launch significant answers attacks against the paralympics are the environments around it they would probably do that if successful. so this is a two

not true with the olympic movement. there is no legal accountability. i have to disagree with what mitch was saying earlier about oh, it's unrealistic to expect the sport to do something about it. i think as soon as the sport starts doing something about it, and they have a strong code of ethics, and if somebody violates that, they go and do something about it, and it doesn't take very many coaches to get banned before the other coaches realize that there are limits to what they can do to make an athlete succeed. and it was interesting what katherine was saying it wasn't necessarily make somebody more successful to abuse them or push them in such a way that it is demeaning. >> yeah, mitch what it is about the path of these high-performance athletes that feeds into this type of abuse? this >> well, if the culture is all about win at all costs then you will have these problems pop up. i have often thought competition was overplayed and demanded at levels where athletes may be physically capable but not psychologically capable of doing this. until kids get

really high intensity you know i think it's going to be a great olympics washing with his old injury wounds from the n.h.l. now well behind him cheechoo is determined to lead his new team to glory and ensure the twilight of his career sees the success and creation that he dreamed off back in canada. archie. and all that brings us safely to half time but we'll be back with the partying packed with all build up to the winter olympics stay change during the short break. because you don't states is the big dog the only hyper power and the cultural driving force of globalization it takes a lot of flack i mean globalization means the whole world gets hollywood and hot dogs and not the other way around so let's take a break from the negativity and talk about something truly amazing about america and as a guy who lives in moscow i could say that the constitution of the united states is something truly amazing in russia there is constant talk about needing a new national idea a new ideology or political theory or big changes to the russian constitution and so on and it's hard for people in am

olympics, as we all know, centerstage. the world media will be trained on the olympics. the activities, the social activities around it. in addition, you have the proximity. rather brazen on the part of putin to lace the olympics so close to the caucuses and to who the terrorist actors are used to operating in this environment the opportunity to plan attacks, not just in sochi, but in the immediate environment here in -- environment. and as andy riley said, -- as don'tightfully said, you have to get into the rings of sochi to declare terrorist attacks. the only need to create a sense of terrorist -- a sense of terror to create a sense of instability. if you sawesay that a successful attack significant enough, even in the far abroad from sochi, you would begin to see debates in delegation circles as to whether or not to withdraw athletes and stop it is a patient in the olympics. and that would be disastrous for the success of the olympics. a final point in terms of why this threat is so unique at this time and i think it has gone relatively unreported, but i think it is c

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

for the olympic games. these men claim to be the suicide bombers who carried out the attack in volgograd, russia, just days from the drive of sochi. phil joins me live, tell us more about this chilling video and how this message was disseminated. >> sure, fred. this video posted to a well-known jihadi forum. in it these men claim responsibility for the acts that took place in volgograd just a few weeks ago in the final days of 2013, the 29th and 309 of december. there were bombings here at a train station, also a trolley bus in all killing 34 people. ominously these people promise there is more to come specifically making very direct threats against the olympic games. they have presented -- prepared what they describe as a present for russians, for tourists who will be in sochi. during the games they have a long list of people who are willing to take part in the actions they have planned. they say they have a task for each of them. they say that all of this is revenge for the blood they say has been spent.

really high intensity and i think it's going to be a great olympics washing with his old injury wounds from the n.h.l. now well behind him cheechoo is determined to lead his new team to glory and ensure the twilight of his career sees the success in creation that he dreamed off back in canada. archie. and all that brings us with me to half time but we'll be back with a pot scene packed with all build up to the winter olympics say changing the short break. her. legs it was terrible they come up very hard to take a plunge again a little longer there's a plug in that had sex with the perfect there's no lens let's look up a little. list of the m lists lists a bit. of a. we're here listen fierce. bright nation at injustice that's what makes me move when i feel in my in my heart you know fire in my heart about the situation i can't do something. not one of the western media and politicians told us al qaeda was defeated or at the very least on its last legs the same media and politicians today tell us a very different story indeed across many countries of the middle east al qaeda is betrayed

still to come new controversy on the relay route as the olympic torch makes its way to the olympic games. first, the challenge from both sides of the & the new opposition to president obama's plan to address the nsa spying controversy. >> and another warm day across the bay area. temperatures today back into the upper 60s to low 70s, and even cooler as we head to the upcoming week and we do have a chance of some rain. we'll talk about that as we head through the forecast. >>> well, democrats and republicans did something today they don't do very often. maybe many of them side together against the president. it all has to do with the president's latest statements on nsa and spying. brian moore has the latest. >> reporter: president obama's decision to defend the nsa but rein in its data gathering left a lot of lawmakers wanting more. >> i believe in going after the bad guys, and i realize this is an entirely different level of the bad guys that i went after but you still need checks and balances before you have a government that can run among. >> reporter: some are uneasy with the preside

. >> the job of the olympics host is to ensure security of the participants in the olympics and visitors. we will do whatever it takes. >> u.s. officials say the russian government needs to be more cooperative. >> they are not giving us the full story about what are the -- streams. >> russian security will be tested today when the torch goes volgograd.d red -- >> we are learning more about the family at the center of an unspeakable tragedy. we talked to a pastor who knew the germantown mother charged with killing her child. police have charged zakieya avery and her friend, monifa sanford with murder and attempted murder. they say they were trying to perform an attempted exorcism. in great need, and the need never went away. to died from their injuries and the other two children are in the hospital recovering. help forvery sought mental illness in the past. thrown from a vehicle is dead. two cars were involved in that crash. there's a lot going on in the nation's capital as we honor one of the most inspiring civil leaders. there will be a wreath laying at 8:00 this morning on the national

headed to the olympics. john hendren reports from their training camp in miami. >> those love arably unlikely underdogs are back! the jamaican bobsled team, a tale retold in the film, "cool running". their journey to the sochi, russia olympics is just as improbable. fueled by the negotiation panel of a world of fans. >> why so many people in the u.s. and the world love you guys? >> because we're different from a small little tiny island, it's paradise there. and think about it: sunshine. and beach. why these guys leave that legacy and come here, freezing their rastafarian hinies off. >> winston watts, built like a cartoon superhero, came out of retirement to become the oldest olympic hero ever. >> are you nuts? everybody cheers for underdog. >> american country lawyer paul skoge lured them to evanston illinois. they are so beloved locals sometimes forget which team their on. >> -- they're on. >> goal u.s.a, making u.s.a, i don't know. >> here far from their tropical island it seems like an unlikely place to

new terror threats for everyone heading to the sochi olympic games just weeks before the olympics begin cnn obtained threatening video made by terrorist. we're live in russia with the te

reach the olympic mold from the beginning of the construction. security the importance of the games and being in of all international expert. the russian to provide incredible measures incredible things. more secure games ever. safety concerns are a clear priority for the organizers now as i said behind me you can see the cluster or the olympic village which includes the fish stadium about going to be hosting the opening ceremony come february the seven forty thousand fans are going to be packed into that stadium rehearsals are ongoing but the content of the show is a closely guarded secret all set to be on veiled all not big day when the games get underway a month from now well the only thing missing in sochi is the olympic flame and 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 spacewalk one of them most impressive records two russian cosmonauts took it outside the international space st

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 terms of sprucing the city u

for the first time ever they're planning to light the olympic flame on the water. in this case your average tool which isn't going to cut it so special equipment is required and special people to carry it and who better than the local rescue ranger . are professional activity is mostly dedicated to rescuing people on lake baikal our job is important difficult interesting and in a way romantic my cow has many faces and winter it's tough and in summer it's beautiful you can't help but admire its power it attracts you and it's very important to me because it's a jewel of russia. everything's ready let's go then as nicholas puts the final touches to his equipment the excitement begins to build along the water's edge. the torch rallies have been warmly welcomed across the country but the crowds here are about to witness something that's never been done before. and there's plenty of local showman on hand to entertain them while they wait. a mass of noise and color to cheer the torch bearers all. this torch is based on a special system there is a pyrotechnic charge that c

having said that i say the security threat to the olympics this particular olympics are greatest i think i've ever seen. because of the proximity of the terrorists to the olympic village and just recently, bob, most significantly now we have leader of al qaeda from pakistan, afghanistan, now calling for global jihad against these olympics. as homeland security chairman that is very disturbing to me in terms of the security at the olympics. >> schieffer: let's talk about that a little. is this something, should we just cancel this whole thing, should we not put our athletes in harm's way? when he's talking about a worldwide jihad that sounds pretty serious stuff here. >> it's concerning, it's a little spooky combined with the so-called black widows are seeking revenge for their husbands' death and one of these penetrated the ring of steel, if you will, i don't think it's time to be alarmist and cancel. if this thing gets worse maybe we would consider that. but remember this ring of steel has about 100,000 security officials, i saw them down there, the special forces, military, this is qui

away from the 2014 winter olympics. nbc is set to deliver a record 1539 hours of programming. we spoke to the two producers in charge. >> sochi will be the first winter olympics ever where all competitions will be streamed live. we did that in london as well. we found that people were engaged in olympic content whether it was streaming or online or on apps, then they were likely to watch television, whether prime time or the afternoon. for us, live streaming, the ability to take advantage of that capacity, has been a success on all fronts. >> in this world of social media, how can you decide what will be shown live? >> we have found through these last few olympics as we had made more content available, is that it simply galvanizes and circulates more communications and chatter around the olympics and more excitement. we have seen our primetime audiences continue to grow. >> it is not a traditional sports audience that wants to know who won or lost, because the result may know in advance means that people will turn away.

putin has a very high, personal profile in the olympics, and so i think that makes the sochi olympics an even better target for the terrorists. >> and william, i don't want to scare people away. i know a lot of people are going to be there, and they want to enjoy themselves, they want to make sure they have a good time, that everybody is safe. so what can they do? if you're somebody who is going to be there, is there a way that you can protect yourself, despite these very real terrorist threats? >> well, one of the things i would avoid is public transportation. however, it's probably impossible to avoid it. that's how people are going to be moved around in great numbers. i would -- i think once the people -- the spectators get into an olympic event, into a secure perimeter, they'll be okay. i don't think there's much chance it will breach the perimeters of the hardened targets. it's all the public areas that greatly concern me. >> all right. william rathburn, thank you so much, we appreciate it. we'll be following and talking to you in the weeks ahead, because obviously a lot of worry

of the twenty fourteen olympics was this police line. is so special as the russian resort prepares to logan the world power the games should be in the city's present and future life so it will bring you this is a moment still reporting from a very cold and snowy windy mountainous stop here beyond the olympics but come. on our team. well new yorkers have a new cause for concern on their streets a potentially deadly game called knockout is gaining in popularity police recently arrested a man suspected of at least five such attacks all of them against women artist maria is following this disturbing trend. you're walking down the street minding your own business and without warning police say they are investigating yet another knockout attack attackers mainly in their teens targeting victims at random it's called the knockout game the goal of this violent and twisted so called game is to knock a stranger unconscious with a single punch a feared phenomenon across the nation the ongoing brutality has claimed lives in at least three u.s. states

the olympics, as we all know, centerstage. the world media will be trained on the olympics. the activities, the social activities around it. in addition, you have the proximity. rather brazen on the part of putin to lace the olympics so close to the caucuses and to give the terrorist actors who are used to operating in this environment the opportunity to plan attacks, not just in sochi, but in the immediate environment here in -- environment. and as andy rightfully said, you don't have to get into the rings of sochi to declare terrorist attacks. they only need to create a sense of terror to create a sense of instability. i would daresay that if you saw a successful attack significant enough, even in the far abroad from sochi, you would begin to see debates in delegation circles as to whether or not to withdraw athletes and stop participation in the olympics. and that would be disastrous for the success of the olympics. a final point in terms of why this threat is so unique at this time and i think it has gone relatively unreported, but i think it is critically important as a

that doesn't matter says russia's olympic chief. >> the olympic games is a sporting event for athletes. it's not a summit for the heads of state. >> there is much resting on the russian team to perform well. they will be on home ground. there will be no excuses. and this is where russia's winter olympic hopes lie out on the ice. the national hockey squad and the ice skaters are the bright lights in these winter olympics, going for gold in sochi. >> also, salvaging russia's olympic reputation. it's the night of february 25th, 2010. russia hotly tipped, facing canada for a place in the quarterfinals. the olympics nightmare was about to begin. russia was thrashed 7-3 by canada. the russian coach talked about erecting scaffolds in red square for the team on their return. it was a national humiliation. >> the figure skaters fared little better. for the first time since 1964, the skaterred failed to win gold. the cold war years when the soviet state ruled all are long gone. there is lots riding on mr. president putin who has taken overship of the games. he wants to make this a show education

were it my my choice, i would not vote for russia to hold the winter olympics or summer olympics. but it is not my choice. they are a player of the global states. they have a right to make their bid. but they do strain the view of people like myself as to their leadership and their characterization of the olympic spirit. >> finally, sir, you send out a wonderful christmas card each year and we just put it up on the screen with your beautiful family. i'm fortunate enough to get the christmas card. this year you had a new member on your lap. your grandson, kiran, african-american baby adopted by your son, ben. for some reason msnbc decided to make him a target for ridicule. i know it is distasteful, sir. but here is a clip. >> ♪ one of these >> it is some ty . >> governor, this -- this must be hurtful. i know you are classy guy and you don't want to get into it. i have to ask you, honestly, from the heart how did you and -- quite frankly, how did mrs. romney feel when you heard that your little baby grandson was the target for political ridicule? >> well, first, let me just note,

she has to deal with the olympics itself and also school work. >> i expect the olympic village to be a very safe place. from what we've heard already, u.s. figure skating has had delegates there. >> reporter: polina is ready, after all, she has the support and spirit of mitty pride to take with her. >> i'm ready. i just want to go and do exactly how i've been training and just put out two good programs and show everyone what i can do. >> usa! [chanting] >> that was brian flores reporting. san francisco mayor ed lee kicked off the chinese new year celebration in the city. because it is the year of the horse on the lunar calendar, the police department equestrian unit was part of this morning's ceremony. there was a short parade featuring the lion dancers and fire crackers. >> it's really the good wishes and good spirit that the chinese and asian community want to express to the rest of the world and this is where i think you will find a lot of people on their -- not only on their best behavior but you will see the excitement of the children enjoying the festivities as well. >> this ye

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

the olympic games are spread out over two main sections. there is the coastal cluster around the black sea, built around a tight circle in the stadiums for the city, ice hockey. nearby, nearby is the athlete's village, the area is connected to a train station and airport. 30 miles away up a winding road is a mountain cluster, where the skiing events are spread out over slopes and valleys. we're now inside the coastal cluster, the park of olympic stadiums and it is not easy to get here. it took us two hours of having our bags checked and x-rayed. you can't go anywhere without a badge. we've seen police carrying portable weapon detectors. the area certainly feels tightly controlled. still, all the talk about security has some american athletes and their families worried. this freely free-style skier's mother, carrie herman, is still coming. but she is worried. >> i don't get a lot of confidence from the u.s. government. they seem like they question whether or not the russians have a handle on this or not. >> reporter: family members of other

olympic bob sled team. this is file video last december. though she and star lauren williams were chosen for the team. williams a three-time olympian who won gold in london, turned to bob sled after injuries cut short her track career. in the meantime jones is hoping to win her first olympic medal. she failed to make it in 2008 and 2012. >> speaking of sochi take a look at history in the making. this is america's first ever free skiing team named over the weekend. 11 half-pipe and slope style athletes will be part of the event making their debut in the winter olympics. among the olympians two californians, mattie bowman of south lake tahoe and bernisa gorny will be competing in the women's half-pipe. we know who will be joining jimmy fallon as he takes over "the tonight show." >> next month. the first guest will be actor will smith and the band u2. the house won't be the only thing changing. it's going to move back to its new york roots, that's the original home. it's been recorded in southern california since 1972 when johnny carson moved

he's hosting these olympics. his visibility in the international community has risen and though putin is at odds with the united states on just about everything he cannot afford a terrorist incident anywhere in the village or at the site. as i said before if there's an attack it's likely it's some place else. i would be leaning towards going but i would make a final decision once i got on ground reports from the fbi, our intelligence community and in consultation with our allies. at the end of the day it's about intelligence. >> because putin has a luster on him right now in some international circles makes him a more tempting target. did anything ever happen at utah that we didn't hear about? >> not that you need to worry about. at the end of the day, i guess, chris, at the end of the day americans would have been pleased and gratified by the extraordinary, extraordinary coordination and collaboration, multiple federal agencies, seat agencies and the local government and it was years and years in the planning un

the olympics, as we all know, center stage. the world's media will be trained on the olympics, both -- inties around it addition, we have the proximity. rather brave to place the olympics so close to the caucuses and to give the terrorist actors who are used to operating in this environment the opportunity to plan attacks, not just in sochi, but in the immediate environment. as andy said, the terrorists in this context, for the purposes embarrassment, don't have to get into the inner rings of security within sochi to have a declared successful attack. they need only create a sense of terror or disruption in the immediate environment or even at the transportation hubs to create a sense of instability. even in the say, far abroad, and moscow, you will bait andsee the delegation circles as to whether or not to withdraw athletes and to stop participation in the olympics. that would be disastrous for the success of the love it. a final point in terms of why this threat is so unique at this time. relatively unreported. it is critical

the international olympic committee as their owner. with announcing that the twenty second olympic winter games in two thousand and fourteen are wardak to the city of sochi be until six in the house yes the poor little plexi has become a world class resort in cape town we now believe by the regenerating they succeed here the mix of the new building rail line and we'll have to find it's easy to gauge the strong legacy in the caucuses for generations to come. it's on the easy to said that's what's going to happen here is that they will have a beautiful ski resorts nice hotels nice facilities nice transport and definitely they have the potential to attract tourists here no doubt spread across two distinct areas the games coastal cluster it's well into ice event in the city and the mounting cost for sports like skiing and bobsled the two clusters only thirty minutes apart making these games one of the most compact have a helped. but have all the infrastructure changes made a difference for those who call sochi home including people with di

and olympic hockey. is on the. fly. and our breaking news from the ukrainian prime minister has resigned him stepping down as a long standing request of the country's opposition the ukrainian parliament is also expected to discuss revoking the law was adopted two weeks ago that triggered months riots and violence there the laws imposed tougher penalties for taking part in unauthorized trade protests of course more news at the top of the hour and coming up next a personal stories of suffering and survival during the siege of leningrad during world war two stay with us. i've always had mixed feelings about speed traps it seems like it's a waste of the police officers time but on the other hand they sure do make people paranoid and drive more slowly one man from texas is completely sure of his opinion about speed traps and he set out to save his felt texans from being fined for speeding and much more importantly from potential traffic accidents caused by the hidden police and now he's the one who is in deep trouble accordi