chicago and then cooper, along with the sochi olympics, created some great opportunities for us to tell stories about these buyers. >> you will come out of the olympics with some very good benefits icing? >> hockey is a global sport. the nhl wants to have a global business. the olympics is a great platform. to use ite're going more effectively this year. ultimately, i think part of the answer for us is to have our own world cup. it world cup of hockey, which is a big tradition in hockey and has been very successful. whether that is something we do parallel the olympics or instead of the olympic is something for the commissioner to figure out. others a big opportunity from a business stand point for the nhl stop >> 3.3 billion dollars and you are now publicly stating that $4 billion is a legitimate benchmark. >> i think he rogers deal start to get us there. someve some maturation of of the platforms, the event platforms. our digital media platforms begin to do it. international gets us there. >> everybody might argue that there were some challenges about the rapid growth of the nhl a cou

. thanks, bill. >>> major security concerns for our olympic athletes, plus getting high will cost you plenty in colorado as recreational marijuana sellers and the state prepare for a financial windfall. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning and welcome back. almost three dozen people have been killed by suicide bombers in russia since sunday, raising fears of similar attacks on the upcoming sochi olympic games. police presence has been stepped up at train stations and airports across the country with even tighter security in sochi where the olympic winter games are set to begin in just 37 days. nbc's duncan golestani is live this morning for us in london. good morning. how will these bombings affect security at the games? >> good morning. in terms of the actual games location at sochi, it seems unlikely to change very much because security is already formidably tight. visitors will need a special pass that requires passport details to be given to the authorities. there's a 1500 square mile security zone around the black seacoast resort. so the russian olympic committee

one was injured. >> in less than two months, russia is set to host the 2014 winter olympics. tonight, worries a terrorist campaign is just beginning. ail alfonzo tells us, two security breeches are worrying them about security in the games. >> russian officials say the attack killed or injured dozens of people. now there's fear of more terrorism ahead of february's winter olympics in sochi400 miles away. people here will tell you that no one feels safe. a lot has been promised for security, but little has been done, this man says. investigators say the bombers explosives were similar to those used in another suicide bombing on sunday at the city's main railway station. at least 17 people died there. it is unclear who carried out the attacks. >> in july, militants calling for an islamic state in russia threatened. they have security experts concerned. >> everyone now needs to be more concerned about the terrorist threat that reached the russian heartland and is growing closer not only to the sochi olympics, but also affecting the transportation hub that are so important to the olympic

, celebration. days the winter olympics in sochi, russia will be celebrated. but a cloud of fear and unease has covered the upcoming event. a suicide bomber has killed more than 30 people on a bus. have raised this the great threat before the olympics begin. here to discuss the modification -- the motivation behind the , glen howard. first of all, tommy who was behind these attacks? they have made statements and the lie that there were nothing but they would be targeting the olympics, and so this is the primary suspect behind that. >> these attacks today, do they follow other attacks by the same group and other regions of russia? wax yes. there have -- >> yes. in the last three days there have been three attacks inside of russia. there has been a whole history of suicide bombings inside of russia. but this is really symbolic because it comes on the eve of the olympics and they're trying to make a statement because the olympic torch is actually going to be passing through their. on june or a 30th. that by itself will be interesting. >> give us an idea of where the city of belgrade is

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. finally, in sports, the winter olympics are less than two months away and we are going to catch up with one athlete and his amazing comeback story. a busy day in washington, the federal reserve beginning its two-day meeting. the senate is voting to pass the budget agreement passed by the house last week. but does this deal actually accomplish anything? >> if you go by the fundamentals, the things that needed to be dealt with were the tax code, fundamental tax reform is imperative for our international comparative. we need to mature doesn't lead a -- to make sure it doesn't bleed a lot of red ink and is an economic threat to the future. and what were the two things not in the deal? taxes and fundamental entitlements. we are moving around the edges. >> what is the risk if this does not tackle the hard issues? go from one crisis to another. we're going to end up running out the clock. it will start all over again. it will take time to get a few things right. enough, but at least the budget removes some of the uncertainty in the markets. that is good for wall street and is also good fo

. >> from india, we go to russia where the obama's delegation to the 2014 winter olympics in sochi is diplomacy in favor of diversity. >> the president that made it very clear he finds it offensive the anti lbgt stance in russia. we take strong to answer against that as well as civil society in russia. >> for more, i'm that joined by mark adomatus, a contributor at forbes and kimberly martin from columbia university. it's pleasure to have you both with us. >> it's a pleasure to be here. >> mark, the obama administration has been under pressure to respond to russia's tough laws against openly you gay citizens. he has done that, sending two openly gay athletes to sochi, billie jean king and kaitlyn kayhow. billie jean queen tweeted: >> president obama is toying home. he just snubbed president putin a few months ago by not going to a summit with him in moscow. this is a big statement. >> yeah, and look, i think this is exactly the right statement to send. kaitlyn was a classmate of mine in college. she's a brilliant ambassador for the united states. it's great we are discussing a law tha

safety of the winter olympics after another deadly bombing in russia. we'll have a live report. >>> also this morning, a blast of arctic air. temperatures fall well below zero in parts of the country. who will feel mother nature's bite? >>> and an abc news exclusive. the family of an american being he would hostage in pakistan shares their anguish and hope. >>> and spreading the holiday spirit one cup of joe at a time. how thousands of people decided to pay it forward with some much-needed christmas caffeine. >>> and good monday morning. i'm diana perez. >> and i'm gio benitez, sitting in for john muller. >>> a second terror attack in russia. >> that raises new questions about the security of the olympics. tahman bradley from washington with more. >> reporter: two deadly blasts in a city just 400 miles from where the winter olympic games will be held. security is being tightened. another deadly explosion in russia. raising fears about the winter olympics. this time, it was a trolley bus in the city of volgograd. at least 14 people killed. more than a dozen wounded. it was likel

as stalin grad. before the 2014 winter olympics in sochi. , as many as two terror attacks in as many days, the attacks linked, devices used in both explosions were similar, police calling them acts of terror. both attacks targeted transportation. monday's attack tore through a trolley bus killing 14 people and wounding 28 others. the day before, surveillance cameras captured an explosion inside volgograd's main holiday station, 17 people were killed in an attack by a suspected female suicide bomber. volgograd, a city of about 1 million is a major transport hub in southern russia, traveling 400 miles to and from sochi, host of the 2014 winter olympics scheduled to start in february. for residents of volgograd the attacks have put a damp er on the holiday season. >> we were already prepared and look at what's happening, happening in the second time in a row. the new year won't be better after that for sure. >> i think of the people here no one will tell you they feel safe. a lot has been promised but little has been done. >> on friday a car bomb in a southern city some 170 miles f

. when the sport became an official olympic event in 1924, only men were permitted to compete. for decades, women clambered for their right. they finally got it in 2007. >> women ski jumpers got the news they have been hoping for as the international olympic committee announced it will include women's ski jumping in the 2014 games in russia. yay. >> for members of the u.s. women's team who campaigned long and hard for this to happen, the announcement itself is practically a gold medal. >> it was a team effort. even though it's an individual sport, accomplishing something as a team was really cool. >> jessica jerome is america's top-ranked ski jumper. >> i started ski jumping when i was 7, and i took my first jumps on the 5 meter and now i compete on the 90 meter and i don't remember exactly what my first jump was like, but i remember every time i would move up to a bigger hill, being terrified. >> this is the first time that we can actually call ourselves olympic hopefuls and mean it. >> teammate abby hughes had only dreamed of the olympics. >> it's definitely a goal that i've had

at the site of the sochi winter olympics. while world leaders and celebrities are shunning the event to protest russia's anti-gay stance, we go inside sochi's thriving gay night life, a side of that city you have never seen. >>> also tonight this terrifying accident at a soccer stadium in india. when this happened, even though the place is brand-new, just built. and don't look down because this may be the longest walk anyone has ever taken. that and a lot more "in case you miss it." now let's get started. >>> tonight, outrage erupting in india. hundreds of angry protesters gathered outside the american embassy in new delhi. indian officials and its citizens demanding an apology from the united states over the arrest of an indian diplomat. police have arrested and strip searched and jailed devyani khobragade in new york city last week. indian officials called the treatment barbaric. her alleged crime? lying on a visa application about exactly how much she paid her housekeeper. this arrest is sparking an ugly backlash against american diplomats in india. and it's raising questions abou

payment a fascist my opinion. of the twenty fourth olympics. is so special as the russian resort prepares to welcome the world power the. city's present and future. so this is a. very cold snowy windy mountain. beyond the olympics but. tomorrow. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser happy happy new year time to say goodbye to twenty thirteen and what a year it was bitcoin and snowden digital bombshells which in twenty fourteen could take down the twin towers of oligarch and banks are imposing a corrupt and inefficient political financial economic system upon us all on the negative side of twenty thirteen ledger it was a great year for a club to kratz banking psychopaths and monetary maniacs for weapons dealers peeping toms and drone operators yes for it was the year these whack jobs introduced the bell in help to buy debt debt and more debt the never ending list of fines for crimes to which j.p. morgan will never have to admit. obamacare the corporate espionage surveillance state the bedroom tax the housing bubble the speculative market frenzy taper talk taper and the murde

is third, and mizzou hangs on to fifth. >>> olympic skier lindsey vonn has decided to delay knee surgery from an injury two weeks ago, so that she can continue training and compete in the sochi olympics. >>> and in hockey, the 20-year teddy because toss tradition was in full swing for the calgary hitmen. of course, check it out. patakin scored the first goal of the game. that started the launch of over 25,000 stuffed bears that flew on to the ice. the bears are donated to charity for children. >>> just ahead, fire and ice at the box office, and some pretty big thanksgiving records get shattered. we're going to have details next. >>> welcome back, hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. the weather cooperated for the most part, anyone doing any traveling. now we get to the interesting stuff. december is when we start to get some considerable storms heading towards the pacific northwest. even into california. california looks relatively safe. but this onshore flow and the cold flow is going to continue, coming from first off the ocean today. then from the north in the days ahead,

this week." businessweek." we will also take a look at the sochi olympic games. because ofrotests gay rights issues. " bottom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ >> welcome back to this second half hour of "bottom line." let's check where the markets finish today as we hit the bottom of the hour. the stock market fell to its lowest level in a month. investors worried that the ends might be nearing for the federal reserve costs of work for the economy. -- federal reserve's support for the economy. the s&p 500 was pushed almost 25% higher this year. the dow jones industrial average was falling as well. it was down 2/3 of a percent. the nasdaq composite index was falling as well. let's check some of the top stories that we are following for you at this hour. the soft -- south african government official who had a translator providing sign language says that he was not a professional interpreter. the controversy surrounding the deafroup after death -- advocates said that his hand gestures were meaningless. he was said that hallucinating at the time and angels were entering the stadium.

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. >>> there is a big headline about the winter olympics in russia. president obama will not be attending. however the official u.s. delegation will include tennis legend billie jean king who is openly gay and today said she's deeply honored and proud to stand with the lgbt community and support of all athletes at the sofaer olympics. the decision is considered a political statement from the white house, a challenge to russian president putin. >>> across this country a lot of americans are wondering if their luck is about to change. the mega millions jackpot soaring to more than $630 million and we watched people lining up all day in miami and texas and in california as well. americans counting down to the big drawing. so are we. here's the countdown clock and abc's linsey davis on the story. >> reporter: what you are witnessing -- all across the country is the point at which a mega millions frenzy reaches a fever pitch. 30 million tickets sold an hour during peek times today. tonight's mega jackpot was born back in october as a much smaller pot. >> tonight's jackpot is an estimated $12 m

. ahead of the world cup. >>> the white house and the u.s. olympic committee now expressing concerns over those two deadly bombings in two days in the southern city of volgograd, russia. volgograd is about 550 miles from the capital city of moscow and 400 miles northeast of sochi. that is site for the olympic games which begin in just six weeks. peter sharpe is in volgograd. >> the twisted gutted remains of a trolley bus in volgograd. bodies and debris are strewn across the street. russian investigators say a male suicide bomber was responsible for the blast. it is the second in the last 24 hours. people were killed by a sue sierd bomber in volgograd's main railway station. security at the entrance prevented more deaths. >> the explosive device was the equivalent of 4 kilograms of tnt, it was filled with shrapnel. and because it was the same as the other incident, this confirms they were connected. >> formerly the kgb is coordinating the hunt for these attacks. the people now worried that this could be just the start of the concerted bombing campaign leading up to the start of the wi

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ahead of the winter olympics, russia has seen two different bombings. >> reporter: a state department spokesperson says she's not aware of any specific threats made against the u.s. or americans who are traveling to russia for the olympics. she believes russian authorities are very focused on security ahead of the games. this morning a suicide blast on a trolley car killed at least 13 people. another 17 died yesterday when a suicide bomb exploded at the city's rail way. the winter olympics kick off in less than 40 days. the state department is urging all americans going to the games to be careful. >> people should also be reminded that threats have been made against the olympic games. and bombings continue to occur in russia. >> reporter: the u.s. government wants to work in closer corporation with russian officials to ensure the safety of athletes, spectators and others heading to sochi. live in washington, kayla campbell, ktvu. >>> san francisco police are searching for a gunman in a deadly weekend shooting. it happened right across the kabuki movie theater. david gifford

than a dozen at a train station. it's raising concerns about the upcoming olympics in sochi. >> reporter: a security camera captured the explosion that tore through a train station 400 miles from where the sochi winter olympics will be held in february. when the bomber detonated the 20-pound device the station was packed with people. victims were killed by flying shrapnel in a massive blast that blew out the building's doors. this woman had a narrow escape when she left the station just moments before the bomb went off. i saw people running, she said, human flesh all around shattered glass and broken doors. i saw smoke but i didn't understand what was going on. no one group has claimed responsibility yet, but many in russia suspect islamic insurgents from chechnya and taking stan. in july a chechen leader called for more terror attacks on civilians including during the olympics he urged his followers to use maximum force to stop the games taking place. today was the second suicide attack in just two months. in october another female bomber blew up a bus killing 6 people. the

over a month before the sochi winter olympics are to begin. details of the suspect behind the bomb. >> a security camera shows the explosion. according to information the explosion was carried out by a female suicide bomber who saw a police officer next to her. she was nervous and activated the device. they rushed wounded to the hospital. she had 10 kilograms of t.n.t. you can see the after math, broken glass and debris. 6 people were killed, also carried out by a female. it raises security concerns for the sochi olympics. if we don't see an e an attempt on the olympics i would be surprised. >>> 2:00 after a night club let out near a sun dance theater, shots were fired. a modesto resident was killed. the search is on for a gunman. >>> a fire truck and mercedes collided. a firefighter was injured. several streets near 5th and howard were shut down. the hook and ladder truck leaking oil had to be towed away. >> it was traveling against a red light. the operator did have the emergency lights on and siren. it is all under investigation. the civilian driver may have failed to field. if

began. >>> two deadly terrorist attacks in two days just weeks before the olympics. russia says the athletes will be safe, but some worry this is just the beginning. volgograd's main railway station was hit first, the moment the bomb went off caught by a security camera. then less than 24 hours later another bomb blew up a bus. no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the main suspects are islamic militants from chechnya, part of the war torn and unstable caucuses. they want to stop the winter olympics due to begin in february in southern russia. this fall when russian president vladimir putin lit the olympic torch, he promised the safest games ever in spite of a terrorist threat which had come in a videotaped message in july. chechnyan rebel leaders called on fighters to prevent the olympics taking place on what he called muslim land. since then the kremlin has beefed up security across the country, but survivors of today's bombings say they're not reassured. as this man said no one standing here would tell you they fool safe. -- feel safe. just an hour's plane ride a

the family. they're on the fast track for a shot at the sochi olympics and we're on the ice as they try and follow in the footsteps of mom. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. hard times just became a lot harder for many of this country's chronically unemployed. the clock ran out on an extension of government unemployment benefits 1.3 million americans depend on to get by. people who are still searching for work and still waiting to be lifted by the rising tide of an improving economy. congress passed the extension in 2008 at the height of the recession. but this time it doesn't look like a lifeline will be coming from washington in time to prevent some people from going under. nbc's kristen welker has been listening to some of their stories. she's here now with us in new york with more. kristen? >> lester, good evening. this has been a very stressful holiday season for those losing their unemployment insurance benefits and economists say that could have a big impact on individual families, but also the econo

winter olympics cost in russia more than $50 billion, making these olympics the most expensive games ever. they are hoping to recoup that cost including whether the invtment will pay off for the region. a new report that the obama administration suffered another form policy failure in syria. according to top u.s. officials, they decided to meet with a rebel group kno as the islamic front after the more moderate rebels, the free syrian army, with were chased and this contls 100 30,000 fighters throughout syria. they canceled the meeting and i the meeting had occurred, the administration would have eportedly encouraged them to broker an end to this three-year long civil war. and the obama administration announcing more than 1.1 million americans have indeed signed up fo private insurance plans from october through the federal exchanges. the white house is celebrating those results and it is still 60% of the 3.3 million people signing up by now. and it's also not clear if those 2 million paid yet r whether or not they were uninsured or had to sign him because of existing plans. in

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the sochi olympics and we're on the ice as they try and follow in the footsteps of mom. >> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. hard times just became a lot harder for many of this country's chronically unemployed. the clock ran out on an extension of government unploit benefits 1.3 million americans depend on to get by. people still searching for work and still waiting to be lifted by the rising tide of an improving economy. congress passed the extension in 2008 at the height of the recession. but this time it doesn't look like a lifeline will be coming from washington in time to prevent some people from going under. nbc's kristen welker has been listening to some of their stories. she's here now with us in new york with more. >> this has been a very stressful holiday season for those losing their unemployment insurance benefits and economists say that could have a big impact on individual families, but also the economy as a whole. >> terrified. devastated. >> reporter: overwhelming emotions as dolores and fred wake

of the olympic games after these attacks? >> i think the issue is how worried should the russians be? if there are more bombings it's going to affect the olympics, and it effects putin's credibility as well. while it may be difficult to penetrate sochi, the whole country he has--the terrorists have at their disposal where they can wreck terror. >> and you can't keep everything safe and secure and buttoned up, can you? >> no, it's simply impossible. so i mean, the situation could be rather dire if there is another terrorist attack, a lot of people may not come to the olympics. they may cancel, but it will be certainly an embarrassment to mr. putin, and it overshadows and neutralizes what he had done previously by freeing kordohkovski and-- >> and the punk rock band. the attacks have brought a new focus on the caucasus and a couple of others, any doubt in your mind that those attacks may be by those omaybe responsible e from that region? >> there are targeted groups that have called on troops and others to disrupt the olympics. so it's pretty clear that it's probably a group from the n

olympics pa ministry spokeswoman on training made the comment as a routine news briefing in beijing. it came out to two suicide bombings killed thirty three people in the russian city of boulder rock. the new place is set to reject all forms of activities. we have kept close contact with russia and anti efforts. i hope that russia would have a safe olympics. turn is also actively cooperation with russia to make sure that happens. and we can give you the very latest film the investigation is continuing up the bees boss in russia were joined by our correspondent audio book the trip. in moscow. i welcome daria. what have you heard of the house to ours what's the mood in boulder grad announced the investigation going. well the blue lotus. the sad news came from all the knots in the hospital the night. one of the victims of the blasts die so gross. the death toll all of these twin blasts even further to thirty four people and i we know that this is a sad day for many of people then multiply this is the day the first three noodles begin. and of course town for the people than for russians

the country's anti-gay laws through his picks for the u.s. delegation at next year's olympic games. how strong of a message does it send? >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we're only an hour away from a potential game changing decision by the federal reserve, a decision that could impact mortgage rates, the record-breaking stock market and a whole lot more. at issue, the $85 billion a month the fed pumps into the economy. will the fed governors end that and let the economy go it alone? to help us explain what's at stake, global business analyst and time magazine assistant managing editor, also our o yor bell aber. mayor bell, tell us first of all about the $85 billion a month of bond buying from the fed and why that potentially could end fairly soon. >> hi, wolf. the fed has been pumping stimulus money into the economy since late 2008. with that $85 billion figure per month that you've been talking about since september of last year when it started it was part of an effort to help stimulate the economy. remember, we were in the middle of recession. people didn't have jobs.

they're trying to disrupt, terrorize, and so forth all of russia to stop the olympic games. the olympic committee, the officials wrote a letter to putin and said no, no, we're still behind you. do you think the terrorists want to stop the olympics? is that what's behind this? >> well, absolutely without a doubt they want to stop the olympics. they've said as much quite bluntly. the problem is this isn't just about the olympics anymore. one of the untold stories is that while there's always been terrorist attacks in and around chechnya and dagestan and also in moscow there's been a steady radicalization in the center of the country, too. so what russia's really looking at is a real plague of islamist terrorism in the next decade to come. the problem's been getting more severe. it's not going to stop with the passage of the olympics. >> the center of the country is that volgograd? what are you talking about? >> i'm talking about tartarstan and kazan a little north of volgograd. but volgograd is only 400 miles away from where the olympics will be. and the situation for security get

attacks. volgograd is 400 miles northeast of sochi, the site for the olympic games which begin in just six weeks. peter sharp is in volgograd. >> reporter: the twisted gutted remains of a trolley in volgograd. russian investigators say a male suicide-bomber is responsible for the attack. it's the second in the last 24 hours. on sunday 17 people were killed by a suicide-bomber in volgograd's main railway stati station. security controls at the end of the station prevented even more deaths. >> the explosive device was the equivalent of four kilograms of tnt like the bomb at the train station, it was full of shrapnel and this confirms that the two terrorist acts were connected. >> reporter: president putin has dispatched the head of the intelligence service, formerly the kgb, to coordinate the hunt for those responsible for those attacks. the people here worried that this could be just the start of a concerted bombing campaign leading up to the start of the winter olympics in february. the sochi olympics are a major prestige project for vladimir putin. none is claiming responsibility for

takes place in a train station 39 days now away from the olympics. concerns on whether this is a diversion, maybe trying to split security forces. we will get a lot more details in a moment. we want to start with the snow and bitter cold that will impact millions in this country as we are getting ready to close out the new year. dylan dreyer is tracking it for us. >> we are going to see a lot of rain with the storm system. take a look at where all the rain is right now. this is a huge storm extending from the ohio river valley through florida and then making its way into new england. we are going to see some very heavy rain despite the fact that it has been a little cool this storm system is bringing in warm air with it. it is all rain in washington, d.c. and parts of south carolina and all of that rain is inching into the new york city and even up into boston looking at all rain. about two to three inches of rain is possible. so for everyone traveling along i-95 today that is where you will see slow downs because of the fact that there will be a lot of puddles on the roads. furt

. >> a suicide bombing in southern russia kills and hurts dozens weeks before the winter olympics. a sober prediction for afghanistan's future after the u.s. pulls out its soldiers. >> the uncertain fate of passengers of a ship stranded in ice. >> 125th rose ball parade honours a special set of women who flew planes in world war ii. >> translation: it's cold so i thought i would come to the train station. it's warmer there. as soon as i walked to the station, all hell broke loose. people, glass, people in the air. i received a concussion. i didn't understand what was going on >> at least is an are dead after a suicide bomber attacked a train station in southern russia, after approaching the metal detector. it happened in volgograd, six weeks before the winter olympic games in socchi. peter sharp has the latest. >> the chaotic after math of an attack at a railway station in volgograd. a body lays on the ground as emergency services struggle to treat the survivors. police say a woman set off a suicide vest. the blast was captured on camera at the entrance to the station. the station wa

winter olympics is less than six weeks wra. >> 41 days until the winter olympics. there are actually 12 new are events, snow skiing with runs tricks and aerial attacks. our tanya moseley last the story. >> this is an opportunity of a lifetime to showcase their talent. >> we had no item this was going to be an like spor olympic spora year and a half ago. childhood games were our dream. that was our loiksd before sochi. >> the indiana native started skiing when he was just five years old. >> i started skiing when i was five and i started doing flips on my skis when i was 11. i grew up on southeastern indiana not known for its amazing skiing. but i grew.near a 350 foothill that i skied on every day and every weekend. and that's what got me into it. >> this was costly but he had to get creative. >> my dad lost his job and was unemployed for two years and financially my family was a little unstable so they weren't able to support me to the full extent with all my skiing endeavors. i had to go out and get the initiative of financing my career myself. i was kind of an entrepreneur those days a

. >> reporter: that's right. it's 39 days and counting until the winter olympics. now the russian president ordered a massive height of security after a massive terror onslaught on that southern russian city. the terror attacks in the city less than 24 hours. this morning in morning rush hour. more than a dozen killed. authorities say the blast if work after a suicide bomber. possibly detonateing his device towards the back end of the bus where the damage seems worse. many on board were students. this is exam time if russia. among the injured, a baby if serious condition. >> that follows another attack sunday on the main railway station. 17 people were killed in that blast. authorities say that was also the work of a suicide bomber. these attacks come less tan six weeks before the start of the winter games if sochi, which is around 400 miles southwest of the city. president putin ordered the highest amount of security around the games. have been fighting an islamist insurgency not far from sochi. in july, russia's most wanted man a czechist extremist threatened to unleash maximum force. the

. "the lead" starts right now. >>> will the winter olympics be safe? after two terrorist attacks in russia. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> the world lead. in fewer than six weeks, many of the best athletes in the world will gather in russia which was just attacked twice in two days by terrorists targeting civilians. will american athletes and spectators be safe at the sochi games? >>> also in world news, call it plan c. rescuers are taking another crack at reaching a ship stuck in a sea of ice. will this attempt succeed? where other attempts have failed? >>> and the sports lead. third prize is you're fired. a slew of nfl coaches getting sacked today after their lackluster seasons. who will survive black monday in the nfl? >>> good afternoon. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." we're going to begin with the world lead. terrorism at the olympics. it is always a fear, but the international sports event attempting to draw out the very best in humanity and drawing millions of innocent civilians packed in small, enclosed spaces, but now that fear is fresh after two horrific

>>> keeping the olympic athletes safe. the new steps being taken to morning after a pair of suicide bombings in russia. >> an entire city is told to evacuate after a train derails and catches on fire. >> new york city puts the final touches on tonight's new year's eve celebration. we'll tell you what will be missing from this year's event. >> a live look on this tuesday morning, taking a look here you can see over san francisco. we get things rolling on this last day of 2013, december 31st. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to. good morning. >> good morning to you. i want to point out off the bat we have thick fog out there this morning. visibilities reduced to about a quarter mile along the peninsula and south bay. san francisco as well. and we are watching visibilities starting to drop in the north bay so we're going to keep you updated. count on fog, though, as we head throughout the morning. it's a spare the air day, will this fog continue? into new year's eve? i have your full forecast comin

you come down as a starter for the olympic city of sochi and a hundred days from now that winter paralympic games begin one of russia's medal hopefuls is the ice hockey team who are competing for the very first time or to join them in training. ice hockey as it should be intense fierce determined and fast. are still hockey just with two sticks one in each hand with extra risks. you're constantly flying around at high speeds collisions and everything it's all crazy fast and tireless commitment because. we're here training all the time morning to night every day these seventeen paralympic athletes are in the twenty fourteen russia sled hockey team and thirty six year old is their captain he was injured in two thousand and two while serving in the russian military in chechnya a little filled with before the age of twenty five i used to have a completely different life. but after the injury i turned to sports to realize my potential. he went from swimming to taking up a chance to join russia's brand new sledge hockey squad. for the worker your words no one is going to bring you thing

security situation in sochi the host city of the upcoming winter olympic games. and other top stories this hour also official intelligence and u.s. government attackers are routinely bugging computer gadgets purchased online according to french and i say leaks published in germany. and syria and misses it scares deadline for reaching its house with toxic weapons we'll speak exclusively to the head will be organization but we prohibit ahead of the weapons to find out why. this is also international coming to life from moscow hello and welcome to the program and for the second time interest today's the russian city of all the grad has been targeted by terrorists today fourteen people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up on a bus less than twenty four hours earlier a similar sort on the city has railway station claimed at least seventeen lives margaret howell is following developments in volgograd for us. i am here in the marketplace where that troll a bus exploded this morning at eight thirty in the morning causing a massive death bodies everywhere a lot of informatio

talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. one of the twenty fourteen olympics what's this place like why is is so special as the russian resort prepares to welcome the world power the games shaping the city's present and future life sochi will bring you this is a moment there we played you from a very cold snowy windy mountainous tough yet beyond the olympics but the. starting germ of the first on our team. but. your post sent a very intricate. porter down there to sleep overnight you spent thursday night in the socratic park i did live to tell about it what was it like. it was a scary place i mean zuccotti park right now is it is it's own country or the city you're tough queens right in queens you're not afraid of that stuff you want down there what what's what is to the most about what was going on in zuccotti park what surprised me the most about what was going on there is that it's totally lawless you despise yourself would you try to look like a protester were you going undercover worried you weren't advertising you were supposed to write one on one i spok

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dozen dent a month and a half before the sochi olympics. holly williams has our report. bitter cold temperatures settle in over the midwest. and a new storm is approaching this week. a nationwide manhunt is over. don dahler on the bank robber and suspected cop killer whose run ended in arizona. and they made history in world war ii but they ever quite made the history books. carter evans paying tribute to trail blazers. >> they can be astronauts, they can be pilots. and these women really paved the way for them. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. the olimics in sochi russia are six weeks way which is why tonight there is so much attention focused on a horrific attack inson portion of the country today. a suicide bomber killed at least 16 after setting off a bomb inside a central train station. with more on what happened and what we know here's holly williams. >> reporter: a security camera captured the explosion that tore through volume go grad train statio station-- volume go g