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I see a lot of blue by atlanta, and what are you monitoring here? >> this is one of our primary traffic management tools. the blue is the cancellations coming in from the carriers. >> reporter: atlanta is down to nothing. >> pretty much getting down to nothing. >> reporter: all airports have a weather plan, and this faa command center in warrenton, virginia helps coordinate the execution by communicating with 21 regional centers. youre doing real math here as far as how many planes can you de-ic...

Comment. >> its monot a matter of if bu when. a shocking declaration by a top u.s. lawmaker about the terror threat in sochi. live from washington with what the government is doing to keep americans safe. steve? >> u.s. lawmakers say the games are probably safe and they are surrounded by a security zone that is being called the ring of steel. they are worried something could happen in the region that could cause a tremendous amount of destruction. according to the guardian newspaper the u.s. is ...

Closely than most and not for the athletics. dan richards runs global rescue, a private security firm that will provide additional security for the u.s. ski and snowboarding team in sochi. >> when it comes to information and intelligence we actually have our own teams of intel analysts located in our operations centers here in the united states and some of our other global locations. and theyre constantly feeding us information. >> reporter: global rescue has had people on the ground gathering i...

I like it. amanda davies, well check back with you later on. all right. the backdrop of all of this, the ongoing threat of terror while the opening ceremony was going on. hijacker, in fact, who a turkish news agency say is this man that youre about to see actually attempted to take over a plane and fly it to sochi. meanwhile, several u.s. athletes are hiring private security to feel secure. zain asher has that. >> hi, theyre called global rescue. their job is to provide medical and security ...

Security firm to protect them all. zane asher joins me now with that story. >> reporter: exactly right. called global rescue providing maenld security service. not just for athletes but for corporate clients, individuals as well. the idea, if youre traveling to a part of the world you consider to be dangerous, this is the firm you hire, if you think you might need help evacuating. i traveled to boston to take a look at their command center. take a listen. >> reporter: war zones, natural disaster...

For the u.s. ski and snowboarding team in sochi. >> when it comes to information and intelligence, we actually have our own teams of intel analysts located in our operation centers here in the united states and some of our other global locations. and theyre constantly feeding us information. >> global rescue has had people on the ground gathering intelligence in sochi for months. they include former navy s.e.a.l.s. and army rangers trained and dispatched from this command center in boston. >> th...

How these officers and fbi, cia, all of the intelligence people what are involved in a level one event like this are assembled here. and processing information on a global basis realtime. so -- >> right. >> and the physical presence, you can see the officers everywhere. >> i actually began my day about two hours ago, visiting the command center here and theres 250 members of law enforcement from washington in the local area, nypd, obviously, the state troopers from new jersey running it. these g...

>> nice job, guys. >> the world will be watching the super bowl. the world is watching super bowl boulevard. we want to make sure everyone is safe and everyone will be safe. theres so much security here that you see and that you dont see. joining me now is alexander field. shes taking a tour of this secret command center that they have set up. tell us about it. >> you can see so many people out here enjoying themselves because they know so many efforts are going on behind the scenes to keep peop...

This has been quite a challenge, you know, your familys wondering where you are, and well, im still at the stadium, and that kind of thing. >> i could add what that means for us at verizon is not just about metlife stadium. it is. but its about the parking lot. and its about northern new jersey, and its about, you know -- >> the highway. >> -- the highway. and its about the city. we have beefed up our capacity in over 30 venues, including the prudential center, bryant park, super bowl boulevard ...

Of the grounds and test it there. if its cornstarch, you have to take everything seriously here. thats a waste of money and resources. >> yeah. you can never be too careful. it is a waste of money. 100 law enforcement agencies. let me show you the camera. camera, camera. there is a camera right here and a camera there. there is a command center for police officers there. its well secured. see how secure the area is. from 34th to 37th street, probably the most secure area in the country. same wit...