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Theres been, i think, an appropriate outpouring of sympathy for her on social justice. and i think that she deserves the presumption of innocence. the problem is that this isnt exactly a cold trail for investigators who are going to start an investigation. the doctor that is assigned to the womens skating team is someone who has a disciplinary history for doping. he was removed from the russian rowing team for a three-year period for anti-doping violations. the coach is someone who is very close...

Olympics for a doping scheme a few years ago. again, no word on when we could get an update from the ioc on what has halted this ceremony, but it is 5:50 in the morning in beijing, so hopefully well have answers soon. >> thank you so much. next hour of deadline white house with dr. jason johnson starts right after this quick break. jason johnson starts right after this quick starts right after this quick break. free yearly eye exams, designer frames and prescription lenses. take advantage now. w...

This position. >> you have to look at the adults in her life, right? she is a minor. lets go back to 2014. russia just instigated a so-called doping scheme at the games. had the doping committee addressed this back then, is russia so emboldened by violating the rules? >> absolutely. time and time again, the ioc and the court of arbitrations have given russia a free pass. there is no need for cultural change. they will simply continue with business as usual. we put that on the organizations. the ...

Liability. so youre always responsible for what goes in your system. if there was a mistake there is a potential reduction from a four-year to a two-year exemption. but the ultimate authority relies on themselves. and shame on these organizations for putting this young child in this position. >> you have to look at the adults in her life. she is a minor. lets go back to 2014. russia participated in a sophisticated state sponsored doping scheme at the sochi games. if the international olympic com...

The judging needs to change. it needs to become honest. >> you know, christine, russia was still allowed to participate even after being caught in a state-sponsored doping scheme in 2015. now we have a 15-year-old. found with three separate drugs in her system. should russia face consequences and even being kicked out of the olympics possibly? >> they sure should, don. people have been basically giving them a pass, the ioc people, time and again. theyve been stealing medals in some cases from cl...

She is due to compete on tuesday. this say huge deal, valiyeva is a superstar, she set multiple world records. shes now in the history books as the first woman to land a quad at the olympic games. but unfortunate here that this is now going to diminish her phenomenal athleticism and once again it is putting the spotlight on russias state-sponsored doping scheme. i spoke to the former deputy director of the world anti-doping association and what he told me is that valiyeva, she is a victim of a s...

Went to moscow. and this is so fascinating, you went to visit the head of russias anti-doping lab. you toured the lab with him, and i actually want to play this one moment for viewers, which is the moment he reveals russias doping scheme in the stunning interview with you. here it is. >> does russia have a systematic statewide doping system in place to cheat the olympics? >> yes. >> were you the master mind of a statewide system that cheated the olympics? >> of course, yes. >> was putin aware of...

Shes 15. at 15, youre like a sophomore in high school. youre not some mastermind of a doping scheme trying to figure out obscure heart medications that might give you an edge, but in the final moments thats almost besides the point because after this meltdown in this tragic way, she skates off the ice and shes immediately criticized by her coach, the woman who is totally in charge of every aspect of her olympic life, and esh demands to know what happened after the triple axel. heres what he thou...

Hong kong. so, ivan, the ioc seems to be basically saying, well, you can have suspicions but theres no need to see if theres any reality to those. just take our word. w we spoke with peng. she is not being detained. shes not being coerced. that seems to be what they are saying even though they actually have no idea themselves. they have had a vid yeseo call her. so does the ioc have any credibility on this? >> look, when it comes to the ioc and its credibility, its track record is spotty. i am o...

>> eric: some of the athletes from russia keep on getting into trouble. this time one of the olympic athletes from russia, well, failed a preliminary drug test and could lose his medal. looking at him, it turns out he tested positive for a banned substance. he won a bronze medal with his wife in a curling event. it couldnt come at a worse time for them. russia has been trying to make a comeback after the doping scheme in 2014. it is still waiting to be officially reinstated. lee ann. >> lee ann:...