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President vladimir putin in his new years address rallying his fellow russians. >> translator: we will fiercely and consistently continue the fight against terrorists until their complete annihilation. >> reporter: with his $50 billion olympics in sochi, southern russia a little over a month away, he pledged to hold the games at a very high level. but this man, doku umarov, who some called russias osama bin laden, plans to destroy those olympics, calling them satanic dances on the bones of our a...

>> reporter: the entire segment lasted just a minute, but thats plenty to spark a twitter explosion. just one example -- leave babies alone. republicans accused of a lack of diversity were technically outraged. former senator scott brown called it wildly inappropriate, not to directly compare, but their follows other msnbc pit falls. >> americas resident dunce, sarah palin. >> reporter: in the fall, he suggested that palin do something so foul we will not repeat it. so back to the msnbc host. to...

Though recreational marijuana may be illegal for anyone under 21, there are fears it will be much easier for teens to get their hands on it. as cnns anna cabrera reports, colorado already has a teen age pot problem. >> reporter: how many people around your age do you know who have smoked marijuana? >> i want to say nine out of ten students. >> reporter: its that prevalent? >> yeah, definitely. >> reporter: colorado schools have a pot problem. where do people get it? >> i dont know exactly, but j...

Right now, residents are being allowed to return to a small north dakota town where an oil train crash triggered explosions and a huge fireball. hundreds of people were evacuated after warnings that the fumes might be dangerous. chris lawrence is here with an update on that and growing concerns about railroad accidents across the country. >> yeah, we just confirmed that the evacuation order has been lifted so thats a good thing. people are allowed now to go back into their homes and the fact tha...

>> reporter: the pressure is being kept on the assad regime. but the state department says even with the delay, the mission still seems to be on track. >> we ten to make progress, which has been the important part here. theyre milestones for a reason. it was always an ambitious timeline, but we are still operating on the june 30 deadline. >> reporter: they warn that the assad regime must continue its destruction of the chemical weapons. when the state department and the u.n. talk about some of t...

>> reporter: why do they want to use it? >> i feel like that its not typically classified as like a harmful drug, like as meth or whatever. >> reporter: do you know of anybody who comes to school high or gets high during lunch break, for example? >> oh, yeah. this is -- yeah, definitely. >> reporter: not that uncommon? >> yeah, its not uncommon at all. theres a bunch of people that come to school high. >> reporter: while some teens seem to think using marijuana is okay, schools are trying to sen...

And protecting russia may be the more difficult challenge. mr. putin is promising the sochi olympics will be safe and security forces have moved to basically lock down the site, but protecting the rest of russia, all of its nine time zones, is an overwhelming job. >> absolutely. and certainly vladimir putin has staked so much on this, not only security but, you know, russias legendary idea on what he wants russia to be. you know this more than anybody. >> its image, its the most important thing ...

Ntsb investigators have now arrived on the ground. >> i think our biggest challenge right now is that the fire is still burning, and were not able to get up close and personal to the wreckage. >> reporter: crashes like this are calling attention to overall rail safety. 79 people died this summer when a passenger train slammed into a concrete wall in spain. in early december, new yorks metro north train derailed, killing four. in north dakota, some of the rail cars may be the type the ntsb has so...

0 ♪ >> of course, we should never forget the american forces we lost over the past year. we can only hope they know and knew the depths of our gratitude for their service and sacrifice. thats it for "the lead." happy new year to you. thanks for watching. i now turn you over to dana bash, who is filling in for wolf blitzer in "the situation room." happening now, red-hot danger. new information about a fiery train crash thats driving home growing fears about railroad safety. plus, ready for ...