Is Sochi News Today

So the prad is going to argue that this marks a good compromise and announce an executive action called made in rural america, which is going to be aimed at helping rural businesses increase their exports but again, the big focus today is that farm bill. the question is does it signal more bipartisan legislation and what does it mean for immigration reform. a lot of people say dont get too excited because hopes for immigration reform not too high. >> kristen welker. well have that speech for you...

As well. steve, in broad terms here, just a general reaction to the news as we continue to gather more specific information as well. >> as you and i just discussed this is right along the line that many people are attracted magnetically to sochi and those that have grievances or causes they want to pursue are going to be drawn to try to get headlines or to create damage or to god forbid really do something quite dramatic with bombings. i think its been very alarming when you look at the intellig...

The opposition has been frag meanted and at war with itself. the geneva process, women and children and old men being bussed out of the center of homs, that is the one and only positive sign that has come out thus far. the syrian government has agreed to come back to the syrian peace talks in a few days. you can look at that as positive. bashar al assad has only gotten stronger and stronger. and i think hes begun to shirk off concerns that the west will come after him again. >> hes not afraid of...

Deadlines how concerned do we need to be that the entire agreement is going to fall apart? >> i think we need to be concerned about the chemical weapons and we need to be very concerned that russia for whatever reason is not putting diplomatic pressure on syria to abide by this agreement because this also reflects on russia, there are some that have said recently you cant allow the olympics in sochi to become camouflaged by the lack of compliance by the syrian regime on the chemical weapons. its...

Michigan state university this afternoon. we also continue to follow breaking news here, that attempted hijacking on a flight from the ukraine to turkey, according to officials, a ukrainian passenger told the flight crew that he had a bomb on board. and then demanded that the flight be diverted to sochi, russia. the pilots flew into turkish air space where they were escorted by fighter planes. it has since landed in istanbul. there is an active hostage negotiation under way right now with the hi...

From connecticut and me living in west port, i would have spent more time asking about snow plowing but we dont have time for that. >> well take care of that. >> im going to hold you to it then, richard blumenthal. well bring back the power panel to talk about the fate of immigration reform and little bit of that 2016 itch. as we go, take a look at this. shot earlier today, another beautiful shot from sochi, postcard perfect. its about to get its close-up. welcome back. how is everything? theres...

Just be aware of their surroundings and make certain that they are acting wisely as you would anywhere where this threat may or may not exist. >> steve, how safe is sochi? >> look, i think with the revelations were hearing about about toothpaste bombs and concerns about printer cart ridges, one of the groups that had been involved with the previous bombing had said that they may go as far as chemical weapons, theres a big magnet drawing in folks, particularly the dagestan network, a very high pr...

Sochi. good morning, ivan. >> reporter: thats right. the olympic torch arrived here after traveling all across the biggest country in the world. were hearing more and more stories of glitches that are leading some to ask is sochi going to be ready in time for the olympics two days from now. >> ladies and gentlemen, let me declare that 126 session of the international olympic committee open. thank you. >> reporter: russia is counting down to the opening of the winter games. and russias olympic ci...

At sochi. how big a threat is this on what took place in russia. they dont have a good grip on this group behind this attack. i know they are going to fence off sochi. but this is a very, very dangerous region which the russians have never gotten control of. what is the message here? >> i think the group is saying we can get you anytime we want

Operation. this was two months after another suicide bombing. another female bomber who got onto a bus and killed six people when she detonated her device. this is all in the region of the southwest. you have sochi where the games are happening and to the southeast you have the troubled region and the leader of that insurgesy, has issued a video statement back in july where he promised to unleash maximum force where he tried to disrupt president putins olympic games. >> after a rocky start the p...