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Republicans. hes saying, look, theyre all over the place. boehner, as you know, has talked about getting immigration reform done. hes hired people on his staff to get immigration reform done. i think what he said today is a tass cit acknowledgment that nothing thats a large plan is going to get done, maybe they do something on the dream act, for example, but nothing thats comprehensive. >> gloria, thanks very much. when we come back, wrenching video of what might be the first ever canine prisone...

Olympic officials in sochi are promising that the city will be the safest place on earth during the games, but with all these latest terror threats, russia has to be prepared for the worst. our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh is in sochi. hes joining us live. the question is russia ready? >> reporter: well, wolf, obviously everyones hoping the weeks ahead will pass without incident at all, but in the unlikely but ghastly event of an attack the question many are asking is what...

Confidence of security inside the olympic venue, transportation husbands leading to the games, including planes, trains, and automobiles are still seen as softer targets and more vulnerable. today, russias prime minister deputy insists that sochi is safe. >> translator: i would like to repeat once again, that the level of security in the city of sochi is not worse than new york, london, washington, or boston. >> reporter: that is little reassurance to some. black widow bombers are believed to ha...

From sochi to the u.s. embassy in moscow will be around the clock. they will make arrangements helping any americans who need it. but the u.s. will have to defer to moscow. >> this is russias show. this is russian sovereign territory and international coordination is going to be critical if there is a disaster or an attack on the ground. >> the pentagon emphasizes it would only move in if russia asks for help. >> we want them to know that if they need our help, we want to help. >> the major mili...

Torch draws closer to sochi, anticipation for winter games is building along with concern the city could be a prime target for terrorists. russian authorities are searching for a so-called black widow terrorist who could be intent on doing harm during the olympics. meantime, the u.s. military is making contingency plans for evacuating americans from sochi, if necessary. cnns phil black is following the developments for us live in volgograd, russia. and we just showed the picture of the so-called...

And the concern is that shes gotten into the game zone so close to the olympics, when security is supposed to be very, very tight, and russian authorities are so concerned, they are asking for members of the public to help them find her, christine. >> now, if there were an attack, what do we know about how the u.s. is now preparing to react? >> reporter: yeah, there is a contingency. so, planes, transport aircraft in the area and also two military planes going to be stationed in the black sea of...

Against islamist militants almost daily. shes traveled from there to sochi at some point earlier this month, and they believe she is working with a terror group planning some sort of terror attack on the olympic region of sochi. they say shes quite distinct looking. >> all right, were obviously having technical problems with phil black, but clearly, that is something the russian authorities are working very hard to try to make sure that nothing disrupts, no terrorism disrupts those events. meant...

Emotionally about the dolphins. they want to protect them just because theyre cute and clever." well, were going to have more on this story tomorrow night. marine mammal specialist rick oberry, featured in "the cove" will join us. thanks for watching. "early start" begins now. "early start" begins now. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a huge blast of winter about to slam the east coast after hammering the midwest from heavy snow to freezing temperatures, we have what you...

Sochi, russia, in the event of terrorism during the olympic games. officials are preparing to deploy transport planes and navy ships to the region, that as russian authorities are trying to track down a so-called black widow who has vowed revenge for her islamic militant husbands death at the hands of russian security forces. cnns phil black is back with us. hes on the phone now from volgograd, russia. lets start first with the search for this woman in the pink head scarf, this idea that there c...