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The ripping of a poster of the religious leadership in iran. even for that act alone, based on what we know, one could easily be arrested and even worse in iran. usually this event is marked with celebration, its to mark this anniversary, but this years was marred by protests despite a massive security operation that the leadership tried to do to crack down on them. irans supreme leader has praised the massive turn yowment that marks the islamic revolution. gregg: hes the man who says he can put...

You know, security at the olympics is always a big concern and its not just about security protecting people at the games. cnns homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve joining us now from washington, good to see you. what are security officials worried about? >> reporter: well, tony, you know i was up in vancouver a week or so ago and at the integrated security unit thats running the whole security operation for the games there is a special division looking just at the question of cyber. ...

Threats against the olympics, frankly theyre more worried about political protesters than they are about terrorists, but theyre taking every precaution and putting a lot of security in place. this will be the largest security operation in canadas history, it will cost about $900 million, and theyve 15,000 military, police, and private security guards. vancouvers a port city. some of the venues are right on the water, so theres a big presence, maritime presence. in addition they are going to have...

Already. >> if its repealed, would you go back to the military? >> absolutely. its something i have wanted to do since 2002. i speak five languages including aria bi arabic and there is nothing more i would love than to go back. >> thank you for joining us this morning. >> youre very welcome. thank you. ten days until the olympics. massive security operation being undertaken in vancouver and up at whistler, where alpine events will take place and across the border here in the united states. je...

Of super bowl threat. she made the comments after a personal tour of sun life stadium. thats a first for a sitting cabinet secretary. about 1,000 federal, local and state enforcement personnel are all going to be involved in the security operation. u.s. and canadian police and intelligence agencies are ready to launch a critical joint operation to keep things safe during the vancouver olympics. a huge point of focus in the u.s., security at the border. >> more means planes in the air boats on ...

27 minutes after the hour. welcome back to the most news in the morning. top stories just a few minutes away but first an "am original" something youll only see on "american morning." vancouver says its ready for the 2010 olympic games and if all the records set at the games perhaps none more impressive than the plan for security. our jean meserve takes a look for us this morning. >> john and kiran, for the olympics the canadians are mounting the largest security operation in their history on th...

Through those security checkpoints or through the security operation there? >> i guess thats the biggest question everyone is asking here, especially investigators now who are at hotels trying to piece the whole thing together because security heightened and at the marriott hotel which was the target of a hotel in 2003. 12 people died there, including one foreigner, as well. since then, security has been heightened and all of the western hotels and the establishments in the city. its very diffic...

Violation at this stage. you can see though that it has caused an enormous amount of concern in the city where there is a big security operation under way of course to provide as much protection as possible during this high profile soccer tournament to the hundreds of thousands of fans. i think there are a political kron advi million of visitors that have come to moscow alone to witness the sporting tournament.tical million of visitors that have come to moscow alone to witness the sporting tourn...

Lagos is one of the most important in west africa and one of the most chaotic just over a month ago nigerias vice president ordered a seventy two hour security operation to clear up the traffic jams around the port but very little progress appears to have been made thousands of trucks still wait up to four weeks to get into the port our correspondent adrienne krishna reports from lagos. breakfast on the side of the road is nothing new for this truck driver. segment is stuck in yet another traffi...

The bitter cold presenting a security risk for the police guarding the new years eve crowds. revelers in times square will be bundled up raising concern in what could be in under those layers and thick coats. abcs gio benitez on how the nypd is preparing for that possibility and others like never before. >> reporter: about 48 hours to go before a million people descend upon times square and the unprecedented security operation is already under way. police tackling it from above ground, undergrou...