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Cnn has learned u.s. authorities are working with russia and other countries to try to disrupt several plots related to the olympics beyond the toothpaste tube terror threat, sparked a warning to airlines at the gates. >> there are specific threat leads that we have but at the same time its difficult to ascertain whether they are aspirational, whether this is what the terrorists would like to do or whether its operational, whether they would put this into effect and have the means to carry this ...

Disguised men came in. >> it was like a machine gun and one of them touched me on the arm and put my hands where he could see me. and everybody could have been dead. >> no one was hurt. one bandit. a rifle and the other handgun. employees could not open the safe and all they got away with is the customers cell phone. they are still on the run. >> winter limb lips -- olympicso under way in sochi. they are warning of toth past tubes that could make a bomb on an airplane. toothpaste tubes? >> it is...

The feet go to nova scotia. sorry about that canada. president obama keeping a tradition of his presscy alive. he will speak at this mornings national prayer breakfast. he has spoken at the event every year of his presidency. hell be joined by the first lady and vice president joe biden. returning now to the top story. officials say president obama has been briefed on the latest intel suggests explosives could be concealed in toothpaste tubes on planes heading for the games. were live at the...

Without a prescription. cardioviva. the u.s. is warning airline flights going to russia to be on the lookout for toothpaste tubes being filled with explosives. are you getting a sense of how credible u.s. authorities think these threats are? >> reporter: thats what theyre trying to figure out and theyre going to have to work closely with the russians on it. both sides are going to be looking at were told communication intercepts, looking at basic facts like do they know where the bombmakers ar...

Afghanistan. does it belong to the united states? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin with the breaking news. the eyes of the world are on the russian city of sochi and the winter olympic games. but growing fear of terrorism is certainly looming over the competition as we learn the u.s. is investigating now multiple plots against the games, including the latest involving explosives hidden inside toothpaste and cosmetic tubes. our chief national security correspondent jim s...

Know about the people that have been arrested in this case. >> good morning, everyone. its thursday. im christine romans. welcome to "early start." >> and im john berman. february 6th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. lets begin with the new threat that has security officials on edge in this country and overseas, and it comes just as the first events are getting under way at the winter olympics in sochi, russia. homeland security is warning airlines, terrorists could try to hide explosives in toothpaste...

Way that somebody giving it a casual inspection will probably pass it. >> reporter: the size of the container alfred used is the size that you have to place in checked baggage at an airport but two smaller containers this size, which you can carry on a plane, can also be used. these tubes would have to be attached or near each other to create an explosion that can be detonated by a heat source. >> this is not a hypothetical development. there has been a reported case thats been well-documented w...

The mountains to the alpine events, the skiing events. and to create this ring of steel, one of the things theyve done is flood this area with troops and with security officers. >> yes, this is a security sector. inside of it everything is monitored, cell phone, internet, cameras, and they want to keep everybody outside of that who may do harm to the spectators. >> theyll try to keep track of basically every soul in there, what theyre doing, where theyre going. >> entering. >> theyll also have b...

Snow, and bitter cold. billions right now without power. thousands of flights already have been grounded. we have full team coverage. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> possible terror threats only hours before the start of the winter olympic games in sochi. the united states is arriving airlines with direct flights to russia to be aware of toothpaste or cosmetic tubes that could be concealing explosive materials. nick paton walsh is standing by in sochi. lets get the latest from...

I tell them that i believe that sochi is safe and that there are always some risks in these large international gatherings. im always going to feel even better if its inside the united states because when r then we have full control over what happens. but the russian authorities understand the stakes here. they understand that there are potential threats that are out there, and we are coordinating with them. >> welcome back to "the lead." were following breaking news for you, a terror alert ahea...