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What their security measures are but they say each if nthe wake of these bombings they have do change them but the terrorists don't have to attack sochi. as in volgograd, they can attack other targets and they have to travel through certain areas so that is the danger here. terrorists know in this gigantic country, not everything can be secure. often the metal detectors are not working and security guards are not on ball. it's a huge country to police and it doesn't have to be the tiny area around sochi that nets nooee needs to be morned. >> thanks, diana. fiery explosions after a train cras...

Volgograd and one of two suicide bombings within 24 hours that killed at least 34 people. these terror attacks coming less than six weeks before the opening ceremonies of the sochi games. i want to bring in our diana magnay who is live in moscow for us this morning. you made a very good point, diana, even if the security around sochi is very, very tight, there are concerns about the entire country at this moment? >> reporter: exactly. that is the thing. president putin has made two very strong claims here. he said, first of all, that he wants these olympics to be the safest olympics ever. that...

Crazy antics as our own anderson cooper is joined on by kathy griffin at times square. you can count on anything to happen. yes, it will be live and yes, we know it will be entertaining. you don't want to miss it. it starts 9:00 eastern tonight on new year's eve. less than six weeks of the start of the winter olympics in sochi and there are serious concerns for the safety of tourists and theresa. one u.s. snowboarder already declaring he may skip the opening ceremonies at the games if he makes the team. i want to show you this video. it's just in to cnn but let me warn you first. it is upset...

The bombings in the subway and airport in moscow in 2011 they all come from that area. so volgograd, twin bombings in two days and a second bombing on the day the city is teaming with security personnel and goes to the second claim he has that north region under control is not the case. you can seep sochi very secure but what about transportation hubs where athletes and visitors will be passing through? volgograd would be one of them. >> when you look at what officials are saying, i was just reading that the head of the organizing committee, the president, has said these are going to be the sa...

In both attacks contained identical shrapnel fragments and they believe the bombings were plotted in the same place which we can assume fairly safely the northern region in southern russia quite close to sachi and not 00 miles away where russia is fighting insurgency. >> when you talk about the proximity and you look at being less than six weeks away from the opening ceremony of the games, i'm wondering how confident officials there are about the security of the games? i was just reading the organizing committee president of the soch oni games called th the safest games ever. >> they are tryin...