Bombs would be intended to be used in sochi itself or on planes and who is behind this . Reporter the logic is tested and they want to get the explosive color on to an aircraft and use it on board the plane rather than take it off the plane and get it through the ring of steel, particularly in an area where explosives are easy to come by. Given the frequency of blasts across the Southern Region and areas further away where im standing now. Do we know who is behind this . No. The suggestions are they may have links to the extremist groups here. The caucuses and emirates said they will threat tone engulf the flames. With vladamir putin and the key is how credible they are. The impact they will have on american tourists. Not just the tourists, but the athletes with the headlines each day. Cnn talked to some of them about the possible fears as they arrived into sochi. Heres what they told us. Welcome to sochi. What do you think . So far, so good. Just landed. Are you . Yes, of course. Its
Forces. Cnn cannot confirm this. We are hearing that many of the police there who were once violently fighting against the protesters are now being taken hostage. These pictures here are escorted. Others believe to be defecting by choice to the other side. A short, short truce broke in overnight, bringing in the deadliest day ukraine has seen bringing in protests. At least 100 killed. For the olympic athletes there in sochi, that is actually enough to toss out the years of training and leave the olympic games. Translator my friends are there. People i know. Close friends of mine. To go on the start line when people are dying and the authorities broke the main rule of the olympic competition which is peace. I simply cannot do it. Back in washington, sources tell us that officials are fast tracking sanctions and asset freeze on the Ukrainian Government are about to cross the president s desk. To new jersey, Chris Christie answered 13 questions at a town hall meeting and he was not asked
Situated along a highway from syria to baghdad increasing the possibility that militants could march from the west to seize the iraqi capital. Isis fighters are being helped by several sunni tribes opposed to the shiitedominated Iraqi Government. The militants also trying to sabotage the iraqi armys recruiting efforts. And Security Officials say suspected isis fighters shelled a recruiting station today, killing four and wounding dozens more. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is in the neighboring country of jordan to discuss the threat and explore ways to contain it all. Our jim sciutto is traveling with the secretary. What is kerry saying about the severity of this crisis right now . Reporter well, hes extremely concerned. We just learned tonight that as we arrive in jordan, those isis militants are just 70 miles now from the jordanian border as they expand the land that they control inside iraq. Now as we met with secretary kerry a number of times on this trip, hes been repeating