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>> monday, monday at 1:00 in the afternoon. we fly up to chicago. then, catch our flight to london. then from london to moscow and moscow into sochi. >> you are bringing your daughter, still? >> still bringing my daughter. >> not your toothpaste. that's breath mints will get us through this trip. >> there will be no brushing your teeth in between flights. so when that terror theft came out and you heard that toothpaste might pose a danger, what went through your mind? really, we are doing this. i called a pilot friend of mine and said, so, how concerned am i? >> you are going to sochi and you ...

Those numbers pick up. we are under an hour away from when the opening ceremony begins. in the background, hovers the potential for security problems. it's competition in sochi already on its way. while the eyes of the world will be on the games, terrorism fears have made many here on edge. on thursday, the transportation security administration announced it is banning all liquids, gels, aerosols and powders in carry-on luggage in flights between the united states and russia. these restrictions follow a warning from the department of homeland security earlier this week when terrorists could be...

Haven't shown up. they are trying to resell them as fast as they could. i spoke to another bunch of tourists and said they have seen a lot less of american faces here. they were almost able to buy a ticket to the opening ceremony for $600. a question of how many tickets are being sold to international venues. we are not seeing a huge amount of bustling. the u.s. embassy hopes for 10,000, 15,000 americans here at some point. we north seeing those big numbers@as yet, carol. >> nick paton walsh, reporting live from sochi. thank you. you probably saw this. google doodle is celebrating the winter...

>> 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. chechen terrorists have struck in the air before. black widow bombers are believed to have brought down two jets in rue shane 2004. the security focus may make it more difficult for a similar plot to succeed again. >> i can't think of a case where there's been a series warning publicly and then something actually happened. >> reporter: concern about the toothpaste threat led french officials t...

All of them with all due respect to the mayor that it was named after. however, the airport is lacking. >> in third world countries, we have been to a few, in laguardia, you don't have to bribe people to get through security. >> i have never been sequestered there for hours on end without explanation, which is also a nice benefit. >> new york city does have a lot of different ethnicities represented but i would not think it qualifies as a third world country. >> i don't think so either. we'll leave it on an up note. thanks for discussing. st still to come. the opening ceremony of the olympic g...