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Of this great city. monday was unfortunate. i had a minor setback. we all experience these difficult bumps in life. i am telling the toronto residents that i'm still working hard every day to improve my health and my well-being. but, again, this is completely a private matter. >> just the latest embarrassment for the mayor who's now infamous for admitting he smoked crack and darank way too much. happening now, growing threats, security is being stepped up ahead of the winter olympic games. but many question whether russia can keep sochi safe by itself. will moscow call on the united states m...

You're not asking me to answer that question, is sochi safe, because i have no idea. >> what is your feeling about it? it's been so much terror activity. >> sure. >> around the russian border and russia itself. there is obviously a clear concern now by the world leaders there may be some form of attack. >> absolutely. and by legislators in our own country, some of whom i would never go. it's been a concern of mine since the beginning. we had a lot of conversations at nbc news about it and sports. and after a certain point, it's a bit of a leap of faith. you know. you hope the security is there...

Talking this morning. >> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman. great to see you this monday, january 20th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. up first, with the olympic winter games in sochi, russia, 18 days away, there are new questions this morning about whether the athletes and spectators will be safe. a new video posted by islamic militants claims responsibility for last month's deadly terrorist bombings in the city of volgograd, threatens next month's games as well. russian president vladimir putin says they'll do their utmost to keep sochi safe. this...