I am. Russia gets ready to raise the curtain on sochi twenty fourteen. The lavish Opening Ceremony is expected this friday but theres no let up. International criticism. A Us Diplomatic conversation about ukraines future is posted online washington apologize to the eu the us leads the rush of relief. And a stop on the road to lasting democracy to the cia celebrates its new constitution. The textbook screening and two years of political crisis. We had to test the latest. As the headlights dont all spent at things. Joining us first the Winter Olympics are officially opening and saatchi at this friday security for the games is incredibly high. Some forty thousand security personnel keeping watch. Several World Leaders will be absent from tonights Opening Ceremony brock obama David Cameron and Angela Merkel will not be in attendance. But the heads of china turkey and even un secretary general binding and will be in the podiums old Record Number of some six thousand athletes and team member