major hazards? from volcanic eruptions are pyroclastic flows the rock fragments, and gases are moving at speeds like a jetliner it will it can even reshape the geology of the area. nobody can outrun a pyroclastic flow. if you are faced with one, you are dead. welcome to violent earth. i m liev schreiber. more than 80% of the earth s surface was forged by volcanoes. they helped create fertile soil for agriculture, and volcanic gases helped form our atmosphere. without volcanoes, we would not have life on earth as we know it. all around the world, every single day, there are 40 to 50 volcanoes erupting under sea, on land, sometimes even under ice. our earth is a living, changing planet. but when a volcano erupts, it also has the power to destroy, like it did in 2018 at mount fuego in guatemala, when a massive eruption buried the surrounding towns in over 6 feet of volcanic ash in a matter of minutes. [music playing] george kourounis: mount fuego in guatemala is your stereotyp
and rock fragments have spewed down the slope and into towns and cities. happening now, hunt for a plaque widow. we have new information about a possible female bomber who may be on the ground in russia right now preparing to attack the winter olympic games. we re following all of the olympic terror threats. and new moves by the u.s. military to be prepared for the worst. one security expert tells me flatly, it s not safe, but americans should simply stay home. plus, eye of the storm. governor chris christie s lieutenant governor denies allegations of using sandy relief money as a political weapon. i ll get reaction from a top state lawmaker investigating the widening scandal in new jersey. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. right now, the danger of terrorists attacking the winter olympic games in russia is more
martha: here is what s developing right now in america s newsroom this morning. afghan defense officials say they re on track for the u.s. drawdown beginning in 2013. a defense ministry spokesman saying security forces will peak at more than 350,000 and are expected to take over much of the fighting by next september. that is the target. a massive volcano threatening an area near mexico city. the nearly 18,000 foot mountain has been spewing ash and rock fragments. how about this viewing as well, perhaps? kim kardashian, the politician? the reality tv star reportedly mulling plans. she is thinking she may want to run for mayor of glendale, california, gregg. gregg: really? martha: it could be a couple years away. thinking about a future in politics. gregg: she has all kind of assets. i m not sure political is one of them. we ll leave that up to your imagination.