monday. she is in great spirits and we all wish her well and a speedy recovery. russian president putin met with wounded victims of a bombing and placed red roses at the site of a second bombing of a trolley bus. it killed at least 34 people. no one has officially claimed responsibility for either attack. it raised security concerns as we all know russia prepare to host the 2013 olympics just next month. just hours before the president s health care law took effect, for millions of americans, sonia sotomayor blocked a controversial part of the law. we will have details next. the first major snowstorm of the year taking aim at the north eastern part of the country. we will get the forecast and the nation s first recreational pot
volgograd bombs and placed red roses at the site of a second bombing of a trolley bus. in all the explosions killed at least 34 people. no one has claimed responsibility for either attack. the explosions raising security concerns as russia preparing to host the 2014 sochi winter olympics next month. i bill de blasio. do solemnly swear just after the stroke of midnight,city s first democratic mayor in decades, bill de blasio, sworn in outside his brooklyn home. in just a few hours from now, former president bill clinton will do the honors of swearing him in for the second time. plus bone-chilling temps in much of the country on this new year s day. we ll have details on a snowstorm that will impact a large swath of the country. it s time for the your business entrepreneur of the week. derrick peka lost his coat at a
sparking security concerns in russia. a bombing hitting the train station in the city of volgograd, on sunday, a day later a man blew up a trolley bus in the same city. a combined 34 people died in the attacks. now police are identifying the suspect in the train station bombing as middle-aged man reportedly converted to islam and joined a militant group. security is being ramped up across russia as athletes around the world travel to sochi for the winter olympic that is are weeks away. joining us now, ambassador john bolton, form u.s. ambassador to the united nations and fox news contributor. ambassador, good to see you. just now president putin said he will annihilate the terrorists. dot russians have the ability to do that? i don t think they do because of the nature of the threat but at least he understands that the objective is victory over the terrorists as opposed to some in the west who think it is a condition you can never eliminate entirely.
russia s launched a massive police response in the wake of twin bombings in volgograd. 5200 police officers and government troops have detained dozens of people but none is considered a suspect in either of the two attacks in the last 48 hours. one blast tore through a trolley bus on monday. the first explosion gutted a railway station sunday. the blast was captured on surveillance cameras. at least 30 people were killed in 48 hours. volgograd is a transportation hub that connects to sochi 400 miles to the north. the site of the olympic games, of course. but the international olympic committee says it s confident russia can keep the games safe and secure. nbc s jim maceda joins us live in sochi. jim, what is the latest on the investigation there?
trying to get an interview. it s been a game changer. alicia, your one-word message to congress. act. alicia nesbitt, thank you and we hope you have a great year ahead of you and a lot more luck, and to you and your family as well. thank you very much. happy new year. the international olympic committee says it s confident russia can keep the games safe and secure despite a series of deadly suicide bombings over just the last 48 hours. thousand ls of police and government troops have detained dozens of people after a pair of explosions in volgograd. one blast gutted a railway station on sunday, then the second tore through a trolley bus monday. at least 30 people were killed in that. the attacks left the city in shock. mourners are leaving flower, candles, and teddy bears at the sites. volgograd is a transportation hub that connects to sochi, the site of the olympic games.