PAUL: Well, opening ceremonies for the summer Olympics. And you think about this. They're just seven weeks away. And now troubling signs that part of Brazil won't even be ready. The city of Rio de Janeiro, where most Olympic venues are located insist that it is prepared. However, some areas outside the city have run out of money to finish critical projects. And declaring a state of emergency, the state's governor warns failure to meet the August deadline could lead to a, quote, "total breakdown of security, health and transportation." And as we talk about what's happening with the Olympics, don't look for Russian track and field athletes competing under the Russian flag at the Olympics there. Their band from international competition has been extended due to persistent and widespread allegations of state sponsored doping. The IAAF says some Russians may compete in Rio as neutral athletes if they prove they're clean. CNN's Fareed Zakaria asked Russian President Vladimir Putin himself about all of this.</s>FAREED ZAKARIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: President Putin, let me finally ask you one question about news reports about Russian athletes. There are now two major investigations that have shown that Russian athletes have engaged in doping on a massive scale, and that there's been a systematic evasion and doctoring of testing and lab samples. And I was just wondering what your reaction to these reports is.</s>PUTIN (via telephone): I'm not sure I understood what this meant. The program had a change in the samples that were taken from the doping tests. If the samples are taken, they always move to the international organizations and we cannot affect them in any way. They are never stored in the territory of the Russian federation. They are going to Mezen (ph), or to some other city, I don't know. They can't be re-opened and rechecked. And I believe experts are doing that at the moment. The doping problem is not only related to Russia. It is the problem that is relevant for the whole sports world. And if someone trying to politicize this area, it is a big mistake.
Russian Athletes Barred from Summer Games.