flame burning bright. so many activities coming up. stay with nbc bay area for the latest. good morning. historic storm. snow, ice and freezing rain spreading across the south this morning. knocking out power and closing schools and cancels flights already. how long will it last? >> buenos días tormenta histórica, nieve, hielo y lluvia congelada avanzan por el sur del país esta mañana cortando la electricidad, con miles de vuelos cancelados ¿cuánto tiempo durará?. >> el presidente y la primera bon appetit. dama reciben una cena de estado al presidente francés, obliga a la casa blanca a ponerse creativos con el orden de the president and first lady host a state dinner for french president francois hollande. asiento. how they got creative with the seating. and it is a medical for team usa. >> erin hamlin ends the american's 50-year drought in luge.

shaun white comes up short in the quest for three-peat. he is with us live today, wednesday, february 12th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic winter games. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from olympic park in sochi, russia. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" and to sochi, russia. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. it is crazy. >> you have the black sea. it is a beautiful shot. it could be a beach day today. then if you look in the other direction, you have the snow-capped mountains of sochi and beyond. i imagine the snow is getting

soft as the temperatures are beginning to rise. >> it has been an issue for the athletes. matt, i'm glad you can add sportscaster to your resume. >> thank you. a tip of the hat to shaun white who came down from the mountains. probably not his favorite morning of the year. he is down here greeting people on the plaza. thanks to that, shaun. we appreciate it. >> we will have all the latest on the olympic action in the moment. our latest story is the weather. the weather back home. a huge contrast to what we have here. we will start with al. it is pretty bad. >> it is historic in devastation. we look live right now at i-85, braselton, georgia. an hour north of atlanta. six people so far have died on roads in texas and mississippi. thousands of flights have canceled. 100 million people affected by this. it is going to get worse. it is just getting started. as we go to the map. from texas all the way to new

england, we have winter storm watches and warnings. from atlanta to charleston, ice storm warnings. up the coast, winter weather warnings and advisories. here is what is happening. this is why it is such a long track event and why -- look at the intensity. heavy thunderstorms down through the gulf. to the north of that, the cold air is filtering in. you see the pink and white. northeast winds funneling around the high pressure system. you have the mountains of the appalachian. as the air gets trapped from atlanta to the northeast, we will see a mix of precipitation. the rain will freeze. we get sleet. we get freezing rain. look at the ice accumulations. we are talking about from atlanta into parts of south carolina, .50 inch to 1 inch to almost 2 inches of ice east of atlanta. augusta, south of columbia, .25 of an inch. we are telling people stay off the roads.

the system continues up the coast. becomes a classic nor'easter. that blue line, that is the freezing line, where you see the difference between snow, rain and ice. low pressure deepens off the coast. heavy wet snow inland. coastal winds of over 50 miles per hour. look at the accumulation range. atlanta, 1 to 3 inches on top of what they already got. as you make your way up the coast, up to 2 feet of snow in the mountains in the appalachians. as you head up into new york and new jersey and parts of new england, anywhere from 6 to 9 inches. 3 to 6 inches as well. atlanta was crippled by winter storm leon two weeks ago. what lessons have they learned? how are they faring? my colleague, sam champion with the weather channel is in atlanta. what are you seeing, sam? >> lessons learned, al. everything in shape as far as the city goes.

this storm is a bad one. you can whip out the word catastrophic for this one. by the time it passes atlanta, we believe it will have been with a solid layer of ice and sleet and snow. the let me show you the sleet that is here that has been falling into the area this morning. you see the particles stacking up. the good thing about sleet instead of freezing rain, freezing rain is a solid she'd. sleet, you can break it up and move it around. let me show you 75. there is a police car moving up in very light traffic. very light traffic. different situation than the 28th of january where the entire road was blocked with cars and trucks stuck. let me show you the road surfaces. a strange move as we move around our set up here. bear with me. there is a bit of slush from yesterday which has melted. let me move the cone and show you what you are dealing with on the roads.

all of this stacking up. yeah. when treated, it is slushier. you have a good strong layer on there that makes it very difficult to move around. let's show you some other things that are happening in the area this morning. let's talk salt trucks and spreaders. atlanta has about 125 of them. they have been out, they say, yesterday, today and throughout the day. we are looking at about power outages. easily 77,000, that is just what we heard about an hour ago in the southeast. that doubled within that hour. we will be worse through the day. we are talking about a stacking inch or more of ice on tree limbs and power lines with a strong gusty wind behind it to break the limbs and take them down on the tree lines. that means we will have more power outages. a quick deal on cancellations with airports. almost 3,000 flights canceled so far. al. >> i tell you, sam, people will be dealing with this in the

southeast for weeks to come. we want to head 250 miles northeast of atlanta. parts of north carolina picking up more than a foot of snow. that is where nbc's peter alexander is in charlotte. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: al, good day. the first snow was a preview that fell yesterday. the real act is today. in the last 15 minutes, it is starting to fall here in and around charlotte with 6 inches in the city. up to 12 inches in other parts of the state expected. just yesterday, the city official said i never want to have an atlanta in charlotte. hoping not to repeat the experience they had a couple of weeks ago. state officials this morning told me they prepped the roads across the state since sunday. hundreds of accidents across the region. so far, here specifically, they have been okay. north carolina and south carolina, governors declaring states of emergency and schools out for 141,000 kids in charlotte. al. >> all right. peter alexander in charlotte. thank you.

as it makes its way up the coast, the 540 line is so important depending on where it sets up. that is the heavy snow to the west of that line. >> you will keep us informed. thank you. we appreciate it. let's get to olympic action in sochi. some of the biggest names on team usa are competing today. speed skater shani davis, julia mancuso on the slopes. natalie has that covered. >> good morning. after monday's bronze medal win, julia mancuso was hoping to add another medal in the downhill. it did not turn out the way she wanted. her olympic run is not over yet. julia mancuso entered the women's downhill looking to tie bode miller as the most decorated american skier in olympic history. she came up short placing eighth in the event that saw a tie for gold. mancuso has a shot at medal when she skis in the giant slalom on tuesday.

it follows another disappointment for team usa when the face of olympic snowboarding shaun white failed in the quest for the record third gold medal in the halfpipe. on the course criticized by competitors, white had a great qualifying run, but made costly mistakes. he finished fourth. >> doesn't have enough speed to try. it. >> as the gold went to switzerlands iouri podladtchikov. known as ipod. white opted out of the slopestyle and leaves sochi without a medal. >> i'm an olympian. i'm here with the u.s. team. it is like "rocky." he did not win. it was the fight to get here. as much as it hurts right now, i'm going to see my family and you know move on. >> down into the bottom. logan. >> a better result in slopestyle skiing where american devin

logan twirl her way into the medal. beat out for the gold by an incredible performance from canada's dara howell. >> she has done it. >> and erin hamlin won bronze. the first medal in singles luge for american men or women. and a barrier broken in the air as women's ski jumping soars in the olympics. women of the u.s. bobsled team witnesses history in the stands. cross country skiing falls. he tried to finish on a broken ski when the canadian coach jumped in with the replacement. the crowd roared as he completed the race. and if at first you don't succeed, the women of japan's hockey team have been trying to score an olympic goal for 16 years and finally success. take a bow.

>> well, speaking of hockey, a big rivalry game. the u.s. playing canada. you recall canada beat us for gold in vancouver on home turf. this time is grudge match. >> and the men's hockey team coming up in the show later as well. we will talk to shaun white in a moment about his performance in the halfpipe coming up in a couple of seconds. let's get everybody caught up on the medal count. norway with 12. canada in second with nine. eight for the netherlands and team usa has seven medals overall in fourth. natalie, bring us up to date on the headlines. >> everybody is talking about the state dinner at the white house last night. french president francois hollande did not have a date for the dinner. he was seated between president obama and first lady. he was welcomed on the red carpet.

celebrities were there like bradley cooper and julia louis-dreyfus. treated to a menu of caviar and ribeye beef and a typical american dinner. president obama welcomed guests hearty bon appetit. america is one step closer to pay its bills next month. tuesday, the house of representatives passed an extension to al law the government to borrow more money through 2015. the senate is expected to vote today. we have an important recall to tell you about. graco is recalling nearly 4 million car safety seats due to an issue with the seatbelt harness buckles. the problem could increase the risk of injury when the harness buckle fails unlatch delaying a quick exit in the car. the recall covers 11 of 18 models between 2009 and 2013. you can find out more information on our web site at

today.com. home at last. a fisherman from el salvador said he spent more than a year adrift in the pacific was home on tuesday. jose alvarenga was in tears and he could barely speak after his plane touched down in san salvador. he was discovered late last month after blown out to sea after a fishing trip. his family is glad he is alive and back home. and now to a story that hits close to home. tom brokaw revealed he is battling cancer. brokaw was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. doctors are optimistic about his treatment. tom released a statement saying with exceptional support of family and medical team and friends, i'm optimistic about treatments and look forward to my life and work and my adventures still to come. i remain the luckiest guy i know. he is in good hands.

we are sending our love to tom and his family. >> good spirits. >> hardest working guy. >> our best to him. >> mr. roker. let's get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. s.seconds. 7:14 on a wednesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures are chilly to start. 46 degrees, for example, in san francisco. this is a beautiful look from san bruno, one mile of

visibility. above the clouds, blue sky. it's not going to last forever. showers on the way as of tonight to parts of the bay area, north bay and north of the golden gate bridge. 59. limited sunshine in san francisco. east bay 68. 67 here in san jose. and that's your latest weather. matt. al, thanks very much. the men's halfpipe was last night. americans did not come up with a medal. shaun white with a fourth place finish. he did to the repeat. shaun is here with us. nice to have you here. >> i'm good. i wish i could say i was better. i'm all right. >> you said it hurt last night. you did not have to deal with a lot of disappointment in your career. you have been so successful. how are you dealing with it? >> it is tough. i dealt with this when i was younger coming up in the ranks of the sport. it feels like old times, i guess.

you know, i learned a lot from it. it was a tough night. for everyone. i'm appreciative of actually being an olympian and being here and competing and doing the whole part. i'm disappointed in my performance. >> the first run with a scrape and then more than a scrape. "the new york times" it shows what happened there. >> i have never seen it. >> that board is not supposed to bend like that. you hit the top of the halfpipe. what happened? >> it is doing the bendy. sport is making good boards. that was just my best attempt to salvage that run. i hope ca came up a little bit short on the run. that was a tough run. there were issues during practice in the previous days before the event. you know, they pulled together last minute for the event. i was definitely feeling the

pressure. >> were you feeling more pressure than normal? >> i think so. i pulled out of slopestyle which is something i wanted to compete in. i still stick by my decision to do that. i needed extra practice for the halfpipe. i had amazing qualifying run. i don't know. just didn't do it. >> you mentioned the amazing qualifying run. you had the highest score in the competition. it was in the qualifying run. if it was in the finals, you would have been a gold medalist. sorry to say that. >> one of the times where it was running through my head. i'm happy. i move on from here. i don't think it makes or breaks my career this one night. it is a disappointment. >> when i caught up with you in the mountains last week and you had a trick in your back pocket. if you were desperate, you were going to pull it out. as it turned out, that trick did not come out.

>> i did not make it to that trick which was more disappointing. if i lay down a run and i'm beaten, i'm okay with it. i put my best effort out and that's okay. this is so disappointing for me because i did not get that opportunity. it's all right. >> you tweeted before the finals to your fans and thanked them for your support. am i reading too much in that if i read that as a good-bye to competition? >> definitely not. i mean -- i got lost there for a minute. i feel like it was more of a thank you. two disciplines at the olympics. qualifying to get here. the russia calling and everything. it has been a journey to make it this far. i wanted to thank everybody that supported me and wish me luck. i needed it. >> i'm doing my math. you will be 31 years old when the games in south korea rolls around. is there a chance you can come

back and go out on top? >> i think so. i think so. [ applause ] >> i need everybody now more than ever. thank you, guys. >> shaun, it tells us something that you are down here this morning and sitting here doing this interview. there are other places you would rather be. i appreciate it. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> let's go over to savannah. matt, thank you. to a woman who made history in sochi. erin hamlin gave the women the first u.s. luge medal at any olympics ever. good morning and congratulations. >> thank you. >> luge has been an olympic sport for 50 years. no american man or woman has ever gotten a medal in luge singlines until you. >> yes. it felt great. i'm happy i was able to do it, obviously.

it is crazy coming into the games thinking i will make history. it never crossed my mind. i wanted to have four solid runs and enjoy myself and soak it all in with my third games. i have been before. i think that helps. it is a lot of fun. >> it is one thing to win a medal and another thing to make history and break that barrier. what does it do for the sport of luge? >> i hope moving into the future that it opens up doors for the future generations and brings more attention to luge. we are not exactly a mainstream sport. it will be interesting to see how that changes in the u.s. and help the kids coming up. >> take me through the final run. was there a moment where you could think i could do this? i could contend for a medal. >> going into the fourth run after the first three and having solid results, i thought if i make it down clean, i can do this. i'm going for that fourth around. a couple of spots on the track were a bit tricky. i knew i had to get through those clean. i knew halfway down.

when i got through there, i thought, holy cow. i knew once i got to the finish line i had a good run. it was going to be good. >> you have your whole family. you are from a little town of 1,900 people in new york. i know they are happy for you going to the olympics. what will they do when you come home with the silver medal? oh, my gosh. i can't imagine. it will be amazing and chaos. i can't wait to get back and share it with everybody. >> erin, congratulations. we will see you on the podium as you get the medal. >> thank you. >> we will have more on the historic ice storm crippling the u.s. and cancelling flights coast to coast. and the american's top pair turns in the best at sochi, but do they have the best to get gold? we will ask evan lysacek and kristi yamaguchi.

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french president hollande will be in san francisco today expected to meet with city liters and have lunch with local business leaders including google and twitter. coming from the nation's capital where he was invited by president obama for a state dinner last night. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> awesome shot to show you from san bruno. visibility a mile beneath the cloud deck. above the clouds, blue ska. area of low pressure on the way, showers to the north bay between 3:00 and 4:00. elsewhere, south of the golden gate bridge in particular, we're going it see comfortable weather today. 68 is the high in the east bay. 59 in san francisco, fog throughout the day. 61 on the north bay. showers between 3:00 and 4:00 and the same for tomorrow, mostly sonoma county. >> the north bay, as you showed

on the shot, east bay, tri-valley, this oakland, 880, where the deck itself is okay but low clouds hoover about that. oakland hills a patch toward of fog. 880 smooth here. path the coliseum, the warriors and heat play tonight. south, both directions for 880 jamming up. crash north 880 at 92, distraction around the interchange. the rest of the bay looking nice. look at the peninsula with orange blotches as well as livermore valley, low visibility. back to you. >> another local news update in a half hour. see you then.

♪ 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, it's the 12th of february, 2014. and what a pretty afternoon here in sochi. >> you know, coming up, one of the most anticipated events here in sochi, the men's hockey tournament about to get underway today. team usa first game tomorrow, can they take home the gold? we're going to catch up with three of that team's biggest stars right here in olympic park. plus, medals are going to be handed out tonight in the pairs figure skating. and the russians dominated tuesday's short program while an american duo posted a personal best score. we're going to look ahead to the free skate with kristi yamaguchi and evan lysacek.

back home, the president and mrs. obama welcomed 350 guests for a state dinner in honor of french president francois hollande. among the stars in attendance, bradley cooper. a 5-year-old wire cross terrier was crowned best in show at the dog show last night, a record 14th time that breed has been named top dog. and a dangerous mix of snow and ice is impacting millions of people from texas to the carolinas as that storm moves east more than 2,000 flights going to atlanta today have been canceled. check your local carrier. >> the weather channel is in the thick of it in augusta, georgia, this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: with the masters only only eight weeks away, the last thing they want is an ice storm in augusta, georgia. it's already accumulating on the trees. we're expecting it to get to an

inch. imagine eight times the ice on these tree limbs. and many of them will succumb to that and fall over. that's what we expect. a lot of these to fall over. we've also had at times a mixture of sleet. that's the worst-case scenario. freezing rain coming down, temperatures at 30, throw something down on the ground, it's already 32 degrees and that means you're accelerating in the cooldown process of the roads. interstate 20 from atlanta all the way to south carolina is going to be an absolute mess. scenes like this with potentially 4 to 8 times the ice we see already here are going to be very, very common, unfortunately, across georgia and south carolina. you have to go back to 2000 the last time we had power outages we're expecting here. somewhere in the tune of 500,000 people. and they will be without power for a couple of weeks potentially from what we're hearing. an awful situation in the south as we work our way through mid february. back to you. >> all right. jim canadian story, thank you. >> mr. roker has more on the storm and where it's headed.

>> this thing is a bear and going to cause bigger and bigger problems. take a look at what we're experiencing and expecting for today. first of all here, the weather, you can't ask for nicer weather but as you go up to the mountains, this beautiful weather is not exactly what people are looking for, especially the skiers. tonight, 24, in the upper areas, upper 30s in the valleys, for tomorrow, more of the same, temperatures up into the upper 30s, mid-50s as you get closer to the valleys. now, as far as weather stateside, you can expect in the pacific northwest more heavy rain, avalanche warnings, as well. why, we've got a big storm system coming in and it's going to cause a major problem. the good news is, it's helping some of the drought situations but the rain isn't getting where it needs to be, but upward of 3 to 4 inches of rain along the pacific northwest coast and the mountains upwards of a well, the a chilly start to

the day but we'll see a nice finish. plenty of fog throughout to go around, though. san francisco shows you widespread cloud cover. however, it's mostly low clouds in the city by the bay. find fog in the north bay seeing that cloud touch the ground here. travel kaucautiously through sa rafael. south bay 67 degrees today. tomorrow, looks good as well. friday, valentine's day, comfortable conditions, all across the board. hope you have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al. thank you very much. the u.s. men's hockey team getting ready for the first faceoff tomorrow. with us now along with a couple of his teammates patrick kane. good to see you all. silver medal in vancouver. you were there, 13 members of that team are back for this year. how much pressure on you? what are the expectations? >> the expectations are always a little bit after what we did in

vancouver. a lot of returning players that know how hard it is to get back to the gold medal game. and we know it's going to be a lot of work. but we're excited to be back here. >> patrick, you've got ten of your chicago blackhawk teammates in different jerseys playing for different countries. is that strange to see them on rival teams? and is there tension there? >> yeah. it's different. two of my teammates, i remember lining up against some of my teammates in canada in 2010 and looking at each other, not really saying anything, but laughing and puck drops and you go and play. little bit different. >> ryan, when people hear usa/russia, they think of 1980 and the miracle on ice. you've got this in your dna. tell us who your dad is. and does he have hockey connections? >> he has a few. he was obviously on that 1980 team. you know, it's very exciting to hear everyone talk about that

game. >> and to come here to russia with a chance to take home a gold medal. >> are you guys deep down in your heart hoping to have a rematch of that epic game in 2010 against canada? is that how you hope it ends? >> i don't think that game will be tough to replicate. but you never wish for an opponent. but i think that's the type of team if you're going to win the gold, you've got to go through them. >> team usa, getting in action tomorrow. and as we mentioned, saturday against the russians. by the way, i got some tickets to that game, savannah. we're in good shape. >> i'll be very nice to you. >> thanks very much. coming up next, can the americans take home a medal in tonight's finale of the pairs figure skating competition? we'll ask the experts, kristi yamaguchi and evan lysacek are here with their crystal balls ready right after this. ♪

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welcome back to sochi. and that's a look at the iceberg here in olympic park. it's home to these games marquee event, figure skating. ♪ the pairs competition wraps up after the historic start in the short program. how do you follow-up winning the gold medal? by setting a new world record. >> perfect. >> fresh off helping russia take the top spot in the team skating competition, pairs favorite tatiana volosozhar and maxim trankov dazzled in the short program tuesday night. >> if they skate it clean, it literally unbeatable. >> and with home ice advantage on their side, they look likely to bring the pairs gold back to russia to the nation that won the 12th straight olympic games from 1964 all the way to torino in '06. >> gold medal in the pair event after a gold medal in the team event would ignite this crowd, establish that russia is 100%

back. >> but some of their closest competition comes from fellow countrymen. they got the crowd roaring tuesday. twisting, turning and jumping into third. meanwhile germany gave a colorful interpretation of the "pink panther." >> oh, my goodness, that was huge. >> to claim second place heading into wednesday's preskate. >> one element for the russian and the clean german team, they could pull off an upset. >> this is gargantuan. >> and top american pairs marissa and simon set a personal best and hoping for a similar success when they hit the ice again today. >> well, they've done their job. >> let's bring in today olympic correspondents and gold medal winners, evan lysacek and kristi yamaguchi. good morning to both of you.

>> good morning. >> let's start with the americans marissa and simon. they had a personal best, but ended in ninth place. is there still a chance to be in medal contention tonight, evan? >> definitely. like you said, they had a personal best and the olympics tends to do that for so many olympians. they took care of business in the short program and they sit just inside the top ten and say they are going to try to throw a quadruple the salchow tonight. who knows, that could give them the edge they need. >> that would rack up some points. >> serious points to jump into the top group. >> kristi, do you think the fact they competed in the team event was helpful for them to work out the jitters? >> i think it was definitely an advantage. gave them the feel of the audience. and got the long program for the team competition. they got the quad sal out there. and almost had it. they're raring to go and i think they want to do it for the

individual event. >> let's talk about tatiana and maxim. they were fabulous. a huge score, is that a score that was warranted in your mind, evan? >> absolutely. these guys' technique is next level. they're flawless, perfect on all of their tricks. complexity is there, incredible speed, skate very close together. it should have been a world record. >> if there were a gold medal for outfits. who would we give it to last night? >> evan would give it to plyushenko. >> she's my girl. >> they skated to the pink panthers. outfit aside, she pulls it off. do you think they are contenders, as well? >> absolutely. they are four-time world champions and they've been sitting in that second, third position for a long time and they really, really want this olympics. so, you know, plyushchenko, they always bring something different to the ice, innovative with the choreography. and they have a chance, they absolutely do.

it's great to have them in the mix. >> i was in the arena the other night. such a home-field advantage for the russians. they are cheering so hard. how does that affect you on the ice and you know all these cheers are for your competitors? >> well, it can affect athletes in a different way. for some of them, it's going to throw them off for sure. we've seen them so far. we saw it a little bit in the team competition. the russians are very loud and very pro-russia. but for other athletes, they've used that to their advantage. and tonight is going to be very telling because the germans skate last and they say they may put in their last element of throw triple axel, which is their hardest trick to end the night. that'd be a nice surprise for all of us. >> and kristi, i have to mention a little history here, you were a pairs figure skater early in your career. do you like where the sport is right now? >> oh, absolutely. i think it's progressed. you're seeing the pairs doing the innovative things. i think the chemistry between the skaters that you see right now, you know, each generation is developing and improving from

the next. the top three skaters you see right now are amongst the top that we've ever seen. it's really exciting. >> the competition is fierce. we'll see you tonight. great to have you here. thank you so much for bringing your perspectives. and reminder, catch complete coverage tonight on nbc prime time. still to come from here, matt and al show you how to relax like an olympian. if you're a little scared, join the club. got to get those pictures out of your head. but up next, jenna is learning to dance like an olympian right after this. ♪

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but you might be known for your beyonce dance moves. >> i can't help it. she just gets me going and i just get excited. >> she wrote on your facebook page? >> yes. and i about cried. >> you did cry or -- >> i got a little emotional. i look up to my girl "b," but unbelievable. >> so, i can't dance. neither can they. >> speak for yourself. >> come on over. >> come on over. >> so, you can bust out some moves? >> you go for it. >> come on. drop the beat. >> drop the beat? >> rolling. >> i can't hear anything. >> that's okay. dance in our heard. show me what you do. >> oh, oh -- >> come on, guys. >> natalie. >> we're not going to get involved in this. >> come on, natalie!

>> yeah, natalie! >> savannah! savannah! >> kate, congratulations. nice to meet you. >> she's the dancer, clearly. >> yes, we are not. >> thank you. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you, kate. >> take us out to break. coming up, silver in slopestyle will tell us the creative way she was planning to celebrate. how do you relax like an olympian? my man matt and i will show you, if you dare to watch. >> now he's your man? >> yes. >> all right. >> when you go through something like this together, you become soul mates. >> first, your local news and weather. ♪

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good morning. 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. after almost two years of waiting, the trial against the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar is moving forward. garcia-torres has been sitting in jail for two years. he'll finally be arraigned tomorrow. that's when the formal charges are read to him. he has not entered a plea. garcia-torres was indicted yesterday by a santa clara county grand jury, it means the trial can go forward. lamar last seen march 16th, 2012, in her home in morgan hill. she never made to school. her body has never been found. let's check our weather with christina. >> good morning to you at home. interesting day we have shaping up. microclimates will make an appearance. san francisco, 46 degrees right now, fog will linger throughout the day.

limited sunshine means temperatures are only going to reach into the upper 50s here. whereas we're going to see upper of 60s in the south bay. 65 for us. in east bay, 68 degrees. 61 san francisco. 63 degrees in the north bay, showers moving in between 3:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. we have a better chance for tomorrow. here's mike and your drive. >> looking over here towards cloudy skies, fog in places but should burn off as christina says. this is not related. show drive southbound from university towards embarcadero. the sign, that's where there's a crash. waiting for a flatbed tow truck but made its way out of the lane on the shoulder. slow drive from marsh road, redwood city, palo alto out of menlo park. coming into the area, folks across the bridge, dumbarton and san mateo into south bay a big issue. orange highlighted there, that's fog in the northern peninsula side. southbound, southbound directions clear through south bay. it's the north bound as we know. that's our commute. >> slow drive, take it easy.

another local news update in a half hour.

♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, silver lining playbook, meet american slope styler skier devin logan who jumped and twisted and turned her way into the record book as she brings home her first olympic medal. plus, an exclusive look at the kremlin, rare access inside the giant fortress that president putin calls home. and the hundreds of years of history behind these walls. and from russia with love -- >> can we come in? >> be prepared as al and i learn how to relax like the russians. >> nobody told me about that. >> "today," wednesday, february

12th, 2014. >> hello, muncie, indiana, from the games. >> friends and family for all the long time support. i hope i made everyone proud. >> thanks to my parents. they came all the way to russia to help me win a bronze medal. >> congrats, erin. hey, what's up! >> good morning. >> thanks for all your support. we're happy to represent the united states. >> hey, sacramento. >> hello philadelphia. >> go usa! >> and we're back with more of "today" on a wednesday morning, 12th day of february, 2014. as we say pass the sunscreen. it's 65 degrees here on our set at olympic park on this wednesday morning. it's just unbelievable. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, natalie morales, jenna bush hager and al roker. >> you say pass the sunscreen

and i say pass the blindfold. the sight of you and al in the russian bath house together. let me tell you, you can't unsee that. >> what are you saying? >> everybody knows what we're saying. >> we're going to get to that. that could be one of your olympic highlights, but there are others coming up, as well. let's begin by talking about this dangerous ice storm in the southern united states. al's been telling us, tens of thousands already without power. that number is expected to grow throughout the day. nbc's peter alexander's in charlotte. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good day to here. the mid 60s there and now here in the mid 20s. already you can see the snow is falling here in charlotte. expected to be like this throughout the course of this day into the evening. even into the morning hours as well. six inches, maybe 12 inches of snow expected to fall across parts of the carolina today. the conditions have been pretty bad. certainly for drivers. check out these pictures from atlanta today. treacherous conditions. snow, sleet, freezing rain in places making it dangerous for drivers.

we are told at least six people have been killed on the roads in texas. and in mississippi, hundreds of accidents across the region, some spinouts being caused as a result of that as well. it's not just the roads that are dangerous though. the skies are being forced to shut down. at least in terms of the aircraft flying. 2,800 flight cancellations today. about 100,000 people now already without power as a result of this. you want to take the precautions and look at what people are doing across the carolinas. these pictures are being tweeted to us. the store shelves are empty, being raided, as people take the necessary precautions in a storm that could last for a while. if we get the ice storm we are anticipating, ice an inch thick this storm could last for days. matt and savannah? >> peter alexander. >> it's so dangerous out. >> it will get worse. because what happens is once you

get ice and the power lines and the trees, they'll come down. this is a very, very vigorous system. in fact, if you look right now, you can see down through the gulf, central georgia, that yellow and red, those are thunderstorms going on right now. you go to the north, that pink, that's the ice. look at atlanta, georgia. the roads starting to coat over with snow and ice. just to the north of georgia, we have already picked up about three to four inches of snow. you get into north carolina, we're talking about a foot of snow. right now the latest on airline cancellations, 2,800. the delays so far, atlanta, freezing rain. charlotte is snow. memphis is snow. and as you look at the ice accumulation, the dark purple. anywhere from one to two inches of ice. which will coat the roads, bring down power lines and trees and so we're talking not only delays and widespread power outages, but then on top of that, snow. roanoke, 10 to 14 inches of snow. further to the north, anywhere

from five to eight inches, new york city, up to nine. six inches of snow up into boston. so this system is really very powerful. we have been talking, we haven't seen a winter like this since 1982. it really is a ground breaking winter and this storm they're going to be -- it's going in the history books. >> oh, wow. thank you up. we want to get you caught up on the olympic highlights. we go up on the mountain of rosa chose tour. >> good morning. julia mancuso hoped to add her collection but like shaun white, no such luck. and shani davis, the speedskater is where the attention moves to next. this morning, the american shani davis walks away from the thousand meter speedskating event without a medal. it finished minutes ago. that follows a rough day on the

slopes for american snowboarder shaun white. >> shaun white landing flat. >> he missed the podium and the chance for a threepeat in the event he won in both vancouver and torino. after not one -- >> oh! >> -- but two falls in the finals. >> oh, my goodness. white comes in with heavy contact on the deck. >> he joined us on "today" with an explanation. >> it was a tough halfpipe to ride. really tough. there were issues during practice for the previous day. >> his teammate shani davis failed to medal, coming in a disappointing tenth. >> there's a new czar in the halfpipe. >> the gold went to the russian, competing under the switzerland flag. >> you only live once.

>> after nailing his trademark move. nothing but love between competitors. >> i love him, i love to watch him. he's my inspiration always. >> a historic day for the inaugural women's ski jumping event. awarded to germany, austria and france. bittersweet for the women of team usa walking away empty handed. today in the ice skating, the figure skating pairs go for gold. >> perfect! >> setting new world records in the short program. >> 84. >> it's the highest score ever recorded. by pairs in a short program. >> also competing, castelli and the pair finished in ninth place on tuesday, but they performed the personal best. >> that's amazing, we never

thought we'd get this far. >> and there's more -- there's more heated rivalry on the ice today where team usa in hockey faces canada. back to shaun white, he talks about the pressure on him. you feel it. the whole crowd went silent as he took on the halfpipe. and looks like that pressure got to him. >> yeah. >> he admitted it. >> keir, thank you. >> natalie has the other headlines of the morning. >> good morning. well, closing arguments today in the murder trial of a florida man accused of shooting a black teen during an argument over loud music. software engineer michael dunn testified tuesday he pulled time the gas station next to several teens in an suv. he said he was threatened in a dispute and thought he saw a gun barrel. he was asked why he didn't call

police until the next day. >> you're right, it sounds crazy and i couldn't tell you what i was thinking when it was happening. all i can tell you is i didn't do it. >> prosecutors say the teens were unarranmed and he fired ni shots. home at last. a fisherman from el salvador who spent more than a year adrift in the pacific arrived back home tuesday night. he could barely speak after his plane touched down. he was discovered in the marshall islands late last month after he was blown out to sea after a fishing trip. a growing problem in the skies had the fbi taking extreme action to catch offenders. the agency is offering a $10,000 reward to catch people who point lasers into airplane cockpits. the faa says the number of reported incidents increased

from 2,800 in 2010 to nearly 4,000 last year. well, this morning archrivals north korea and south korea held the first high level talks in seven years. officials met along the fortified border and explored ways to improve ties which have been strained by the north's nuclear activities. the north demanded south korea cancelled joint military exercises at the u.s. due to start later on this month. sky was the limit tuesday night at the westminster kennel club dog show. a wire fox terrier named sky was named best in show. the 5-year-old is from riyal toe, california. the runner-up was a standard poodle. it featured dogs from all 50 states and 14 countries. this was the 14th time that a wire fox terrier has taken the title. beautiful dog. 8:10 right now. let's get another check of your

8:10 on a wednesday morning. good morning i'm christina loren. temperatures really warm today in the tri-valley and the east bay up to 68 degrees. san fransisco, limited sunshine. we're tracking showers on the way to the north bay. several systems heading to the bay area. several will fall apart as they make their way in. sunday, a new potent system comes through and we could be tall t's your up to half an inch. er. your everyday life. u.s. snowboarders, good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> thanks so much. are you all ready to learn? >> yeah. let's go. >> okay. so when you guys do something cool, what do you snowboarders normally say when something's kind of cool? >> just like everybody else, awesome.

>> all right. so the saying in russian, but eta cruta, but what is snowboarder slang for darn or awe shucks when something goes wrong? >> well, we shouldn't say it. i don't think you can say it on tv. >> no, you can't say it on tv. but i can tell you in russian what you can say. you can say yokie pokie. that's right. don't you feel better now? any time there's something that goes wrong, what will you say? >> yokie pokie. >> there you go. thank you so much. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and that's al's russian class for this morning. yokie pokie. today's medal count is brought to you by mcdonald's. i'm lovin' it.

>> all right. let's check the medal count right now, norway is leading with 12, followed by canada. t the netherlands and the united states. >> all right. when we come back in "trending," what's the most asked question in sochi? danny knows the question, where's the beer? all right. >> and then fancy moves for a sweet silver, devin logan on her plans after winning in ski slope style. and brace yourself -- >> uh-oh. >> matt and al are going to show you how to relax like an olympian, maybe close your eyes. but first, these messages. ♪ [ female announcer ] any moment can be made better

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♪ ♪ [ children shouting indistinctly ] ♪ [ male announcer ] there simply aren't enough hours in the day. yet somehow, they still find time to dream. [ timer beeping ] ♪ now it's our time to show our support. ♪ all right, we're back in sochi with "what's trending today." we are all here in olympic park. and by the way, behind us, the dancing waters of the fountain have started again, cue the music. and while a lot of people are busy snapping selfies on the ground, the folks at nasa are

capturing some dazzling images from space. take a look. this is what sochi's so-called coastal cluster looks like from 260 miles in space. >> it's pretty beautiful. >> well, johnson space center tweeted incredible picture, the view from the international space station. so, all right, if you look closely, you can actually see the olympic flame. see that there? >> oh, cool. >> yeah. >> our set right there. and then see that large structure to the right? that's matt's dressing room. >> yes. >> and it is visible from space! >> yes. >> somewhere all that hair spray -- >> very large dressing room. >> do you know what the hottest commodity is here at the olympics? >> what? >> you would think a gold meda or any medal, but no, you won't see a lot of this or see a lot of this at the games. talking about alcoholic beer, to be exact. this is nice and cold. it is 60 degrees, right? >> how is it? >> oh, good. well, the russians are staging

with -- they're of course vodka specialists -- but staging with the "wall street journal" to call it the driest olympics in memory. >> which is funny because this is the warmest. alcohol banned inside stadiums. there are a few places inside the olympic park where you can get a nice cold one. best alternative is a nice nonalcoholic beer. >> oh. >> so, i know you want one of these. oh, he's on camera right now. >> is it good? >> i'll save this for you later. >> hold on, let's ask the experts. bob yager. >> by the way, that would not be our camera guy's first beer today. >> here you go. >> take a breath, bob. >> that's a large sip. >> bob, bob, bob! yes! bob! >> bob. [ applause ] >> it's all right. >> are you sure? okay. may as well finish that off. >> are you sure? you want to take another sip? >> speaking of that, bob costas, of course, was out last night. >> yeah. >> matt filled in. you got great reviews. >> thank you very much. >> question is, will he be called into service tonight? bob is on the phone. first of all, bob, tell us how

you're doing. so many people are rooting for you and worrying about you a little bit. >> well, thank you. actually, i don't feel that bad. and the irony of it is, we've all felt worse than i feel right now and gone in to work. we're lucky to have the jobs we've had. i've done lots of ball games and lots of events feeling much less than my best, but in this case, it's just involuntary. it's an eye infection, and my eyes are so blurry and watery, and they have become so light-sensitive, that even in dim light, they're constantly tearing up, and so, i can't possibly be in the studio. so, it's not a case of just saying, oh, what the heck, i'll go in not feeling well. it's just not possible to be in the studio. so, i don't know if i'm the first one to break it to you, but you're coming out of the bull pen again tonight, matt. >> yeah, no, i got the text message a couple of minutes ago. you are so good at this job. i had to go in early. you go in, you just kind of bang it out. i had to go in early, not to practice my lines but to lysol your whole dressing room. >> oh!

[ laughter ] but everybody there misses you, bob -- >> here's all i can offer you. in return for this -- >> what? >> i promise to step in on the next ten "steals and deals" and "ambush makeovers." >> deal. >> yes! >> you've got a date, bob. >> you're on. >> we're sorry, bob, because you've had an enviable record. you've done what, every olympics since 1988? >> well, actually, some of the winter olympics in the '90s, but every olympics that nbc has had since 1988, and that means every olympics of any kind since 2000. we've had every one since that summer and winter. >> and done it better than anybody else has. bob, get better. we'll see you, hopefully -- no, let me say that again, we'll see you tomorrow. [ laughter ] >> take care of that eye, bob. >> feel better. >> love you. >> and that's "what's trending today."

>> announcer: "today's olympic moment" is brought to you by coca-cola. open a coke and enjoy the games. >> and now to "today's olympic moment," a medal for a first-time olympian in the debut of ski slopestyle. >> devin logan was very impressive in the qualifying round. >> with head bobbing and hands grooving, devin logan took off on her olympic run in the women's slopestyle skiing finals. after a couple 540s, logan wowed the crowd with a leftside cork 720. that's two complete spins. >> logan with a terrific run to start the finals. >> and since, the top scores have put her in medal contention. run number two ended a bit bumpier. >> logan spins out. >> with a tumble turned penguin slide. >> no additional style points for the penguin slide. >> but for the vermont native who's been skiing since she was

2 years old it was enough to secure the silver. and join canadians dara howell and kim lamarre on the medal podium, a sweet early birthday present for logan, who turns 21 next week. her next stop after sochi? she says, vegas, baby. but right now, silver medalist devin logan is with us here in olympic park. devin, good morning to you. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> it's your first olympics, first medal, and the first time ski slopestyle has been an event here. has that sunk in yet? >> it hasn't sunken in yet, but it's such an honor to stand on the podium for my country. >> a lot of this crazy warm weather we're having, did that affect you in either direction? was it good, bad or make no difference? >> it affected me in a little ways. the snow's really slushy and warm, so our speed was affected by that, but we had our wax techs up there putting some juice on our skis and getting us over the jumps, and i just thought of it as another spring

day skiing, so it was fun. >> i was reading that you kind of got yourself mentally in that place and thought, you know, i'm going to treat this like a spring day and let it ride. >> yeah. and that's how i kind of psyched myself up and not put any pressure on it. just going out there, having fun with my friends. >> you had an amazing first run. i mean, how did that feel as you're just cruising down the slopes and just rocking out? >> landing the last jump and knowing that you put up a good run and hearing the crowd roar was awesome. my heart was racing. i couldn't stop shaking, my legs, from adrenaline, and it was the best feeling in the world. >> i mean, honestly, it took near perfection to beat you, dara howell, who came in with that insane run. and i know you had said that you're actually happy she did so well, because if you're going to lose to anybody, you want somebody to have done that well. >> definitely. our ski industry's so small, so we know everyone. we're up at the top cheering on everyone, and she had an amazing run, she's an awesome skier, and i wouldn't have wanted to stand next to anyone else. so it was fun having my friends on the podium with me.

>> something interesting about you, in 2012 and '13, you were injured. and rather than just sit around, you decided to actually become a freestyle skiing judge. do you think that changed your perspective and help you ultimately see it from they are perspective? >> absolutely. seeing from the judges booth, what they wanted to see from competitors and runs to get the top spot. now when i make up miles per hour my runs, i always have those voices in my head saying you need to grab this or put that there. so, it definitely helped shape my run altogether. so, it landed me on the podium. >> absolutely. happy 21st birthday. be careful in vegas. be careful with the medal. >> i'm not going to bring this. >> devin logan, thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, matt and al will share their wild adventure at that russian bath house. first, some pretty images from our friends at getty. ♪

very good wednesday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. investigators in san jose talking with witnesses that saw a deadly stabbing overnight. they said a fight broke out in johnny v's. it poured out into the street and one man stabbed another in the chest. officers recovered the knife allegedly used in that stabbing. mike, how is it looking out there? >> it is tough in spots. not because of the fog though. hazy skies and a slow drive on the 101. another crash at university that is just starting to move better.

backed up out of san mateo. a smooth drive across the bridges, but earlier a stall is cleared. heading out to their east 580, we just got word that the alert saying it was fully closing, east 580 is open, it's just ramps because of a fuel spill. you're getting slow later. thank you. >> thank you, i'll be back with another local news update for you in half an hour. have a great one. every day i spend three hours on weights.

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♪ oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> all she needed was a little bit of music. it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning, february 12th, 2014. now known for her dance moves as well as -- great to have kate here. watch out, beyonce. >> exactly.

nothing on kate hansen. >> wow. >> i like it. >> nice to have you along. good morning, i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer, natalie morales, al roker, and jenna bush hager. >> and we'll talk about her front-row seat for the men's halfpipe finals last night. you were more nervous than the competitors. >> i covered my eyes half way through every run and yelled out. but it was an amazing night. slightly disappointing. >> but very cool to see it live. also, lindsey breaks down this morning's competition. talking about lindsey vonn. all right. but first, let's take a turn to our return to the luge final countdown. >> oh. >> al and i have been made to suffer over the years squeezing ourselves into many, many costumes. al liked it, actually. >> i did. >> i'm still recovering from the spandex during wrestling in

london. >> this time we decided no costumes. that's right. of course, you might want to keep the kids away, put the dog away in the closet because matt and i learned to relax like olympians russian bathhouse style. >> oh. >> al, we've partied like olympians, we've had swagger like olympians. >> i think it's time to relax, chill out like an olympian. >> can we come in? here we go. now i'm a little nervous. >> could've done without the hats. >> yeah. but take a look at this view. >> we've stalled as long as we can stall. >> here we go. >> in here? >> do you have like three hands? feels like there's more than two things going on right now?

>> what did i do to you? >> that tingles. ow. >> hey, al? >> yeah? >> i'm not sure how much more of the recreational spanking i can take, what do you say we go for a soak? >> yeah. >> here we go. >> it can't be any worse than this. >> oh, nobody told me about that! oh, where did that come from? oh. >> this is like the second to last scene in the cannibal movie. so now we know how to relax like olympians. >> yeah. by making matt and al soup. >> all we needed was wylee.

coyotes. >> it was fun at the time. afterward, it left a little bit of mark on my back. >> recreational spanking. >> felt like hazing. >> yeah. it did. >> what were the hats all about? >> cool, right? look. >> it would look really good on a house plant, perhaps. >> right. >> we can't let you have all the fun. tomorrow, we're going to find out how to be olympic speed skating cheerleaders. >> really? >> really. >> how dare you. >> where are your outfits? >> just wait. >> all right. now how about a check of the weather? >> let's show you what we've got today. of course, we've got the brutal weather to the southeast with the icy conditions from all the way from georgia into the carolinas. wet weather and windy weather into the pacific northwest. snow around the great lakes. tomorrow we're expecting more rain and snow in the pacific

northwest, icy conditions make their way up the east coast with heavier snow, more snow also around the great lakes. sunny and cool through the gulf coast. sunshine and warm weather continues from the southwest on into texas. that 8:35 on a wednesday morning. good morning, i'm christina loren. plenty of low clouds across the bay area as we head through the day today that will be the story. we're expecting showers to move it in from the north bay and pressing to the south. for the most part that moisture will stay. we're at 29 in mountain view right now. i want to tell you we have a good looking day. 60 in san francisco, 63 degrees in the north bay. >> and that's your latest weather. matt and savannah? >> it was an historic day in sochi on tuesday as women's ski jumping, the event made the olympic debut. in a moment, more than a decade

in the making. >> they are with us now, members of team usa who were there for this historic moment and fought so hard for it. ladies, good morning. >> good morning. >> are you feeling like trailblazers this morning? >> it's hard to say. it's been quite emotional time and it's been really fun and it's great to be at the olympics and we can call ourselves olympians now. ready for a whole generation of ski jumpers to come behind us. >> you talk about it being an emotional time. it obviously made history. did either of you or any of you think of that historic significance the first time you stepped on top of the jump? >> i think you try and forget about that and just treat it like any other competition. if you think about it's the olympics and it's every four years, it can get a little overwhelming. so you try and dial it down. but it is historical and it's great to be a part of. >> jessica, we heard wind was a little bit of a factor for some of the jumpers. did you feel that? did you feel it affected you at

all? >> you know, it might of. but the truth is, it's an outdoor sport and sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. and we train to be able to deal with all sorts of conditions. we got what we got and performed to the best of our ability last night. >> sara, you're coming off an injury, do you think you came back a little early? would you like to have had a little more time? >> of course i wish i could have rehabbed completely and my knee was giving me quite a bit pain these jumps leading up to and wish i could have had more training jumps. but for me, it's a privilege to compete next to these girls and be part of this historical day. i worked my butt off to be here and i have to be proud of that. >> anybody looking ahead four years thinking they might be want to be part of the second time during the winter games? >> i haven't thought about what i'm doing tomorrow. >> yeah. >> it's going to be a crazy event then, too, and i hope i'm there to see it.

i doubt i'll be competing, but it's great to see the sport moving forward and that there is another olympics. >> first ever members of the women's ski jumping team for the united states in the olympics. it sounds nice, ladies, congratulations. >> thank you. >> well done. >> thank you. and coming up next, we've got an exclusive look inside the kremlin. rare access beyond the walls of that giant fortress. and then lindsey vonn on the women's downhill competition she would have been competing in were she not injured.

♪ and welcome back to olympic park in sochi. we're getting to learn a lot about this part of russia from the black sea to the caucasus mountains, but the capital of moscow is 1,000 miles to the north. and at its heart is that huge and impressive fortress the

kremlin. center of power for centuries and where president putin resides. keir, good morning to you once again. >> reporter: hey, again, savannah. i sure did. this village in a sense could be a symbol of president putin's power. he brought the olympics here. and this entire village was built for the olympics. but his feat of power, as you say is the kremlin. and every room you walk through is awesome. >> reporter: for hundreds of years, the seat of russian power, the ebb and flow of history. the president runs this vast country from the kremlin. so here we are. >> inside the kremlin palace. >> reporter: come with us up the very same steps in the heart of vladimir putin's government. around every corner, breathtaking splendor, a

monument to russia's path. >> reporter: you see the names of the brave all down these walls. >> reporter: the kremlin has been inhabited since before the birth of christ but began to take shape in the 15th century. >> and we're entering the medieval russia. >> through golden doors. >> right up in that corner there is a little window. >> well, that was for the wife. she normally did not take part in the ceremonies, but she could watch. >> reporter: while not part of the kremlin, this beautiful church right across the square was commissioned bizarre ivan the terrible. strange to have something so beautiful through someone so infamous. >> here they've got ground -- this was their home church. and here they got buried. >> reporter: amazingly, even in times of turmoil and revolution,

the churches were not destroyed. there is still so much gold leaf on one that it is a world heritage site. and many leaders have rose to these walls. >> he wanted to walk in peace. it's a relatively quiet place right in the middle of the city. >> joseph stalin walked here? >> yes, in this very park. >> reporter: throughout communism, the kremlin remains the heart of government, successive soviet leaders ruling from behind massive kremlin walls that few could penetrate. the history, the riches, the splend splendor, and the work of government continues. president putin walks this very corridor. and this is as far as the "today" show is allowed on this occasion. president putin's private residence. just going to -- had to give it

a go. >> reporter: and president putin wasn't available on that day, but he's found time in his schedule, and president putin joins us -- joking. i'm kidding, savannah. sorry. >> oh, man. >> reporter: walking around the kremlin there, you really get a sense of the russian mentality, as well. they're a proud people on the world stage. and you can see that when you walk around the kremlin like that. >> well, it's very impressive. stand in red square and see that. keir, thank you so much. great inside look. coming up next, lindsey vonn breaks down the action up at rosa khutor. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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all right. welcome back to sochi. one of the biggest events so far today, women's downhill skiing at the last winter games in 2010, the race belongs to lindsey vonn as she grabs the gold medal. she hoped to repeat in sochi, but as you know was forced out because of that devastating knee injury. lindsey, good morning to you. >> hey, matt. >> hey, we're going to go through the results in the women's downhill in a second, tough for you to see them come in? you know, obviously this is the race you wanted to be a part of. >> yeah, it's definitely disappointing. this whole olympics has been tough for me to watch. but at the same time, i'm still cheering on my teammates and looking forward to seeing a lot of americans on the top of the podium. >> all right. julia mancuso finished eighth in the women's downhill today. you're going to get to see the run a little later tonight. but does the result surprise you at all, lindsey?

>> yeah, a little bit, julia's coming off a bronze medal in the combined and super combined. and she's skiing so well. did well in the downhill training runs. so i kind of expected her to get another medal. at the same time, she's got two more events she definitely can medal in. you know, her olympics are still very bright. but, you know, i think the conditions definitely played a factor. i talked to my friend maria who won the super combined and said it was getting soft in the bottom of the course. but must have skied very well to still have won considering her starting number. >> yeah. you talk about winning. there was actually a tie for the gold medal, which i don't think has ever happened before. let's look ahead to friday in the super combined for the men. we talked a little bit about bode miller the other day, lindsey. and he had a disappointing finish in the downhill. as an athlete, how do you get that and knock it out of your head and get ready for the next event? >> well, i think, you know, having disappointing races

definitely, for me, at least, motivates me and makes me even more determined in the next race. sometimes you just need to get the butterflies out of the way and then after that you'll be totally fine. so i'm very hopeful that bode's going to get not just one but hopefully two or three more medals to add to his list of his long list of medals the last couple of games. but just stay focused and stay -- you know, stay focused on the task at hand and he's going to do well, i know it. >> and, of course, ted ligety skiing on friday, as well. by the way, i need to thank you, lindsey, you made fun of my hat the other day and that prompted a lot of e-mails where people agreed with you and said it was the worst hat ever. i've now dedicated myself to finding better hats to impress you. and i have one, i think, today that is going to go a long way to working in that area. so, scale of one to ten, this is a -- >> that's -- that's a huge

improvement, matt. it went from a zero to maybe a two. >> oh. thank you. okay. we're gaining. all right, lindsey. you wait. wait until i pull out a hat tomorrow. lindsey vonn. thanks very much. >> we'll see what you can do. thanks, matt. >> and i'm sending you one of these home, okay. >> oh, thank you. a closer look at the men's halfpipe competition. but first, this is "today" on nbc. almond.

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blue diamond almonds. official snack nut of the u.s. ski team. ♪ and we are back with an inside look at one of the most anticipated events here in sochi. jenna, you had one of the best seats in the house for the men's halfpipe. >> i sure did. even though i covered my eyes for most of it. even though shaun white didn't win a medal, there was plenty of excitement to keep the fans glued to their seats. >> reporter: it was a night of chills, thrills, and yes, spills. and both on and off the course, it was a wild ride for everyone at the event, including me. >> that's his power move. >> 12 snowboarders threw down their best high-flying tricks. but only those that made it look easy would bring home the hardware. >> what are you excited to watch tonight? >> we're really excited to see

shaun. >> shaun. >> shaun. >> reporter: yes, american fans had their eyes on snowboarding team shaun white and danny davis. >> shaun white gets it going. >> but it was not meant to be. >> oh, my goodness. >> how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? can i have a hug? >> i've been better. thank you. >> talk to me about what happened there. >> i went for it. i went for the win and it just wasn't working out. wasn't my night. >> danny davis who came in tenth faired no better. >> davis goes down. >> still, davis put on a brave face. >> you still have a smile? >> yeah. for the most part, you know. maybe down inside i'm crying a little. >> but fans lucky enough to score an up close perch witnessed the flight. >> the yolo flip, you only live once. >> and an epic performance by the swiss boarder who launched

himself off the wall and into olympic history. >> there it is! >> as for shaun white, he may have lost the gold, but never that olympic spirit. >> shaun white coming to the realization that he has passed the torch and his reign may be over. >> these are the moments that can make me stronger. we can come back, see my friends and go play music and stop thinking about snowboarding for a while and come back to it. >> well, it was a disappointing night for the americans, although the ipod did bring out the yolo, matt, your favorite move. do you know what it means? >> of course i know what yolo means. who doesn't know what yolo means? >> that means he doesn't know. >> you only live once. come on. >> good. he also made the night for a really special boy. >> i was going to say, he has at

least one super fan right there. 10-year-old ben hughes, diagnosed with leukemia four years ago. he's now cancer-free after years of treatment. >> so on tuesday, ben got to see his hero in action here in sochi thanks to make a wish. shaun even jumped over the barrier to greet ben after the qualifying round. ben's here along with his parents and his brother will. hi, guys. and he jumped over the barrier and came right over to say hi to you. what was that like? >> oh, it was awesome. i can't believe it. >> what did you say to him? >> i just said hi. >> and shaun white's been your favorite for a really long time, right? >> yeah. >> it wasn't expected you'd get to meet him. you were just there to cheer him on. >> yeah. we got there very early. we had a good spot near the press. and he just happened to be very close and someone mentioned ben wanted to meet him. and he hopped right over the fence. >> that's so great.

will, did you get to meet him also? >> no. >> next time. >> ben met him. >> you were in the seats? okay. next time. good to have you guys. >> so happy for you guys. thanks for being here. we're back with a lot more of "today" after your local news and weather. good morning, everyone. it is 8:56, i'm scott mcgrew. san francisco mayor ed lee, gavin newsum, will all meet with the french president in the city hall retundra today. he will have a lunch with local business leaders including

google execs. >> a nice day shaping up, showers moving in south of the area, that is san francisco to the north bay. wet weather today. 63 degrees. showers will arrive around 3:00. as a result, a warmer temperature, 67 on the way for us. we'll have more on the weather in moments.

from nbc news this is a special edition of "today's take." with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist live from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. >> this is a special edition. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, it's february 12th, 2014, i'm willie geist along with al and natalie live from olympic park in sochi, russia where it was downright spring-like today. >> steamy today. >> i actually started doing "wake up with al" at 5:00 eastern time and i had this off. just short sleeves, like you are. >> yeah, i was doing hits earlier this morning for

"morning joe" and it was a spring day. sleeves rolled up, whole thing. >> you see people actually jumping into the black sea. people like diving in. it's incredible. it's beach weather rather than olympic weather, olympic winter weather. >> look at that. oh, yeah. >> there you go. >> looks really nice there. it's rocky beaches here. people do not realize that. it's all rocky beaches. >> obviously, some people don't have mirrors in russia. >> they're very confident. >> size too small. >> it's okay. >> wow. >> me, you go with the big boxer bathing suit. >> like a board short? >> exactly. >> as much coverage -- >> here, i've noticed, the bigger the guy, the smaller the suit. have you seen that? >> yes. >> you notice that, and it's like, wow. >> the thing is, it gets kind of lost. >> yeah. it's kind of like when peter

griffin goes naked on "family guy." >> oh, my gosh. thanks. >> let's try to find this. >> she had an appropriate bathing suit. >> she's like covered. >> well, we're basking in spring weather here. obviously we're thinking about all of you back home. weather, al, is just ugly. >> and this is historic. >> it is. weather channel's named it pax. and this thing is going to move up the coast. right now, we're officially in an ice storm in atlanta. they've got about 1/3 inch of ice, power outages, 40,000 people in just in georgia alone, about 22,000 people in south carolina. six people have been killed from texas to mississippi. and sadly, that's probably going to increase as this goes on. over 2,700 flights have been canceled. and as this makes its way north and colder air filters in, we're going to be seen going from 1 to 2 inches of ice to the southeast and then eventually makes its way up the coast, kind of becomes a classic nor'easter.

and depending on the path, some areas from washington north, foot of snow. >> wow. overnight into tomorrow? big night. >> a lot of eyes on atlanta, as well. given two weeks ago, that ugly situation. not prepared for the storm. but they have begun. >> they've closed schools, governments have shut down. businesses are closed. you look at the live pictures of like i-75, 85, 285, they are relatively empty. they're ghost towns. >> lesson learned, right. >> people have learned that lesson. the governor and the mayor, governor of georgia, mayor of atlanta announcing measures two days ago. >> yeah. >> started treating the roads yesterday. >> we're watching it all for you. al's got it covered as he always does. >> here in sochi, competition wise, two-time gold medalist snowboarder shaun white, the legend himself, failed to medal on tuesday. he finished fourth in the halfpipe as you may have heard. earlier this morning, matt did ask shaun whether he expects to return to competition in the olympics four years from now in

south korea. >> i'm doing the math, you'll be 31 years old when the games in south korea roll around. is there a chance you could come back and go out on top? >> i think so. i think so. >> need everybody now more than ever. thank you, guys. >> he was great to come by. clearly, he's so disappointed. remember, he gave up the freestyle. all he did was focus on the halfpipe and didn't have the night he wanted to have. so one slot out of medal contention. >> unfortunately for the americans. there were some great competitors out there, though. but i have a feeling we will see him out there again in south korea. >> especially, when you look at a guy like tony hawk still out there competing and shaun white in great shape. and as long as he's got that competitive fire, he'll be back. >> he has a rock band. how does a guy have a rock band,

design clothing like he does and still do what he does on the ha halfpipe? >> he's going out on tour after this. >> the band. >> he's a cool guy and nice guy, too. great we had him here just talking to a young kid who had cancer who, you know, made his day last night to be able to see -- ben, who was here, make a wish. >> we haven't seen the end of shaun white one way or another. another american hero, erin hamlin made history in the women's luge on tuesday becoming the first american ever to win a singles luge medal. comes from a tiny town in new york. >> remson, new york. >> the entire town rooting for her. savannah asked her earlier this morning what it felt like to make history. >> pretty surreal. it was a pretty crazy two days, and it felt great. and i'm really happy i was able to do it, obviously. and it's crazy to think about it. coming into the games thinking i'm going to go and make

history. i just wanted to have four solid runs and really enjoy myself and kind of soak it all in. it's my third games. so, you know, i've been before and i think that helps, but it was a lot of fun. >> in the 50 years that, you know, they've been competing in that sport, no american man or woman has won. so to finally be able to take home a medal in the luge. >> part of history. >> it's incredible. >> those are the olympic stories you love. whole town in new york rooting for one person and she delivers on it. >> i bet they'll have a parade for her when she gets home. >> they had one before she left. key to the city, you know. the ability to go ransack homes. that's usually what happens with a medal. you get to go into anybody's home you want and pick out stuff. >> i didn't think -- >> absolutely. >> fascinating trivia. it's in the bylaws, actually. love this story, this is truly the olympic spirit. a canadian coach's act of kindness in cross-country skiing

has people talking. he jumped to the aid of a russian skier who was laboring to finish the men's sprint race on a broken ski. he was going to try to finish on the broken one. watch the coach come in and save the day, giving the russian skier a brand new ski. the coach said it was like watching an animal stuck in a trap. you can't just sit there and do nothing about it. good for him. >> and when he finished, everybody at the finish line, they were cheering him on and clapping for him. >> that's the olympic spirit. >> that's sportsmanship right there. you don't see that a lot. and russian jumping in to -- or canadian helping the russian, amazing. >> good on you, coach. well done. medal count right now, norway leading with 12 medals overall. >> norway leads. >> they're good at these winter games. >> canada has nine, netherlands has eight and united states in fourth place with seven total medals, two of them gold. a lot more competition to come. >> yeah. >> united states has plenty of

time. >> we've been having a great time here in sochi, right? what's been the highlight so far? you've been riding around trying curling out. >> yeah. i think hanging out with the norwegian curling team was a lot of fun. not only are they great at what they do, they wear the pants and they're hilarious. >> they have honed the act. if they ever give up, you know, curling, they can take this thing on the road to vegas. they're very funny. >> they are good guys. and you've mostly been beaten with a branch for the most part. >> eucalyptus branch. it's called the bathhouse up in the mountains. you're in this hut. looks like you expect gandolf to come out. >> looks amazing. >> it's part of the whole thing. and they're whacking you with these eucalyptuses that are steaming hot. i loved it. matt, on the other hand, has a rash on his back. it's pretty grim. >> matt was beaten silly.

>> oh, yeah. he's -- he's going, ow. and i'm thinking he's hamming it up for the cameras, and we got back to the hotel and i look at his back and i've like, oh, i've seen tartar that looks better than that. that's raw. yow. the russians, they used to put that raw meat under the saddle to kind of, you know, just tenderize. that's what matt's back looks like. he was ridden hard and put down wet. >> so you came back and you said your shoulders -- >> my shoulders feel fantastic. my man ivan took care of me. >> oh, boy, did he. >> you're going to find yourself a good bathhouse. >> there are a couple in new york. >> that's another story. >> hey, there's a great story back home we wanted to tell you about. this is so cool. a teenage boy writing a heartfelt message in the snow to his sick mother. 14-year-old william hart, his mother is ill, was visiting his

mother at the medical center in chicago. she's been diagnosed with leukemia. her hospital window looks down on to the hospital parking garage. so will and his dad go out and write the words in the snow. hi mom with a smiley face. he told her to look out the window where he stood waving in the middle of the snow. later, will and the other family members returned to add a message to all the patients at the hospital saying god bless you. >> oh, my gosh. >> they said they looked back and saw faces in windows, patients, nurses, doctors all looking out. >> amazing. >> really cool story out of chicago. >> thoughtful kid. so sweet. >> good man. al, you've got a lot to talk about on the weather front. >> let's start it off, show you what's going on. we have watches, warnings advisories up and down the eastern coast. atlanta to charleston, you're in an ice storm warning. this is bad news, friends. and all the way up into new england, we've got winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories and watches. here's what happens. you see that yellow, that's the intensity of the storm.

we're looking at thunderstorms of pink and purple up to the north. that's ice and then snow to the north of that. northeast winds come whipping around that high pressure system. they bank up that freezing air banks up against the appalachian mountains. so it's got nowhere to go. the mountains trap that cold air. and as the rain falls, it freezes and creates ice. look at the accumulations we're expecting over the next 24 hours. atlanta, about 1/2 inch to almost an inch, augusta, columbia, on into fayetteville, up to 2 inches of ice, widespread power outages, and as this system makes its way up the coast, that's the 32-degree line, that blue line, low pressure deepens off the coast. look at the snowfall amounts we're looking at. the range of snowfall basically going to be anywhere from about 6 to 12 inches of snow. look at that. down through georgia, 9 to 12 inches, 10 to 14 inches as you get into the carolinas. and as we get up into the northeast, lesser amounts, 3 to 6 in boston, maybe 6 to 9 in new

york city. but, if that line moves either way, that will affect the amount of snow we see. 9:12. good wednesday morning to you. i'm christina loren. hopefully you're out to a great start this morning. fog is clearing and plenty of low clouds lingering across the bay area. starting to see breaks. san jose in the 50s for now. upper 60s later on today. out in the east bay, and a cool day from the san francisco and north bay area. showers moving in by about 4:00 p.m. thanks, al. coming up next. coming up next, the brother and sister ice dancing duo aside from being ice skaters, bona fide youtube stars. we'll talk to them right after this. i do it every day. i do it too.

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nbc olympics yearbook page. great costumes. what was going on here? >> what's the look there? >> well, there were a bunch of different props available to us. and rather than just pick one, i decided to go with all of them. so clearly rocking like some bling. >> i think i was going for dorky chic. >> it's working. let me confirm that for you. i like the stache, too. >> very nice. >> everyone went very serious. and i felt very out of place. >> i think you ought to think about growing a stache. >> if i could, i would. >> you've got a couple years to work on that. >> well, it's so cool to see you here. this is your first olympics. what are your first impressions? what do you think? >> it's absolutely incredible. we've been dreaming about the olympics for so long. our tenth year skating together, but being here and meeting other team usa athletes has been fantastic. >> what was that opening ceremony like to walk into the stadium and know the whole world

was watching you? >> incredible. we've watched so many coverages of the olympic games before. it's a dream, to be able to do it as siblings, walk together with our friends and all these people we just met that have worked so hard. it's amazing to be part of the fabric of this olympic story. and we're so excited to be here. >> that's -- you're best friends but you're also brother and sister. i know what it's like with my sister. i love her to death, but sometimes you got to get on each other's nerves. how do you work through that? >> best friends. no. >> oh, look out. >> you don't drop her when you have her in the air? >> no. we get along great. we have an awesome relationship. obviously, we're just like any other siblings, we'll have our disagreements at times. >> we have that common goal and sharing a dream pushes us forward. whenever you work with anyone closely, it can be difficult. but being here, getting through that stuff really pays off. >> the model for sibling rivalry everywhere. parents should pay attention to you guys.

>> how are your parents feeling seeing you competing here? they must be so proud. >> that's the word for it. they're so proud of us. they've made so many sacrifices for us to follow our dreams. so to have them here in sochi supporting us has been fantastic. >> i've got to ask you about this youtube sensation that the two of you have become. you've got a million hits, all of these people that subscribe to your youtube channel. where does that idea come from? you want see your playful side? >> yeah, we love sharing our journey. people have literally seen us grow up on the ice and off the ice. so being a part of, you know -- allowing people to be a part of our journey has really been kind of huge for us. we like to be honest about who we are as people. so the videos are fun. we're both interested in television and film maybe later on in life. so, you know, it's just us having fun with our friends. and two years ago, we just started to take a camera out and film it. it's all of what we do on a regular basis anyway. and so we like kind of creating these stories and showing them and the reception has been

terrific. >> and along with your fellow friends on the team, as well. we see a lot of charlie white and meryl davis in there. do they give you good advice? >> our first games and their second games, meryl and charlie, they've been great for us. they're great role models, great people. it's been very exciting. >> well, we wish you luck in your competition. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> all the best. maia and alex shibutani, thanks. >> competition gets underway sunday with the ice dancing short program. coming up next, the news you need with natalie before you leave the house. plus, that stunning wipeout by shaun white who leaves sochi would a three-peat gold medal win. the man who beat him known as ipod. right after this. trying to stay fit but miss real pleasure?

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get a light shower here in the south bay. that is officially your reminder, mike. >> i'll take that but i'll still procrastinate. traffic flowing no matter where you're going including the malls. around 880 past the airport, things bogged down. 87 to downtown things continue to speed up. 85 up into coppertino. approaching mission down to 237 there has been another crash in the westbound direction. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update in half an hour. ♪ ♪ ♪

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and we are lobbying here and now to bring it back to south korea. i want to see it in south korea. >> there was synchronized dancing in the summer games. why not? >> just like gymnastics. let's get to your weather, show you what we've got happening today. of course, big storm in the southeast, making its way into the east coast. a lot of wet weather in the pacific northwest, windy conditions, as well. on into texas and the southwest. tomorrow, more snowy conditions with strong winds up into the northeast. we're talking possible nor'easter with icy conditions further into the mid-atlantic and southeast. more rain in the pacific northwest. sunny and mild from the florida, gulf coast right into . 9:31 on a wednesday morning. hopefully you're enjoying the olympics here on the nbc bay area. we're going to see interesting weather in the next couple days. shower activity only north of the golden gate bridge throughout the day. in the next few days we increase

that chance. 67 in san jose, 60 in san francisco. looks like right now the best chance for widespread rainfall will be on sunday. light spotty activity today that continues through friday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, thank you, al. now to our series, and a small boy in the biggest fight of his life. >> max was diagnosed with cancer and lucky enough to beat it. but his fight didn't stop there. >> well, with the support of his family, max set out to make things easier for other kids and parents going through the same thing. >> the first time i laid eyes on max, it was absolutely amazing. >> at 5 pounds 3 ounces, max was born a happy, healthy baby. >> as a toddler, he was always running around like a little weeble wobble, always smiling and laughing. >> but some of those smiles would soon fade. >> in april of 2007, i took my boys down to the playground.

max ran around the bases and when he hit first, he fell, and then he cried out in excruciating pain. >> in the days following that fall, max's family knew something wasn't right. >> when i walked into the hospital and saw the x-ray of max's bone hanging on the wall, i knew that something was wrong. >> no one was prepared for what came next. >> the doctor said i had cancer. >> max was diagnosed with cancer the day before his 4th birthday. >> i didn't really know what was happening or going on. >> life as we know it can change instantaneously and without warning. >> you're going to what? >> what i do remember is i was always tired and had fevers and was usually waking up in the middle of the night to vomit. >> when max was first diagnosed with cancer, that night i remember taking a pledge. i got down on my knee and made a

promise to a higher power. >> here's max's first violin. >> and i said if you can get my son through this, i will dedicate the rest of my life to making an impact in the life of families and their children battling pediatric cancer. >> soon after, the max cure foundation was formed. the mission is to identify families who need financial assistance and gift cards for life necessities while their child is in treatment. >> donating and happy to do it. >> they do it with a program called dunk your kids. max's family collects donated sneakers and sells them to an international recycler. $1 from each pair of resold shoes goes to the max cure foundation. so far, 77 families and 21 hospitals have received help since 2008. >> there's no way we could've done it without the help from others. >> families like 11-year-old

mia's. >> receiving the gift card helped me to focus more on mia and not worry so much about missing work. i was able to buy deodorant, paper towels, laundry detergent. so it helped tremendously. >> the max cure foundation's symbol is a lion. >> when i was younger, i had a stuffed animal, the lion, and i used to bring it to the hospital to keep my brave. that's why our mascot is the lion. and our motto is be brave. >> the reality of pediatric cancer is while today max is healthy, we don't know what tomorrow will bring. >> but one thing max's family can promise is their unyielding pledge to help others. >> in a perfect world, we would fund the cure to pediatric cancer. there are 13,500 children in this country diagnosed every year. our goal is to touch each and every one of them and make a positive impact in their lives.

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>> has it sunk in yet? >> i would say no. because i haven't seen the medal yet. >> oh, why not? >> i can hardly believe it unless i see it. >> ceremony's later, right? >> a little bit later, yeah. >> we know how snowboarders like to hang out. how was the party last night? that's what we want to know. >> what do you know? >> was it a good time? >> it was a mess because the bar keeper was more drunk than the people trying to order a drink. and it was -- it was a lot of work for some reason, you know. yeah. >> hate when that happens. >> tell me about this trick called yolo. you only live once. i think it's a frontside double cork 1440. i don't even know what that means. >> well, that's why i called it yolo. you look at it and seems pretty intense. and also, just sort of fun of

it. a lot of snowboard tricks are called like grabs, for example, like sail fish or rocket air. and those are quite funny names and i figured, you know, why not name it a little bit funny? >> did you have any hesitation about throwing that move there? >> oh, yeah. we were barely crossing the bottom the pass days. and on the day of competition, it was rideable, it was good. and, yeah. we all kind of were struggling because we didn't have any practice. and it was like the most important competition. >> and the weather was -- really played a part in this in the conditions at the halfpipe. did you have to adjust your game in a sense to do this? >> oh, definitely. i was really surprised following my first qualifying run which was probably the hardest part of my day. one more run and if you screw

that one up, you're out, you're not even in finals. i was really nervous there. and, yeah, my game plan was a little bit different than that. from then on, i was pretty building my game up pretty slowly and it worked out. >> now, i know that you and shaun white have a friendly rivalry. how do you think he's made you better at doing what you do? >> oh, just look at him, you know. that's pretty much talks for himself. he goes bigger than anyone, more technical than anyone. he tries to be ahead of everyone else. and, i think, that alone is very impressive. and it just motivates you, at least really motivates me. and i guess he made me go out there and try new tricks and, you know, all this. >> yeah. >> great moment. we showed a picture, shaun comes

down, you give him a hug and you wouldn't let him go. what was in that hug? a little relief, perhaps? >> it was like, please come out with me. please come out with me. i was like saying i love you, thank you. and i was really, you know, really happy, obviously, i landed the hardest run i've ever tried in my life. >> and he seemed so happy for you, as well. >> yeah. >> i think, i've had to kind of explain this to the media already. it's like i think with other riders, i don't like to see a lot of people win because i want to win. but when shaun is dropping into the halfpipe it's more like he's -- he always puts something new out there. and he's, you know, he's always pushing the limits. and that's exciting to watch and it's also exciting to -- you want those kind of people to win because they -- they're pushing themselves.

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what a spectacular night. could be another one for the history books tonight, as well. >> that's right, shani davis set to become the first american male to win the gold medal in three consecutive winter games. and attempting a sweep in the halfpipe. >> here with a preview, alan abrahamson. welcome back. >> thanks, guys. >> let's talk first about the women's halfpipe. we're hopefully going to go up and watch them. you think the americans are strong contenders here. >> rock star lineup of the best in the game. kelly clark, the 2002 gold medalist, you've got hannah

teeter, the 2010 gold medalist. what more do you want? >> they're all there, except for ariel gold. >> crashed out in practice today. i know how much this hurt. she's out, unfortunate. >> what about the australian tora bright. >> she's wicked genius in the pipe. >> do you have a favorite of the group? >> kelly clark. hands down favorite. >> that'd be amazing 12 years later. >> she's got a triple twist that will blow your socks off. >> nice. women's downhill alpine skiing. incredible there was a gold medal tie. has that ever happened before? >> no. i have to tell you in the 15, 16 years i've been covering the o olympics, they tied 1:41.57. i mean, imagine that. crazy. absolutely crazy.

there was a tie. how does that happen? 8900 feet. a fingernail, a hand, whatever. >> the conditions were good. you were up there. >> the conditions were spectacular. they raced this race actually a second faster than they did the downhill portion of the super combined. two days ago, no complaints whatsoever about the snow, it was great. >> julia mancuso. >> julia mancuso said she got too much air off her first jump and started thinking too much. she finished 12th. >> let's talk a little figure skating. tatiana and maxim are in the lead, hold on off the preskate. the russian pair? >> if they don't crush people, i'd be stunned. even the canadians walked in there and said it's like playing a hockey game in canada. and the crowd is like -- it's just overwhelming for the russians here. >> i was there the first night of the competition and they are stunning, incredible. >> beautiful to watch. >> america's chance for a three-peat. shani davis, what do you think?

>> shani took bronze in this last year, but shani is the man. and until he gets dethroned, you have to say he's the guy. >> made a little history in the process, too. >> yeah. three straight. three-peat on the line here in a few minutes. >> you like his 1,500 meter chances saturday? >> well, let's see if he can get through the 1,000 first. >> one medal at a time. >> one at a time, al. >> it was a question they wrote for me! i'm sorry! >> one at a time. great to have you here again. >> thanks, guys. >> catch all the action tonight at 8:00/7:00 trcentral here on nbc. back in a moment.

welcome back to sochi on an absolutely beautiful night made more beautiful by the presence of william bush. >> lay it on thick. >> our dear, dear friend. what are you doing out here today? >> bode miller went out to the mountains was going to do a

little sampling. next thing you know, we get talking. bode races in the super combined friday, going for his sixth olympic medal. >> right. >> he's a big hope in america. we love the guy. so we got talking about the relationship. natalie, he's a changed man. >> he is. i've heard. >> not that she changed him. it's that she showed up and he changed. >> he matured. >> take a listen to how they met. >> called and said, hey, this is bode, i'm going to come to your tournament tomorrow. and she was like, no, don't come, i don't want any distractions. and i was like, doesn't really -- it's not up to you, unfortunately. at this point, i'm coming. >> we spent maybe a total of three weeks apart ever. >> since that competition? >> yeah. >> did you have preconceived notions? >> true love. >> and that's the way it's supposed to be. you don't change the man, you just show up and because you're so fabulous, he changes. >> he's grown up a lot. now, what is this about you

fishing with johnny weir? >> look at his outfit. >> hey, they're fishing like crazy out here. fish out of water. >> yeah. >> johnny shows up, he looks fantastic in valentino waders. >> oh, my goodness. >> what are you catching out there? >> we went looking for fish. the score was 1-0, at the end, one of us caught the fish and one of us didn't. >> you'll have to tune in tonight to find out. kathie lee and hoda, they've got advice for dating after 50. and the best in show from westminster, will drop by the studio, as well. hi, ladies.

. good morning, 9:56, i'm scott mcgrew. the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra

lamar is finally being arraigned tomorrow. garcia-torres was indicted yesterday by a grand jury. lamar was last seen in 2012 in her home. she never made it to school that day, her body has never been found. >> police are looking for a man they say tried to lure a middle school student into his car. the student go to bancroft middle school. the suspect pulled up alongside her, told her her mom wanted him to pick her up. she refused, continued to walk to school, and when she got there she cold staff members and they immediately called police. good morning to you, scott, a overcast start to the day, but a nice sunny finish north of the

golden gate bridge. 63 out there, 60 on the way to san francisco, and warmer in the t tri-valley up to 68 degrees. your seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. showers moving in by about 10:00 p.m. continue those showers for tomorrow, valentine's day looks good and rain across the area late saturday into sunday. our models are bringing in that rain, we still need it at this point so we will take every drop we can get. >> fair enough, another local news update for you in half an hour.

winesday wednesday, february 12, right here in new york city. we are delight had the you are here. we're delight had the one person is -- >> yesterday to our 3 million viewers we asked please come out. we feel lonely. look who showed up. >> now we have three. she took the challenge and she's back. >> god love her. it's about 7 degrees out there. we're going to invite her in.

the wind chill today, walking was -- >> freezing. it was the worst kind of cold. i'm ready for a crow cuss. we're going to get between eight and ten inches tonight. if there was one out there, we wouldn't see it. >> hear my voice. this is the way my voice used to be all the time. guys, you mind? >> i don't know how you do it hoda. we had the marathon olympics. what we did was medal a ward winning. >> we did our show. >> first we did our daily news. then we did our show. then i went on and did bethany show which is going to air monday. had a lot of fun with her. you and i did seth myers new show. it was a test run.

>> i've got say you can tell something good is happening there. they have a test show. tina fay showed up in the background to watch from behind. he is really funny. >> he was great. he is the most important quality you need to be good at what he does. he really, really listens. he has a quick whit. he comes right back with something. he plays ping-pong. >> he gave us a mug and t-shirt. we tweeted the mug. he said you weren't supposed to take that. whatever. we have it. >> you and i parted ways which is always a painful thing to do. i went to the four seasons restaurant here in new york to go to a book party for a lovely, lovely woman named allison. you may find the name familiar. her dad george was governor of new york state for i think eight years. lovely, lovely family.

she has written a fantastic book called the "trader's wife." i'm told it's fantastic. movie women are trying to get it. i haven't read it yet. >> you look good. >> if i love it as much as i think i'm going to, it may be my favorite. i'm not going a way this weekend. the weather will be horrendous. >> then i went to dish with donna richardson. what would eric be? her brother's lover, partner. >> yes. >> we went out to dinner. >> nice dinner. >> i haven't been back for the longest time. anthony, god love him, nicest man. he feeds me like i've not had a meal. food was awesome. so fun to see our friend donna who has been here almost eight years. watching her not having to worry about going home and going to

bed. when you get this freedom. everyone here is going, what's it like? the woman was on her fifth course last night. >> i snuck away to the red dress a wards. these a wards are always fabulous. everyone is dressed in red. i got to introduce sarah berelless. it's getting weird. >> she sang like five songs. it was a miniconcert. i love sara. she said oh my god, i'mo nervou. tom hanks is looking at me. bill clinton came out of nowhere. it was a crazy event. they know how to throw a party, women from women's day a. >> good. we want to give a big shout out to a man we love a lot around

here. tom, one of the great gentleman of the industry. a sweet, sweet man. no matter on camera with him on upstairs slapping on makeup, the man is a gentle giant. he was diagnosed with a bone marrow cancer last august. >> doctors are optimistic about his treatment. they released the statement. it says this, with exceptional support of family, medical team and friends i'm optimistic about my future. i look forward to continuing. he went on to say i'm one of the luckiest guys on earth which i thought was so telling. you didn't know when he was walking around. he's been on the air many times going through it. he's not a complainer. he goes about his business. >> lovely, lovely man. we send our love. there's a lot of bad news in the world. once in a while we get awesome news. >> guess who's going to host?

>> jackman. we love him. in my estimation, there's nobody in the world better than hue jackman in every way. i'd like to see him do oscars, to tony's and dinners at my house. >> with just you. we have breaking news. we love when we get to reveal something on our program. we get to reveal the newest rascal flats song. okay? we love them by the way. they're a terrific country group. >> most selling and a ward winning vocal group in country in the past decade. did you know that? >> i did know that. this is from their new release. this song is called "rewind." let's take a look.

♪ >> sweet. i love his voice. his vocals are right on. >> they are so fun. they have a terrific message. >> thanks for letting us do that. bob is getting more coverage for his eye infection than the olympics are. >> matt did a stellar bang up job. he had to go in two hours early to spray lysol. the tweets are crazy. >> while looking, shall we go to what he called in earlier today. let's see what he said. >> i don't know if i'm the first to break it to you, but you're coming out of the bull you pen again tonight, matt.

>> yeah, i got the text message a couple of minutes ago. you are so good at this job, i had to go in early. you go in and bang it out. i had to go in early, not to practice lines but to lysol your dressing room. everybody there misses you bob. >> i promise to step in on the next ten steals and deals and ambush makeovers. >> we're going to hold him to that. >> we certainly. >> frank and i one time -- one time i hosted with him the late night calgary olympics. it wasn't i was terrified. when you're not covering sports all the time and not familiar with athletes, their names are almost impossible. that's the biggest challenge is to not butcher their names. >> not to mention from the

different countries and announcers. it's not simple. as promised we have shots for every medal. we had six yesterday. today there are seven. >> i'm bummed about shaun white. he came in fourth place. he did not medal. tremendous pressure on this guy. we're going to talk to jenna bush hager a little bit. she was at the race. >> it's hard to watch him. every interview there was such build up, build up, build up. you can imagine when standing there getting ready to go what's rattling in his head. >> yeah. he's such a champion. he's going to be just fine. the new kid, is it ipod? >> he's adorable. he came off top. he's got great hair. he's a joyful guy. he won the gold. >> he's happy. >> so any way, did we mike a ridiculous -- you did hoda said

you'd take a shot for every medal we get. >> here's the thing. this is the way we worked it out. of seven, six are water. one is not. it's like russian roulette. we don't know which one. you moved them around? >> i did. you ready? >> pick one. i'll pick one too. not that one hoda. don't do it. >> i don't trust you. >> hoda, not that one. >> are you serious? >> i am serious. >> how do you know? >> do you know what happened yesterday, she thought it was water. it wasn't. she downed it. hoda! hoda! . >> not that one either. >> stop it. >> okay. one, two, three. water. >> what did you have? did you have water? >> yes. >> was it really that one? >> no. >> was it this one?

>> it's closest to you. we have another music video out. >> this one we're not as excited about. >> you never know. achey breaky heart with a little more. >> a little more butt butt. we couldn't find anymore to show. it's kind of pornish. we found 22 seconds. listen to it. ♪ >> i'm going to make a prediction based on 22 seconds. people are going to love it. >> people are going to love it. they have funked it up. people are going to love it. i'm saying it right now. >> another trip to my dressing room for billy ray cyrus in the future. we'll tell you that story another time. we have lots of excitement in sochi. jenna bush hager has action live

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>> in the new version of the best selling book, two play star crossed lovers. >> richardson plays jade's mom who encourages her relationship with david despite her husband's disapproval. take a look. >> are you worried she wasn't out in the world experiencing life? the past two years i had to buy her a nose in her book. she deserves fun. >> she was mourning her brother. you can't expect her to go to a slumber party every weekend. >> i know very well who she was mourning. she's lost her teenage years. now she's finding them. >> with a total stranger. we don't know anything about him. >> i take the father's side. >> that's agony watching that. >> why is that? >> you think at my age i would have gotten over it by now. >> no. it takes longer. >> it used to be okay.

>> what is it about watching yourself you don't like? >> i don't know what it is. it's scrutiny, with whatever. yes, i'm so judgemental and hard on myself. >> maybe rightly hard on myself. >> you both look lovely in red. that's our theme, love, endless love hopefully which is why we're here. >> did you see the original all those years ago? >> when i was growing up -- obviously brook shields was the icon of my generation. i must have seen it. i don't remember it. it's quite nice for me to come to in fresh. gab rel la and jade are beautiful people. having this conversation with a friend, the definition of love gone wrong. it fits the male and female

lead. it's both right? boys and girls, men and women love it. >> you know what's interesting? your daughter in the movie falls in love. your husband is against it. he's a mechanic and not great. >> he's not over the death of your son. >> i think he's very, very protective of our daughter. >> why is he having an affair? >> yes. thank you. i'm so with you on this. lovely bruce who plays my husband. he's like, do we have to do that in the film? >> it makes the struggle more real. you're trying to do the best for your daughter. >> we have the adult love that's complicated and the young first love. >> looks like you long for that. >> she really passionately believed in fighting for love,

love was to be embraced. however tricky just go for it. >> is this a movie for teens, grown ups? >> it's a story specifically about first love, that first one that you never forget. then it blows your brains up. definitely the adult and young. yeah, love. >> i'm disa pointed that we have run out of time to find out what your first love was all about. >> i'm so glad. >> i get to hear about yours. >> the movie looks good. it opens this friday in theaters nationwide. speaking of love, dating advice for those over 50. and jenna bush hager has the inside scoop in sochi. >> that's not nice. inside scoop in sochi. >you know i read something today that made me think of the first time i saw you smile. you laughed at my dumb joke.

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time for today in sochi we are taking you into the olympic action. there's been a lot of action in the last 24 hours. >> and a lot of disappointment as well. who never disappoints us is jenna bush hager. >> hey guys. missing you all. >> we're missing you too. >> we're missing the weather you're having. 60 today? >> 60 degrees. it's 7:22 at night and i'm wearing a sweater. it's unbelievable. i know you guys are very cold there. it's nice here. there are bad conditions i have to say. last night i have at the halfpipe. there was a fall almost with every single snow border which i had to watch like this. i couldn't stand all the a falling. it is the winter olympics. it is a little crazy. >> it is cringey when you're watching it.

when you get to be there in person, how close are you to where it's actually happening? >> pretty close. it's horrifying. they're flying -- the man that won, the a ipod is what they call him, went 23 feet off the halfpipe. falling on ice from 23 feet can't feel good. it was really crazy but a lot of fun. >> think about it. they have the outfits they wear and helmet. that's it between the ice. >> i know you're not working all the time. we know you jenna. we know what you're about. what are you doing for fun. >> we had a fun group dinner where we ate a lot of cheesy bread. it originated in italy. we call it pizza. this is a beautiful, flattering shot there. cheesy bread is the best thing ever. good, they're all really good

shots. that's good to know. >> look at natalie even when eating pizza she's gorgeous. >> thanks a lot for comparing many to natalie. that cheesy bread is the best thing you've ever tasted. >> and a little vodka too? >> we don't talk and drink around here. there might have been a shot or two. >> we know athletes have the go to face when they are about to compete. you have a couple to show us? >> yes. this is the luge face. look at that face. i'm not sure exactly what that person is preparing to do. here's another one. >> wow. >> and finally -- is that our last one? that's it. we have two. >> looks like they had gas to me. >> let me see your faces as you prepare for action is this.

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until lunchtime, but temperatures today once that sun breaking through that cloud deck it will be a nice day. 68 degrees. it will be 60 in san francisco. longer for burn off in the city today. showers by 3:00 and 67 on the way to the south bay. lots of sunshine down here and hence a warmer afternoon. we want to take you through the next three days. showers mover into san francisco, most of the activity will be north of the golden gate bridge. as we get to your valentine's day, looking very good. a lovely finish. your outdoor plans should be okay. we'll have mist and drizzle north of the bridge on friday. we have shower moving into the greater bay area on friday. precipitation could be half an inch between now and sunday. let me tell you the story via your future cast. thursday, 5:00 a.m. showers

start up until your first part of friday, and widespread rain on the weekend starts to come to the coastline. we are back with more on this winesday wednesday. we're ready to play "who knew." kathie lee is across the street ready to hand out $100 to those that get the questions right. those that don't, they get kathie lee's cd. nice. here is dating expert and good friend of our show. are you ready girl? >> i'm ready. >> let's go kat. lovely lady from england here on holiday. okay. according to billboard, what song with the word "love" in its title ranked number one on its top 50 love songs of all time?

>> i'm going with endless love. >> wow. you just got $100. >> that's a great song. >> tell us. >> 1981. thank god richie asked diana ross to sing with him. it ended up being her biggest selling hit. >> the movie? >> moderate success. song, huge, huge success. >> there's a new endless love movie coming out. >> can't wait to see it. >> this man from new hampshire is hoping to get lucky with the woman from new england. >> i said sorry hundred. my wife is behind me. >> live television. which film is slated for release valentine's day weekend 2015? >> i've got to say -- >> you're beloved wife can help

you if you need help. make up with her. >> down? >> you just made up with her. >> 50 shades of gray. everyone is talking about this. >> why wouldn't they be? hello. first of all we as women bring home the bacon, fry it up in the pan. we want to be taken in the bedroom. i'm looking forward to 50 shades of gray. jamie dornon, whatever you say it. christian gray with his tormented demons and soul, i don't care. >> she's crazy kathie lee. >> i'm afraid of her. not really. >> approximately how many valentine's day cards are exchanged annually? >> i'm going to say 150 million. >> you're going to love my cd. >> all right.

so the correct answer, 142 million. >> according to hallmark, 142 million were exchanged for valentine's day. that doesn't include the small exchanges kids do in the classroom. second largest card sending day for hallmark. what's first? >> mother's day? >> christmas. >> good to know. back across to kathie lee. >> this guy is from south hampton with the other lady. i said did you get in trouble to is this he said -- >> you can borrow her for the day. >> for valentine's day 2014, which of the following sayings have been added to necco's famous sweetheart bite sized candy? >> text me. >> awe. that one is a story. that was actual lly a good gues

>> the answer is? >> occupy my heart. instead of text it's txt. everybody uses abbreviation. my daughter sends me a text message. ilysm. i'm like what? i love you so much. >> okay cool. one last one kat. >> tell her i'm not really afraid of her. i think she's adorable. >> this woman is from atlanta as well. in 2013 what percentage of folks sending flours for valentine's day chose a bbouquet of red ros? >> i'll say c. >> this is for children. >> the correct answer 53% sent red roses. 41% sent mixed flowers. this is according to to the society of american florists.

22 send non red roses meaning i #like you. 22% sent plants. honey, if you're listening, i don't want a plant. nice teacher, best friend, next door neighbor, not a loved one. >> thanks so much. we love having you on. if you're looking for a permanent valentine and over 50, we've got advice. and the foxy girl who had tongues and [ doorbell rings ] donuts? ♪ you're cute. [ door closes ] [ female announcer ] special k protein cereal helps keep you fuller longer. willpower. what will you gain when you lose? how ya doin'? mmm. [ birds chirping ] okay bye bye! [ female announcer ] help satisfy your hunger longer with special k protein bars and shakes. willpower. what will you gain when you lose?

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for dummiedummies. >> also gwen garrett about the dating scene out there. she's going to share secrets with us. >> pepper, pepper, pepper. >> pepper met her fiance online right? >> i did. >> that's the biggest thing that's changed, social media? >> technology has changed the world. you're going to go where guys and women are. you're going online. >> a lot of people are online and still not finding someone. >> i think part is how you present yourself online. a lot of people find an old picture, stick it up there and think that's good enough. >> you need a wing man or woman to give you advice and say no, not that picture. if it isn't working, change it. some have pay big long list. if that's not working, go heavier, lighter, younger, new race and religion. try something else. it will work eventually.

>> you've been on the scene for a few months? >> yes. >> what's it been like for you? >> well, i do online dating. i didn't do that at first. first i just tried to just get out there. i'm very social. i go to museums, theater, go to fund-raisers. i'm out like four times a week. i try to make myself more approachable because i realize that i can't act the same way when i was married. when i go out now, i smile. i see people, more eye contact. i want them to approach me. >> did that work? >> not really. it was intimidating for some men. >> you're learning to navigate new waters. >> how did you end up finding some dates? >> i finally went online and did the whole, put my picture -- survey. i put a lot of pictures. that's important. a lot of pictures. not just head shots.

full body shots. i must have gotten at least 50 to 60 people like winks and those little things -- >> that helps your ego. >> it does. but then it gets down to i like you. you message back. you mar narrow down. >> you have to first do interior work. then exterior work. am i ready? am i hung up on my ex? do i feel confident? am i over everything? am i ready to put myself out there like she is? then think, i haven't changed my hair style in 40 years, haven't dated. there's research to show people make decisions in the first 30 seconds or so. make sure the first 30 seconds are good. >> when is too soon to be putting yourself out there when you've been through divorce or loss of relationship?

>> you still feel grief, attachment and anger. anger is a form of attachment. be optimistic and ready to meet somebody with an open heart. >> good luck. we wish you the best gwen. >> we wish you a happy life. when are you getting married? >> i have two kids getting married. we're going to have to scatter it. >> okay. i think you'll work it out. good to see you ladies. thank you. kathie and i are going to put yourself in a healthy competition. going to be ugly. and the 5-year-old that won the competition at westminster. ♪ when he first joined the army, i was very nervous. ♪ we didn't know what they would have him doing. ♪ but, bobby always had a plan. ♪ [ male announcer ] with unmatched training

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a 5-year-old dog with the perfect combination of body and voice and a great body beat out 3,000 other pooches representing 190 breeds. here to introduce us, david fry from the westminster kennel club and the handler. congratulations sky. >> sky looks good. we were saying sky may need a little wax. we didn't know she was a girl. she looks great. tell us what made sky stand out from the rest. >> when you get down to the end of a great dog show like ours -- there's great dogs standing at the end. the win dog has to stand over and say it's me. have charisma and personality, whatever you want to call it. that was her. >> it's a subjective thing. it really is. >> it is subjective. at that a level you can close your eyes and point at anybody. sky was the top dog in the

country. there are 500 best in shows in that lineup. >> wow. why did you decide to enter sky into the tournament? >> she competed for number one dog last year and won it. we decided to end her career in this dog show. >> so she's retiring now to make little skies? >> little clouds? or is she already fixed? what happens to their personality after they win a major contest like that. my dogs get a baths and they are groomed, they think they are the hottest thing. i can't imagine when they win the dog show. is there a different attitude about her? >> not really. she's a wonderful dog. she loves to be with people. she knows we love her. >> it's all about the love isn't it? >> earlier hoda and i were saying i hope this isn't offensive to you guys.

one of our favorite movies is "best in show." it's our favorite too. they did make fun of the dogs. they didn't make fun of the sport. they made fun of the people. we're a target rich group. we love it. they're our best friends. >> congratulations to you and erica. >> erica is my partner. we had a great time. >> thank you. congratulations. on your way over for a victory lunch, sky? >> can you believe how good sky is. she's very calm. >> she's so great. >> you spend your life getting poked and prodded, handled by strange people. >> what do you say? >> you should try it some time. >> thanks guys. who will be top dog in our next challenge? madeline puts our heart health to the test next on nbc. [ male announcer ] when three world champions face off

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february is heart health awareness month. here's a fact. one out of three deaths for american women is due to heart disease. it does not have to be that way. diet and exercise play a big role. here's trivia to get us back on track to better health. nbc diet and health editor. hi how are you? >> today we're going to have a game. pay attention. this is going to be competing for all the right ages. put one hand behind your back. i'm going to tell you. press this. before we start, i'm going to tell you it's really important that lifestyle change, what you eat, how you move, all these things have a great impacts. your jegenes are not your desti when it comes to heart health. pay attention to this. have one hand behind your back.

let's do it. so first question. true or false. red wine is the only alcoholic beverage that can be good for your heart? >> false. >> that is correct. >> what is the other one? >> any alcohol in moderation. one drink for women, two for men. if you don't drink, don't start now. that's according to the american heart association. >> got it. >> now on to added sugars. you should limit your daily added sugars to no more than 2040, 60 grams? >> 5 to 20. >> no, that is wrong. >> i'll tell you what's right. >> 40, b. >> 10 teaspoons. that's not much. >> i think that's too much. >> that's the limit. >> that's how much she has before 5:00 in the morning.

i started today not doing sugar. >> this is not the limit you want to do. you can use less. you're right too. >> okay. no, but you're not. >> okay we're ready. >> next let's talk physical activities. what is the recommended minimum amount of daily brisk walking for a healthy heart? correct answer is b, 30 minutes. five days a week. >> 150 minutes a week. if you exercise more or less. that's the minimum. >> oh that's the minimum. keep doing more. >> 30 minutes, five days a week of brisk walking. >> let's switch to fiber. i know you're going to get kathie. which of the foods contains one-third of fiber needs for the whole day? one cup of which one? >> i think they're all great for you. i'm going with blackberries. >> you're right. she just said that yesterday weirdly enough. >> seth myers had gorgeous

blackberries. i said hoda eat them. >> that's a good choice. >> thank you. >> you thought you were going to get me on that. let's switch to fish. pay attention. it's a two part answer. which one is the fish type has the highest and lowest amount of fish oil. >> highest salmon and lowest. >> excellent. >> we eat our fish. >> how much of your daily allowance of saturated fat is in one ounce slice of american cheese? 5, 15 or 25%? >> i'm going for b, 15. >> you'd be wrong. >> 25 percent? >> yes, ma'am. you are correct. cheese has artery clogging fat. don't avoid it, but do it in moderation. >> mozzarella and parmesan are

better right? >> parmesan you can use less. that helps as well. >> is this a tiebreaker? >> it is a tie. first time ever. >> updated guidelines from the american academy of pediatric n pediatricians recommends checking what amount of cholesterol? >> b. >> what do we win? >> a wonderful cookbook. >> okay. >> okay. >> thank you. >> that's going to be a present for your mother. >> or someone that likes to cook. enjoy it. >> for more information on how to be heart healthy, check out our heard it on hoda and

good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. peggy bunker has the morning off. we begin with details on the amber alert. police searching for a 13-year-old girl and an elderly man thought to be abducted from o oakland. >> reporter: good morning, i can tell you many, many reporters are in the police department right now because they're expected to update us any minute. the latest information is that they're still looking for a sedan and a man who carjacked two people inside of that car including a 13-year-old girl.