wolfgang: when i was 17, i left austria for france.orked in a restaurant in burgundy, and i found out there is one, two, and three-star restaurants. naturally i looked and said, "this restaurant i workein ly had one star." i said, "i cannot go to austria before working in the three-star restaurant." so i started to write all these fancy, three-star restaurants, and then the first one who accepted me and said, "okay, you can start working in april, or something." so i went there. that was really an epiphany for me. it was something totally different. the owner was 72 years old, but he had such passion in the kitchen. raymond thuilier. he was amazing. he owned the three-star restaurant. he was the chef. everything has to be the best quality. and he had such intensity and passion. haslinda: you were at a restaurant called la maison. that was the time when you learned to be a businessman. your paycheck had bounced. in return, you asked for part of the business. wolfgang: exactly. when i started, i worked in indianapolis, and then i moved t

. >>> finally tonight, the special olympics kicking off today in austria.spiring story tonight of one athlete, who along with her sister, known as the williams sisters of figure skating. they spoke with robin roberts before the opening ceremony. >> reporter: tonight, the 2017 special olympics winter world games officially under way in austria. the star-studded opening ceremony capped off with an emotional performance by pop grammy award winning artist jason mraz. 2,600 athletes from 105 countries and 5 continents, kicking off 12 days of competition that's about much more than winning. special olympics, how has it impacted your life? >> they told me i can be a part of something. >> reporter: two sisters from ohio, being called the venus and serena of figure skating, sharita and shaye taylor. sharita, tweeting, i have autism, special olympics figure skater on her way to austria. can you believe that it's finally here? you're here on the world stage. >> i still can't believe it. it's been a whirlwind. >> reporter: what do you say to people who have different c

sharita tweeting, i have autism, special olympics figure skater on her way to austria.eve that it's finally here? you're here on the world stage. >> i still can't believe it. it's been a whirlwind. >> reporter: what do you say to people who have different challenges? >> to all those who have difficulties in life, just know that you can do it. >> reporter: who's venus and who's serena? >> she's serena and i'm venus. >> reporter: the sisters, big fans of lebron james and their home team, the cavaliers, giving a shoutout. >> go cavs! >> reporter: and getting one in return. lebron tweeting, "love seeing cleveland represented. good luck. #striveforgreatne #striveforgreatness" while the city of cleveland will be rooting for sharita, the athletes from different nations are cheering for each other and that's what special olympics is all about. tom? the. >> and we are rooting them on, as well. all right, robin, thank you so much. coverage of the special olympics continues tomorrow. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. ood night. tomorrow night. good night. >>> this is wh

how excited are you to be here in austria, huh?u like the most so far? >> the mountains. >> they're awesome. >> reporter: ceo of special olympics tim shriver told me these athletes are sharing an important lesson. >> the athletes here are not coming for sympathy or pity. they're coming with a message, they've got the heart of inclusion. they've got the heart of welcome. they've got what the world is looking for. we ought to be paying attention to what they can teach, not what we need to give. we have so much in common. the human spirit is so open and loving if you let it out. >> you remind me of my mom so much. she said you -- >> that's a big compliment. >> it's true but we have more in common than not so why not focus on similarities. >> we have to start with it. we don't have to build a world of walls. we can build a world of bridges. it's possible. >> reporter: supporters include jason mraz who joined the unified snowboard team to show what athletes with and without disabilities can do when they team up together. >> the mission

germany, austria and switzerland have also blocked rallies on security grounds. around 50 million people across north—east america are facing the worst snowstorms of the season. thousands of flights and trains have been cancelled, and several regions have declared a state of emergency. an independent congressional report has found president trump's planned changes to the health insurance law known as obamacare would reduce federal deficits, but leave an extra 1a million americans uninsured next year. now for the latest financial news, with sally bundock and world business report. free to fire the brexit starting gun, but how prepared is the uk economy, and what about scotland? the waiting game. toshiba shares plunge in tokyo, as it delays its results announcement for a second time. welcome to world business report, i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: a smart jacket, and we are talking the latest technology, not style. dave lee tries it on. but first: the uk parliament has approved legislation giving prime minister theresa may the power to begin formal divor

got in touch with friends from austria. hi, johnny, it's ruthie.ohnny and vikki, they were friends with me and my second husband for many years. what i was telling them is -- billy and i broke up. they felt bad for me and they said, we're buying you a ticket to come over and visit. you need to get away from your life there because it's too depressing for you. that would be great. i thought this is a great idea. i'll go to austria and get away from the ugly scene here. hi, it's ruthie. i called my daughter's father, my first husband, to come and pick her up. then i go to austria. johnny is a tattoo artist. they have a tattoo studio. thanks for having me here. they were kind of watching out for me and making sure that i was okay. we were talking about my inability to pay my mortgage on my house at almost $3,000 a month. things are a little rough right now. then johnny started telling me about a business idea that he had that involved bringing something back from peru. what kind of stuff? he says that it's -- >> cocaine. >> i would be transporting coc

or could he be the illegitimate son of austria's last emperorfranz josef?or many czechs, that'sunthinkable. lubo velek heads the masarykarchives which manage the former president's estate.it comprises 2500 boxes of material.he does not buy the story that masaryk is the emperor's son. >>i would regard it as rather a>>i would regard it as rather a bad joke, a prank played byhistory, because then the son would have destroyed thefather's monarchy. reporter: so there are stillsome hurdles to finding out the truth.until then, masaryk patiently guards prague castle, theofficial residence of czech presidents.the flag here bears the national motto, truth prevails.so vondracek keeps searching for the truth.he has been conducting research for czech tv for over a year.he wonders how the son of a maidservant and a coach drivercould attend the best and priciest schools, and haveplenty of money. >>he received 100austro-hungarian gulden a month. composer antonin dvorak, who hadfour children, had a salary f 70 gulden.masaryk grew up carefree -- in some of the richest famili

we all look closely at every event including austria and the netherlands but you cannot tell from oneo the other. i think in france, marine le pen is much smarter and she has much more infrastructure. she did not even campaign on the streets. she is out there. late different standpoint. it would be very dangerous if she would become the president of france. who is the macron only one that can compete with her. -- how thethe party parties s deteriorate. it wasppened to fillon, regarding his own scandal. he is not even campaigning anymore. there are different issues in each country. i do not think we can say that we are on the safe side because wilders did not win. i do not think that is going to happen. ofer: on the popular side the spectrum, in germany, will they be encouraged as they have been by donald trump and brexit or will they be discouraged by what they saw happen in the netherlands? rieke: for me, that was positive outcome in germany would be the high voter turnout they saw and so they will also say we have to get out and vote, raise our voice. the best outcome would be that

athlete traveling to the games in austria and this is his first time out of the country.o doubt one of many firsts on the trip. it's clear from the smile on his face he is excited. what is unclear is whether he is fast enough to win a medal at the games. the coaches say that is not the point and not how they measure success. we don't care where you finish. just give us your best. mike: a mind set that he has embraced, along with the sport. >> if i fall i'll get right back up. if i fall i'm hurrying and get right back up. mike: in northeast washington, news. jonathan: that is amazing. good luck. you have fun with that. alison: he sounds like a champion already. jonathan: we'll do another story when he comes home with the gold. alison: we hope so. still to come today in the news, a disturbing trend in the district. how the mayor and the police chief plan cocombat a why are you checking i want to see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much do they? really? i'll take it! sir, your credit... is great, right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i better check

about 150 special olympics athletes representing team austria this afternoon for the world games. in arlington last night, a send-off party was held for them. 17-year-old cornell gray is the only athlete from d.c. who will compete in the world games. he started speed skating two years ago. frigid temperatures will make it a littler harder to clean up after this upcoming storm. but-- it could be a lot worse. check this out. this scene is from the shores of lake ontario near rochester, new york. thats no ice sculpture. that really is a house incased in ice. a massive wind storm moved through earlier this week, blowing water onto the home during freezing temperatures. at xx time f winter storm warning in effect for d.c. and areas west from 7pm through 2pm tuesday. winter storm watch in effect for prince george's, anne arundel, stafford, and orange counties. - dry to prepare for the snow today (before 5pm) - snow likely tonight through tomorrow - highest accumulations north of d.c.; rain/snow line critical for totals - long melt/refreeze process following the storm with continued cold

. >>> in austria today the >>> in austria today the hills are alive with the special olympics world winterobin is there and, robin, welcome to the show. we know there are nearly 2,700 athletes from around the world that are going to be competing, inspirational stories abound, but you found one remarkable story that you want to share with us. >> uh-huh. i do. when the special olympics world winter games kick off, many people in the u.s. and around the world will have their eyes on the athletes. i have one right here, sharita taylor is competing for the u.s. in figure skating. her twin sister shaye is cheering her on along with her wonderful family. they want to give a shoutout to cleveland. they're from the proud city of cleveland, ohio. yes. >> whoo! >> very excited about the game later today on abc. we are excited and proud of you. can you believe that it's finally here? you're here on the world stage? >> i still can't believe it. it seems like only yesterday that i found out that i was picked to be on the world games team, and it's been a whirlwind, a roller coaster of adventures and goo

this is professional skier ivan milokov who was competing in austria when he lost control.ing as he stumbled down the steep slope. he was able, though, to walk away from it. >> that's why i don't ski. because of things like that. >> it's why i don't ski. i snowboard, and then i have the falls. >>> well, another topic here at home, a drug company executive's fall from grace. and the fate of his future in the hands of a jury. >> he's facing serious charges in a deadly meningitis outbreak that killed dozens of people. abc's brian ross has the latest. >> the mold, the bacteria. >> reporter: the prosecution says barry cadden almost single handedly created a public health crisis. called to testify before congress, he pleaded the fifth amendment. when investigators went to his factory, the new england compounding center they say they found it was a place of filth, rusted equipment, insects, turning out batches of tainted medicine that led to infections including meningitis in hundreds of people. including this woman still in pain five years later. >> i cry, and i get angry. my phy

we are going to austria. two days of training there prior to the event. then we will start. q: there are 46 messages. 46 athletes. 13 coaches. q: but there are 139 athletes from the united states heading over to austria to kick some butt. and bring home the gold. if you want to watch the opening ceremony, it's on saturday at 2:00 p.m. right here on abc7. that is the latest from arlington. i'm q mccray. go, usa! >> go, usa! "usausa! usa! usa! q: back to you. michelle: we're rooting for them. thanks. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a corner rivalry. two gas stations fight for customers. the price wars bringing down prices to under a buck a gallon ahead. alison: coming up new at 5:00, a new milestone for a d.c. centenarian who made a flash. remember the dance at the white house? we have a announcer: countdown to spring brought to you by -- announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on jonathan: a lot of flowers in our area but it will change. this is several inches of snow in the midwest. that is the scene. traffic going slow in wisconsin through chicago. that was the morni

special olympics usa figure skater on her way to austria. pinch me please.d you are here. what do you say to people who have different challenges in their life to do what you do to rise above it and just march on? >> you know, to all those who have difficulties in life, just know that you can do it. you know, you know, early on in life i wasn't -- yeah, the doctors didn't think that i would be able to talk normally, neither did they think the same way of my sister but look at us, you know. we're special olympics athletes and we graduated in 2009 from high school, totally mainstreamed and we are here. >> you're here, and it's awesome. now, who is venus and who is serena? who is venus and who is serena? >> i'm not really sure but -- >> which one is going to claim -- >> but i guess she's serena and i'm venus. >> okay, there we go. there we go and a shoutout to lebron james, right, because he's playing a little later on today. he's in cleveland and you're going to bring home some gold. >> lebron, i hope you're watching this. i've been a huge, major fan since we

we do not have the nationalities of those victims but two people killed in an avalanche in austria. headlines on bbc news: theresa may accuses the snp of muddle on muddle in its bid for another referendum. she told the tory spring conference the party was trying to use brexit as a pretext for another independence vote. 555.5 for another independence vote. g the snp insists scotland will but the snp insists scotland will have another vote on independence, despite theresa may's view now is not the time. the white house says allegations gchq spy on donald trump will not be gchq syy on donald trumywillnotbe according to a theresa repeated, according to a theresa may's official spokesman. it comes after the uk serb village agency said the claims were utterly ridiculous. —— uk surveillance agency. well, let's get more on the news that former chancellor george osborne has been appointed editor of the london evening standard. he will start in mid—may and continue as mp for tatton. leaderjeremy corbyn, who's said it "makes a mockery "of the independence of the media" and "is an insult to the

a town in austria has banned a rally attended by a senior official from turkey's ruling party. this amid growing controversy over the country's upcoming referendum. 16.s do to vote on april whipping up support from a yes vote. the decision over the event followed this evening. and the mayor of the dutch city of rotterdam saying a similar march plan will -- in the u.s.ersy over president donald trump's travel restrictions. that as the son of the late block -- late boxing legend muhammad ali told congress he was detailed at a florida airport because of his relate that because of his race and religion. france 24 has more. reporter: and various -- as various u.s. states join a legal challenge against president trump's revised legal trouble the -- calling for legislation banning racial profiling. now the son of the late boxing champion muhammad ali has joined the fight, telling members of the u.s. congress that he and his mother were detained and questioned at length at an airport in florida last month. jamaica, he says he was pulled aside and asked his name and religion. >> i'm wai

scotland women beat austria 3—1. jane ross, leanne ross and lisa evans with the goals.sals to reform the organisation. they include reserving three places on the fa board forfemale members and adding eleven new members to the fa council to better reflect the diversity in english football. from wembley, here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway. change has not been an easy way for the football association and in the past few years efforts to drive through reforms in the fa board and council have almost universally failed whenever efforts have been attempted. they're trying to get through real change into the fa board and in its council because it is under pressure from sport england, who may deprive the fa £30 million of grassroots funding, through to pressure from government 01’ through to pressure from government orsay through to pressure from government or say they want to see real change implemented to make the boards more diverse. and more representative of the people who actually play and administer the game in england. speaking to greg clark today he is

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many when you think of the million that they brought in in germany and the numbers in sweden and austria talking about unaccompanied child refugees, some of them i have seen child refugees, some of them i have seenin child refugees, some of them i have seen in france and in camps in greece in january, seen in france and in camps in greece injanuary, bitterly cold, these are children who are not protected, they are vulnerable, they could be lured into criminality, prostitution, they could be trafficked, all i have ever argued is that britain should take its share of these vulnerable young people. and my amendment was intended to do that and the government have renate dunnett and they have suddenly said, 350, that is it. thank you forjoining us. the government has suffered another defeat in the house of lords over the process of leaving the european union. peers have voted for an amendment to the brexit bill which calls for parliament to be given a meaningful vote on a final deal. our chief political correspondent is at west minister. over to you. downing street insists that the prime mini

cheryl: bags are packed in they leave for austria monday. they are paired with those with intellectual disabilities and their unified partners. people wrong.ving it gets rid of all that. cheryl: scott thuman was the cohost of the party. nothing says team spirit like making the world games logo part of your haircut. >> i thought it would be cool. come cheryl: the chairman of special olympics says the athletes are competitive. >> don't underestimate them. the athletes want to win. shriver says the games prove that everyone has a talent. in arlington, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: what a great celebration. must-see video. look at the shores of lake ontario. came throughdstorm earlier this week. that, combined with freezing temperatures from new york, led ice.is house encased in we are not going to see anything quite like that here. steve: can pretty much guarantee we will not see that here. kimberly: think of this. josh: kimberly: thank goodness. josh: most of the snow will be further north and west. steve: location, location, location.

schwarzenegger hizo la declaraciÓn en austria durante una visita su paÍs de origen.idad hispana se organice. toma fuerza la creaciÓn de una organizaciÓn capaz de promover asistencia legal a los inmigrantes. como nos explica carlos arellano uno de los retos mÁs importantes que enfrentan, es la financiaciÓn la intensificaciÓn de las redadas de inmigraciÓn ha dejado cientos de miles de extranjeros. sometidos a una encrucijada. judicial en las cortes de inmigraciÓn. carlos: los abogados se convierten entonces en la Última alternativa que les genera una esperanza. suena lÓgico, pero lo cierto es que una gran mayorÍa de personas que enfrentan una inminente expulsiÓn del paÍs no pueden pagar los honorarios de un defensor. para ellos, se estÁ tratando de crear el proyecto americano de representaciÓn de los inmigrantes. >> se trata de crear un fondo, para que abogados puedan representar a los migrantes en la corte de migraciÓn. sabemos que si tiene el migrante un abogado, tiene un alto porcentaje de ganar un caso. carlos: se trata de una especie de oficina de juristas de este

prince charles and camilla will italy, andia, austria at the request of the government. molly: it is st. patrick's day. i did not put on green, but we put on sweaters. i will say happy st. patrick's day. >> a of people, particularly stateside, think they are irish or believe they have irish ancestry. the irish times has 17 questions to test your irish-ness. i did terribly. the questions are hard. one of my favorite was "what does say patty's day signify to the average irish person??" patrick's,of st. getting pinched without wearing grains, or an attempt by americans to hijack? the answer to that is c. sorry, america. unfortunate, but still, happy st. patrick's day. stay with us. the news continues on france 24. [captions made possible by kcet television] >> in this episode, jackrabbit homesteads, the study of the cultural legacy of the small trackback in california's ranga layson. >> it is on the -- morongo

two young men and two young women will represent the state in austria.s expected to be the largest special olympic games in history. >> philadelphia flyers come up clutch tonight. here's ducis. >> an exciting game. the flyers are setting us up for drama down the stretch. they face the panther's team in the thick of it with them. value terry puhla. scores. welcome to philadelphia. game tied at one. steve nathan is on top of his game. 39 shots including this one in regulation. >> now to a shootout. voracek scores, flyers win 2-1, three points back of the final wild card spot. >> i thought i started well, second was tougher. again in the third, i think it was a great chance. >> we could score. like i said in the end it didn't matter. >> dar owe's play improved as of late and people have noticed. he is ee been named rooky of the month. >> to the phillies h when aaron knoll arrived he said he was ready to go. the elbow problems were a thing of the past. he had a chance to prove it against toronto. no walks and one strikeout, his first start in seven months, t

honduras, just the same way that my great-grandmother escaped escaped violence and persecution in austria we welcome him here. immigrants built the fabric of this country and baltimore is a place that will continue to welcome them. >> tucker: it's pretty unbelievable that you would compare federal immigration authorities to the would you just in effect did and he did it explicitly yesterday when their enforcing laws that would have prevented this heinous crime. would you say that to the parents of the girl who was ripped? these are these americans were enforcing immigration laws, why would you say some thing like that? >> i extend my full sympathy to these parents, what they've been through is horrific. to trust their crime out publicly is kind of shameful, tucker. if the politics you are engaging in is this sort of willie horton style race baiting, dog whistle where we don't blame entire groups of people for the heinous acts of a few. were not after dylan roof murdered nine people in a church for south carolina we don't say all white people are terrorists. >> tucker: slowdown. i'm not sa

>> what i'm doing is comparing the plight of my great-grandmother who came here from austria to escapeler's gas chambers to the same fate as my honduran neighbors who come here escaping violence from their country and just want to build a better life. >> tucker: that's not what you're saying, let me read you a quote, this is from yesterday from the city paper from baltimore. said he likened the reason raid to what nazi germany did before the holocaust. for the fifth time, your accusing americans, your fellow american citizens of law enforcement officials are behaving like nazis. don't you think that's a little over-the-top, speaking of dog whistles. >> tucker, again, what i'm saying is when the statue ofwh liberty proclaims give me your tired, your poor, your huddledt masses yearning to be free, she is calling both to my great-grandmother as well as to my honduran neighbors. i'm not comparing isis to nazis. what i'm doing to say these arei people who have been persecuted back in their home country and if they want to come here and build a better life in baltimore we welcome them. >> tu

that is versus nearly 60% in germany. 64% in holland. 64% in austria.he support for akp here in germany and a few other european countries is disproportionately higher. melinda: why is that? dilek: that has to do with the sociological demographic constitution of the workers who came here, who still are the majority of the immigration -- immigrant population here. , more traditional people -- they were conservative, more traditional people. that is versus when you look at the u.s. or canada, the support for akp as at 14% because there -- there immigrant population is high educated. that explains a lot. having said that, there's also refugee communities here. ther the coup d'etat in 90's, there are kurds. when you look at akp support in germany and also in a few other countries, also much higher than in turkey. the votes here are cross pollinated, and the participation rate last time was 36%. a lot will depend on the mobilization of the vote here. thatsonally am just hoping more people will be mobilized, and more people will be mobilized to say no. melind

an inspirational scene in austria. thousands of athletes come together.emonies kicking off the event saturday. competitors from 105 countries waving their nation's flags as the flame of hope was ignited. among those vying for olympic gold -- ohio native sherida taylor. a figure skater who is one-half of what people are calling the venus and serena williams of figure skating. as we showed you yesterday, our own robin roberts got to talk to her and her sister shea. she found out that sherida has her own hometown hero. >> lebron, i hope you're watching this. i've been a huge, major fan since we won the championship. >> we won the championship. i love that. >> we won the championship. and i can't wait to meet you. >> you know what? lebron got the message, tweeting love seeing cleveland represented. good luck. #strive for greatness. so glad lebron sent message to her. think about it. she's living the dream. representing her family. her hero contacts her. life could not get any better for this girl. >> such a great story. thank you, adrian. our special coverage

similar to when in austria recent elections saw the far right candidate being defeated.imilar words coming from the european commission president. he couldn't hide his excitement. the winners toed congratulate and said yesterdays outcome was a vote in favor of europe and against extremists. today he sent a formal letter to the dutch prime minister. coalitionto form a government and they said dutch voters had voted in favor yesterday of european values of open tolerant societies and he called them an inspiration for the rest of europe. we are hearing similar comments from the european parliaments. they're calling yesterday's outcome a very good day. same comment from rome. preparing for a big celebration that will take place on the 25th of march, celebrating 60 years since the treaty of rome. he said the fact that an anti-eu he was defeated is a good time to relaunch the european union and exchange citizens. the press is also celebrating the outcome of those elections. the far right candidate was defeated despite the fact that the polls said he was ahead. he did not do as

. >> peter went to visit his uncle in austria. and he is a film maker. the mountains and the terra terrain. and as they were passing by he said hey, stop, let's make a film. he's going to attempt a back-flip. so he's getting ready. can you hear them joking with him in the background about how he's getting ready. it's all about the prep, right? got to get loose, are you ready? i said, are you ready? >> yeah, sure. >> it's all about preparation and practice. >> pull the trigger there, tiger. >> in the event of an attack, i will be able to back-flip within two minutes. >> oh! >> and well all the preparations -- [ laughter ] >> bites the dust zblext wanted to taste victorkctory but but bt tasted was dust. >> let's hope there's no you're in there. >> that wasn't even close, he plunked himself into the street. >> it worked so well when i do it into the pool. >> it's like if you and i tried to do a back-flip, it would go about that well. >> two regular dads murder a trap beat. >> these two dads have set a trap hook i suppose you could say to make a whole song -

austria, germany, and sweden. and that the rest of europe would say, not our problem.so, at the european union was not at that time capable of -- before that, even sharing, the problem was in greece mostly and also in italy. the european union, we recommend it should have been there immediately with big reception centers, registering the people, screening the people, determining their status, and then setting up a relocation center, relocation system. we had that at the beginning. when it became too late, it became more untenable. before we let you go, your experience with refugees, they don't want to leave their homes. and if they do have to leave, they don't want to go far away from home, right? >> of course not. do you want to leave your home? it's the worst thing that can happen to you except losing your family. all refugees i have talked to say this is the absolute last resort when they leave. many, and most people when they leave, they tried to not even leave their country. they tried to go to other towns and villages, crossing the border into a foreign territory

about 150 special olympics athletes representing team u-s-a are heading to austria this afternoon, to compete in the world games. in arlington last night, a send-off party was held for them. 17-year-old cornell gray is the only team member from d.c. he started speed skating two years ago. abc-seven's scott thuman was the co-emcee of last night's event. the special olympics world games begin tomorrow.. and run through march 25th. we'll talk with some of these athletes live, in our nine a.m. hour.. before they head to dulles airport. the upcoming blizzard is bad news for the cherry blossoms. we went from possibly the earliest peak bloom-to a very serious danger of losing them! temperatures fell to around 26 degrees this weekend, which the national park service says could mean a loss of about 10 percent of the blossoms. but even more bad news. temperatures overnight with the snow will hit the low 20s. weather that cold means 90 percent of the blossoms could be gone. time now for weather winter storm warning in effect for d.c. and areas west from 7pm through 2pm tuesday. winter storm watc

are heading to austria this afternoon to compete in the world games. in arlington last night a sendoff party was held for the team. a 17-year-old is the only team member from d.c. he started speed skating just about two years ago. >> sometimes i fall. i get back up real fast. we're going to have fun and do my best out there. >> the athletes of special olympics want to win. they trained hard. they're competing hard. and they want to win. jummy: the special olympics world games begin tomorrow and run throug good luck to all the athletes. just when you think winter was over, think again. we are bracing for an impact of a major snowstorm. veronica and eileen will have a final check of the forecast when we come back. jummy: so the latest on the forecast now. veronica: still 7:00 p.m. start time. areas south, maybe a wee bit earlier. but a big wide area. area from to two to 10 inch. eileen: we'll have more at 4:00. >> just answer 14 questions in 30 minutes, and you too can walk away with $1 million. it's america's favorite get-rich-quick scheme. this is "who

germany, austria and switzerland have also blocked rallies on security grounds. season. thousands of flights and trains have been cancelled, and several regions have declared a state of emergency. an independent congressional report has found president trump's planned changes to the health insurance law known as obamacare would reduce

russian skier ivan malakhov competing in austria and started off all right then one mistimed turn causes to lose control. he can be heard gasping and grunting in pain as he tumbled down the steep slopes taken to the hospital and remarkably says he's okay. nothing broken. >> all right. so we go to france now where a suspected thief gave police the big break they wanted. he wasn't hard to find because he was stuck half in and half out of this window. >> goodness. >> police say he made the hole with a hammer while trying to rob that jewelry store. the fire department was called in to help free him before he was arrested. >> so he just couldn't get through the hole that he broke with a hammer. >> no. he needed a bigger hole. >> okay. we'll leave it there. >>> it began with 68. now the ncaa men's basketball tournament is down to tweet 16. >> three of the top sides in the semis though north carolina almost didn't make it. the tar heels scored the final 12 points against arkansas to wipe out a five-point deficit in the final 3:30. >> cardinals lost to managering in in a rematch of the 2013 coll

more than 2700 athletes from 107 countries are in austria.ive in austria this morning for tselled "world news we provide random but yet fascinating coverage of the world's most popular game, soccer. there is an unusual incident involving one of the world's most popular teams, manchester united of england. >> and during their match against a russia manager brought a peeled banana to the sideline. warming up. >> okay, so then they gave it to marcus rojo one of united's defenders who ate it while continuing to play. for the record, three guys touched the banana before it was eaten.e needed fuel because he was feeling tired and starting to cramp, but that's a lot of bare hands on a banana that had already been peeled.t this story. >> man u still sucks. >> someone doesn't like man u back there. >> oh, my god. it's a peeled banana. >> but it's fine. >> guys, come on, i'll eat it. >> no, no, no. no. oh. >> why not? >> that's been handed off. >> good for you. >> by like nine different people here. >> germs are good for you. you need a little bit of g

. >> plus, pomp and circumstance surrounding the opening ceremonies for the special olympics in austrialooking live sky6 live hd from our temple university camera there, this is the center city skyline, meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast when we come right back. >> new orleans police investigating a triple murder in the city. officers say they found the bodies of two men and a woman in the kitchen of a home. they were shot to death. investigators say there was no signs of forced entry. this is actually the second triple murder in the city in nine days, a mother and two young children were gunned down in their home. police have not made any arrests in either case. >>> one day after a maryland home was leveled by explosion authorities make a gruesome discovery. the bodies of an adult and pet were recovered in rocksville. neighbors were shaken by the blast. not clear if the remains belong to the homeowner who is unaccounted for since the explosion. it is too early to know if the explosion was accidental or intentional. >> thousands of athletes are i

germany and austria have also banned rallies, citing security concerns amid fears of unrest. a short time ago i discussed it all with the director of the turkish research program at the washington institute. why has it become so heated, this question of whether turkish officials can campaign in the netherlands in front of the ra on behalf of president erdogan? >> i see it related to the election cycles in the netherlands and turkey. the netherlands has a far-right politician wants to ban islam. it is nice for his rhetoric, wilders against turkey. that is one part of the perfect storm. the other part that in turkey president erdogan is running a referendum that he needs to win. his support in the country is just below 50% so he is trying trying to rile up his nationalist, right-wing base. laura: so it is not about the vote for the turkish diaspora in europe but much more about how president erdogan does at home? >> she has won election but on a -- >> president erdogan has a he has wone election but on a platform of demonizing the members of the electorate who is not likely to

germany and austria have also banned rallies, citing security concerns amid fears of unrest.all with soner cagaptay, director of the turkish research programme at the washington institute. soner cagaptay, why has it become so heated, this question of whether turkish officials can campaign in the netherlands in front of the turkish diaspora on behalf of president erdogan for this turkish referendum? i see it as being related to the election cycles in both the netherlands and turkey. the netherlands has a far—right politician who wants to have a ban against islam, so it fits nicely into his rhetoric, to a confrontational policy, that is wilders against turkey. that is one part of the perfect storm, and the other part is, in turkey, president erdogan is running a referendum he needs to win. his party has maxed out in terms of support in the country, just below 50%, so he's trying to rile up his nationalist right—wing base by creating a cause around which turks can band once again. so is this not so much about the votes of the turkish diaspora in europe but much more about how pr

similar gatherings banned in austria, germany and switzerland. what's really at stake here for him?ly at stake here for him? at stake really is his political career, his reputation. this is as serious as it gets because we are talking about someone, not from just a politician's perspective, but perhaps as a human being as well, someone perhaps as a human being as well, someone who has been in powerfor incredibly long. his party was elected in 2002, end of 2002 and he became prime minister around 2003. he has been the leader of turkey for an incredibly long time, over a decade now. to lose a vote after such a long time in powered certainly be a dent in his reputation and perhaps for that reason he absolutely needs to get this vote if he seeks to continue his role... for one thing, his position as the leader of turkey, but also his position as perhaps one of the strongest leaders of turkey in the modern era. just briefly if you would lastly, dutch media reporting turkish family affairs minister managed to get into the netherlands and has been stopped and now escorted back to germany.