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>> that's right. it felt surreal. one minute i'm on the computer typing away and the next there was a very abrupt shaking and rumbling that started. it was more like a swaying kind of shaking and it turned into an up and down all-around shaking and things were falling off the walls and the hotel was really shaking. >> what did you do? had you been in an earthquake before and did you know where to go to find safety? >> i did. i grew up in l.a. half my and i have been back there for the past years. we are used to tremors and things like that. i knew immediately to go to the doorway. luckily in my room there is a double doorway. i went to the room to the doorway. with my door open, i was shouting to anyone who would listen, get if the doorway and get out! earthquake! the shaking subsided for a second. there was no one else in the hall ways except my neighbor and i saw him come out and look behind me so it looked back at me. he took off and dartd towards the stairs. i did the same. i tried to wait to see if people came out of the rooms, but they were evacuated by then. i made a mad dash and got out safely and unscathed. >> you are located 90 miles southwest of santiago. are there concerns about any possible tsunamis. have you heard about a warning following the earthquake? >> yes. many warnings main low from the states. we have been tuned into the radio and the warnings that they had for tsunamis here have been lifted. we are only a mile and a half inland from the beach. we are relatively close to the water. the tsunami warning has been lifted. things are relatively calmer now. >> we certainly wish you the best, elliott. thank you for sharing your story with us. elliott yamin. for a along at other stop stories we go to melissa francis. >> good morning. today is clean up day from the record snowstorm that slammed the east coast. live in central park with more, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, melissa people are busy digging out after the noreaster that dumped record snowfall throughout the region. they are counting it in feet, not inches. up to feet in upstate new york. crews have been working to restore power to up to a million people who lost electricity during the storm. after hundreds of flights were canceled, airports are getting back to normal. if you are flying in or out of this region today, you will do well to check with your airline to make certain your flight is not delayed. back to you. >> thanks so much. embattled south carolina governor mark sanford is closer to a divorce. a judge said she will grant jenny sanford's request. they split after the governor admitted an affair with a woman. the social secretary desiree rogers resigned who was criticized for handling of the administration's dinner where a virginia couple crashed the party. >>> tiger woods losing another big endorsement. the maker of gatorad. he apologized for infidelity. now back to amy and ginger. >> ginger we have of wmaq is here with a check of the forecast. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. we can turn to the forecast away from the earthquake for a moment. ohm for a moment because the storm on top of us. it is over for the most part and you can see the heavy snow is over. the this was the 4th largest snowstorm since 1869. very impressive. you may get to three inches and the spin still over the northeast and it will loosen and go off into the atlantic. west to the coast and go oh, wow. tons of rain and snows. mudslide action there and still the tsunami advisory. there the warn suggest back for hawaii. if you want more rain you have to go south to florida. temperatures only in the 60ss >>> a good saturday morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist, chuck bell. skies are mostly cloudy. one or two breaks of sunshine getting through. there is a view from our city camera view. plenty of clouds out there. a check of live doppler. a couple live snow showers and flurries. a few down into portions of southern maryland. more snow showers across far northern maryland. we will continue to see aÑi scattering of snow flurries and snow showers through this morning and into the early afternoon. temperatures a 60s and going into the minnesota area for th coolest weather and 31. that is a look at the forecast. lester? >> ginger, thanks from here in vancouver. a big night for the americans as the winter games enter their final weekend. we have the latest from jim. good morning. >> with two full days of competition left, the race is on for the most medals. american short track speed skater apolo ohno was making history. . >> ohno anchored the 500 meter relay for 3rd place in the bronze behind south korea. earlier ohno could have won another silver in the 500 meter race. but was disqualified by the judges who ruled the american caused this crash, pushing the man in front of him. ohno disagrees, but accepts it. >> my hand is up to protect myself. it's more of a cushion. >> team usa is guaranteed at least 36 medals, tying the cord from germany in salt lake city. with eight medals, he broke his own personal record as the most decorated olympian in the sport. the race is a four-way battle between canada, germany and norway. canada is talking about the who won theronze. joannie rouchette fount the way to pull off the skate of her after her mother died of a heart attack. she said her mother would have been proud. >> she raised me to go through anything in and she proved it to me by what happened here this week. >> in men's hockey, the american squad crushed finland. they set up the gold medal final, canada versus the united states on sunday. meanwhile, that was absent was russia. three golds so far that. triggered rage from russian politicians and fans back home. some politicians are calling for a complete revolution of russian sports. that sports machine that has been so famous in the past to avoid embarrassment of this kind in 2014. >> those of us of a certain age remember the rivalry. you have been here all this time. what stands out as the memorable moments? >> it am cans as no surprise that joannierouchette. years from now people will be talking about this extraordinary performance of a woman who managed to find days after fining out her mother suddenly died of a heart attack, finding the strength to pull off two performances, a short and long form and we saw her brick down after the first reaction. the first attempt and the 2nd time she went around and managed to control her emotions, but still even at the press conference, she said her mother was present with her. she wasn't sure how, but she felt the strength and felt her pride in having performed so well. >> sheer felt during the moments it wasn't about canada or the u.s., but people understanding and feeling and empathizing. appreciate your report here. we have a big weekend ahead. want some coffee? >> i do. usa. >> still to come, bob costas after these messages. okay, sweetie, open wide and say "ahh." ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh ♪ ahh [ male announcer ] at ge, we've dedicated some of the best minds and the most advanced technology to bring better health to more people. it's an idea we call healthymagination and we think it just might catch on. ♪ ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh supports your health in 4 ways it helps your natural cleansing process helps lower cholesterol. promotes overall well being and provides a good source of natural fiber try metamucil, in powders, capsules and fiber singles. well, i'm kinda sick. are you gonna go in there coughing or you going in a man? 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(announcer) halls. a pep talk in every drop. >>> this morning on the medal count, team usa leads with 34 and germany 27 and canada in 3rd place with 21. as the vancouver olympics move towards the finale, i sat down with bob cost'ses to talk about his favorite 2010 olympic moments. >> a long history of women's medals at the platform and ladies's figure skating ended. we saw alpine combined. is that the headline? >> i think the headline is likely to be the largest medal haul in u.s. olympics history, exceeding the 34 that were won in salt lake city. america really had no contenders and they came close to macing out. >> who are the dominant athletes? >> if i had to pick one athlete, i would pick kim yu-na, the figure stater. >> one of the greatest performances i have ever seen. >> it was a tremendous performance, but this one automatically immediately vaulted her into the greatest female figure skaters of all time. >> with the category he wins it on his 2nd and the 2nd run is something he didn't have to. >> he is head and shoulders over the competition and he is inventing the sport. he did not just compete the competition, but he pushes the sport forward. that doesn't have a lengthy history. kim yu-na put herself in a discussion that goes back the better part of the century. >> all the memorable moments of the olympics, what are the things you stand out? >> unfortunate ly it's the man dying in the luge practice. a lot of these sports are by definition dangerous. you need a high level of brave skpree it crosses the line into recklessness. that's one of the things that will stand out. the other thing is the canadians were wonderful hosts. there always things and glitches where one arm doesn't come up. >> it feels like old news. >> it does. the weather didn't cooperate at times and they had trouble with the ice and the speed skating. overall i thought they stamd wonderful games and the character of the people, the people are so kind and genuinely proud. >> what do you take away from the lindsey vonn story? she won the bronze and ces away with that and yet there is this controversy as julia mancuso does well. has it diminished either? >> they each did well. every olympics has a handful of athletes that are built up beyond others to create interest. it's a business. lindsey vonna because of excellence and she is photogenic. >> hockey is the undercurrent of the games. we are in canada. first usa and the canada showdown and the ladies. for canadians, is hockey going to divide the games? >> common knowledge if they can have one gold, as much as they applauded the in women's hockey is the 1 in men's. to get it they had to beat the united states in the loss from earlier this week. that would be the one event in which a silver would feel like a defeat. they had the players around town with the silver medals. especially in a home olympics. >> we will see that gold medal game of course on nbc tomorrow. i should point out when they were watching ladies's figure skating, it's amazing h we become experts every four years. judging the sports. you were a gymnast for a while andou had expertise. >> it is one of the things where i'm amazed at how effortless they make it look. look at that triple axel. you do become an expert when you listen to the experts talk about what's phenomenal. i don't think it was a hard thing to figure out there were no mistakes on the ice by the women. that was tremendous to perform under such pressure. >> it makes me want to get back into the gym. i feel so out of shape. we will take a >> still to come on today, the hard facts about frozen meals. not all are created equally. how to make tastey and healthful choices. >> after the games, can there be new glory from old olympic sites? first these messages. ♪ we all share. ♪ we all cree. ♪ and we all get dirty. try new and improved all with more cleaning ingredients. all's trusted, powerful stainlifters help get your whole wash incredibly clean. and costs up to 40% less than the leading brand. for all your laundry, it's all good. and costs up to 40% less than the leading brand. sweet n' sour filled twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin is the clear choi because it works great on all my allergies whether it's dust, mold, pollen, or pets and it won't make me drowsy, cause i want to be alert when i'm working with animals. for me claritin works so well sometimes i even forget i have allergies which helps me focus on what's important. is she going to be okay? yeah. she looks good. in my life, i only live claritin clear. indoors and out. would we eat better? 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>>> coming up on "news4 today" at nine, a live report an an abduction in arlington. we will see you at 9:00. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, february 27th, 2010. thank you for coming out on this cold winter day. i'm amy robach. lester is in vancouver the last full weekend of the 21st winter olympic games. coming up, we will have the latest from chile and the 8.8 magnitude earthquake. it caused a lot of damage and cost quite a few lives as well. >> i think one of the most horrible things is the tsunami warnings that went as far as ant artica and hawaii and we are continuing to get more information. we will talk about american flyers as we shift our attention in vancouver. vonn, bode, mancuso and some of the alpine team coming up. we will look back at the team usa athletes and how they expired and a record number of medals here in vancouver. >> it's quite an olympic game. the games are officially coming to an end with closing ceremony tomorrow night. we will take a look back at the sites of previous games and find out what happens to all of the venues once the olympic name goes out. i thinthe answer will surprise you. city figured out how to do it well and make it lucrative. >> some of the follows they built have worked backwards. what would it be afterwards. they are taking playbooks in the other cities. they looked at that report coming up. >> some have done them well and? sm not so well. we will see the right way of going about making the city great for tourists. let's get a check of the weather from ginger we have from our chicago station wmaq. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, everyone. we have a plethora of birthdays. a pair here. young ladies 18 and 50. you are obviously 18, right? >> i'm 50. >> you are from? >> brookfield, ohio. >> right on the line close to pennsylvania. birthdays all the way down. thank you for being brave to come out here on this chilly day in the northeast. it will be chilly weather-wise. the storm on top of us although it will release the pressure so to say and move off into the atlantic. you can see numbers and from yesterday, we had inches and inches of snow. speaking of weather, we had vancouver and things are going on untilclosing ceremonies. in whistler morning snow showers and then cloudy as they wrap up the games. a big birthday here on the plaza. more big yea from everybody. i am so happy to be out here. very much loved in this ch thisy >>> a good saturday morning, everyone. hopefully your weekend is off to a quiet but cold start out there. temperatures just at or slightly above the freezing mark. here is a check of local doppler. not a lot of snow around the area. more snow showers up across parts of northern pennsylvania. those will be coming down in the next couple of hours. don't be surprised to see snowflakes around. windchills in the teens. highs this afternoon, upper 30 way up. 40s and it will feel like the 30s if not the 20s. a bit of a wind chill. one last one. i'm giving you guysxtra time. >> as we told you, is you and-a-halfy warnings have been sued for hawaii and beyond. live from honolulu where they have a tsunami warning for the entire state. good morning. give us a sense of what authorities are telling residents and tourists to be prepared for in the coming hours. >> it is 3:30 here and they are just starting to get the word out that people need to get prepared. the big thing is at 6:00 a.m., we have a statewide emergency siren that will go off on all the islands that reaches most of the state. we have air patrol planning to fly over to let campers know they need to head to higher ground at 6:00 a.m. the first wave is expected to hit at about 11:20 this morning. we have some time to try to clear out everywhere along the coast. >> you had tidal surges in the past, but no major warnings like this. the last major is you nam to hit the big island was in 1960. is hawaii ready and prepared for this? >> that's the big question. it will be the big test. the civil defense has been preparing for something like this for sometime. they do all kinds of drills and training, but we haven't had a state-widesunami alert of warnings since 1964. the last tsunami that hit hilo in 1960 killed 61 people and it's very isolated just to hilo. just time around, thinking the tsunami could wrap around the state and not just the south-faying shores, but the way the tsunami works to the north. even waikiki and the tourists are feeling they may have to head up to the 3rd floor. >> i know you have been working around the clock. it's 3:30 in the morning and we will let you get back to your job. we appreciate it. we'll be right back, but first these messages. priority. i mean i got a family, too. i got a mother, a grandmoth, kids, nd we all drive in tse cs. i am 100% confident in the product. male announcer ] we're grateful to technicians like ronny who are helpings provide you with fe and reliae vehicles. for mo information, please visit toyota.com. provide you with fe and reliae vehicles. when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see yr whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. transform drinks you want, into cold medicine you need. introducing fast crystal packs. a new way from alka-seltzer plus to... get cold and flu relief in a taste-free, fizz-free powder. alka-seltzer plus. combination of seven tantalizing flavors your cat craves. friskies signature blend. feed the senses. signature blend. while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol, it raises good. crestor is also proven to slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. crestor isn't for everyone, like people with liver disease, or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. simple blood tests will check for liver problems. you should tell your doctor about other medicines you are taking, or if you have muscle pain or weakness. that could be a sign of serious side effects. while you've been building your life, plaque may have been building in your arteries. find out more about slowing the buildup of plaque at crestor.com. then ask your doctor if it's time for crestor. announcer: if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >>> back in vancouver, they are fast, disciplined and dedicated. from the downhill tote slalom and nordic, these athletes have won a record number of medals in vancouver. joining us from the road in whistler fm the athletes who are pushing the limits. >> good morning and nice to visit with you. it has been a dominating performance for alpine skiers in the games. consider this fact. the american alpine skiers have eight medals to this point, more than twice as many as this country. more than they had in torino, salt lake and nagio combined. team usa skiers know they have big personalities. they now have big performances to match. >> you have depth and insurance and they were ready to rock. >> led by bode miller, lindsey vonn and jaulia mancuso. they brought new records. bode's was good enough for hat trick, medal of each. bronze, silver and gold. vonn captured a pair of medals including the downhill before failing to finish in other events. breaking up along the way. her long time teammate and rifle julia mancuso beat the games with t silvers as an encore to torino gold. andrew ranked 41st and stunned the first with a bronze if his olympic debut. nordic has been around for a long as the games themselves. this courageous band of brothers snapped that streak. >> the united states has never been here. >> earning an historic silver as a team. he got a silver as an individual and finishes and two in the individual events. how did the americans achieve such staggering success in many invested in the teams, including a state-of-the-art training center? utah open just last spring. >> it takes a goal to get a gold. that's a fact in sports and in business. >> as these games wind to a close, the americans have reasserted their place with the best in the world. how is this for olympic perspective. so far the americans have 34 medals. compare that to calgary where they had just six through the entire games. weather permitting, bode miller could be back on the podium today in the men's slalom. >> here's amy. >> lester, thank you. this morning on eat this, not that, frozen dinners were made to make our lives easier, but not necessarily healthier. the author of eat this not that is here to show us what to look for in the frozen section of your grocery store. let's start with the most important of the day, breakfast. i never know which 1 to pick. they never seem like any are good for you. >> nothing like a snowstorm to get to you appreciate a well-stocked freezer. we have two delicious breakfast sandwiches from jimmy dean. he is going through the dual personality disorder. you have to canadian bacon and honey wheat sandwich. just a couple hundred calories and a few grams of fat. you come over here to this sausage, egg, and cheese and you are getting 420 calories. you are getting 29 grams of fat and a half a day of saturated fat. when you see sausage, that means we don't know what the heck is in it either. don't eat it. >> it tastes so go. that's the problem. >> if you make this one slop every day for breakfast, you will lose 20 pounds this year. >> that's all i need to hear. let's go to frozen entrees. they are not all created equally. >> we have the stouffer's baked chicken breast with mashed potatoes and gravy and has 250 calories. now you come over here to healthy choice and only don draper can come up with a chicken dish, namely healthy choice for a dish that is as much sugar as what you get in a butter finger candy bar. this is 28 grams and the stouffer's has two grams. on top of that you are getting 440 calories. if you go with the baked chicken over here to eat this, you save 200 calories and 26 grams of sugar than if you go with the healthy choice. >> i would think the healthy choice and the broccoli and the mashed potatoes and gravy this one would be wo hould you name it weet and sweeter. >> pasta dishes, you make them at home and they are easy. >> not all pasta is bad. if you use your noodle and control your portions. have the bird's eye e. three-cheese chicken. this is great with under 400 calories. 377 and 11 grams of fat and five grams of saturated. you go with the chicken alfredo and fettuccine, you are getting 630 calories and 30 grams of fat and almost a day's worth of saturated fat. alfredo, remember it's bad. it's choice and oil and cream. do not invite alfredo to dipper. . >> let's talk about frozen pizzas. >> they are doting digiorno. one is traditional and is thin and crispy. here you are getting 30% more fat and 30% more saturated fat than with the thin crust. you denitely want to go with something like this. salt the roads to this or serve it to an enemy. >> dessert. i never thought you could get a healthy dessert. >> you have a klondike bar with 22 times more saturated fat. the breyers has 140 and this has 250 calories. this is 11 grams of saturated fat and this has a gram and a half of fat and a half gram of saturated. fewer ingredients means it's better for you when it comes to dessert. >> great information and i will pick one of these up. it doesn't look so bad. up next, what happens to the olympic venues after the name goes out? you has bee >>> the olympic games from los angeles and sydney to seoul, atlanta and the name burned brightly. once the games leave, what happens to the venues left behind? in their shadows, torches ow. within their walls, magic moments. and on their grounds, historic feats. but after the closing ceremony and the name goes out, olympic gold can lose its luster. >> for the 17 days, this is really sort of a global epicenter. >> many of the stunners become an eyesore, taking up space in cities trying to recover from hosting the game. >> the host cities take major financial burdens that can take decades to pay off. >> the bird's nest, a tourist attraction after the games is struggling to make money. >> it costs upwards of $10 million a year to run the stadium. >> stadiums from montreal to athens are working to find the after and many are falling in disrepair. >> there is a big price to be paid and lots of problems to have a stadium sit around. >> city had success lding on to the olympic glory and made money in the process. >> the venue is continually bringing athletes and the economy is built arod that. >> lake placid, home of the 1932 and 19 winter olympics has become a model of success for other host cities. >> what kind of olympic experience do they get? >> lake placid's legacy is that one of t things is they keep the venue in operation. >> it's a training ground for the serious competitor. >> we have 10 or 11 athletes and some of them have an excellent opportunity. >> an opportunity for the rest of us to steal a piece of olympic magic. that has to be an amazing thing for the athletes skating on the same place. >> the speed skaters and they get a shot at skating or eric hiden who won a medal or a hockey player. >> to them, that's as good as gold. >> lester is thinking ahead about the venues. the host will be made into a community rengration center with basketball and other facilities. they got ahead of this. what can be a pblem for many sites and many cities. >> i had a chance to visit and it's a great facility. a funny story which a lot of people may not know. when they were building it, the architects and the construction people and the oanizers may throw in gold-colored $1 coins to wish good luck to the canadian teams. that will be a part of the laughing legacy. >> we will see if that helps them tomorrow night. we'll be right back, but first these messages. i had chronic muscle pain all over. and i was so tender to the touch-- but i didn't know why. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia. and then he recommended lyrica... fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of over-active nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia. so now, i'm learning what a day is like with less pain. lyrica is not for everyone. tell your doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or tired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people. some of the most common side effects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should not drive or operate machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. could your pain be caused by fibromyalgia? 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. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> we get to the latest on toyota's troubles.e are expecting to hear today in the ceo of toyota. it's the first time he's spoken since the recalls began. this morning tara mergener reports on the car companies growing recall list. >> reporter: toyota this morning is denying published reports that it will recall 270,000 prius hybrids. on thursday, the auto giant admitted there are problems with the antilock brakes in the 2010 model. >> it is a weird sensation. like you are driving and when you hit a pothole or some kind of bump, all of a sudden it is lime -- >> 300 people are filed complaints including four reports of crashes. toyota says the problem has been fixed but only in vehicles sold since late january. they are looking in to other hybrid models including the lexus that uses the same braking system as the prius. another recall will add to toyotas recalled because of sticky gas pedals. >> it is the brick on brick, bad news on bad news that kills your reputation. >> but it is not toyota's reputation that congress is worried a

. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> we're back. good morning, washington.ive look at downtown rockville, maryland. we will have the latest forecast, traffic and school delays coming up. >>> in other news this morning, a chilling warning from the director of the cia. al-qaeda may attempt an attack on the u.s. >> leon pan net that says the timetable is three to six months. speaking on the hill yesterday, he said that al-qaeda is looking for new recruits and he emphasized there are no specific threats. the warning is on the heels of a thwarted bombing of a northwest airlines jet. the accused terrorist is cooperating with investigators. they are crediting the suspect's family for getting him to talk. >>> more problems this morning could be looming for toyota. it is now investigating problems with the prius hybrid. the national highway traffic safety administration has received 100 complaints about the car's brakes. there are problems in japan, as well. this follows the ongoing problems involving gas pedals and floor mats. >>> gm is looking in to complaints that

. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >>> in the news now, dc police are asking for your help in catching a bank robber.olice believe this man robbed the bank of georgetown, the branch along the 1300 block of i street northwest. it happened last tuesday morning. police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> dc police also need your help in finding this man. 57-year-old robert blake of northwest has been missing since january 31st. that was two sundays ago. police say blake is in need of medication and might appear to be disoriented. if you think you have seen him, please contact dc police. >>> dominion says one of its crews working to restore power made a mistake that ended with a house catching fire. the fire burned through the basement on the first floor of the home on north lexington street on sunday. a dominion spokesperson says the crew got the wires crossed sending electricity down what should have been an unenergized line and in to the home. the company says they are working to help the homeowner. >>> howard bernstein is here now with the latest on the storm. wh