san jose's polina edmunds goes for gold in women's figure skating. bay area company helping her do it. live to sochi next. >>> plus, oregon woman goes into her backyard and looks for her dog, falls into a sinkhole. how rescuers pulled her and her dog to safety. >>> let's talk more olympics and excitement over san jose's own polina edmunds. takes to the ice in women's figure skate, really soon, just a couple of hours. >> everyone will be watching her, there someone else watching her shoes. "today in the bay's" janelle wang live at olympic park with more on polina and those boots. good afternoon to you. >> reporter: yes, literally, somebody's going to be looking at her shoes. her figure skating boots, because the people who made them are in the bay area at the company in san carlos on the peninsula, called harlick boot, family-owned company making boots for four generations. previous clients, christie yaum ma gu yamaguchi, brian boitano. >> they're excited, it's very exciting. to see them advance and progress in skating, and to know you had a little pa

polina edmunds is the youngest, age 15. sophomore in san jose plans to skate the sam program she did at u.s. schchampionships in boston which landed her i silver meddle and spot on the olympic team. at her young age, polina is a virtual unknown to judges and some say she should have waited for the next winter games to compete but the confident teen strongly disagrees. she's been training for this moment her entire life. >> i don't want to be four years older and not as good as i was four years back and have been held back for that. i'm really happy they gave me my shot, and i can't wait to prove myself at olympic games. >> reporter: 30 ladies take the ice today. here's team usa. polina edmunds will skate 12th, current u.s. national champion, gracie gold skate 22nd. and ashley wagner will skate 27th. biggest competition is reigning olympic gold medal champion yuna kim. queen kim yuna and mao asada. russia has yulil alilipnitskaia. she ran into joe pawelski. both competing today here in sochi. it's wednesday, joe pawelski tak

it's polina edmunds day. exciting. >> that's right. our own san jose native is going to skate this morning. what else is happening out there? drizzle coming down. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. that's what it was in the south bay. everywhere else? >> we have light showers moving in. good morning, scott, laura, everybody at home. give yourself plenty of time. not talking about significant totals as far as rainfall coming goes. we need it for air quality, the hills starting to turn green. a super soaker pattern headed our way. warming trend as well. a lot to talk about about in the forecast. mike inouye. >> super soaker, watch out, folks. right now, it's drizzly, wet, enough to make the road we slick. live camera at fremont. glowing lights, southbound wid headlights past the truck scales where you can see puddling. i drove through this area, a lot of mist, windshield wipers going off through milpitas, south of here, san jose. we got hit with heavier mist as i drove towards the studio. i want able to see any of it he

polina edmunds has a mandatory meeting right now.er that she's going to enjoy olympic park and spend some time with her family. she is so excited to spend the day with her two brothers. her family is going to take off later today and she takes off with the entire u.s. figure skating team sunday or monday. >> she's so adorable. already thinking about the next competition. >>> maddie bowman was golden today, winning gold in women's halfpipe skiing. she was dazzling. >> i don't know if i thought it was going to happen. i know me and everyone out there hoped and dreamed that it would happen and it did. and it's unbelievable. >> all these stories from the olympians are incredible. she started skiing on her second birthday at tahoe. bowman and polina edmunds will be on the "today" show tomorrow morning. we invite you to go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and read the blog and find the latest olympic updates and profiles on our local olympians at nbcbayarea.com. >>> we have breaking news to share with you right now coming out of san jose. po

back to reality for polina edmun edmunds. she is going to head back to class at middy high school. >> the 15-year-old got back from sochi yesterday. she wants to catch up with rest and relaxation but edmunds is going to go back to school. she finished ninth overall. she is motivated now more than ever to make it to south korea in four years. >> it's just crazy. but it's definitely inspiring and you know what the olympic experience is about now and it's really motivating to try to get to another one. i'm going to be working hard these next four years building up for korea. >> back to school today but in a few days edmunds will be back on the ice training for the world championships in japan next month. >> giants will be without key players tomorrow when the team squares off against the a's in the spring training opener. the manager bruce bochy says former mvp buster posey will not be behind the dish. he is trying to find posey breaks during the spring, to keep him fresh. also, on the bench second baseman marco scutaro. he deal

now polina edmunds finally gets her chance to shine in sochi. the huge show of support for this south bay skating sensation. >> oh, it could have been the most awkward kiss cam ever. the man behind this viral stunt shows how being prepared paid off. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, very own skating olympian, polina edmunds. >>> it was a day of nerves and excitement in san jose for friends and family cheering on their very own skating olympian polina edmunds. >> yeah. the 15-year-old took to the ice and gave one of her best performances yet. the cheers started as soon as polina edmunds's name was called. >> i'm just so proud of her because she worked so hard to get here. >> reporter: it was here at the dance theater international studio in san jose where polina spent early mornings perfecting her moves. >> i have been working so hard for so long. now i'm going to the olympics. so -- [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: and after a rousing sendoff for the archbishop mitty high sophomore, friends and fans gathered today to watch polina's hard work pay off. >> we are

. >> no bow out for san jose's polina edmunds. tonight she competes in the final round. >> it's going to be so exciting to see. she showed so much poise on the ice. i think they called her what -- >> iron butterfly. >> exactly. her beautiful yellow out there. we're going to check in with janelle wang in sochi coming up in a bit to talk about polina's performance. and hear all of the support we've seen in the bay area. >> it's so much fun to have this one person from san jose, our girl, that's right we have lots of olympic coverage, it starts early actually this morning at 9:00. we're going to have gold medal final in women's hockey, usa versus canada. we'll also have the men's freestyle skiing competition. >> in prime time at 8:00 gold medal finals in ladies figure skating, the half-pipe in women's freestyle skiing and the men's freestyle ski cross. >> who knows it better than janelle wang. she is in sochi this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, scott and laura. in front of the iceberg, polina edmund

this is where polina edmunds trained.ere at sharks identification they are even selling merchandise like these gloves. also they're going to have a viewing party at 7:00 tonight. take a look at this sign. congratulations polina, our 2014 olympian. and there are plenty of young people hoping to be the next olympian from san jose. from long hours of practice to center ice at the olympic games. 15 year old polina edmunds is wowing the world, which is why friends here couldn't wait till tonight to watch polina compete in the long event in prime time. >> it inspired me to try harder and push through the pain. >> reporter: while her extended family watches here in the bay area, her immediate family talked with us in sochi about her captivating performance. >> i'm very proud of her. she accomplished a lot to get through the program clean, first skate as a senior on the international and did a great job. >> reporter: she brought a couple good luck charms to keep at her side. after her olympic debut she held up two stuffed animals

you see right there polina edmunds so happy in sochi. a whole community back here is really showing their support. >> this is what it looked like at her dance studio where she works out as her fans and friends cheered as she finished her short program just after 7:00 this morning. >> i bet everybody there wishes they could be in sochi with her. that's not the only place she is getting hometown love. >> we're going to give away how she did in this morning's competition, but let's go to bob redell who is at shark's ice where she does all of her skating and more fans came out in full force, bob? >> good morning, scott and peggy. shark ice, polina edmunds home ice and where she has trained for 13 years. many people know her here and have seen her perform in person. to see her nail it this morning on television in her olympics debut, well -- [ cheers and applause ] >> that was worth applauding and screaming over. several parents and many young aspiring skaters who hope to follow in her skate lined tuned in this morning on the flatscreens at s

also happening in sochi, san jose's polina edmunds has arrived. she's been training in nearby germany for the past week. today the 15-year-old ice skater tweeted this picture of her room at the olympic village. that's a room and there's a huge poster of her above her bed. she tweeted it's, quote, so cool. by the way, edmunds competes on wednesday. >> and she's got a lot to live up. we've had peggy fleming, kristi yamaguchi, brian boitano, all bay area skating ledgendlegends. stephanie chuang joins u now. >> reporter: who better to ask than those going through the training right now hoping to reach olympic status in a couple of years. you'll see some faces that you haven't seen yet and what they think it is about the bay area that has helped them get so far. at just 15, san jose's own pl n polina edmunds is the latest of stars to emerge from the bay area. >> what a thrill to be on this journey with her. >> reporter: but you can bet that it won't stop with polina. karen chen feels that she's ready to put fremont on the map the way her role model did

. >> 15-year-old polina edmunds of san jose makes her olympic debut this morning. >> nervous because i want to skate well, but i'm just excited to go and show everyone what i can do. [ chanting ] >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning" captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. >>> breaking news. firefighters are investigating a house fire in fremont's niles district as suspicious. it started in a home on mission boulevard at 4:30. it took 30 minutes to put it out. firefighters say the home was red-tagged, no occupants, no injuries. >>> i'm cate caugiran live in the newsroom. deadly clashes in ukraine's capital drawing sharp reaction from washington and the european union. the drastic measures the eu may do in order to stop the violence, the worst violence ukraine has seen in decades. >>> a flight from sfo to hong kong hit some extreme turbulence over japan. i'm anne makovec live at s

>> we are on the ice and if you look beyond this, congratulations, polina edmunds, you can see the other skaters on the ice right now, a young lady in red wearing a "go polina." they are practicing, practicing, practicing. they are inspired by her this morning. >> the first time i was seeing her when she was seven. >> this is the core agographer and she wanted nervously. >> my heart was beating so fast. she was not alone. >> i was happy she skated clean. that is all i wanted from her. >> dozens gathered to watch the short program, her bright yellow costume as bright as her star, a beacon to those who want to follow in her footsteps. >> it is great for the ring and the skaters because you know that is possible if you work hard so she gets all the young skaters here a lot of help. >> from sochi, she tweeted these pictures a selfie declaring eight beautiful day and after the performance, a thumb's up. there plenty of thumb's up from the cheer, section back home. >> i was nervous. i knew she was skating clean. i know her. >> discover your ears if you don't want to know the score, 61.04 shoul

edmunds did finish in the top ten.hat the olympics are behind her she has important things to do. >> i'm going to go back to school right now, and get that done. then keep training for worlds and i'm really excited to show myself even stronger there. >> she did great. edmunds had another olympic dream, to meet joe pavelski. that came true, she met him before her competition on wednesday. >> tonight's prime time coverage starts at 8:00. watch for gold in medal finals, women's slalom, the 500 meters in men's short track and the 5,000 meter relay. we'll have is semifinals in men's speed skating. >> one of the revered spiritual leaders is in the bay area. in the last hour the dalai lama arrived for a four-day visit. huge crowds are expected, supporters and protesters. chase cain is in san francisco this evening where the dalai lama is staying. what's the scene now? >> reporter: raj, most of the people who gathered here left a few moments ago but the crowd that was here a bit ago, they were so emotional. you could sense the

edmunds a sophomore at mitty in san jose. figure skating legend and bay area native kristi yamaguchi spoke with our janelle wang about the 15-year-old's chances of getting to the podium. >> i'm absolutely throwing polina in the mix. you know what, she's going to wow the audience as well. i think for sure she has a chance at top five and you never know what happens at the olympics, strange things can happen so podium is far-fetched but not impossible. >> she's no stranger to winning. after all she twirled into the olympic picture coming in second at the u.s. figure skating championships last month. >> cannot wait to see that. janelle wang will join us live from sochi in a few moments. any time we're not on air head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the olympics tab where you can get up to the minute news along with exclusive video and pictures from the winter games. >> still ahead, "today in the bay," historic night on nbc tonight as jimmy fallon takes the reins as host of "the today show." he says he is feeling the pressure. >> wel

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. >> reporter: we're in san jose where several people saw the olympic debut of 15-year-old polina edmunds. we'll tell you how she did and how her dance background >>> a flight from san francisco to hong kong hit severe turbulence yesterday sending six passengers and two crew members to the hospital. this came as the cathay pacific 747 was passing over japan. some of the passengers posted these pictures on twitter and facebook. the plane continued the final six hours of its flight and landed safely in hong kong. we spoke this morning to a man from india on the plane after a business trip in the bay area. >> it looked like a few passengers who had not been belted up and they flew off their chairs. i could see people in front of me coming off their chairs in the air. a few of them even hit the ceiling of the roof and a few bins opened up and there were suitcases that started tumbling out. >> this is the second incident of violent turbulence this week. monday five people were hurt on a flight from denver to mon tan now -- montana. >>> a suspicious fire that started this morning at a condemned

native kristi yamaguchi about san jose's polina edmunds. there are a lot of events at the olympics that happen while you are sleeping. we're going to air those events later today on tape. if you are one of those who can't wait we'll show you the winners. if you would rather wait until tonight to find out, close your eyes and wait for the music to end. >> you can look now. it's safe. you can catch all of the excitement here on nbc bay area starting this afternoon at 3:00, women's biathlon at 8:00, we have gold medal finals in ice dancing, men's freestyle aerial skiing and men's ski jumping. a holiday treat we got fresh powder in the sierra.

. >> 15-year-old polina edmunds will try to repeat her performance in sochi. placed 7th in the lady's first skating short program in her olympics debut. these are pictures. polina edmunds skated a personal best score in the short program with friends and other young skaters cheering her on in san jose at the ice facility. today she will perform her 4 1/2 minute free skate against hoping for medal. >> if you are wanting polina edmunds skate and you want to get the news at 11:00 download the abc7 news app and you can watch us on the ipad, ipad or droid device. >> now the weather forecast. >> thank you. good morning, everyone, well on the weather window looking at the glass like bay water especially around the toll plaza with the lights reflecting back to emeryville. temperatures are warmer today than yesterday and with an increase in the cloud cover, we will be three to six degrees warmer with a lost mid-to-upper 60 today and 11 hours and two minutes of sunshine. 35 in the north bay valley and the clouds are thick are by noon and we will hang out in the low 60's

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. >>> in a couple of hours san jose's own polina edmunds will take to the ice in sochi in the olympics>> kpix 5's kiet do in san jose at the evergreen area where friends of the teenaged figure skater are gathering for a big viewing part every party and i bet a ton of people will be there. >> reporter: they are not here just yet but we're live at dan's international in evergreen valley in south san jose. if her sendoff rally was any indication, then today's watch party is going to be huge. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: our cameras were rolling at archbishop mitty high when she left the bay area a couple of weeks ago. the school was decked out in team polina shirts and american flags. the sophomore is the youngest member of the team. she was on the ice when she was 20 months old started taking lessons at 2 and practices every day at 5 a.m. she got to sochi on hard work. >> i have been working so hard on this for so long, now going to the olympics, so -- >> yeah! >> it's just so exciting to have everybody on my side and it's just a huge boost going to the olympics knowing that i ha

edmunds will need help getting on the podium. she is about 14 points behind the leader yuna kim. >> she really was a breath of fresh air out there. she had the bright yellow costume, her music is upbeat which helps. and she's not afraid to show the personality out there. so you know, i think that's a special quality that polina has. it will be really fun to watch this grow and develop over the next few years. >> american gracie gold is in fourth and ashley wagner in sixth. >> we have a special polina edmunds page on our website nbcbayarea.com. pictures of her and performances and raw video of her training and remember, you'll be able to watch her skate in prime time right here on nbc bay area. >>> polina not the only american going for gold today. u.s. women's hockey taking on canada. we're going to hear from team usa coming up in about 15 minutes. >> a check of your thursday forecast this morning and christina loren, yes, good morning. >> good morning to you. temperatures are a little on the chilly side this morning. it's clear

and san jose teenager polina edmunds will be competing. here's a photo the 15-year- old posted on twitter late last nightm our time. she wrote "it's a beautiful day today out here in sochi! hashtag sochi selfie." the ladies short program starts at 7 a-m. edmunds will be the 12th skater --and the first american-- to perform. "dance theatre international" in san jose is holding a watch party at 7:30. we're going to keep a close eye on this for you. and let you know how the archbishop mitty high schooler does. right here on kron 4. the san jose sharks' joe pavelski and the rest of his u-s-a hockey teammates will also compete this morning. they face off against the czech republic at nine o'clock our time. the u-s women's team will play canada in the gold medal game tomorrow morning at nine. actual news out of the giants camp.brandon belt avoids arbitrationsigning for 2.9 million dollars. the entire giants team is now at spring training as tomorrow will be the first full squad workout as for today only pitchers and catchers were required to be

all guys are on the bay area right now, polina edmunds.hat's not the only olympics action. in a few minutes, the gold medal final in women's hockey. we will also have the men's free style skiing competition. because of the coverage, we won't have 11:00 news today, but we'll have the latest tonight at 5:00. it's a wondrous sensation of clarity and alertness... it's owning your opponent... it's knowing beyond a doubt "you got this"... it's keeping your head down, your eye on the ball, and knocking it out of the park... it's getting in the zone... it's keeping on your toes... on target... on top... focus is staring the world in the face and saying "bring it"... focus is power... focus is life... and 5-hour energy is focus. >>> it's women's hockey, and the tournament has moved to the big bolshoy ice dome. it is for gold. and it features the two world powers in women's hockey. american smiles in nagano, first goal. into a new millennium, olympic smiles and frouns shifted. in vancouver more of the same. and through the international

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john edmunds and mom nina.is polina's best friend anna who goes to willow glenn high school and her momñr is al the strength trainer. we have friends from russia to come root on polina. let's ask dad. how are you feeling watching your daughter? >> we felt great. very proud of her. she accomplished a lot to get through the program clean. did a great job. we're very proud. >> mom, watching your daughter skate is beautiful. and you know what, she has the cutest smile s. that her personality, always so happy? >> yes. she did very well. i think -- i understand that too. >> she seemed like she was enjoying every moment. let's talk to the brothers. he is a junior shark, huge hockey fans. what did you think of your little sis? >> my sister, it was crazy to see her on the big screen and the stage and everything. the olympics, i don't know. i'm at a loss for words. it was great. >> reporter: daniel, what about for you? what are you enjoying watching your sister skate? >> it was great. she skated clean. that's what we're

edmunds will make her olympic debut. >> so is she nervous? >> she's too young to be nervous. >> janell wang joins nus sochi. this is the big ticket event. >> reporter: this is the big event, the crown jewel of figure skating, the lady's event. polina and her teammates left here to get some more skating in austria, but they've been back in sochi this week. the event takes place at the iceberg skating palace at 7:00 tonight. polina is the youngest of them at age 15. she plans to skate the same programs that she did at the u.s. championships last month, which landed her a silver medal and a spot on the olympic team. at her young age, she is a virtual unknown and some say she should have waited for the next winter games to compete. but she strongly disagrees. she's been training for this moment her entire young life. >> i don't want to be four years older and not as good as i was four years back and have been held back for that. so i'm happy they gave me my shot. i can't wait to prove myself at the games. >> reporter: and we are excited to watch

the olympics may be over for san jose's polina edmunds, the work isn't. heads back to school. >> the secretary of defense prochs massive cute backs. we'll go live to washington for reaction. >>> welcome back everyone. it is 5:43. defense secretary chuck hagel off to norfolk to explain billions in cuts he is proposing for next year. the cuts would shrink our military to the smallest size since world war ii. tracie potts live on capitol hill this morning with details on some of the cuts we're talking about. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. there are over 200,000 people in california who might be concerned, national guard reservists, other active duty military and civilians who could be affected by this. let's take a look at the cuts. he wants to shrink the army by as many as 80,000, get rid of some of the older equipment and bring in newer things like drones as opposed to some of the older spy planes. and also even with the 1% pay raise, military members might find themselves stretching their dollars because subsidies for things like the comm

tonight all eyes are be on polina edmunds. the women's figure skating finals is dramatic to say the least. marianne favro joins us for tonight's big viewing party. good evening, marianne. >> reporter: good evening, raj. this is where polina edmunds trained for thousands of hours. people are so excited here. they're selling polina m merchandise. do you like my go polina gloves? congratulations, polina! our 2014 olympians. p olina fever is quickly spreading. they couldn't wait until tonight. this morning handful of polina friends came together to watch her compete in the long form event at the sochi games. some still can't believe they know an olympian. >> i think it's crazy. i saw her every day at school. i dance with her all the time and then to know that she's on the olympics and i see her on the tv, and i can say that i know her. like, that's my friend. >> reporter: while her extended family watches here, polina's immediate family talked with us in sochi about polina's captivating performance when the 15-year-old made her ol

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there is an outpouring of support for edmunds especially where she trains. >> tonight nbc bay area will host a watch party inside sharks ice at stanley's restaurant on south tenth street. our rob mayeda will emcee that event. stay up to date. you can get updates to your inbox signing up for our olympic news letter. you click on the sign-up for sochi news. >> it's 4:50. still ahead jay leno passing that tonight show torch to jimmy fallon. his emotional and heartfelt good-bye. >> sad to see him go. we're happy to see a smooth drive through fremont. >>> welcome back. it is 4:53. looking at a live picture of san jose. >> it's friday morning. >> i'm no meteorologist. we've got a good one on staff here but that looks like rain coming in. apparently there is going to be a ton of rain. jay leno said good night last night for the last time as host of "the tonight show." the finale packed full of emotion, surprises and of course good humor. >> a lot of jokes about me over the years. do not worry. i'm not upset. on a totally unrelated note i decided to make you my new ambassador to antarctica. i h

polina edmunds will be part of the third group of skaters.nly the top 24 move on into the free skate tomorrow. by the way, she's gonna be the 12th skater on the ice today. the first american female skater on the ice as well. for all of us here in san jose and the bay area we're all team polina today. we're live in san jose, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i think the whole bay area is team polina today. >> thank you. >> and polina edmunds is not the only athlete in -- only south bay athlete in russia. she said she ran into joe pavelski. she's on the u.s. men's hockey team which plays the czech republic in the quarterfinals later today. >>> a new study confirms what many of us in the bay area already know. just how expensive the real estate market has gotten and how much you need to make to buy a home. >>> president obama has a brief but politically important meeting in mexico today. the key issues that will be discussed. >>> good morning. highway 101 san francisco northbound looks pretty good approaching the 80 split here in the city. i

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also home is polina edmunds.he is expected to go back to school tomorrow after her big olympic debut. she did not get a pass from doing her spanish homework while she was at the games, though. the 15-year-old posted this video on youtube showing her interviewing a u.s. speedskater from miami for her spanish class. she also had to complete her biology, english and history homework. for her spanish grade her teacher gave her a b, because she said polina definitely got an a for skating. a b after that? polina, call me i'll help you. >> there is your next tutor. changing the guard for late night tv. >> here's what we're working on. an alert for pet owners. what is discovered in the streets of a bay city that has concerns about the safety of dogs and cats. >> if you are ready to laugh, late tonight here you go. he is going to make his debut. seth meyer crosses the hall to host late night. he was the longers running anchor -- see the video and i laugh. the weekend update news out of snl. that will be a big part of late

and of course, polina edmunds, who took silver in nationals. they have some big competition, though. >> absolutely. returning olympic champion kim from south korea, and she's looking as great as ever. and then the silver in vancouver, she's been working really hard the last four years. and i feel she looks absolutely amazing here. if she can land that triple axl which no one else is doing, that could give her the edge. and then the hometown girl. >> the 15-year-old who is like a gold medal favorite for russia. she is amazing. >> she is amazing. 15 years old, and the emotion and the composure she brings to the ice is really incredible. beyond her years for sure. but she'll definitely have that hometown crowd behind her, i think that kind of puts her in gold medal contention. but it's going to be tough. whoever makes the least mistakes. >> we have a 15-year-old phenom, too, polina edmunds. does she have a shot? >> i think she does. i'm absolutely throwing her in the mix. we have our own 15-year-old, too. she's from san jose. and she's going to wo

. >> this morning polina edmunds on the way to sochi. the 15-year-old tweeted throughout photo on her plane last night. of course she is flying first class. not only her skates but her homework as well. got to take it all. and these are what edmunds and all are striving for the olympic medals, designed to highlight sights around sochi, each weighs between 16 and 19 ounces. remember this, it's been almost a year since the massive meteorite streaked across the sky in russia. part was recovered from the bottom of a lake. on february 15, ten commemorative medals with tiny pieces of that will be given out. >> nbc bay area's own janelle wang is in sochi, covering what's important to us right here in the bay area. >> and when we're not on the air we have your complete olympic coverage on our website nbcbayarea.com. there you can sign up to get our olympic news letter to your inbox. click on the olympics tab, we also have photo galleries of our bay area olympians as well. that's nbcbayarea.com. >> gold medal meteorologist christina loren joins u

. >> san jose polina edmunds captured plenty of attention in sochi, as well, and 15-year-old came in ninth yesterday, in the figure skating competition impressive performance if someone make the international olympic debut but a fall cost polina edmunds points. she does have a bright future and polina edmunds, herself, locking ahead on twitter thanks everyone who supported her and said she had the most amazing time compete on the ice. >> now the showdown on the ice, a different rink: men's hockey. everyone is waiting for it, a couple of hours the united states and canada will face off for a spot in this weekend's gold medal game. this is a rematch of the united states and canada match four years ago when canada beat the usa if vancouver in 2010 to take home the cold. this is such a big rivalry that president obama engaging trash talking bet the canadian prime minister a case of beer that the united states wins. he last a case last year when the women won so we help he gets the beer back. very exciting stuff, eric and kristen. >> a heartbreaker for the lady hockey players. >> the impo

. >> in san jose polina edmunds is an hour away from getting back on the ice. we have the friendly rivalry he is facing at the games. >> the costumes so pretty. >> i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> can you say "warmer." >> in afternoon. but not right now it is cooler this morning, we have the last two hours were watching the high clouds from west to east but before that happened we dipped into the 30's and 40's this morning so don't be surprised when you step outside, a look at day planner, the next 12 hours 7:00 this morning it will be dry at 46 degrees and around 60 at noon but already partly sunny and limited sun shine and 64 and milder this evening at 56 degrees. inland, no fog, no drizzle, but temperatures in the upper 30's to low 40's and thick are clouds to noon at 62 and that sunshine will be dim by 4:00 at the clouds are thicker and 68 and all clouds in the evening at 57, a last stop at the coast, where it is dry this morning at 46 and you will hand around the upper 50's to low 60's and not so breezy as yesterday and mild 53 in the evening h

this is the watch party por for polina edmunds. the opening ceremony tonight. i'm surrounded by skaters who skate here like polina. speaking of skaters we have one of the great ice dancers, the woman who choreographed a lot of what you'll see in polina's routine. thanks for joining us. a gold medal winner. what do you tell someone like polina all of 15 going for the first time? >> well, i want to encourage polina stay calm, be in good health through all olympics, compete with great confidence and land all her jumps. >> just like here at sharks ice. thank you so much. i'll tell you, we've got a lot of skaters here and we even have a prop here, this is a fund-raiser. we've got polina mass bes for $2. all of the proceeds go to the american cancer society. you can use it as a fan if you are feeling -- like sochi it's -- so raj and jess, back to you. >> throwing out the russian. >> that's how smart he is. >> wow. impressed. >> thank you, scott. >> would you believe yoga. a picture of karly schorr getting ready for the opening ceremony. take a look. stretching it out

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bay area native polina edmunds and l.a. skater ashley wagner. >> if you can't wait that long, visit nbcbayarea.com, politclic olympics. >> a cold start. changes in the works as well. >> rain headed our way. i've been telling that story since the beginning of the week. as we get closer to the arrival of the next storm system, looking right on tomorrow. tomorrow i'm expecting pounding rainfall. one of the areas we don't pick up an inch plus, but that is possible. 38 degrees to start the day in the south bay. 28 up in the north bay. 49 degrees in san francisco. we've had a very dry winter so far. i'm sure you know. everything changes. we are talking about a weather game changer. called the subtropical moisture tap and it's on the way to the bay area. let's get into the forecast. stop the clock for you. as we head throughout tonight, the bulk of the moisture moves into the area. 10:00 p.m., steady rainfall moving into the north bay. as the system continues to press to the south, 6:30 a.m., this is what you get to drive to work

friends and family cheering on polina edmunds as she took the ice for the first time at the olympic games this morning. >> she says she just wanted to skate a clean program and she did just that. [ cheering and applause ] the cheers start as soon as polina edmunds' name is called. >> i'm just so proud of her because she's worked so hard to get here. >> it's here at the dance theater international studio in san jose where polina spent early mornings perfecting her moves. and it's here where her friends and fans gathered to watch that hard work pay off. >> we're here with you. every step of your way. >> as polina takes to the olympic ice for her very first time, the excitement turns to nervousness. >> i was nervous for her because she is my friend and i really want her to do well. >> but watching her nail every move. those nerves are quickly put to rest. >> i'm so proud of her and she did so great. and i really loved watching her and you can tell that she's loved to be on -- on the ice performing. she was so good. >> before she left, polina said her only goal was to skate two clean programs

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. >> she had a great first day. 15-year-old polina edmunds entered today's free skate in 7th place. it is the second half of the ladies figure skating competition and it's a good bet her friends will be glued to the live telecast early this morning. they gathered yesterday in san jose's evergreen valley to watch the short program. [ applause and cheers ] >> the free skate or the long program set to begin about 7:00 this morning pacific time. so go, polina. >>> a massive beef recall stemming from a sonoma county slaughterhouse is expanded nationwide and we have now learned it's having a big impact on a bay area favorite. ,,,,,, one of the best things is that millions of peopleia will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> here's the winning ticket. >> you got the winning ticket? >> right here. >> someone in the bay area just hit the powerball jackpot, $425 million. the winning ticket was bought in milpitas. >> my coworker said, did you buy the

there she is with polina edmunds and gracie gold. we don't know the results but we'll find out by wednesday when they take the ice. we're rooting for polina. it's possible that the russian phenom only 15 years old and if you remember 15 years ago tear ra lipinski won gold when she was 15 so. competition for ice dancing in ten minutes and you can watch it in prime time. from the sochi games, peggy and scott, back to you. >> clearly getting cold. >> you think it will affect the fog, janelle? i know the fog is an issue. does the weather change anything for you? >> reporter: no. i'm just freezing. i forgot my had and gloves. that's the problem. i left it in the hoyxt i packed it up. we've had like spring like conditions and thenned got cold but i'll remember because we're heading to the mountains tomorrow. all my ski gear. >> bundle up. that's for sure. thank you for the latest >> we should point out when janelle is not on television she is writing a blog. you can head to the nbc home page, click on the link to her block and it's on the

. >>> san jose native polina edmunds says she is ready to go. she has arrived in sochi. she tweeted this photo saying hello to russia. she's been training in austria leading up to the competition. she also sent along another photo of the olympic figure skating team. the stage is set forred munds to make her debut. >> i'm here and ready to go and super happy to be a participant in the games. i can't wait to show everyone in the crowd and the judges what i can do. >> lots of composure from the teenager. polina's first event, the short program, is on wednesday with the free skate or long program coming up on thursday. you can say up to date on what's happening in sochi 24 hours a day. just sign up for our olympic news letter and you'll get updates to your e-mail at nbc bay area.com and click on the sochi news button and you'll be plugged in. >>> now a developing story out of the east bay where police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a burn victim in the oakland hills. park police found the person in the parking lot on skyline boulevard, the s

. >>> polina edmunds continues to celebrate her successful debut. >> at 15 she made an international name for herself and proved last night she belongs with the top figure skaters in the world. let's check in with janelle wang live in sochi's olympic park. hi, janelle. it was thrilling to watch polina from here. >> reporter: she is so graceful. she finishes top ten in the world at a young age of 15. she has a bright and beautiful future ahead. i got to speak with her minutes after she got off the ice last night. >> i'm feeling really good. i'm really happy that i skate hide two programs here and of course i would have liked to have come out and done a clean skate. but for the most part i did a pretty good job. i came back strong after my fall so i'm excited about that. >> you know the bay area is going crazy, they have watch parties in the south bay, all over the bay area. can you feel the love? >> yes, i can. it's so -- it's so nice to have everybody back there supporting me and believing in me. >> i talked to your dad, your mox, friends from russia, you have a big group supporting

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