king who plays gabby's mom in the movie.pened when gabby played by imani hakim tells her mom she wants to move to iowa to train with a new coach. >> not going to iowa. do you know how far away that is from here. go look it up on the map. it is over a thousand miles away from here. >> i want to train. >> how would you get there, gabrielle? where would you live? it is impossible. >> it's not. >> you have chutzpah. go look at that one, too. >> don't laugh at me. i'm going to train with him. i don't care what you say. >> i don't care what you say. i don't care. >> yeah. >> i tried watching this, this morning, early and i was in tears within five minutes of this movie. i loved it. i loved it. really a mother/daughter love story. >> it is. gabby, were you involved in this from the beginning, from get-go. >> i was. me and my mom kept involved. they would send us, like, girls wanted to play us and they brought us like regina and we're, like, yes, yes, regina. >> and you met with the writers as well, too, about making it exactly -- p

yeah to go, gabby. america loves you. (cheers and applause) but i was excited to read that team usa has already won some huge golds in sochi like men's and women's slop slopestyle. i have noed where what that is. i assume it's for shiniest parka. folks, i got to say, these sochi games, these olympic athletes have accomplished the impossible. making me care about cross-country skiing. (laughter) and of course the games hold a pegs place in my heart because four years ago i saved the olympics. the united states ski team-- (cheers and applause) >> would never, would never have made it to the games if it weren't for my hard work and your hard cash. (laughter) i went with the team to vancouver and between us we won four olympic medals for skating and one oversized scooby doo for whack-a-mole. i don't want to get into who won what, it was a team effort. and i have not given up on my team. this year you can help them out by going to colbertnation.com and donating and getting your own special colbertnation u.s. speed skating t-sh

now even more want to come because a gymnast named gabby won olympic gold. >> and she didn't have the background that people usually associate with gymnastics. that made a very powerful story, so for the people that i serve, they said, "i can do it, too." and so that's why our gyms are filling up! [ chuckles ] >> dreams can come true. it takes talent, hard work, and a helping hand from caring role models like wendy hilliard. >> if you can't "bear" to hear about cruelty to animals, then you'll be happy to hear this story. six bears in china were rescued by an animal-rights group. they were being kept on an illegal bear-bile farm. bear bile is a fluid stored in the bear's gallbladder. those who practice traditional chinese medicine claim that bear bile has many health benefits, but other experts point out that there are plant and manmade substitutes that can be used instead. bears often die after being held on these farms, but for these six bears, help came just in time. >> when teen scientists win awards, it's a victory for all of us. i'll have a report. tell you w medical website desi

gabby couple doubles the body's sake here's a little worn out hospital but should he have to stick with doodles. always putting the weather bottom and made them open. the idea off of touch and go to and often number of smart and these new political party is making the parliament last week to one took a call with your strategy against the cooler name. this done that and he has flaws forward into talks a lot going on to make it to the jordan united progressive alliance blog to be. and the opposition national democratic alliance on him. byzantine fourteen ft deep to find these businesses support the new indictments be have just discussed ball all we should take this forward and says to me the letter came today and even what opportunity to dedicate discussed with him liam made two men always so they wouldn't see him go and buy them and others. the move also comes days after the leaders of the two common despite these brit cit deemed a supreme will and the men are achieved is to generate tension comes to picking to force political alliances in on the mission on bjp parties have tasted follow

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and then gabby said, my brother taught me to read without comics, and i was a mutant. i could go: >> so what super hero would you be? >> i would say i would be batman, but i'm getting older, and i would be better as the toad. >> the female version of the green arrow, the environmentalist. >> we'll calleer arrowette. >> from your local newspaper comics, part of our global culture, the first comic super heroes. they stepped onto the scene in the first african-american, welcome to "the stream", and bax, who are the biggest users of comic books? >> when i first started going in the 80s, everybody looked like kevin smith. and i would say gender wise, it's equal. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. consider this.

and then gabby said, my brother taught me to read without comics, and i was a mutant. i could go: >> so what super hero would you be? >> i would say i would be batman, but i'm getting older, and i would be better as the toad. >> the female version of the green arrow, the environmentalist. >> we'll calleer arrowette. >> from your local newspaper comics, part of our global culture, the first comic super heroes. they stepped onto the scene in the first african-american, welcome to "the stream", and bax, who are the biggest users of comic books? >> when i first started going in the 80s, everybody looked like kevin smith. and i would say gender wise, it's equal. >> every sunday night, al jazeera america brings you conversations you won't find anywhere else... >> your'e listening because you wanna see what happen... >> get your damn education... >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> oh my... >> welcome back, we're joined by robert wimberly. and ron, welcome to the show. >> hey, what's happening? >> we're just wondering here, are comics actually leading the dive

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like i can do anything. >> reporter: gabby has been clean almost three years. years in prison for heroine possession. some of her friends are still using heroin and they may not be as lucky. ted rollins, cnn, naperville, illinois. >> it's stories like that one and philip seymour hoffman's death bringing attention to this problem that we have been talking about. erik, there are reports that hoffman's partner kicked him out of the apartment because he was back using heroin again. he was in rehab as recently as april of last year. can you give us a sense of what he was going through in the last few days of his life especially given the statistics we hear. >> i don't know what he was going through. but he was obviously celebrating and/or very depressed and he was stocking up on his drug of choice and he was using. he was obviously not content with himself. i have to also say excuse me for not being shaved. i'm making a movie where i'm iconically enough playing an addict. that's why i look the part today. >> it looks just fine. but doctor, let me talk to you. here i

. >> behind the scenes with special "inside edition's" super bowl correspondent gabby douglas. >>> andrevealed, the nfl cheerleaders' secret handbook. >> this handbook is our bible. >>> and his son is worth $27 billion. why is he making a living fixing bicycles? exclusive. the long lost biological father of amazon's jeff bezos. >> how did you react when you found out your biological son was jeff bezos?

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.hould stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >> nbc bay area's monte francis is here with another report. >> the rain is coming down hard near highway 121 which is flooded out. the last 20 minutes or so we've seen the water rising. we had to move our truck to get out of the way. the chp doesn't know when this road will open, it will depend on when this rain will stop falling. >> we are out of time quite thank you. good night. ♪ welcome to late night. if you couldn't get enough of the winter olympics, you've come to the right place. coming up, the single's men in luge and the conference with the first athlete to win a gold medal, american gold medal. the 20-year-old won the inaugural slopestyle competition with a trick he had never tried

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way. should stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> right now on nbc bay area news. in less than 30 minutes the start of a new era, jimmy fallon debuts as the host of the "tonight show." and south bay downtown dealing with major growing pains. >>> are storm drains and sewage lines spreading cancer-causing chemicals in local neighborhoods. >>> it's one of the most expensive parts of the bay area, but mountain view is home to a toxic super fund site. >> we have uncovered clues as to why it is expanding. steven stock has more. >> reporter: we are talking about the super fund site in and around moffett in mountain view. hot spots of the chemicals are been discovered outside the boundary of the super fund site. so we combined the hot spots wi

. >> reporter: gabby started doing heroin when she was 15. >> i started snorting it.y 16th birthday they injected me for the first time. when i dpaut the instant rush i thought i am never going back to snorting. >> reporter: she lives just outside the chicago suburb where nearly 20 high school age children have died from heroin overdoses in just the past six years. teenagers in predominantly white upper middle class suburban areas are many times the perfect customers for heroin dealers. >> their parents hand them money. don't ask what you are doing. they do whatever they want. >> reporter: john casina overdosed in his bedroom. his mother was only 20 feet away and found him dead the next morning. >> it's the affluent areas where they have targeted and marketed to our children. >> reporter: nationwide heroin use has nearly doubled in the last ten years according to the national survey of drug use and health. it is more common in many high schools across the country. while philip seymour hoffman's death has brought the problem front and center. when young people die it i

and then gabby said, my brother taught me to read without comics, and i was a mutant. i could go: >> so what super hero would you be? >> i would say i would be batman, but i'm getting older, and i would be better as the toad. >> the female version of the green arrow, the environmentalist. >> we'll calleer arrowette. >> from your local newspaper comics, part of our global culture, the first comic super heroes. they stepped onto the scene in the adaptations like ex-men. a loyal community showed up in droves across the nation, like comi-con. gender stereotypes were common, but today, characters like ms. marvel are touting social inequality and intervention and the environment. should hollywood be taking note? joining us are the brains behind this year's comics, max brooks, best-selling author of world series z and hell fighters, which is the first puerto rico regiment to african-american, welcome to "the stream", and bax, who are the biggest users of comic books? >> when i first started going in the 80s, everybody looked like kevin smith. and i would say gender wise, it's

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way. should stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> right now on nbc bay area news, justice for giants fan bryan stow. his family, strong words to the men who brutally beat him. and dangerous for people on foot, cars and bicycles. the proposed fix for a problem road. and now polina edmunds talks to us about what's next for her. >> everything has been so awesome. ♪ >> and she's only getting started. san jose's polina edmunds wrapping up a successful olympic debut, while leaving little doubt that she'll be a serious contender for years to come. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. it all led up to tonight. we've been following polina edmunds for months, from her training to being cheered by her classmates, an

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.hould stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> it turns out kids and teens are more wired with caffeine than ever before. 73% of children and young adults have caffeine in their systems every day. soda drinking may be down. but kids and teens are drinking more coffee these days. 60% of kids drink energy drinks every day. caffeine is a stimulant and should not be a regular part of a child's diet. >>> a comedian announced he was behind a store that went viral. customers admitted the coffee was horrible but they lined up for the souvenir cup. starbucks says they appreciated it but it was not that fun for them. >>> game over for the app flappy bird and some are cashing in. the developer pulled it from the app stores. so now some people wh

his guest of honor was the congresswoman, gabby giffords, who was shot in 2011. december 14th turned out to be the same day of the sandy hook shooting and so it was during that holiday party where a bunch of other techs were gathered that ron had the epiphany we need to do something on this issue. ron then reached doubt me and said, hey, jim, could you look at this and i took on, met with the sandy hook families and really began to understand the issue in greater detail. >> i have a question about what technology can do in the space that government can't do, for a variety of reasons right now. i mean, how much of gun violence have do with the gun being in the hands of the wrong person? i mean, in the case of sandy hook, adam lanza was using his mother's gun but she gave him access to those guns so, would it have prevented something like that? >> it's great question. and in looking at the entire issue of reducing gun violence, there's not one single solution that's gonna work for all cases. what we do know is that technology exists that can prevent some form of gu

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jerry and gabby are expected to get warning letters and accused of not disclosing costs. >> we sat down with political willy brown. and talk to them about these rules of what you cannot take and what you have to report. how complicated are they and how much power did these lobbyists actually have. >> you know the position where you cannot accept of water if it is ex tenned to you and connected with the legislature. it is completely unrealistic and it is impossible frankly to be strictly obedient there to. you can have the best intentions and your conduct can be misintrepted. misinterpreted. >> they have a lot of influence because they have the dough. >> now it is interesting to know, last year lobbyists spent $177 million on record convincing lawmakers from the governors on down to going their way and that includes people in unions and environmentalists. >> that's so much money. >> wait, wait, well, that's before they go into the political contribution that they make into the campaign and the ballot measures. >> that's all when expense closed -- it is not quite disclosed yet. >>> same-s

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way. to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! dear future olympian, one day you will be standing on and here's exactly how you'll get there. you'll work hard and you'll fall hard. you'll lose sometimes when you really should have won. you'll win sometimes when no one thought you had a shot. and you'll never, ever stop. we know this. because you're one of us. at citi, we believe in everyone's potential, which is why citi and evan are giving back to community sports programs to help fiuture athletes every step of the way. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, guys, it's been a great first week. thank you so much for watching. [ cheers and applause ] i'm glad we could give you a a taste of what we could do with this show. and i can't think of a better guy to cap off the week with. it wouldn't have felt complete without our guest tonight. he's in the middle of his massive 20/20 experience world tour, which continues monday in washington d.c. performing the song "not a bad

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and i think our children are used to gabby adults.ch talking when it came to discipline, there was right and wrong. >> parents were too busy working, little different environment. this is a perfect punishment, take away the phone, the ipad, x box, go in your room and you can only touch books. there is the answer, that is the punishment. not an ibook. >> i would never give permission to any adult to hit my kid. when i go to school at the beginning of every year, i say here is my cell phone number, here is my e-mail, if they act up, call me, that is my job. >> we need to teach kids their bodies have value. it is confusing for a child to say so my teacher can hit me but not touch me? where is the line there? >> because my father hit me with a belt. if i look back now i was in trouble more times than not. >> i believe that. >> why do you believe that? >> by the way, i don't believe that educators want that responsibility. >> i don't think so either. >> spanking someone's child? they want hands off. in the few articles i red -- read, the t

look at gabby douglas, she's not running around -- >> all these childhood stars, they're all screwed> they're the earners in the family, when your mom has to be really nice to you and not discipline you, because you can cut her off, the roles get reversed. >> dina lohan is the biggest enabler in the world. she should have slapped her daughter upside the head ten years ago. >> lindsay lohan, justin bieber and miley cyrus. are we going to wake up? i hope this never happens, are we going to wake up, are we seeing all the evidence and look back and say, we saw that coming? >> when do you talk about the celebrities that do positive things? mayim bialik went and got a ph.d. and has a great life. >> i think it's happening right now. none of their parents are doing anything about it. justin bieber's father was with him during the drag race. lindsay lohan's mom is doing cocaine with her. miley cyrus' mom is cheering her on as she's half naked at the vma's. this has a lot to do with parenting and their family. >> what about the media industry that's built around the photos of them and tmz. i'm

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.ick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> more history could be made today at olympics on the ice and on the slopes. >> it's another jam-packed day and evening in sochi. "today in the bay's" janelle wang live at olympic park with a preview of what to expect in prime time for us. hi, janelle. >> reporter: hi scott and laura. a lot going on today. of course, i'll start with figure skate, a popular event, pairs figure skating. the free program tonight. team usa is in ninth place, unlikely to medal, but they do have reason to celebrate. turning in their best score this season, russia, though, currently leading in the event. next door, speedskating, shani davis going for his third gold medal. if he wins goal he'll join bonnie blair, who holds

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way. stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >> a grudge match for gold in women's hockey. we are live in sochi to show you how team usa is gearing up against its biggest rival. >> a live look at the sun rise over the bay bridge. what we'll see in the forecast now that the clouds are clearing. we check in with meteorologist christina loren in a few minutes. >> we have a live look at the opening bell this morning. we see both the nyse as they clap and get ready for the bell this morning. today is thursday, february 20th. >> they need to get excited. >> get excited, folks. they got nothing. here comes the bell. hit it. over on the nasdaq as well they have the electronic bell. there we go. and trading is under way, thursday, february 20, this i

. >> gabby giffords continuing with her remarkable recovery. >> worked so hard. >> a walking miracle.durda from our miami affiliate. julie with a look at the national forecast. good morning once again. >> good morning, in south florida, it's going to be beautiful this morning. i want to take you to a live shot of key west, doesn't that look so nice? well, can i tell you, south florida has been the one place that hasn't been affected by winter with temperatures soaring today to the lower 80s. even though there is a front that will move in, we are exp t expecting just that slight chance of showers in the forecast. overall the forecast for them, warm, humid and a chance of showers will be moving in to the area later on today. the big concern is what's going on across the northern portions of the state. rain continues to fall and temperatures along the 50s and 60s into the panhandle and southeast. move back to the west where we have seen a major rainmaker and snowmaker. something they needed. this will continue to produce showers and storms across portions of california into the rockies,

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way. should stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> welcome back, everyone. very good wednesday morning to you. isn't it a beautiful live look outside? san francisco bay bridge, sun coming up. drizzly start but that's going pass and make way for sunshine. christine's got a look at forecast coming up. 6:24. >> a look at all of the giants' position players as they take the field at spring training. >> here we go. scotsdale stadium with more. >> reporter: good morning, from scotsdale, arizona, giants for the past four days, we have seen workouts with pitchers and catchers. and now, position players join in on the fun. we'll get to see some of the guys in action for the first time officially here at scotsdale stadium. one of the guys, pablo

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> welcome back to you all eyes will be on the american ice dancing pair meryl davis and charlie white as they attempt to become the first americans to win olympic gold in the skating event back live to janelle wang. she's at the iceberg with a preview of tonight's events. good morning. >> reporter: isn't this beautiful. this is -- hi. this is the iceberg. in about 90 minutes from now the ice dancing will continue. americans are in first place now, so fingers crossed. then on wednesday the ladies skate including our own 15-year-old polina edmunds from san jose. a few hours ago i spoke with bay area native and gold medalist kristi yamaguchi on her thought& on the american women and their competitio

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.uld stick to gymnastics. [ male announcer ] ...tom daley... [ daley ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >> a look at today's top stories. many across the country remembering the work of a hollywood icon, shirley temple passed away overnight surrounded by loved ones at her home. she was 85 years old. >> indian athletes can now compete for their country. the committee lefted india's suspension from the game. the country was suspended in 2012 for electing officials accused of corruption to its olympic committee. three indian athletes have been participating in the olympics but they have been doing so as independents. >> and a bay area wine is on the menu at the white house tonight as president obama hosts the french president francois hollande. will is a blend from family vineyards. >> this morning

. >>> also, congresswoman gabby gef orders is marking a new milestone driving a car for the first timemore than three years ago. >>> also, power problems persist this morning for more than 100,000 people on the east coast while the west coast cleans up from a big snowstorm. >>> and still to come in this half hour of "today" snowboard er sage kotsenberg is pretty -- i'll catch up with the men of the u.s. bobsled team. they still have a few days until their big race. they'll tell us all about it. >> looking forward to all that, lester. meantime, with one match already under the belt, the women on the u.s. hockey team are on to their next hurdle, being led by their new coach. i had a chance to meet up with her before they made their trip to sochi. i'll bring you more on team usa and katie stone, the winning coach in women's ncaa hockey. >> ourp the ice and you were playing, and you guys were check, and you were -- >> they were, like, can you come and play? >> i got to hold out the fort at 1a with my girls. >> that was the time? >> thanks for the memory. >> of course. are you kidding? >>>

you are seeing a great lineup, including sheryl sandberg, martha stewart, gabby giffords. let's begin with the man of the moment, aol's ceo tim armstrong. he caused an uproar when he cited high costs birth as one reason to slash employee 401(k) benefits so what's the buzz out there? what are you hearing about what he said and have you talked to him yet? >> reporter: he's not here yet. i don't know if he's coming. i think he is actually coming. he was supposed to be onstage. not clear if he's going to be. he doesn't want to be distraction to the focus, which is women in the workplace. you know, i think people weren't very pleased with what he said. i thought it was really kind of such a badly said, and a mess but he did take it back. he did correct the situation which was good, and he did apologize which a lot of people don't do that very quickly. so i think that -- i think he brought into focus what a lot of ceos are probably thinking and probably shouldn't say out loud, about these choices between benefits and health care. i think what he did by calling attention to two p

have fortunes there and seen the trailer access and more taxes absolutely and as was the cars he said gabby would have to agree to sign the additional protocol that will be signed by the iranian parliament. but the comparison between north korea and iran. i think is something too to that. to make people afraid of the one you care program and two. erm he's not really really really teaching them the real negotiations on the table and back to. he runs economy into the dirt lot of expectation i was in you also. in the suit underneath older and everybody agrees that the absentee he wants them to have a better image. ronnie's working on this. he was elected by feast two one two to one point seven percent the lectures. voters. and i'm a program of opening the country to the west and its relations with the arab neighbors. an engagement motivation and this is a lie as the sun and just said yes to them that their in flight change. businesses the business community to invest in iran and six. on the invitation of deviation from the business community can also be used in the iranians understand this as

>> a gabby are looking to see how the framework is used specific asset tuned requested the legislative space. as the organization's use it how they encourage use of the framework. >> the pacesetter is important folks to said it is hard to drive adoption did what commentators said it would have been a waste of time. it has spent over stated as we said the day that this rolled out we have very large companies 70. which has a domino effect we hear from companies those that are committee to do that with the supply chain with anyone they may have contracts with with the risk british red project. would figure the right direction and already war will help but companies will not use it we see that is already not true. >> you don't see it -- see that lack of incentives with liability limitations would it weakened the program? >> if we don't? >> they will help and the reason it was with the executive order. because of the great support from industry to create the framework in doubt in the beginning stages it is not as essential as some commentators have said it would be. we heard that from the p

his buddy gabby the sea turtle in mu myrtle beach went with the broncos., manatee picked the broncos yesterday. i'm thinking these animals are thinking about the broncos are the favorite. not only are people picking them to win the game, the animal kingdom has spoken. they think so as well. >> oh, my goodness. they're not even thinking about what like might be the sentimental faves. they're just going for it, huh? that's fun. >> i guess so. >> all right. thanks so 34umuch, andy. i know you have company out there because don lemon is also on super bowl boulevard. i understand that you have been kicking out there without your kicks on. barefoot? >> i have. i was just going to say, you know, everything -- that guy said, andy, because he's been doing everything i've been doing. i haven't done the tobaggan yet. i'm a little worried about it. >> you can do it. >> i paid a lot for these teeth. i don't want to mess them up. no, seriously, i'm out here throwing with roger staubach of all people. >> impressive. >> i know, i was surprised. he said, yeah, come on, go

in tucson a number of years ago when gabby giffords was shot in the head and a number of others were killed, jared loeffler who was the shooter was also using a 33-round clip, which meant he was able to fire 33 times before he unloaded. -- wayneimar pierre lapierre is noted for same, the only thing that stops a bad guy with the gun is a good guy with a gun, in tucson, it was a 64 -- a 60-year-old retired army colonel, unarmed, who stopped jerod laughlin are -- jared -- from who stopped him reloading. we have seen in two recent cases that where making the criminal reload was a beneficial thing. without question, lives were .aved lives couldny more have been saved. ban limitedweapon rounds to 10 rounds. someone like loughner would have had to reload twice. many more lives would have been saved. it is true that you cannot stop everything, but the one thing we --e learned across the board look at car accident rates -- the extraordinary accomplishment, the reduction in number of lives lost through motor vehicle accidents. it was because of a very do where it -- a very deliberate effort to

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! ♪ >>> we are back now from sochi with the taste of the russian life. and for that we turn to keir simmons who checked it out. >> yes. this was a difficult one to research. all the caviar and champagne. but seriously, there's been a new russian revolution. the rich russians are here and all around the world. >> reporter: $500,000 cars, $11,000-hotel suites. >> and that's not negotiable. >> reporter: russia is not what it used to be. we met her at her home. well, one of her homes. >> reporter: so you live in this wonderful house in the snow for only part of the year? >> oh, yeah. and the rest of the time, i live in florida. >> reporter: what else to do but go shopping? >> reporter: and here we have a ralph lauren. >> reporter: in moscow's most expensive mall. >> reporter: how many fur coats does a russian woman need? >> five, six. >> rep

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.y ] my hands are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today" and coming up, controversy on the ice. the surprising skating finale that had some calling for a change in the rules. bob costas weighs in on the competition and the controversy. plus, he's the pop singer, he's royalty and he's a 55-year-old skier competing in sochi. meet the man being called the interesting olympian in the world. and oh, canada. rob ford's reaction over the big win. what might he do for an encore? teed's friday, february 21st, 2014. >> from chi, lovoy >> from sochi, love to our family on the west coast. >> from florida. >> great to see you guys. >> shout out to tahoe, i love you guys. >> thank you so much to my family, my mom, my dad, everyone at home, the bay area in san jose. thanks for cheering and supporting. i

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.>>> february is heart health awareness month. here's a fact. one out of three deaths for american women is due to heart disease. it does not have to be that way. diet and exercise play a big role. here's trivia to get us back on track to better health. nbc diet and health editor. hi how are you? >> today we're going to have a game. pay attention. this is going to be competing for all the right ages. put one hand behind your back. i'm going to tell you. press this. before we start, i'm going to tell you it's really important that lifestyle change, what you eat, how you move, all these things have a great impacts. your jegenes are not your desti when it comes to heart health. pay attention to this. have one hand behind your back. let's do it. so first question. true or false. red wine is the only alcoholic beverage that can be good for your heart? >> false. >> that is correct. >> what is the other one? >> any alcohol in moderation. one drink for women, two for men. if you don't drink, do

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.tion unfold! >>> whether you're putting together your child's birthday party, planning for a shindig for retirement -- >> a scene from the father of the bride, very memorable. >> what about harry kirby. we haven't seen him in ages. >> i don't know. >> didn't harry kirby die last year? >> yes. good. oh, sorry. >> all right. >> feels that way. >> hallelujah. >> thank goodness for anna post, the co-author of "emily post's wedding etiquette" here to tell you how to slim down that list but do it gracefully. >> is it possible to do it gracefully? >> it is. absolutely. first off, don't raise expectations. when you're first engaged, you're so excited, you want to tell everybody. of course we're going to do it here, of course she'll come. just hold back on that. once it is out there, you can't take it. >> can't take it back. >> yeah. >> that's hard. >> let's do some questions from some people who have written -- >> let's do it, hodi. >> melanie wants to know what is the ratio for invites sent a

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! >>> lots of white stuff on the ground in rockefeller center, right next to our studio behind me. lindsey vonn had hoped to compete here but instead she's on the road to recovery, doing some rehab on her knee injury. she let our cameras in to show us just how much work that actually takes. these days this is where lindsey vonn spends a lot of her time, in rehab at the andrews institute in pensacola, florida, a far cry from four years ago when she won gold in vancouver in the women's downhill. but after two crashes and surgery last month on her badly injured knee, vonn is fighting back. >> since i made the decision to not compete in sochi, i've been frustrated. so i'm just focused on the next goal, you know. i'm trying not to think about the fact that i'm not there. i'm just focusing on the fact that i will

featuring gabby douglas... [ douglas ] i totally went the wrong way.nds are shaking! [ male announcer ] ...and ian thorpe. i'm a turkey. are we revealing that? gobble gobble. [ male announcer ] go to royal caribbean's youtube page to get exclusive content and watch the competition unfold! ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, high hopes on the slopes and the ice. two of team usa's most successful skiers go for gold while newcomer jason brown find himself right in the middle of medal contention. >>> plus -- worry about love later. why a new dating app is telling athletes to focus on the games and not on finding a date. >>> and take two -- al and i had such a good run on the luge, we decided to go for a second round of glory but wish we hadn't, friday, february 14, 2014. >> happy valentine's day to my beautiful wife pam. >> wishing my granny in commerce, georgia, a happy valentine's day. >> hi, mom, happy valentine's day. loving it here in sochi. >> great for the hockey match. >> yeah. go usa. >> make us proud, fellows. >> awesome! >> thank you to all o