kaitlyn rejected plea offers that would have let her avoid jail. and her family insisting that she was the victim, because of her sexual preference. >> you know, this thing is so wrong. i just want to do everything i can, everything i can to beat it. to win and get her, have her life back, our lives back. >> reporter: the smiths say they want their lives back too. lives they say have been threatened in menacing phone calls like this one from people on sidelines, watching the case play out on television. >> it means that i'm going to have to come and murder you. >> reporter: they've been accused of being anti-gay. but what if your daughter came to you and said, "mom, dad, i'm gay." >> we've asked her that, and we've talked about it. and it's not really the issue for us. >> she's our daughter. we're going to love her no matter what. we love her until the day we die. >> reporter: they told me today that they would accept their daughter, whatever her sexuality might be, do you think that's true? >> no, i do not. i think that's a lie. i've always though

kaitlyn has tickets for hockey today, but she had to give it up. she is now attending a medal ceremony, news conferences, and an appearance on "the today show." >> good for her, so cool to see. we should point out that when janelle is not on tv, she is writing a blog about her sochi experience. . go to the nbcbayarea home page for that. >> a track worker was his by a fore running sled. this is a new picture showing the worker being loaded on to the ambulance. the worker was hit near the finish line area. we're told he suffered a broken leg and perhaps a concussion. crews made repairs to the ice and training there has resumed. >> the usa men's hockey team is looking pretty good after their first team. joe pavelski had trouble with his skates. the americans won 7-1. they scored six goals in the second period alone, just on fire. coming up next for team usa, russia on saturday. >> all of the excitement here on the nbc bay area. we'll have gold medal finals in the 20 kilometer men's biathalon. and tonight at 8:00 the short program in the figure skating

. >> nice play from kaitlyn lawes. the stone does trail out of the house and now seven rocks remaining in the second end she's the youngest member of team canada at 25. if she was on great britain, she would be the oldest member of the team tied with claire hamilton. >> great britain going to come right back with the draw since there was a guard left in front of the house. that last shot, a lot of people asked me, who's really in charge of the sweep call? is it the shooter? is it the person in the house? 90% of the time it's the person in the house unless the skip is shooting, and it's kind of a funny thing because sometimes it's just an unsaid thing on the team, but typically as you coach it the person in the house has the best idea of what the line is on the shot so they're sweeping for line. they're calling the sweep for line. it's always the sweeper's job to judge weight and distance on the shot. >> one more for lawes who used to be a skip. she was a skip and won two gold medals at the world juniors. i shouldn't sa

. >> reporter: now the breakout star for women this week a snowboarder who barely made the team, kaitlyn farrington. she bid out three previous gold medal winners to take the gold. they were household names. tonight she is the number one searched name on google and twitter. i talked to her a short time ago. >> coming into it, i was like oh, i'm going to make finals or, you know, that's what i was hoping for. and then once i realized that i was going get an olympic medal, i was so excited. and then when the contest was over and i was like oh, my gosh, i just won the gold. >> by the way, kaitlyn told me the only time she has been to washington, d.c., last summer around the fourth of july. today she is creating all the heat and fireworks here. real quick, ovi scores the first goal for team russia. dianna will have the latest on team usa on the ice tonight. and 5,000 miles away, word has traveled here to sochi. doug kammerer and storm team 4 take the gold for their snow coverage. well done back there, you guys. >> easy for him to be cheery about it. >> my first gold ever. thanks, jim! i love

a usa underdog kaitlyn farrington wins gold.e was the last of four american women to qualify for the halfpipe show board and she walks away winning the whole thing. it surprised her family and he admits it surprised her. the 24-year-old from sun valley, idaho. she boarded perfectly and polesed a high score on her final run but a handful of competitors waiting to do their final runs including three former gold medalists but when all the scores came down she realized she had won the top prize. >> right now, i can't even belief that i won the gold medal. and i'm just kind of beside myself. i was -- it was a long day going through every single round and i'm just happy that i came out on top today. >> her back story is amazing. she grew up in idaho. her family had to sell off cows to pay for her snowboarding training and her coach, of course, they are just ecstatic. it's thursday morning here and her parents actually have hockey tickets for tonight. they bought it before thinking they would have some free time because caitlin's compe

i just spoke to her one on one pun kaitlyn congratulations on the gold medal. this is not what you expected coming to sochi. >> no, i was just happy to make the team and it took at least a week for that to sink in that i had made the team so now i just can't even believe that i'm walking out of here with a gold medal. >> reporter: you grew up in idaho near sun valley and they had to sell off cows to support your snowboarding career. >> my parents were selling cows to support my snowboarding early in my career and now i don't think they miss those cows. >> reporter: it has definitely paid off. there to congratulate her, the original favorite in this event, four-time olympian and snowbo d snowboardisnowboar snowboardisnowboar snowboarding legend kelly clark, she won bronze last night. adding to her collection of gold in bronze. >> it was a tough night for me coming back from a first run fall but to be able to rally under that pressure is amazing. >> reporter: you're only 30 years old and called a legend. what do you think of that? >> when they say the 30-year-old

was excitement for the women in the halfpipe, as well, bronze for kelly clark, and a stunner was kaitlyn fairi rrin farrington, the last snow boarder on the team. her happy parents had financed her travel by selling livestock. >> by the time i moved out of the house there were no cows left, they put evething they had into this. now it really paid off. >> reporter: and another stunner, the superstar, yevgeny plyushchenko pulled out of the singles competition because of injury. he had helped the russians win gold. >> i was shocked because i competed with him and have known him for enough years to know he was very tough. >> reporter: it was that kind of day to expect the unexpected at the winter games. >> it is fantastic, summer, shorts. the sun is out, that is all you can ask for. so yeah, it is like california for sure. >> reporter: including 66 degree temperatures at the beach. also due to the weather the men's aerial practice today was cancelled. a ski race tomorrow moved to earlier to avoid the mid-day sun. and tomorrow's forecast, brian is for more warm weather. >> just another surrea

underdog kaitlyn farrington stole the show in the halfpipe event. she's sochi's new golden girl. >> reporter: congratulations on the gold medal. this is not what you expected coming to sochi, huh? >> no. i was just happy to make the team. and it took at least a week for that to sink in, that i'd made the team. so now i just can't believe that i'm walking out of here with a gold medal. >> reporter: wea've seen your parents interviewed. and they are just ecstatic. >> they are. when i got the announcement my parents were so excited. >> reporter: they had to sell-off cows to support your snowboarding career, is that true? >> yes. my parents were selling cows to support my snowboarding. so now i don't think they miss those cows. >> reporter: kaitlyn scored a hockey ticket today because her competition was over and she thought she'd have free time. but instead, she had to give up those plans and attend a medal ceremony and an appearance on the today show. janelle wang, nbc news. >> what a great story. her parents sold cows to get her to the olympics. a lo

bronze for kelly clark, and a stunner was kaitlyn farrington. the last snowboarder named to the team won gold. her overjoyed parents had financed her training and travel by selling livestock. >> by the time i moved out of the house, there was no cows left. they put everything they had into this. so now it's really paid off, i think. >> reporter: and another stunner. >> nicely landed. >> reporter: skating superstar evgeny plyushchenko, who helped the russians win team gold, pulled out of the singles competition because of injury. >> i was shocked because i've competed with him and known him for enough years to know he is very tough. >> reporter: it was that kind of day, to expect the unexpected at the winter games. >> it's fantastic. summer. i'm in shorts. >> the sun is out. that's all you can ask for. so yeah, it is like california for sure. >> reporter: including 66 degree temperatures at the beach. also due to the weather the men's aerial practice today was cancelled. a ski race tomorrow moved to earlier to avoid the mid-day sun. and tomorrow'

in snowboarding, american kaitlyn farrington captured the women's halfpipe. and in a first, skiers from switzerland and slovenia tied for the gold in the women's downhill. we'll get more on the games later in the program. >> ifill: a study 25 years in the making has cast new doubt on the value of mammograms. canadian researchers studied nearly 90,000 women. they reported today, in the british journal b.m.j., that the screening had no effect on breast cancer death rates. we'll take a closer look right after this news summary. >> ifill: the senate gave final approval today to raising the national debt ceiling, after republican leaders cast crucial votes to overcome a filibuster. the measure passed the house yesterday. also today, the senate followed the house's lead and repealed cuts in cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees. >> ifill: president obama has signed an executive order raising the minimum wage on federal contracts. at today's white house ceremony, he officially hiked the wage from $7.25 cents an hour to $10.10. a group of minimum wage work

. >> david letterman is next with olympic gold medalist, kaitlyn farrington. >> we would like you toike us on facebook and tweet us on twitter ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, here's twiz els, david letter-- twizels, here's david letterman captioning sponsored by

. >> kaitlyn also talks about what her family had to do to support her olympic dreams. it's really inspiring. you can watch that full report coming up at 6:00. you can also catch the full reports on line. all you have to do is click on janelle's sochi blog at the top of the page. >>> we're talking about our weather here and that big mess on the east coast. >> yes, that storm system is still very slow to move right now, you guys. it's start to go try to pick up and move out, but it's going to take another 24 hours before we're totally clear from that storm. if you are heading to the airports tonight, we are forecasting the worst days in these top three locations. washington, d.c., snow and a wintry mix. also philadelphia with snow, and new york city, snow and sleet and wind gusts as high as 40 miles an hour. back here at home, the rain line is very, very close. you can see it stream in to northern california. also southern oregon for us. we remain dry but there is still a chance of rainfall coming in that forecast over the next few days. we'll have details on that in abo

. >>> now to a true cinderella story from sochi, usa underdogí kaitlyn farrington won the half pipe. parents had to sell off their cattle to pay for her training. she was the last of four american to qualify for the final. her near perfect run surprised her family and fairington admits it surprised her. >> it's amazing, i didn't think i would have beat them and so it was amazing to be on top with those two girls because they're both amazing riders and i look up to them so it's great. >> australia's tora brine finished second followed by american favorite kelly clark. >>> mike inouye, good morning. >> good morning. we'll shred it over on the freeway, i have no idea what that means. we'll ride 101 northbound through san jose, a clear view for the road. low clouds hovering above the deck, good news for drivers. we'll see if that is a fog situation. overnight road crews are the issue, 680 around the bend at 101, 280 around the creek boulevard. the trivalley a smooth drive yesterday and fog the same day before and a view 508 westbound coming in through dublin no problems seeing that road.

idaho's kaitlyn farrington won gold while the favorite kelly clark took home the bronze.davis was denied a gold in the 1,000-meter speed skating. davis was trying to become the first man ever to win gold in the same event in three straight olympics. he finished eighth. and in women's hocey canada handed team usa its first loss of the olympics. the canadians scored a controversial third period goal and the u.s. could not come back, losing 3-2. but it's possible these two teams could meet again in the gold medal games. so here's a look at your medal count after wednesday's events. norway leads with 12 gold medals. canada and the netherlands are tight with ten each and the u.s. is right behind with nine medals. anne-marie? >> alphonso van marsh in sochi, russia. thank you, alphonso. >>> on wednesday new york yankees shortstop derek jeter said he will retire after the upcoming season. he guided the yankees to five world series titles during that time. >>> and it looked like the number one basketball team was on the ropes. syracuse trailing pitt by one point with less than fiv

lou: and kaitlyn, also watching all of these reports come out on obamacare whether it be the nationalllusiness administration reports showing the small businesses health care cost have risen and doubled over the course of the last four or five years. the business school study showing that business owners are cutting back on full-time employment. staying with part-timers rather than bring on new jobs because of obamacare. and of course, the congressional budget office studyist shows it's disincentive to work. what is the -- what is the reaction? what should be the reaction of this white house? >> well, the white house and democrat own capitol hill are saying that, you know, it nt a cut -- it's not employers cutting workers. it's workers choosing not to continue to work nation can get their health care elsewhere. democrats say this will inspire people to innovate and maybe, you know, create businesses. but the problem -- >> there's so much confusion here being -- whether because of the talking point or not, it is pure -- to suggest these are quote, unquote job equivalent city. there is

. >> reporter: kaitlyn farrington dropped into the halfpipe a virtual unknown. she popped out of it a gold medal champion, sharing the podium with another american, kelly clark, who took the bronze. >> one run for it all. >> reporter: their victory, an antidote to shaun white's crushing loss on that same course last night. >> i think i've just been thinking about it too much and just -- wasn't my day. so, you know -- live on to fight another one. >> oh! >> reporter: white struggled in slush, despite last-ditch efforts by organizers, blasting the course with water. sochi, known for its palm trees, has the warmest climate of any winter games host ever. it was so hot, some sunbathed on the slopes. russians lounged by the black sea. you know what they say -- when in russia. and at the end of a sultry day, it did look so enticing. but is this warm weather hampering the athletes, like white and american skier julia mancuso, who failed to medal today. americans also falling short indoors. champion speed skater shani davis, competing for his third straight gold in the e

in her olympics debut, kaitlyn farrington flipped, twisted, and turned her way to gold. teammate kelly clark, who won the event in salt lake city in 2002 got bronze. those were the only medals of the day for team usa. in the men's 1,000 meter speed skating, shani davis fell short of his dream to become the first american male to win gold in three consecutive olympics. he finished in eighth place. he tweeted, tough one, just didn't have it today. >> shani davis has dominated the 1,000 meters. this is a big disappointment. >> reporter: and there was disappointment in alpine skiing, too. julia mancuso finished eight in the downhill. in women's hockey, rivals u.s. and canada faced off with the canadians winning, 3-2. both teams now expecting to see each other again in the gold medal game. all of russia is celebrating its return to dominance in pairs figure skating. russian teams took gold and silver in the event. this morning, american freestyle skiers swept the event. american men finishing one, two, three, including nick goepper with the bronze. erin hamlin is hoping to do

. >> reporter: the united states grabbed two medals in the women's snowboarding halfpipe, idaho's kaitlyn farrington won gold while the favorite in the event kelly clark took home the bronze medal. olympic history eluded american shawnie davis. the two time gold medalist failed to become the first male speedskater to win a third consecutive gold. 32-year-old dutch skater won the gold. davis finished in 8th. a disappointment on the ice for u.s. women's hockey. team canada snuck in a goal just before the ref's whistle blew. they won. and russia is dominating in figure skating. tatiana and maksim won the gold medal in pairs while teammates [ non-english language ] took the silver. alfonso van marsh, cbs news, sochi, russia. >>> everybody should be anticipating 24-hour snow and ice event. >> it's 4:42. coming up, the crippling winter storm moving from the south now up to the northeast and this morning new england is bracing for more than a foot of snow. >> and that's a whole lot of money in that hole. the sinkhole that swallowed up some pricy pieces of history. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, without power in

kaitlyn has also found love outside the fox his girlfriend jackman brings to lunch everyday the thing living together for a month. he still thinks back on how he became a rebel soldier as a teenager on his father's coca plantations. he was fascinated by weapons. he was twenty when he joined the he transported cash got in minefields and spied on people. he says he didn't kill anyone. but td pass on information that resulted in kits certain point and when entrance previous girlfriend he was also the rain that fell pregnant with if this child that's what i said to myself what's going to become of my child then i thought but i have no choice. we'd all heard about deserted his art. but we knew that if you asked and got caught. you'd be killed. most kiwis and one i said anyway conceded by the fog bank and it isn't sistas. then they had about a government program to help form the rebels and signed up to them and the cooking. this kid. earlier mr goes to prepare you for normal everyday lives he had to become a normal person. when you leave the park. you're like an animal that knows nothing ab

. >> kaitlyn farrington america's newest golden girl in the house. >> i can't believe i came out on top. i'm really just speechless. >> congress passed a bill to raise the federal debt limit, allows the government to borrow all of the money it needs to pay its bills. >> 16 people had to be rescued after they became stuck on a roller coaster at busch gardens in tampa. >> all that. >> eight corvettes swallowed by a sinkhole. cars plunged into the earth. >> i hope they have insurance. >> two seconds! he'll get the shot off! got it! he hit it! he hit the shot! >> goodness gracious. syracuse is still undefeated. >> and all that matters. >> hollywood loses a legend. sid caesar considered the pioneer of comedy. >> it's a wonderful feeling when the audience laughs. oh, that's -- that's the payoff. >> on "cbs this morning." >> the first-ever olympic winner gold for slovenia. >> the slovenian woman who won is also a pop star in her country. so justin bieber is not the only pop star going downhill fast. [ laughter ] >> this morning's "eye-opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcom

her 24-year-old teammate taking the gold, kaitlyn farrington.ceiling gets to be the next generation's floor, she said. and that is a great honor. and that is what it is all about. it's awesome. congratulations to both of them, by the way. >> chills again with that. all right. thanks for bringing that. >>> now to the stunning sinkhole at the national corvette museum in kentucky. eight classic cars all swallowed up. it was all caught on camera. abc's alex perez has the story. >> reporter: take a look at the security video from the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. you see the ground shake a little. then a black hole seems to open up underneath the orange car. but watch here. a short time later, the ground completely caves. swallowing the iconic cars. the massive sinkhole, some 30 feet deep and 40 feet wide. from above, you can see the cars underneath the rubble on top of each other. >> someone shared with me that they felt the value was around $1 million. >> reporter: a total of eight cars gone in seconds, including the 1 millio

at the winter olympics in sochi -- it's snowboarding gold for kaitlyn farrington, and bronze for kelly clark on the halfpipe. the u-s men's hockey team plays slovokia this morning. and taking a look at the medal count... norway still holds the lead with 12. canada and the netherlands have ten. the u-s is tied with russia for nine medals. and germany has eight medals, despite having the most golds -- six. you can check out a ten-foot tall ice sculpture replica of olympian jason brown in highland park's port clinton square... at least until the weather warms up. the u-s figure skater graduated last year from highland park high school. meanwhile, you can attend a *free cheering party at centennial ice arena in highland park tomorrow morning. that's where jason got his start. the party starts at nine for anyone who wants to watch jason skate *live . some of us may be fed up with the snow, but one family is making the most of it. they've built an igloo that's big enough to live in. this is in harmon, illinois, which is near dixon. wayne larson says it all started with a seven-foot snow drif

kaitlyn? >> hi, harris. unfortunately, another snowstorm. and this is for portions of the northeast and new england that already saw the snow yesterday. and it was coastal new england that got hit the hardest. right now much quieter. we do have some pockets of snow around washington and pittsburgh. but you can see it spinning off in the canadian maritime. but we spent all day digging out. and the highest amounts were right around maine and massachusetts. 20 inches is what accumulated yesterday. sandwich got 15 inches. hyannis, 10 inches. even long island. and the big cities, east hampton, 7.5. this evening it will dive out of canada, start to bring accumulating snow to minneapolis and chicago. then it races off towards the east, places like philadelphia, new york by tuesday morning seeing the new snow. and that will push again into new england. so boston, maine seeing more snow. this is out through tonight, monday as tuesday. it will not deliver blizzard conditions like we saw in new england over the weekend, but it will add additional probl

kaitlyn is another member of the delegation.said she's concerned with the lbgt community in russia and hopes the olympics within a watershed moment for the universal acceptance of all people. >>> south bay figure skater polina edmunds is in sochi. she tweeted this photo of herself on the plane on the way to russia. the sophomore from mitty high school is at her first olympic game. she will compete in ladies figure stating starting wednesday. >>> there's within outpouring of support for el listen paige who came out as a lesbian. >> i suffered for years because i was scared to be out. my spirit suffered. my mental health suffered. and my relationships suffered. i'm standing here today with all of you on the other side of that pain. >> the 26-year-old juno star made the speech at a human rights conference in las vegas last night. a number of hollywood celebrities took to social media in support of page's decision. kevin bacon tweeted i'm so moved by this. >>> a decision to save the flappy bird fell short of the goal. they asked to

kaitlyn farrington took the top spot, while 2002 gold medalist came in third.t won the silver. and shani davis came up short in his bid for the third-straight gold, finishing eighth straight. the dutch dominated, taking the gold, and canada in the silver. and more disappointment, the u.s. women's hockey team took on their arch rival, canada, and came up short losing 3-2. they are in the semis, so expect not showdown between these two power house teams in the medal round. and today, the puck drops for the americans when they take on slovakia. here's where the medal count stands. norway is still the leader? what's going on? they have 12, followed by canada and the netherlands. the u.s. has nine medals, as does russia. that is your olympic update. >> thank you, i don't know the deal with norway. we have to keep an eye on them. what's going on beyond sochi, a frozen political environment in washington, gridlock in the economy, and a structural impasse where corporations are making record profits, reaping the benefits of tax loopholes, workers are left holding the b

kaitlyn hayden, spokeswoman for the national security council telling me today via e-mail, "on the questionf cyber, i'm, again, not going to discuss the details of our interagency deliberations bullet we have been clear that there are a range of tools we have at our disposal to protect our national security including cyber." and she added that the president always wants to know what all his options are. and is constantly looking at every possibility for solving the problem of syria. >> a lot of risks in such an operation. >> yeah, among those risks, what happens after an attack? who might benefit? which of the rebel groups would take advantage of any weakness brought about by an attack? exactly the same concern that has prevented president obama from taking any other kind of significant military action in syria. and as jim carafano of the h heritage foundation told me earlier today, there's a question of how much information we might hand to our potential enemies if we do act. listen. >> every time you use this weapon, you're basically telling the enemy what kind of ca capabilities you have

in your piece, you have kaitlyn hayden the spokesperson for the national security agency, saying theype of operational detail that in our view should not be published, she said. referring to the questions that you both were asking her. you're a former constitutional lawyer. >> the position of the u.s. government is that it is illegal to publish any kind of classified information that you're not authorized to receive, and it is illegal in their view for the government employee or contractor to leak it without authorization, but their view is is actually legal even if you're a to publish it. they believe that is especially the case of the information pertains to what they call signals intelligence. if you look at the espionage act relevantnd other statutes, it does in the say it is illegal in the united states to publish the kind of information. the problem for that view is there's a superseding law called the constitution, the first amendment to which guarantees there shall be a free press and that congress and no other part of the government has the right to interfere with that. one

gold for kaitlyn farrington.bright finished second. >> wow! that was an amazing run. >> and kelly clark walks away with a bronze for team usa making her the most decorated olympic snowboarder ever. they joined us here on "today" earlier. >> what's the camaraderie in this sport like? >> i think it's very much a part of our culture. it's about snowboarding and us -- we're all shredding babes doing our things. >> missing out on the medal, shani davis striking out in the men's 1,000 meter event. >> the most jarring result, shani davis. >> i think it was good, but it wasn't good enough. >> he has one more chance to take some hardware and make history in the men's 1500 on saturday. a win and he ties the u.s. record for most career olympic long track speedskating medals. dutch domination continues in men's speedskating. >> who else? a dutch skater. >> dutchmen have won eight of the possible nine medals up for grabs so far. also dominating in ice, the host country russia. >> an impressively difficult performance. >> winn

whether they're winning or losing, the half pipe, kaitlyn harrington, all the women were supporting eachpe style. i think slope style is great. our women did so wonderfully. >> even in ice hockey. >> mikeala shiffrin as well. >> i got josh christensen in the air, up in the air, doing all this stuff in the air, and way up there. he finally comes down perfectly. i think some sports like baseball, i don't think it can get much better every year. basketball probably gets better every year, football maybe, but these sports are better than they were ever before. >> we have to say, too, for all the security fears, fear of terrorism and violence, the games up until this final moment have come off well. >> they have. i mean, i think that's because we're so worried about it before handle. we gave vladimir putin a giant gift of a good luck charm. >> exactly. all right. thank you all very much. that is all for us today. we'll be back here next week. tonight don't miss the olympic closing ceremonies here on nbc. and coming up this friday on "today," an exclusive interview with first lady michelle oba

kaitlyn farrington dazzled the crowd with a gold-medal performance.ly clark, not too far behind her, taking home the bronze medal. unfortunately for team usa, though, these were the only two medals won yesterday. >>> now, on the ice, the u.s. and canada renewed their rivalry in hockey. the u.s. was up in the first but canada would score three goals to get the win 3-2. there's still a good chance, though, that these two teams will meet again down the line in the gold medal game. >>> now, the u.s. men's hockey team, meanwhile, will open play later this morning. they're going to take on slovakia in the preliminary round. >>> here's a look at the current medal count. norway leads the way with 12 medals. u.s. hanging in there with nine. germany has eight medals, but they do lead the way with six of them being gold. >>> trending on bleacherreport.com today is a story about all the stray dogs running around sochi. but one u.s. olympian's doing what he can to save some of them. look how cute this is. skier gus kenworthy stumbled upon this adorable family and

kaitlyn mcgee, al jazeera. >> reporter: a japanese figure skater will perform to one of his songs atmpic games. 50 years ago the beetles caused a sensation around the world when they songs hit the air waves and it's 5 decades since they landed in the u.s. and rock and roll music has never been the same and sunday is a milestone when the four mop-top boys from liver pool made their tv appearance on the ed sullivan show and where the theatre that david letterman has gone retro and changed it to look like the night that the beetles performed and we sat down with ringo star with the trip to the states and shared memories from the band's early days and you can see the interview at 8:00 a.m. right here on al jazeera america. for now, dale walters has a look at the stories we are following for the next hour and good morning. >> the united states has been reportedly talking about using a four letter word on a telephone call talking about the ukraine and winter games in sochi and figure skated started ahead of the opening ceremony and immigration reform unlikely to pass this year and house sp

kaitlyn farrington of salt lake city has won the gold medal in the women's half pipe. she edged out australia considered the favorite in the competition. we're about to give you a look at where the medal count stands. if you don't want to find out, you might want to look away and mute your tv. here it is -- norway, currently leads the medal count with 13 medals, the u.s. is in second place with 12 medals. canada an the netherlands are threed for third place with ten medals each. >>> 7:42. we're getting an update on construction of the new 49ers' home in santa clara. the progress made at levi stadium so far and what still needs to be done. >>> plus, as valentine's day approaches, we're learning about the motivation of matchmakers, what they get out of trying to spread the love. >>> good morning. right now, traffic is doing pretty well in some areas, not so well in others. northbound 101 slowing. we'll tell you where it begins to slow and how long it will take you. >>> up above the fog, it's pretty nice. mostly sunny and temperatures will be mild to warm but below we hav

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in her olympic debut, kaitlyn farrington flipped, twisted and turned her way to win gold.e city in 2002 got bronze. but those were the only medals of the day for team usa. in men's 1,000 meter speedskating shani davis fell short of his dream of becoming the first american male to win in three olympics. he finished in eighth place. tough one he tweeted after, just didn't have it today. >> shani davis has dominated, this is a big disappointment. >> reporter: big disappointment in alpine skiing too. julia mancuso finishing eighth in downhill. women's hockey, rivals u.s. and canada faced off. canadians won 3-2. both teams expecting to see each other again in the gold medal game. and all of russia is celebrating its return to come indianapolis in pairs figure skating. russian teams took gold and silver in the event. today, the men take on the slopestyle skiing course. american nick goepper is part of a strong u.s. team. erin hamlin hopes to add to her single's luge medal with one in the team relay competition. in speedskating heather richardson is america's best hope for a meda

kaitlyn farrington walks away with the gold. it's about 60 degrees there. but 60 there. >> but it's heating up for valentine's day tomorrow. if you can remember it through all this snow. we have fox news polling that has some interesting information coming our way. we asked, is it important that your valentine shares your political views? well, 53% of you said yes. pretty amazing that that matters. >> i think it does matter because there is this thing called small talk, like when waiting for a table or waiting for the kids to finish practice, if you say hey, what about president obama and you're differing, it could end up in a fight. >> we've broken that down between men saying yes. no, 52%. women, yes. 58%. no, 39%. >> and then are you looking forward to valentine's day? 53% said a lot or somewhat. yes. and not much or not at all, 46% response. so those numbers are scary. i like to do the breakdown. >> those are the happily married people. >> if you work at pro flowers, you love valentine's day. what about democrats? what do they think about valentine's da

wednesday, kaitlyn farring to know because america's only gold medal winner of the day. she flipped, twisted and turned her way to the gold. >> just to get the gold, i am speechless, because i can't believe that happened, but i was riding well and having so much fun. >> teammate kelly clark took the bronze. she actually won the event back in the 2002 salt lake city games. >> in men's 1,000-meter speed skating, seany davis fell short of becoming the first american male to win gold in three consecutive olympics, finishing in eighth place. disappointment in alpine skiing. despite medaling in the combined, mancuso finished eighth in the downhill. women's hockey, team u.s.a. and team canada faced off in a preliminary round. canada won 3-2. these two teams are favorite to say meet again in the gold medal game. >> all of russia is celebrating its return to dominance in pairs figure skating. the pair earned the gold with a stunning performance. their teammates won silver. >> this morning, josh christianson wins olympic gold inmen's slopestyle skiing, their teammates winning silv

. >> and now here's kaitlyn lawes for one more in the sixth end.centagewise, pretty even so far. great britain at 85%, canada at 84%. >> double attempt. those nose-to-nose and they lose their rock out of the four foot. they do have two rocks in the top of the rings, however, so decision time for eve. does decision time for eve. does she get aggressive and take a risk or does she play it a little safer and get rid of one of these stones of team canada? >> so the aggressive play here would be to throw a guard on the center line and challenge jennifer jones for a way to remove shot rock from the top of the four foot there. a little more defensive for eve to hit this rock. they're just going to hit this on the nose. en jennifer jones will likely play a runback at that point with the yellow rock on the center line. >> nose hit there. that did roll in a little bit, so jennifer might have a double, but she is going to play the runback. >> after five ends during the round-robin meeting between these two canada had a three-point lead. here their advantage i

just a day after shaun white's surprising miss for a three-peat gold, american snowboarder kaitlyn farringtondirection. pulling off a gold for team usa. >> i can't believe it! slert was on fire wednesday treading her way to a winning run that beat out three past gold medal winners. the 24-year-old was so excited she did an dance before grabbing the gold, and veteran american kelly clark rallied back from a bad start to claim bronze. >> now just to be here, like, i was excited just being an olympian, and now to have the gold medal under my belt, i can't even that believe still. >> reporter: down at the skating venues, the rest of the world's turn to shine. in a big upset, the overwhelming favorite speed skater shani davis placed eighth in the 1,000 meters, well behind racer stephane from the netherlands. davis won the event the previous two olympics. just like shaun white, the third time was not the charm. afterwards, the 31-year-old chicago native seemed crushed, saying, there's no excuse. cheers and flying flags for team's usa and canada nent was game on for the heated rivalry. canada won wa