that's when we have the 1992 gold medalist kristi yamaguchi. she's going to join us.ou can watch the women's short during tonight's prime time olympic coverage right here on nbc. >>> time to whisper good morning to al. >> good to see you i'm batman it is a coast to coast situation. snow for the northern rockies and sierra today windy conditions the plains and the southwest. as the system moves to the east it is going to draw up warm, moist air ahead. and tomorrow a risk of severe weather through the southern plains and that moves to the east on thursday rain developing from michigan to missouri behind this, cold air is drawn in rain changes to snow and ice around the great lakes from st. louis to detroit, chicago, heavy rain, flood threats through the tennessee and mississippi river valleys. friday cold front exits the east coast, drawing much colder air strong winds and probably airport delays on thursday heavy rain, snow melt may cause flooding from springfield, missouri, to detroit and parts of western new york. the roieckups to 8-12 inches in parts of the northern

karen chen follows kristi yamaguchi, someone she looked up to as a kid, and ends up on the podium inl explain next. and now most admired alum! get up there. this is so embarrassing. there's no way it's me (friends laughing) you know her.... you love her.... ruh roh what are you doing here? it's anna gomez! what? who? our first gigillionaire! with at&t fiber, anna's got the fastest internet with hyper-gig speeds. i didn't know you went to this school we have a lot in common. live like a gigillionaire with at&t fiber, now with speeds up to 5 gigs. limited availability i've been making yogurt that is less sweet with at&t fiber, now with speeds up to 5 gigs. and high in protein since 2005. now we're doing the same for plant based. still rich and creamy. plant-based siggi's: more protein and less sugar than leading yogurt alternatives. >>> okay, here's a look at who's topping the medal count today. right now, the russian olympic committee leads, followed by canada, and unfortunately, u.s. isn't even top ten yet, but it does have three silver medals. >> give the united states some time. it

brandi chastain, kristi yamaguchi, and 49er legend ronnie lott.heck out ronnie and action -- in action. so many super bowls. ronnie lott has four sup championship rings, he is one of the greatest is a ter and philanthropist. welcome to the show, ronnie lott. hi, ronnie. >> hello, how are you? kristen: i'm doing great. i'm excited you are here. i didn't embarrass you with that introduction, did i? >> not at all. it looked like like and -- black and white television to me. kristen: you know what? you were amazing whether it was black and white video or color. it was just -- those were the days. you definitely know about fitness. when i saw you and jennifer were cochairs on mental fitness and well-being we had to have you on. tell us how this came about. >> it came about with the idea of trying to help young people. i've been doing that for such a long time. i'm very excited about the opportunity to help so many young people throughout california. then on top of that, i think when you think of the governor and you think of the first lady -- knowing w

that's the event, kate, that gave us peggy fleming and dorothy hamill and kristi yamaguchi and katarinay next week and that's why it's, well, it's confusing because it doesn't seem like anyone is moving toward a discussion and would that decision be appealed and who makes that decision? my guess is she'd be able to compete if there's an appeal, pending the appeal she'd compete. but everything is very much in a time crunch because of the fact that the games go on for another, what, week and a few days and then they're over and that's the time period that we're looking at. >> it's really remarkable. it's great to see you, christine. thank you so much for staying up for us. >> you bet, kate. thank you. >>> there's also a development that we want to bring in the tragic death of comedian bob saget. his family revealing he died from head trauma. they say authorities concluded he hit his head, went to sleep and died. saget was found unresponsive in a hotel room at the ritz-carlton in orlando last month. his family wants everyone to remember, though, how he lived and follow his lead. in their s

olympic gold medalist, kristi yamaguchi knows our figure skaters well and says the russians will be tough competition. >> the three top russian skaters have been dominating and they are the three favorite to medal. but it is the olympics, there's a lot of pressure on them, and i think, if anything, if alyssa and karen skate clean and strong, they do have a chance to make the podium. >> reporter: so figure skating going on right now. it will re-air in prime time so you can catch that tonight. also airing on prime time, men's hockey. they are in the quarterfinals and they will play slovakia. women's hockey, team usa, they are going into the gold medal match and, no surprise, they will be facing their rival, team canada. hilary knight posting pictures on her instagram page. the two countries have faced each other six out of the seven last olympics. team usa is the reigning gold medalist, hoping for another one during these games. this matchup will happen on wednesday night. okay, coming up, we are gearing up for a lot more competition in the final weeks of the olympic games. the final week o

i don't look that i'm just guy kristi yamaguchi has her priorities straight. the thing that russia dops nousp kidding. they'ree, n raymonde. cnn had the gall to post a story that was supposedly sponsored by the chinese state media, but not surprisingly it'o titled a winter sporting event like no other. >> oh yeah, i read that .t i read that piece. it says they provided a safe, sustainable global scale event. i guess it's safe if you're in the ccp and in' don't why cnn would do this . they have reported on these atrocities and it's really out of step taking money from the chinese communist regime and moving their propaganda there. but let's move on to something on our own shores. the academy awards law, which i know you've been holding nightly vigils in anticipation the academy awards is announcing they're three historic hosts h including beloved comedian amy schumer. t good morning america. i'm not sure who thought i this was a good idea, but i am hosting the oscars along with my good friendri wanda syks and regina hall. i better watchom some movies. why nobod