lindsay vaughn has a badly damaged knee. what about her plans for the winter olympics? >> hundreds of gun rights activists converge on a protest >> she is down, heavily. >> that is hard to watch. you can hear her crying out in pain. lindsay vaughn will not compete again this season but a coach said he expects her to heal in time for the 2014 winter games. those games kick off one year from today. now for the latest on an earthquake and tsunami. officials say four people are presumed dead. the five-foot waves that slammed four villages on the island of santa cruz was triggered by a powerful 8.0 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks. officials have struggled to reach the remote areas. one of the victims was fishing when the first wave hit and it swept him out to sea. between 70 and 80 homes were damaged and many villagers have not been able to make it to higher ground. >> police in denver said three children are among the victims in at shooting in a denver home. a third child is listed in critical condition. a woman was also found dead. the home where happened was occupied

lindsay vaughn has a badly damaged knee. what about her plans for the winter olympics? >> hundreds of gun rights activists converge on a protest >> she is down, heavily. >> that is hard to watch. you can hear her crying out in pain. lindsay vaughn will not compete again this season but a coach said he expects her to heal in time for the 2014 winter games. those games kick off one year from today. now for the latest on an earthquake and tsunami. officials say four people are presumed dead. the five-foot waves that slammed four villages on the island of santa cruz was triggered by a powerful 8.0 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks. officials have struggled to reach the remote areas. one of the victims was fishing when the first wave hit and it swept him out to sea. between 70 and 80 homes were damaged and many villagers have not been able to make it to higher ground. >> police in denver said three children are among the victims in at shooting in a denver home. a third child is listed in critical condition. a woman was also found dead. the home where happened was occupied

. >>> olympic gold medalist lindsay vaughn is recovering from her skiing accident earlier this month, but sat down with matt lauer to talk about her injuries. here's what she remembers about the crash. >> i just went off the jump, flew too far, and landed in a pile of snow that hadn't been cleared away. and it essentially stopped my ski on impact, and my knee just completely buckled. >> you let out a shriek. >> oh, yeah. i initially thought it was going to be worse. there was so much pain i couldn't tell where it was coming from. >> vaughn says she still expects to compete in the 2014 olympics in russia. >>> snow and lots of it out in denver. look at this, the city getting its biggest storm of the season. some places could see more than a foot by the time it wraps up late tonight, cause lots of flight delays and hundreds of cancellations at denver international airport. people in maine getting a nice dose of winter weather. portland getting between 6 and 10 inches of snow. snow there is on the wet and heavy side, and there's some worry that could cause power outages. so winter is not

olympic ski champion lindsay vaughn right now is recovering from surgery. yesterday doctors operated on her right knee repairing two shredded ligaments and they also worked on a fractured bone. the four-time world cup champion you can see here took a nasty spill during an event last week in austria. vaughn at this point remaining hopeful she'll recover in time to participate in the 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia. just to report that supposedly she and tiger woods are dating and reports are that tiger sent his private jet to pick her up to fly to surgery. >> that's nice. >> chivalry is not dead. >> we also have highlights from the grammy awards. did you catch it? they're coming up. >> good looking show. plus, ringing in the lunar new year. the unique performance to celebrate the year of the snake. >> wow. not quite so much sparkle but glistening lights for the south bay. we're talking trafficwise about the headlights north 280. talk about the south bay coming up. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced d

we have more on what is next for american skier lindsay vaughn. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning, washington. it is wednesday, february 5. i am scott thuman. >> i am cynne simpson. it is hard to watch that video. she will be ok, fortunately. let's get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. it's a little warmer this morning. >> we can thank the clouds for keeping us a little warmer. we will get rid of some of them by this afternoon. we will be near normal today. this is normal. more sunshine expected later this afternoon. we will watch the potential for coastal system friday. that will bring us a good amount of rain and maybe a wintry mix. thing we will have to watch closely as it is still developing. 35 degrees in d.c., 32 at dulles, 32 in frederick, 33 in martinsburg, 36 in cumberland. manassas is 28 degrees. looking for partly sunny skies cold temperatures, 36 at 9:00. 41 and partly cloudy by noon. 43 at 5:00. high-temperature around 45. that's normal. wha

. >>> speaking of accidents, lindsay vaughn's tragic spill on the slopes. this is really bad.pain. she was screaming the whole way down. the latest from her doctors about her serious injuries. it's not as bad as it could have been, but just to hear. >> you could tell things are getting twisted and torn in that fall. >> you could hear the crushing stuff. >>> also, a hot button issue for moms and newborns. losing that baby weight after pregnan pregnancy. get some expert advice from one of hollywood's hottest fitness -- oh -- fitness trainers. you just had a baby 4 1/2 months ago. how did you bounce back? >> who said i bounced back? i'm concealing it well. no, i am breastfeeding. sorry, way too much information. >> i don't mind. but does that help lose weight? >> yes. i don't know how or why, but apparently it just kind of -- you shed. >> excellent. keep at it, do what you got to do. >>> but first, the budget crisis looming once again. president obama is suggesting a short-term fix this time. >> it's a way to put off huge cuts to the military, as well as to domestic programs, all

. >>> one of the nation's most acclaimed skiers, lindsay vaughn, should be fine for next year's olympicsbut she's done for this next season. she tore two knee ligaments and broke a bone in australia yesterday. she was treated on the course and flown to the hospital. her father says vaughn could be -- could have surgery in colorado as soon as this weekend. >> that's just painful to even watch. you can see how she lands, you can see how things can get torn and broken. also a rumor she's now dating tiger woods. no word on whether he was there or he's with her now. not that's relevant. >> the story is the injury. >> just a hollywood tidbit. >> gives it a little flavor. >>> here's a look at your weather on hump day. showers in oklahoma city. heavier rain from dallas to new orleans. ski resorts around aspen will pick up an inch of snow. rain or seattle and portland. >> temperatures on the east coast finally warm up to more seasonably readings. new york and boston near 40, warmer than usual in the southeast. 60s in atlanta. >>> and now we get up close and personal with a couple of whales. first

doctors in austria seau limb pick champion skier lindsay vaughn does not need immediate surgery on thee suffered during the alpine skiing championship. the 22-year-old was air lifted from the racetrack. vaughn is going to be out for the rest of the season but we are certainly glad that that injury was not more serious. she sounds like she's going to be just fine, wolf. >> indeed, lisa. thank you. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, a new message for the grand old party. >> we've got to be about helping folks make their life work again. >> a potentially life saving new tool in future hostage crisis -- crises. military micro drones, and the ban on gay boy scouts. we're going to debate it with the head of the southern baptist convention and a former scout who wants the organization open to all. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> for republicans it was a shocking defeat that caught so many of their leaders at the highest levels off guard. many were stunned by president obama's november