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

. >>> it is polina day, all eyes on the iceberg skating palace and san jose's own polina edmunds making her olympic debut in women's figure skating. >> i'm so excited for her. live for "today in the bay's" janelle wang. she's only 15 but polina says she's ready. >> reporter: she's a very confident, young lady, that's for sure. good afternoon. figure skating begins in about two hours from now. polina edmunds has been here in sochi for two weeks now, but she did leave during opening ceremony, went to austria for a bit to get extra skating time on the ice at a training center there. all ladies for team usa are back and ready to compete happening tonight at iceberg skating pal lance 7:00 p.m., two hours from now. her teammates include ashley wagner and gracie gold. polina's the youngest, age 15, sophomore at archbishop plans to skate the same programs she did in u.s. championships in boston last month which land her a silver medal and spot on the team. polina is a virtual unknown to judges and some say she should have waited for the next winter games but the confident disagrees. she's been

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

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

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

gracie gold is in fourth, followed by ashley wagner in sixth and polina edmunds in seventh. e with kristi yamaguchi about their performances last night. >> polina is exciting to watch. ashley was solid and gracie gold sits in fourth so she is in striking distance of the podium for sure. >> reporter: yes. striking distance. in order for gracie gold to medal the top three have to make some flubs and possibly mistakes. for polina edmunds, it's a slim chance but we're rooting for her. christie says this girl has such a golden and bright future ahead. hi, how are you? hello. i have a visitor who came to say hi. you are so adorable. you want to say anything? the kids are so cute. sorry. had to say hi. we're going to watch polina skate. her family is going to speak to me in about 10 minutes, they are helping their daughter get ready for tonight's preskate and try to chat with me quickly. for the bear, the last shot i ran after the sochi bear as hard as i could and when i got there, there was a line to take a picture with the sochi bear. and i didn't have time. so i took a picture of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ashley wagner in sixth, polina edmunds in seven. it went totally like that. o it's really amazing what is blossoming now in the american ladies figure skating. >> do you think either gracie or ashley or polina has a chance? >> well, you look at sotnitkova, anything can happen on the podium. >> that's why they skate the free skate program. >> when you look at yulia, she struggled along. the last olympics -- now there's a new love and vitality. any one of those skaters, if they return to their past habits, anything can happen on the podium. anything can happen on the podium. >> and for yulia lipnitskaya, she was so good and then she had that fall. >> when you're a pole vaulter and you go like that, you're probably not going to get over the bar. that's what happened to her. when i see a skater and they're devastated and go -- i go, oh, they're done. she got off the ice and she was so angry. she was like so angry, she got off the ice and she's like i want to get back on the ice now! she was such a favorite for her to go out in the short was unexpected. but the way

we hear from polina edmunds as she returns to school. >>> just into our news room, breaking news. officials have penalized the as asiana airline. it is the first time an airline has been punished for breaking u.s. laws requiring prompt and generous assistance to loved ones of crash victims. three girls from china died, dozens injuried when the plane clipped a seawall while landing. >>> we're learning if arizona's governor will veto a controversial bill or not allowing businesses in the state to discriminate against gays and lesbia lesbians. they say she did not want to take any actions that could jeopardize it in arizona. it would allow business owners deny service if they felt it would violate their own religious beliefs. for instance, a florist could refuse decorating at a gay wedding. >> the most co drug taken by pregnant women may be linked to adhd in women. a large study found the i did order was more likely to develop in kids whose mothers took acetominiphine. the study does not prove that they are linked, but rather encourages further study. >> new details about what doctor

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

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

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

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

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

wednesday. >> american skater ashley wagner posted this photo on instagram with her is san jose's polina edmunds and gracie gold, the three at the draw, that determines the order that skaters will take the ice during competition. edmunds a sophomore at mitty in san jose. figure skating legend and bay area native kristi yamaguchi spoke with our janelle wang about the 15-year-old's chances of getting to the podium. >> i'm absolutely throwing polina in the mix. you know what, she's going to wow the audience as well. i think for sure she has a chance at top five and you never know what happens at the olympics, strange things can happen so podium is far-fetched but not impossible. >> she's no stranger to winning. after all she twirled into the olympic picture coming in second at the u.s. figure skating championships last month. >> cannot wait to see that. janelle wang will join us live from sochi in a few moments. any time we're not on air head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the olympics tab where you can get up to the minute news along with exclusive video and pictures from the winter games. >> still a

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

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

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

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

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

all eyes here in the bay area will be on the young olympian san jose's polina edmunds. she'll hit the ice again for the free skate competition. >> so the mitty high school sophomore in seventh place starting at 7:00 this morning she and 23 others hit the ice trying to get a cut of that gold medal. >> in her short performance yesterday, polina skated beautifully. she said her goal was to skate cleanly and she did. analysts say her routine lacked a bit of the speed to get her on the higher of the leader board there. of the 15-year-old, she had nerves but you certainly couldn't tell. >> i was kind of thinking like when they announced my name i smile, my position in the middle so i was standing and i was telling myself to enjoy it because no matter what happens i'm at the olympics. >> good for her. edmunds will need help getting on the podium. she is about 14 points behind the leader yuna kim. >> she really was a breath of fresh air out there. she had the bright yellow costume, her music is upbeat which helps. and she's not afraid to show the personality out there. so you k

. >> among the hopefuls going for gold polina edmunds, 15-year-old student from san jose. skated with poise in the short program and she is going into the free skate in seventh place. >> i'm just happy that i skated a clean program, so that was my goal and to come out and do it is fantastic. >> polina's family watched proudly from up in the stands. now her family is with janelle wang live in olympic plaza. how exciting. i hope they know we are really cheering from home. >> reporter: oh, yeah, they know. the bay area is cheering them on. they are here with me right now. we're right in front of the iceberg. competition begins in less than an hour from now. they are so kind to be out here with us. i'm go withing to introduce you to the family. we have james, the older brother, daniel, the younger brother, dad, mr. john edmunds and mom nina. this is polina's best friend anna who goes to willow glenn high school and her momñr is al the strength trainer. we have friends from russia to come root on polina. let's ask dad. how are you feeling watching your daughter? >> we felt grea

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

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

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

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

whoever makes the least mistakes. >> we have a 15-year-old phenom too, polina edmunds. ave a shot? >> i think she does. i'm throwing polina in the mix. sfle is from san jose and she's going to wow the audience as well i think. i think for sure she has a chance at top five and you never know what happens at the olympics. strange things can happen so podium, far fetched but not impossible. >> reporter: well, ashley wagner one of the three american ladies instagrammed this picture of her, polina and gracie gold all competing on wednesday. today was the draw to determine which order they will skate starting wednesday. we do not know yet. the ladies just got back this past weekend. they were here for opening ceremony and took off to austria to train. over at the iceberg we have events this whole time and including ice skating, figure skating and speed skating so they got back this weekend. they are so excited to be back and we're so excited to watch them compete. again, coming up i have been teasing this. i ate the russian comfort food borsch. an unusual item i saw on the men

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

and of course there is our local gal, 15-year-old polina edmunds. hopes to follow in her exact same footsteps. >> i think it's so sweet. i mean, it just makes me remember when i was younger and growing up and skating and looking up to kristi yamaguchi and she was my idol. it's weird to hear i'm someone's idol. she is a firecracker and it's her first olympic experience. >> you're back commentating. what is that like for you? >> i'm so recently removed from the olympics, i was planning to compete here. and, you know, i had to end my career because i thought it was time and going to leave to it the young ones. but it is hard to sit in that booth and feel like you need to be on the ice competing or warming up. and i have woken up several times in a cold sweat, i'm late for practice! it is a different experience, 100%. but i'm so honored to be a part of the nbc family. and we're really in a position where we can educate america on what figure skating is now and who these people are. >> johnny would have killed it here. >> well, you definitely both look f

we're talking about polina edmunds t 15-year-old figure skater who attends archbishop middy high schooltie joins us live outside school this morning. christie, polina had homework to do. i hope she's caught up. >> reporter: good morning to you. she says it was a 23-hour journey from sochi back to san jose but polina is heading back to class today picking up the books and possibly turning in some of that homework she had a chance to work on while she was at the olympics. she loves the half filled flight on her way home. she tells us she is exhausted but will be back on the ice soon eyeing the world chjss. if that weren't enough she had to finish four chapters for school while she was there. in sochi earned her a ninth place finish. >> of course i wanted to do well and everybody wants to go out and skate a great program. >> reporter: when she left polina got a huge send-off from middy high school. it to see her welcomed back later this morning. she said she's thankful to team polina, all the family and friends and supporters in the bay area. she thought about them often while she was in s

. >> the american women including san jose's polina edmunds did not make the podium. ns for the first time since 1936, united states was shut out of medals in both men's and women's figure skating events. polina is proud of her performance in her first olympics and we're proud of her. >> absolutely. let's go live to janelle wang. she spoke to polina. joins us from the olympic plaza. good morning. >> reporter: good afternoon here, yes, polina edmunds finishes top 10 in the world as a young age of 15. she has a bright future ahead of her. i caught wake-up the south bay teenager moments ago to talk about her olympic debut. >> i'm feeling really great that i skated two great programs here at the olympics, and i'm just so happy that i came out in the long program, i had the highest difficulty in the long program with two triple triple combinations. i'm happy that i did very well in that program and i really showed the judges that i could do everything that i could. >> what's the best part of the olympics so far besides performing on the olympic ice? >> what i've been enjoyi

. >> figure skater polina edmunds of san jose will be on the ice again today. the 15-year-old took 7th place in the short program. >> recalled beef products are still on some bay area store shelves. but that's not the case with some smaller stores. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. >>> developing right now at 6:00, a tense standoff between protestors and riot police continue this morning in kiev, ukraine. the european union will meet today to decide on sanctions. >> and someone is waking up $425 million richer this morning. i'm cate caugiran live in milpitas where the winning powerball ticket was sold. we'll have those winning numbers in the details coming up. >>> we have a big traffic backup growing now in the south bay. san jose northbound 101. there is an accident two cars and there may be another accident actually in the traffic jam. speeds are 11 miles an

and san jose's polina edmunds. she placed 7th after her first skate yesterday. today, she's the 17th skater to take the ice. that's expected to happen later this morning. her american teammate gracie gold came in fourth place. and ashley wagner sixth. the defending champion, yuna kim, of south korea won the short program. with russia and italy placing second and third respectively. kron 4's mike pelton is on his way to a viewing party for polina. and will bring you a live report in the next 30 minutes. >> the u-s women's hockey team is going for gold this morning. the team takes on canada in the gold medal game at nine. >> the u.s. men's hockey team will play canada tomorrow. >> and look at this. the u-s is at the top of the medal count. above russia and the netherlands. >> and the store that sold the wininng ticket will also get a cash reward. it is the dixon landing chevron on california circle. that's where we find kron 4's will tran with the latest. will? >> however one of the ticket will give $425 million. cash payout is about $227 million. joining me now i

and you kind of try to put your body on automatic pilot. >> the american team, polina edmunds, 15, youngeste combination made a statement. if she can do that here and skate fairly clean. i think she has a chance at top five here. >> gracie gold as you were talking about the reigning u.s. champ. what does she have to do to out skate the others? >> well, gracie, as we saw her skate in boston, skated very strong. a lot of confidence also here in the team competition. and if she skates like that and perhaps mistakes in the other girls she can get on the podium. she's really grown through the last few months, leading up to the olympics and i think she's really peaked at this moment. >> this is an incredible deep field. once we get beyond the americans. the defending gold medalist. how good is she? and what makes her so great? >> she is the ultimate competitor. i think she has the confidence, the experience that obviously she's bringing from vancouver. but she has the power and speed and the command on the ice. and i think she's here on a mission and she wants to defend her title and she's been s

san jose's polina edmunds. within striking distance of the olympics podium. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. good morning. i'm james fletcher. was good lettuce with the weather. hey erica starting off with great conditions about there. no fog. no issues with feasibility and really not too cold. in fact, most locations are currently in the forties. clear skies as we take this live look from our mount tam cam. it look at temperatures. santa rosa and 45 degrees. for these out the door in concord. and to the afternoon and lot of those 60s will start to fill land. we're talking upper 60s in livermore and pleasanton, 69 year high in fairfield. well 60s along the coastline. partly caught conditions. high pressure back in place. what that means is in the storm in the rain is going to stick to the north and we will continue with a warmup gear and the bay area. here's than 7 day around the bay forecast like i mentioned warmer weather on the way. your mother is a warming trend tearing us into the weekend. saturday shipping of to be the warmest day of the week.

we'll tell you where it was sold. >> plus, san jose's polina edmunds.n the ukraine this morning. as police and protestor clashes amp up. >> good morning. happy thursday. we will start with a hot spot. >> we are tracking delays for the ride on highway 92. we have had an overturned a accident as skyline boulevard and it has backed up the traffic in the westbound direction all the way to interstate 280. the big problem is that this is the commute direction because with all the westbound lanes being block their having to do one way traffic controls on the eastbound side. >> on this thursday, we are heading out to high clouds and temperatures may late in the mid 40's, low 50's but by 3:00 p.m. we are talking about a warmer day ahead, the highs will range into the low 60's. mild weather and clear skies and the temperatures will be in the clear skies and rain is out of the picture. it will stay that way for the next several days. looking ahead, we have a warming trend on the way and i will highlight the forecast coming up. >> the bay area wins again! the power

. >> polina edmunds, the archbishop high school sophomore tweeted, the u.s.ure skater jason brown on the left, team usa snowboarder justin ryder on her right. >> one of three athletes competing for america in the women's figure skating competition. the other two gold and wagner. we check back in with janelle wang live in sochi. you got a chance to catch up with ashley. >> reporter: yeah, athletes are here. there's rare moments we can chat with them before they start competing. what's behind me, the olympic cauldron, lit on friday night during opening ceremonies. these are the biggest winter games ever. so many events, 98, they had to add another day of competition. tomorrow, slow style snowboard. shaun white dropped out of after a wrist injury. he wants to focus on the half pipe and win his third cons consecutive gold medal. the women's figure skating competition will take place tomorrow in the iceberg skating pal lats, the m palace, saturday the ladies skate. team usa, ashley wagner of southern california, pressure is on this 22-year-old who fell twice in th

. >> in less than 24 hours, polina edmunds will be competing. she is schedule todd be the 12th in the competition. her family is getting ready as well. her dance academy is planning a viewing party. >> i think i'm nervous about it. >> she has nerves of steel. >> you can catch all of the afternoon today. >> at 3:00 we have men's speed casing, and the nordic combined. >> also women's bobsled and giant slalon skiing, the men's freestyle skiing, and the 3,000 meters in the women's short track. >> russia is getting ready for the closing ceremony, and they promise there will not be another glitch. one of the snowflakes did not open to a ring. the closing ceremony will take place on sunday night. >>> some are calling it a unique vending machine. >> take a look at this here, it looks like a regular vending machine, red and white here. it doesn't take coins, cash, or credit cards. it takes canadian passports, and then it will dispense a canadian beer. >> lots of content on our website nbcbayarea.com. exclusive video and pictures from the winter games. >>

-=-polina edmunds. back at 746.affic center where there are any problems on the road. >>: on the san mateo bridge if you look now he would say what's the big deal but the big deal is plenty of slowing go traffic is still persisting. i don't think we've seen this one go traffic here. if your driving around the bay there are still plenty of delays. we have a cleared. west 580, south 680 west 243580 has been a hot spot this morning with over 50 minute drive times through the all to my past. there's an incident here and the loss of those hills. mid peninsula the allure of problems on 280 south the bond was slow traffic leading down to 92. at north ave. slow going for what one of the southbound direction. with heavy traffic for sustained from 437 down to the civic center. here's a look at the rest of the bridges. the bay bridge ride lighter traffic here because of the slowing of 580 westbound. but the golden gate bridge ride through it looks good for the swift and problem free all morning long. >>erica: a mix of sun and

jay gray, nbc news, sochi. >>> san jose native and archbishop student polina edmunds says she is readygo. the 15-year-old figure skater has arrived in sochi. she tweeted this photo. she's been training in austria leading up to the competition. polina also sent this photo of the olympic figure skating team in sochi. she said that she's ready to make her olympic debut coming up next week. >> now i'm here and i'm ready to go and i'm just super happy to be a participate in the games and i can't wait to show everyone in the crowd and the judges what i can do. >> edmunds first event will be the short program this wednesday with the free skate or long program coming up on thursday. >>> the olympics are all about the athletes, but there is an immense support staff as well. among them hundreds of specially trained doctors. stephanie chuang caught up with one bay area doctor at the games and found out what he says is the biggest risk. >> reporter: it's no secret the odds of becoming an olympian are slim. >> the united states wins a gold -- >> reporter: but that doesn't apply to just athletes. >>

we'll have the latest on polina edmunds's journey >>> a startling discovery at dullus airport outsideshington, d.c. today. a dead body was found in the landing gear of a south african airways plane. the aircraft was parked at a remote area of the airport when grounds crews noticed a man's body inside the plane's wheel well. the investigation into the death has not disrupted flights in or out of the very busy airport. >>> in a case compared to the trayvon martin trial, a florida jury failed to reach a verdict today on the most serious kauent of first-degree murder -- count of first-degree murder. michael dunn was convicted of four other cluents, including attempted second-degree murder for shooting into a van filled with african-american teenagers after he asked them to turn down their music. 17-year-old jordan davis was killed. the prosecution will have to retry dunn on the primary charge. with the convictions today, dunn faces up to 16 years in prison. >>> billie jean king said today that she will be heading to sochi for the closing ceremony of the winter olympics. she missed the ope

. >> reporter: and we are excited to watch polina edmunds. her boots were made in san carlos at a family owned company that's been making boots for four generations now. previous clients include christie yamaguchi and nancy kerrigan. >> they come in and they're so excited. it's like christmas morning. they want to get those new boots. it's just very exciting. and then to see them advance and progress in their skating and to know you had a little part of that is pretty satisfying. >> all right. janell wang reporting from sochi that. is big. that little shop in san carlos making all those boots for these skater. >>> i'm george kiriyama in santa clara. the price of milk is going up. tonight we learn what that can mean for things like cereal. the story, next. >> >> and your ear buds may soon do more than pump music into your ears. >>> and etiquette advice for wearers of google glass. >>> and good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we are tracking rainfall off to the north. we'll let you know if that is going make it here in the bay ar

polina edmunds said she is still very proud of her performance. >> of course, janelle wang spoke to her. >>> she finished top ten in the world at the young age of 15. i caught up with the south bay teenager here in sochi to talk about her olympic debut. >> i'm feeling really great that i skated two great programs here at the olympics, and i'm just so happy that i came out in the long program and i had the highest difficulty with two triple triple combinations, two flips, and two lutz. i feel that i showed the judges that i can do everything. >> what's been the best part of the olympics so far beside performing? >> what i have been really enjoying is taking my family through the olympic village and seeing their reaction to everything, and it's just been fantastic. >> who are you really itching and dieing to meet and get a picture with. >> i was really hoping to meet joe pavelski here, and i did before my short program. and that was really exciting. so i'm really happy that i checked that off my list. >> anything you want to say to the bear area and your fans at home? >> thank you for you