not only for american teenager mikaela shiffrin who won gold, but for those there just to watch. >>> good evening, it has been a day of fast-moving developments in ukraine's capital, about 600 miles from here in sochi, a day after agreeing to a broad series of reforms and concessions, the country's president up and fled the presidential palace and protesters now seem to be in control. the parliament has voted to hold new elections, all this following a week of deadly protests. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in kiev tonight. richard, what's the latest from there? >> reporter: good evening, lester. yesterday, ukraine's president agreed to political compromises. today, the protesters thought he was showing weakness. and decided to push ahead. and they got even more than they were expecting. this day of revolution began with uncertainty. we saw a few protesters blocking government buildings, not many, but word was spreading that the police had abandoned kiev. then we came to the presidential offices. once the most protected buildings in the city, they were also in the

shiffrin's life has been dedicated to skiing.as the subject of a "60 minutes sports" profile on showtime last month. she's a prodigy, put on skis at the age of two by her skiing parents, trained continuously since. that's what it takes these days. the reward is an olympic gold, and this: >> when you travel the world and ski people worship the snow you ski on, don't they? ( laughter ) >> i... i suppose so. >> yeah, sure. ( laughter ) >> reporter: some people work their whole skiing years for an olympic gold; mikaela shiffrin has started with one. >> i didn't even wear mascara yesterday, thank goodness. but i was like, "either waterproof or no mascara, because if i start crying i do not want to look like a witch." >> reporter: elation on the slopes, heartbreak at the rink, jim. the fun and games end here tomorrow. >> axelrod: mark phillips in sochi where the olympic games are winding down. thank you very much. and up next, what's behind minnesota's shrinking herds of moose? hoots great video. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's

what a win in the slalom for mikaela shiffrin. i've got a feeling there are plenty more olympic medals in her future. she is coming up just ahead to talk about her incredible run. plus, we're going to talk to the men of the u.s. short track speed skating team who were able to take home a silver medal in the 5000-meter relay. erica? >> all right, looking forward to hearing from all of them. lester, thanks. also a busy morning here in new york. you'll meet a woman making history on the football field last night. we also have an update for you this morning on the health of that 5-month-old baby saved by his aunt who gave him cpr on the side of a florida highway. impossible to forget these pictures, so an update for you this morning on the little boy known as miami's miracle baby. >>> we do begin, though, with a developing story overnight, and that is the situation in ukraine, where protesters have now taken control of the capital city of kiev. this comes one day after a peace agreement was signed aimed at ending the nation's three-mo

nick shiffrin is in kiev where parliament continues to meet. everi have glass where one of the airports was seized. are we seeing a power grab this morning by pro russian supporters? >> there certainly are pro russian forces at the airport, as well as the other airport. they won't say who they are or where they're from. they've taken insignia off uniforms. this is no rag tag mill russia. this is an organized event holding the airport. one man told observers that they're there to protect the airport should ukrainian troops try to come in. we also understand from the interfax news agency in the last hour that russian helicopters have moved to a base near savastapol and are blocking a ukrainian border guard base there. a very, very serious situation here, saying they are a russian military unit. the trucks have no license plates on them, the military have no insignia on them. they won't identify themselves when you speak to them. behind me in the parliament are armed men. they took over just a day on the ground. we don't know who these men are or

>> 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin is dreaming big. >> gold for the u.s.!> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams is back tomorrow. i'm lester holt, reporting from sochi. a reminder, the broadcast of the closing ceremony begins at 8:00, 7:00 central here on nbc. for our team here and all of us at nbc news, good night. >> a milestone for professional sports. the nba's first gay player took the court tonight. stanford grad jason collins just signed with the brooklyn nets. >>> just the dalai lama is in the bay area. what he had to say to hundreds at a rally in berkeley, why others proper testing his visit. >>> a death investigation at a popular south bay mall. what we know after police shut down part of the busy shopping center. >> good evening. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm diane dwyer, on late tonight because of olympics coverage. we begin tonight with the dalai lama visiting bate area. they landed friday, today he spoke to a sold-out crowd in berkeley. it hasn't been all peaceful. dozens of peoplere

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mikaela shiffrin became the youngest medal winner in history. living up to the hype. now the men's hockey team butched out of the finals. it will face the fins today. finland, how tough could they be? they dominated the russians, team you'll recall that gave the u.s. men, barely beat in the shootout. other news, one american here in sochi who won two gold medals in the games. he's vic wild. he's not competing for the u.s., but for russia. he moved there a couple of years ago because he couldn't get the resources he needed to compete in the u.s. and, add a little olympic anecdote. we had one of our cars towed. an old vw. we went to track it down. the tow company offered a deal. pay a big fine or give us ten olympic pins. we scrambled together ten of these "gma" pins. >> the power of the "gma" brand, matt. >> you know you're number one. >> world renowned. world renowned, guys. also world remound to here in sochi. the cat hat. it's the leopard hat. it chemos your head warm and your hands, with pom-pom in them. this is a snow leoparleopard. and for you, bianna, a polar be

into the lead. >> shiffrin is the gold standard right now. >> shiffrin has got it!'s done it. >> at the tender age of 17 she became the youngest american slalom world champion in history. >> it was such a special time. everything was in slow motion. >> capturing the world cup slalom title by 18. >> youngest skier to win the slalom globe in 40 years. >> a pinnacle moment in a career that's only just begun. >> mikaela shiffrin! >> shiffrin's rise on the world cup circuit has been described as meetioric, but it's the result of a lifetime of planning. she recently graduated from burke mountain academy. >> it really set well. you ski in the morning and then do classes in the afternoon. >> in early years she trained more and guidance from her mom and dad, her first coaches that seem to be paying off. >> my mom and dad both raced. my dad raced for dartmouth. they're both good athletes and good skiers. >> despite coming from a family of skiers she didn't latch on to the sport immediately. >> i was skiing by the time i was 2 1/2 years old, but i didn't like 2 chair lift ride

let's talk about mikaela shiffrin. the american teenager. she made history. as the youngest woman ever to win olympic gold in slalom. is she the next lindsey vonn? how bright is her future? >> i have never seen an 18-year-old as composed, as confident. she's smart. she's funny. and she gets into these press conferences and here she's facing -- at 18 years old, i couldn't even think about anything besides who was bring ing orange slices for halftime at our soccer game. but she's talking about, i want to come in here and i want to win two gold medals. she says it out loud. and coming off the slalom, where she won a gold, she says, i want to come back and win five gold medals. that's not overconfidence. it's just the fact that i think i can do that. so i have just been so impressed with her. i think this is a star in the making for sure. >> a star in the making. so much time left. julie foudy, we thank you for your analysis this morning. always great to talk to you. our olympic coverage for this morning. >> 27 medals, we should be proud. >> absolutely. and it's

mikaela shiffrin going for the gold in women's slalom.the canadians rallying for two golds in the final minutes to tie the match they won in overtime. u.s. and canadian men face off in the semifinal game today. a rematch of the 2010 olympic gold medal game. team usa hoping for a victory over canada and a chance to play for gold on sunday. now -- for the semifinals, but they're going to have to really play well against canada because canada always plays well against the usa. apparently, there is some kind of rivalry. >> think so? >> you heard about it? >> that brown bacon. >> thank you very much. >>> let's get the other stop stories. good morning, natalie. >> good morning to you guys and good morning, everyone. there is movement this morning toward a compromise to halt the deadly political violence in ukraine. the country's embattled president is promising changes that would reduce his powers. this followed all night negotiations about position leaders. at least 77 people have been killed in clashes this week between protesters and riot po

i'll have my one on win with mikaela shiffrin, the alpine skier. >>> good morning to you. looking live at one of the spectacles along 87 as it enters 101 in san jose, people wondering what it is, it's cirque du soleil, they are in town. and in san rafael a nilnice cal start to the saturday morning. and rob mayeda has the beautiful forecast on tap. >> things looking really nice outside this morning as we take you on a tour throughout the bay. sunshine throughout. a little bit of morning haze around san jose with the warmer temperatures above in the hills. colder air below. around close to sea level and you can see the birds flying on by there. low-level haze this morning but sunshine this afternoon. 40s and some thrills outside. hour by hour places like san jose, should climb into the low 70s as we get into the afternoon. peninsula temperatures, upper 60s and low 70s even close to san francisco again today, and for the north bay, highs eventually in the upper 60s. we should see a few more 70s around the tri-valley today. no worries about rain for your saturday or for your s

shiffrin is truly a once-in-a-lifetime talent. >> she placed fifth. has another shot at gold at the slalom on friday. >> women's figure skating begins today and the stars got some practice in tuesday. south korea's yuna kim is defending gold, but will americans gracie gold or ashley wagner stand atop the winner's podium? or could 15-year-old russian yulia lipnitskaya shock the world? now back to the slopes in the giant slalom event, bode miller finished 20th in that event. he did announce he's not going to be competing this weekend. he leaves here with that bronze medal only. bronze in the super-g, which is a great finish for him. you can catch the women's short program, bobsledding and the giant slalom tonight on nbc prime time. >> yeah, natalie, thank you so much. the medal count this morning. the u.s. and russia have 21, 7 gold, 4 silver, and 10 bronze for team usa followed by the netherlands and norway. >> all right, natalie. let's swing back over to you right now. a look at the headlines back home. >> a happy crowd liking those results so far. >>

teamed up with fallon while skier mikaela shiffrin teamed up. shiffrin won gold in the women's giant slalom. >> that's cute. i think it's fun when they play those games. >> makes them real. >> you find out how smart people are. let's check in with our very smart meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, thank you. hopefully i'm smart enough to get this forecast right. if i am, it means we're going to put a big time dent in that drought. bring it on. 50 degrees in the east bay. 51 in san francisco. and 42 degrees in the north bay. i know how important the rain is to you as well which is why i'm watching every single model run as it comes in. it looks like we are going to hit that atmospheric river. 62 degrees for today in san francisco, one more dry day before that rain moves in. i'll time it out to your door step. a quick look at how much rain and snow we expect from this first system. yeah, just under a foot looking good up in tahoe. right now let's check the drive. >> good request. we need that for tahoe. not for our drive. we're looking toward t

the american mikaela shiffrin with a somewhat digs appointing fifth in her debut in the games in the giant slalom. what's next for her? >> well, she runs in her best race. that's the slat okay, and that will happen on friday, but she did come in fifth, you know, the weather played a big role in the women's giant slalom. snowing heavily at the top of the course, and at the bottom of the course it was more of a snow-rain mixture, and julie mancuso, another great medal hope for the u.s., she actually skid out of first run and did not finish that race, so for the u.s. women it was a disappointing day. >> some news from sochi off the mountain now from earlier today. two members of the female band pussyriot temporarily detained with their group for what russian authorities said was questioning in a theft at their hotel. there's a selfie. here's a selfie that they took while they were being held right after they were released there. what more do we know about the circumstances that led up to that? >> reporter: well, the members of that group, craig, say that this was the culmination of thre

struck gold on the mountain, 18-year-old mikaela shiffrin winning the women's slalom. >> you wish you could win every day. >> the youngest skier ever to do so. no surprise to her father, jeff. >> when you have confidence you can do it the nerves don't get to you as much. >> reporter: these games have heart. the skiers who cleaned the halfpipe offered this tribute to canadian sarah burke, who died in a training accident two years ago. american maddie bowman won the gold medal in the skiing halfpipe, the event burke fought to get into the olympics. >> well all try to aspire to be here. i think it will take all of us to fill her shoes because they were so big. >> reporter: and after losing in the team events tonight, it is official. the u.s. long track speed skating team will go home without a medal, the first time that has happened, lester, in 30 years. >> all right. anne, thanks very much. >>> we have been reporting on the broadcast for several weeks about the water concerns in west virginia after the major chemical spill. well, tonight there is renewed fear and outrage after another h

. >> reporter: sochi made new heroes, like mikaela shiffrin, the youngest athlete to win alpine gold.aid good-bye to others like shaun white and bode miller. at times the competition resembled the postman's creed, athletes delivering performances in snow, rain, heat. the snow held for julia mancuso in the super combined. andrew weibrecht in the super g. and ted ligety in a precise run to giant slalom gold. >> awesome feeling. >> reporter: there were problems that became social media punch lines. the faulty snowflake. tricky bathroom doors. and water the color of a bronze medal. but one picture posted by silver medalist gus ken worthy started an outreach program to adopt some of sochi's stray dogs. >> i fell in love with them and felt if i could do anything to help them, i really wanted to try. >> reporter: we say good-bye to rosa couture and the coastal cluster, to hockey heartbreak, and ice dancing delight. we say hello to memories that will have to last four more years in the next winter games. >> the closing ceremony is coming up at 8:00 tonight on nbc bay area. san jose olympian p

teen sensation mikaela shiffrin is just 18 too.ne of the youngest champions in alpine skiing ever. >> she is the bomb in alpine skiing. >> bode miller is a bad boy veteran. >> he could either blow himself up or win the whole thing. >> reporter: want an epic rivalry? look no further than women's hockey. >> i think we're ready to go, we're more motivated than ever. >> reporter: and this team really does not like the canadians, at least on the ice. are we going to see a brawl? >> we could see a brawl. i'm telling you, this is a very contentious rivalry. it's real. >> reporter: and two american men racing for the record books. speed skater shani davis could be the first american male to win three straight games in a row. >> it would be really cool, obviously, but try not to think about it too much. >> reporter: that three-peat driving snowboarder shaun white too. >> he added another 180 degrees of rotation. >> reporter: that is insane. >> it is totally insane. >> reporter: the height of a jump, the speed of a shot, the sureness of a la

let's hear about her. >> reporter: yeah, mikaela shiffrin. she is celebrating this afternoon by going to stand back on the mountain to watch the men's race which is taking place as we speak. she is by the age of 18, won everything there is to win. olympic gold, world championship gold and season gold. she has medal ceremony later today. a great moment. one for the family album. >> all right. amanda davies in sochi. thank you, amanda. >>> so this is the story a lot of people are buzzing about. claims of discrimination in arizona. state lawmakers passed a bill to law businesses to deny service to gay or lesbian customers based on religious beliefs. >> the lgbt community is fighting back. hundreds protested at the state capitol last night. our miguel marquez was there. miguel. >> reporter: victor, christi, this is the scene outside the arizona capitol here. several hundred people, mostly gays and lesbians and business owners gathered here in protest of s.b. 1062. they are chanting things like veto and stop the hate and vote them out. very upset

mikaela shiffrin finished fifth in her olympic debut. missing a medal by just .23 seconds. that rifle on skis and an ultraclose finish in the men's 15 kilometer biathlon after the leader celebrated a bit too early. it left it to a photo finish to give the win to the norwegian whose ski just edged to victory. the u.s. is tied in the final medal count with the netherlands. both countries have 20. russia, 19. germany, leads everyone in the gold medal count with 8. what's on tap for today? >> you can catch the men's alpine skiing and snowboarding, women's bobsledding and figure skating will be featured in prime time coverage tonight. >>> if you were ever planning on attending a sporting event on valentine's day. you better be prepared for the kiss cam. these siblings were at the minnesota hockey game. >> the guy, totally prepared, pulse out a sign to let everyone know why he is not laying a wet one on his sister. >> nice. >> which is gross. anyway, we're going to move on to meteorologist, bill karins. >> when i go, i say, i'm with great grandpa. >> barnicle is back. >> welcome

nick shiffrin, aljazeera, kiev. >> egypt's interim government resigned, the prime minister saying that he will stay on until a new government is formed. aljazeera's nicole johnston explains. >> what is significant about this cabinet resignation is what does it mean for the defense minister al sisi, is this a way for him to pave the way to run for the presidential elections. to do so, he must resign as defense minister as well as his position as head of the military. the other factor underway in egypt at the moment is there's a great deal of civil unrest. we're seeing strikes and pro tests from all sorts of different oranges, such as the doctor's syndicate, pharmacist as well as textile workers and garbager workers. this could be another way to try to put a lid on pro tests to show people that the interim government is listen got to concerns of the people by appointing a new cabinet. >> nicole johnston from doha, and outspoken credit kim of venezuelan president, not backing down, a retired army general addressing dozens from his balcony wearing a flak jacket and armed with a rifle and s

today 18-year-old mikaela shiffrin is among the women's to compete in the women's giant slalom and julia mancuso who has a bronze in sochi failed to finish her first run in the event. lolo jones makes her winter olympic debut riding in the third american two-woman bobsled, and there will be some daredevil stunts in the halfpipe once again, this time in the men's freestyle skiing. that is, of course, if the fog cooperates. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> after today there's just five days of competition left. >> here's our updated medal count with several more medals being handed out today. team usa right there among the leaders. >>> all right. flyby. a massive asteroid streaks past earth. so how close did it really come? >> the conversation behind bars. jailhouse phone calls from the man accused of shooting a teen over loud music are released. what did he tell his attorney and the fiancee that the jury never heard? >>> and a new miracle on ice. the delicate landing a pilot made on a frozen lake. - ( snaps, clatters )ic playin) that sounds awful. ( music stops ) but a lot better than la

today american mikaela shiffrin is among the favorites to win the women's slalom. j.r. celski goes for the gold in the men's short track speedskating. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> after today's events there are just ten more golds to be handed out at the sochi games. >> all right. the current medal count, the united states remains at the top, and here's a fascinating fact going into the final days of the games. 63 nations, they still haven't won a single medal. all right. we've got to share the wealth there, i guess. >>> food prices on the rise. will ground beef soon cost as much as steak? >>> and hero of the day. a woman revives a baby on a busy highway. the story behind this powerful image. >>> road rage caught on camera. what started this nearly deadly encounter at a gas station. encounter at a gas station. >>> welcome back. wall street and silicon valley are still buzzing about facebook's purchase of whatsapp for $19 billion. that price makes the text message service more valuable than such major companies as under armour, xerox, american airlines and coach. >>

silver lining on the slopes tonight with a golden outcome for the u.s. 18-year-old american mikaela shiffrin, one of the few phenoms here, living up to her hype, becoming the youngest champion in slalom in olympic history. diane? >> heading into the last days, thank you, matt. >>> millions of americans are scanning the horizon right now. on the lookout for twisters, tornado watches stretching from the midwest to the gulf, and over to the east coast. as the next big chill is also now marching in, the new polar vortex. abc's alex perez is watching it all for us. >> reporter: tornado terror. watch as this twister tears apart chris waters' farm shed. within seconds, 32 years of hard work gone. >> that is a tornado on the ground. oh, boy. >> reporter: waters returned today. reality still setting in. it seems the weather has been relentless. >> yeah, we've pushed snow or thawed ice all winter long and now this hits. >> reporter: the winds so strong, look here, driving the teeth of this farming equipment right through this metal wall. at least a dozen possible tornadoes reported in the five states.

in a traditional event, mikaela sh shiffrin dominated slalom, the youngest ever to win the gold medal here. you could argue that vladimir putin is the big winner here. david? >> all right, matt gutman, you've been great for us all along the way. matt, thank you. >>> president putin likely relieved to get past sochi, tonight, world lead earls say the much bigger concern,000 the volatile situation in ukraine. tonight, the ukrainian president has fled the capital, and look at this. a traffic jam this sunday on the road leading to the president's luxury home outside kiev. families freely walking through it now. tonight, america watching very closely, a country that had been moving closer to russia, now in a dangerous stand still. abc's alex marquardt tonight, following the president's trail east of kiev tonight. >> reporter: in ukraine, no one knows who's in charge. the president has been impeached, a top advisor tells abc news she has no idea where he is. this cctv video shows the presidential helicopters being packed up to flee the capital. viktor yanukovich's lavish mansion -- now a to

here's nick shiffrin. good morning. >> good morning, dell.he building behind me in the parliament they are deciding the future of the country and the challenges could not be greater. this is a country that you just said politically deeply divided, also economically. ukraine will run out of money in a couple months and needs that unity government in place to get a loans and avoid defaulting on it's bills. there is a huge effort to get things done quickly. they've been in parliament all morning. we were in there. they are acting pretty quickly. they've passed four bills first hour, dealing with the amnesty law to release people who were in prisons during the last three months of protest. they dealt with local elections, with the responsibility of the cabinet and in a little while, they will elect the prime minister. they are expected to elect the prime minister. that will be 39-year-old millionaire, and he very much has u.s. support. >> we are seeing signs that ukraine is breaking apart as was feared. what are you hearing about pro russian prot

let's bring in nick shiffrin in jerusalem.ive us an idea what you've been told happened. >> this is a possible turning point for the insurgency inside sinai. what we're told is that bus was full of people and the bus was targeted. they said that the south korean tourists had come from a man starry, popular tourist destination in sinai near mount sinai and came to israel for tourism. the sides of the border were closed and victims, almost all 33 people killed or wounded are being treated in egyptian hospitals right now. there has been no claim of responsibility yet, but there's been an insurgency for many months. the u.s. and many countries advicing its citizens not to travel into sinai, that picking up since mohamed morsi was overthrown last summer. what we've seen is the insurgents targeting soldiers, police. this is a shift in strategy, tourists haven't been targeted for some eight years, so this is a worrying development. >> a lot of our viewers will be familiar with a number of places in that area, tourist destinations, th

mikaela shiffrin is among those picked to win the slalom.ry of glory, there are these agonizing stories like the skater who some say got robbed. and the women's hockey team, we had it in the bag, so to speak. >> hopefully redemption with men's hockey. >> and the canadians, congrats to them for an amazing comeback. >>> the postal service super secret list of next year's stamps is leaked. accord willing to "the washington post," on the list for 2015, apple co-founder steve jobs, singers james brown, elvis presley and johnny carson. the elvis stamp 21 years ago was the postal service's best seller ever. and just announced for this year, jimi hendrix and janis joplin. cool stamps. >>> playing games on the one-dimensional computer games is getting boring, you may want to go old school, like you, playing the pinball machine. >> played a ton of that in college. you can get your hands on one, literally, if you show up in lancast lancaster, pennsylvania. pinball machines from the 1930s are going up for auction today through the auction gallery. >> kn

much heralded 18-year-old american mikaela shiffrin is making her olympic debut.two-person bobsled. she's riding in the third u.s. sled. >> later, back to the halfpipe for men's freestyle skiing event, all that if weather permits, of course. >> here's the latest medal count. the u.s. right there among the leaders thanks to yesterday's gold in ice dancing and bronze in two-man bobsled. >> germany with the most gold medals. >>> here's a sport we're pretty sure you won't find in sochi. we're talking about donkey basketball. teams in oshkosh, wisconsin, strapped on helmets, jumped on a donkey and played a little hoops in the high school auditorium. >> donkeys tend to move a bit slowly and do whatever they want. so, not exactly the fastest game of hoops you've ever seen. it did have hilarious moments and gave people a reason to get out this winter. you know, people in wisconsin suffering from cabin fever, so it's a little motivation to get out because where else are you going to see donkey basketball. >> it's fun. i'm sure they have a good janitor crew there. >> you su

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. >> nick shiffrin has more on that story from kiev. here is a huge step forward for the future of this country, were there is a new parliament as you said and new government and new hope for the future. but still the focus is here on independence square. the center of what they call the third revolution here in ukraine. let me show you a little bit about what is going on here. the security is still here. silt early morning friday. but you can still hear that these barriers are still up. and there is a guard tower right there, that is always manned. and part of the reason for that is that the people here all of the thousands who have been here for so many months are still very much the inspiration for what is going on inside the parliament. and everybody inside the parliament all of those politicians are thankful for all the sacrifices that the people here have made to get them there. >> in ukraine's parliament the photo gallery doesn't feature members of the government. it honors people who have died fighting the government. more than

>> she has the giant slalom, mikaela shiffrin, and then the giant slalom on friday.out of salt in sochi. they had to get on the blower this morning and call switzerland and ask to borrow salt. >> really? >> yes! so, all these beautiful events that are coming up now, mikaela shiffrin, julia mancuso, who's already won the bronze, she's going to be skating as well. she didn't medal today in the super-g, but we're going to see ted ligety. bode miller is still around. >> ted has another chance? >> he absolutely has another chance. >> okay. let's talk men's hockey. the game to watch is going on just a few feet from us right now, usa versus russia, old rivals. what's riding on this game? >> a lot. i mean -- >> a lot. >> it's so much, but you know, u.s. hasn't won gold since the "miracle on ice" in 1980. so you know, they would love to show that they can be world powers again, and the russians, too. they've gone a long time without coming through. this is going to be a tremendous rivalry, but you know, in vancouver, it came down to u.s. and canada in the gold medal match, an

michaela shiffrin. catch her friday.amed her, just 18 years old, the next lindsay vonn. >>> breathe in. breathe out. detroit's field will be transformed into a giant yoga studio on saturday. organizers of yoga rocks ford field are hoping to bring 3,000 yogis to the football stadium saturday. they're trying to set a record for the world east largest indoor yoga session. that's your weekly five. >> rosa, thank you very much. i'm don lemon. have a great rest of your have a great rest of your weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> jay leno! >> america's late night leader, going out on top. >> thank you, folks. >> a winner. that is jay's legacy. >> the journey. from comedy club kid to the throne of king johnny.

really inspire our remarkable sense of patriotism as we cheer on our athletes. 18-year-old michaela shiffrin filled the void left by lindsay vonn. eight of the usa's nine golds were won on the slopes including ted ligety who won the giant slalom. bode miller failed to capture gold. he did win a bronze medal making him the oldest alpine skiing medalist. where there were highs there were also lows. sean white came home empty handed for the first time. major disappointment for the speed skaters. with fingers pointed at under armour and those skating suits. the heartbreak was also palpable for both the men's and women's hockey teams, both losing to canada who then went on to claim the men's and women's gold medals. the heartbreak, however, of four years ago was behind meryl davis and charlie white as they stepped atop the podium to become the first ever american gold medalists in ice dance. meanwhile, slope style skier gus kenworthy, he's heading home with a silver medal and five new puppies that he's adopted and possibly a date with miley cyrus who did take notice of his puppy loving ways. don,

also making her debut, mikaela shiffrin, narrowly missed out on the podium today finishing fifth in theomen's giant slalom. ♪ a golden performance from american ice dancers meryl davis and charlie white. they settled for silver in vancouver. this time, they wouldn't be denied. the first gold ever for an american pair in ice dancing. >> davis and white lit up the ice. >> reporter: they beat out the reigning gold medal champ, tessa virtue and scott moir. >> highest score ever recorded! >> americans madison chock and evan bates danced their way to an eighth place finish. and the brother/sister pair took ninth. the medal drought is over for americans in the two-man bobsled. steven holcomb and steve lankton slid their way into bronze. >> medals for the united states, 62 years of waiting! it's finally over! >> it's the second 62-year drought holcomb has ended. he piloted the team in vancouver and will look to repeat this weekend. >> score! >> in women's ice hockey, another gold medal showdown is set between the u.s. and canada. canada got past switzerland monday, and the u.s. american goalie

. >> americans dominating the x style game events, even sweeping slopestyle skiing np mikaela shiffrin dominating slalom, youngest ever in the event. some argue vladimir putin is the biggest winner, with a public relations extravaganza that cost his country $50 billion. matt gutman, abc news, sochi. >> with all of the competition in the books, here is a look at final medal count. russia, the host, finishing on top with 33. they also had the most gold, with 13. >> the usual suspect we told you about last week. norway, canada, netherlands and germany. hats off to the russians. all the talk about security concerns, all the talk about sochi not being ready, they were definitely glitches. >> sure. but they pulled it off. >> a heck of an olympics, wasn't it? >> yeah. last winter games, u.s. came out on top. the most medals at 37. this year only 28. came in second. >> same x factor in that one was the speedskating. we just didn't do what we did in the last olympics with the speedskating. >> all right, well -- >> we'll get them next time. and we got second place. >> yeah. can't complain about

and 18-year old american mikaela shiffrin became the youngest- ever gold-medallist in olympic slalom skiing. in somalia, the presidential palace came under attack today by islamist militants linked to al-qaeda. a car bomb exploded at the compound in mogadishu, and al- shabaab gunmen then opened fire on the guards. when it was over, the site was strewn with wreckage. but the security minister said the president was unharmed, and the militants were dead. >> ( translated ): the attack was carried out by nine men equipped with machine guns. seven of the nine men were shot dead by the security forces after a brief face to face fight and the other two were driving the vehicles which exploded. >> woodruff: this was the latest in a series of recent attacks by al-shabab. the group had been ousted from mogadishu in 2011. a federal judge has ruled the new york city police department's surveillance of muslims in new jersey was legal. the n.y.p.d. was accused of spying on mosques, restaurants and schools in the state since 2002. the judge ruled the operation was a legal effort to prevent terroris

. >> mikeala shiffrin as well. >> i got josh christensen in the air, up in the air, doing all this stuffp 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 obama. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press. >>> our interests have been clear all along. we want to see a de-escalation of the violence. we want to see constitutional change. we want to see democratic elections. >> what

. >> and even -- >> and michaela shiffrin as well. >> christiansen went up in the air, doing all the in the air. way up there and then finally comes down perfectly. like some sports, like baseball, i don't think they get much better every year. football maybe. but definitely the winter sports, these people are better than they ever were before. >> for all of the fear, 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 beforehand, we gave putin a giant gift of a good luck charm. >> 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 right here on nbc. and coming up this friday, on "today," an exclusive interview with first lady michelle obama. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good monday morning. right now on "first look" for you, ukraine in crisis. new leaders take over after a weekend of turmoil and triumph for protesters. >>> now that the olympics are over expect to h

nick shiffrin reports they now control the countries fate. >> if you want to leave kiev in a hurry, you go through 24-year-old on the left and the 36-year-old on the right. >> have you ever done security before? >> no. >> have you ever done security before? >> this is the very first time. >> for the last three months, they fought the government. they feel they won and to the victors go the spoils, the local airport. their goal is to crack down on protestors. they check passengers against picture of the most wanted, not the police's most wanted, their most wanted. they want to be the conscience that keeps order. >> are you trying to find people president obama enact punishment. >> of course not. we are citizens. we want order, we want the law. >> when the real police arrive, the volunteers shoe them away. >> this police, just three days ago, they were ready to shoot us just because we stay here. this is hypocrisy. >> you probably heard of rosy the riveter. the caterer, every member of the opposition is till helping. they feel the fight isn't over. >> if i'm doing my best and i'm the aver

nick shiffrin reports from the city 30 miles from the rug border where the revolution is facing resistancetestors serve up their revolution with a plate of cookies. thousands of anti-government activists have taken over the regional headquarters, a small army of nurses and volunteers prepare sandwiches. every few minutes, a volunteer brings more supplies. the aid station has water by the gallon. >> you created a little city here. >> it's a city inside city. >> the unofficial paragraph for history that's still unfolding, the 27-year-old identifies more with europe than russia. for him, this is a generational battle. >> generation, people have been in soviet union, they think we are nobody, we can't do something. you can see a lot of young people, and they do it. >> the local media embraced the occupation, i don't have theling to get into the abandoned governor's office. he collected old phones and big game trophies. that's where we found 38-year-old antoine. he's fighting a governor he considered corrupt. >> he wants to take it all, all the money, although luxury things, not thinking about

she's mikaela shiffrin.on the slopes. she's been a wonder on the slopes, the circuit all winter. she says in fact she wants to excel in all five women skiing disciplines and wants to make a start here. anthony and. >>> winter won't give up. in western vermont a tour bus and tractor-trailer crashed. the road was covered with ice when the wreck happened. and warmer temperatures are raising flood concerns in the ohio valley and throughout the northeast. recent rain and melting snow and ice have officials keeping a close eye on rising rivers. ice jams are pushing up riverers in ohio. sheriff's deputies went door to door by boat to pull people from the high water. >>> turning to a dernlt kind of sport, tomorrow is the annual race, the daytona 500. let's get an insight from kyle larson who joins us from daytona international speedway. we're honored to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to ask you. unlike traditional starts you start with the super bowl. does that mean the qualifiers are even more intense

now to "today's" olympic start. 18-year-old skiing sensation mikaela shiffrin makes her debut tomorrow >> how is it going? >> are you working on your suntan during the winter olympics? >> yes, can't you tell? >> i just can't believe how warm it is. you got here yesterday? >> yeah. >> what do you think so far? >> so far, it's a lot more busy than it was last year when we came for skiing. but it's sweet. it's really good. >> i figure we better stop at the russian souvenir shop. are you in the market for anything russian? >> i -- i'm open to options. >> you could have a chocolate gold medal until you get the real thing. are you excited? your first olympics? >> yeah. it's cool. i don't know, it's funny, i'm not really nervous. everyone's like -- i'm going to get nervous at some point, right? >> smells like soap. looks a little bit like cheese. >> we should've brought a russian translator. what is this? >> looks like hot sauce. don't taste it. >> are these the mascots? >> yeah, those are, there they are. >> all right. that's a good one. >> that's what i'll do. >> okay. >> it's a little good

and just missing the podium, 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin who had three incredible runs, but landed in fifth place with only half a second between her and gold. now let's get to the latest news flying down the track this morning. lolo jones, the olympic track and field star, now giving the winter games a go. her selection to the bobsled team caused a bit of an uproar, some suggesting she was included more for her looks than talent. jones says this olympics is all about underdogs citing shaun white and shani davis, big names who didn't medal. so if the underdogs end up on the podium, jones could find here's with something new to wear around her neck. and a great chance for gold when halfpipe skier david weiss hits the slopes today. he is the reigning world champion in this event and put all the other competitors on notice. he says he has a new trick he's been saving just for the finals. the u.s. team is deep in ski halfpipe. hopefully we will be able to add to our medal counts. robin, can't wait to see what that new move is. >> we're right there with you, amy, as always.

teenage skier, micayla shiffrin has won seven world cup slaloms. >> reporter: sometimes i forget anding to the olympics and with the team usa jacket is going to have a whole new meaning. >> reporter: there is always bode miller, raised in a new hampshire cabin without running water. he is 36 years old, making him the oldest alpine olympian in u.s. history. what's left in the tank? that's an issue for snowboarder, shaun white, a contender vying for his third olympic gold medal. will he be the face of team usa? we'll just have to watch and see. >>> rachel nickels reporting for us this morning. still to come, the halftime show during the big super bowl game, it turns out it was a big fake. the red hot chili peppers weren't packing that much heat because their instruments were not even plugged in. a fortune i saved je with discounts like safe driver, multi-car, paperless. you make a mighty fine missus, m'lady. i'm not saying mark's thrifty. let's just say, i saved him $519, and it certainly didn't go toward that ring. am i right? [ laughs ] [ dance music playing ] so visit progressive.co

and we will be watching the mountains at rosa khutor when america's new phenom mikaela shiffrin goes for a slalom gold. the 18-year-old from colorado was wowing the ski world this season. she's taking three of the six world cup races, she says she uses visualization to prepare for races and for the slalom, she tells us she's been picturing herself on the podium. we will have to see if that picture comes to life. guys, i am picturing myself back in new york city very soon, so hope to see you there. robin. >> you've been doing a great job there, amy, we'll welcome you home with open arms. thank you. back with you in just a moment. let's bring in sasha cohen who is here with us in new york and our dear friend at espn, julie foudy who is live from sochi. sasha, let me begin with you. figure skating, wow. what do you make of what happened last night? >> well, the americans were good. it was disappointing they didn't get a medal but they weren't good enough. gracie fell and ashley had a cheated double footed combination which really hurt her in the technical score. adelina had superior jum

olympian mikaela shiffrin went to golden in the women's slalom in sochi.8 year-old finished 0.53 seconds faster than veteran marlies schild of austria. her 19th birthday is next month. the >> for a wallace seem that the united states women's hockey team would take home the gold. but they settled for silver. this is after canada pulled off a overtime miracle yesterday. it was a heartbreaking loss for the americans. >> the u.s. remains at the top of the medal standings with eight gold medals, 25 total medals. russia and the netherlands round out the top three countries. >> the san jose sharks joe pavelski and the rest of the u.s. hockey team is taking on team canada this morning. it is a semifinal game that will determine who plays for go on sunday. the game might also determine which country takes justin bieber. >> here is a live look outside the san mateo bridge. we will be right back. [ man ] i don't know if this is gonna be a first or second, but this is gonna be a medal! [ man #2 ] and it looks like we could have another one of those photos! [ female an

and friday night, alpine superstar michaela shiffrin succeed her way into a gold medal, the youngestolorado native, 18 years old. congratulations to her. >>> the women's hockey team may be bringing home the silver from sochi this year. but our next guest knows what it feels like to bring home the gold. she was 23 years old when she and her teammates dominated the newly introduced sport in 1998 winter games in nagano, japan. alana joins me now. thank you for being here. and we are talking here, the men yesterday, that's one thing. but the women. how difficult was that for you as -- you all won the first in women's hockey. to watch yesterday which would have been the first time to get gold since you got the gold, that was painful. >> it was painful. and even as a player at that time in 1998, i was so accustomed to losing to canada. they -- you know, it's so deep in their national pride. like when they play, these girls give it everything they have, and the men too. and it's so funny, because we would play up in canada in front of 15,000 people at the air canada center and then we would