the men's team swept all three medals in the first-ever ski slopestyle event. a utah man won the gold, colorado the silver and indiana the bronze. that extreme sport all about flips, tricks and fancy footwork on skis. >>> norway leads the winter games with 13 medals. the netherlands u.s. close behind with 12 each. >>> valentine's day tomorrow. and to mark the occasion animal lovers shared their affection with some feathered friends. >> they decorated heart shaped valentine's for the african penguin exhibit at the academy of sciences. many of the birds used it for nesting material but some more romantic penguins used the heart to court the females. >> they think they use it to line their nests and also as -- they kind of give it to their mates. >> smart penguins. african penguins are one of the species in the animal king done that mate for life. >> ladies' man. >> there you go. >> all dressed up. >> that's right. he wore his tux. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening news." we have scott pelley in new york. scott. >> hi, allen and liz. great to b

ski slopestyle.andly just spoke with the three winners of the debut event. >> reporter: hi, folks. you are looking at the trifecta of men's ski slopestyle. congratulations, guys. here we go. we've got gold, silver, bronze, a clean sweep. joss, what is it like to do that? >> amazing. the last time it happened was in salt lake. at the first snowpipe, i was able to witness that. it's cool to be part of history. this is the fifth time our sport's been in. for the u.s. to make a sweep through it is just huge. >> are you guys rooting for each other as you watch? do you consider yourselves friends, colleagues, competitors, or what? >> no. i mean, i think we're definitely friends first, competitors second. our sport has pretty crazy level of camaraderie between all of us. i mean, before all the teams and everything came into play for olympics, we've just been doing this for ourselves, an individual sport. along with that, we're always supporting each other. we are rooting for each other. definitely you want

women's ski jumping and slopestyle skiing. attention is half-pipe snowboarding and not for all of the right reasons. in fact, some snowboarders are saying the half-pipe only half ready before competition. >> janelle wang joins us live in sochi. lots of falls, lots of complaints from boarders during some of the practice. pretty slushy out there. >> reporter: yeah, it is. competition is under way, the sun has set here in sochi. and they are going into their second round right now. conditions not very good after a storm passed over sochi. our organizers had to delay competition a bit waiting for weather conditions to improve. this is file video of the half pim. boarders complain the snow is too soft. shaun white says the center of the half-pipe is bad with bumps and pot holes. he says it's not dangerous, just frustrating. >> it's not the best, i mean, i don't know, i don't want to bag on it but it's very disappointing. just the weather and the fact that it's so soft in the middle. it's hard to get across it wall to wall. but you

at ski slopestyle, no jackets, and a rare medal sweep for the u.s. men. we won't give away the placement. but one of them was gus kenworthy, who is getting a lot of tweets about four stray dogs, a mother and puppies he hopes to bring home with his medal. there was excitement for the women in the halfpipe, as well, bronze for kelly clark, and a stunner was kaitlyn fairi rrin farrington, the last snow boarder on the team. her happy parents had financed her travel by selling livestock. >> by the time i moved out of the house there were no cows left, they put evething they had into this. now it really paid off. >> reporter: and another stunner, the superstar, yevgeny plyushchenko pulled out of the singles competition because of injury. he had helped the russians win gold. >> i was shocked because i competed with him and have known him for enough years to know he was very tough. >> reporter: it was that kind of day to expect the unexpected at the winter games. >> it is fantastic, summer, shorts. the sun is out, that is all you can ask for. so yeah, it is like

out of their high-tech suits while a trio of fun-loving americans makes history, the first ever ski slopestyle event. >>> good morning, everybody. remember a couple of weeks ago when the groundhog said we had six more weeks of winter, he was right but i believe he was insufficiently specific. he failed to mention the rest of this winter would be relentless a enacceptably snowy. >> arms at a standstill with so many cups trying to get away for a valentine's weekend. there are some people making the best of it. one romantic couple made this snow heart for valentine's day. and look at this shot. a snow bank against new york's famous skyline and, of course, there's central park glistening as well. looks so beautiful in the pictures when you're out there. >> hopping over slush to get there less amusing. >>> this guy is snowboarding down the street. that looks like a don't try that at home. we used to call this skitcing back in the day attached to a car. i never did it. the fin and beauty i will grudgingly admit many want it to end. there it is. 32 days until 123ri7k. >> over a .to go and there's a f

out of their high-tech suits while a trio of fun-loving americans makes history, the first ever ski slopestyle event. >>> good morning, everybody. remember a couple of weeks ago when the groundhog said we had six more weeks of winter, he was right but i believe he was insufficiently specific. he failed to mention the rest of this winter would be relentless a enacceptably snowy. >> arms at a standstill with so many cups trying to get away for a valentine's weekend. there are some people making the best of it. one romantic couple made this snow heart for valentine's day. and look at this shot. a snow bank against new york's famous skyline and, of course, there's central park glistening as well. looks so beautiful in the pictures when you're out there. >> hopping over slush to get there less amusing. >>> this guy is snowboarding down the street. that looks like a don't try that at home. we used to call this skitcing back in the day attached to a car. i never did it. the fin and beauty i will grudgingly admit many want it to end. there it is. 32 days until 123ri7k. >> over a .to go and there's a f

. >> i'm janelle wang here and look who i'm standing next to, the free style, free skiing slopestyle winners. you topped the podium as a triple threat, how are you feeling? >> it's crazy. yesterday was one of the best days i think for all of us, and it's so awesome to show the world and how much fun we're having. >> you dedicated this gold medal to your father who is looking down on you so proud. >> i know he is jumping, screaming, and have the time of his life. >> what has the last 24 hours been like for you? >> they have been overwhelming, just the contest itself was crazy, and to get this resort, and to come down to the biggest award ceremony i have ever been a part of, and on the podium with two of my great friends within seeing the american flag on three separate posts, and it's just crazy. >> you're not only coming home with a silver metal, but with puppies. >> yeah, there is a family of tray dogs, four puppies and a mom in the sochi mountain village, so i'm going to try to bring them back with me. >> nick goe. per, you have a lot of hardware, how is it feeling? >> it feels inr

team usa winning all the medals in men's ski slopestyle this morning. no more halfpipe heartbreak, america's women grab gold and bronze. as the showdown in sochi looms, two of america's best skiers ever, bode and ted finally about to face off. >>> and good morning, america. boy, you see the snow on the lens this morning. boy, a lot to celebrate in sochi for team usa today. gold, silver, and bronze in men's slopestyle. only the third time the u.s. has ever swept the medals in an olympic winter games event. >> you said the winter games. it seems more like the summer games there. we want to look at the pictures right now. look at that. you know -- >> a little contrast. >> a little bit. we're -- 61 over there, 30 here. and you -- well, they're in t-shirts over there. >> and matt gutman went for a swim yesterday. a little bit different. >>> let's get to the storm. it's socking so much of the east coast right now. a live shot just outside of philadelphia. that area could get more than a foot of snow today. >> ginger zee is leading the extreme weather team. sh

in results from today's action american devin logan won the silver in the women's ski slopestyle competition. back to you. . >>> here's a look at the current medal count. norway has four gold and ten medals overall. canada has nine. so far the united states has two golds and six total medals. >>> in the land of constant traffic congestion, an epiphany. . >> riding a bike is extremely consistent. it's almost exactly always the same amount of time. ?iewl meet the l.a. crowd dumping four wheels for two avid out their secret for staying alive. >> the aftermath of the wet weekend still being felt. where a bmw owner discovered this mess this morning. . >> low clouds, some dense fog give wake to a little sunshine outside. i think there is more fog on the return. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oyed by the . >>> the dow is soaring this noon. it's up over 200 points. traders are blueied by the remarks this morning from new fed chair janet yellen in her first public comment since taking over. she said she expects it to continue the policies that were set by ben bernanke. she said she b

at ski slopestyle, no jackets, and a rare medal sweep for the u.s. men. we won't give away the placement. but one of them was gus kenworthy, who is getting a lot of attention for tweets about stray dogs. a mother and four puppies he hopes to bring home along with his medal. there were medals for some excited american women in the halfpipe too. bronze for kelly clark, and a stunner was kaitlyn farrington. the last snowboarder named to the team won gold. her overjoyed parents had financed her training and travel by selling livestock. >> by the time i moved out of the house, there was no cows left. they put everything they had into this. so now it's really paid off, i think. >> reporter: and another stunner. >> nicely landed. >> reporter: skating superstar evgeny plyushchenko, who helped the russians win team gold, pulled out of the singles competition because of injury. >> i was shocked because i've competed with him and known him for enough years to know he is very tough. >> reporter: it was that kind of day, to expect the unexpected at the winter games. >

team usa swept the men's ski slopestyle competition. they took one two three. disappointment for u.s. women's hockey. canada beat team usa 3-2. remember you can find out how team usa is doing and track the medal count on our website, kpix.com/olympics. >>> right now you see them only on cigarettes. why warning labels could soon be slapped on the soda cans here in california. >> and keeping the romance alive. the special valentine for penguins. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. valentine's day is getting close! and we are cranking up the heat! just how warm it will get in your neighborhood coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, could have a warning label, similar to what you're usedo seeing on cigarettes. legislation introduced today first in >>> sugary drinks in california could have a warning label similar to cigarettes. legislation introduced today in sacramento is the first in the nation requiring a warning on the front of certain californias that says drinking beverages with added sugar contributes to obesity, diabetes and tooth de

in sochi and six gold medals are up for grabs including one in the olympic debut of the men's ski slopestyle. in the latest nbc medal count, here it is. norway leads the way with 12 total, four gold, followed by canada and the netherlands with ten each. the u.s. with nine. but when it comes to gold, germany has the midas touch and leads the pack with six gold medal medals. jay gray is live in sochi. what is everyone watching today, jay? >> reporter: i think that men's slopestyle is a big deal. four strong u.s. competitors and they examine to maybe get the medal stand more than once in that but men's hockey is taking center stage today. the u.s. team finally on the ice. the nhl players got here a bit late and practiced and shaken off the jet lag and ready to play. they slay slovakia. a monumental showdown four years ago in vancouver. we are talking snowboard, halfpipe. the men were blanked but the women really outstanding on the halfpipe and start with kaitlin ferrington. she came from nowhere to the top of the medal stand here. a former idaho rodeo queen. the last one to make this team. she

we're going to show you men's and women's cross country skiing, women's luge and women's slopestyle skiingthen in prime time at 8:00 we'll show you men's half-pipe snowboarding, women's slopestyle skiing and women's ski jumping plus the pairs short program in figure skating. always fun to watch. >> let's check in with christina a. ton of fog. alerts about the fog. >> yeah. really want to make sure you're aware of it. it's easier if you know what you're in store for before you head out the front door. this is exactly what we're working with. live picture of san jose shows you thick fog. make sure you don't dilly dally. give yourself time especially if you have to take the little ones to school. really thick pockets in the north bay where we accumulated the highest rainfall accumulations. as we head throughout the day today, this is going to stick with us. livermore down to a quarter mile visibility here. we've got really thick fog moving all the way across the south bay this morning. so even though your city like san francisco for example, is reporting 10 miles or better, you are still goin

medals came today in a clean sweep in the ski slopestyle with a flurry of flips, spins and tricks. american men taking gold, silver, and bronze before a bumper crowd at extreme park. a brand-new olympic sport for these games. they are shocked. they are stoked. >> i just wanted to make finals and land a good run and show everyone what we were doing. and i can't believe it. i woke up this morning just hoping to try to make it on the podium. and i can't believe i made to it the top. >> reporter: now the breakout star for women this week a snowboarder who barely made the team, kaitlyn farrington. she bid out three previous gold medal winners to take the gold. they were household names. tonight she is the number one searched name on google and twitter. i talked to her a short time ago. >> coming into it, i was like oh, i'm going to make finals or, you know, that's what i was hoping for. and then once i realized that i was going get an olympic medal, i was so excited. and then when the contest was over and i was like oh, my gosh, i just won the gold. >> by the way, kaitlyn told me the on

the medals table at the moment they picked up tuesday's gold medal in the skiing slopestyle event the netherlands and norway are still amongst the chasing pack not included in counted as a gold in a silver for the two for la pointe sisters who finished second respectively in the women's. over the course of the weekend caught up with. who told us how these games compact with the ones in vancouver four years ago. because i am canadian and it was hoovered there's different intensity level different. where in russia the russians are at home and whatever russian is skiing down the course they proudly go and say it wasn't as intense for canadians or other athletes but in some ways i think it was kind of a relief kind of feel like here too is very exciting the night of the event the crowd there there's. definitely olympic by. now some of the biggest sporting names in the world have been on the. day when russia contingent attended a press conference ahead of. venier in two days' time in attendance was. ready for the winter olympics despite missing the whole of last month in the n.h.l. through

women's freestyle skiing american devin logan captured the civil silver medal in the women's ski slopestyle with canada's. capturing the gold and in a historical moment for the u.s. team aaron habla won bronze in women's singles luge it was the u.s. its first ever olympic allusion that after last night's events not accounting for today's events norway is leading the medal count with eleven total medals including four gold three silver and four bronze u.s. is in fifth place with seven medals two gold one silver and four bronze in russia sitting in seventh place was seven total medals including one gold three silver and three it's. reliving a frakt upcountry thanks to dick cheney and there is pretty much nothing we can do about it over the past decade the extraction of natural gas through the. known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking as emerged as one of the fossil fuel industries biggest moneymakers in fact according to bloomberg fracking was the biggest reason american oil output hit a twenty five year high in two thousand and thirteen the boom in fracking is quite literally getting close

started to come thick and fast particularly in the mountains of krasnaya polyana in the first ever skiing slopestyle competition the usa secured a one two three in the men's competition they were gold silver and bronze on the podium while caitlin farrington and kelly clark won gold and bronze respectively in the women's snowboarding pipe meanwhile one of the main attractions for the salty twenty fourteen winter olympics is of course going to be the men's ice hockey competition and team usa played their first match in the shy barrino which you can probably make out behind me here in the coastal cluster they were absolutely dominant in a seven one victory over slovakia their next match is against russia the host of course an intriguing much up for so many underlying reasons russia started their campaign in the bolshoi and you can see it there with a five two victory over slovenia however they were made to work for that when i was fortunate enough to be that they stormed into a two nil lead russia but slovenia showed real resilience it was three two going into the final period the final third however i

americans take gold, silver and bronze in this morning's ski slopestyle final.feat inching team usa closer to the top of the medal count. >>> and halfpipe heroes. >> katelyn fairington is america's newest golden girl in the halfpipe!

skiing. then prime time at 8:00 tonight, gold medal finals for men's half-pipe snowboarding, women's slopestyle women's ski jumping as well, ski jumping for the first time. plus the pairs short program in figure skating. >> it is 5:09. san mateo county leaders are cracking down on prostitution in massage parlors. the board will discuss revisions to the ordinance including rules what kind of clothes the employees can wear. the ordinance would limit parlor hours and require employers to leave doors unlocked while doing their business. it comes after the sheriff's office made at least two prostitution busts at massage parlors in the past year. >> time to check our weather a very foggy commute. christina, i know driving in and we drive in super early, it was maybe 50 yards, 75 yards. >> it is really thick. we lived here for some time and we don't typically get this fogged in. across the bay area seeing the reduced visibilities this morning so. give yourself plenty of time. we still have thick fog. as the fog drifts around it does not stay stationary. it is dangerous especially in the south bay vall

now has a total of 6 medals including that silver that cate talked about in women's slopestyle skiing>>> 5:09. kraft foods is changing a popular product. why the company wants to get a little more natural. >> grocery stores in georgia are looking like ghost towns this morning. what started the stampede? >> plenty of rain and fog around the bay area some of the visibilities less than a quarter of a mile. when will it clear out? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and with the foggy conditions, you may want to ride mass transit. so far everything is on time. coming up we'll look at some of the things people are saying about the foggy ride to work. but first we want to know what drives you crazy during your commute. ask a question or share a gripe by emailing crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix, and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. we'll 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 it looks like we could have another one of those photos! [ female announcer ] every minute. every medal. every sc

now "gma's" amy robach sitting down with the men's slopestyle skiing winners to find out how they're giant victory and their relationship it's really fun. >> yeah, and look at those smiles. good for them. >>> but first we're going to turn to maui, the hawaiian island best known as a spot for honeymooners. well, this morning it's the scene of a mystery and a desperate search. >> yeah, it involves this woman. she's 5 1/2 months pregnant and she hasn't been seen since monday. har car found torched and her dog wandering in a nearby town and abc's reena ninan has more on what police are going on this morning. reena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. you know, every monday morning carly scott would drop off her laundry for her mother to wash. the family knew something was wrong when she never showed up. >> i just want to know. everybody just wants to know at this point. >> reporter: carly scott's family is desperately searching for the expectant mother. 5 1/2 months pregnant, scott mysteriously vanished on monday. her suv found two days later gutted by fire in a rural ar

women in the first ski slopestyle event ever and you are all talking winter storms. talking warm temperatures. in fact, i just got back from olympic village and i had to take off my jacket because i was so hot. but we're hearing from the head of the sochi olympics just releasing a statement saying there is no need to bring in stored snow just yet. however, they say they are ready to do so if it becomes necessary. this morning it's not just the competition heating up in sochi, temperatures reaching up to 60 degrees, warmer than atlanta. >> one of the fastest times. >> reporter: those temps are causing big problems. the mogul course and downhill run now covered with dangerously soft snow. >> a tenth ahead of the pace. >> reporter: which some say may have led to america's laurenne ross's devastating crash overnight. and on the halfpipe, this morning's qualifying run is back on track after a training session last night caused organizers to temporarily postpone this morning's qualifying run that led athletes to complain of dangerous and slushy bumps on the normally flat p

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and then in free skiing slopestyle, the u.s. the medals, reminiscent of 2002 when they did the exact same thing in men's snowboarding halfpipe. so a big win there and one of the extreme sports. interestingly enough, silver medalist gus kenworthy is going to take home more than just the silver medal. he found a stray dog in sochi and then he found four more and he just couldn't resist trying to bring them back home to colorado. he is making arrangements with kennels and also trying to get them vaccinations. i can see possibly a new olympic sport or a new competition among olympic athletes, starting how many stray dogs can you save from the streets of sochi. >> he gets the gold medal there. >> good one, shira springer, thank you very much. let's take it to the table. >> i want one of those puppies. >> i know you do. maybe you can get one of those. look, part of what we're doing here with the olympics is trying to create stars. even though america as a nation is doing very well, we're trending toward the top, we're seeing some of t

. >>> flying high, an emotional medal ceremony for the three americans who swept ski slopestyle. all of them are with us live as bronze medalist nick goepper has special valentine's day message. >>> and pushing our luck eight years after first-time luge, al and i give it another shot. spandex and all. one run to remember and another we'd like to forget "today," friday, february 14th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic winter games with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from olympic park in sochi, russia. >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a friday morning, i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales and al roker. the event we've been waiting for is here. your luge. is it just me, in eight years, has the spandex gotten a little snugger? >> that's not nice. you waited eight years for that line? >> let's just say we had an interesting morning. >> that's putting it mildly. >> bit of an understatement. we'll fill you in on that in a little while. >>> once again, the weather ba

. >> that's what happened for team usa in the men's free ski slopestyle. let's go to janelle wang.night on the podium for americans. it was amazing to see the three flags up there. >> reporter: i know. all american flags 1, 2, 3, such a great night. it's a great day here at olympic park. as you can see behind me that pedestrian walkway hundreds of people are filing in because we've got men's figure skating, we've got curling and we've got two hockey games going on. not usa but canada is playing austria and i think norway and finland. let's talk about the slopestyle. it was amazing. gold, silver and bronze. josh which issian son took the gold. he was the last man to qualify for the olympic team and ends up winning the event. gus kenworthy of colorado took silver and nick goepper took third. >> today was one of the best days for all of us. s so awesome. >> you dedicated this medal to your father who is probably looking down on you now so proud. >> yeah. i know he's jumping and screaming and having the time of his life. i hope i made him proud. >> you definitely did. gus, what have th

team usa sweeps the men's ski slopestyle competition. josh kristin zen won the gold. took the silver. >> wish we didn't have to go to bed so early. it's hard to turn off the tv at 8:30. >>> fan frenzy at the olympic park isn't just over the athletes: sochi mass scores are big time popular too. russians chose the polar bear for its strength, the hare for speed and leopard for agility. the entire country voted to select it. organizers say they narrowed the list of 24,000 submissions down to 10 mascot options. >>> not as popular in sochi is chobani's greek yogurt. the company has different up trying to get yogurt to the -- given up trying to get yogurt to the olympics. the 5,000 cups have been held up in newark since it didn't meet custom rules to bring it into russia. the yogurt now will be donated to food banks, chobani by the way is a big team us sponsor. >> have you been following the olympics, liz? >> no. >> i have been waiting for the ice skating, my favorite. >> it's going on. >> it's going on. i know. i have to do better. but i check the highlights. >>> let's go

well, gus kenworthy took silver in the ski slopestyle.ng a lot of attention for wanting to adopt a group of stray puppies that he found in sochi, russia. so he says that he heard that stray dogs are being picked up and ex terminated. the 22-year-old tweeted a couple of photos of himself holding the stray puppies and adding that he is looking into kennels and vaccinations for the dogs in order to take them home with him. >> i wasn't planning on coming here and being some kind of animal activist or spokesperson for humanity for the dogs or anything. this particular family just really kind of touched me. and i think they're so cute and they need help. so i'm going to try to bring this family home. >> so playful. kenworthy tweeted that he was able to line up kennels for the pickups and made vaccinations appointments so he is hoping that he can actually bring them home with him when he leaves after the olympics are over. >> thanks. at 8:39, it's all about the dogs on kron 4. we have the special coming up on february 28th when we take you behin

men's and womens ski slopestyle which is similar to the snowboard where skiers go through with obstaclesmale will go for big air, the halfpipe. the biathlon mixed relay is made up of two men and two women and combines cross country skiing and shooting. and men's womens and pairs ice skating will do a combined team score. and women's ski jumping after a pretty long and hard-fought legal battle. the full list is up at jansing yat msnbc.com. look for it. hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited availability in select markets. ♪ with limited availability in select markets. ♪ witsee what's new atility in projectluna

i also want to mention for you devin logan, she is the silver medalist in ski slopestyle.he had a bad injury. she blew out her knee. she spent the year studying the judges, what are they like, what do they score on, and she ended up with a silver. fun seeing both of them today, richard. >> today's events, very quickly? >> women's hockey, oh, my gosh, i was outside talking to the usa and canada, this is going to be a preview of the final. just finished up, canada pulled it out 3-2, but, boy, was it an exciting game. shani davis, he's going for the three-peat in the 1000 speed skating, i talked to him a couple of days ago, he is on fire, very, very focused. everybody loves figure skating, the pairs figure skating, we love it because they do the lifts and the throws. the russians are favorited in that. and i should tell you, tickets, they still claim about 90% sold, 75% of the sales going to russians, so you know where the cheering is going to be tonight in the figure skating venue. >> well, i'll be cheering here for new york for america, no doubt, as you will be there. chris

and among the americans that dominated the slopestyle skiing finals was 19-year-old nick goepper from class skier to be raised there, but goepper was willing to go to any lengths to reach his olympic dream and ann is in krasnaya polyana with how he did it. hi, ann. >> nick goepper is now part of olympic history, he is the first bronze medalist in slopestyle skiing, and he's part of an all-american podium. just the third ever sweep by usa at the winter games. nick goepper is at home in the air. >> he's so incredibly solid right there. >> with a repertoire of tricks that make him america's best hopes in slopestyle skiing. >> to be that guy, flying off the jump and flying through the air, you know, that has to be so amazing. >> especially for 19-year-old nick, raised in the farmlands and hills of southern indiana. >> this is where i grew up skiing. i started skiing here when i was 5 years old. >> this 300-foot ski hill in indiana would be an ideal playground for the eldest of linda and chris goepper's four children. the one his father says was born with ants in his pants. >> everything h

. >> a better result in slopestyle skiing where american devin logan twirl her way into the medal.t for the gold by an incredible performance from canada's dara howell. >> she has done it. >> and erin hamlin won bronze. the first medal in singles luge for american men or women. and a barrier broken in the air as women's ski jumping soars in the olympics. women of the u.s. bobsled team witnesses history in the stands. cross country skiing falls. he tried to finish on a broken ski when the canadian coach jumped in with the replacement. the crowd roared as he completed the race. and if at first you don't succeed, the women of japan's hockey team have been trying to score an olympic goal for 16 years and finally success. take a bow. >> well, speaking of hockey, a big rivalry game. the u.s. playing canada. you recall canada beat us for gold in vancouver on home turf. this time is grudge match. >> and the men's hockey team coming up in the show later as well. we will talk to shaun white in a moment about his performance in the halfpipe coming up in a couple of seconds. >>> let's get ever

skiing. >>> in prime time tonight, gold medal finals for men's halfpipe, women's slopestyle skiing, and thers short program in figure skating. >>> one person you will not see tonight, during or prime time broadcast is bob costas. it has been widely reported he has been dealing with a really annoying eye infection for nearly a week. >> yeah, it's gone to both eyes, unfortunately. keep up on everything going on in sochi at our website. you will find bios about local athletes and janelle wang's blog. >>> a change about the details and a ceremony to honor the new name sake. >>> and a man finds out today how long he will spend behind bars for holding a relative captive for more than ten years. >>> good morning i'm christina loren. we made it through intense rainfall this weekend, and in a few hours we'll have more. we'll sort it out when we come right back. ok, it's time to set the record straight. covered california is how californians can take advantage of the affordable care act. we can help you get quality health insurance right now. to sign up, call 800-787-9159 or go to coveredca.com. you

while on this valentine's day, america swooned over the victorious men's slopestyle ski team. gold medal winner joss christensen whose father died six months ago. >> he knew i was having fun. i can't thank him more. >> reporter: gust gust, working to rescue stray puppies. >> i think i have gotten way more attention for that than winning the medal or anything i've done before. >> reporter: and nick again were the bronze from the skiing 34ek ca of lawrenceburg, indiana. >> not only to be remembered as slopestyle free skiers, but that significant moment in olympic history. >> reporter: and late word tonight from u.s. speed skating that the u.s. team will be going back to those uniforms, those racing suits that they wore during world cup competition. they got permission to do so, and they will be wearing them in the next six races, beginning tomorrow with the 1500 meters where we will see shani davis compete. brian? >> anne thompson at the mountaintop venues above us here in sochi tonight. anne, thanks. >>> with bob costas still recovering from the most talked about eye infection

american men have swept ski slopestyle.a monster first run and gus kenworthy who is collecting puppies over there that he can bring back to the u.s. to help find homes and nick gephart won the silver. they are happy there on on the podium. >>> two-time u.s. gold medalist shani davis lost in the 1,000-meter speed skating competition and favored to win gold but he dropped to eighth place finish overall. >>> let's take a peek at the medal count. americans sweep as we told you about it has put usa in first with norway. 12 total medals and canada and netherlands tied for second place. great job, team usa. >>> tina brown joins us next with the must read opinion pages and mike allen with the politico playbook. we will be right back. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. ameriprise asked people a simple question: can you keep your lifest

clean sweep for team usa in the first men's slopestyle skiing at the olympics. the americans who are just owning the slopestyle course. other sports haven't proven to be as dominant for america as much as slopestyle. here to explain, cnn's rachel nichols live from sochi. rach? >> reporter: well, chris, yeah. for every disappointment, right what we love about the olympics. there's a sweetheart story that comes up in its place. these athletes have just seconds in a lot of cases to distill down decades of training. sometimes it doesn't go well, but then sometimes it goes better than expected. that's what happened to the american men this morning. take a look. it was a sweeping one, two, three victory for team usa this morning. american skiers joss christensen, gus kenworthy and nick goepper graping t igoepper the gold, silver and bronze. meanwhile, the snowboarding halfpipe seems to be the epicenter of surprises here in sochi. just a day after shaun white's surprising miss for a three-peat gold, american snowboarder kaitlyn farrington shocked in the other direction

team usa swept the medals stand in the men's slopestyle skiing. josh christensen took the gold after nailing three jumps totaling ten full spins within 15 seconds all while skiing off ramps backwards. teammate gus kenworthy grabbed the silver. nick goepper who skis without poles got the bronze. >> now that we're the first olympics slopestyle medalists, it's even bigger and that we swept, i can't believe it. it's perfect. >> i think today was one of the most insane competitions. >> reporter: the u.s. men's hockey team dominated slovakia, 7-1. next up, a showdown with a tough russian team tomorrow. >> we're going to have to work our butts off, do the little things and play our blue collar hockey in order to win that game. >> reporter: also on the ice, american figure skater jeremy abbott suffered a bad fall attempting a complex move. he remained on the ice for some time but then got up and completed his program. the men's figure skating gold will be awarded today. u.s. skier bode miller is also back in action today in the men's super combined, and a

and team relay in the luge and men's figure skating short program, women's skeleton and men's slopestyle skiing gold final and women's 1,000 meter speed skating. coverage starts for prime time at 8:00. >> always fun to watch. >>> 5:08. meteorologist christina loren watching that radar with a look at the forecast. >> good morning to you laura and scott and good morning to you at home. we're still in the heart of a drought and we need any rain that we can get, especially if it can accumulate and three-quarter of an inchtally between now and sunday. right now the showers are still to the north of santa rosa but they are going to arrive in their neck of the woods by 6:26 this morning. make sure you're ready. it might be slick up there and the north bay after accumulating over a foot of rainfall in napa you may not be that happy about the return of the rain but it's not going to be heavy until sunday so at least that might comfort you. take a look at your seven-day forecast at the bottom of your screen you'll notice we're talking about rain chances not just this weekend, we're talking about rain for

skiing and also. in the biathlon on the first medal of today again when the canadians it went in slopestyle skiing and that really does cement their place at the top of the medal table and not long ago actually be. from canada. displaying the gold and silver medals they won in the moguls at the weekend we caught up with that of the system he told us where he's made a comparison between the vancouver games four years ago and the sochi games now because i am kitty and it was own soil in vancouver there's different in intensity level difference where in russia so the russians are at home and whenever a russian was skiing down the course the crowd would go and say it wasn't as intense for canadians or other athletes but in some ways i think it was kind of a pursuit of relief kind of feel like i'm here to is very exciting the night of the events the crowd is there there is some fear so definitely olympic by going on ice hockey is also expected to steal the show at the sochi olympics and it's promising to be one of the most exciting tournament in years we caught up with russian hockey legend legend. of who

devin logan won silver in women's slopestyle skiing. canada took the gold and bronze.ads in the overall medal count with 10 followed by canada and the netherlands. the united states is in fourth place. julia mancuso won a bronze in the women's super combined monday and it was the fourth olympic medal of her career. mancuso is a favorite in tomorrow's women's downhill. >> bode miller had to scratch his training run for the men's super combined finishing eighth for the downhill on sunday. he said this morning he should have had lasik eye surgery before the games. u.s. women's hockey team scored three times in 55 seconds yesterday, beating switzerland 9-0. the americans play top rival canada tomorrow. >>> time to show you some of this morning's headlines. "the washington post" looks at new details of osama bin laden's corpse, 11 days after the al qaeda leader was killed, commander of special operations ordered the pictures to be destroyed or given to the cia. the move came ten days after the associated press asked for the material. >> "the new york times" says an instruct

. >>> and they swept the slopestyle ski championships, and now three are on the cover, they tweeted today about themselves, nick goepper and gus kenwor kenworthy, looking good with those medals. >>> and paulina edmonds says she is ready to compete, training in austin. paulina set up this tweet and says she is ready to make her olympic debut. >> now i'm here and ready to go, and i'm just super happy to be a participant in the games. and i can't wait to show everyone in the crowd and the judges what i can do. >> we can't wait either. the first event event, the short program is wednesday with the free skates or long program on thursday. >>> and you can stay up to date on what is happening in sochi 24 hours a day. just sign up for our olympic news alert and you get updates to our e-mail. go to nbcbayarea.com and you can sign up for developing news. >>> and we have a situation where police are on scene in oakland hills where they found a burn victim. the park police found the victim on skyline boulevard, that is the entrance to the park. the area is in the hills above mount clair. the paramedi

devin logan with a soaring performance in ski slopestyle capturing silver. >> it's nerve-racking. was biting my nails. >> reporter: and in women's singles luge erin hamlin sliding home with the bronze and making history as the first american ever to medal in the event. more history made with the introduction of women's ski jumping. american favorite sarah hendrickson placing low but becoming the first female olympian ever to compete in the event. finally a stunning performance in pairing figure skating. the russians once again bringing down the house. earning the highest score ever recorded by a pair in the short program. now let's get to the very latest news and the american pairs team of marissa castelli and simon shnapir, best known for their incredible size differential. he is 6'4". she is just 5'0". they had a big triple twist and throw triple salchow but it was only good enough for ninth place in this power house field. the other u.s. team felicia zhang and nathan bartholomay came in 15th. we will find out who grabs the gold today in the pairs freeskate. a tough loss this mo

fellow american devin logan clinched the silver in the women's slopestyle skiing. a new event at the winter games. >> i was biting my nails and just because all the competitors are so good and you know that anyone at any given point can put down a run that can bump you out. >> reporter: logan overcame slushy wet snowy caused a series of wipeouts including that crash by a canadian skier. in another olympic first, american sarah hendrickson became the first woman ever to ski jump at the olympics. in the end, neither she nor her teammates placed. already today, julia mancuso was back on the slopes for the women's downhill but failed to medal despite a strong run. later today, snowboarder hannah teter looks for her third olympic medal in the women's halfpipe. speed skater shani davis tries for his third straight gold medal in the men's 1,000 meeters and the u.s. women's hockey team takes on its rivals from canada. both teams are already qualified for the semifinals. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> and a unique result from this morning's women's downhill. two skiers,

>> reporter: americans dominated the x-game style events, even sweeping slopestyle skiing.aditional event, my kayla schifrin dominated slalom, the youngest ever to win the gold medal here. david? >> all right, matt gutman, you've been great for us all along the way. matt, thank you. >>> a sad note to pass along. word that the oldest survivor of the holocaust has died. alice herz-sommer passed away in london. her death coming a week before a film about her is up for an oscar. the filmmaker celebrating her love of the piano and her devotion to her son during the holocaust. ♪ >> my world is music. >> alice playing the bee yeah know there. she was 110 years old. >>> when we come back on this abbreviated tradition tonight. a well-known kennedy on trial this week, and what her legal team is now telling abc news tonight about the case. we'll be back in a moment. my name is jenny, and i quit smoking with chantix. before chantix, i tried to quit probably about five times. it was different than the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix vareniclin

. >> reporter: a dazzling olympic debut for daredevil slopestyle skiing. we've seen women athletes soaring, helicoptering in the air all at speeds over 50 miles an hour. and today, the american men swoop into history. joss christensen, gus kenworthy and nick goepper sweeping the event, only the third time in winter olympic history. in figure skating, experts telling us the skaters are jumping farther than ever before. >> it's unbelievably hard. they're going through the air, three rotations, four rotations, and they're landing basically on a butter knife. >> reporter: watch american pair skaters marissa castelli and simon shnapir. watch again. see how high she goes. keep in mind, he's 6'4". look, she rotates four times, barely landing it. we're seeing moves rarely displayed in olympic competition. this chinese pair performing the quad twist. >> look at the elevation. >> reporter: catch that? watch again. she rotates one, two, three, four times high above his head. watch germans aliona savchenko and robion szolkowy in the last five seconds of their program.

>> reporter: americans dominated the x-game style events, even sweeping slopestyle skiing. 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 presid

you're looking at this new type of ski event, slopestyle, it's called, where they kind of freestyle downwhite pulled out. we'll talk about an olympian about going through it. is it too dangerous? we'll hear from an olympian's perspective. also, we're going to take you through a story. affluenza, remember it? now, we have the lawyer on, finally, for this kid. the sentence has been confirmed by the judge now, will not be contested anymore. and what is this really about? they say that people have it all wrong, the lawyer today, that you misunderstand what affluenza's about, that word was never used. this has all been taken out of context. it makes perfect sense. so, the lawyer will make the case today. we've been waiting for this for a while, so it's good to finally close this one up and get people talking about it again. >> i think he's the guy very critical of the media, saying the media has poisoned the justice system. >> and i'm excited to hear about slopestyle, because accountability loves slopestyle. >> accountability loves the word slopestyle alone. >> see you in a bit. >> slopestyle