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this is a lot of what snowboarding went through when it was starting up early on. people don't know about it, it's not already out there. so while they're kind of a big fish in a small pond, this pond is really small and it's kind of their responsibility to grow not just the brand but to grow an entire sport. >>kendall: we're trying to develop a whole new category of board sports by ourselves. when you think about snowboarding or skateboarding, they had other companies that were all pooling their resources together to develop a category. we don't have that. >>reporter: although the recession has slowed growth to between 20 and 30 per cent, freebord has responded by selling directly to its riders who are now located in 27 countries around the world. >>: and it's the riders, both as customers and as trail blazers in this new sport, who hold the key to freebord's future. >>strand: what the riders have done, they've just taken the board so far beyond what i ever dreamed could be done in terms of riding, they're blasting down hills at 50 miles an hour or they're doing t
this is a lot of what snowboarding went through when it was starting up early on. people don't know about it, it's not already out there. so while they're kind of a big fish in a small pond, this pond is really small and it's kind of their responsibility to grow not just the brand but to grow an entire sport. >>kendall: we're trying to develop a whole new category of board sports by ourselves. when you think about snowboarding or skateboarding, they had other companies that were all...
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how many other snowboarders do you share this with?e: just me. >> simon: this is shaun's pipe. we touched down, he geared up and hitched a ride to the very top. >> white: woo. >> simon: this is why shaun white is here-- this super pipe in the snow. but why would anyone want one of these planted right in the middle of some of the worst avalanche country in america? only someone as driven and determined as shaun white; driven to develop new snowboarding techniques, which are way over my head, but which he hopes will win him gold at the olympics. >> white: yeah! >> simon: for two months, with his own camera team in tow, shaun white taught himself a dizzying array of moves. first, to avoid injury, he tried them out in this foam pit. >> white: that one felt great. >> simon: and then, on the unforgiving 22-foot-high walls of his half pipe. the pay-off? this new trick-- two flips, three spins, all at once-- daring, difficult and, until then, undoable. >> white: i'm freaking out. >> simon: are you scared when you do a trick like that? >> white
how many other snowboarders do you share this with?e: just me. >> simon: this is shaun's pipe. we touched down, he geared up and hitched a ride to the very top. >> white: woo. >> simon: this is why shaun white is here-- this super pipe in the snow. but why would anyone want one of these planted right in the middle of some of the worst avalanche country in america? only someone as driven and determined as shaun white; driven to develop new snowboarding techniques, which are way...
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>> this is a day of snowboarding. >> this is a day of snowboarding.a really good answer. >> reporter: and off we went, following the path of his idol, shaun white. >> you go. i'll meet you there. i'm good. who is your favorite snowboarder? >> shaun white. >> shaun white. what do you want to be when you gr up? >> i'm going to be a racer. >> a racer? >> yeah. >> you mean like a snowboard racer? >> yeah. >> reporter: in the meantime he's got a little growing to do and maybe a few more tv interviews, but already -- >> all the way down, ready? >> reporter: wesley is the king of the hill. >> lit him go. >> whoa! bye, wes. >> love that kid, adorable. many thanks to wesley, his family and all the folks at sundown mountain in dubuque. they were wonderful. thank you, guys. once again, here's lester. >> he was pretty good, that was fun, jenna. >>> as we say goodbye to vancouver, preps are already under way for the next olympic games. we get more on the 2012 games in london from nbc's michelle kaczynski. >> olympic glory burns yet in vancouver, those medals still
>> this is a day of snowboarding. >> this is a day of snowboarding.a really good answer. >> reporter: and off we went, following the path of his idol, shaun white. >> you go. i'll meet you there. i'm good. who is your favorite snowboarder? >> shaun white. >> shaun white. what do you want to be when you gr up? >> i'm going to be a racer. >> a racer? >> yeah. >> you mean like a snowboard racer? >> yeah. >> reporter: in the...
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he was there in nagano, japan, in 1998 for the first olympic snowboard competition. he placed sixth in the giant slalom. but there was a cloud hanging over him even then. >> i was diagnosed in the early '90s through a routine physical, and after we finally pinpointed what it was, they told me that, one day, i'd need a liver transplant. and i'll never forget when they told me that. i was looking around the room, going, "who are you talking to? you cant possibly be talking to me. i feel like a million bucks. i'm out there riding my snowboard, doing all these fun cross-training activities and i feel great." >> reporter: klug's liver continued to deteriorate after his first olympic appearance. his wife missy remembers. >> chris was on the transplant waiting list at a critical stage for three months. but he was on years before that- - they just kind of move you up as you get sicker. so watching him get sick was really tough, because he's so active, so energetic, so positive. and to see him kind of lose a little bit of that was tough. >> reporter: by 2000, klug and his doc
he was there in nagano, japan, in 1998 for the first olympic snowboard competition. he placed sixth in the giant slalom. but there was a cloud hanging over him even then. >> i was diagnosed in the early '90s through a routine physical, and after we finally pinpointed what it was, they told me that, one day, i'd need a liver transplant. and i'll never forget when they told me that. i was looking around the room, going, "who are you talking to? you cant possibly be talking to me. i...
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>> jimmy: yes, you would snowboard in the winter, yes. winter snow, yes.good. [ laughter ] steve, is snowboarding something you do in the wintertime? >> steve: let me think about it. snow-boarding, hmm! >> i didn't know if it was an olympic event. >> jimmy: yes. all right, well, very good. so snowboarding is a winter sport. higgins, what will contestant number two be licking today? >> steve: well jimmy, lauren will be licking this lovely gold medal held by our very own nbc page. and that's not all, you'll be licking while disguised as world famous snowboard champion shaun white! it's shaun white, a cherished, american athlete licking the gold, all for $10. jimmy? >> jimmy: very good. thank you, thank you so much, higgins. so, you'll be licking a gold medal as shaun white. here's the way it's gonna work. you're gonna take this shaun white poster mask, hold it in frontf your face. [ laughter ] your tongue goes through the hole there. there you go. [ laughter ] and then our lovely page lauren is gonna puthe medal over you. hold on. not ready to lick yet. and
>> jimmy: yes, you would snowboard in the winter, yes. winter snow, yes.good. [ laughter ] steve, is snowboarding something you do in the wintertime? >> steve: let me think about it. snow-boarding, hmm! >> i didn't know if it was an olympic event. >> jimmy: yes. all right, well, very good. so snowboarding is a winter sport. higgins, what will contestant number two be licking today? >> steve: well jimmy, lauren will be licking this lovely gold medal held by our very...
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the giant slalom snowboard competition and goad medal finals in the slalom. visit nbcwashington.com for some of the greatest moments. // >>> first it was snow then a water main break. the maryland terps are in blacksburg where they were supposed to tip-off against virginia tech, but a water main break delayed the game. it will start at 7:00. hoyas had their own malfunction today. georgetown had an advantage because notre dame was without forward luke haringoti. what they did was the start of a second half. tyler came out swinging and set the tone. georgetown falters at verizon center. we begin with this guy. it's never a good place to saw austin freeman. not feeling good. he had a stomach problem today. first half, irish outhustling the hoyas. there for the follow up. second half, hoyas were hanging it in. chris wright drives, dishes to greg monroe. he misses. julian vaughn there for the tip-in. minutes later i to er hoyas for down. ball ends up in the hands of ben hansbrough. he buries the three-pointer. he had 21 minutes. irish upset georgetown 78
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kids, they start snowboarding, next thing is drugs. it's -- it's a gateway sport.. >> jimmy: i enjoyed the movie. i thought it was really good. funny and suspensiususpenseful y funny throughout. and your daughter is in the movie. she does a great job. >> yes, thank you. >> jimmy: but this is what i can't really explain to myself. you're a producer on the film. your daughter plays your daughter and, well, i don't want to ruin it -- she also has another job in the movie. >> yeah, she's a pole dancer, yeah. >> jimmy: a pole dancer and not one of those olympic pole dancers. the shiny poles. >> i did not cast her in the movie. >> jimmy: you wanted to kill him, right? >> exactly. he didn't make it through the shoot. >> jimmy: were you there when -- >> no, no, she said that she didn't want me on the set that day and so, in order not to be tempted, i left the state. >> jimmy: yeah. doesn't seem like you would want to be there, either, necessarily, during that time. >> no, no. >> jimmy: she's not naked or anything like that. >> she's a great actress, and we're very proud of
kids, they start snowboarding, next thing is drugs. it's -- it's a gateway sport.. >> jimmy: i enjoyed the movie. i thought it was really good. funny and suspensiususpenseful y funny throughout. and your daughter is in the movie. she does a great job. >> yes, thank you. >> jimmy: but this is what i can't really explain to myself. you're a producer on the film. your daughter plays your daughter and, well, i don't want to ruin it -- she also has another job in the movie....
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that's a slovakian snowboarder wearing a camera on his goggles.e was on a run in the mountains when the snow began to crumble around him. check that out. just terrifying. unbelievable. lucky, for us and for him, he survived and also so did the camera with that footage. unbelievable. >> that is truly -- have you ever been snowboarding before? >> i'm terrified of snowboarding for exactly that reason. have you? >> i have been. that is just remarkable. terrific obviously he survived. that avalanche looked like it happened really fast and very frightening. >> scary. >> yeah. jessica, thanks. see you later on the show. >>> up next, though, how big a role to medical mall practice play on the cost of health care? republicans say a lot. we're going to run the numbers and put their claim to the test. >>> i'm going to take you on a tour of my own operating room item by very expensive item. you're the colon lady! diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a difference phillips' colon health has made? it's the probiotics. the good ba
that's a slovakian snowboarder wearing a camera on his goggles.e was on a run in the mountains when the snow began to crumble around him. check that out. just terrifying. unbelievable. lucky, for us and for him, he survived and also so did the camera with that footage. unbelievable. >> that is truly -- have you ever been snowboarding before? >> i'm terrified of snowboarding for exactly that reason. have you? >> i have been. that is just remarkable. terrific obviously he...
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if you invented a new snowboarding trick, what would you name it?ike "dinner roll," "360 something" -- you can call it whatever you'd like. >> "triple board skip." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "the triple board skip." that's a pretty good one right there. look forward to that. i like that one. all right, here we go. so, we have my friend lavelle. he's from queens, new york. and if he invented a new snowboarding trick, it would be "the triple board skip." it's pretty nice, right. and since we had new kids on the block here not too long ago, can you do it in the style of a boy band? [ light laughter ] [ scattered applause ] >> wait. whoa, whoa. can owen do it? >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, owen -- owen can do it. >> i'll have to dust off my boy band chops. ♪ ♪ lavelle lives in queens where you can't the "l" to get to ♪ ♪ because i think it goes the other way ♪ ♪ and if he invented a trick it would be called the triple board skip ♪ ♪ do the triple board skip skip, skip do the triple board skippy skippy, skip ♪ ♪ do the triple board skip girl, your body is ridiculous
if you invented a new snowboarding trick, what would you name it?ike "dinner roll," "360 something" -- you can call it whatever you'd like. >> "triple board skip." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "the triple board skip." that's a pretty good one right there. look forward to that. i like that one. all right, here we go. so, we have my friend lavelle. he's from queens, new york. and if he invented a new snowboarding trick, it would be "the triple...
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it makes no sense. >> no. >> no pun intended. >>> a close call for one snowboarder and it was caughtcamera. >> the man nearly escaped a avalanche in slovakia. this was shot by a camera on his goggles. the snow sweeped him away and the footage goes black and he was buried in the snow but amazingly he survives. listen. [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> he rather enjoyed it. he thought it was an adventure. we're told he has been living in the mountains for about five years. >> well he might be a weirdo. >> after his reaction to the avalanche pouring over him. >> all right. >>> we can do more than just think about the warm summer weather. we can start our summer garden. derek thomas will join us next to tell us how. >>> plus using your brainpower to help others. holly is up next to look at a great engineering competition. we'll be back in a minute. don't go away. i mean, how do you people get anything done? you're in a meeting, and you say, "the fourth-quarter report is -- wow, what a nice day!" and everyone agrees, and the meeting's over. i mean, how do you do anything? well, it is a nice d
it makes no sense. >> no. >> no pun intended. >>> a close call for one snowboarder and it was caughtcamera. >> the man nearly escaped a avalanche in slovakia. this was shot by a camera on his goggles. the snow sweeped him away and the footage goes black and he was buried in the snow but amazingly he survives. listen. [ inaudible ] [ laughter ] >> he rather enjoyed it. he thought it was an adventure. we're told he has been living in the mountains for about five...
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i'm told, meanwhile, that the snowboarding venues are still a work in pgress but nearly complete, and they will be ready by the time the competitions begin there monday the 15th. matt? >> well, just qukly, natalie, how's it look to you? just turn around. does it look like a normal winter venue? >> reporter: yeah. well, you know, as you can see, if we can pan off here, i mean, there's a lot of rock carved off to the side, as you can see, but this was a superhuman effort to bring snow. they've hauled over 300 truckloads of snow. they've brought snow from the top of the mountain down here to the base. and all of the venues, really, they're dealing here at cypress with this very situation. >> right. >> reporter: but the moguls are packed, and from what i understand, the mogul skiers have had no complaints with their practice run yesterday, matt. >> all right, great, natalie. we're going to meet one of those mogul skiers later on. but right now, we're going to meet the mayor of vancouver, gregor robertson. mr. mayor, good to see you. good morning. >> good to be here. >> people are complain
i'm told, meanwhile, that the snowboarding venues are still a work in pgress but nearly complete, and they will be ready by the time the competitions begin there monday the 15th. matt? >> well, just qukly, natalie, how's it look to you? just turn around. does it look like a normal winter venue? >> reporter: yeah. well, you know, as you can see, if we can pan off here, i mean, there's a lot of rock carved off to the side, as you can see, but this was a superhuman effort to bring...
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. >>> snowboarders took advantage of the unplowed streets in georgetown by snowboarding down wisconsin avenue. by the looks of things, they are not ready for the olympics. not the vancouver ones anyway. give them time. >> they just want to have fun. >>> in maryland, elaine reyes is in rockville all afternoon taking a look at conditions there. elaine, how is it looking? >> you know, i think -- big wind gust, guys. just in time for the shot. it stopped snowing, but this wind that you just saw tearing through here is just pushing all the snow all around us. it's coming off of the buildings and the snow drifts around us. montgomery county even pulled its snow plows off the roads earlier today because the conditions were so bad. take a look at this. late this afternoon, though, they did make some of them go back out. some of them were able to come back out on the roads and do some work. most of the business, though, along rockville pike, normally very busy, were closed all day long, including most of the shopping malls in the area. we did, of course, find a few folks braving these crazy con
. >>> snowboarders took advantage of the unplowed streets in georgetown by snowboarding down wisconsin avenue. by the looks of things, they are not ready for the olympics. not the vancouver ones anyway. give them time. >> they just want to have fun. >>> in maryland, elaine reyes is in rockville all afternoon taking a look at conditions there. elaine, how is it looking? >> you know, i think -- big wind gust, guys. just in time for the shot. it stopped snowing, but...
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snowboarder shaun white recovering from a congenital heart defect and two open-heart surgeries as a childalf pipe king. 32-year-old veteran bode miller winning three medals four years after getting shut out in torino, accused then of too much partying and not enough practice. >> i can't think of another athlete who has changed the perceptions about the entire career over the course of two weeks like this in the course of my lifetime >> reporter: but attention to these once every four years events is still fleeting. the only winter athletes who seem assured of long lasting fame and the money that goes with it, figure skaters, like 1998 gold medalist tara lipinski. >> i didn't really have that many challenges. afterwards i just really wanted to scailt professionally and learn my way in that world because i was a newbie. >> reporter: on the other end of the spectrum, cross country skier caitlin compton. her sport doesn't attract high numbers or big endorsement, so she splits her time between training and cultivating grassroots support on her web site. >> right now i'm in the middle ground wh
snowboarder shaun white recovering from a congenital heart defect and two open-heart surgeries as a childalf pipe king. 32-year-old veteran bode miller winning three medals four years after getting shut out in torino, accused then of too much partying and not enough practice. >> i can't think of another athlete who has changed the perceptions about the entire career over the course of two weeks like this in the course of my lifetime >> reporter: but attention to these once every...
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vancouver right now where there isn't enough snow on whistler mountain, home to the olympics ski and snowboard competition. organizers are trucking the snow in. it's being loaded on to trucks 150 miles away. hauling snow wasn't in the olympic budget and it's proven to be very expensive. >>> same pattern. it's interesting we get an el nino tends to be warm and wet, but not snowy in the northwest and south. here we are, more snow coming our way. outside tonight, no pocket of melting continues. as it will tomorrow. tomorrow is a delightful day. a lot of sunshine. sort of a weather-maker kind of day. old-timers of new england, we call it. our current temperature here in washington is 33 degrees. 33 around washington. teens to our north. there is the cold air. there is the warm air. look at brownsville. 65 degrees right now. there are watches going up now. there continue to be as we go through tomorrow, around us, winter weather advisories in the northern plains. there is the storm maker right now. getting its act together. heavy rain falling through parts of texas. this is the rain around dallas.
vancouver right now where there isn't enough snow on whistler mountain, home to the olympics ski and snowboard competition. organizers are trucking the snow in. it's being loaded on to trucks 150 miles away. hauling snow wasn't in the olympic budget and it's proven to be very expensive. >>> same pattern. it's interesting we get an el nino tends to be warm and wet, but not snowy in the northwest and south. here we are, more snow coming our way. outside tonight, no pocket of melting...
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a snowboarder would be perfect right about now. >> docca "at and let me know how it turns out -- you should try that and let me know. we will look at your morning commute with the traffic and weather together. >> the man believed to be responsible for michael jackson's death will come face- to-face with novartis today. >> don't forget article question. what is your plan for getting what is your plan for getting through this notice weekends? [house] wow! i feel like a new house thanks to this quick home energy check-up from bge. feels like i'm at a day spa. [ announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. [sigh] ah... the efficient life is the good life. is that little cup really enough? try it!! [ female announcer ] when something's so good... now that's what i'm talking about!! [ female announcer ] ...you only need so much. the same is true with bath tissue too. that's why there's charmin ultra soft. its ultra soft design is soft and absorbent. it has so much absorbency you can use 7 sheets versus 28 of the leading value brand. so your family can
a snowboarder would be perfect right about now. >> docca "at and let me know how it turns out -- you should try that and let me know. we will look at your morning commute with the traffic and weather together. >> the man believed to be responsible for michael jackson's death will come face- to-face with novartis today. >> don't forget article question. what is your plan for getting what is your plan for getting through this notice weekends? [house] wow! i feel like a new...
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. >> i know, but i love the ski, i love to snowboard. so iind of had that itch to come out. and do what i can. >> this is how you scratch that itch, huh? >> that's right. >> what aboutwalking? did you think about taking a casual stroll? >> it's too boring, too slow. i wanted to start a new sport. >> where do you live? >> right here in columbia heights right by the metro station. >> where are you going? >> i'm working in a hospital. >> make sure you don't end up in the hospital. we've got a likealibicyclist an cross-country skier as well. you look like jason, but i don't think that's your name. >> i'm robert. >> where did you start and where are you going? >> i came about ten blocks up 13th street. i'm headed over to irving street and then i'm headed downhill. looking forward to that. >> what is -- what's the -- what's the thing with the skis here? >> nothing, nothing. it's just fun to ski. you can very rarely ski in the city. >> you're having a blast with this. you seem to really be enjoying it. >> i'm delighted, yeah. >> you took at umbrella down because it gave way, didn't
. >> i know, but i love the ski, i love to snowboard. so iind of had that itch to come out. and do what i can. >> this is how you scratch that itch, huh? >> that's right. >> what aboutwalking? did you think about taking a casual stroll? >> it's too boring, too slow. i wanted to start a new sport. >> where do you live? >> right here in columbia heights right by the metro station. >> where are you going? >> i'm working in a hospital. >>...
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olympics they are hauling in truckloads of snow, all thanks for a warm spell that is melting the snowboard and freestyle courses, the games open next friday. >>> good evening, call it a case of pd p, post duck depression or perhaps p l l, post obama let down, whatever you call it georgetown fell last night to south florida at the verizon center and they have no time to cry about it. villanova comes here tomorrow and according to the folks this game will be played no matter what. >>> the hoyas led by 9 at the break. but in the second half the bulls could not miss. they shot 65%. jones scored 22 of his 29 in the second stainsa as south florida won its 4th straight big east game, the hoyas have to regroup from villanova while assessing the damage from last night. >> you can get beat by anybody, it is east that they play with a little bit more of a chip on their shoulder than we did, especially in the second half and they made the plays to win. i don't think we want to read too much into it. it is another loss an we just got to deal with it. >> i don't want to get stuck on how dispointing the
olympics they are hauling in truckloads of snow, all thanks for a warm spell that is melting the snowboard and freestyle courses, the games open next friday. >>> good evening, call it a case of pd p, post duck depression or perhaps p l l, post obama let down, whatever you call it georgetown fell last night to south florida at the verizon center and they have no time to cry about it. villanova comes here tomorrow and according to the folks this game will be played no matter what....
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russian snowboarder stanslav detnov. he is disqualified while he mistimes the opening of the start gate. tough break for him. that's a look at sports, i'm joe carter. >>> we're getting more pictures of the devastating damage from the massive earthquake in chile. these are images captured by several of our ireporters. you can see a multi-story building just buckled in the earthquake. people are still walking through the neighborhoods with a sense of disbelief. the jolt brought down highways reducing them to piles of rubble. more than 3 million people were affected by this earthquake and the death toll of more than 300 is expected to keep climbing. stay with hln for extensive earthquake coverage. >>> a horrible story out of florida. strangers helped a deputy save two kids whose mother allegedly tried to drown them. investigators say when the deputy responded to a single car crash, the mother got of the car holding her two kids and headed for a retention pond. police say she jumped in the water and held the children down. t
russian snowboarder stanslav detnov. he is disqualified while he mistimes the opening of the start gate. tough break for him. that's a look at sports, i'm joe carter. >>> we're getting more pictures of the devastating damage from the massive earthquake in chile. these are images captured by several of our ireporters. you can see a multi-story building just buckled in the earthquake. people are still walking through the neighborhoods with a sense of disbelief. the jolt brought down...
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a taxi driver keeping a wary eye on the snowboarding quality problems. "i'm afraid toyota may take a big hit globally," he said. for many people here the worldwide recall is a distant problem. after all, it hasn't affected the domestic production, but they do know a reputation for quality has brought growth and prosperity to this region. if that goes, the future is far less rosy for a company that last year reported its first operating loss in 70 years. "it's not a good thing," this worker told me, at the end of a shift at a plant making luxury cars. the company is run by akio toyoda, the grandson of the founder. there has been no sighting of him in his home region since the crisis began. nearby, there is a toyota museum, a monument to the glory days where thousands come to be entertained by musical robots and wooed by the company's cutting-edge design and technology. but today, you won't find such a confident note outside in the town that toyota built. just hours from now, toyota will announce its latest financial results. top japanese executives here w
a taxi driver keeping a wary eye on the snowboarding quality problems. "i'm afraid toyota may take a big hit globally," he said. for many people here the worldwide recall is a distant problem. after all, it hasn't affected the domestic production, but they do know a reputation for quality has brought growth and prosperity to this region. if that goes, the future is far less rosy for a company that last year reported its first operating loss in 70 years. "it's not a good...
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workers have been using helicopters and trucks to haul snow to the sites of skiing and snowboard competitions. an avalanche killed at least 17 indian soldiers today at a training center in the part of kashmir controlled by india. 17 other soldiers were critically wounded. they'd been in the middle of ski training exercises on the himalayan slopes when the mass of snow and ice swept them away. more than 50 officers were rescued six hours after the avalanche. in ukraine, the opposition leader claimed a narrow victory in sunday's presidential election. viktor yanukovich took a pro- russian stance against the pro- western government. his opponent, prime minister yulia tymoshenko, charged election fraud, and threatened to call out supporters. in 2004, the presidential vote results were thrown out after yanukovich initially won. but international monitors said this year's election was an "impressive display" of democracy. iran may have moved closer to being able to produce a nuclear warhead. the country's top nuclear envoy said today iran will begin enriching uranium to higher levels. he insisted i
workers have been using helicopters and trucks to haul snow to the sites of skiing and snowboard competitions. an avalanche killed at least 17 indian soldiers today at a training center in the part of kashmir controlled by india. 17 other soldiers were critically wounded. they'd been in the middle of ski training exercises on the himalayan slopes when the mass of snow and ice swept them away. more than 50 officers were rescued six hours after the avalanche. in ukraine, the opposition leader...
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scotty lago is the american snowboarders who for whatever mysterious reason had to leave vancouver whens bronze medal were online. he's going to have to miss the closing ceremonies, but he'll be here with us, which i think is even better then the olympics. right? all right, our first guest's incendiary temper has been known to terrify aspiring chefs and curdle bechamel sauces in kitchens around the world. he's an award-winning chef andleand le restaurateur. watch him scare failing restaurants back to life on "kitchen nightmares" thursday and friday nights at nine on fox. please welcome chef gordon ramsay. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks for coming. great to see you. these are truffles that you brought me. >> yes. >> jimmy: these came out of you? incredible. i wish i could smell them. wow, they -- yeah, they -- even penetrated my nose. they smell great. >> little present. that last bowl of pasta last time i was here was a disaster. >> how dare you? i made you a powell of pasta the last time you were here. it's pasta. not pasta, by the way. >> i'll take them back. $900 a kilo. yo
scotty lago is the american snowboarders who for whatever mysterious reason had to leave vancouver whens bronze medal were online. he's going to have to miss the closing ceremonies, but he'll be here with us, which i think is even better then the olympics. right? all right, our first guest's incendiary temper has been known to terrify aspiring chefs and curdle bechamel sauces in kitchens around the world. he's an award-winning chef andleand le restaurateur. watch him scare failing restaurants...
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they have their snowboards and their ski helmets. and we'll be on our hill. >> reporter: but the weekend could bring hard work for some students and not just homework. >> i'm going to play. >> and tomorrow, i'm going to shovel snow. >> reporter: most school districts in the area closed two hours early. and the early dismissal doesn't count as a snow day. still, some school systems are almost out of snow days. baltimore city has two out of five snow days left. howard county has the same. two out of five. while harford county is halfway through its snow days at 2 out of 4. and anne arundel county students are out of snow days completely. all of those leaders there say they plan to ask the state for more. but it's baltimore county that has the most. five snow days remaining out of 7. >> all night long, we have been watching the storm very very closely. >> reporter: but it could force the county to use another snow day. >> we have been very fortunate to keep the snow time in the instructional time we can get in. and that's what we want t
they have their snowboards and their ski helmets. and we'll be on our hill. >> reporter: but the weekend could bring hard work for some students and not just homework. >> i'm going to play. >> and tomorrow, i'm going to shovel snow. >> reporter: most school districts in the area closed two hours early. and the early dismissal doesn't count as a snow day. still, some school systems are almost out of snow days. baltimore city has two out of five snow days left. howard...
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they have the snowboards and the ski helmets and we're going to be on our hill. >> reporter: but the weekend could bring some hard work for some students and not just homework. >> i'm in a play. >> tomorrow, i'm going to shovel snow. >> school districts in the area close two hours earlier. and the early dismissal doesn't count as a snow day. still, some school systems are almost out of snow days. baltimore city has two out of five days left, howard county has the same. two out of five. while harford county is halfway through its snow days at two out of four, and anne arundel county students are out of snow days completely. all of the schools there plan to ask the state for more. but it's baltimore county that has the most. five out of seven remaining. >> reporter: but charles henderson says a -- herndon says the slow weekend cleanup could cause the county to use another snow day. >> we have been very fortunate to get in the instructional time that we have been able to get in. and that's what we want to do, maximize that instructional time. we're very fortunate. and we hope we'll be r
they have the snowboards and the ski helmets and we're going to be on our hill. >> reporter: but the weekend could bring some hard work for some students and not just homework. >> i'm in a play. >> tomorrow, i'm going to shovel snow. >> school districts in the area close two hours earlier. and the early dismissal doesn't count as a snow day. still, some school systems are almost out of snow days. baltimore city has two out of five days left, howard county has the same....
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shaun white the snowboard king. $8 million a year. he pulls in.bviously defends his gold in the halfpipe. that should continue on the marketing front for shaun white. how about kim yu-na the skater from south korea who the country's most glorified star continued her dominance by winning gold by a wide margin in women's figure skating. apollo anton ohno comes in as a winner. although he's likely to hang up his skates after this one we expect a lot his deals with the likes of coca-cola and nestle to stay intact. now let's talk some losers. she's still among the most remarkable way gold and bronze and what an event to go but if lindsay vonn lifted up to lofty expectations she'll be hot now likely for deals but not able to cash in on new ones as much. lindsey jacobellis wiped out her last run here. she took the silver in torino and did not even make the final this time. she's not going to be considered next time around. and how about alpine skier ted ligetyreported $2 million in deals with ralph lauren. the torino gold medalist hasn't made the podium
shaun white the snowboard king. $8 million a year. he pulls in.bviously defends his gold in the halfpipe. that should continue on the marketing front for shaun white. how about kim yu-na the skater from south korea who the country's most glorified star continued her dominance by winning gold by a wide margin in women's figure skating. apollo anton ohno comes in as a winner. although he's likely to hang up his skates after this one we expect a lot his deals with the likes of coca-cola and nestle...
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think there probably are very few athletes, be in luge, skeleton, bobsled, skiing, you name it, snowboarding, that haven't had some sort of accident. >> larry: what made you take it up? >> you know, for me it was just -- really, it was the opportunity to fulfill an olympic dream, and i think that's the case with a lot of the athletes here. again, it's just an enormous tragedy that here's this young man on the eve of fulfilling that lifelong dream. i think for a lot of athletes, you try and get to the olympic games and here's your moment. it's just a shock wave through the whole community. >> larry: so you would term it a dangerous sport? >> i'm sorry? >> larry: you would term it a dangerous sport? >> well, in fact, i really would not despite the fact of what happened today. luge is really a safer sport than many despite the way that it looks. i grew up as a hockey player, and i can tell you there were more injuries i had as a hockey player than i ever did in luge. there is no question that there is inherent danger in it. you certainly are going very fast, but there is a lot of safety precaut
think there probably are very few athletes, be in luge, skeleton, bobsled, skiing, you name it, snowboarding, that haven't had some sort of accident. >> larry: what made you take it up? >> you know, for me it was just -- really, it was the opportunity to fulfill an olympic dream, and i think that's the case with a lot of the athletes here. again, it's just an enormous tragedy that here's this young man on the eve of fulfilling that lifelong dream. i think for a lot of athletes, you...
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davis and a photo essay of some of the skiers who spend their time aloft including some of the snowboardersfic, terrific magazine. thanks for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> you're welcome. >>> just one week to go, the vancouver olympics opening ceremony just seven days away. you can catch all the action on the networks and stations of nbc. that does it for me. i'm david shuster. a reminder to join me at 3:00 p.m. eastern time when special guest ben stein will join us to talk about the money spent in washington. that will be a feisty interview. tamron hall has the next hour. what do you have? >>> talking about that big storm. already schools are closed in washington, d.c. the government is planning to shut down by midday. and we're also talking about this australian banker who was busted looking at nude pictures on his computer while at work. what happened to him? we've got a follow-up and i'll explain why so many of us are wearing, david, red today. it's a great cause. are you taking a statin medication to lower your bad cholesterol but y
davis and a photo essay of some of the skiers who spend their time aloft including some of the snowboardersfic, terrific magazine. thanks for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> you're welcome. >>> just one week to go, the vancouver olympics opening ceremony just seven days away. you can catch all the action on the networks and stations of nbc. that does it for me. i'm david shuster. a reminder to join me at 3:00 p.m. eastern...
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so they sought out snowboarding, a youth sport. then short track speed skating, aerials, moguls, these different more x game like sports that peel to younger people. but what they also have done is brought in more of a danger element and they also added that danger element to even alpine skiing. so yes, i think it is a disturbing trend, actually. >> reporter: a disturbing trend, but go it work? is in what they think people wanted? >> yes, it definitely worked. the ratings have been up. so in that sense, i guess they got what they wanted. but sometimes you get a little something that you didn't ask for. and in this case, it was a really tragic something they didn't ask for. >> reporter: presumably though the technology changes as well, the ability to control some of these sports, the equipment, all of that advances at the same time. >> well, it's true. but if you take the luge, sticking to the luge, yes the technology advances all the time. but it advances in a way that not only makes them go faster but also gives them more control.
so they sought out snowboarding, a youth sport. then short track speed skating, aerials, moguls, these different more x game like sports that peel to younger people. but what they also have done is brought in more of a danger element and they also added that danger element to even alpine skiing. so yes, i think it is a disturbing trend, actually. >> reporter: a disturbing trend, but go it work? is in what they think people wanted? >> yes, it definitely worked. the ratings have been...
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snowboarder shaun white landed which never-before-seen trick during his victory run in the men's snowboard? who knows? no, not it could be. >> it's the double mctwist. >> yeah. why didn't you say so? >> so it's the double mctwist 360? >> shaun white, back-to-back gold medals, gets tremendous air up there, big air. amplitude is amazing. he won it on his first run, went back and performed his second run where he did the double mctwist 360 and had a higher score the second time. >> it's a 360 and 360 and whatever is leftover, 180. >> don't try it at home. >> lovely family from bedford, nehampshire. where will the next winter olympics be held? sweden, russia, united states or switzerland? it's an hour show. we would appreciate it if -- >> sweden. >> lovely country, but wrong! but you're going to love my sentimental album. >> she's giving away a lot of those. the correct answer is russia. >> we're going back to russia, first me since 1980. we'll be in sochi, a resort town by the black sea. maria sharapova, three-time grand slam champion was 5 years old, learned the game there. so chi will be in
snowboarder shaun white landed which never-before-seen trick during his victory run in the men's snowboard? who knows? no, not it could be. >> it's the double mctwist. >> yeah. why didn't you say so? >> so it's the double mctwist 360? >> shaun white, back-to-back gold medals, gets tremendous air up there, big air. amplitude is amazing. he won it on his first run, went back and performed his second run where he did the double mctwist 360 and had a higher score the second...
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traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury in snowboarders and skiers. for example, you may remember actress natasha richardson died from a head injury while on the slopes last year. she was not wearing a helmet. investigators looked at 12 studies conducted in north america, europe and asia on helmet use and injuries. they found helmets to be helpful when used in recreational activities. study researchers noted between 2 and 5 out of every 10 head injuries could have been prevented if a helmet is worn. they're encouraging helmets in outdoor winter sports no matter what the age and ability of the athlete. >> a new study finds an abstinence-only sex education class may delay middle schoolers from having sex. some say this teaches ab sti nen works. your views on this in a moment. stay close. >>> results from a two-year study may help to decide how your school teaches sex ed. it found fewer teenagers had sex after an experimental abstinence-only class. the abstinence course showed the kids the drawbacks of having sex. it did not preach saving sex for marriag
traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury in snowboarders and skiers. for example, you may remember actress natasha richardson died from a head injury while on the slopes last year. she was not wearing a helmet. investigators looked at 12 studies conducted in north america, europe and asia on helmet use and injuries. they found helmets to be helpful when used in recreational activities. study researchers noted between 2 and 5 out of every 10 head injuries could...
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>> plus a snowboarder put a camera on his goggles and then the avalanche began.have to see what happens when the snow catches up with him. >>> good morning. if you haven't looked at the morning paper yet, we already did for you so sit right back. first "the washington post" reports missing different signal parts may have caused a metro crash last summer. a part maker says metro was warned about the potential problem years ago. the crash last june killed nine people. >>> the new york times reports there could be serious consequences to layoffs. for example, workers at a steel plant heard they were losing their jobs and within two months three otherwise healthy men had heart attacks. >>> cold snowy nights means thousands of people are turning up at homeless shelters. luckily, the number of volunteers has doubled. >>> two canadian teachers performed a lap dance in front of students at the 10 rally. this is cell phone video posted on the internet. it gets a little steamy. canada cbc reports the male and female teacher did a lap dance at a high school in winnipeg and
>> plus a snowboarder put a camera on his goggles and then the avalanche began.have to see what happens when the snow catches up with him. >>> good morning. if you haven't looked at the morning paper yet, we already did for you so sit right back. first "the washington post" reports missing different signal parts may have caused a metro crash last summer. a part maker says metro was warned about the potential problem years ago. the crash last june killed nine people....