mayor anatoly (an-uh-toh-le pakhomov (pah-koh-mahv) tola b-b-c report >>> of mayor of sochi, russia the host of the winter olympics says there are no gay people in his city. he told a bb reporter, we don't have them in our town, he told a bbc reporter. but a local drag queen says there is a gay community in sochi. in june, russia passed a law banning gay propaganda. >>> nearly three years after the fukushima nuclear disaster in japan, the crippled plant is getting emitting radiation. seth doane reports. >> reporter: three miles from the plant roads are still closed, radiation level soaring 100 times higher than normal. once, this was the heart of a radioactive no go zone. now it's "safe" enough to spend a few hours inside. the company that owns the crippled plant is still struggling to deal with the disaster. all four reactors are still emitting radiation. but tepco has made progress. this is what they want us to see the heart of the decommissioning work taking place here in reactor 4. following the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, hydrogen explosion tore off the roof of the reactor. >>

russia who are at the center of this. our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: even if the sochi games are a glowing success, russia's chance to shine on the world stage could already be tarnished. six months after the government passed a law on what it calls homosexual propaganda, international outcry from activists and athletes grows. gold medal winner brian boitano is one of the three openly gay athletes in president obama's olympic delegation. >> i wanted to represent the country. and so part of that and part of that commitment to doing that is speaking about my sexuality when i get there. >> reporter: doing that comes with a certain level of risk. the russian government has said the law will stay on the books. in his state of the union address last month, russian president vladimir putin called the ban a defense against the genderless and infertile western intolerance. international pressure only seems to strengthen the russian leader's resolve. >> president putin does not recognize the right of any outside actors to analyze, criticize, and tell russia what is right or wrong in its domestic affairs. >>

. >>> and an olympic sendoff for a bay area high school sophomore headed to sochi, russia. >> usa! usa! >> the celebrity athletes who joined her classmates to wish her a good luck at the olympics. >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. we have new developments this noontime on california's ongoing drought crisis. in just the past 30 minutes, the state department of water resources in sacramento announced it will not deliver any water to areas south of the sacramento delta as part of the state wfrt project serving 25 million californians. officials say it's the first time in the 54-r year history of the water contract this has happened. managers want to slow down the usual february release of water in storage. >> today's actions mean that everyone, farmers, fish, people, will get less water as a result. these actions will protect us all better in the long run. >> in san francisco, the public utilities commission announced plans to get customers to reduce their water consumption. ktvu's alex savidge joins us live with exactly what people are being asked to do. >> reporter: good after

but first, one athlete is making the long journey from southern california to the luge track in sochi, russiaw she made her dream of competing in the olympics come true. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hotbed, for the winter spor luge. but a young woman from southern california is one the best in the nation... a she's on her way to th >>> california is not a hotbed for the winter sport of luge but a young woman from southern california is one of the best in the nation is on the way to the olympics in sochi, russia. we have her story. >> first up, kate hansen. >> reporter: despite a broken foot, kate hansen qualified for the olympic luge team in park city, utah. her mom says nothing will stop her love for speed. sometimes reaching 80 miles an hour on the track. >> she loves the adrenaline. >> reporter: just this past week, 21-year-old kate won the world luge cup in latvia. in 2010 she missed making the olympic team by milliseconds but continued to persevere graduated from la canada high school, started byu and in december, her dream came true. >> that moment when she came across the finish line, she saw she

now, i should have thought at 2014, probably if russia is hosting those sochi games, that should have been a big hint that vladimir putin was going to be running russia in 2014. i did not quite with that together at the time, that i should have, so thinking into the future, russia also has the 2018 world cup, and that is going to be after the 2018 election, so my bet is that bedimir putin will also presiding over the world cup in 2018, assuming things go well here in 2014. uniquey are the game's tom as well? first of all, it is the location. isvladimir putin, it personal for him because he has spent a lot of time in sochi. there is a group that jeff and i have met with annually with vladimir putin and other russian leaders. several times we have gone down to sochi to meet him, and he has got a nice bread down there, should we say, and it is kind of like a rush in california. you can swim in the sea in the morning, and then you can go to the mountains only 45 minutes away. driving three or four hours, or if you're in traffic, six hours to tahoe. it is a unique situation. it is kind of

>>> on our broadcast tonight, olympic threats in sochi in russia. tonight they're looking out for terrorists they call black widows. there's a warning that one may already be there. tonight, richard engel on what's being done to protect the games. >>> fighting back against the latest allegations of bullying. did the christie administration really shake down a local mayor holding hurricane sandy recovery funds hostage? >>> states of emergency. frigid temperatures, another big winter storm. and there are worries in several states about having enough fuel to get through it. >>> and the president and pot. barack obama wades into a national conversation about marijuana. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. the winter olympic games opening ceremony in sochi, russia is 18 days away. the russians from vladimir putin down, have been telling the world, in effect, we've got this. despite the very real threat of terrorism, they have been assuring the athletes and tourists and media who plan to attend, these will be the safest and most heavily defended g

. >>> turning now to russia, the city of sochi is on lockdown. russia started stringent security forces today. the 60-mile security zone has been dubbed the ring of steal. and one athlete who won't be at those winter games is american gold medalist lindsey vonn. she cited on going complications with her knee. >>> in south sudan the talks are underway to stop weeks of unrest in that country. negotiators are meeting in neighboring ethiopia. the struggle for power has brought the country to the brink of civil war. south sudan is the world's newest country. >>> we want to go back to libby casey now. >> the vote just wrapped up, dell, that's right. 60 votes needed. that's what it got. 60-37. three senators unaccounted for. but the 60-vote was the threshold. six republicans joined with democrats to support it. it was a nail biter. it was very unclear if democrats would get enough republicans to join with them. it looks like they have. >> libby thanks. >>> the standoff over falujah is intensifying. the u.s. says they will help with missiles but not with

police in the olympic city of sochi, russia are on hunt for potential bombers. it's the latest threat against the games now just more than two weeks away. we'll have the latest on the olympic threat. >>> and tech owned private shuttles have sparked a lot of controversy in san francisco. i'm mark kelly. coming up later today we could see a resolution. >>> with the look at the kcbs traffic. watch out for this accident now in the peninsula. it happened in the southbound direction of 101 just outside of sfo. so as you approach mill bury avenue. this accident involving a tour bus and a big rig blocking at least one lane of traffic. now fortunately, since it's so early in the morning and we haven't had too much of a traffic delay through there. it's not delaying the traffic for 101 but again watch out for the south 101 if you plan on driving out to the airport. there will be that accident blocking at least one lane. that's a look at kcbs traffic. frank -- lawrence sorry. >>> thank you. we will have some sunshine around the bay area again today. high pressure overhead.

>>> on our broadcast tonight, olympic threats in sochi in russia. tonight they're looking out for terrorists they call black widows. there's a warning that one may already be there. tonight, richard engel on what's being done to protect the games. >>> fighting back against the latest allegations of bullying. did the christie administration really shake down a local mayor holding hurricane sandy recovery funds hostage? >>> states of emergency. frigid temperatures, another big winter storm. and there are worries in several states about having enough fuel to get through it. >>> and the president and pot. barack obama wades into a national conversation about marijuana. "nightly news" begins now. now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the winter olympic games opening ceremony in sochi, russia, is 18 days away. the russians from vladimir putin down, have been telling the world, in effect, we've got this. despite the very real threat of terrorism, they have been assuring the

what possible justification did russia have to pick sochi?hi is one of president putin's favorite vacation spots. >> that's what i love about russian corruption they don't even try to hide it. the only thing in russia more exposed than their corruption is the president's nipples. [ laughter ] but what is important is that the olympics are a celebration of the human spirit and a showcase of world unity. >> three countries get e-mails warning ever a terrorist threat at the sochi winter olympic games. >> sochi 350 miles from terror hotbed chechnya. >> 250 miles from chechnya? even tripadvisor now that was a bad idea. [laughter] what is the big deal? i'm sure serving going to be fine. >> the u.s. military has plans to put transport planes at european bises on alert and is deploying two navy ships to the black sea in case americans need to be evacuated. >> i hope the lee greenwood (bleep) sweatersers are made out of kevlar. and finally let's not forget another little problem russia is having with certain people these days. >> in june russia passed

the winter olympics will begin in sochi, russia. then there is the world cup in brazil. 64 matches will be played. in late summer the 49ers will play at the new levi stadium. the nfl will not announce the schedule until april. voters will go to the polls for mid--term elections for the senate and house of represents. they will have to choose a governor and there will be mayoral elections in san jose and oakland. the united states and uk will remove troops from afghanistan. >> reporter: a live look over walnut creek. we have a little bit of a co mo it is a spare the air day. we had one today and one tomorrow. no wood burning allowed. public transit encouraged. 43 in san mateo. afternoon highs 64 in mountain view. 64 in palo alto. 56 in milpitas. 66 in castro valley. 63 in danville and 66 in pleasanton. 65 in santa rosa. 60 by ocean beach and 61 in san bruno. 49ers game time temperatures 6. kick off, mike pelton will be there. he was stuck in chicago. tell be a lot of fun. kron4 we have clear conditions. off and on partly cloudily ski

. >> in sochi, russia, safety concerns are growing. security forces and u.s. counterterrorism forces believe the several female terrorists may already be in the area. on sunday, a video surfaced showing the two men responsible for last month's suicide bombings in russia. the men promised more attacks during the games. the state department issued a travel alert for americans and the pentagon will have ships and aircraft on standby. >> the balance of power in virginia changes on a special election. >> doug hill tells us what to expect with the winter storm headed our way. >> the wizards and the 76ers played. the redskins get another new coach. the internet is blowing up with richard sherman antics. he has a quick tongue. pollsless than 12 hours, will open in parts of loudoun and fairfax counties for a special election that could shift the balance of power in virginia. >> the election will go on as scheduled despite the winter storm. jeff goldberg joins us with what is at stake. polling places like this will be open tomorrow regardless of how much snow we get in

officials about the safety of the olympic games in sochi, russia. an islamic terrorist group from southern russia has claimed responsibility for killing 34 people in recent bombings. now that group says more attacks are on the way. danielle nottingham reports from the state department. >> reporter: the olympic torch is making its first appearance in southern russia. the flame entering the city of volgograd where terrorists struck with twin suicide bombings last month. in an internet video an islamic militant group from southern russia claimed responsibility for the volgograd attacks and promised a present for those attending the olympic games. >> we've got sochi very near the part of russia where extremists have spent a lot of time. >> reporter: the u.s. state department has issued a warning to americans planning to attend the winter games saying they should stay vigilant and exercise good judgment using public transportation. lawmakers have serious concerns about americans' safety at the games and want to see more security cooperation from moscow.

sochi. this headline from the "washington post" -- u.s. officials worry about russiasibility to keep sochi safe. 2007 as thek to international olympic committee made its announcement. [video clip] >> the international olympic committee has the honor of the 22nd olympic winter games in 2014 are awarded to the city of sochi. [cheers] that announcement from the international olympic commission. the top three contenders from this year's games. i want to put this on the screen because we are moving from russia to south korea four years from now, another potential hotbed of terrorism or security concerns. any major sporting event in the modern era is going to attract a lot of attention, because terrorism is not fundamentally about military victories on a battlefield. it's about changing public perceptions and politics. that tension will lead to targeting. tention will lead to targeting. host: the fbi and other security officials saying we will be over there, but we are windowdressing. there will be 40,000 russian troops on hand. there's a lot of context to that. the relatio

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less than two weeks before the winter games begin in sochi, russia. authorities are on the lookout for three potential suicide bombers. one of whom may already be inside the olympic security zone. and in a new video an islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in volgograd and threatens further strikes in sochi. we are back with brett stevens, "wall street journal" columnist and dan he nninger and matt kaminski. matt, how serious is the threat in and around sochi? >> it has been serious for the past 10 or 15 years. we have a separatist movement in the south of russia, predominantly muslim areas. they are not arabs. as russia as -- >> they are muslim. >> they are muslim. they have a group called the easy ma mick -- he was named an al-qaeda affiliate. it is a domestic agenda. they want to strike at the putin regime. the sochi olympic stz prize event for vladimir putin and they will do something to carry it off. >> russia is known for its internal security. in many ways it is a security state and an authoritarian state. are you

to avoid violence and seek a political solution noox days ahead of the winter olympics in russia the mayor of sochi says there are no gay people living in the host city. he made the controversial comment in an interview with the b b.c. he went on to address how russia spds homosexual law would affect the games saying: >> the major went on to say gays are welcome at the games as long as they don't impose their habits on others. according to russia's rt newsagencies, there are two gay clubs in sochi. russia's social networks say there are several l.g.b.t. communities in the area. >> a major player in the bitcoin trade has been arrested, part of a federal case involving the use of the digital currency on silk road, the truck trafficking website. as we've been told it's another blow to bitcoin's image. >> bitcoin may be a new form of currency. the charges filed against the ceo of one bit form exchange company is old-fashioned. money laundering. u.s. federal prosecutors arrested 24-year-old charld seen here promoting the currency prior to his arrest. charged 52-year-old robert fiella, a trader. the two

russia prepares to host the 2014 sochi winter olympics. sochi is located 400 miles from vogolad. >> just as sonia sotomayor blocked the law to provide coverage for birth control, a federal appeals court rejected a stay filed by an organization of catholic numbers. that's when justice sotomayor stepped in. government officials have until friday night to respond to the justice's order >>> pope francis started out the new year at the vatican this morning with mass. the pope offered words of strength, courage to onlookers at st. pete terse basilica. the catholic church dedicates january 1st to the promotion of world peace. the argentine-born pontiff urged catholics worldwide to follow faith that promotes gospel without borders. >> the first day of 2014, we have had so many spare the air days, christina, another one here on tap? >> another one today and probably, possibly another one tomorrow. as we get into the weekend, better air quality on the way. the driest year on record for the bay area. those hills certainly show it thursday for rain. s

. >> she tells us she is on her way to sochi, russia next week.eople who have been there tell us that she handled this crowd very well today in the gymnasium. it was about 1700 students that attended. they also said she was very poised and focus. qualities you need to be a top olympian. >>> absolutely. thank you, damien. that's fantastic. >> amazing. >>> the winter games start in six days. nbc bay area is your home for all of the olympic coverage. you can get information about athletes at nbc bay area.com. >>> the lunar new year began today, the year of the horse. >>> here is a look at the celebration last night in beijing. for the chinese, they interact with the five elements that being wood, fire, water, wind, and earth. >>> too close for comfort, a tow truck drivers brush with death is caught on video. >>> not just a big game that people will be watching, we'll preview some of those ads during sunday's super bowl. one of the best things about covered california is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to

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pre-olympic anti-terror event russian style, a shootout in dagestan a few hundred miles from sochi. russia's national anti-terror committee says a senior militant was killed in this raid. it was just one of a number of anti-terror operations under way in the caucusus region. yet the russians are still worried. they circulated this poster in sochi warning of the possible presence of two more black widow suicide bombers-- women whose militant husbands or brothers have been killed by security forces and who may be seeking revenge. except the woman on the left here, zaira aliyeva, may already be dead. the russians say she was among six others killed in this assault, also in dagestan, this past weekend. the fear of black widows stems from what the russians claim has been their involvement in previous terror attacks like the 2002 moscow theater siege where more than 100 people died and where they say women with suicide vests were found among the dead. they were also involved in the 2010 moscow subway bombing where at least 40 were killed. and now they're trying to find ruzana ibragimova, the first

russia's security operations remain on high alert. warnings that suicide bombers may already be inside sochi's security zone set off jitters among some athletes and spectators. u.s. speed skater told his parents not to come to russia. >> our concerns out there for security and every day there's another concern and all that. and tucker wants to be focused on the race and he asked us and his wife if we would stay home and watch it on tv so he can stay focused and not have a secondary thing to worry about. >> our athletes deserve to be able to go and compete, not to have any of this going on. >> the u.s. ski and snow boarding association has hired global rescue. a security company that will have up to six aircraft on stand by for medical or security emergencies. that is in addition, of course, to the two u.s. on stand by and u.s. military aircraft that will be on alert at bases. the pentagon put it, for all matters of contingencies, london. >> edward snowden is going to answer some of your questions this thursday. the nsa whistle blower will participate in an hour-long q and a on his official support website. he'll address things like pr

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>> nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel, live for us tonight in sochi, russia. richard, i really appreciate you staying up to do this for us. it's good to see you, my friend. >> reporter: my pleasure. >> thanks a lot. >>> all right. lots tole come tonight including how rock ribbed tea party principles were defeated by a pizza. that's still ahead on debunktion junction. stay with us. >>> this is a fight that belongs to the iraq cankies. that's exactly what the president and world decided some time again and we left iraq. so we are not obviously contemplating returning. we're not contemplating putting boots on the ground. this is their fight. we're going to help them in their fight. >>> okay. this is not the most important thing in the world, but for the record, this is generally believed to be the first official white house press secretary. this is fdr's press secretary, a man named steven early, he was press secretary from 1933 to 1945. he served again a few years later as press secretary for president harry truman. so what you are looking at here are fdr's pres

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. >> the search for the blank widows intensify as we get closer to the winter olympics in sochi, russia. >>> forecasters calling for more than a foot of snow in new england. how cities are bracing for the big snow. >> hard to believe that when we talk about another round of great beach weather today. temperatures and changes around the corner. i can't wait to tell you when rain returns to the forecast when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes right back. >>> a live look right now as we continue to key our eye on these live pictures here. the s.w.a.t. team very active in the standoff. we'll go live back to the scene after the break. >>> coming back here at 11:11 right now. breaking news to update you on. san jose s.w.a.t. team is in a st standoff at an apartment complex right now at moorpark and richmond avenues. any changes? we know there was a lot of news there in the background, what's the latest now? >> this man is still holed up in a apartment that is through this parking garage and down that alley way where you see the officers standing right now. within the past minute or so officers

. >> stephen: president obama will not be heading to the winter olympics in sochi, russia. neither will vice president jobtd, this, of course, seems like a not-so-subtle rebuke to russia's anti-gay laws. the white house instead plans to send a delegation that includes tennis great billie jean king, who's openly gay. >> stephen: actually i think they mean tennis great billie jean qhing is formerly gay. because she was on my show last year and i flipped the script. (laughter) >> you look good, steven. >> thank you very much. you were watch megabackstage. >> i've been watching you quite a bit every place. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: that's right. five minute on my show and billy jean king wanted to snap into me like a slim jim. are (cheers and applause) i'm like -- folks, i'm like a big straight magnet that erases any gay hard drive i'm put next to. when we return, i'll be put next to tennis legend and u.s. olympic dele  >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. thank you so much. nation, if you were watching the show-- and i hope that you were-- right before the commercial

. >>> we're now just 27 days away from the start of the olympic games in sochi, russia, and a bay area girl is twirling her way into the picture. she is in second right now. the high school sophomore scored a personal best in the short program last night. she beat tracey gold by about five points overall. the top three skaters earn a trip to sochi next month. rachel flathd finisht finished . >>> how would you like a chance to hang out in new york with that guy, george clooney, the winner will fly to the big apple, sit with clooney backstage, and then gets into a limo and it's off to the movie premier. he gets a chance to rub elbows with the movie's other stars. it's all part of a fund jp raiser on the charity sight omaze. tickets cost $10. it will go to benefit his charity. >>> an unusual way to beat back the flames. a firefighter uses beer to save the day. [ female announcer ] shop at safeway now through january 14th for a smart return to school box tops offer! buy ten participating box tops items in a single visit and earn sixty bonus box tops! that's six dollars for your school! plu

. >>> a california teen has punched her ticket to the olympics in sochi, russia. one of three u.s. women to make the cut. she finished second at saturday night's u.s. figure skating championships in boston, and was officially named to the olympic team yesterday. >>> a southwest airlines plane nearly runs off a cliff after landing at the wrong airport. >> some new developments in a chemical leak that left hundreds of thousands of people in west virginia without any drinkable water. the very latest coming up next. >> kpix weather center, temperatures could soar near record levels, the fire danger also running high. we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, an intense wildfire destroy >>> hundreds of firefighters in australia are battling these flames this morning. an intense wildfire destroyed almost 50 homes over the weekend in perth. a city on the west coast. a 62-year-old man died on the roof of his home. he was believed to be hosing water on his roof to protect it from the flames. the fire has burned 865 acres. it's been fueled by 100-degree temperatures and strong winds.

biggest little city in the world. 34 days until the opening ceremony in sochi, russia. >>> the freezing temperatures that are keeping fans away from the nine ers/packers game. >>> could you imagine for sunday's playoff game in green bay, the packers and the 49ers tickets are still available. here's why? the freezing temperatures. there could be a tv blackout for the first time in more than two decades. if enough tickets aren't sold before 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, then they'll have the blackout. 40,000 tickets went on sale this week. more than 3,000 tickets were still available this afternoon. the packers organization says frigid temperatures are the big reason to blame for the slow sales. what's it going to be like sunday afternoon? >> 2 degrees, but wind chills could make it feel like minus 10. possibly colder. >> we'll see what happens. see you at 6:00. our broadcast tonight, the big storm making its way across a huge part of this country with heavy snow and a travel danger for those on the move after the holidays. >>> rescue at the bottom of the world. finally they are off that frozen shi

has the energy to help you win gold in sochi. russia. now the power is now. there is so little self reflection on the part of both the american public and the american decision makers i wonder why is that we are no country of three hundred m. fifteen million people very soulful absorbed we are. slated from the world by two large oceans. we're trying to think of foreign policy is something we do to other people rather than that that's something we participate in . we have corruption like we've never had in this country you can say that this is a great economy right now it's a great economy if you're rich and poor we're trying to get the wolf of wall street cranked up again if you've got all your money in stocks it's beginning to show a little life it's not if you're an average person in this country i would i have to tend to agree with doug i mean i see a lot of public relations here i don't see a lot of really good policy for the average person i just like to pick up on an earlier point that doug made though which i also thought was quite important and signif

we begin with an ominous new terror threat against next month's winter olympic games in sochi, russia. with thousands of athletes, journalists and spectators from the u.s. and around the world soon arriving in sochi, today, a well-known islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings that killed 34 people last month in the city of volgograd. and they vowed more attacks, making specific mention of the olympics and the tourists who will come for the games. our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is in moscow with more on this latest threat. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. officials insist that the olympics will be safe. that may be so. this latest threat does, at least, appear credible. the latest terror threat to the olympics comes from two suicide bombers who are already dead. this video is the last testimony of the calm, young men. they documented what they were about to do, step by step, how they built vests with explosives, strap them on, wires running down their arms, the trigger in easy reach. and some time later -- th

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in fact, there are gaping holes in the security right now in sochi. >> to the city of sochi. >> reporter: russiaas had seven years to prepare for sochi, but militants have had just as long. and they're looking now for an opportunity to strike. and, brian, the olympic torch next week will pass through dagestan, the most dangerous part of the caucasus. brian? >> ominous situation tonight in moscow, richard engel with that. thanks. >>> as we mentioned, the safety of american athletes and other visitors at the sochi games is a matter of growing concern to the u.s. government. for more on the security question and what role the u.s. might play in all of it, nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> good evening. tonight that call between president obama and vladimir putin shows how high the concern is about the safety of the sochi games. as sochi is locked down, u.s. officials say the terror threat is higher than for any previous olympics, even worse than beijing, where there was little security cooperation with the u.s. first, because of the recurring terror attacks in rus

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