a star studded team russia leads three two in its first runs on ice hockey game against slovenia and that's when the men that's brought together the sport's biggest names. some media outlets here have quite sold hard to make elin fixing breakfast smell like cold war recycled symbols on thirty year old rhetoric and look at why some in the media are on a crusade against the winter games. also leave the u.k. leave sterling london says it won't share currency with scotland if it votes yes to independence. and the radical movements in greece the claires war on the german capitalist machine blame in berlin for their country in search in poverty and unemployment. here watching r t enter national with. now the sochi games are and so there are six day and artsy is there bringing you all the triumph defeats and drama of the twenty second the winter olympics. spirits are high and so much to put out this moment so is the time the first game for russia's men's hockey team is on their way with their star heavy lineup matched against slovenia and they're in doubt as scores of three two with team ru

the usa men's hockey team will play russia. e two heavyweights of group a will go after it after beating up their opponents today. team usa taking on slovakia first period. no score here. john carlson, trailing the play. team usa would win it 7-1. carlson also had an assist. this is his first olympics too. >>> meanwhile, russia facing slovenia, alex ovechkin playing for the home team. less than two minutes, ovi fires it in, his first goal of the olympics. he also had an assist. russia won the game 5-2. >>> men's figure skating experience sweet and sour in just over two hours. the sweet was japan's hanyu, the first skater to surpass the 100 point with a spectacular routine. but it was few hours before this, four-time olympic medalist evgeny plyushchenko withdrew from the men's short program because of a back injury and retired from the sport. plyushchenko tried the warm-ups but his back wasn't cooperating. he has had numerous surgeries in the past, and today he felt there was no way he could present. but the show goes on. jeremy

hs the official jacket for team russia. it has the crest on one side. we have the colors on the back. and the thing you can't buy in the stores is this part. russian olympic team. we're trying to give you a little behind-the-scenes look at some of the things you don't see during the praft. this is the kind of jacket you'll see the athletes wearing around the village. they let me wear it for a little while. >> you have switched to team russia? >> reporter: purely for reporting purposes. >> exactly. it's research. >>> personal details belonging to the woman that hillary clinton described as her closest friend. they revealed what was going on behind the scenes during the lewinsky affair. anwar al awla andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: the clinton's first overnight guests were their closest friends from arkansas. diane blair and her husband jim. for years she cataloged the reactions to the press. all available at the university for four years getting little notice until excerpts were posted last night on an anti-clinton website. >> it's very selected. >>

a star studded team russia cruised through a solid win over slovenia and the home team's four sides talking game at the winter olympics and the tournaments as robson gather the sport's biggest names. some media outlets here have tried so hard to make lympics in russia smell like cold war recycled symbols and thirty year old rhetoric to look at why some in the media are on a crusade against the winter games. also leave the u.k. leave sterling london says it won't share currency with scotland if it both the independents. and the radical movements in greece declares war on the german capitalist machine and blame in berlin for their country's surge and poverty and unemployment. you're watching r t international with me marina called welcome to the program. now the salty games are now and so there are six day an artsy is there bringing you all the triumph the feats and drama of the twenty second winter olympics. in their first game russia's men's eyes talk it seem has triumphed over slovenia with a five points to two victory but there was little surprise as the home school is filled with some of

team usa. new reaction to that huge hockey win over russia. good evening, i'm chris lawrence. we are halfway through a pretty cold night. and get this, could see more snow before the weekend is out. storm team 4 meteorologist emilia segal starts us off with the latest. >> chris, tomorrow morning it will be dry, even for most of the day, it will be dry. but as we get into the late afternoon and evening hours tomorrow, some snow will be moving through the area. it will be scattered and more importantly, it will be light. you can see this with future weather, as we work our way through the afternoon and evening hours. just some light snow, maybe even flurries, with little or no accumulation. an inch or less possible tomorrow. we're dry for presidents' day, but overnight monday, into tuesday morning, look at this. another round of snow makes its way through the area. it is out of here by tuesday afternoon. and just over ten minutes, i'll have my forecast on how much snow i think we'll see from this second system again that arrives very early tuesday morning, chris. >> thanks. >>> n

we'll go live to sochi, russia, for a look at how team usa is faring and winning olympic medals is in his blood. a bay area hockey player hits the ice tomorrow in russia. we'll go behind the scenes with him tonight. >> and then at 6:00, how can one person save up so much sick time? >> i was surprised. i was surprised and very disappointed. >> the incredible payout to a city employee that has bay area leaders vowing never again. that's new at 6:00. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >>> when you think of the winter games you think of all the snow and ice and cold. that's not the case in sochi. looks like south beach in miami. people were strolling the parks with shorts and t-shirts. that's not ja

a star studded team russia needs to nail and its first man's ice hockey game against slovenia and that's when the men brought together the sport's biggest names some media outlets here have tried so hard to make the olympics in russia smell like cold war recycled symbols and thirty year old rhetoric and look at why some in the media are on a crusade against the winter games. also leave the u.k. leave sterling london says it won't share a currency that scotland if it votes cast to the independents. and the radical movements in greece declares war on the german capitalist machine blame in berlin for their country's surge in poverty and unemployment. this is artsy international with me. welcome to the program the social games are now in so there are six they and r.t. as they're bringing you all the triumph defeats and drama of the twenty second one . spirits are high and sonship at this moment so as the tension the first game for russia's men's hockey team is on their way with their star heavy lineup matched against slovenia all watching the game as our team's andrew former so let's cross t

of our team dot com and also do you have to do the list section and our twitter feed and there you can find tweets from the contestants themselves and also give them feedback if you like russia's hockey team captain has tweeted his sayings to the many fans who have shown their support and of we will of course be keeping you up to date on all the olympic action here on t. international so do stay with us for this in a more. g. twenty fourteen promises the ultimate in the exhilarating winter. storm you see no way to make seven zero in the rest of our lives take these teams for sochi twenty four take. on arts. moscow is urging washington to ensure that a russian pilot jailed in the u.s. is given urgent medical treatment constantini or shank his health is critical but he has been refused access to a doctor reports. first he received twenty years in prison in the united states for a crime he never committed on the american soil now it has gone from bad to worse for russian violent constantin you know. he called me in the morning and told me he felt very sick and that he'd be lucky to survive until monday he seems to be having heart attack because he told me he was suffocating exper

and join russia as the olympic team to become one of the gold medalist they didn't have any good starting in regards to it since it was a reach the goals that i wanted. for sure was the opportunity to get people's. person station number two is norwegian biathlete although born by then he became the most decorated winter olympian of all time a great performance for his sixth and final winter games and of course the top stop goes to team russia for their overall performance of the host nation making a victorious comeback from the vancouver games and making it to the top of the medal table at home with thirteen gold medals thirty three overall. sochi has also welcomed some usual competitors to for them it was not about taking the podium but about enjoying the games and making everyone else happy and inspired artist paul scott has more on those athletes with a difference. for some athletes sochi twenty fourteen was simply about taking part take for example indian illusia shiva can shave in his commitment to his sports highlighted by his training regime winding his way down dusty trucks by pas

a star studded team russia cruised to a solid win over slovenia in their first ice hockey match at the winter olympics but bitter disappointment too is a recurring injury forces skating star you go to withdraw from competition. some media outlets here have tried so hard to make the olympics in russia smell like cold war old symbols and thirty year old rhetoric a look at why some media in the media are on a crusade against the winter games. also leave the u.k. leave sterling london says it won't share currency with scotland if it says yes to independence. and a radical movement in greece declares war on the german capitalist machine blaming berlin for their country's surge in poverty and unemployment. at nine pm in moscow i'm going to have you with us sochi games in their sixth day now r t is there bring you all the triumph defeat and drama of the twenty second winter olympics. the red machine russia's national hockey team off to a powerful start in the winter games defeating slovenia five to two but the fanfare was quickly tempered during the men's figure skating solo when superstar yo

team for sochi twenty four take. on. the. latest headlines in the week's top stories on our g international fans in sochi celebrate russia's shootout victory over slovakia in ice hockey after last night's disappointing loss to team usa. fracturing the web german chancellor on the marvel of proposes creating a european internet network that would shield user data from us global surveillance us. and you really. are g goes behind rebel lines in lebanon where jihad is to raise to kill other muslims at home and across the border in syria. eleven pm in moscow i match reza bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news day nine of the olympic winter games has given a russian hockey fans a little consolation just a day after the red machine lost a team usa in a dramatic shootout the crowd was up for another game and this time as soon as the extra period was over russia closed the door on slovakia's chances of victory all the details from our team's paul scott in sochi. it was a victory for russia but perhaps not in the style of the fashion that they or their fans would have hoped for they were made to work hard and pushed

in ice hockey there's a lot of pressure on team russia here from the locals in sochi. cause russia has not won olympic gold in hockey since 1992, but the local crowd did go home happy last night at the iceberg skating palace. they are the first figure skaters in history to capture two golds in one olympics after winning the team event. russia swept the top two spots. at the podium in this event. it is the 13th time russia or the soviet union has won the pairs event. the united states grabbed two medals in the women's snowboarding halfpipe. idaho's kaitlyn farrington won gold while the favorite kelly clark took home the bronze. shaunie davis was denied a gold in the 1,000-meter speed skating. davis was trying to become the first man ever to win gold in the same event in three straight olympics. he finished eighth. and in women's hocey canada handed team usa its first loss of the olympics. the canadians scored a controversial third period goal and the u.s. could not come back, losing 3-2. but it's possible these two teams could meet again in the gold medal games. so here'

here everyone is part of the big team well as the russia two man bobsled team school gold better to have your photograph taken here in the russian fun house there are also various other locations where you can pretend to participate in various winter olympic sports. fans are invited to participate in physical competitions complete all the courses on the computer and they can try the hands of olympic sporting equipment it's also a tour through time as torches from pos lympics are on display and over one hundred fifty sporting champions from previous games but my guest appearances so far. the fun house is open daily for all who are interested in like the games themselves brings people from different countries together extreme fans included meaning it's less about medals and winning and more about society embracing sport and uniting people even if you all addressed this presently. to. the sochi olympics have broken lots of records and it's not just sports we're talking about almost half of the planet was watching it at some point with at least three billion viewers and talking about those f

across the country. >>> still ahead tonight, the american athletes who made the team the last time the olympics came to russia, only their team was held back by the president. and tonight, how they turn that into success down the road. >>> back here in sochi tonight, the only other time russia hosted the olympics was back in 1980. it was the summer games, but the u.s. team never made it here. they were ready and able and revved up for it, but politics got in the way. president carter kept the team home right at the top of their game. and when we caught up with team members from back then, we found the scars of not competing are still evident now. >> reporter: this is nbc nightly news. good evening. there was a coup d'etat in afghanistan today. >> reporter: in december of 1987, 100,000 soviet troops marched into afghanistan. at the same time, the iranians were holding american hostages. at home, the u.s. economy was stalled. in his state of the union address weeks later, jimmy carter sent a clear message to the russians, withdraw your troops or there will be consequences. >> neither the american people nor i w

they beat host team russia in an overtime shootout thriller. this time it was phil kessel's team. the toronto maple leafs star, scoring a hat-trick in hockey tournament. 24 hours after that emotional win over russia. >> i think the most important thing we were focusing on today was that last night's win would have been for nothing had we let this one slip away. so there wasn't as much pressure obviously, but you know we had ooh goal to win this group. and -- had a goal to win this group. and it was attainable at the beginning of the game and we were able to accomplish it. >> u.s. halfway through the two man bobsled race, and near what they haven't been able to do since 1952. host team russia is your leader after the first two runs. and other events to look forward to on day 10. slope snowboard final, and team u.s.a. taking on sweden while canada faces off against switzerland. ice dance finals, new orleans best on the hard court, one of the things about all-star game, 89 first half points, blake griffin, once you step in front of him then lebron james throwing down, he had his fair

team russia and ove taking on john carlson and team usa. what they had to say. >> what is going to be like to go up against somebody you play on the same team with back here? >> it's going to be strange. but it's olympic. and you -- you -- i don't have friends out there on the ice. >> seeing him among the other team, it's obviously something i have never done that will add to the cool factor. >> best news of all coming out. tied for first place, team usa with norway. 13 medals, four of them gold. netherlands in third position wi 12 medals. they also have four golds and are trailing by just one bronze medal. i'm going to be back here live saturday night. for the hockey showdown at 11:00, we are count do you think here in sochi. jim and doreen, back to you for now. >> good stuff. thank you, jim. we'll see you tomorrow. he is keeping us updated with new photos and blog posts that you can find on nbcwashington.com. just search for handly in sochi. you can follow him on twitter and like him on facebook. keep up with handly's excellent olympic ad

no medal in the event for team russia. >> men's hockey, team usa - a couple of favourites to take hotel the gold in sochi meeting on saturday. in the only warm-up, the americans made short work of a slovakia team loaded with n.h.l. talent. jonathan quick turned away 22 shots. it was red, white and blue in the men's slope style skiing. josh christiansen won the gold: it marks the third sweep in winter olympics history in the united states since 2002. >> so here is your medal count thus far: >> seven of germany's medals of of the gold variety. that is a look at sport for this hour. >> hollywood mourning another loss. long-time actor ralph waite died. he was known to millions as the fath are on "the waltons" in the 1970s family drama set in the great depression. he acted in the c.b.s. crime drama "n.c.i.s." as seen in this photo. his manager did not reveal the cause of death. ralph waite was 85. >> because of its struggles, real estate in the bankrupt city of detroit was happy. some homes selling for $1. free homes are being given to aspiring writers for free. >> the three houses in detroi

however he does have one gold medal to his name from these games after he helped russia to victory in the team event over the course of the weekend but sadly the curtain has come down on the career of one of russia's greatest ever sportsman. and if you can. medal successes today there have been some they all came up in the mountains of krasnaya polyana russia actually secured a silver medal in the first ever luge team relay event. bronze in the men's twenty of course is the event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting the other highlights of the day russia's men's hockey team they won their first match against lavinia five two i was fortunate enough to be in the bolshoi which you can probably see behind me in the distance that despite the relatively comfortable nature of the school in russia really were made to work for their victory people were expecting the red machine to simply sweep slovenia. her side is the first time they have entered a team into the men's ice hockey competition since they gained independence but russia really were made to work for it they did storm into a two n

team beat slovenia. the netherlands lead with 17 medals, u.s. and russia tie pd. america captured four cold, four silver, is a bronze. >> those are the headlines. i'm jonathan betz. up next al jazeera presents the toughest place to be an e.r. nurse. >> emergency nurse maria connolly is leaving her job at the royal hospital, preston, to work in ciudad juarez, mexico. she'll find a city engulfed in a brutal gang war. >> do we know if it's a gun or a knife? >> where doctors and nurses are

but some players for russia are blaming the officials for yesterday's loss. this was the play that had the russian team upset and searching for answer. third period, the game is tied at two. you can see the right goalpost here. it gets dislodged when jonathan quick jumped into it. a few seconds later, russia scored the go-ahead goal to have it not count because the goalpost was moved. united states went on to win this game, and the russians, as you can imagine, were not happy about this. here is what had to say about this play and the play of jonathan quick. quote. i can tell you myself because i'm his teammate and i play with him it isn't his style to do something like that. alex ovechkin said, quote, the ref should have counted the goal. nobody from our team touched the goal. the goalie moved the net, end quote. coming up later, team usa looked impressive again today on the ice. we'll tell you about their meeting with slovenia. guys? >> thank you, jason pugh. >>> meanwhile, a familiar face is getting ready to make his triumphant return to the winter olympics. bob costas will be back at work in nbc's

at the such sheet metal standings say there's been a major change because russia's big tremendous bobsled put the national team into second place now tonight russia the netherlands norway and switzerland all won five goals but the host nation post more silver than anyone else out there germany still remains on top though with its seven gold medals. the tie russia's eye socket team of putting their all into training but they're staying on track that limping goal will be possible without victory over norway the red machine takes on the scandinavians in a must win showdown tomorrow afternoon on sunday russia of course paid slovakia which often found some tonic following the bitter defeat suffered against team usa earlier that win against a vacuum was hard fought though it needed attention to split the sides with neither managing to score open play artie's rich of import discuss their performance with a man who's previously given the russian fans the joy of celebrating a lympics success let's listen. i'm delighted to be joined by a ice hockey legend and the two china limpy and so pablo you've appeared to olympics

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well there's no rest is that for russia's ice hockey team after the haul breaking disappointing defeat to the usa on saturday they're back in action right now against slovakia now many people are predicting a morale boosting got comfortable victory against slovakia however i can tell you that it is still male male as we approach the final stages of the first period where these funds that he spoke to alter yesterday's defeat to the usa so. they are expecting a positive reaction from the red machine. just a little much when i came here with a friend of mine just to see the match we're very disappointed and we hope our team will still show their worth at these games but it's been a. this isn't the last going to russia will deliver yet we just have to believe in them hope and cheer for them. will be the best no matter what will score we're the best country we have the red machine after all c'mon guys don't let us down next time the whole such a the whole country is cheering for you go russia. well i can tell you that and in the other group a match the usa needs living out by two goals to n

the united states versus team russia did not disappoint fans at all. it ended in the spectacular shoot-out finish, t.j. ocean put americans on his back with america on the line. ocean -- goalie jonathan quick tallied 29 saves for the united states. over on the russian side, p the americans did come away with the huge victory. >> the crowd was obviously heavily in their favor. it was tough, emotions were everywhere. and everyone's competing hard. so it's a hard fought battle to the end. >> if you misthis game, you can watch the overtime period and shoot-out, at the olympic zone tonight at 8:00. >> after the shoot-out, news4's jim handly spoke to ovechkin and you can see that on news4 right after the olympics. let's take a live look at the scene in sochi, it's about 3:00 in the morning there, but the place was buzzing a after that u.s.-russia matchup. we'll have a live report on the action just in the next few minutes. >>> and friends and family members pack an >>> alltoday family and friends paid their final respects to ruth ann lodado. they had the fun

which delighted local fans last night russia in the qualifiers which offered fund some tonic following the defeat suffering against team usa on saturday big tree was hartfield though if need to turn to split the sides with neither managing to score in open play russia squeeze through one to nothing and now faces a must win much against norway to reach the quarter finals richard ron paul flew to discuss that performance with a man whose previously given the russian fans the joy of celebrating and big success. i'm delighted to be joined by a ice hockey legend and a two time olympian so pablo you've played into it in pigs so how much pressure obvious russians are playing in a home olympics in your opinion or yours a little russian team as well as lots of pressure this everybody expects we're going to do well. you know but guys get a lot since it is to play them different kind of levels you know they can handle the pressure i want to be made of a russian style so far i mean obviously the states in a shootout very close game just struggle you want to nothing again in the shootout beats slovenia but he made a play for the sa

well elsewhere one male and one female team have already enjoyed success for russia today and another one will be looking to do likewise the biathlon the mixed relay gets underway in around ninety minutes time. called a live from saw paul thank you very much indeed for bringing us up to date. solomon is fed up with their government's tax policies are attempting to bring greece to a standstill by blocking the roads years of austerity have seen counts to their salaries and pensions and mass run is becoming something of an annual tradition. but left their fields and abandoned their tractors again greek farmers young and old took to the streets calling for revolution for the third time in just two weeks farmers of this region about four hundred kilometers from the capital athens go to the blog this state highway and attempted border authorities attention and they will do it again and again they say until their voice is heard their demands are nothing new in greece the country that's been hit the hardest by the economic crisis and has now been recession for six years but we want the govern

a red machine buckles after a ten round shoot out against team usa in a bitterly fought hockey faceoff russia take solace in winning both gold and silver in the men's one thousand meter short track. tonight here every minute may count for a russian pilot new u.s. jails the prison refuses medical assistance for the critically ill inmate art he speaks with his wife and lawyer. the sliding scale of justice we found out how in israel the same crime could get you time behind bars or not even be investigated depending on your city. eight pm in moscow i'm mad president good to have you with us here on our t.v. it promised to be a dramatic day at the olympics and it was with the red machine team russia and team usa delivering terrific performances at the so she bolshoi ice arena. the game ended in a u.s. victory with the home side battling it out late into a shootout artie's paula scott is in sochi joining me now live with the highlights so paul you watched it all unfold what did the americans do right or the russians do wrong how did it all go. well it was pure sporting drama inside the bolshoi ice

welcome to the program it's sunday and the final day of the salt you winter olympics in russia the home team have excelled now topping of the leader table as you can see there there are still medals up for grabs norway is hard on russia's heels well it's over to our soldiers studio now for all the latest action. it's a decisive final day for the russian team indeed two golds and a bronze on saturday and here in sochi you can feel that like never before thousands of fans here and all those watching around the world know that it all hangs in the balance even a hundredth of a second could deprive russian athletes of first place in the overall count in norway of course is not a team to underestimate when it comes to skating but for the host nation it's now or never to come out on top of the sochi games but now cross lives are andrew farmer he's in the mountain cluster about their chances wow andrew what a night it was for the russian team sportscasters almost jumping out of their boxes there. that's right and what a phenomenal we have today because russia has produced its best performance ever a

well elsewhere russia's men's curling team will be looking for their first ever think the winter olympics they take on canada while the female for them they follow it up two straight victories with two straight defeats the latest one coming to japan eight four while it looks like dennis hughes cough and his teammates like missing out on a medal in the men's one thousand meter speed skating which is just concluding in the arena. paul you've been in sochi for quite a while and you're a very very lucky man over there so tell us what is the mood like over there. well it's nice to finally be talking about sport of course the start of these games were plagued by controversies but here we are well into the first week now and the atmosphere is fantastic around us now there have been some concerns up in the mounting that the weather is simply too good in the mild temperatures a causing some of the ice and snow to melt which is a problematic for some of the skiing courses however the international olympic committee said they are not concerned by the by the standards by the conditions at the moment

a lot of people feel like canada, team usa, and then russia as far as the three best teams in this tournament team usa could meet be again later in this week. but now rejoice because they win 3-2 in a shootout and move on. >> sounds good. >> slovenia tomorrow. >> thank you, joe. >>> all right. joe, thank you. >> thank you. >>> so in the meantime, they're winning, what about all of us in the winter weather? >> losing a bit. losing just a little bit. >> or i have to tell you -- sorry for you folks in the north east and what you've been dealing with. >> more snow. fast moving storm that will drop a foot of snow in some places. you know what that means for travelers, of course. fewer flights, more headaches, the long lines and the waiting for drivers, anxious time behind the wheel. >> yeah, trying to avoid an accident like this one. did you see what happened in philadelphia? 100-car pile-up shut down one side of the pennsylvania turnpike. cnn's jennifer grey, are they going to see more of this or is there a reprieve of any kind for them? >> yeah, it's going to continue as we go through the aftern

team russia finally got on the podium today striking a bronze in the women's 3,000 meter skate, for their first medal of these games. coming up tonight in prime time, the broadcast of team figure skating competition and men's alpine skiing, featuring american downhill veteran, bodhi miller. then late night you can watch tucker west. the 18 year old slider may already be a winner with the ladies. after his father's appearance on the today show this morning. >> i just want to say to all the young ladies out there, tucker is very single. now he's a little shy. so you have to reach out to him. >> reporter: that's a little embarrassing, don't you think? tucker should be happy to know there was quite a bit of twitter on facebook about him. nbc bay area news. >>> all right, thanks a lot, jack. and coming up next, millions of pounds of ground beef have been recalled. we'll show you what to look for in your fridge and freezer. >>> behind the scenes with brian boitano, how president obama's decision changed his life. >>> plus we're going to have more on the weather alert across the bay area. here i

russia and usa. the g twenty four team promises. exhilarating winter. in germany and you make the most of our local news team for sochi twenty four take. on. the world. its technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. drama. stories others who refuse to notice. faces change the world. to picture to taste not just from around the globe. i know c.n.n. the m s n b c news have taken some slightly but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. that was funny but it's close and for the truth from that might think. it's because one call attention and the mainstream media works side by side the joke is actually on here but coming up. at our teen years we have a different price for the good because the news of the world just is not this funny i'm not laughing dammit i'm not. i don't. you guys talk to the jokes i will hand over their stuff that i've got to. see answer national germany russia sir the euro zone's highest growth rate this quarte

time a great performance for his sixth and final winter games and of course the top stop goes to team russia for their overall performance of the host nation making a victorious comeback from the vancouver games and making it to the top of the medal table at home with thirteen gold medals thirty three overall. she has also welcomed usual competitors to for them it was about taking the podium but about enjoying the games and making everyone else happy and inspired artist paul scott has more on those athletes with a difference. for some athletes sochi twenty fourteen was simply about taking part take for example indian illusia shiva can shave in his commitment to his sport highlighted by his training regime winding his way down dusty trucks bypassing don't send lorries along the way. my wife's insight yes he may have come thirty seven thousand and thirty nine but the him is more state following accusations of corruption the indian and limpid committee were suspended by the i.o.c. in two thousand and twelve was lifted during these games meaning can shave and could finally compete under his nati

played again for the team you have i mean it would seem russia can use a team canada. citing a long term contract six seven eight years so you secure so you can the you know you can go down a couple of a season the goal is to this year so you can take a break for months and then go back again in september and have your goal set to go again for the senate. so it will be basically even more important than this don't mess with the country so for the country and the for obesity to have. in your resume let's put it that way to play for your country and the bring the gold because. it's going to be with you for the rest of your life than a cup champion also but it's only played in north america you know. local event i want to talk to a little bit about the stars because russia was so eager to have all their and ha players play in this olympics is it important do you think it's more important to have star players come together and then actually train the team. well you know what the what you played against against the best teams from canada from the u.s. and from sweden from c

my we can call the team russia. in any discipline in the olympics and going to hockey is always the way even when you are playing in america we're always rooting for russia you don't want to. belong to the russian sort of hockey system and obviously. i played this for you for million kids in eighty four eighty eight in two thousand and two. and my my heart and my my roots back home here in russia and especially. these two weeks in sorcery so it's very very important to. the russian athletes hockey players and they get everybody else to do the best and to bring some. little piece of glory to the russian people but this is your heart talking what about your had on your hawking to you know how you are you know what it's that's that's the good that's a good question but the same time when you watch and. i have hockey it's a basket you can imagine. i see you know these days because it's the best against the best and i. cannot i cannot see your question it's obviously a bit more than just like i would you for somebody jus

flawless in her performance in the team event in the figure skating that helped russia to win the figure skating team gold and she's just about to take to the ice in the women's individual competition paul thanks very much indeed for that mentality for scott live there from sochi more from paul throughout the evening here on out international well let's see what a busy day twelve has done to the medals tally russia's gains on wednesday put it in fourth position we have a six goals and with more silverware in the bag the hosts are above the netherlands as you can see there no way is currently ahead of all with nine golds and the germans are hot on norway's heels rocketing down an icy track at speeds of more than one hundred kilometers per hour with their head out in front that's just routine stuff for athletes in the sport of skeleton events in this discipline already over at the sochi olympics but we have the honor to talk with a woman who won silver for team usa in this world when sport. just. so pleased to think you are very excited yes been a long journey for not just me but for my hu

it won the usa against russia on saturday definitely one team that would see. now if team russia does win gold in ice hockey that would make up for some losses in other disciplines as the country hasn't won an olympic hockey final in more than twenty years from now let's turn from the arenas to the fans are to smart andrews has been among spectators in sochi and share some of his impressions with me in our sochi studio. we've got behind this the olympic flame you can see but it's not just the flame that's on fire the whole olympic park is on fire it's like being in the carnival in rio it was just incredible even i was surprised the volunteers there doing limbo when the big flags were all screaming shouting saying everybody all the volunteers speak english we've got back in the stands we've got russian down saying we've got stages with. traditional russian songs of course this is from the various countries around the world you know cherishing and loving listening to traditional worship music and dancing and it's all brightly colored brilliant and so if you can i

the host team, russia is in the lead in the medal count. u.s. and netherlands are tied on second. those are the headlines. "america tonight" starts right now. gooech and thanks for -- good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen, and you're watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. we start with california, running dry. the northern part of the state is seeing some showers, it won't be enough to help the state-wide drought emergency. it could pour for the rest of the year and it wouldn't be enough. the before and after pictures from above shows how severe the situation is. snow-covered peaks are brown bare mountain tops. what a difference a year can make. this weekend president obama is spending the week in california to meet with farmers in the hartland, offering 160 million in relief aid. as "america tonight"'s chris brewery reports, the lack of hydration is forcing ranchers to make tough choices. >> for frank, the most devastating drought in memory means hard choices. >> his grandfather started the farm, but now he is calling a family meeting as to whether to se

the team russia took the older four man bobsled. and they also swept the medals in the fifty km men's cross country competition. and then in the final summation of them atop the medals awards. they fight more. total medals in the americans and two more gold medals and two norway and i can say that means a lot around here. the kids to get a real boost to self confidence and national pride desperate for its reporting live from sochi. to syria now where a deadly car bombing killed at least fourteen people on sunday unless schools more wounded. listen the northern syrian town of may which is close to the turkish border. well the explosions struck near a hospital in the rebel held town and many of the victims when the beds at the time is not immediately clear who carried out the attack with the results of hospital of blaming it on the regime of president of the shot on sight. staying in syrian activists are reporting that a prominent rights who was abducted by a regime intelligence agents in damascus to tell him there on sunday. i'm only