just a great day for hockey for sure for team u.s.a. >> reporter: after beating rusha team u.s.a. kept its undefeated streak alive today, downi ining slovenia, 5-1. it's still early days for hockey w today's win, however, team u.s.a. is through to the quarter finals. and, brian, for snowboarder jackie hernandez, she tweeted tonight that she was knocked unconscious in that fall but she's still looking forward to the men's competition tomorrow. >> kevin tibbles, thanks, as always. and we want to look at a quick check of the medal count after this second weekend of competition now. the netherlands is in the lead with 17 medals. russia and the u.s. are next with 16. the germans have the most gold medals of any nation in these winter olympic games. >>> now back in the u.s. today it was all about digging out again from the latest storm that left over a foot of snow in parts of new england. not only have most of the people in the affected area, as they like to say, simply had enough, but think about the toll all this is taking, from budgets, to pipes, to roads, to power. nbc's ron mott i

go team u.s.a. thursday night will be spectacular. >> i do follow you on facebook, i loved the pictures of you with the summer drink, the pineapple and your feet on the deck. you got to see it, folks. >> it seems like so long ago. there is a 30-degree difference in the studio from a few days ago. i remember it fondly with the tank top and the specialty drink. >> you can watch abc7 news at 11 each night. if you are watching the olympic but want to know what is happening use your ipad or smartphone and download the news app for iphone or droid. >>> two members of a russian punk band are free after being detained and questioned by police in sochi. pussy riot is highly critical of president putin. they went to sochi to protest the lack of freedom of speech in russia and an activist says the women were questioned about a theft at a nearby hotel and released from prison in december after serving two years if staging a concert opposing the russian government. now they say they are landing to record a song

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in soccer, chris of the earthquakes, stole the show for team u.s.a. in south korea.s two goals from the box in the second half. team u.s.a. wins world cup two mill. you have probably seen richard sherman rant over and over. have you seen the muppets reenact the viral moment. >> final play, take me through it. >>i'm the best one in the game. don't you ever talk about me. >> no one is talking about you. >> crabtree don't you open your mouth about the best. i'll shut it up for you real quick. >> we'll see if richard sherman has the final stay against the broncos tomorrow in the superbowl. >> that will do it for us at 6:00. see you again at 11:00. >> latest news and weather is on kpix.com. have a good evening. see you at 10:00. [music] >> hey everybody, welcome to california bountiful. i'm your host tracy. and you know this time of year it's a little chili thus the jacket and turtle neck but one place that's always hot is the farmers market. and this time they're really rooting for us to try california's best. [music] >> today is our root celebration. so we're celebratin

. >> as team u.s.a. met team canada for the gold medal.his is so fierce, that twice during exhibition play, fights broke out between these two buzz it was team u.s.a., with the first period gold, and they were looking for the first women's hockey gold medal and they seem to be in great shape for the gold, after another gold by alex carpenter put them up to-0. that came just moments after they missed an empty net goal that would have won the game. instead they go to overtime, and they score for the canadians and that would be the gold medal clencher. after a 2-0 deficit. women's hockey, this is also the third straight time the u.s. team has lost to canada in the gold medal game. and although the u.s. fell short in women's hockey, brought home the gold in the first ever women's freestyle half pipe. she dedicated her win, who died during training in 2012. burke had been instrumental to add free sty hatch people to these olympics. she was they were after qualifying but the two heightest, vaulted her to her goad medal finish, helping team u.s.a

>> i sat down with three of team u.s.a.'s women hockey moms, and this is her fourth olympic, and teens, and they talk about sack credit files and -- sacrifices they have made and the bond they share. it is remarkable to see them together and they showed the dance moves on the stand. it does get you into the spirit of rooting for team u.s.a. today and we. do it here. hope you are in california, as well. you can watch abc7 news at 11 each night on our mobile app and fur watching the olympics but want to know what is happening at 11:00 use your ipad or smartphone, you can download the app for iphone or ipad or droid. >>> 6:08 and a time on to check on the weather forecast. >> we will talk for just a second with temperatures at many stations headed out right now, concord is 41. 42 in fremont. union city is 43, hayward is 44 and 45 in el cerrito, and oakland at 46, and san leandro is 48 and san is -- san francisco is cool but dry. a more dry and clearer start to the morning. all of us are to two seven degrees warmer-than-average

. >>> then to sochi, russia, where team u.s.a. has snagged its first gold. find out who won and where the u.s. medal stands, where the u.s. rather stands on the medal board. >>> all right, let's get started. in florida and that trial over the death of a teenager and he was killed after an argument over loud music. prosecutors from the george zimmerman trial are trying this case. they say michael dunn opened fire into an suv full of teenagers at a gas station after arguing with them for playing loud music. dunn claims self-defense. i want to bring in torrey, who was outside the courthouse in jacksonville. there was a big dispute today over whether the teen had a weapon or not. what did the evidence who testified say today in this rare saturday trial action? >> so, fred, really, this has come up quite a bit in court, but today, it was really interesting because the prosecution asked this evidence tech, the person who collected all of the evidence, the lead on that at the shooting scene, whether or not he found any weapons at the car. he said, no, he didn't fin

he won silver with team u.s.a. in japan in 1972. during that opening ceremony, he got a message from his hometown, half a world away. >> i remember getting a telegram from everybody in the world. they were six feet long and all the names of the people that i knew from the small town. talk about having a lump in your throat. >> in an age of email, skype and social media, it's a lot easier to support players who are far away, and that's what the people of hockey town will be doing for the next few weeks. >> two towns, two teams, naturally enough, divided loyalties at the arena tonight, but not when team u.s.a. takes to the ice in sochi. that's when every player, men and women is a hometown hero. >> the crew at the international space station enjoying sochi from a different perspective. this year, the winter olympics games they are watching from space. you can easily see the stadium where the olympic ceremonies were held friday. crew members taking that picture on monday and lucky for them they took it monday. if they tried to take a p

she was third after qualifying the with two highest scoring runs to her finish and helping team u.s.a. stay atop the medical count, with 25 including eight goals. after the game, team u.s.a -- >> they were inconsolable. >> that was two goals in the last three minutes of that -- they had that thing locked up. >> you know, they were playing to win early, they start playing not to lose, and that's what happened. >> this is canada's miracle on ice, the headlines coming up next. an eight year and fourwn year sentences. respectively for the crime, brian stowe a san francisco giants fan was let permanently disabled by the beatings. and those are the headlines. inside story is next, if you would like the latest on any of the stories covered just head over to aljazeera.com. we are borrowing again to buy stuff. didn't we get into big trouble from too much borrowing just a few years ago? this time, it is good news, or might be. that's the inside story. hem low, ray

team u.s.a. is off to a good start. sage from park city, utah was awarded the first olympic goal at the games. he won a slope event. we have more from sochi including highlights from the opening ceremony. >> with the eyes of the world watching, russia celebrated the olympic spirit and itself during the ceremonies of the olympic games. there was a glitch. the parade of nations went off without a hitch. more than 3,000 athletes took part including the team from bermuda dressed in their signature shorts, the team u.s.a. and the host, team russia. the president opened the games and russian hockey great and olympic figure skater carried the torch and lit the olympic flame. fireworks capped the night. but the real fireworks of these games, the event gets underway in full today. cbs news, sochi, russia. >> civil rights in russia is planned in san fran disco today. it starts at 11:00 and runs through 1:00 p.m. this is in response to a new law in russia that prohibits gay activity. >>> developing news in oakland. an elderly woma

. >>> team u.s.a. eyeing another gold medal in sochi, the results are in, we have a spoiler alert after the break. >>> team u.s.a. eyeing another gold medal in sochi, the results are in, we have a spoiler alert after the break. ,,,,,,,, >>> and the good wet sunday morning to you let's take a quick look at the doppler. we have scattered showers continuing in the north bay and soon, they'll sinkk south. >>> a live look right now, norway is the medal leader right now. 6 total medals including two gold. nether land is in second. in third place the united states, with 2 golds and some bronze. we have some highlights for you coming up next. a woman from couper couper tino won the women's slopes style snow boarding event. he took a big chance on his last jump and nailed it. apparently he never tried it before in competition and retating 620 degrees. >> it is a good day to sit inside and watching things like that because it is not a good day for traveling. >> can you imagine all the people who's chasing the sn

well, russian men's hockey is a favorite, but so is team u.s.a., and their only warm up for russian shathe americans made surprisingly short work of a slow salvian team. team u.s.a. exploded for six goals in the second period, and cruised to a 7-1 win. pat stastny scored twice, and jonathan quick turning away 22 shots. and this morning joes christian son won olympic gold, and by the way, he had nothing but red, white, and blue company on the medal stand. take a look at this, and the united states, he won the sill very, and his other teammate, won the bronze. let's take a look at the medal count thus far. you have norway up on top. they have won 303, that leads the way, nethernd las is number 12 -- number 2, with 12. united states is tied with them. russia has 11, germany has 10, but they lead the way with seven, of the gold variety, and tony hays. >> yeah. >> seven goals that leads the way so far. >> okay. >> all right. john, appreciate it, thank you, sir. >> more ahead on our top story, the big storm moving across the earn seaboard, it shut down washington, d.c., a live report is next,

giant slalom and the americans took a big lead and never looked back after the first run giving team u.s.a. the first alpine gold. and now bode miller competing this morning but after the first run, the 36-year-old said he may skip saturday, and later he made it official: he is done. the knee is swollen. the six time medal winner called it quits in sochi and we wish him the best, a six time medal it. in nevada, dave wise won the top prize yesterday soaring through sleet and snow and the weather was worsening but he was victorious and after the gold medal win he took to twitter and said he would never forget this moment saying he is bringing home the gold for his 2-year-old daughter, nellie. >> and the san jose edmonds is a few hours away from making the debut in women's figure skating the 12th of 30 to perform in a figure-skating short just after 8:00 a.m. pacific time. we can look at a selle she tweeted, all smiles as she faces the biggest stage in her young figure stating career. we can not wait to watch. >> we are 45 minutes away from "good morning america" and we understand you sated d

the one event that had the most positive outcome for team u.s.a.ans won gold in the 4-man bobsled. the u.s.a. wins the bronze by 3/100ths of a second. the third medal of his olympic career. canada played for the gold. canadians allow three goals in six olympic contests as they beat the swedes 3-nothing. the first back to back gold medal hockey winners since soviet union back in 1998. the final medal count, russia with the most total medals at 33, the most gold medals at 13. the nether land's 5th place, team u.s.a. didn't wain any in that sport u.s. team skating was the most dysfunctional in sochi. they don't like each other very much. there is no cohesion between the members of the squad and the u.s. speedskating organization a disaster it turned out to be nothing more than an embarrassment. it got worse and worst. every event, there were no u.s. medals. best result was a 6-place finish in the women's team pursuit, unthinkable like i say for the americans. you have to destroy and rebuild. i think that's what is going to happen with the united state

he won silver with team u.s.a. in japan in 1972.uring that opening ceremony, he got a message from his hometown, half a world away. >> i remember getting a tell gram from everybody in the city, six feet long and all the names of the people that i knew from this small town. talking about having a lump in your throat. >> in an age of emails, skype and local media, it's a lot easier to support players far away and that's what the people in hockey town will be doing for the next two weeks. >> two towns, divided loyalties at the arena tonight, but not when team u.s.a. takes to the ice in sochi. that's when every player, man and woman is a hometown hero. >> talk about a hometown hero, this may be a sign of good things to come, no u.s. men's hockey team has ever won limb being girdle without a player from warod. >> kickstarter had customer accounts compromise. credit card numbers were not taken. kickstarter enables on line donations for individuals trying to fund creative projects. director spike lee is just among some of the bigger names

he scored all four shoot out goals for team u.s.a. as they beat the russians3-2. it lasted eight rounds. so team u.s. has won the first two games. how about joe scoring his first ever olympics goal. the americans can earn to the quarter finals with a win next against sleeve everyona. testify curry takes center stage for all star saturday all star saturday is tonight. curry will be in the three point shoot out and shooting stars competition. argue burglary the best shooter in the game. get this from the commander-in- chief himself. >> he's the best shooter i've ever am seen. i believe that. in terms of being able to off the dribble and get his shot off from anywhere that fast, best i've ever seen. he can shoot. his daddy could shoot but he could only stand one spot and shoot. >> nice soft left handed jumper. >>> college basketball pack 12 business. capital on the run at washington. runway david. the put back. second half look at the effort. justin could be wrestling the ball away from the big men down low. puts it back and lob city soloman big finish. capital winter

and team u.s.a. currently in 7th place. but in free style skiing, the women's moguls with hannah kearney top the leader boards. many of us take joy to running, walking, playing sports. for many of us, these abilities are no longer a part of every day life. with a positive attitude, the organization in their corner and high school athletes going the extra mile that hockey is a part of the plan again. diane roberts has the story. >>> hockey practice at wells arena in college park. this team will go head to head with the other, one that will be very different and yet very much the same. >> reporter: both the standing and skating teams, they are a part of the warriors ice hockey program. and a place that will be born out of the means. it's a state that is therapeutic and a recreational environment for the wounded wets to rehabilitate and transition back into the life using the sport they love. like operation iraqi freedom. >> i actually started playing hockey before i joined the warriors. i got into it when i was transitioning

team u.s.a. and norway tied for the most medals so far. >>> a california lawmaker wants people to know sugary drinks could be bad for them. he wants health waring levels on all -- warning levels on all drinks. saying it contributes to obesity and diabetes. >>> onions, as you can see there are so many different varieties it could be difficult. but for something sweet i love sweet onions. here is what you want to look for. a nice uniform dry skin all the way around. and no soft spots. that means it might be old. when you bring onions home store them in the retridgeerater, they last till you -- refrigerator, they lost till you cut them open. they go great with bell peppers. great meme. >>> making some positive memories out of a terrible tragedy. the motive behind this flash mob. >> if you have a consumer problem or question call our hot line, volunteers are there right now to take the calls. we will be right back. ,,,,,, anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride

. >>> as you just saw on nbc tonight team u.s.a. won the olympics first goal medal. we are live in sochi with the highlights and another new controversy. hello. >> hi, it is about 11:30 in the morning on sunday. you just saw a lot of competition and a new report says u.s.a. and russia are conspireing to help each other win gold medals, the u.s. denies that saying it is completely false. day two all eyes were on ashley wagner, the american who place fourth, she pulled off a solid performance in the short program. >> getting off the ice in that short program i felt like i could be my normal spicy self and come off with my head held high and in boston it didn't feel like that so much. >> on sunday the lady's and men's free skate and skating fort women gracy gold the national champion and brown competing for the men. u.s. now in third up from 7 after last night's performance. the first gold was awarded in slopestyle and sage from iowa took home the top prize won the first ever olympic gold medal for slopestyle snow board a new event to the olympic games. >> i'm like dad,

. >> we have the latest olympic results for team u.s.a. and all the teams.air we will announce an alert, so you have time to turn away to save the surprise. our social media platforms we will post results but you have to click a link to see them so you the not accidentally find out. you can find us at facebook and follow us on twitter. we always on-line at abc7news.com. don't forget, you can watch abc7 news at 11:00 each night streaming on abc7news.com or on our mobile app. if you are watching but want to know what is happening at 11:00 use your ipad or smartphone to watch us and download the app for the iphone, ipad, or droid at abc7news.com/app. . >> in the northeast crews are working to restore electricity to 500,000 still without power in pennsylvania and maryland. power should be restored by the end of the day. many residents are headed to the malls and libraries to stay warm. president obama has declared a "state of emergency" for pennsylvania and travelers to new york city may not see the bright lights normally seen at times square. businesses there a

. >> we have all the latest olympic results for team u.s.a. and the team us are following.is how we will handle keeping you informed. on air we will announce a spoiler alert so if you don't want to know you have time to turn away. on social media platforms, we will post results but you have to click on a link sow do not accidentally find out the results. we are at facebook.com/ and always online at abc7news.com. you can watch us each night at 11 or streaming our website. if you are watching the olympics but want to know what is happening at 11:00 use your ipad or smartphone to watch us. >>> and we have had mist. mike, sprinkles or mist, it doesn't matter to my hair. >> it is moist. there is so much dew out there. we had snow over the weekend that stopped the slide our snow pack but it is still very low only 2 percent of what it should be for this time of the year. you can see the high clouds and it could be a colorful sunrise but they don't have much moisture unless you are way up north. we will have 51 in lake tahoe to 71 in fresno and low 70's around san diego and los ang

team u.s.a. wins 2-nil. >> this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. my super bowl pick tonight at 11:00 p.m. and my heart is with peyton manning but that's all i'm going to say. >> we'll never figure it out now. up next at 6:00, why this california postal worker gets the usual blue the besis that ma is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> join us at 9:00 on kofy tv 20 cable 13. we'll look at how nasa will help extend the search for life on mars. and then you have probably heard about amazon's drone delivery plan. now some if you want to jump into the unmanned delivery business. we'll tell you who and what is standing in the way. that's at 9:00 and 11:00. >>> a mail carrier in sacramento drove his final route in style. randy krohn wore a tuxedo today to mark his last day in a 25 year career with the postal service. he said his load of mail has dropped significantsly in the's ten ye

team u.s.a. taking care of sweden and they will face team canada thursday. gold medal at stake. don't know care who you are, tiger woods, arnie palmer, this guy, they have nothing on. take a look at this over the weekend. >> 95-foot putt to win a car. greens are fast here in auburn. [ laughter ] >> look at this. 95 feet for a car. try putting on a basketball court. [ talking at the same time ] >> fantastic shot. >> thank you. >>> coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. a care taker is behind bars, that story and more tonight at 10:00 p.m. good night. >> night. good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s. ski team. can people change? well, that's a -- that is a tough one, but i would say yes, people can change. that's what i believe, anyway, and i will till the day i die. you do realize you're proving the exact opposite of your point. see? she's changed. she used to be very supportive of me. [ beep ] claire: come on. [ be

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. >> team u.s.a. is going for gold, there is a battle at home at the training ground and over air pollution. utah some of the worst air quality in the country because the polluted airette gs trapped in the valleys and the government pushed to restrict the wood stoves but it is more about the unregulated industries. so how can utah get a breath of fresh air. we have brice from the department of air quality and matt from heal utah, and garon and the mandy a professional athlete that lives and trains in utah and started athletes for air. so, matt, we talked that, people think of utah and think of the clear blue skies and crystal clear national parks and the snow, and how serious is the air pollution problem? >> well, it is extremely serious depending on the weather patterns, but we get levels of fine particle pollution, pm 2.5. we have got decades of health research about the affects of the particles, they get into the lungs and cross the blood barriers and they are a serious problem for folks with breat

spectacular end to the winter olympic games as team u.s.a.s another medal, but tonight it's russia with even more reason to celebrate. >>> invisible danger. a deadly leak of carbon monoxide gas overcomes people at a shopping mall, including first responders. a wake-up call to the risk at home and beyond. >>> at what cost? deep impact of a severe drought in california and how most americans are paying the price. >>> and winners and losers. our look back at the triumphs, disappointments and surprises after more than two weeks that have kept the eyes of the world trained on this little corner of

>> well, stephen, i'm hoping to meet my hero, team u.s.a.'s skiing legend, bode miller. >> stephen: that would be nice but i'm not sure that will be possible, buddy. >> why not. >> stephen: because he's here with us in the studio. bode miller, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) bode, good to see you again. have a seat. poddy miller! ( cheers and applause ) bode, listen, man-- ( cheers and applause ) thank you. thank you so much. bode, you're a 33-time world cup winner. you've been in five different olympics. you've won gold, you've won silver, you've won bronze right here. okay. is this going to be your last olympics? >> yeah, i don't know. i mean, i brought home the bronze in my wife's favorite event so i think maybe this will be the time to hang it up. if i can go for another one, if my body holds up -- >> stephen: at the very least go for the curling team. >> i'll have to change it upon a little. >> stephen: you don't have to go as fast down the ice and that sport comes with a bar. you grew up in a cabin in new hampshire with no running wa

that event has been a disappointment so far for team u.s.a. one lone silver medal in the 5000-meter short track relay. while the long track team goes home without reaching the podium for the first time in 30 years. in the last few days of the games, a reminder of past sporting scandals. two athletes, german and italian, the first in sochi to test positive for drugs, both sent home. and controversy over the figure skating final rumbles on with news one of the judges is married to a former russian figure skating federation president, ensuring russia's adelina sotnikova's gold despite a stumble, will be talked about for years to come. and just in case you weren't feeling bad enough about the hockey, lester, for some of us, i think there may be some more bad news. you remember that company in illinois that put up that poster that said, "loser keeps bieber"? >> yeah. >> for canada versus the united states. well, we know what happened, so this is their response to that. "worst bet ever." i mean, there's going to be some people who think keeping just

and team u.s.a. returning to the rink after an instant classic. >>> also tonight, the deep impact of this relentless winter of 2014 taking a heavy toll with roofs collapsing, pipes bursting, ripped up roads and now a major strain on the power grid. >>> ice castles. tonight, our team makes a breathtaking journey across the american great lakes, almost completely frozen solid now, and revealing something spectacular. >>> and on the edge of history, americans who have been skating together all their lives. tonight, their moment arrives. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. >>> well, good evening. and as much as we hesitate to say it, given the relentless winter of 2014 for so many people across america, the weather here, as we get off to a dank start this monday morning, continues to make news in these winter olympic games. more on that in just a moment. on the upside from the competitio

. >>> the americans were lifted to a 5-1 over slovenia just one day after team u.s.a. beat the russians in a shootout. officials say don't rule out the u.s.a. and russia meeting again in these olympics. >> perhaps my fiforts sport in the olympic -- my favorite sport in the olympics american ice dancing. meryl davis and charlie white are in first place after a stunning dance program. davis and white have been training together for 17 years. their rivals and training partners from canada are trailing right behind them. the ice dancing competition concludes with a free dance which is later today. >> that's my favorite sport. really, truly. >>> and a u.s. favorite in the women's snowboard cross-country falls short. the american was leading the heat early on but falls and ends up not qualifying for the finals. it's an all too familiar ending for her. in the last winter games jacobellis fell and didn't win a medal as a result. >>> it's the 111th annual international toy fair, the largest ever held in western hemisphere. janelle burrell takes us inside. >> reporter: from life

and team u.s.a.t classic. >>> also the deep impact of this relentless winter of 2014, taking a heavy toll with roofs collapsing, pipes bursting, ripped up roads and now a major strain on the power grid. >>> ice castles. tonight our team makes a breathtaking journey across the american great lakes, almost completely frozen solid now, and revealing something spectacular. >>> on the edge of history, americans who have been skating together all their lives. tonight their moment arrives. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams, reporting tonight from the olympic winter games in sochi, russia. >>> good evening. as much as we hesitate to say it, given the relentless winter of 2014 for so many people across america, the weather here, as we get off to a damp start this monday morning continues to make news in these winter olympic games. more on that in a moment. on the upside, one result we can talk about, because it was news in the states since before people wo

. >>> team u.s.a. had a strong showing this weekend. norway leading with 7 while the netherlands, u.s.a., canada and russia each have four. the u.s. has picked up two gold medals so far, sweeping the new slopestyle snowboarding event. nbc's jay gray is live for us in sochi, watching all of that. lucky man. new development to sart off with here, the women's super combined, huh? >> reporter: yeah. richard, for anybody that's at home and doesn't want to see this, wants to wait and watch it during prime time, now is the time to turn down your set. you may have pop when i popped up anyway. julia mancuso, most decorated alpine skier posting the fastest time in the downhill this morning. that is key. she's had a rough season coming into the olympics, but she is a big game player. said she would be ready and she was for the downhill portion. the slalom, which is what's next for those skiers artery ai roll of the dice for her, either off or she's on f she's on she's in a place to medal and perhaps even bring home the gold. jamie anderson, u.s. s

skater gracie gold will try to make up for a poor showing in the two thousand and ten olympics by team u.s.a.'s women's skating team those games marked the first time since one thousand nine hundred four that the american skating team failed to get a skater on the medal podium whether you're watching because you've gotten the usa or because you want to watch some of the best athletes in the world is going to be a heck of a show and keep an eye out for the norwegian curling team they've got quite a lot. coming up the life of an investment banker has been the subject of many classic hollywood movies including martin scorsese's osbourne nominated wolf of wall street but is working in finance everything it's cracked up to be sample former derivatives trader and i had conversations with great minds. we welcome eric nate and martin to be terrific hosts on the r t network. it's going to give you a different perspective give you one stock never i'll give you the information you make the decision. about how breaking this the revolution of the mind it's a revolution of ideas and consciousness in the s

. >>> team u.s.a. is off to a golden start at the winter olympics in sochi, russia. ng the first gold medal of the 2013 gauges in the snowboarding slopestyle final. the ladies hockey team defeating finland 3-1. here is the olympic count. norway leading with 4 total medals. the united states has one gold so far. look at that. >> go team u.s.a. for sure. >> yes. >>> well, the national highway traffic safety administration is considering a requirement that all new cars include vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology. they can talk to one another. the new plan to keep roadways clear, doug mcelway has the story from washington. >> experimental x and r shows individuals what we have planned. this has travel instructions. >> reporter: that prediction about the future is now here. with the department of transportations announcement this week to press ahead with vehicle to vehicle technology. it's a gps feature that allows cars to sense proximity to itself and automatically provides a response. >> early studies indicate that v to v allows drivers to avoid 70 to 80% of vehi

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team u.s.a. won three medals in sochi wednesday, one in skiing, the other two in bobsledding, all historic achievements. >> giant slalom, ted ligety realized his dream of winning the gold for a second time. >> this is an event i really wanted to win the most. this is an event that, you know, i've worked the hardest over the last couple of years. now the favorite, one of the favorites coming in. >> ligety made history, becoming the first american man to win two olympic medals in alpine skiing, something an american woman did back in 1952. ligety got his first gold eight years ago in his olympic debut at the age of 21. elsewhere, another historic u.s. win. lauren williams is a former sprinter who has already taken summer olympic gold and silver medals, now in the winter olympics glided to victory with her teammate to win the silver medal in the bobsled. she becomes the fifth american athlete to medal in the winter and summer games. the second american team took the bronze. it's the first time the u

women's hockey, team u.s.a. and team canada faced off in a preliminary round. canada won 3-2. these two teams are favorite to say meet again in the gold medal game. >> all of russia is celebrating its return to dominance in pairs figure skating. the pair earned the gold with a stunning performance. their teammates won silver. >> this morning, josh christianson wins olympic gold inmen's slopestyle skiing, their teammates winning silver and bronze. it's the first 2003 since 2002. men's ice hockey is underway. the game is scoreless in the first period. >> did he throw her 15 feet in the air? >> he threw her about -- i didn't measure it, but it looked to be about 15 feet, give or take. >> what's so amazing is not the physicality, but the article industry, it's like dancing. >> no, the physicality. he just threw her up in the air to tell you the truth. >> one community is offering up a golden roster of ice hockey player through the years. >> it's a small town looking to continue their winning streak at sochi. >> good morning, welcome back. up next, hockey town u.s.a. where olympic

. >> we have all the latest olympic results for team u.s.a. and the team us are following.ill announce a spoil are alert if you don't want to know you can turn around. our social media we post results but you have to click on a link to see them so you are not accidentally finding out the results. we are at facebook or on twitter and of course always online at abc7 abc7news.com or m if you are were watching the lick picks but want to know the news at 11:00, you can download the news app if your iphone, ipad or droid. >>> in the northeast, crews are working to restore electricity to 500,000 people still without power in pennsylvania and maryland. many residents are heading to the shopping laws and public libraries and shelters to stay warm. you can see the ice storm there caused power lines to come down and that is what triggered the problem. president obama has declared a state of emergency for pennsylvania with travelers to new york city may not seeing the bright lights normally seen at times square with businesses there and in the theater district asked to turn off the lig

. >>> team u.s.a. out shot sweden 70 to 9 to advance. expected -- as we expect the americans will be the biggest rival team canada. >>> the updated medal stancheon as they are right now. russia and the united states at the top with 18 medals apiece, five golds, the u.s. won ice dancing, tony! >> all right michael appreciate it. we are back with the headlines and much more and then it's "real money with ali velshi." >> coming up. plenty of job openings but not enough qualified workers to build them. we'll look at the so-called skills gap. and the cash strapped u.s. post office wants to get into the banking business. i'll look at that on "real money." >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm tony harris. a new oven report says there is abundant evidence of crimes against humanity in north korea. north korea rejects the allegations but the u.n. says the heerdz should be health cdable. >>> venezuela's president says the u.s. is trying to conspire with protestors to overthrow nicholas maduro, secretary of state john kerry is a

we have the latest rules for team u.s.a. owing but here is how we keep you informed. on air we will announce "spoiler alert" so you have time to turn away. we will post results but you have to clip on a link to see them so you do not accidentally find out the results. we are always online at abc7news.com. >> right now a check on the weather. mike? >>> i am not using the umbrella so the drizzle has ended here across from the exploritorium. at the high country, winter weather advisory and another 3 to 6" of snow is possible through 8:00 this morning. we have avalanche warning. up to 3 feet of snow in some ski resorts and up to 4' in some higher elevations and the avalanche warning is until 7:00 monday morning. if you wait a couple of hours it will be easier to get there than if you leave now. the forecast for the state shows scattered showers with higher elevations and 43 in lake tahoe and 53 in yosemite, and mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> we have a hit-and-run before the caldecott t

u.s.a. for sure and being part of the first slopestyle team for the u.s.me the gold is just icinging on the cake. >> he's by far my favorite olympian. i don't know if anyone's going to top him. >> i like him a lot. >> here's a look at the overall medal count. norway at the top with four. netherlands in second with three and there's the united states right behind them with their one gold medal. keep an eye out on american ski e, hannah kearney in the free style moguls later in the afternoon. this was all over social media this morning. more trouble in the sochi bathrooms. this time, american bobsledder johnny quinn got trapped inside one of them, but he took matters into his own hands. he just smashed his way through the door to get out. >> he was like, oh, i must get out, i have an event. >> he's a former packers wide receiver. sochi jailbreak. pretty funny. >> i don't know if i want to mess around, breaking the law there. breaking down a door. >> you've seen more pictures of sochi bathrooms than any olympics combined. >> very fun stuff. i appreciate it. n

. >> now we're back with jessica, go team u.s.a, quite a day, quite a night for hockey team. >> the factt you've gotten into hockey is pretty exciting. we're not even in medal rounds but it is must-see tv. they were fighting for goal, it looked like when the u.s. and russia faced off. the preliminary match not only lived up to the hype, but the game doesn't even necessarily count. the u.s. beat the russian team, 2-1, unlike the nhl, international rules permit the shooter take multiple rounds. the st. louis blues star, netted four, including the game winner. >> that's something you dream about, going in shootouts and imagining as a kid. it feels great right now. but like i said we're focusing on tomorrow now. to get the win tonight was big but doesn't mean much without the win tomorrow. it's exciting, fun, but we still got a job to do. >> everybody did a good job. we're going to enjoy this win tonight but it's on to another one tomorrow and got to shift our focus to tomorrow. >> and a serious accident today at the sochi game for russian cross skier maria comiserova, first woman to win a m

said to be one of the first on tap tomorrow, meanwhile team u.s.a. now has 24 medals eight of this are gold. now the first u.s. team to strike gold was wearing a special pair of ice skates hand made by a california family that has been doing so for decades. melissa chan reports. >> skating boots. each pair constructed and assembled by hand. >> some of the machines here in use, they produce about 1,000 to 1500 every year, competing against manufacturers with big production lines. jason is the farmless fourth generation maker. >> feels pretty good, knowing that i had a smart part in their journey to success. >> this week's olympic ice dancing gold medal zest charley white won in what are lick bats. >> the boots are softer, she likes a soft flexible boot, and so we make hers so that she can bend at the ankles and the knees and get her edges really well. >> do bootmakers consider everything that may give competitive skater as leg up. >> you will notice a higher heel. we always put a higher heel on most of the ice dancers because it puts them up on the bal

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 share before the rim. combined for all-star record, slam dunk champions, he john wall, the east goes on to win it and it's a game that actually doesn't matter but they won. >> you should not slam the ice dance finals. >> i wasn't. i said if that's not your thing, you should be watching the ice dancing. >> that's our show. headlines after the break. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with tonight's headlines. disturbing evidence north korea has committed crimes against humanity. a new united nations report due to be released in just a couple of hours, enslavement, abortion. >> secretary of state john kerry, says it's clear, rather than negotiating in good faith. >>> demonstrators agreed to leave if the government promised to drop charges against arrested activists

meanwhile no surprise in the women's side of things as team u.s.a. d canada face off for gold for the fourth time in five olympics. earlier today i got a chance to talk to the captain of the former 1980 men's team who won gold. mike arruzone. >> they skate so well and they have such great speed, i think they will win the game. i think the first time they played, i don't think the united states played the way they would like to play it. i was telling someone today, the u.s. men and the canadian men have tremendous respect for each other. there might be a little dislike but the u.s. women and the canadian women they don't like each other. that's going to be a battle and i'm looking forward to watching that game. >> there's been so much pressure for the russians to win gold on their home ice. how much disappointment is it? >> it's a huge disappointment, putin has already said, the medal is the county in the ice hockey medal, this was huge for them to win. maybe the pressure got to the players, maybe they couldn't handle it but it's something very spoig.

but not when team u.s.a. takes to the ice, that's whenever player, men and women is a hometown hero. one of the top figure skaters says he is bowing out of the olympics. it is believed that he injured his back. just four days ago. he is a big figure on the scene. all the beet fit a higher plain. this is the view of in year's winter games from space. you can easily see the stadium where they were held last saturday. nobody has the cameras out right now, because that snow, turning to rain in some spots turning to ice in other spots and it ain't over yet. >> so an impressive view, a lot going on, but first up, want to show you what is happening here. dry air has been pulled in, and that's moving north, so we are seeing a lull right here, through baltimore, even new york starting to break up a bit. snow returning as cold air returns now we are seeing these storms pop up. maybe even some lightening as we get thunder store. as i moves through north carolina and then right up the coast. bans of very heavy snow, two

unfortunately they couldn't past the goal tender from finland and turned away 27 team u.s.a.ts and the americans wound up getting shut out and finland wins. they are going home with no hardware, the americans that is. vick wild with one of the interesting stories, an american snow border that maer ried ian and skiing for russia. after wards the new russian citizen getting a call from putin praising him in saying quote sports brings smiles to those strongest in the spirit and his wife won bronze in the women's portion of the event. age, and youth, served in alpine skiing, 34-year-old skier was the oldest ever ski champion and winning gold in the men's slalom. coming in third for the bronze 19-year-old of norway and becomes the youngest men's alpine medallist in olympic history. here is the updated medal count... russia is alone at the top with 29. u.s. in second with 27. norway 26. and canada and netherlands next. not a mark on his face and turning 22 years old. it is 50 years since the young man bake muhammad ali. scoring the biggest upset in boxing history. we look back on t