collins is making his tonight, becoming the first openly gay athlete to play one of the big four american team sportss..he ent the line- >>> former stanford star jason collins is making history tonight becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the big 4 american team league sports. he entered the lineup 12 minutes ago. >> nice ovation there. collins signed a 10-day contract with the brooklyn nets and playing tonight against the lakers. he was once teammates with jason kidd as well as several prominent nets during his 12 year career. >> guys already know what to expect from me. okay, he will not magically have a 40 inch vertical and shoot 3s. >> it is not him a distraction t is the media coming along with it. so, you know, every city you go to. not just asked the question once and it is overwith. it is a recurring thing. like i said it is not a problem with us. >> twain wade is not looking forward to playing against him but it has nothing do do with his sexual orientation. >> one thing i know about him he fouls very hard. welcome back. ucla spoiled by stanford, the cardinals took control

suggesting three that are very interesting to americans about the olympics is corruption, terrorism, homophobic -- [inaudible] russia. what about the american sporting team? i hadn't -- [inaudible] as if the whole olympics is about american attempt to redo russia the way you want. you seem to have forgotten the olympics is about the kids that go to compete. who will enjoy a culture exchange, who will enjoy living together, and enjoying partnerships and friendship there. and being here and each and every day listening to the same debate, i'm disappointed that american thinkers seem to have lost the remembrance of what the olympics are about. it is -- [inaudible] give me evidence of the corruption. putin and -- [inaudible] have so many times. the only argument i have heard in this country about alleged corruption in russia is that it is expensive. yes, it's expensive. but you know why. it's something american never care to look in to. for us, olympics it's not just an event of a few weeks where a lot of builders will come. for us, olympics is pretty unique in opportunity to encourage investment in to the region that have been fantastically attractive in te

. >> what about the american sporting team? phill whole olympics is about the american intent to do russia, the way you want. it's about the kids. they are going to compete who enjoy living together and enjoy partnerships and friendships there and be here each and every day listening to the same debates and in america seems to have lost the memory of what the olympics is all about. give me evidence of the corruption. putin and medvedev have raised this many times. the only argument that i have heard is that it is expensive. yes, it's expensive, but you know why. something that they never cared to look into, but for us it is not just where a lot of visitors are welcome. for us, the olympics is pretty unique an opportunity to encourage investment into the region that have been fantastically attractive in terms of its geographics and its climate environment but didn't see a lot of investment. russia does not ensure too many areas within its own territory with access. sochi 700 kilometers. that's about it. because in the soviet unio

he is the fist openly gay athlete to play for a pro team in any of the four major north american sports. jason collins came out last spring in "sports illustrated." at the time the 12-year veteran wasn't playing for a team. the nets signed him to a ten- day contract. here's jason kidd. >> i'm in full support. it does not change my feelings for him as a good friend and as a teammate. >> you may remember college football star michael sam came out publicly earlier this month. he is projected to be a mid-round draft pick this spring. if he does make a team's roster he would be the first active nfl player to be openly gay. >>> looking for new recipes for the not so familiar produce, tony and stephanie are cooking up kale and pharaoh. >> kale, and some onions and mushrooms, too. >> cook the fennel before. >> in here we have garlic and onions. when the onions became soft werks add in the fennel and the mushrooms. the mushrooms have a great bold flavor which adds a lot of dimension. >> i'm going to add toe mate owes for more moisture and sweetness. >> that will add acidity to the plate also. >>

sports history. right there. last night jason collins became the first openingly gay athlete to play in a major american pro team 35-year-old nba center played for the brooklyn nets againstth l.a. lakers. collins has been in the nba for the past 12 years. >> need to be a solid basketball player. again it's about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history. >> collins didn't have any points last night but he did have two rebounds. bay area fans you probably. >>> this historic moment in u.s. sports comes at the same time uganda in africa are increasing the criminal penalty for homosex quality. just hours from now the president signed a bill that would punish first time offenders with 14 years in prison. human rights groups around the world have condemned this new law as yet another step back ward in the country where homo sexuality is already illegal. >>> the dalai lama wraps up his bay area event with two events. the injure chill leader speck to 3 no, people. >> to become a happy person, happy family, happy community, and then finally happy nation. >> the dalai la mr. made a stop in richmond to les

. >>> dominant, that's one of the many words that describe team usa in the olympics newest sport. the americanspt in slope style skiing last night. >> it's crazy. yesterday was one of the best days for all of us. we show the world what we love to do and how much fun we're having. >> it was also a very emotional time for christianson. you'll hear why coming up at 6:00. >>> the olympic torch is in sochi but it's not the only olympic flame burning tonight. lake tahoe hosted the olympic games. other cities burn their torches while the current winter games are under way. you see sochi and lake tahoe on the right side. the usoc might be making a bid to bring the winter games to the lake tahoe reno area in 2026. just in time for the president's day weekend, we have fresh powder. until last week snow making machines were paving the runs with manmade snow. >> we really have our mountain back. five and a half feet allowed us to open so much more terrain. people are really waiting to see them. >> here's the deal. high wind advisories are in effect beginning tomorrow. if you're heading up to the mountains,

first, he became the first openly quay player to sign a contract to play in a major american pro-team sporturs later collins became the first openly gay man to play in an n.b.a. game. he checked in at the 10:28 mark of the second period. collins and his team the brooklyn nets led by nine. collins played 11 minutes in all collecting two rebounds, no points and a steal and 108-102 win. the nets signed him to a 10-day contractor after a search for a big man. here is collins after the game. >> i understand there is significance. but at the same time there are other athletes, you know, robbie rogers, michael sam, male athletes who are active. all of us, you know, it's about being athletes, going out there and winning and competing, playing hard. it's just - that's what it's about. well, the winter olympics are over. three medal events on the final day of competition. we start with the one event that had the most positive outcome for team usa, the russians winning gold in the 4-man bobsled. the usa won the bronze by 0.003. steven hulkham won his medal for the games. on the hockey rink canada play

of a furnace candles and is the twins' olympics when the french sports magazine to keep reports about the conspiracy between american and western teams in pink escaping to push aside the canadians according to the report the russian coach told a news paper that the americans would make sure that in brussels with green gold in the team eventing retired persons would get good marks to the american duo in ice dance because of the story to the door and also sets a pretty serious light on the shady deal that would push aside the canadians a problem that we've seen some windows taking gold and silver and bronze medals to pay for the first time in his olympics in the widget in queens two goals in man's by putting women skipped on the maintenance won gold silver and bronze in the men's five thousand because speedskating in a young american men was the best athletes to win gold today in the snowboard competition. home to press has not won anything yet it's not even close but it does hope to win first place in the team competition in figure skating tomorrow because this would make the home crowd very happy they can also bring these damaging re

sports history last night. they were cheering for jason collins. he became the first openly gay active player to play in a major american professional team sports. center played for the nets against the lakers. he's been in the nba for the past 12 years. this was his first game since he came out at the end of last season. >> a solid basketball player. it's about focusing on the task at hand and not thinking about history. >> now, during the game last night, collins did not score but he grabbed two rebounds during 12 minutes of play. bay area fans remember, he played basketball during stanford's run to the final four back in 1998. >>> happening today -- the callly -- call >>> hatching today -- the dalai lama is continuing his visit. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: this is the first time the dalai lama has become to visit campus. there is a group of media and people waiting to go through a security check before entering the levi sent center where he will be speaking. this morning, the exiled tibetan leader will speak out about business, compacks and ethics -- compassion and ethics. he focuses on promoting ethics and basic human values as w

the bay area. heavy rain still coming down in some locations. we have live team coverage. >>> and a new olympic sport proves to be gold fort americans as team usa is dominating the slopestyle course. >> did you feel blindsided by the president? >> brian boitano tells us how his life has changed. >>> thanks for joining us on this rainy sunday night. the storm is not finished. a flash flood watch is in effect for the north bay tonight until 9:00 tonight. >> there was lots of it today. unusually small rivers and streams are running high. the south bay finally getting a taste of the rain. this is a live look at downtown san jose. >> we have live team coverage. nbc bay area's monty francis is in sonoma county. and we have two meteorologists tracking the storm. jeff ranieri is looking at rainfall totals, but first we want to begin with rob mayeda. >> finally the rain has arrived in the south bay. it took about 36 hours for it to drop out of the north bay. the santa cruz mountains picking up about another inch of rain. you can see the rain still stretching into the north bay. and it's a the north bay counties tonight that will still see the flash flood

the second runs are set for a bit later today. women's bobsled, a big day for the american team. they have won a medal in every women's bobsled event since the sport was included in the olympics in 2002. looks like they will do the same today. usa team 1, in first place. team 2 in third place and well beyond most of the rest of the competition. two heats in that. lolo jones, who has struggled in the summer olympics. we know the heartbreak over the last three years. switched to the winter olympics in bobsled. they are in fourth place. looks like another struggle to reach a medal here. we try to take you inside the games and show you a little bit of what's going on. i want to show you this. this is the actual starter for speed skating. omega has been the time piece for the olympics for more than a quarter of a century. this is the starter they use. here, i'll give you a listen. the light lights up. it was actually and it is pretty interestingly developed, because they had had trouble taking the real starter pistols around the different events. security had become such an issue, in and out of venues. so omega came up with this. this is the one they u

the studios. dave owens live in vierra for wusa9 sports. >>> u.s.a. athletes captured more medals in sochi. the american men's hockey team back on the ice today with no emotional hangover at all. the u.s. rodded them 5-1 to advance to the quarter finals. more than half of the goals came from phil who became the first american to score a hat trick at the olympics since the salt lake city games 12 years ago. two of the three goals came in the first four and a half minutes of the game. the americas made history on the ice today. the ice dancing team won the short dance portion setting a new record with their 78.89. the highest score ever recorded in short dance. their arrives, the canadian team who won gold in vancouver are right now in second. >>> america's skier bode miller finally won his first medal in sochi tieing for bronze in the super g continuing his reign as the most decorated alpine skier in the u.s. olympic history and now tied with bonnie blair for the second most medal by an american winter olympian. >>> here is your up-to-the- minute medal counts with another one leading the way, five gold. the u.s. and russi

the bay area. heavy rain still coming down in some locations. we have live team coverage. >>> and a new olympic sport proves to be gold fort americans as team usa is dominating the slopestyle course. >> did you feel blindsided by the president? >> brian boitano tells us how his life has changed. >>> thanks for joining us on this rainy sunday night. the storm is not finished. a flash flood watch is in effect for the north bay tonight until 9:00 tonight. >> there was lots of

the name redskins honor. american indians maybe talk to some native americans before he speaks there is absolutely no reason for any professional sports team to use a racial slur as its mascot good on the national congress of american indians for handling that point home for bad the national republican congressional committee that organization is under fire today over reports of a set of fake campaign websites to trick democrats into donating to republican candidates the websites which have been set up for democratic congressional candidates like an kirkpatrick in arizona look like regular campaign sites until you look at the fine print right below the headline it looks like you'd find on a candidate sponsored web page the site as you to make your crowd your vision a day to help defeat an kirkpatrick and candidates like her there's no proof yet that the n r c c's fake web sites have had a big impact on the twenty fourteen midterm elections but they almost certainly violate federal election law as just hope that we'll see in the cheaters never prosper holds true for republicans and still. and the very very ugly republican missouri state sen

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the g man coming up in sports. p >>> back to sochi, team usa made history. >> the american bobsledders who brought home a rare medald ipads for their training. scott budman joins us with this technology. if we use ipads, will we be bobsledders? >> yes, better bobsledders. in a sport decided by tenths of a second, you want any advantage you can get. they turned to an ipad and app that helped them bring home a medal. >> reporter: america just notched its first male bobsled win in 62 years with the well-known piece of silicon valley technology along for the ride. while the bobsledders trained, their runs were recorded on apple ipads then critiqued on an app, a piece of software that gives the team instant access to data. >> how you're able to do that instantly after a heat or run is tremendous for them because it saves them time, hassles of going somewhere else to analyze the footage. >> reporter: it specializes in slow motion video and lets the coaches see the ride frame by frame. it's new to the bobsled team along with the medal the team will take home. >> we cannot put it in the olympics but something we built reac

where all the sporting disciplines are sorted into categories for example to see how the women's scale flung race was going on scale list to see first hand tweets that and he is now the american team posting a colorful photo right from the competition also a scottish sports one shows his emotions say it was the best sporting event and actually one of the canadian skaters tweeted look who came out to support adding a moose to that fan club so keep across everything by following our tour the coverage of. the g twenty four team promises week ultimately an exhilarating winter for us in our. journey and it's now a make seven now and the rest of our lives take these teams to sochi twenty four take. on r.t. thousands of people across bosnia set fire to local government buildings and clash with police hundreds have been injured in three days of protests in a state that slipping into serious economic stagnation with around forty percent of the population out of work. in the capital star yeah ryan said the presidential building a blaze along with nice cars and time is a source he's fun and a brother but it's also kind of until you pass just because it's not the process of the country protes

welcome back to the r t sport lympics special and let's raise you with ice hockey after the american junior team won all four of their round robin matches to win the state is the annual under eighteen's ice hockey tournament just outside moscow micrograph janko reports. last year's winner is russia with the hosts as they welcome the usa sweden finland and the czech republic to the fifth annual five nations cup held just outside the capital but it was only the american juniors side who went into the last game against the czechs having beaten everyone in their wake and scoring seventeen goals in the process. the world silver medalists knew that except for any freak mistakes over the next hour they'd be climbing the cup at the final whistle as the u.s. stole into a three nothing lead in the first period continuing their prowess in front of the net however the czechs got back into the game in the second scoring to announce the goals to make it three two and set up an exciting final period and in an edgy affair the u.s. prevailed to finish the competition with one hundred percent winning record body

americans have dominated the new x games sports in sochi, and maddie bowman won gold in the first ever women's halfpipe. and the women ended their day on the podium. two american teams on the podium tonight, how awesome. >> it's so incredible. we wouldn't want it any other way. >> reporter: for the first time taking two medals, silver and bronze in bobsled, thrilled, though a few still itching for gold. >> i can't end on those runs. i will try to talk everyone to coming back with me. >> reporter: are you coming back? >> we'll see what happens. >> i wouldn't mess with her. >> you see them here, you will see me here. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> reporter: and our nominee for photo finish of these games, check it out. right before the ski cross quarterfinal finish, a big crash. three racers go down and slide over the line. it was the russian in the yellow bib that was ruled the runner-up. and so brian, just incredible finishes happen to be your thing, today was your day at these olympics. >> unbelievable. chris jansing, thanks for all of it. >>> still ahead for us tonight, what's in the water. weeks after a chemical spill, officials say it's safe, but lot of people won't go ne

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for 70 years the school's sports teams have been the apaches, but some native americans and supporters claimed it was offensive. >>> well, a new era for "the tonight show." jay leno takes his curtain call as the man behind the desk. his final episode tonight, that's tonight. >> and soon jimmy fallon will take over the and the show will move to new york city. leno has been the host for 22 years. with almost all of those at the top of the ratings. this will be leno's second send-off. in 2009 he had a big timee show before giving that up to conan o'brien. he said that's why this time around the finale will be subdued. he welcomes back billy crystal who was his first guest in 1992 and superstar garth brooks also making an appearance. leno has not announced new tv ventures but for now he is going to be sticking to stand-up. >> i'm on the road a lot. i really like being a stand-up comedian. it will be fun to do that a lot more. >> jimmy fallon will take over on february 17. >> right now the bay area under a weather advisory as we give you a live look at the highway where there is a jackknife

. >> jason collins became the first openly gay athlete to sign a contract with a major north american professional sports teammore on this transaction ahead. breaking barriers in the world of wine - how this gentlemen went from a tough neighbourhood to a top taster. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at the top stories this half hour. federal prosecutors announce plan to seextradition for joaqu guzman. he made chicago his drug distribution center. >> the head of the opposition is meeting with president nicolas maduro. there has been ongoing protests in the capital. >> ukraine, the speaker of parliament has been named interim leader to replace ousted president viktor yanukovych. the temporary president pledged to focus the country on european tendency. >> thousands of protesters remain camped out in kiev. the opposition is asking them not to disperse. let's go to nick schifrin. paint the picture. what's the mood like out there? >> well, the mood is extremely positive. you may be able to hear me. the music is behind me, there's a scene of candles, there's a sense obvious the last 36 hours tha

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. >> a sport getting attention was the american men's hockey team. there's a bit of controversy.sia deadlocked at two. until the host team. the u.s. me caught a break, upping the ante for cold. let's look at it. u.s. men beating russia 3-2 in an eight-round shoot-out. some of us were not aware of them. tj oshie was the hero, accounting for half of team u sa's goals, shooting six times. international rules permit the same player to take multiple shots. he fired six games, netting four, including the game winner. >> is this something you dream about going into shoot outs. >> it feels good. like i said, we are focussing on tomorrow night. it doesn't mean much, it's exciting, fun, but we have a job to do >> the winter games in sochi is going on. the n.h.l. has come to a standstill, with some athletes competing for their home country, part of the reason why teams are apprehensive about letting teams play. i spoke with a journalist from the "wall street journal" who is in sochi. and asked about the factors that openers go through in allowing athletes to compete in the games. >> the n.h

the american bobsled team made it here with the kind of support only a mother could provide. >>> finally from here tonight, the story of an american bobsledder who like others here found a second life in that sport. her name is jasmine fenlater. and with her more famous partner, lolo jones, she's competing in prime time tonight and again tomorrow in women's bobsled. like many of the athletes here, her biggest supporter is watching the coverage very carefully. our report tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: hurdling down a mountain track at 85 miles an hour, jasmine fenlator says riding a bobsled is a dance between aggression and finesse. >> in less than the blink of an eye you need to adapt and change and get back on the line. >> reporter: jasmine's 28 years is a story about a patient. as a child she dreamed of dancing her way to the olympics. >> at 6 years old, saying i'm going to write to a congressman to tell him he needs to put dance in the olympics. my mom's like, whatever you want, whatever you think you can do, i'll support you. >> reporter: her mom's susan's support would be there all jasmine's life, especially facing indelicate questions from her middle school classmates. >> a

the site have not tested positive for contamination. >> let's turn to sport with jessica. it's been a big weekend for the american men's hockey team. >> they are fantastic. they keep getting better, the way they played in the shoot-out against russia, you had to wonder if they'd have anything left in the tank. there was no let up. they kept the foot on the gas. it was kessel's turn to play the role of hero, the first memory in a decade to score a hat trick in an olympic hockey tournament. leading team usa. ryan miller making 17 saves, and the swined team usa -- sends team usa to the quarterfinals facing the chubb lick op sunday. it looks as if bode miller's career came full circle. he a one of the best skiers in america. he struggled until today. he became the oldest alpine skier to win a medal, a bronze nment super-g. it's a record for u.s. skiers. one skier in the world has more. despite tying for the bronze bode miller was disappointed with the run in the super-g. >> today was a struggle that emotionally felt like a true struggle. i thought i was skiing well enough to get a medal a lot easier if i skied the way i have been, wit

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the women's scouts long race was going click their own scale lists to see first hand tweets that and here's the american team posting a colorful photo right from the competition also a scottish sports franchise his emotions saying that that was the best sporting event here we go and one of the canadian skiers tweeted came out to support adding a moose to the fan club so to get across everything by following our twitter caffrey. the g twenty four team promising alternate and exhilarating winter sports and. join me in this in our make seven now and the rest of our lives take you staying for sochi twenty four take. on arts. both news woke up on sunday to streets of broken windows and smoke rising from government buildings the day before thousands of protesters across the country went on the rampage and clashed with police. almost two hundred people have been injured in three days of pressurized in a stage where forty percent of the population is jobless in the capital sarajevo a source has fired rubber bullets want to count until to disband the crowds in other parts of the country protests is how the rocks at security forces and torched local government buildings and west initially er

the u.s. men swept this sport. americans took one, two and three. 22-year-old josh christianson of utah took gold. the last person to qualify for this olympic team and wins the entire thing. he dedicated his gold medal to his late father who died in august. we're going to come back live to this beautiful picture of the black sea and let you know that the american team has won 12 medals. half of them in slopestyle, so we definitely dominate this course. as we show you this beautiful picture, these weather conditions have actually taken a toll on the skiing conditions up in the mountains. the super combined events have been moved up earlier, and coming up in ten minutes, i'll tell you about all the people invading sochi, also known as the russian riviera. janell wang, nbc bay area news. >> i think she left the shot. she's swimming now in the black sea. >> i think so. cartwheeling her way out to the water. >> thank you, janell. there she is. the slopestyle skier is trying to adopt these four puppies in sochi. ken worthy from colorado wants to come home with four of these dogs. many of these dogs will be euthanized. he pound the strays in the olympi

the gold! >> reporter: team russia coming out on time in the biathlon relay. the americans finished 16th. as the games wind down, there are only a couple sports on the schedule for tomorrow. including the bronze medal bobsled duo of steven holcomb and steve langdon to compete in the four-man finals. hockey is the other big gold medal up for grabs. canada against sweden. these are the last two teams to win the gold medal. >> jack, thanks very much. >>> an olympic spoiler alert. we'll show you the medal count right now. so if you don't want to know, this is the time to turn away from the tv. when the music ends, it is very safe to look back. tonight's primetime coverage of the olympics starts at 8:00. music gone, safe to look back. both ted ligety, in the slalom. the four-man bobsled and snowboarding, parallel giant slalom. and men's and women's speed skating. >>> we're still waiting to find out who is the latest millionaire. the powerball jackpot winner has still not come forward. the station who sold the ticket is already a winner. the owner gets $1 million for selling the ticket. since the jackpot announcement the gas station has also seen a

the most extensive in sports history. >> and 10,000 american fans are expected to attend, so president obama who just convenes the national security team to adjust safety concerns has now placed two u.s. war ships in the black sea off the coast of sochi, in case of a security breach. the u.s.s. mount whitney are carrying forces especially trained to carry out an evacuation. >> to that end, his government has spent more than $50 million. tony that is twice as much as great britain spent on the winter olympics and now that the athletes and fans have started to arrive, the big question is will these precautions work? >> that's the big question, appreciate it, thank you. >> a qualifying event, one day since the ceremonies. whether athletes will use the opportunity to protest russias antigay law. on that part of the story. >> it's the word's biggest stage, throughout the course of modern sports history. they have not been excluded in that trend. most believe the same should be the same russia again finds itself at an international -- it involved around it's invasion of afghanistan. including the united states, now in 2014 the host nation is

the americans failed to win even though they were expected to. breaking a record here, a single sport as a single winter games. 21 for his speed skating team. s the american suits tron blame. he says it's the american system that doesn't care about speed skating, and that way too much athletic talent goes to the nfl and not enough to the other sports in america. >> you have a lot of attention for a foolish sport, like american football, and you waste a lot of talent, athletic flent talent where it's meant to kill each other, hurt each other. >> reporter: when you talk about american football, you commit blasphemy. we love football. >> yeah, exactly. that's why di do it, because you're so narrow minded and want to compete against the world wasting a lot of good fletalent a sport that sucks. >> reporter: yes, he says football sucks. putting out a statement last week saying there was no evidence the suits were contributing to the team not medaling as much as expected. now the games are starting to wind down. what's going to happen with a lot of this fran structure? new apartments are for sale in sochi? we got a look inside one of them. these ap

the russians. but for americans? madness. >> usa! usa! >> it's wonderful. >> out of control! >> reporter: and for team usa, a hero is made. >> i love you, t.j. >> reporter: oh, sorry, kid, the toast of the sports world is spoken for. oshie said after the game he texted his girlfriend that he would be at the office a little while longer. now, there is other olympic news tonight. before the 1500 meter speed skating final team usa ditched their high tech suits after a disappointing series of races, didn't help, america finished out of the medals, but oh, those hockey players. >> i'm just thinking what happens if the two teams play for the gold medal. >> reporter: it will be up for grabs. >> chris jansing, good to see you. >>> back in the u.s. in contrast to what was another 60 degree day today in sochi, blizzard watches were up as another major storm batters the eastern seaboard. nbc's ron mott has more from massachusetts. >> reporter: hey, there, lester, good evening to you, the blizzard warning is in effect for coastal massachusetts today. as you can see we have been pelted by strong winds which elevates the danger of widespread power outages and dangerous winds. with barely a 24-hour breather

the three medals. team-mates with the bronze. american ted liggetty struck gold. the 29-year-old, three time defending world champion was at the top of the podium following the giant slalom. that's a look at sport thank you jessica taff. it's 9:26 in the morning. we want to take you to kiev, ukraine, where the truce between government forces and government protesters appear to be strained. we are hearing reports of violence in independence square. as you get a closer look, you can see a number of people carrying away an individual who has apparently been hurt. you see the fires in the street, and thick black smoke. stay with al jazeera through the morning for the latest in the situation. we will keep you updated. >> facebook is reaching deep into its pocket to reach more users. c.e.o. mark zuckerberg is spending 19,000 in cash and stocks on a service to send text, videos on smart phones. >> it's a trend at college campuses across the country, students are being encouraged to get involved in researchery. allen schauffler introduces us to one such young man. >> on a winter day with the promise of spring brightening the campus, chris will be indoors in the lab solving problems. >> so i made a mick

all the sporting disciplines that soldier into counts agrees for example to see how the women's scarce long race was going on scale list to see france town of tweets there and here is that american team posting a colorful photo right from the competition also a scottish sportsman shares his emotions say that it was the best sporting event and one of the canadian ski is tweeted look who came out to support adding a moost to that fan club so keep across everything by following our torch our coverage of. the g twenty four team promises to be cultivated an exhilarating winter for. joining us now a make seven now and the rest of our lives take these teams to sochi twenty four take. on our team. thousands of people across bosnia set fire to local government buildings and clashed with police hundreds have been injured in three days of protests in a state that's slipping into a sea where is economic stagnation with a round of percent of the population out of work. in the council sorry yeah all right it said the promotional building a blaze along with police cars and tires authorities fired rather but this water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds in other parts of the country proteste

white, the americans, in first place entering today's final performances with a strong, but not commanding lead. they could become the first u.s. pair to win gold in that sport. >>> and, a u.s. teamay with the chance to become the first americans to medal in that event since 1952. >>> and new images this morning from the aftermath of a deadly avalanche in colorado. two skiers were swept away and killed this weekend. another skier killed in idaho in a separate avalanche. 15 people have died in avalanches thus far this season. the mountains of the northwest bracing for up to seven feet of additional snow this week. >>> in the mountains of idaho, two families survived a night of sub freezing temperatures after their suv got stuck in a snow bank. they had no supplies. just a few snacks. the two fathers and three young children had to walk 19 miles in the bitter cold to finally get help. it took nine hours to do it. thankfully, everyone is okay. >>> we cannot say the same about the plane you're about to see. passengers on this american airlines jet in baltimore were not going anywhere after the tractor that pushes planes away from the gate crashed through the plane's nose. it may have

the sporting disciplines are sorted into council griese for example to see how the women's scaffolding race was going create their own scale list to see fast time tweets there and he is now the american team posting a photo right from the competition and also a scottish aflat actually shares his emotions saying that it was the best sporting events that also one of the canadian ski is twitter's luker came out to support as being a moose to that funk so to keep across everything by falling out with the coverage of. the g twenty four team promise is the ultimate in exhilarating winter sports enough to. join isa now a make heaven now and the rest of our lives they can use team for sochi twenty four take. on r.t. . both hands woke up on saturday to streets of broken windows and smoke rising from government buildings the day before thousands of protesters across the country went on a rampage and clashed with police. almost two hundred people have been injured in these days in a protest in a state where forty percent of the population is jobless and the countless oh sorry yeah balls authorities fired rubber bullets welsh academy until it got to disperse the crowds in other parts of the country p

the support has been widespread, there are still many within the sports world questioning what this could mean for his career going forward. sam is a first team all-american, defensive player of the year in the s.e.c., widely considered one of the top players in all of college football, and in other words, he's a big deal. "sports illustrated" talked to eight anonymous nfl executives and coaches who suggested his path to the league will be daunting. one went so far as to say, i don't think football is ready for an openly gay player just yet. in the coming decade or two, it's acceptable but at this point in time, it's still a man's game, to call somebody a gay slur is still commonplace, it chemically inbalance an nfl locker room and meeting room. howard bragman, michael sam's publicist, vice chairman of reputation.com. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me, craig. >> start with the timing. before the combine, before the draft, why make the announcement now? >> well, it became very clear to micha michael's agents and myself and michael, based on the questions at senior bowl, a lot of people knew. nfl scouts knew a lot of media knew, and this was

contestants end of the american writer in the sport and i can show what pulled out before the game began saving for a good safety rules. does the label been about that and i think the team great britain to see what he thinks about things such as tickets. it is the easy considering that it was last hit the ball in the fall they stuck to it and besides it's not ridiculous is yet to be made if it does seem like anything was missing. it is really just get to watch the jets boss find something to be so easy to have lots of problems like that of incidents a duty as a whisper and let that go around. the judge had also felt they had problems with the and the machinery of this lake which is a common thing it says he will meet our dinner scenes in this light that the next day it was cold enough and the death scene sullivan and it's kinda stupid save the pub was the kids made out of it. that was all gone the next day side but it was tied up the day was a bit scary. as of six and it's been great ever since. russian tradition to see whether the will is what i know all the sporting action to see the above link to it sounded also building seventy of michel de that the spectacular show

coming up in sports, we'll go to scottsdale and hear from an eager orange and black squad on day one. >>> a clean sweep for team usa in the debut of a brand-new olympic sport. an all-americanal ceremony in the men's free ski slope style. janelle wang is in olympic plaza where she talks to the pride of the olympic's new event. >> reporter: i'm janelle wang here at the olympic village and look who i'm standing next to, the free style free skiing. you topped the medal podium, a triple threat, how are you guys feeling? >> crazy. yesterday was one of the best days for all of us. so awesome, able to show the world what we love to do and how much fun we're having. >> reporter: you dedicated this gold medal to your faster, who is probably looking down on you right now so proud. >> yeah, i know he's jumping and screaming and having the time of his life right now, and i hope i made him proud. >> reporter: yeah, you defini definitely did. silver medal, what have the last 24 hours been like? >> amazing. to get this result and come down to the biggest award ceremony i've ever been part of and stand up on the podium with two of my great friends, see the american flags get raised on thre

there the american rider and sporting legend shore white pulled out before the games began he said he was worried about the safety of the course earlier we asked billy morgan about that nothing for team great britain to see what he thinks about the venues here in sochi is taking this. has been amazing considering you know there wasn't much here before before they started building result she is absolutely ridiculous as you know everything you need it doesn't seem like it is miss in the villages the villages goodell works the transports fine they would be so easy to have lots of problems like you know having some and so knew the you know there's always problems but they've got around to the few problems they have had it is right really well i've enjoyed it a lot so far they had problems with with the machinery on the slope which is a common thing if it's too warm you can't get the machines on the slopes but the next day it was cold enough and they got the machines on and it was it was super smooth your problem was they couldn't smooth out properly but that was all gone the next day so we were turned up you know it was a bit scary but it was all fixed and it's been brilliant ever since.

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