the team u.s.a. goalie pitched a shutout. kings over the sharks 1-0. san francisco bulls are no more. the minor league hockey club ceased operations in the middle of their second season. the team announced the bulls who called it home, the reason the team could not continue operations. they lost $2 million last year. >> welcomed to the farm. all lady cardinal, lilly thompson hits the 3 in the first half and in the second, the drive for 2. 86-59. sanford remains unbeaten. floyd money mayweather is living up to his nickname. the undefeated boxing champion bet $10.4 million on the super bowl. who does he pick? the broncos to beat the seahawks, $10.4 million. >> good night. ,,,, [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] add a u-verse wireless

. >> athletes have been instructed not to wear the team u.s.a. logo outside of the olympic events. the u.s. lawmakers say the russians have not been very receptive to american efforts to help out with security. >>> another hearing is set for next month on what went wrong during construction on the new bay bridge. on friday a whistle blower told state lawmakers at cal that they tried to quiet safety concerns. engineering geologist mike morgan claimed his supervisors covered up structural problems. a report commissioned by the state senate sent project officials telling an engineer not to document concerns on paper, but to voice them instead. cal tran said that it all adds up to a difference of opinions and not a cover up. >> after the complications were discovered, they quickly became apparent with me and the problem with the tech in order to cover it up. >> i have no evidence or no reason to believe that there was any coercion or anything like that and bullying to make determinations. >> cal trans is sticking to their claim that the eastern span is safe and that quality was never c

at the opening ceremonies these are the outfits the team u.s.a. ll be wearing, two years ago there was outrage from the uniforms that were not made in america, but ralph lauren says his company used ho domestic partners to manufacture these. the headlines are coming up next. on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. attorney general is talking about a potential resolution in a criminal case against a fugitive ns action leaker. folger told him he is open to a deal but he said clemency would be going too far. talks are scheduled to begin early in the morning it still isn't clear whether they will meet face to face. they cannot stay in power. demonstrations have spread from the capitol to four others. police in quebec will spend the night sitting through the frozen ruins of a deadly nursing home fire. 30 elderly patients are missing most of them confined to wheelchairs. at least three people died authorities say that number is likely to rise, and one of the biggest robberies in american history, stolen from the hang gar in ne

first from the fox news deck this afternoon, new warning to team u.s.a. ahead of the winter olympics. the warning is, keep your red, white and blue under wraps when not competing. if you're outside olympic village, wear something else. the state department confirms olympic officials are telling american athlete their uniform could mak them targets. this week designers unveiled the official team u.s.a. form, a clear tribute to the american flag. the olympics two weeks from today in sochi, russia, city near that country's hotbed of terrorism. extremist groups have prom mickeded to a -- promised to attack. the olympic torch is right now in the site of two major bombings in the past decade. monday the flame is sit to go through the city where the suspects in the boston marathon bombings lived before they came to the united states. a state department official says warning to athletes about their unforms is not unusual. but one athlete who was in the last winter olympicics said this is a first for him. let's bring in dara torrez. the only american swimmer to com

plus, the uniforms team u.s.a. will wear at the olympic -- what? opening ceremonies.nd social media is going crazy. al jazeera america. forum today.rld economic he is looking to change iran's image and in a historic keynote speech, he said all countries should get the same opportunities for economic development. his comments come as trade sanctions have been partially lifted. real money has this report now. >> once again i drew the short straw, stuck here reporting from the swiss at alps. and hopefully i have some snow by the time i talk to you tomorrow, it isn't so much the world economic forum as it is the world diplomatic forum. canceled an appointment to speak to us, i was supposed to interview him this morning he is too busy meeting with executives to come back into iran. iran is a major oil producer, it ooze capacity has been decreased by the sanctions because they can't keep the oil producing facilities up to statute. they are also talking to the car companies, do you know before the sanctions iran was the 10th largest car market in the world. one of the big ca

next week, the world will see one expression of that commitment when team u.s.a. marches the rhett, white, and blue into olympic stadium and rings home the gold. my fellow americans, no other country in the world does what we do. on every issue, the world turns to us. not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might, but because of the ideals we stand for. and the burdens we bear to advance them. no one knows this better than those who serve in uniform. as this time of war draws to a close, a new generation of heroes returns to civilian life. we'll keep slashing that backlog so our veterans receive the benefits they earned and our wounded warriors receive the health care, including the mental health care, that they eed. we'll keep working to help all our veterans translate their skills and leadership into jobs here at home and we will all continue to join forces to honor and support our remarkable military families. let me tell you about one of those families i have come to know. hemsberg, an ey army ranger, on omaha beach on d-day. along with so

this is one of the qualifying events that determines who will represent team u.s.a. in sochi, russia next month. there are four events going on right now, including a half pipe snowboarding and three brand new events to the olympic games. this qualifier, this event was supposed to take place in lake tahoe this week, but was canceled because of lack of snow and moved here to breckinridge. as you can see, the problem here is too much snow. all the events were actually canceled today because of heavy snow, blustery conditions and zero visibility up on the mountain, but we've got nearly a dozen athletes hoping to compete this weekend. we couldn't even get video of the snowboard half pipe because of the blizzard conditions. sean white is the front-runner again. now, on the women's side, the front-runner is 24-year-old elena height from lake tahoe. the only woman who's performed the double cork. an alley-oop, back flip with a 180, twice. >> snowboarding is all about being scared, facing your fears and overcoming that. i think all of us are a little bit of adrenaline junkies

building and carry the state of the union address live right here on wusa9 starting at 9:00 and then stick around for derek and jan at wusa9 news at 11:00 and teaming up with the u.s.a. today political team to provide you with complete analysis and reaction. >>> there is some encouraging news on the unemployment front tonight. at least in our area. the district's jobless rate is at at lowest it has been since december of 2008. the seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 8.1% last month and that's down from 8.6% in november. mayor vincent gray welcomed the news, but says we have a long way to go. >> in tonight's travel alert, block an intersection or roll through a stop sign and be prepared to pay the price. that's the warning now from d.c. police. cameras will start targeting vehicles that block intersections starting saturday. you can expect a $50 fine. fail to yield to pedestrians. >>> a water main break turned one of our areas busiest roadways into a slippery mess. the southbound lanes of wisconsin avenue near nih and bethesda have been shut down for much of the day. that water main break happened this morning on wisconsin near woodmont avenue. repairs are being made

athletes have started arrive in the olympic village in sochi ahead of the 24 teen games which began there just over a week. post russia team u.s.a have made it to the black resort. british athletes have been advised not to wear their team quit while traveling particularly through the capital city moscow. team u.s.a. were also urged by their delegation to keep a low profile, because of security concerns. >> i am pretty excited and grateful to be here. my first holiday, so i am very excited with everything going on, kind of overwhelmed, and i haven't thought about anything else that's going on, i noah with will be in good hands and the security i know is pretty tight. so i think we will be safe. >> they have been acquitted on charges of soliciting an underage prostitute. while a french judge ruled that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that the men were aware, 21 at the time and who plays for real madrid had faced up to three years in prison if found guilty. threatening to boycott thursday's quarter finals second leg match. they claim they haven't been paid since sent. while the playing and coaching staff have demanded that pr

the torch when it was lit in olympia. also capitals, nicklas backstrom will play on sweden's team. john carlson for the u.s.a.d, don't forget to vote in our high school game of the week poll. we have four great games for you to choose from. text the code to the game you want to 25543 and we'll announce the winner on thursday night. >> that was a really good game last night. >> looked away and you missed that kickoff return, i walked upstairs. >> 21-3 at halftime. >> all right, go florida state. all right, that's it for us. wusa9 is over for now. the cbs evening news is coming up next. >> i will be back with jan jeffcoat for your only local news at 7:00 and wusa9.com is >> pelley: tonight, the worst day of the big chill. the freeze reaches all 50 states. >> it's cold as hell out there! >> pelley: jim axelrod has the northeast. mark strassmann the south. jeff pegues the travel trouble. and dean reynolds is with those in greatest danger. former defense secretary robert gates tells rita braver president obama doubted his own afghanistan policy. nearly 100 cops and firemen are accused of claiming fraudulent disabi

the botched home invasion in 2007. he was facing life in prison. >>> bradley beal is named to the u.s.a. basketball national teamol. he is one of 28 nba players selected to try out this summer for the world championship team. if they win, then that team will represent the u.s. it is for the 2016 summer olympics. >>> the first round, sunny and beautiful. much warmer than here. it looks beautiful, doesn't it? and it will be an up and down round for him. at the 11 he misses the put, which burns the edge of the hole. then he bounces back from just off the green. and he sinks that birdie. he even threw for 15 holes and topper, they finished with a minus 369. not a bad first round. >> if he wins and he retires? >> i would think so. yeah, 10 seconds left as we need to talk about it later. >> pelley: tonight, the cold turns into an epidemic. every one of the lower 48 sees temperatures below freezing. >> we have not had these numbers ever, as far as frostbite injuries. >> pelley: we'll have the latest forecast. "goodfellas," the real life sequel. bob orr on the arrest in one of thst robberies in u.s. history. tonight, fo

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revealed some of the best kept secrets as the mac turns 30. >> why team u.s.a.cannot catch a break when it cops to uniforms they are >>> coughing daly -- covering dy city, dublin, los gatos, this is abc7 news. >> state department is wearing american athletes not to wear their olympic gear outside of sochi grounds. when they strut their stuff at the opening ceremony they will wear pure american design. after taking heat for "made in china" returns for the 2012 games the clothing has patchwork but credit ins are calling the uniforms tacky, something my grandmother would knit. they look tame when you see the rainbow threads on german team sparking speculation where they are tabling a stand against russia's anti-gay laws. but the curling team from north way -- norway takes the cake in red, white and blue are known for crazy clothes with a facebook page dedicateed to their pants has 500,000 "likes." >> now to the maverick competition, this is heat four. and the american has been knocked out of first place and this is a cool live streaming and it is on our website, to

the u.s. winter olympic team. they are telling athletes to avoid wearing their team u.s.a. gear outside the olympic venues.bout terror threats in sochi. if you couldn't get on to your g mail account today you were not alone. google confirming a brief outage across the u.s., europe and canada. that's tonight's speed read. thank you for being with us tonight. we will see you all again tomorrow night right here at 7:00 p.m. eastern. just a reminder. if you are just getting home and tuning in before bill o'reilly. pick up remote and set a roar recording for monday on-the-record. go to gretawire.com and read my take on my colleague mike huckabee's recent controversial remarks. i want to know if you agree with me. up next the o'reilly factor. see you monday 7 p.m. right >> coming up on "red eye" is this the world's greatest canine escape artist? claims say he is going to cuba to bust terrorists out of gitmo. and how was it when the president tried ovaltine for the first time? >> it was the most significant thing for my job. >> and dancing flight attendants. can anything stop the madness? our panel has tips on ho

but you may be hard pressed to see the stars and stripes or team u.s.a. logos in so much. >> olympic committee told athletes not to wear anything that identifies them as american in public and the state department agrees. >> we generally give this kind of guidance around big international events, particularly if there is some kind of threat, like we've seen here. sochi is near the rest of caucuses region where government forces it be to battle militants and terrorist bombings are a relatively frequent occurrence. stephen sestanovich is a former ambassador at large to the soviet union. terrorism has been a concern around the olympics since the '72 games. are these games any different? >> these games are different in that you had terrorist saying in the run-up, "this is our target." >> reporter: russia has launched the largest security effort in olympic history but u.s. is taking no chances with the estimated 10,000 americans taking the trip. it is stationing two ships in the area. >> if we need to extract our citizens, we will have appropriate arrangements

reporter: his son ryan suter is a star defenseman for the minnesota wild in the national hockey league and will play for team u.s.a. but ryan made it clear that he preferred his wife, his two children, and his parents stay away. >> it's definitely a concern. i look forward to going to the olympics and being part of it. you hear all these stories about different things and it's definitely a concern. >> reporter: is there something that is lost because of that? >> it just makes it maybe not as fun that you have to worry now days. >> reporter: ryan suter's minnesota teammate zach parise has already told his family to skip sochi. >> it's nervew >> reporter: bob suter was member of the u.s. team in 1980 which memorably defeated the russian favorites in the game that came to be known as the miracle on ice. today at the ice rink he runs in middleton, wisconsin, he said he's sorry there will be no reunion with his old russian foes. >> it would have been nice to see them but another time. >> reporter: now, scott, bob suter says that if team u.s.a. and his son are poised to win the gold medal in sochi he might reconsider hi

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the begins to mound. athletic director of the u.s.a. ski jumping teamwho will be welcome, and congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> first of all, tell us what it is like. you were a competitor skier yourself. you have your daughter as a very high level competitive skier. when does it take to get to thl? >> it takes a lot of passion, i think and, you just have to love it. and if you have the physical ability, and the mind set, and the commitment, then anything is possible. >> you have told us that you are not going to the games but because ofyou, you've told us that you're not going to the games, but not because of security threats. it is because it is hard for to you sit in the stands as a spectator rather than being in the midst of coaching. when it is your son involved, what is it like to watch him in competition? it is a dangerous sport but you must be so proud as well. >> it's actually surprisingly safe sport compared to a lot of the other ski sports. it has the illusion of being very dangerous but in reality, most of the injuries happen in th

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the city. it compares putin to hitler and says locals could only breathe on moscow's orders. ralph lauren's team u.s.a. look here, and they were told they would be safer not to wear the union forms when they went out the ring of steel to protect them. >> the u.s. olympic committee discussed how to stay safe and this issue about, you know, being careful where you wear u.s. logos or things like that. >> reporter: remarkable that a athletes should hide being americans, and the worries mount but the countdown doesn't stop. this is gorki park. you see the scale of the job still ahead for people trying to work here. this building -- [ inaudible ] -- and i'm asking when it will be ready. everything, he says, will be gone and this will be ready by tomorrow, lunchtime. now, under two weeks to go, and still a feeling of anxiety rather than anticipation. >> reporter: they're doing all they came to try and lighten the atmosphere. a business partner of a key putin critic, and security is the main issue. there's a ring of seale here. the real question, can all of southern russia, volatile for over a decade, go thro

an amazing tool, improvised at the snow consultmenting competition. bronze going to team wisconsins, u.s.a. team wisconsin, silver won by team germany and first place honors here go to the home town team, jonathan. >> that's right. team breckenridge walking away with the top honors here in breckenridge today. >> great to hear. impressive. they all do it by hand. thanks, jim. that's probably the one place they don't mind this bitterly cold weather? >> that's the one place that's not get can hammered with it over and over. minnesota, over towards michigan, you are getting some seriously cold weather. wind chills that are difficult to take. technically, we get these once in a while in our wintertime but we keep getting them hit after hit. another one on the way. we look at temperatures now, it's only five for minneapolis and a baumy 51 billings, 53 for denver but look at new york sitting at 25 and only 13 for chicago. now, as we go into the temperatures that we are going to start experiencing overnight tonight, one of the coldest areas will be in the northern plain states, especially in the c

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the underdog. >> olympic lawyer paul skoeg. they're so beloved locals sometime forget which team they are on. >> goal u.s.a. aking u.s.a, i don't know. >> here far from their tropical island it seems an i be unlikely place to find the jamaicans. on the range where the buffalo roam where not a bobsled run in site. >> the team qualified for sochi their first olympics since 2002. there was one problem. watts had already spent his life savings. he turned to the internet, he needed $80,000. when donors doubled that in days, he had to ask them to stop. >> should i just cry? i felt really overwhelmed. we have so many people who loved us over there and i'm really happy. >> if these tropical islanders can go from a buffalo club to an olympic medal, that will be the unlikeliest of all. john hendren, al jazeera, london. >> saying it's cold in parts of the country is an understatement. with the wind, it feels like 20 below. dave warren, 20 below is the least of it right? >> now we're talking about snow as far south as new orleans so a little bit of everything coming up. clearing see where this boundary with this cold ar

. $95 for the hat, but look, it could be worse. germany, definitely gives team u.s.a. mpetition. >> right. >> and this one is -- >> that's insane, what is that. >> this is the nor ow january curling. >> you wouldn't even put that on your table cloth. >> you request go dancing in this. >> just saying. >> i suppose, that's the curling team. >> the curling team for norway. >> well with, that's the only time. >> this, or this? what do you think? >> that's a little busy, clearly, but it's -- made in america, you want this over the thing from the curling team, right? >> i'm definitely -- >> i would say -- i'm go for bold, but that's just me, if you want to check these out, just go to my twitter. >> your casting a vote for the norwegian gear? >> i would. >> you just want with to make a statement. >> go bold. >> go big or go home. >> thank you, the jamaican bobsled team will be fighting for the gold, after qualifying. the team said it didn't have the money to compete, but after some help from the international committee and a fund raising campaign, the two men bobsled team will

team u.s.a. in sochi. and this reminder, coverage of the 2014 winter olympics begins in 18 days on the networks and platforms of nbc. that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt, reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm diane dwyer. tonight police in one san jose neighborhood are calling for changes after a teenage girl was hit and killed by a light rail train right in front of her school. 14-year-old danika garcia was riding her bike to delmar high school friday morning when she was hit. nbc bay area's kimberly terry joins us from the crossing at southwest expressway with more on what neighbors say has to change there. kimberly? >> reporter: diane, you mentioned the proximity between the school and where the accident happened so we want to show you that distance. in fact, this is the field behind delmar high school, and as you can see it butts right up against the light rail tracks. currently there are

olympic committee is looking into it as well saying the safety and security of team u.s.a is top priority sure our americans traveling are safe. the white house says american travelers should remain vigil t vigilant. >> we've seen uptick in reporting prior to the olympics which is of concern. >> president barack obama and the joint chiefs continue to offer counter terrorism experts with software, jamming equipment and warships at ready. all russia needs is to give the green light. >> we are offering russians assistance they may require or request in a situation like this. >> in the light of multiple terrorist threats, some carried out in regions surrounding sochi, the sweep continues for the so called black widow suicide bombers. one woman killed over the weekend in a van bombing and another believed to have bypassed the security. >> the real issue is what issues will reside after the games get underway. there's a $50 billion cost spectacle behind me. >> problems with our live sound out of sochi. he was referring to the olympic village you saw behind nick paton walsh. russian security say

and next week, the world will see one expression of that commitment when team u.s.a. march it is red white and blue into the olympic stadium and brings home the gold. (cheers and applause) my fellow americans, no other country in the world does what we do. on every issue the world turns to us. not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might but because the ideals we stand for and the burdens we bear to advance them. no one knows this better than those who serve in uniform. as this time of war draws to a close, a new generation of heroes returns to civilian life. we'll keep slashing that backlog so our veterans receive the benefits they've earned and our wounded warriors receive the health care-- including the mental health care-- that they need. (applause) we'll keep working to help our veterans translate their skills and leadership into jobs here at home and we will all continue to join forces to honor and support our remarkable military families. let me tell you about one of those families i've come to know. i first met cory remsburg, a proud army

the worry. >> it compares putin to hitler locals could only breathe on moss cow's orders. in ralph lauren's look for team u.s.a., and the winter games. american athletes warned by the state department that they would be safe fort to wear them when they venture out of the ring of steel set up to protect them. >> the committee, i think had discussed with the athletes part of how to stay safe and things to look out for as part of the games. this issue about being careful where you wear the u.s. logos. this is not unique to russia. >> reporter: remarkable they should hide being american especially the tourist warning for sochi put they are targets. the worries mount but the countdown does not stop. even the heavy snow up in the hills makes you feel like it might. and workers and a less to do here. and this is one of the many buildings being readied in a hurry. they hope for the tourists arriving here in the thousands and here inside one of the buildings you can see the scale and still ahead. for people trying to work here. this is far and asking when it will be ready. >> everything will be goodbye and this will be

the state department. americans athletes being warned not to wear team u.s.a. lympic venues. >> joining us right now is former secret service agent and author of "life inside the bubble," dan bongino, he was part of the security team in utah, worked with the president. dan, you are very concerned about our athletes and the tourists going to sochi. why? >> brian, these types of international games require international security response as well. this has been a silo, a security response by the russians and the russians alone which says to me either the plan is insufficient or they're really not concerned about the security. they're more concerned about the politics. >> are you comfortable with their methods should anything happen? >> excuse me. whose methods? >> in terms of russia's special ops? >> no, i'm not. again, their primary concern is going to be politicians first, athletes second. think about it. you have spectators. you have tourists. they're going to be left out of this. my primary concern, having worked with the russians before, they tend to be very i

the host city of sochi is under a terror threat. this is just 2.5 weeks before team u.s.a. and thousands of americans arrive in russia. the woman who you see here may be planning the attack. she is reportedly of a member what's called a black widow. the group gets the name because some members seek to avenge the deaths of their husbands. >>> a developing story two workers are dead, ten people seriously injured. some of them critically after an explosion in omaha, nebraska today. this happened at a plant which processes animal feed. 38 people had been working inside when it happened. tonight omaha officials are saying every one is accounted for. there had been some concern about that. it is not clear yet what caused the blast but authorities say there were no hazardous materials in that plant. >>> crews are having success fighting that southern california wildfire started last wednesday near glendora about 30 miles northeast of l.a. this video is from last friday. you can see the damage, the fire was still raging that the point containment now up to 84%. this thing burned thr

we will send them to lee -- that is the standard operating procedure for large events like this. thousand of u.s. citizens, athletes from team u.s.a., american corporate sponsors and members of the u.s. media are present for an extented period of time. the united states and russia have had discussions on counterterrorism cooperation in a number of venues including in working group of the bilateral presidential commission. the united states has been working with the russian government through the international security events group on soji preparations specifically as with any host country. u.s. citizens planning to attend the games in soji should be in contact with the state department. potential threat to safety and security can be found on the embassy's website and the department of state travel website. i'm note we have seen an uptick in threat reporting prior to the olympics. which is, of course, of concern we have offered assistance to the russians. any assistance they might need to counter that threat. i refer you to the department of defense for details assistance that have been offered i would also say we're having ongoing

the oldest olympic hero ever. >> are you nuts? everybody cheers for underdog. >> american country lawyer paul skoge lured them to evanston illinois. they are so beloved locals sometimes forget which team their on. >> -- they're on. >> goal u.s.a, making u.s.a, i don't know. >> here far from their tropical island it seems like an unlikely place to find jamaicans, far from the buffalo, without a bobsled run in sight. they qualified for sochi, watts had spent his life savings, and the team had no sponsor. he turned to the internet. he needed $80,000. when donors doubled that in days, he had to ask them to stop. >> should i just cry? i felt really overwhelmed. we have so many people who love us over there and i'm really happy. >> if these tropical islanders can go from a buffalo meadow to an olympic medal that will be the most unlikely of all. john hendren, al jazeera. >> the broncos and the seahawks have arrived in new jersey for sunday's super bowl. missing a whole season due to a neck injury, win or lose, the 37-year-old says he hasn't decided what's going to happen after sunday. >> absolutely had a career change two years ago, with my injury, with changing teams. so i truly have been kind of a one year at a time basis. so i r

team u.s.a. >>> thank you, cornell. still to come an exclusive interview with amanda knox. >> i will never go willingly back. >> subdued but defiant and talks about the new murder verdict from the italian court. >> ringing in the lunar new year the year of the horse friend-style. >>> outside look at lake tahoe: finally, the snow it wanted and deserved. meteorologist, mike nicco up >>> happy lunar new year the first day of the year 4712 the biggest holiday in chinese, korean and vietnamese community. in san francisco people set off fire reactors in chinatown last night. happening now, san francisco mayor lee is kicking off the year of the horse with the police department's mounted horse unit a parade stretched along the square in chinatown including dragons and drummers. the celebration is now taking place at the hilton financial district hotel. >>> amanda knox is pleading for help to fight a 28 1/2 year prison sentence for murder conviction. she spoke exclusively today to abc7 news "good morning america" today. >> in a packed courtroom the judge read the sentences: 28 years if amanda knox, 25 years for ex-boyfriend raffaele sollecito for murder. neit

the decision now. should they go? >> as i understand it, a lot of americans which is why, of course, we pay close attention to an event like this. there will be team u.s.a. members there as well as corporate sponsors. and our advice to americans who might travel to the games is to avail themselves the information provided by the state department in the form of travel advisories related to this. and take the standard precautions that those advisories recommend. and, you know, beyond that, we're going to continue to work with -- to take necessary pre-- precautions and work with the russian government. >> chairman rogers this weekend discussed his suspicious or belief thoor edward snowden -- asked earlier. he made these you can call them allegations or accusation there was the -- the senior fbi official told us it's the bureau's conclusion that mr. snowden acted alone. i guess i'm curious right now. chairman rogers and others using that language like that somehow hinders the relationship u.s. is trying to develop with russia by making the suggestions when it appears the administration has no -- >> i think the disagreement we have with russia over edward sn

the competition. athletes have great nicknames and we asked members of team u.s.a.ably shouldn't say this one, but they call me thunder thighs for my luxurious thick thighs. >> downtown bobby brown. >> rhymes, right? >> all sullivans become sully at some point. >> some people call me ron burgundy. >> my dad calls me katniss. he got me a bow for christmas. >> brave little toaster, but that was before i grew to 6 feet tall. >> rug rat. i was small and they thought it would be funny. >> man child. >> i've looked like this since i was 14 years old. >> i don't think it's very funny. >> my nickname is shred. i'm competitive and an adrenaline junkie. i'm always trying to shred. >> that's my nickname. my alter ego. >> her name's jade. >> after races, that's kind of my -- he's me, my guy. >> she likes to dance. she's a little bit crazy. >> i think when we get there, we need to hook up with jade and sven. they know how to party. >> your alter egos can go out with their alter egos. >> and a reminder that the action starts next thursday here on nbc. the opening ceremony is the