u.s. snowboarder sage. tweeting i just won the olympics. bringing back the first gold to the usa. rachel nichols is in sochi with more. >> reporter: he is the first gold medalist at these games, but the 20-year-old american sage katsenberg doesn't fit the clean cut olympic athlete in days' past. >> my mentality isn't about training or, like, you know, going in the gym and making myself better at snowboarding in the gym. that's not really how i like to do it. >> reporter: the night before the event, he wasn't visualizing his run. instead, he was tweeting photos of himself making the olympic rings out of onion rings. whoa, how random? i made the finals at the olympics. voters circulating comparing him to sean penn's "fast times at ridgemont high" character. he found thrills that is sick! i'm so down with that. that is pretty awesome that someone did that. i'm stoked to see that. good ol' sticoli. >> reporter: he hails from park city, utah. none of his family or friends made the trip. they get too nervous and in turn make him stressed out. instead, he called his dad after medaling. >

u.s. snowboarding. but one day you will be the greatest athlete in your sport., but before you begin to run, you will learn to walk. again. you'll curse the fact that something you mastered as a 1-year-old is now so difficult. but you will take that first step. and you will never stop moving forward. at citi, we believe in everyone's potential, which is why citi and rico are giving back to paralympic sports programs to help future athletes every step of the way. >>> right now we just watched team usa dominate the ice dancing competition. we are live in the bay area with kristi yamaguchi, what she thinks about the games, athletes and sochi. >>> gunfire in front of the westfield shopping center and down the street from union square. >>> we investigate a second set of books designed to hide millions in taxpayers' money. >>> good evening, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm dyan dwyer. thank you for joining us. as you just saw, the americans couldn't be beat on the ice skating rink in sochi tonight. one person who was there watching with a unique perspective was the bay area's own kristi yamaguchi. >>

u.s. snowboarding. >>> the u.s. finds itself in a diplomatic tight spot with russia just as the winter olympics gets underway. a secret phone call leaked to the web over the unrest in ukraine and it included choice words. andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: vladimir putin's government is having a field day over america's diplomatic stumble. as protesters chanted outside the u.s. embassy in moscow. >> reporter: the top u.s. diplomat for europe trying to make light of her very undiplomatic gaffe. >> it was pretty impressive trade craft. the audio was extremely clear. >> reporter: too clear. nuland was heard around the world talking to the u.s. ambassador to ukraine and using the "f" word about the european union, the eu. >> [ bleep ] the eu. >> reporter: nuland was heard sizing up the rebel leaders, sounding like a chicago ward captain. >> so, i don't think klitsch should go into the government. >> reporter: accusing the u.s. of meddling, tweeted the audio. but had russia bugged her phone? >> the russians were the

u.s. snowboarding. . >>> there is a possible link being explored this morning. >> charges people to drive, there is a fee being discussed and how it could make pedestrians safer in the city. >>> rushing people to the hospital after a terrifying flight that took off from san francisco, what happened in the skies on the way to asia, it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. . >>> good morning, you can see there are some drops on our cameras. this is a live picture at fso, it looks like it could be a little foggy, is there going to be full on rain? this is all we are going to get, i am

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u.s. snowboarding.an is in custody -- in connection to a crash that killed a pedestrian in san francisco. police arrested mageb hussain after he allegedly tried to walk away from the scene. you can see the damage to the vehicle. on the windshield and hood. the crash was at van ness and pacific avenues. just before one this morning. this is the fourth deadly pedestrian accident in san francisco this year. up next. a kron 4 investigation. he was the 49ers team doctor. a respected stanford researcher. then suddenly.dead. was it to hide a dark, criminal secret? we tracked down his victims. their chilling stories [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high spe

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u.s. snowboarding. >>> police are praising a woman after she used glass to fight off a man who broke intoome. the suspect got inside the home by smashing a window. is victim grabbed glass and used it. >> happy that she was able to survive her event and that she had the mind set to defend herself. >> police say he has a history of violence and has been in jail on rape charges and he was released hours before the attack. turbulence on a flight that took off from sfo. passengers took these photos throughout the cabin. the plane dipped throwing some people into the ceiling. it hit turbulence over japan. this is the second incident of violent turulence in one week. >>> the unemployed were the focus of a congressman's visit to the east bay today. he met with job seekers. he says he wants to see them get a job and get the right job. he also says he supports the extension of long term unemployment benefits. >> they will need assistance in some way. if you take them off unemployment athey may have to -- they may have to find assistance. >> he says he pressured speaker of the house john boehner to

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u.s. snowboarding. >>> the kennedy center for the performing arts is getting ready for its 65,000 square foot expansion and we're getting a peek at the plans. if everything gets approved by planning officials, new space for education and rehearsals will be added underground and aboveground we're going to see three new pavilions. two will be alongside the building and there will be a third floating space on the potomac river. the price, about $100 million. >>> if you try to describe the winter olympics in just one word, adrenaline might come to mind. many of the sports involve dangerous speeds and amazing jumps. one event doesn't quite fit that mold though. dayan that hit the ice to tell us why we shouldn't sleep on curling. >> reporter: as an outsider, it seems like horseshoes and housekeeping all together. the object of curling is to move this 40 pound rock as close to the target called the house. >> you curl your bar shuffle board game will increase. >> reporter: what you may not realize is this ice is nothing like a hockey rink. it actually has. e pebbles. >> you sweep to melt the ice. mak

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u.s. snowboarder crashed and out of the games.the picture of jacqueline hernandez on a stretcher. she fell during a qualifying run for the women's snowboard cross country on sunday. she doesn't even remember the crash. it turns out that doctors say she has a concussion. so she cannot continue with the competition. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news, he is just one of the american athletes competing in sochi. but he is getting attention for the puppies that he is trying to save there. >>> light traffic on this president's day. traffic moving smoothly here at the 87 interchange on the 101 northbound and southbound. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the taco

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u.s. snowboarding veteran shaun white didn't do well yesterday. he finished fourth in his quest to win his third gold medal in the halfpipe. >>> a devastating ice storm is making its way across the south. hundreds of thousands are without power and most schools and businesses are closed. but forecasters say the worst is yet to come. from texas to the carolinas, storm advisories are in effect until tomorrow night. >> the next 48 hours are going to be very tough here in the carolinas from the coast all the way to the mountains. as you know, this is the second major storm that we have had in two weeks that have covered the entire carolinas which is very rare for this part of the nation. but we are going to deal with it. >> the ice storm is expected to knock out power for days. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. plenty of clouds streaming across our skies today but could it bring us some rain and what about valentine's day? will it be a forecast to warm your heart or will it be ice cold? we'll talk about that comin

u.s. snowboarding. >>> good evening. the warriors tonight made a move to add depth to their point guard position, asquiring steve make from the lakers. in return, they give up kent bazemore and brooks to los angeles. warriors starting the final 29 games in sacramento. crawford on the fast break and he's not messing around. a no-fear rack attack. warriors led by nine at the break. fourth quarter now, curry trying to break mclemore's ankles that. is dirty. incredible flow for 2 of his 13. warriors win it by nine. >>> cal hosting number 12 ucla. first half, bears down ten. byrd throwing down the dunk right here. but the bruins would retaliate. later in the half, ucla up nine. jordan adams buries the three. he finished with 28. cal loses 896-66. >>> one quick olympic note. united states and canada both hockey winners today. they'll face off on friday. more news after the break. >>> tonight, we're learning that philip seymour hoffman's last wish was for his son to be raised in san francisco. manhattan and chicago were also on

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u.s. snowboarding. >>> seems like it never fails at the at&t proam. i feel so bad for them.it's nice when it's beautiful but not the rain. >> got a little taste of it today. three hour rain delay and there's more to come on saturday and sunday. perhaps but certainly nothing new for the at&t. the clam bake event goes on a little bit late. the threatening skies right there but they were able to get in plenty of golf. phil mickelson for 10 on the monterey peninsula course at 5- under par. you have to see this shot. 6-under 66 for the day here at 10 for birdie. looks like an optical illusion as it finds its way in. he's two back. a local product making good. watch this shot from james han from alameda number six at pebble. shot a 369 and, right back into the cup for an eagle. andrew loop is your leader at 8- under 69 he played at monterey pe peninsula. the celebrity is pretty thin but we caught up with ray romano who was able to get in a little bit of golf. >> it's pretty sad. because it's my only chance of the year. these guys do it every day. how often do i play in a cup. >> s

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u.s. snowboarding. >> one of the oldest events in the country just got a littleless stuffy.ening up to mutts for the first time this year. some of the mixed breeds making that are debut -- a fuzzy pointy eared hound known as the portuguese podango pequino and the chinook, a rare breed of sled dog with more than one coat. no mutt made the cut. that's because they were only allowed to compete in one specific agility event. tonight, sporting, working and terrier breeds all clawed their way to become finalists for top dog. the cardian welsh corgie didn't make it. neither did the portuguese water dog. a wire fox terrier can the name after all painting the sky. consider what is going on in sochi. a pet control company at the winter olympics was given the task of putting down 2,000 strays the director described as biological trash. but then a russian billionaire stepped in. he is one of russia's richest men and a dog lover. he donated money to rescue as many of the dogs as possible, saying that his own beloved first pet was also a stray. now even olympians are getting in on it. u.s

u.s. snowboarding team is showing they are as good as the men's. jamie anderson takes the gold in what is a near flawless performance. the wind comes after sage took home the men's. he gave america the first medal of the games. the current medal count, the u.s., we are in a three-way tie for the most gold. we have two, but we are sitting in third place behind norway and the netherlands. how about that. >> i watched that sport last night. it's a new one. i have to say they not only snowboard on snow, but they go down the metal rails and flip up and turn around. it's wild. >> don't try it at home. >> for sure. don't try it at all. how about this. the congressional budget office said obamacare creates a disincentive for people to work. a republican has to share his thought with wallace and we will have a preview. >> a lot of people in the dark. a lot of people's ice storm docked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. some of the lights are now starting to come on today. guess what. a new storm is on the way. >> no! >> we will have indepth detai

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u.s. snowboarding star sean whyte will not participate in the olympics first- ever slopes style competition. the two-time gold medalist voiced concern during training this week. instead he plans to focus on winning another gold medal. >> the jamaican bobsled team arrived at the winter olympics. >> might have to compete using borrowed equipment. the team is on sure where their equipment is. they still think it is in new york where they missed their moscow flight. >> autopsy results are inconclusive. the actor died on sunday of an apparent drug overdose. nypd arrested three men and a woman and a heroin bust that might be related. they're taken into custody with more than 350 banks >> the beck discovered last night were similar to the ones found in his apartment. >> was it love at first sight or just hindsight? >> we are making a favorite summertime delicacy from new england. klienlvin den j.p. morgan shares as coughing up the cash and selling the string of legal claims. the company agreed to pay $640 million to the government for defrauding federal agencies. >> last month agreed to pay more t

u.s. snowboarding. >>> he was on the edge of glory, but now that park supersbep temperature that let ladyfilm her video at the castle is on administrative leave. the pool had to be drained due to leaking. gaga picked up the cost of filling it, but with california in the drought, that didn't sit well. now, gaga did kick in an extra $250,000 to the castle foundation. money to fix the cracks in the pool. >> it all looks good. we made it to the weekend. thanks for joining us tonight. and through all the olympics. our last weeknight of the olympics. >> jimmy fallon is next. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon. tonight join jimmy and his guest -- justin timberlake. plus, "tonight show" thank you notes. and featuring the legendary roots crew! ♪ >> steve: and now, here's your host, jimmy fallon! ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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u.s. snowboarding.don knapp was there as the spiritual leader shared his words of wisdom on happines the deep gutteral sound of tibetan monks chantng praye sets a anticipa >>> the dalai lama spent the day in berkeley today. sharing his words of wisdom on happiness. >> reporter: the deep sound of monks chanting prayers sets a somber tone of the lesson of the dalai lama on how to achieve happiness but he does not play it really that somber. [ laughter ] >> reporter: his holiness needed to shade his eyes from the stage lights. his lesson is don't be trapped by money, be compassionate, think of others before yourself and think of the planet. >> seven billion people, lips lips. >> reporter: at the end of his talks he sat with u.s. representative, barbara lee who introduced had him and took questions. >> how can i better motivate my child to be happier and to perform better at dog his homework and schoolwork. [ laughter ] -- >> i think first, let me marry and produce children and then i will have real experie

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u.s. snowboarding. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with dan abrahams. >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us. for over 20 years, woody allen has lived under a cloud of suspicion, and tonight, he's hoping to clear the air. responding angrily and defiantly to allegations that he molested dylan farrow, the daughter of his ex-partner mia farrow, in 1992. last week, the now 28-year-old dylan recounted in "the new york times" what she says are the details of the horrifying assault. tonight, allen insists that's a vengeful, fabricated smear. here's abc's juju chang. >> "of course i did not molest dylan." tonight, that flat-out denial from the world renowned director, answering charges for the first time in 20 years. "i loved her and hope one day she will grasp how she's been cheated out of having a loving father." and he didn't stop there, going on to place blame querrey on mia farrow. one must ask, did dylan even write the letter? or was it at least guided by her mother? the famously reclusive director speaking out to dylan farrow's open letter in a blog in "the new york times" webs

u.s. snowboarding. >>> hi, everyone, i'm beth troutman. individual vi the web, this is the show for you, "right this minute." >>> noose one small town are usually pretty chill, but this one not so happy. the woman who told him to get your big paws off me. >>> a couple's violent argument spills into a store where -- >> all of these people spring into action. >> the moment one guy knows he's going down. >>> a paraglider spots something in the water below. >> oh, snap, a big old turtle. >> no. >> what it's like to

u.s. snowboarding. >>> thousands of oakland as fans got a jump on the baseball season at this year's fan festrrent and former members of the team signed autographs and people lined up for an inside look at the clubhouse. thousands of people enjoying a ballpark snack overlooking the field. rain didn't damp anyone's enthuse exam. >> don't mind the weather. it would be snowing. we'd still be out here. >> everybody is superexcited. we are ready for the season. i think this is going to be a good year. >> it was sold out inside the coliseum. the athletics say almost 20,000 fans attended. >> fun to think about what lies ahead baseball wise. >> pitchers and catchers friday. >> wow already. >>> it's been three days of vintage crosby weather. today's third round not able to be completed. saturday is the big celebrity day and tom brady with a put for eagle on the par five second hole. it was a blustery day on the coast. balls were being blown right off the green. officials stopped play for two hours deciding one player didn't seem to be phased by the weather at all. jimmy walker was playing. his approac

u.s. snowboarding. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> good friday morning. you for joining us at 5:00. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. yes, you are facing sprinkles. that is nothing compared to tonight. >> and yesterday was a good appetizer, giving you an idea of what it will be like. it is for like what will happen as we head through the 48-pour

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u.s. snowboard cross racer jacqueline hernandez crashed spectacularly and was carried off the mountain. just minutes before, a norwegian competitor was also stretchered off. today, president vladimir putin visited an athlete in the hospital injured on the same course. but going to extremes has always been the motto of u.s. skier bode miller. in classic daredevil fashion, the 36-year-old downhiller brought home the bronze in today's super g. >> i took a little too much risk. i think i probably had a little too much emotion in my skiing. >> reporter: emotion because miller said he was thinking of his late brother. he tweeted, "thanks for all the support. today was one of the most emotional days of my life. i miss my brother." american andrew weibrecht, nicknamed the war horse, won the silver. >> i think this will keep me going for a little while more anyway. >> reporter: bronze, too, for head-first speed demon matt antoine in the skeleton. not bad for a kid once told he didn't have the right stuff. >> first time i tried it, i was told that i didn't quite have it and was sent home. i didn'

u.s. snowboarding. >>> welcome back to our weather alert coverage. a flash flood warning is in effect for sonoma county. here's a live look at san rafael. the roads are still wet out there. but traffic seems to be moving just fine. if we want to take a look at san francisco, switch gears there. look at that. the fog, the clouds moved in. you can't even see the top of the transamerica building. san francisco tonight, a welcome sight with all this rain. the rain is causing problems for people flying in and out of the bay area. san francisco international airport is experiencing the most problems. 82 flights have been canceled and there's 30 to 90-minute delays for flights right now there. only two flights were canceled out of san jose international airport today. just about a 15-minute delay. in oakland, no reported weather cancellations or delays. >>> now, let's head up the road to the sierras. ski resorts reporting up to two feet of new snow today. interstate 80, you can see there's a lot of snow out there. chains are required, of course, on both 80

u.s. snowboarding. >>> another violent crime in san jose. it's the second stabbing in the city in just 25 hours. the latest right outside the downtown marriott hotel at 3:00 this morning. a man was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. yesterday another man was stabbed to death one block away. no arrests thus far in either case. >> the number dying from the flu is climbing higher by the week. health officials say 202 people have died in california from the flu. in the bay area the number is 42. four more died in santa clara county, two more in solano county and another in alameda county. flu season isn't over. officials continue to urge everyone to get a flu shot. >> cal osh sla investigating an industrial accident that left two workers dead killed by falling slabs of stone. it happened at galaxy granite. one worker was declared dead at the scene, the second died later at the hospital. fire investigators say they were unloading a shipping container. >> stealing a smart phone might be less desirable for thieves, the new bill u

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u.s. ski and snowboarding team will compete here at the ski resort in sochi. area with sparse, narrow roads and rugged terrain. does that make evacuating the u.s. ski team particularly challenging? >> anytime you have a limitation on entry and egress points, it definitely presents a level of challenge. >> reporter: but how much can a private security firm really do in the convenient of an attack? >> in our city, for example, if we have an incident, first thing they do close bridges and tunnels. same will happen there. they're going to lock it down. no private security firm is going walk in and sundayly have them abandon their procedures. >> reporter: global rescue admits while the russians are involved, their value lies in adding an extra level of protection, especially when athletes are traveling to and fro the games. >> on the outside, you're on your own. unfortunately the reality of the situation. >> reporter: richards points out there is a silver lining. >> this terror threat to the games, which should represent the world coming together from the athletic

u.s. snowboarding. alert that was a false alarm. tonight police are questioning a person of interest who could explain everything. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news reporter alan w reporg is live at police headquarters with the latest on this strange story. >> dan and carolyn, we believe police are questioning this man at opd headquarters tonight. this incident triggered an amber alert that had everyone in the state looking for a kidnapped child. turns out there was no kidnapping and this was over a few stolen steaks and lobster. police sources told abc7 news that this person of interest has been taken into custody, but they won't say if he is the suspect in the surveillance video. it is believed the man shoplifted from the safe way and then carjacked a man a and a 13-year-old girl. a tip from a citizen lead police to the driver. >> the drive indicated to us during his interview that all of the parties in the car were known to each other. >> reporter: the driver who has not been identified say

u.s. snowboarding. >>> hi, everybody, i'm beth troutman.te." >>> a couple is on a scenic gondola ride which turns into something -- >> definitely not legal. >> whoo-hoo hoo! >> see the girls left hanging when her friend jumps. >>> a plan to give a koala a drink doesn't go -- >> quite sosmoothly. >> what finay turnedhe two >>> flew out of a plane and landed in a pigpen just a pr stunt? you're about to find out the

u.s. snowboarding. >>> i'm hopeful that most people were able to get out today, because it was spectacular outside. >> it won't do you much good to go out later this week unless you bring your umbrella. >> you'll want to dust that off by wednesday. right now, though, it's been kind of a finish to a summer-like day around the bay area. 70s earlier today. now the sea breeze has fired up. we continue to see low clouds spilling into san francisco pushed in by the strong sea breeze. west wind at 21 miles per hour. low clouds and misty skies tonight. winds now strongly onshore. this is a change from earlier today. we had a slight offshore breeze, temperatures in the east bay and south bay valleys climb into the low 70s. the ocean air conditioning is certainly turned on. we should see sunshine sunday and monday. looking dry for the bay area. bigger changes coming our way. what you're seeing in the santa cruz mountains is mist from the low clouds, big push inland. the real rain-producing clouds stay off to the north. high pressure is continuing to keep things dry. storm track staying well north of