good morning. red storm rising. the new cold war on ice after russia s biggest hope for gold takes the silver. now an entire country is seeing red. tiger talks. what now after tiger woods reemerges and apologizes to those who he hurt. his prospects on the golf course and beyond. and olympic glory. american skier andrew weibrecht is here to tell us about his medal-winning performance in the super-g today saturday, february 20, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt at the vancouver olympics. i m amy robach in studio 1a. lester, good to see you. it was another good day for team usa. great to see you as well, amy. it s been terrific for team usa here in vancouver. 20 medals and some real shots at more medals here as we go into the weekend. it s exciting. we have a lot to tell about you this morning, including a medal day for american skiers in the super-g. bode miller skied i
from time to time. they will not be producing anything in the way of precipitation. that is welcome news to snow-weary washington. live pictur lots of snow on the ground. temperatures in the mid-30s. all still above freezing around town. those big mountains of snow are slowly inching their way down closer and closer to disappearing. 37, washington. 35, fairfax. 34, leesburg, virginia. 36, gaithersburg, maryland. radar shows the nearest precipitation to us is still way out here across eastern portions of ohio or western portions of ohio. it is going to stay out there for many more hours to come. i think all of our weekend is looking dry. today, plenty of sunshine. highs, mid-40s. tomorrow, mid-40s. colder than average. warm enough to melt snow. we look forward to that. thank you, chuck. we have new details this morning about the investigation into the anthrax attacks of 200167 2001. the fbi has officially closed that case. it has opened up new files about its investigation
the deadly 2001 anthrax mailings. it concluded a biodefense researcher acted alone. the fbi believes lone suspect dr. bruce ivan sent anthrax-laced letters to lawmakers and news organizations, which killed five people. he killed himself in 2008 as authorities prepared to indict him. clear hold bills, that s what nato says is the strategy in taking ban marjah. afghan police are taking over security some parts, as they clear the town of militants. the offensive is noun in the seventh day, the biggest since the 2001 u.s.-led invasion of afghanistan. in haiti s prime minister says the government will take over private lands to build camps for earthquake victims. aid groups say hundreds of acres are needed to get tens of thousands of quake victims out of crowded makeshift camp in port-au-prince. haitian law provides for the takeover they re in the public
and i am the only person to blame. reporter: woods, who remained composed during the 13- minute speech took responsibility for his self destructive behavior and cited a sense of entitlement he misguidedly felt. i thought i could get away with whatever i wanted to. i thought i had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. i felt i was entitled. reporter: tiger s most emotional moment came in chiding the media who he says has been undually stalking his wife and small children. my behavior doesn t make it right for the media to follow my 2 1/2-year-old daughter to school and report the school s location. they staked out my wife and they pursued my mom. wherever whatever my wrongdoings for the sake of my family, please leave my wife and kids alone. reporter: one question woods left unanswered is when he plans to return to the sport that brought him fame and fortune in the first place. i do plan to return to golf one day. i just
.. there are some things i want to say. elin and i have started the process of discussing the damage caused by my behavior. as elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words. it will come from my behavior over time. he certainly blamed himself, but he also took a shot at the news media. my failures have made me look at myself in a way that i never wanted to before. it s now up to me to make amends. that starts by never repeating the mistakes i ve made. it s up to me to start living a life of integrity. i once heard, and i believe it s true, it s not what you achieve in life that matters, it s what you overcome. achievements on the golf course are only part of setting an example. character and decency are what really count. parents used to point to me as a role model for their kids. i owe all those families a special apology. i want to say to them i am truly sorry. i ve always tried to keep my wife and children when my children were b