when we come back, seth west cot joins me in studio. coming up in late night after tonight s delay at the oval, the men resume their quest for gold. plus erin hamlin aims to end decades of german dominance in the luge. then tomorrow starting at 3:00, speed skating from the richmond oval as the fastest women on ice race in the 500 meters. then north in whistler, gold medals are at stake in men s and whip s biathlon. then in prime time, figure skating returns with the men s short program. evgeny plushenko returns from retirement. but the field has other ideas including evan lysacek and jeremy abbott as well as the crowd favorite, 19-year-old patrick chang. alpine skiing also continues from whistler with the men s super combined with bode miller returning in a two-part test of speed and skill. plus at cypress, american lindsey jacobellis rides for redemption and the gold medal in snowboard cross. go to nbcolympics to watch highlights. and the winter games continue. and now, a
there. an emergency shelter was set up in a nearby city. in central new jersey, five people are dead after their small plane went into a nose dive just before landing at the airport. witnesses say a piece of the plane appeared to fall off just before it crashed. proceed was scattered across a 200-foot-long path. relatives of the three men and two boys on board were waiting for them at the airport. the ohio valley s getting slammed with another round of snow this morning. as the snow came down yesterday, slick roads triggered dozens of accidents north of columbus. witnesses say cars were sliding off the highway in every direction. a 20-mile section of interstate 71 had to be shut down because of those nasty conditions. a snow storm is hitting the east coast this morning and sending cold air down south. that s right. rachel harvey jones is tracking it at accuweather.com. cold air affecting a large portion of the nation, jeremy and vinita. across the plains, cold and d
look at this right here! good morning. mounting men. snowboarder seth wescott does it again, moving from fourth all the way up to first to win his second straight gold in snowboard cross. while in the downhill, bode miller races to bronze to become the most decorated american olympic skier in history. two fantastic finishes, two big interviews for us today, tuesday, february 16th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. and if we re beaming a little bit more than normal this morning, it s because of two words seth wescott. man, we hitched our wagon to this guy s star a long time ago, and he has never disappointed us. last night he won his second straight gold medal in snowboard cross, and we are awfully proud of him. it was a spectacular race, just like he did in torino four years ago. seth actually trailed for much of the race, but then on one of the final turns,
look at this right here! good morning. mounting men. snowboarder seth wescott does it again, moving from fourth all the way up to first to win his second straight gold in snowboard cross. while in the downhill, bode miller races to bronze to become the most decorated american olympic skier in history. two fantastic finishes, two big interviews for us today, tuesday, february 16th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. and if we re beaming a little bit more than normal this morning, it s because of two words seth wescott. man, we hitched our wagon to this guy s star a long time ago, and he has never disappointed us. last night he won his second straight gold medal in snowboard cross, and we are awfully proud of him. it was a spectacular race, just like he did in torino four years ago. seth actually trailed for much of the race, but then on one of the final turns,
back now with more of today on this tuesday morning, february 16th, 2010. day five of the olympic winter games here in vancouver. weather not so great outside. it s raining, but we have a great crowd inside the chalet. i m meredith vieira along with matt lauer, al roker, ann curry and natalie morales. and coming up in a moment, beauty on ice. we ll bring you all the highlights from last night s pairs figure skating finale. also, seth wescott s dramatic come-from-behind victory in snowboard cross. we re going to hear from him and find out what it was like to win gold medal number two. and understandably, we ve been spending a lot of time talking about vancouver s olympic scene, but did you know there s a cutting-edge fashion scene as well? just judging by our outfits, you wouldn t know that not us. but we re going to check out some of canada s hottest looks in a moment. first, we ll talk about monday s highlights from the vancouver games, including two fantastic