good morning, everybody. ice saturday, february 27th. i m rob marciano in today for t.j. holmes. i m betty nguyen. it s 11:00 a.m. in the east, 8:00 a.m. on the west coast and 6:00 a.m. in hawaii. all right. we re going to tell you some more now. we were waiting for pictures to come up. live pictures out of hawaii. well, we re still going to wait on them, but we ll tell you the news meanwhile. tsunami warning sirens, they are blaring. we ll show that to you shortly. the warning, though, triggered by a massive earthquake that struck chile about 9 1/2 hours ago. when we say massive, we mean it. 8.8 quake. it was centered about 200 miles southwest of the capital of santiago, near concepcion. chile s president-elect says at least 122 people are dead and multiple aftershocks are being reported. we re also hearing that a nearly eight-foot wave hit a town in chile. as you can see from the damage, it was a heavy quake for sure. survivors in shock, and the death toll over 100 no
on our broadcast tonight, sound and fury. all the big players from both sides together for an extraordinary all-day session on health care, but what happened in there? the cover-up. why were unarmed citizens shot by new orleans police after katrina? there is a dramatic new development in case. under the weather. it s happening again in the northeast. another pounding, and this one might stay a while. the final moments of the trainer who lost her life to a killer ale at seaworld. and now the questions begin. and the contender, the americ figure skater making a name for herself on and off the ice, and she s all of 17. nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. if you were so inclined, you could have spent your whole day watching live television coverage of a health care summit from washington. it featured around one table and in one room the president of the united states and leaders of congress from both parties. the white ho
good morning, america, on this friday, february 26th. i m george stephanopoulos. and i m robin roberts. this morning, breaking news. that monster storm, worse than first thought, slams the northeast. with two feet of snow bringing down trees. as high winds flan a huge blaze through a popular tourist town. sizing up the summit. the health care debate gets personal as the president and john mccain revisit their election rivalry. and brand-new video of the moments right before the killer whale attack at seaworld. it is now believed the trainer s pony tail may have provoked the whale. and it might be the greatest performance in figure skating ever. gold for the bond girl from south korea. and we ll show you why these pictures of the canadian women s hockey team are raising eyebrows this morning. not just raising eyebrows. the international olympic committee actually investigating the canadian team right now. and, robin, down here in washington, we ve been spared the wor
back now with more of today on this friday morning, february 26th, 2010. as you can see, a snowy day back on the east coast. nearly 17 inches in new york and it is still coming down. we re going to have the latest on the storm in al s forecast in just a moment. meanwhile, it is day 15 of the olympic winter games here in vancouver, actually, our last day at grouse mountain. i m meredith vieira along with ann curry, al roker and natalie morales. matt, lucky dog, off today. and he made it home, right? he did. i know. in the snow. and our executive producer jim bell got out as well. i know, but we are here and we re glad. very glad. just ahead this half hour, the breathtaking beauty, grace and artistry of the ladies figure skating final led by gold medal-winner kim yu-na of south korea and also canadian joannie rochette, who won bronze even though she mourned the death of her mother. we re going to have the highlights from a beautiful competition. we were lucky
awkward. kids love totino s party pizzas. good morning. the gold standard. south korea s kim yu-na shatters the world record and wins the gold medal in ladies figure skating. the coronation is comete. long live the queen. and while they did not make the podium, americans mirai nagasu and rachael flatt both turned in the best performances of their careers, and they re joining us along with all these fellow members of team usa to celebrate our final day in vancouver, today, friday, february 26th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this friday morning, our last here at vancouver s grouse mountain. i m meredith vieira along with ann curry and al roker. and can we just soak in this picture here? these are some of the finest athletes in the world, part of team usa, who got up at 4:00 a.m. to be with us. we salute you all. we re so proud of you all. we can t wait to talk to you all. this is great. it really is. and what a day, hu