good morning. let the games begin. they ve trained years for a few precious moments, a chance to make history. to dazzle the world with athletic perfection and daring. a chance to burst on to the world stage. you never know what s going to happen. or to redeem a dream delayed. i can guarantee you that i m going to do everything i can. from all over the world, the athletes have come to vancouver and we ve got a front-row seat to all the excitement, all the drama, all the fun, as the olympic winter games get under way today, friday, february 12th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a friday morning, 12th day of february. you re looking down at the city of vancouver, now up to our location here on grouse mountain, a beautiful spot. we re happy you ve joined us. i m matt lauer. i m meredith vieira. ann curry. al roker. you made it! congratulations! good to have you here. hail, hail, the gang s al
and the reason that mirai got so low scores. her jumps wereunder rotated. bob: these going to vancouver in all likelihood. dick: she ll have to work on that element. it s great moments for those top three. bob: hard to tell if rachael flatt was calling someone to tell someone, i am going to vancouver. or receiving a call. who knows these days? she s in touch with everybody. they re all happy for her. she walks out of her with the win and a ticket to vancouver. you can go to nbcolympics.com. for full coverage of the u.s. ladies team announcement. and watch it stream live on nbcsports.com. live, local, latebreaking. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org rex 11 days after the earthquake, a miracle in haiti, a man pulled from the rubble alive. it is despite stories like that, the official search has been called off by the haitian government. we begin with an update on the ground in haiti, a
course correction. after a week of tough political setbacks, the white house goes on offense, trying to save the agenda. survivor s story. rescued after 11 days in the rubble. how one quake victim made it out alive. also tonight, the exodus from port-au-prince. the turnoff. getting drivers to stop texting and talking behind the wheel. it s about life and death. and the big event. they were among the greatest olympic stars. tonight, the two teenagers who olympic stars. tonight, the two teenagers who hope to be next. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening, everyone. we re glad you re here. three days from now president obama will tell all of us how the country is doing when he delivers his state of the union address. but in many ways it will also be kind of a self-assessment of his first year in office. and there are already indications tonight that the white house is not happy with what it sees in the mirror. with a top adviser admitting todaye have n
low scores. her jumps wereunder rotated. bob: these going to vancouver in all likelihood. dick: she ll have to work on that element. it s great moments for those top three. bob: hard to tell if rachael flatt was calling someone to tell someone, i am going to vancouver. or receiving a call. who knows these days? she s in touch with everybody. they re all happy for her. she walks out of her with the win and a ticket to vancouver. you can go to nbcolympics.com. for full coverage of the u.s. ladies team announcement. and watch it stream live on nbcsports.com. and go to icenetwork.com, to relive the best moments of the at&t u.s. figure skating championships, with ondemand video, and athlete interviews. bob costas saying, good-bye from video, and athlete interviews. bob costas saying, good-bye from spokane. a sloppy, soggy sunday ahead. ewe could be seeing a dramatic change in our weather in the next 24 hours. we begin with word of heavy rains and the potential for flash flo
course correction. after a week of tough political setbacks, the white house goes on offense, trying to save the agenda. survivor s story. rescued after 11 days in the rubble. how one quake victim made it out alive. also tonight, the exodus from port-au-prince. the turnoff. getting drivers to stop texting and talking behind the wheel. it s about life and death. and the big event. they were among the greatest olympic stars. tonight, the two teenagers who olympic stars. tonight, the two teenagers who hope to be next. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening, everyone. we re glad you re here. three days from now president obama will tell all of us how the country is doing when he delivers his state of the union address. but in many ways it will also be kind of a self-assessment of his first year in office. and there are already indications tonight that the white house is not happy with what it sees in the mirror. with a top adviser admitting today we have