Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. Thanks for joining us on this weather alert day. A few School Closures we are learning about in maryland. Frederick, howard and anne arundel schools will close three hours early. Montgomery schools will close two and a half hours early. Charles and Prince Georges County schools will close two hours early. Afternoon and evening activities including the board of education meeting are canceled. In virginia, Prince William county schools are closing three hours early. Arlington and alexandria city will close two hours early. Falls church city schools are on an Early Release schedule and day care will close at 4 00 p. M. There. A lot of other districts canceled classes because of the extreme cold. The early dismissals and cancellations are closing in the bottom of the screen and theyre in the nbc washington app. Lets head causing these delays and Early Releases. Along the periphery we have the wintry weather and this is going to be causing a real headache fo
Again. And olympic opener. The global gathering gets underway. The pomp and pageantry at the Opening Ceremony. American athletes ready to do their country proud. Drones front and center this year. Also a critical moment behind the scenes and that flag bearer is back and heating up the games. Good morning. Lets take a live look at the Olympic Village in pyeongchang. It is cold out there. Check out the u. S. Womens bobsled team dancing to stay warm. I think thats the dougie or the stanky leg. What are they doing . There was a little bit of a dab at the beginning, dan. That might be the stanky leg. I apparently dont know whats going on. This is really cool. I cant figure out how to do it. Backpack kid. What is it called . Backpack kid. Yeah, backpack kid. Well, they can bobsled and they can dance. Amy robach will have the latest olympic news coming up but before we get to the rest of the days news, an announcement, our ginger zee gave birth to a healthy baby boy overnight. A huge congratu
The fbi director to resign as the president visits florida. Will anything be done to prevent the next one . Winter woes. Another big storm takes aim at the east coast with more than 35 Million People in the crosshairs. From virginia to maine, at least half a foot of snow expected in new york and boston. Dylan is tracking it all. All that, plus nathan chen with the comeback for the ages. He has it all. Dazzling on the ice. Landing five quadruple jumps. An olympic record. But was it enough to win an olympic medal . Lindsey vonn misses the podium in her long awaited return to the Olympic Games. I just made a mistake and thats ski racing. As a twosport athlete, a virtual unknown takes gold. And it is beginning to look a lot like summer . Turns out the surprise sport of the olympics is volleyball. Why some are hoping the summer game becomes a winter staple. Today, saturday, february 17th, 2018. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games. Live in pyeongc
Without is there live from doha also coming up. More than half the south sudans people of worried about where their next meal is coming from a warning from the United Nations. South korean protests is rally against the north as pressure builds for concessions from washington and pyongyang the talks. The Winter Olympics is pulse to beijing where theres a push to get more people into the snow. Opposition medics in syria say a child has died or that dozen more people are being treated after another suspected chlorine gas attack witnesses reported smelling the gas after an explosion in the rebel held on the eve of a single this is video that purports to show the victims struggling to bring the Syrian Government has denied using chemical weapons in the war. I dont im not a little attention today we have more than thirty dead dozens of mints and launching of chemical weapons with chlorine sarin and other gases from iran we dont know what they are russian a common a dont care about un Council
Calls for an end to attacks on the rebel held syrian district of. South korean protesters rallied against the north as pressure builds for concessions from washington and pyongyang for direct talks. On the brink of famine more than half of south sudans people are worried about where their next meal is coming from plus. Reviving an industry crippled by civil war the first tunnel film made in sri lanka in four decades its the scream. Opposition medics in syria say a child has died than a dozen more being treated after another suspected chlorine gas attack witnesses reported smelling the gas after an explosion in the rebel held area of eastern guta at least twenty three people have been killed in fighting there on monday despite a u. N. Security Council Resolution calling for a ceasefire say mahato reports from beirut. One of the front lines in eastern opposition fighters say they are rebelling attempts by pro Syrian Government forces to storm the besieged enclave. Rebel say they killed d