celebrate with her husband and kids after winning silver in the skeleton. we're going to talk to her and her family live today, saturday, february 15th, 2014. ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today at the olympic winter games" with lester holt live from olympic park in sochi, russia, and erica hill live from rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt here in sochi with natalie morales, erica hill and dylan dreyer back home. we're going to check in with both of them in just a little bit. we also want to tell you, that crowd back there, they're like -- [ cheers and applause ] >> huge crowd! >> they're going to probably leave us in a short order to go over to that u.s. versus russia hockey just across the way. >> that's right. >> they're getting warming up for a rivalry. >> we're in the middle of the action for now, though, and we need to chant along with them, usa. >> usa! >> i can't wait! we'll get right to today's top story. we are in the middle of several olympic events right now. >> so, here is what happened so far this morning. the americans failed to win a medal this morning in the women's super-g. austriana fenninger got the gold and julia mancuso came in eighth. and eddie alvarez was eliminated after separate crashes. there was a lot of action, though, last night from a rough-and-tumble night for men's figure skating to one of our favorite moments so far. >> noelle pikus-pace has that olympic medal! she finally has it! >> this morning, silver's never seemed so sweet. >> oh, my goodness! thank you, thank you, thank you so much! >> 31-year-old noelle pikus-pace came out of retirement in the hopes of winning an olympic medal in women's skeleton. friday, she did just that. and in one of the most memorable celebrations so far, jumped into the stands to celebrate with her family. >> oh, my god! >> in men's alpine skiing it was a bit of a meltdown for american men in the super combined race. >> oh! a mistake right there! >> five-time olympic medalist bode miller and reigning world champion ted ligety came in 6th and 12th. >> i mean, really, it's a joke, to put it simply. >> but in the most talked about event of the night, the final phase of men's skating. things took a sloppy turn. >> oh. >> oh, he needs to stay focused here. >> ooh! >> again, another step out. >> patrick chan of canada, favored for olympic gold, came in second. and despite taking two falls in his free skate, japan's 19-year-old yuzuru hanyu claimed gold thanks to a great short program. >> yuzuru hanyu of japan knows that he looks good to take home that gold. >> all right, so, let's take a look at the medal count, where we stand right now. the u.s. and norway tied for the lead as we speak, 13 medals each, and both also have 4 gold. close behind, germany, russia and the netherlands all have 12 medals. >> team usa had hoped to have a few more medals to add to that count with high hopes of winning on the speed skating track, but instead, they may -- and i emphasize -- may have been dragged down by what some are calling faulty suits. anne thompson is up in the mountains at rosa khutor with more. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. you know, one of the biggest surprises of these olympic games is the fact that no u.s. long track speed skater has made it to the medal podium, despite the fact that some of the best skaters in the world are on that squad. so, team usa is changing what the athletes wear. it's got to be the suits. u.s. speed skating apparently thinks so, announcing it's ditching the suits once touted as revolutionary, made by under armour with the help of lockheed martin, maker of fighter jets and rockets. after six long track events, the u.s., a team that had dominated, so far has come out empty-handed with zero olympic medals. >> there will be no three-peat. >> reporter: shaan yni davis, t world's best, finished a shocking eighth. >> richards will have to keep the tempo up a little bit. >> reporter: heather richardson and the american women altered the new suits for thursday's race. >> a patch to cover up the vent that was originally on the suits when the team arrived here at sochi. >> reporter: that vent is supposed to reduce body heat, but it's suspected of creating drag and slowing the racers down. now it's back to the old racing suits, also made by under arm r armour, the same ones the team wore during the world cup competition. so, is the path to the podium in the suit? with shani davis competing in the 1500 meters today, we may soon have a better idea. >> he's got another gold medal! >> reporter: now, after the initial concerns were raised on thursday, under armour's senior vice president of innovation, kevin haley, said that the company would move heaven and earth to make those suits better. team usa says that the change of suits will not affect its relationship with under armour. lester? >> and anne, as you know, there's been a lot of buzz about this. what's the word -- what's the rest of the speed skating community saying about these suits and whether they're to blame? >> reporter: well, people seem to be divided into two camps. the dutch team says they tried suits like these that have that vent down the spine and found that they did create a drag, but there are others in the speed skating world who say, look, it's not a matter of the suits, but it's just the fact the u.s. is getting beat on the track by better athletes. and i think the real test will come today in the 1500 meters, lester. >> we'll all be watching that, certainly. anne thompson, thanks very much. natalie? all right, well, back at home, the big story, of course, continues to be the weather. and today there is a bit of a warm-up, which could cause new problems, because all of that new snow from the past few days is now starting to melt, and there are still thousands of flight delays that people are dealing with this morning. let's start you off with dylan dreyer. she's at new york's laguardia airport with more. dylan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. yeah, the temperatures are up to about 36 degrees right now. it actually feels pretty good, but melting snow is a heavy snow. we still have about 2,500 flight delays and about 700 flight cancellations, but here at laguardia, things are running just fine for now. we do have more snow in the forecast later on today, so obviously, that will back things up again in northeastern airports. now, down in pennsylvania, it was the roads that were an absolute mess. actually, after the snow stopped, it could have been solar glare that caused this massive pileup on the pennsylvania turnpike. that was cleared up all day long yesterday, and then eventually, the road was reopened. and you can see that roof collapse at a sports facility in new jersey. we also saw a lot of problems with cleanup in new york, where a snowplow actually tossed a lot of the snow right into a restaurant, which knocked some people over. so, it's the cleanup that's been a huge issue. and of course, now we're talking about more snow moving into the northeast. it's inching closer to new york city, although skies are just starting to cloud up right now, but we are going to see things deteriorate throughout the day with some pockets of heavier snow. but this is going to be more of a new england snowstorm as we go through the rest of this afternoon and into tonight as well. so, if we look at some of the maps with what we're expecting with this next snowstorm, you can see it's another area of low pressure that is going to make for all of these winter weather advisories and even blizzard warnings right along the coast of massachusetts, stretching down into cape cod, where it's not just the snow, it's the wind that is going to make things very, very tricky up that way and reduce visibility. it turns into a nor'easter when it strengthens off the mid-atlantic coast, and it's that northeast wind that could gust at times up to 55 miles per hour. visibility will be extremely reduced. driving is not recommended once this snow starts. but in the new york area, we're looking at about 4 inches or so. but it's up across parts of massachusetts, especially in plymouth, massachusetts, where we could easily pick up a foot of snow, and parts of cape cod could see about 8 to 10 inches. then you go up into maine, and that's where it's going to be measured in perhaps feet. we could see a foot to a foot and a half, close to 2 feet of snow with those northeast winds keeping all that moisture coming onshore. so, it is going to be brutal later on today. but in the northeast, again, we're looking at about 2 to 4 inches, which is just enough to slow things down on the roads and at the airports, too. natalie? >> yeah, add insult to injury there. dylan dreyer at laguardia airport in new york. thank you. and we want to get a look at some of the rest of the morning's top stories. >> and we go back to new york and erica is standing by. good morning. >> good morning, guys. nice to see you. parts of south carolina and georgia rattled by an earthquake on friday night. emergency management officials say the 4.5-magnitude quake was the strongest to hit south carolina since 2002. it was centered seven miles west of edgefield, south carolina, but was felt as far west as atlanta. that's about 150 miles away. the good news here, no injuries reported. the investigation into the miami dolphins bullying scandal reveals a pattern of harassment in the team's locker room. a newly released report finds there were more victims and bullies than originally thought. gabe gutierrez explains. >> reporter: the independent investigation concludes miami dolphins offensive lineman jonathan martin was the target of a pattern of harassment by three teammates. the 144-page report calls lineman richie incognito the main instigator, but also blames teammates john jerry and mike pouncey for the reported abuse, which included racial slurs and sexual taunts against not just martin, but an unnamed offensive lineman and an assistant trainer. >> this report looks a lot worse than any of us expected. >> reporter: the revelations come more than three months after martin abruptly left the dolphins. >> i felt trapped, like i didn't have a way to make it right. >> reporter: that launched a national debate about bullying. >> no matter how bad and how vulgar it sounds, that's how we communicate, that's how our friendship was. >> reporter: just a few days ago, incognito vented on twitter -- "dear jon martin, the truth is going to bury you." but on friday, a different tone -- "please stop the hate. happy valentine's day." his attorney is saying the report is full of errors and that "martin was never bullied by richie incognito or any member of the dolphins offensive line." the report concludes that incognito didn't intend to cause lasting emotional injury. >> i hope the lesson is for not only football but for all of us in the country, that we've got to be a little more sensitive. >> reporter: late friday, the dolphins owner insisted "this situation must never happen again." martin's agent says his client feels vindicated. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. a major blow to union organizers in the south. workers at the volkswagen plant in chattanooga, tennessee, voted against being represented by the united autoworkers on friday night. that vote is seen as a major setback for the union's efforts to make its way into the south, where foreign automakers have more than a dozen assembly plants. expect to see a noticeable increase in gas prices in the coming weeks. oil analysts say the price at the pump will spike as spring approaches, but it won't be as high as the annual rise seen in years past. right now, the national average is $3.34 a gallon. aaa predicts a peak of between $3.55 and $3.75 a gallon. and an underwater encounter of the eight-armed variety. take a look at this video. here you go. a pair of scuba divers in carmel, california, they were about 80 feet down in the water when they came across this guy, a giant pacific octopus, which as you can see here, swam up, gave the camera a little hug there, and then didn't let go, trying to pull their camera away. the octopus latched on for a good few moments before one of the divers then flashed, as you can see there, flashed the camera's lights. that scared the big guy away. the giant pacific octopus is said to be rather shy. this one's perhaps not. lester, you may remember, i met a giant pacific octopus at the national aquarium in baltimore last year, and they'll reach out and touch you. so. >> always bring your flash along, right? >> there you go. >> erica, thanks very much. >> that is a look at the news. i think dylan may have a look for us at the rest of the country's forecast. >> i think she does. >> good morning, guys. i would love to see the pictures an octopus would take, you know, going way down deep? we are looking at cold temperatures on the east coast, but out west it's a whole different story. we ended up with near record temperatures in some parts of the southwest. you can see we made it into the 80s yesterday. 89 degrees in parts of california, 79 down through southern texas. so, it was a nice, warm day yesterday, and they are the ones getting a break from the winter weather. today it's going to be another warm one, too, but in the pacific northwest, especially along the coast of oregon. that's where we're seeing some heavy rain and mountain snow. it's that stream of moisture, but that is good news for northern and central california as well. but look at some of the rain totals. we could see inches of rain and feet of snow. flood warnings are in effect as well as high wind warnings, so it's going to be a nasty day out that way, but they certainly do need the rain and the mountains do need the snow. so, once it all melts come summertime, that will certainly help with the drought situation out that way. that's a loo and we'll see the outer fringe of that weather system bring us a chance of rain later. high clouds in the bay area and 50s outside and nothing on the radar for the moment. let's zoom you out across the rest of the state and the pacific northwest and there come the rain-producing clouds that will drop in as you approach the evening today. rain moving into the north bay as early as this afternoon. mid-60s around san jose and low 60s in the peninsula, warmest in the south bay and coolest in the north bay where the showers will get started for the afternoon moving into the rest of the bay area tonight. >> and that is your latest forecast. now back over to lester in sochi, where it is so much warmer than it is here. >> i didn't even want to mention, it's actually warmer today than yesterday, but -- oh, i did mention that. sorry, that came out of my mouth. dylan, thanks very much. the men from team usa didn't win a medal in the men's figure skating competition, but you wouldn't know that based on the smile on 19-year-old jason brown's face when the event was over. he finished ninth, and teammate jeremy abbott finished twelfth. jason brown and jeremy abbott, good morning to you guys. nice to have you both here. >> thank you. >> good morning. thank you for having us. >> and the crowd says hi as well. [ cheers and applause ] jason, you told reporters, i'm just happy to finish in the top ten, but the truth of the matter is it wasn't really a great night for the men. so, you were really in position for the bronze when you stepped out there. were you feeling the pressure? >> for sure! it's always exciting to go last after everything unfolds in front of you, and i wanted to go out and put out the best performance i could. and you know, it was a little bit disappointing. i wanted to skate better, but i enjoyed every moment and i just had a blast out there. >> the crowd loved your performance. as we know, we've seen that it went viral on youtube, previous performances of "the riverdance" routine. but in technical scores, though, you know, you had a few falters there. what are you doing mentally at that point? you just go for it? >> yeah, you just keep going. you train the program so much, so you just put whatever happens, you know, what happens and just move on and keep focused and go on to the next thing. >> jeremy, you skated a clean program last night, which a lot of the skaters can't say they did. first of all, were you in any pain from the wipeout the day before? >> yeah, i was in a lot of pain yesterday. basically, i was seized up from my hip up to my shoulder, like all the muscles. and i had full range of motion, but when i went to engage the muscles, it was excruciating. so, like, i couldn't do any, like, triple loop jumps, so we had to kind of scale back my program a little bit yesterday. like, my combination was supposed to be triple lutz, double loop, and i had to do double toe. and at the end, i was supposed to do the loop and i did the double axel because of the pain, i couldn't take off. but you know, i came here to compete, and i wasn't going to let some draescrash, you know, of derail that. >> you also weren't going to let the haters derail it. someone asked you a question -- [ cheers and applause ] there you go. someone asked you, in clutch moments, falling and something, and you were pretty pointed that, this is hard. this is more than hard what you guys are asked to do. >> absolutely. you know, i've been called a head case for many, many years, and it's just, you know, you start to buy into it for a while. and i've come to learn that i am so much stronger than people give me credit for and that i give my own self credit for, and i was fed up with it. i just wanted to be like, look, you guys haven't been in this position and it's very, very difficult. >> good for you. seriously, good for you. jason, you're 19 years old. you finished in the top ten here in the olympics. what's the -- it's been said that you don't have a quad yet in your program. is that next, you've got to work on that? >> it's definitely next. i'm working on it every day. when it is ready, it's going to be put in that program, and i can't wait to see, you know, when it is in the program, what unfolds. you know, to put out a clean skate with a quad, i really do feel like the possibilities are endless in the future. >> you guys made a lot of people proud. thanks for stopping by. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> good to have you here. all right, still to come from sochi, a russian history lesson about the vikings on the high seas. and keir simmons finds out that the job is not as easy as it looks. first, this is "today" on nbc. 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[ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heat-n-go mini pancakes. ♪ if you close your eyes welcome back to sochi. now, when you think of the vikings, places like norway and denmark probably come to mind, but as our keir simmons has found out, the russians actually had a big influence here in russia, more than you might imagine. keir, good morning. >> hi, natalie, good morning. have you enjoyed the week? >> i've loved it! it's amazing. >> wonderful country. >> it's a great country. >> people enjoyed these sporting competitions through the ages, including the vikings, who, it turns out, sailed the black sea right beside us here and have a deeper connection to russia than you might think. >> who sails with me? >> reporter: vikings, warlords of the sea. in northern europe, they still celebrate their viking roots. but few realize the vikings got as far as russia, too. they came in long ships built for long distances, like this one in the viking museum in denmark. and i am about to find out how they traveled so far. what does it take to be a viking? >> they're all over the world. it was bound to happen. i'm sorry, everyone. >> reporter: but i soon got the hang of it. well, sort of. my flame-headed viking friend in front of me is making me look pretty shabby, to be honest. >> yeah. >> reporter: centuries ago, viking warships like "the sea stallion" sailed across the atlantic. >> the vikings were the first europeans to travel to north america. >> reporter: and they sailed east, reaching as far as what's now called st. petersburg. ♪ centuries before peter the great built this magnificent city, the vikings were here, rowing these very rivers, taking their viking boats across this vast land. they settled and traveled on south, past where sochi now is on the black sea to get to the caspian sea. and because they were rowers, some historians claim they became known as the rus. >> these people living here called rus, that part lived on into the word we have for the country, russia, rusland today. some people think that rus means the people who are rowing. >> reporter: back on "the sea stallion," it's time to stop rowing and start sailing. >> it's just so amazing to be able to experience history in such a way. >> reporter: a history that stretched as far as russia, perhaps giving the country its name, and lending russians some of their fiery spirit. >> how are we doing, vikings? [ cheering ] >> it's amazing to think, isn't it, the going way that the vikings sailed to both russia and the usa. and guys, there are still some vikings around. we posted this picture of a wanna be viking watching the curling. he doesn't look like the fiercest viking, i have to say. >> no. i think you needed a hat for that when you were rowing. >> that's actually me, there, to be honest. >> you always hate when the captain says, i want to go water skiing. >> yeah. faster, faster, faster! seer simmons, thank you. good to see you. still to come this morning on "today", we're going to check in with the young girl whose parents fought to get her a lung transplant. all that and more from sochi, including one of the nhl's best players on home ice in russia preparing for a matchup for the ages. >> that's going on right now, 5:26 on your saturday morning, the bay bridge lit up while it is still dark outside, good morning, we begin this morning with meteorologist rob mayeda with a look at your weekend forecast, rob? >> the forecast looks pretty good. we've got high clouds overhead, temperatures not too chilly frills and gills outside but the clouds will thicken up going towards the afternoon. the radar dry for now but it will not be staying this way. heading into the afternoon the rain-producing clouds dropping down the coast will bring us rain at times for the north bay as early as this afternoon and by the evening you're starting to see the rain get into san francisco. by 11:00 moving quickly through san jose and tomorrow we'll be drying out with some clearing skies to wrap up the weekend. today's high temperatures low 60s around san jose and low 60s around the peninsula. notice as you move toward san francisco northward into the north bay could see some rain drops as early as this afternoon and highs in santa rosa near the upper 50s before the rain arrives, though, highs in the mid-60s in the tri-valley. instead of getting ready for horse riding competition, a group of bay area girls are now working with the east bay regional park police, they're hoping to track down thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment. now, somebody broke into the stables equipment room in san ramon stealing 11 saddles and all kinds of riding equipment. instead of practicing the gymkhana team showed police and nbc bay area news pictures of their missing saddles, hoping somebody would find them and return them. all the girls would need more than $1,000 to pay for the stolen equipment, most of them worked to pay for. stunned and shocked that is how parishioners at a san jose catholic choichl are reacting this morning. this man mario enrique questa is accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and selling meth online. he is a 20-year veteran of the san jose fire department. a tip to the california department of justice sparked this investigation. which started as a narcotics case turned into allegations of sexual abuse. doj agents arrested him at the fire administration building where he worked. parishioners say it's taken so long for the catholic church to make amends from previous sex abuse scandals and now this. new details this morning the feds are helping banks how to figure out with legal marijuana clubs and it's not easy to do especially when medical marijuana use is legal in california but it's illegal under federal law. dave hodges is the manager and founder of the all-american cannabis club in san jose. he's been in business for five years and he says the simple things like opening up a bank account for his business pretty much impossible. the new federal guidelines include avoiding dealers who sell marijuana to minors. coming up later this morning on "today in the bay" we're going to be going live to sochi. janelle wang will join us and take us on a tour of the international broadcast center. that plus all of your top stories coming up at 7:00. for the time being, we send you back to the "today" show. we'll see you soon 3 is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... 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[ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant ♪ we're back on this saturday morning. it's february 15th, 2014, a gorgeous day here in sochi. those unseasonably warm temperatures holding steady in the middle of what is supposed to be winter. although it's important to point out that average winter temperatures here are in the 50s in sochi. >> yeah, this is the warmest place for winter olympics. >> so it's unseasonably warm, but it's not necessarily a cold-weather place to be. i'm lester holt alongside natalie morales. erica and dylan are keeping on top of everything non-olympic back in new york. that's right, and coming up in this half hour, he is called alexander the great. for alex ovechkin, this is one of the biggest days of his life as he faces off against the united states right here in his home country. we're going to catch up with him. then, figure skating turns to the ladies very soon. gold medalist scott hamilton will tell us who has a chance at bringing home the gold. and later, the woman who gave up her coveted spot on the biathlon team for her twin sister got to see her compete here in sochi. we're going to talk with them live about their emotional reunion. but let's begin this half hour in new york and an update on a little girl who captured a lot of our hearts last year. yaerk? >> all right, lester, thanks. you may remember sarah murnaghan's story. she's the 11-year-old girl whose parents fought a very public battle to change the rules on who could receive donor organs. sarah did receive a double lung transplant this summer. kristen dahlgren spoke with her about how she's doing now. kristen, good morning. >> good morning, erica. what a remarkable little girl. now, some eight months after two transplants, sarah is doing great. she still has challenges, but she also has a message of hope. >> can i swim? >> no. >> reporter: for 11-year-old sarah murnaghan, a snow day spent playing inside with her siblings is a miracle. >> am i brown? >> reporter: less than a year ago, she was in a hospital, her lungs riddled with cystic fibrosis. >> out of breath. >> reporter: given just weeks to live. >> i thought she was going to die. >> reporter: sarah was just 10. but in a case that drew national attention, her parents had to go to court to have sarah put on a transplant list for patients 12 and up. >> she told me to never, ever give up on her. >> reporter: sarah is still a fighter. when a judge ruled the guidelines should change for her, she received two double lung transplants. the first set failed. the second surgery worked. now back home with her family, sarah showed me the tough physical therapy she does every day. >> all right! all right, show me your muscles. can i see them? huge! you got strong. >> i guess. >> whoa! >> reporter: she still needs to be careful. her immune system is weak and her bones brittle and fractured from the medication and so much time on bed rest, but every day brings improvements. she now breathes on her own, can get up and downstairs. and friday night, the girl who wants to be a rock star got a hero's welcome at a cystic fibrosis benefit. and the little girl who's been through so much brought this message to others who are suffering. >> whatever you are dealing with, young or old, just to be yourself. look deep inside yourself for that bravery and reason to fight. >> isn't she amazing? her mom tells me she feels like what sarah's been through has saved lives. she's still fighting, though. she wants a temporary stay to transplant rules to become permanent. she says, whenever possible, the sickest patients should get organs first. erica. >> thanks. great to see her making such a good improvement. want to get another check of your weather from dylan. hey, dylan. hey, erica. good morning, everyone. things are okay right now, but we are going to see some snow move into the new york city area. but by the time we get into next week, we will finally be talking about a warm-up around here. it's all about the jet stream. we have been stuck in this pattern with the jet stream sitting well down south, and that drags that cold air from the north. teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, all the way down into the southeast. but as it flattens out by wednesday, temperatures start to moderate. but then watch what happens as we go into friday. you get a ridge in the jet stream along the east coast, and that's going to allow some warmer temperatures. so, instead of 20s, we're looking at 40s. not too bad in the northeast. we'll take it after the winter we've had. and speaking of winter, we are going to see more snow, especially up across parts of new england where there are blizzard warnings up and down the coast of massachusetts. we could end up with a foot and a half of snow in parts of maine. that is really going to start to get cranking as we go into this afternoon and especially into tonight. but it pulls away pretty quickly, and we should start to see some improvements as we go into sunday, especially across massachusetts, and then eventually, it pulls away to starting to see more clouds coming in and eventually we'll see rain moving into the bay area. hour by hour going through the day, you can see showers dropping in across san francisco as we go through the evening and things will turn quieter by tomorrow morning and another perspective of the heaviest rain in the north bay and south bay by 11:00 and drier tomorrow. rain totals pretty light most places due to the fast-moving nature of the system less than a quarter inch of rain. and highs, upper 60s in the north bay and mid-60s in san francisco. >> all right, dylan, thanks. now to the winter games' most famous rivalry, the u.s. versus russia in men's ice hockey. they're playing right now, but these aren't the nameless, faceless russian hockey players from those miracle on ice days. russia's biggest star is a fan favorite in the u.s., washington capitals superstar alex ovechkin. he spoke with kevin tibbles before leaving for sochi. >> ovechkin, score! >> reporter: they call this scoring machine alexander the great. and while he hails from moscow and stars on the russian olympic team -- >> one city to another city. >> reporter: -- it's in the u.s. capital where alexander ovechkin reigns supreme. >> ovechkin, he scores! >> reporter: when you meet him -- [ speaking foreign language ] -- this 28-year-old superstar comes across as a big, likable kid, whose first task was to learn english. >> hello, how are you, all that, nice to meet you, all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: with the washington capita capitals, ovi speaks hockey. an nhl all-star, most valuable player, most outstanding player, most goals, most points. i'm out of breath. ovechkin was even selected to be the first russian athlete to carry the torch. he credits his mom and dad, star athletes themselves, with mentoring him every step of the way. to introduce me to his olympic homeland, we went to washington's marivana russian restaurant. let's go. after helping translate the menu, his favorite soup, forst. can't beat that! how do you say bon appetit in russian? [ speaking russian ] >> reporter: off the ice, he chills with fiancee tennis star meira kirilenko. >> when she saw me the first time, she fall in love with me right away. >> immediately? >> immediately, yeah. >> reporter: and you? >> it took me -- >> reporter: what, 15 seconds? >> 25. >> he was just, you know, off doing the point, come on, maria, let's go! and they'd be like, shhh. can't you just be quiet, please? >> reporter: meanwhile, the main course, beef stroganoff, arrives. >> this is good, huh? >> uh huh. >> reporter: and what's alexander the great's dream? olympic gold and the stanley cup in the same year. that's a big dream. >> yeah. i'm probably done with hockey right away. >> reporter: well, then you could take up tennis. when he's on the ice, russian fans will be calling shaybu, a shaybu. what is that? >> like score a goal, score a goal. >> reporter: and if anybody knows how to do that, it's this guy. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> we actually may be hearing that because we're just about 50 feet from the stadium where they're playing right now. just ahead, gold medalist scott hamilton on the men's figure skating this week and what to watch for in the week ahead. later, silver medalist noelle pikus-pace on her big win and how she's made the winter games a family affair. but first these messages. 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>> well, you know, he doesn't have a quad, and you know, he's young. i mean, he's brand new. we tend to forget that skate america in october was his first senior international competition. >> mm-hmm. >> and he was freaking out there, that it was like he was living the dream of his life just being in his first senior international competition. so, to make the olympics? i mean, i can only imagine, you know, his brain's about to explode with all the great, good fortune that he had. and you know, it's just a learning experience, you know. for him to be mathematically in it, it wasn't -- it was kind of about that, but for me it was more about the fact that we've got this amazing talent in this incredible kid that's got a lot of public interest. and you can build on that. he can build on that and so can figure skating. >> maybe four years from now, we'll be seeing a lot of him. >> yeah. >> let's look ahead to monday and tuesday. of course, meryl davis, charlie white, is that our best shot or best hope for gold, in the ice dance? >> easily. meryl and charlie, they've won two world championships, and their only competition or their training with tessa virtue and scott moir, and it's going to be between those two. they were the best in vancouver and they've maintained that quality all the way through this olympics period. and now here, it's going to be one of those two. but to see what happened in the team event with the canadians, it really, it kind of elevated charlie and meryl to another level. and so, it's going to be a lot for the canadians to kind of close that gap now. >> and really quickly, gracie gold and ashley wagner, what do you think their shot is here and who's their competition? >> the ladies' event is compelling. you've got yuna kim coming back, you've got, you know, lut skia, who's become this international sensation. we have two american ladies that are incredible, but watch out for polina edmunds. i mean, she was second at nationals. first-year senior, she's got all the qualities in the world. she's very much like her in a way that she's young and good technically. we have a lot to look forward to. >> scott hamilton, thanks so much. you can catch all of the olympic action in prime time at 8:00/7:00 central right here on nbc. up next, some very unlikely volunteers at the sochi olympic games. we'll explain right after this. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? 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forecast. rob, is it starting to become thematic? >> it seems to be getting rain for the weekend. we'll see something later on. nothing this morning. 40s and 50s outside. nor the north bay your temperatures may not leave the 50s this afternoon as the clouds spill in. clear lake is seeing light rain but the real moderate rain will start to show up as we head towards the evening as the rain line moves from north to south and the north bay will start to see the rain come in, around the evening in the pe nine sue la and the system will move quickly and by sunday clearing skies and second half of the weekend does look drier and because the system is moving through quickly rain totals no where near the categories we had last weekend. most places picking up less than a quarter inch of rain and locally higher in the hilltops in the north bay. highs mid-60s in san jose and upper 50s from san francisco up towards santa rosa where the rain will get started early and temperatures today in the mid-60s around the tri-valley 64 in pleasanton and 65 in livermore, sam? >> thank you very much, rob. instead of gearing up for horse riding competitions a group of bay area girls are now collaborating with the east bay regional park police. they are hoping to track down thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment. somebody broke into their stables equipment room in san ramon stealing 11 saddles and all other kinds of riding equipment. instead of practicing the gymkhana team showed police and nbc bay area new pictures of their missing saddles hoping somebody will find them and return them. all of the girls would need more than $1,000 to replace the equipment that they bought, equipment that they spent a lot of their hard-earned money on. competition season begins march the 1st. stunned and shocked is how parishioners at a san jose catholic church are reacting this morning, this man mario questas is facing charges of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and selling methamphetamine to children online. he's one of the main singers at sunday mass at st. leo the great pair riciris parish. a trip to the california department of justice actually sparked this investigation. what began as a nar cot technar case turned into this investigation. parishioners say it's taken so long for the catholic church to shed the reputation from previous sexual abuse scandals and now this. new details the feds are helping banks to help figure out how to deal with legal marijuana clubs and it's not an easy thing to do especially when medical marijuana use is legal in california but illegal under federal law. dave hodges is the founder of the all-american cannabis club in san jose and he's been in business five years and says simple things like opening up a bank account for his business pretty much impossible. the new federal guidelines include avoiding dealers who sell marijuana to minors. coming up later this morning we'll be going live to sochi and checking in with janelle wang who will take us on a tour of the international broadcast center and much more. in the meantime we send you back to the "today" show. remix! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ ♪ you got that medley crunch ♪ go! go! buzz! ♪ go! go! go! buzz! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ clusters, flakes ♪ that medley crunch, crunch! ♪ clusters, flakes ♪ that medley crunch, crunch! go! ♪ ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! you got that medley crunch ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ good morning. it's saturday, february 15th, 2014. here's a look at today's top stories. wardrobe malfunction? some controversy this morning over the speed skating suits worn by team usa after some of america's best failed to win medals earlier this week, as shani davis gets on the ice today, he'll be wearing a different suit. will that help him get the gold? the new cold war. a packed house with a huge home crowd for the hockey game that's under way right now. it's team usa versus russia in a matchup that comes more than three decades after the "miracle on ice" at the lake placid winter olympics. and the power of love. an awesome celebration from noelle pikus-pace after her silver medal-winning run on the skeleton. she couldn't wait to find her family and give them all a great big hug. this morning she is with us live to talk about that special moment. and i can confirm, she's been dancing, she's so happy this morning. >> oh, she is. she said her celebratory retirement dance. >> i'm lester holt alongside natalie morales. erica hill and dylan dreyer in new york city where weather continues to be the problem. we'll check in with them in minutes. meanwhile, behind us a huge crowd is behind us. they have filed into the hockey arena where the crowd will go wild. usa and russia going head to head, but keir simmons is following all of the highlights right now. what's going on? >> that's right, natalie, happening as we speak, the usa versus russia in a showdown set to remind people of the most memorable hockey clashes of all time. >> the road to gold starts tonight. >> reporter: hot ticket for the meeting of two hockey nations. >> we've been waiting since 1980 for this game! >> reporter: whose rivalry stretches back decades. >> go, u.s.! >> big game tonight. >> reporter: back more than 30 years to the "miracle on ice," when team usa, a bunch of young kids, beat the sure favorites, the then soviet union. times have changed, of course, and friday, president putin even visited team usa house, as the nhl's finest prepared to take on a russian team hungry to win on home soil. today, no medal for american julia mancuso in the women's super-g. she finished eighth. the winner, austrian anna fenninger. >> olympic medal! >> reporter: there was inspiration from noelle pikus-pace taking silver in her skeleton comeback with wild celebrations. >> we did it! >> reporter: and from jeremy abbott, who, despite falls that put him out of contention, skated for his life. >> his instinct to get up and keep on trying after that bad fall was truly courageous. >> reporter: japan's yuzuru hanyu fell twice. >> oh, no. >> oh, no. >> reporter: but his first skate had been so good, he took gold. at just 19 and suffering from asthma. team usa's skaters struggling in the long track, will be changing their suits over fears that vents in the back are slowing them down. while up in the mountains, the controversy continued over conditions, ted ligety couldn't cope with the warm weather. >> you see how soft that snow is. this is not holding up at all. he cannot take the line he wants to. >> reporter: then bode miller. >> whoa! holding on there just barely. >> reporter: both failing to medal. today, more training sessions in halfpipe, aerial and cross-country were canceled or rescheduled as the snow melts. now, they did stockpile a lot of snow for exactly this kind of weather, so the olympics goes on, but the warm temperatures are clearly having a detrimental effect across a range of sports. meantime, also today, in men's short track speed skating, russia's viktor ahn won the gold in the men's 1000-meter race. he won three golds in south korea in 2006, but later became a russian citizen, which is okay, right, guys? pick a country, any country. >> right, sure. i guess if it's allowed in the rules, let him. that's fantastic. keir, thank you so much. >> let's look at the medal count. russia just jumped into the lead with the win on the short track. the usa, norway and netherlands are right behind, each with 13 medals. let's send it back to erica in new york for more on the cleanup from this week's storm and the rest of the news headlines. hey, again, erica. >> hey, lester. nice to see you again. there are still hundreds of flight cancellations people are dealing with this morning. nearly 150,000 people remain without power as the east coast does its very best to dig out from that storm. dylan dreyer is at new york's laguardia airport this morning. dylan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. you know, we have dealt with storm after storm. we have seen thousands of flight delays and cancellations. driving have been absolutely treacherous. hundreds of thousands of people have been in the dark. and the shoveling, forget about it! it is really testing americans' endurance in this winter that just won't quit. adding insult to injury, fresh snow overnight in parts of the eastern seaboard. many places haven't finished digging out from a fierce winter storm earlier this week. >> clean off all the cars again, shovel the driveway, again. >> reporter: the airlines are still recovering. more than 8,000 flights canceled and 11,000 delayed in the u.s. thursday and friday. so far this winter, the numbers are staggering -- nearly 100,000 flights canceled. economists say the cost of that to the economy is somewhere between $15 and $50 billion. back on the ground, it's still far from business as usual on the roads, but the pennsylvania turnpike is open again after a huge pileup friday. nearly 350,000 customers are still waiting for the power to come back on in georgia and in the carolinas. >> could be several days before we have some kind of normality. >> reporter: all of this snow has taken on roofs in new jersey. the snow-laden dome of this sports facility came down with workers still inside. >> right there along the 5 yard line, the snow just fell down through there and the sunlight came through as the snow was falling. >> reporter: and the new york city sanitation department is taking disciplinary action days after one of its trucks plowed heavy snow across a sidewalk and into a restaurant, knocking over customers. now a sudden warm-up could bring dangers of its own, especially if all that snow melts too quickly and there's flash flooding. but more cold is just too much for some people to think about. >> i'm done with winter. officially. >> reporter: and the last thing you want to hear is more snow, but it is getting closer as the next storm system ramps up. a little clipper system that's actually going to strengthen by the time it gets up into the new england area. so, this is going to be more of a massachusetts, up into maine snowstorm with very strong, gusty winds as well. the storm right now has already prompted the national weather service to issue these winter weather advisories and even blizzard warnings along the coast of massachusetts, especially cape cod, where we could see very intense wind gusts. here's where it is right now. it's a lot of rain down through virginia. again, all of that snow down there is soaking up that water. it's going to really weigh down on anything it's still coating, but it turns into this nor'easter, where we could end up with wind gusts up near 55 miles per hour as it makes its way up across new england, especially by the time get into tonight. that's when it's going to be most intense. visibilities will reduce down to a quarter of a mile. but then by 7:00 sunday morning, it already exits massachusetts and makes its way up into maine. now, we are looking perhaps in parts of southeastern mass to end up with about 10 to 12 inches of snow, but then you get that ocean enhancement, and we could see even some higher amounts. all across maine, though, we could end up easily with a foot and a half as that storm really ramps up and intensifies as we go into tonight and early tomorrow morning. meantime, a look at the morning's other headlines. we begin in indonesia where rescuers believe they found a body of a japanese diver that went missing off the report island of bali. one of seven women who hired a boat for a friday morning dive in crystal bay but then a storm hit the area. crews are still searching for the other six divers. in florida, jurors now moving into their third day of deliberations in the murder trial of michael dunn. dung is charged in shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis following an argument over the teen's loud music. the jury deliberated all day on friday before sending a message to the judge saying they had, quote, reached a wall for the evening. after months of investigation, a report commissioned by the nfl reveals there was widespread harassment in the miami dolphins locker room. that 144-page report concluded offensive lineman jonathan martin was bullied by three teammates but richie incognito was the main instigator. the racial slurs and sexual taunts did not stop with martin, an assistant coach was also targeted. if you've ever taken your child to the doctor to wind up sick not long after your suspicions about how and why that happens, they may be right. researchers found kids and their family had a 3% increase of flus and infections in the two weeks following a well visit. while that may sound like a small percentage it amounts to 700,000 cases of preventable threwlike infections each year. this is your chance, hundreds of millions of dollars are up for grabs but here's the thing. as you know, you can't win if you don't 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the coast of massachusetts. later on this afternoon and into to and we're watching the clouds spilling in and a few sprinkles in the northern end of napa county heading out towards solano county and the real rain-producing clouds still offshore that will sweep in through the evening for the north bay and at about 11:00 tonight into san jose and by sunday skies will clear out pretty quickly, so the rain increasing first from north to south right around sundown tonight, mid-60s in san jose and upper 50s around san francisco and the north bay with mid-60s around the tri-valley. >> and that is your latest forecast. lester? >> all right, dylan. thanks! now to a woman who is, no doubt, thrilled that she didn't retire four years ago after the vancouver olympics. noelle pikus-pace placed fourth then and was going to hang up her skeleton, but was encouraged to come back to the sport one more time by her husband. last night, she picked up the silver medal and celebrated by climbing into the stands to hug her family that's been by her side every step of the way. what a great moment. noelle, her husband, janson, childrenlacee and traycen are with us. good morning. >> hi. >> congratulations! it is so great to have you guys. we've got seating arrangements out. lacee actually wanted my chair a moment ago. >> trying to kick you out. >> trying to kick me out. hey, a future anchor. how great do you feel? i saw you dancing a minute ago. >> oh, man, i feel ecstatic. this is absolutely an incredible moment for me and our family and we just couldn't do it without each other. >> let's talk about the run, because as you're, i guess, around curve five, you kind of hit the edge. >> i did. >> did you think you lost it? >> i did. around that bend, i fell off, i was a little high, came off, hit the side. and i thought there goes my medal, i'm going to finish fourth again. and i just tried to hold my form, and once i crossed that finish line, i was just hoping to see a number two next to my name, hoping for the bronze medal and when i saw him holding up the number one, meaning the silver medal, i couldn't contain my emotions. and i immediately thought i want to be with the most important people in my life, share this moment with them, and all i could see was this block, this barricade and a wall between me and them and i just immediately jumped into the stands. >> if you knew anything about you, you would think this is just a happy athlete who won a medal, but if you know your backstory, you appreciate this all the more. you came in barely fourth in vancouver, you got out of the skeleton, you suffered a miscarriage. >> yeah. >> a lot's gone on in your life, you had an injury even before all that. to have gone through all that, to have your family here, just how cool is that? >> it's absolutely incredible. this is -- this hasn't just been me by myself. i mean, janson, he's been there all along the way, our kids, our family, we've been traveling. we just want people to know that as a family, we're better, we're stronger and this dream couldn't come true without any one of us here. >> i love the story, and i'm going to let you tell it, how you tried to sit down here with lacee and explaining to her what an olympian and winning a medal means. tell the folks that story. >> i was having, on lacee, having this moment with her, i went i'm going to compete in the olympics and i'm going for a medal. how do you feel about that? this is a big deal. and she said, "cool. so, are we going to have some chicken nuggets for lunch"? and i'm like, chicken nuggets trumping the olympics. >> that's a great story. we ran a story about, janson, how you've held your life together while your wife was competing. what was it like for you as she ran up into the stands? >> at first i was just watching her, like what's she doing? we were in the second row, so i couldn't just run up to her. i'm like, wait a minute, she's climbing up the fence now. maybe i should go meet her. i don't know what she's doing. >> and you share some of this victory, not only, obviously, from being so supportive, but as an engineer, you helped work and make some design changes on the sled, right? >> right, yeah. we spent a good summer, troy and i spent a good summer building the sled, designing it, working it all together in 2009 for the vancouver olympics. and she old slid on it for that one year, and we wanted a little more time for her to work into it and do what she did these last couple of years, which was awesome. >> well, noelle was a little tied up yesterday, so i'm guessing there was no valentine's day dinner, right? >> that was the best date ever! that's all we could ask for, you know? >> that was the date. now, retirement? official? done? >> you are not asking me again -- >> no, it's time now. >> you are not asking me to come back. we got it, silver medal. >> what do you do when vancouver says you should go back? >> i'm thinking looking back, fourth place, for the rest of my life, i'll tell everybody i got fourth place in the olympics. now i get to come away saying i am a silver medalist. i am walking away with something. so, it's pretty incredible we've made this journey through all the sacrifices. it's been worth it. >> by the way, you have a date to get your medal later on, so we'll let you get to it. >> thank you. >> every day i say this is my favorite olympic moment! this is my current favorite olympic moment, watching you. noelle, janson, kids, thanks so much for coming on. you guys have fun. you can have my chair next time, sweetie, i promise. still to come, a tour of some of sochi's finest foods. if you like pickled anything, you'll feel right at home after these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it's easy to choose the perfect bath update for your family. wow. ♪ this is the one. 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[ laughter ] and get back up again. ladies, thanks very much. >> let the hair go. >> there we go. >> i think somebody said i can't unsee that, lester holt, right? >> probably couldn't unsee it, but it was mostly a fun -- you know, kate is so cute. they're both so cute. >> kate is so great. >> and she is so genuine. i said i'd do it if you do it. >> what do you think, a little redemption, erica? >> i think he needs a little redemption dance. let's see those moves. >> i need my ipod. well, it's kind of her. she gets like the little -- >> she gets the head bop. >> yeah. >> and the shoulder moves. >> not the same without the music, you know what i mean? but i've got to get the he headphones on. >> we can pretend we're listening to beyonce. she's fantastic. the head bop, the moves. we're going to keep dancing for you here. still ahead, we're talking about sisters. see, look, he's got the groove! sisters in sacrifice. come on, do the moonwalk! we'll talk sisters and sacrifice with the woman who gave up her spot at the olympics to her twinster. we're going to talk to them both live. but first, this is "today" on nbc. 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>> thank you very much, rob. instead of getting ready for horse riding competitions, a group of bay area girls are now collaborating with the east bay regional park police hoping to track down thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment. somebody broke into the stables equipment room in sa ramon recently stealing 11 saddles and all other kinds of riding equipment, expensive equipment. instead of practicing the gymkhana team showed police and nbc bay area news pictures of their missing saddles, all the girls would need more than $1,000 to replace the stolen equipment, equipment most of them worked very hard to pay for. competition season officially begins on march the 1st. stunned and shocked that is how parishioners at a san jose catholic choichl are reacting this morning. this man mario enrique cuestas is accused of sexually molesting a 17-year-old boy. he's also a 20-year veteran of the san jose fire department. the california department of justice sparked this investigation which started out as a narcotics case quickly evolved into allegations of sexual abuse. doj agents arrested the suspect at the fire administration building where he worked. in the meantime, parishioners say it has taken so long to mend wounds from previous sex abuse scandals and shed its reputation and now this. new details this morning, the feds are helping banks out try to figure out how to deal with legal marijuana clubs and it's not an easy thing to do especially when medical marijuana use is legal in california but illegal under federal law. dave hodges is the manager and founder of the all-american cannabis club in san jose. he's been in business for five years and says simple things like opening up a bank account for his business, pretty much impossible. the new federal guidelines include avoiding dealers who sell marijuana to minors. much more in store this morning on "today in the bay." we'll go live to sochi with the latest on curling and u.s. hockey and all sorts of sports. stay tuned for that. ♪ a perfect day we're back on a saturday morning, february 15th, 2014. the sun will be setting soon here in sochi, and the warm weather still holding on. >> perfect. we're not going to complain. >> not going to complain. so, our crowd is here, a great group of people making "today" part of their saturday. delighted to have them. by the way, they're from the usa. i'm lester holt along with natalie morales. erica and dylan keeping an eye on things back home. and still to come this half hour on "today," there are still plenty of big olympic events in this second week of the winter games. olympic correspondent mary carillo will tell us who we should be keeping an eye on. all right, and then, the story of their first trip to the olympics inspired a movie 20 years ago. well, now the men of the jamaican bobsled team are hoping for a repeat performance here in sochi, despite the uphill battle to get here. >> i watched that movie again yesterday. i love that film. >> i love it. also ahead, have you guys had a chance to sample some of sochi's signature food is the question? >> no, not so much. >> let me tell you, there's like a lot of pickled things. there's a lot of other great food i found on my trip to the central market in sochi. and we brought some of it back. >> i'm hoping to get there, but yes, i'm glad you brought us some treats to try. >> some samples. let's begin this half hour with the emotional reunion for twin sisters right here in sochi, just moments before one of them took on the biathlon event. and lanny barnes would not even be here in sochi if it wasn't for her sister, tracy, giving up her spot on team usa, a gesture that was surprising to anyone who doesn't know the barnes twins, but it made perfect sense to those who do. teammates and best friends, identical twins lanny and tracy barnes have trained side by side for 15 years, devoting their lives to the biathlon, an event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting. so, it was an utter disappointment when lanny fell ill during qualifying races last month. something she talked about with matt lauer. >> you know, it was brutal. i just -- it's hard to explain how you can train so hard for something and just, luck just wouldn't have it. >> reporter: but then a shocking gesture by tracy, who trained just as hard and made the team. she gave up her spot for her sister. >> she's having a great year, and i think when you care enough about someone, you're willing to make that kind of sacrifice. >> it was one of those moments that i think changed my life forever. >> the sisters have been to the games before. both went to torino in 2006. and lanny also competed in vancouver, with the best showing in the 15-kilometer event for a u.s. woman in 20 years. >> and now there she is, number 81, lanny barnes. >> she wowed if she won a medal in sochi, she'd give it to her sister. and while lanny's performance friday wasn't medal-winning, the sisters' story of selfless love has touched the hearts of many around the world. and lanny and tracy barnes joining us here. welcome! >> thanks for having us. >> good to have you. lanny, maybe it wasn't the finish you wanted here. you came in 64th, butter sister, tracy, surprised you here in sochi. were you expecting her to be here at all? >> you know, there was a lot of talk before the games, people trying to scramble and see if she can make it here, and it was kind of last minute, but she made it, and i was so happy to see her. >> aww. so, to have her there to see you finish, what was that moment like? >> you know, it was incredible having her out there. and you know, i think in order to honor her sacrifice that she made to me, i was going for my best out there. and you know, it didn't work out. i went out too hard, ended up dying in the end, but i felt like i deserved to give tracy that effort. >> tracy, i know a lot of people came through for you. you were just thinking you were going to watch her compete at home in colorado, but people really came through and got you here because they wanted you to be here to share this moment with your sister, and i know that was really emotional for you to be here. i think you were almost crying, for the most part, throughout the day. >> oh, yeah, it was -- i was just holding back tears. it was so exciting to watch her. i was so proud of her, you know. i knew she went out there and gave it everything. it was awesome. it was such a great experience. >> yeah, and i know that, lanny, you've said you compete basically with your sister in your heart and your mind always. when you were competing, were you thinking about her there? was she right there on your shoulder, by your side? >> yeah. i was thinking about her every second of the race. and you know, i went out as hard as i could, you know. i wanted to give her my best effort, and thought about her all the way to the finish. >> have you been able to wrap your head around what your sister did for you? i mean -- >> you know. >> an incredible act of selflessness. >> yeah, you know sh it's incredible. i still, it's hard for me to believe that she would do that for me. and you know, i mean, we'd do anything for each other, but still, i mean, this is, you know, for her to give up her dream like that, it's just amazing. i just can't believe it. >> aww. tracy, was there a little part of you -- i hate to ask the question -- at all while she was competing thinking, yeah, i could have been out there, too? >> oh, yeah, it's hard to watch. all of us athletes, we want to be out there, you know. that's what we do, we get excited, but watching her be able to do what she loves, that was just as exciting. and yeah, it was a thrill for me. >> pyeongchang, are you guys going to be there? >> we'll see. >> we hope. >> we're going to make our decision after the season, and yeah, as long as we're having fun, you know. we do everything together, so it's a team effort. >> well, tracy and lanny barnes, you two are just such an incredible story, and to see your love and what you've achieved taught us all a huge lesson in life. thank you. >> thanks. >> thanks. >> and right now let's get a check of the weather with dylan in new york. dylan? good morning, natalie, and good morning, everyone. we are talking so much about the cold and the snow in the northeast. let's talk about the heat in the southwest. we broke some records yesterday in some areas, and other areas were real close to at least tying a record. all this warm southwest wind getting temperatures up to 89 degrees in palm springs. the record there is 92. 85 in phoenix. that's a tie for the record. and today it's going to be just as warm. san diego 81 degrees, phoenix 88 degrees. this is all about 15 to 20 degrees above average. share some with the east coast. that would be great. we are looking at some snow to develop across the northeast as we go especially into late morning and early this afternoon. and then it really intensifies later on tonight across parts of massachusetts up into maine, especially overnight where we could end up with a foot, a foot and a half of snow. blizzard warnings in effect with the winds there, too. and then it races away. some lingering snow early in the morning in maine tomorrow, but then it will start to pull away and the sunshine returns. 40s and 50s outside right now on our way to upper 50s to mid-60s later on and you'll notice the clouds thickening up. some rain dropping into the north bay and peninsula by after sundown tonight and by midnight passing out of san jose and we'll see drying conditions as we head into sunday. rain totals because the system is moving so quickly not expected to see a whole lot. generally less than a quarter inch of rain especially on the hilltops of the north bay. highs upper 50s in san francisco and into the north bay. >> and that is your latest forecast. back to you, lester. >> all right, dylan. thanks. as we enter week two of the olympics, there are still a lot of athletes and events to look forward to. mary carillo is an olympic correspondent with nbc sports. mary, nice to see you. >> it is nice to be here. >> i'm nervous about saying gold xhek tasions, because we see that doesn't always come true in these games, but scott hamilton earlier previewed figure skating. what do you see on the horizon? >> well, scott talked about the fact that there are still americans who can get up on the podium, and we have to talk about gracie gold. she's certainly a terrific skater. she looked really good in the team event. then she went to austria for a couple days to relax and train and maybe feel a little more winterlike than it is here. you know, there are a couple skaters ahead of her, perhaps, but she's got a beautiful long program, "sleeping beauty." mao asada, if she can land the triple axel, you've got to give her some props, but this kid, considering she doesn't have a big, international reputation, she is very self-possessed and very confident. >> we've got the pair of free dance. that is on monday. meryl davis/charlie white. >> yes. they seem like the mortal lock. everybody talks about the fact that they're so solid. >> fun to watch. >> they're so beautiful to watch, you know. and not a lot can go wrong in their program. so, it's not like they both have to land quads, like we saw a lot of the guys miss yesterday. they've been together for so long. i think it will be a big surprise if these two didn't win the gold. >> all right, up on the ski slope, michaela schiffer is going to compete for the first time. what's her shot at the medal platform or going? >> she has the giant slalom, mikaela shiffrin, and then the giant slalom on friday. but it's so slushy up in the mountains, and they treat the courses with chemicals and salt. they've run out of salt in sochi. they had to get on the blower this morning and call switzerland and ask to borrow salt. >> really? >> yes! so, all these beautiful events that are coming up now, mikaela shiffrin, julia mancuso, who's already won the bronze, she's going to be skating as well. she didn't medal today in the super-g, but we're going to see ted ligety. bode miller is still around. >> ted has another chance? >> he absolutely has another chance. >> okay. let's talk men's hockey. the game to watch is going on just a few feet from us right now, usa versus russia, old rivals. what's riding on this game? >> a lot. i mean -- >> a lot. >> it's so much, but you know, u.s. hasn't won gold since the "miracle on ice" in 1980. so you know, they would love to show that they can be world powers again, and the russians, too. they've gone a long time without coming through. this is going to be a tremendous rivalry, but you know, in vancouver, it came down to u.s. and canada in the gold medal match, and you know, that could -- it's going to be amazing. and then talking women's hockey. >> yeah, women's hockey could come down to usa/canada. i went to their first matchup earlier this past week. >> i saw you there. >> the u.s., what did they beat them, four times in a row? >> yes, and lost last year. >> and lost last time. do we still think that will be the gold medal match? >> that's my guess. and when they mix it up, it can get very physical. and it would be something to see these two go at it. you know, they really don't like each other. >> yeah. >> they really make each other crabby and cranky, so that's always kind of -- >> they are a lot of fun to watch. >> chicks and sticks. you have to pay attention. >> you can say that i can't say that. mary carillo, thank you very much. you can watch olympics in prime time starting at 8:00/7 o:00 central on nbc. up next, we'll check in with the jamaican bobsledders who almost didn't make it to sochi. first, these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ ben! ♪ [ train whistle blows ] oh, that was close. you ain't lying. let quicken loans help you save your money with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze. 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[ female announcer ] pore refining cleanser. neutrogena®. ♪ well, it's hard to forget the early '90s movie "cool runnings," inspired by the real-life story of an unlikely bobsled team competing from a place that was far out of their comfort zone. >> this week i caught up with the two-man team from jamaica, who after a long-fought battle to get to sochi, are ready to take on that icy bobsled track once again. it was questionable whether the jamaican bobsled team would qualify for these games. and barely a month ago, it was an open question whether they could even afford to fly here. >> a long flight, you know? >> they arrived here hours late. a missed flight connection and missing luggage, including some critical equipment, apt metaphors for the perpetually uphill story from this team from a sunny climate that in the 1998 calgary olympics delighted the world and later became the basis for a comedy film classic. >> gentlemen, this is a bobsled, sort of. >> but it hasn't necessarily all been cool runnings for the real jamaican team. they failed to qualify for the last two olympics, and they've struggled to find sponsors. when i caught up with the team in december during qualifications, times were lean. >> the thing is, we are one of the most famous teams to tour the world but the most poorest team ever. >> after clinching a spot in sochi, the team revealed they didn't have enough cash to afford the trip. the reaction was immediate. within days, fans and supporters raised more than $100,000 for the jamaicans. the outpouring was incredible, how much money was raised in a very short amount of time. what do you think was behind that? >> there's so much behind it. it's people want to see jamaica team out there, you know, and they miss the jamaican team. >> finally, after a 12-year absence, the jamaican flag was raised above the athletes village. to be clear, this is not the bobsled team that took calgary by storm. for one thing, they only managed to qualify a two-man sled this time. driver winston watts' first olympics was 1994. and at 28, brakeman marvin dixon has a better memory of the movie than the actual '88 team. >> i can't get my helmet on. >> for me, to be from jamaica, to come here and do this, i always think, you know, that's crazy, you know what i mean? ice? we are a tropical country. >> and while here in sochi they're soaking up the smiles and fame that comes from their "cool runnings" legacy, they don't want their appearance here to be seen as some sort of movie nostalgia tour. >> cool runnings! >> and at 46 years old, winston came out of retirement to lead the team. >> i'm not just coming to sochi because i want to be here, but i'm here to compete as serious as just like the germans, the russia. >> the jamaicans have climbed a lot of mountains to earn their place back in the olympics, hoping it's all downhill from here. and there's the jamaican flag, flying in russia. >> it is. prettiest color here. >> bobsled competition kicks off tomorrow. and up next here, one of my favorite assignments so far in sochi, tasting. that's always my favorite assignment anyway. >> yeah, eating. >> tasting food, the food that makes this place so great. but first, this is "today" on nbc. one of the best things about covered california is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. for example, if you're a single person making less than $46,000 a year, or a family of four, earning up to $94,200, you may be eligible for premium assistance. the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. get answers, and get covered. find out if you're eligible and enroll now. at coveredca.com. delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom! delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. 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[ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. and we're back now on a saturday from sochi with a lesson in one of the most important parts of any new culture, and that is the food. >> this is my favorite kind of assignment. >> yeah. >> the kind of assignment where they just, hey, go out and eat some stuff. i went to the central market in downtown sochi for a little taste of everything this area has to offer. take a look. ♪ can i try this? here in the sochi market, you can buy everything from seafood to tea to pickles. the russians love pickles. they're all quite different. ooh, i like this one. very good. ♪ shrimp. mm-mmm. bamboo? pickled bamboo? smokey cheese? it's smokey and it almost reminds me of bacon. >> yes. >> tastes like bacon. >> people traditionally eat it with beer, for example. >> i want a beer. ♪ may i try? it's not beer, but it's a whole lot healthier. it's pomegranate juice from azerbaijan, freshly squeezed, as you just saw. really, really good. we have things very similar in the united states. fruit roll-ups, but not, just not as sweet. mm-mmm. i like this. sochi is known for its teas, but these particular teas come from apprazzia. it's a breakaway, tiny republic that used to be part of georgia, and it's only about two miles from the olympic park. so, we're going to try some of this. oh, this is very pleasing. it's very, very fruity. i taste the strawberry. ♪ >> all right, i have got to go there. haven't been there yet. >> did you notice a theme, though, like, ooh, this is good, this is good. i like everything. >> you're a good eater. so, this is everything with pickle. so, what is that? >> pickled bamboo. >> okay. that looks really good, actually. >> it really is. >> i like the pickled foods, you know? >> love pickled foods. and -- >> good. a strong pickled flavor, though. >> yeah, it is. we didn't bring anything to wash it down. you have to try this. this is the string cheese. it's really smokey cheese. i think it originally comes from armenia, but they sell a lot of it here. i like it. >> it tastes like bacon. >> doesn't it make you want a beer? that's what i said. >> very salty. wow. >> how about something sweet now? >> i'm in for something sweet. >> chirchella. >> this is like snickers? >> they call it the dry snickers. it's like grapes and nuts. >> and the inside. all the different colors, i guess different flavors? >> i don't know. >> mm-mmm, that's good! >> isn't that good? a lot of nuts in there, though. if you're not a nut person, you wouldn't like that. >> i do like it. very good. now -- >> i said this is like a fruit roll-up. this is -- >> dried fruit? >> dried fruit puree. it's not as sweet. >> this is like our eating tour. this is the most russian food i've eaten here. >> lester, whatever you can bring back through customs, bring us a sampling. >> well -- >> there may be some good bottles of vodka -- >> the cheese may be stinking up the airplane by the time we get to new york, but i'll take a shot. >> this is good. i like the fruit roll-ups. >> i'll send you good stuff back. >> i'm intrigued by the pickled bamboo, too. >> yeah. when i first looked at that, i thought well, it's going to be woody and stuff, but it's worth it. >> i'm not such a fan of that. what's this one down at the end? >> you're going to love this. this is dried per simny. your tongue will throw a party for your mouth. >> my tongue will throw a party for my mouth? >> yeah. >> there's a party going on in my mouth right now. that's really good! >> i could eat these all day. >> it's like a fig. >> anyway, we're back in a moment from sochi. >> not so easy to do when you're eating, right? >> but first these messages. 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[ female announcer ] nurturing yourself. what will you gain when you lose? that does it for us on this saturday morning. erica and dylan, stay warm in new york. tell me it's going to be above freezing today? >> dylan? >> no. story about that, no. >> rub it in a little bit more, you two. >> i'm sorry. >> sorry. >> it is getting a little cooler here, if that makes you feel better. tomorrow on "today," what it's like to be a mom of an olympian. i'll talk to the moms behind meryl davis and charlie white. >> that's right, and vodka. >> ooh. ♪ we are looking at a live picture right now, of course, of the bay bridge on this saturday morning. much more in store for you. coming up a live report from the olympics. the latest on the action and some harrowing news here in the bay area where a number of girls had their riding equipment stolen, dashing their hopes and crushing their dreams of competing. we'll have all of this information coming up for you in just a couple of minutes. this is "today in the bay." almost 7:00 on your saturday morning. a live picture right now of the bay bridge. a nice blue haze there as well as a live image from palo alto. good saturday morning. thank you so much for joining us, i'm sam brock in for kris sanchez this morning. as we know rain has mostly been hard to come by in these parts but not lately. let's check your forecast with meteorologist rob mayeda. >> yeah, especially last weekend we had all that heavy rain in the north bay. right now we've got cloudy skies across the bay area. no rain just yet as we're looking at the temperatures climbing into the afternoon that will eventually get into the upper 50s and 60s. the real action is up on the north coast. you can see the clouds spilling over the bay area right now and later on today the significant rain band is going to drop from north to south as we approach the evening. but notice the rain totals. unlike last weekend where we were adding things up by the inch for parts of the north bay. today maybe up to about a half inch in santa rosa. so, despite all that moisture on the satellite, rain totals not looking that impressive and we'll explain why and walk you that through the timing of today's rain and the full forecast come up in a few

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