Hockey just across the way. Thats right. Theyre getting warming up for a rivalry. Were in the middle of the action for now, though, and we need to chant along with them, usa. Usa i cant wait well get right to todays 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 womens superg. 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 roughandtumble night for mens figure skating to one of our favorite moments so far. Noelle pikuspace has that olympic medal she finally has it this morning, silvers never seemed so sweet. Oh, my goodness thank you, thank you, thank you so much 31yearold noelle pikuspace came out of retirement in the hopes of winning an olympic medal in womens 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 mens Alpine Skiing it was a bit of a meltdown for american men in the super combined race. Oh a mistake right there fivetime olympic medalist bode miller and reigning World Champion ted ligety came in 6th and 12th. I mean, really, its a joke, to put it simply. But in the most talked about event of the night, the final phase of mens 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, japans 19yearold 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, lets 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. Its got to be the suits. U. S. Speed skating apparently thinks so, announcing its 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 emptyhanded with zero olympic medals. There will be no threepeat. Reporter shaan yni davis, t worlds 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 thursdays 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 its suspected of creating drag and slowing the racers down. Now its 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. Hes got another gold medal reporter now, after the initial concerns were raised on thursday, under armours 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, theres been a lot of buzz about this. Whats the word hats the rest of the speed Skating Community saying about these suits and whether theyre 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, its not a matter of the suits, but its 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. Well 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 warmup, 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. Lets start you off with dylan dreyer. Shes at new Yorks 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, its the cleanup thats been a huge issue. And of course, now were talking about more snow moving into the northeast. Its inching closer to new york city, although into the northeast. Its inching closer to new york city. 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 were expecting with the next snowstorm, you can see its another area of low pressure thats going to make for all of these Winter Weather advisories and blizzard warnings right along the coast of massachusetts. Stretching down into cape cod where its not just the snow, its the wind that is going to make things very, very tricky up that way and reduce visibilities. Turns into a noreaster when it strengthens off the midatlantic coast and its 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, were looking at about 4 inches or so, but its 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 thats where its 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, were 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 in new york, thank and we want to get a look at some of the rest of the mornings 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. 5magnitude 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. Thats 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 teams 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 144page 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 didnt have a way to make it right. Reporter that launched a National Debate about bullying. No matter how bad and how vulgar it sounds, thats how we communicate, thats 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 valentines 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 didnt intend to cause lasting emotional injury. I hope the lesson is for not only football but for all of us in the country, that weve got to be a little more sensitive. Reporter late friday, the dolphins owner insisted this situation must never happen again. Martins 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 unions 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 wont 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 a an underwa of the eightarmed 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 didnt 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 cameras lights. That scared the big guy away. Th said to be rather shy. This ones perhaps not. Lester, you may remember, i met a giant pacific octopus at the National Aquarium in baltimore last year, and theyll 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 countrys forecast. I think she does. Good morning, guys. I would love to see the see thes an octopus would take going way down deep. We are looking at the cold temperatures on the east coast, but out west, its 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, its going to be another warm one, too. But in the pacific northwest, especially along the coast of oregon, thats where were seeing heavy rain and mountain snow. Its 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 in effect and high wind warnings, too. It is going to be a nasty day out that way. But they do need the rain and mountains do need the snow. Itll melt and that will help with the drought situation out that way. Thats a look at the weather across the country, now heres a peek out your window. Good saturday morning, everybody. Im storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. And outside of our windows rain drops and snowflakes. The panhandle of West Virginia and much of the blue ridge in the Shenandoah Valley. Here it is on the radar, mostly rain in the metro, but a rain snow mix out west. We could see an inch to two inches of snow out towards the pennsylvania border. Temperatures right now generally in the mid30s. A coating to an inch around town, more to the north and west. Have and that is your latest forecast. Now back over to lester in sochi, where it is so much warmer than it is here. I didnt even want to mention, its actlly 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 didnt win a medal in the mens figure skating competition, but you wouldnt know that based on the smile on 19yearold jason browns 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, im just happy to finish in the top ten, but the truth of the matter is it wasnt 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 its 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, weve 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 cant 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 couldnt 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 couldnt take off. But you know, i came here to compete, and i wasnt going to let some draescrash, you know, of derail that. You ao werent 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, ive been called a head case for many, many years, and its just, you know, you start to buy into it for a while. And ive 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 havent been in this position and its very, very difficult. Good for you. Seriously, good for you. Jason, youre 19 years old. You finished in the top ten here in the olympics. Whats the its been said that you dont have a quad yet in your program. Is that next, youve got to work on that . Its definitely next. Im working on it every day. When it is ready, its going to be put in that program, and i cant 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. 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 . Ive loved it its amazing. Wonderful country. Its 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 vik