we start with the final countdown to the olympics and those lingering concerns about security. give you a live look now at sochi. today s opening ceremony takes place in the stadium there on the left. it starts at about 11:00 a.m. eastern time. thousands of americans are in sochi, and more will be arriving in the coming days following the warning about terrorists smuggling explosives onto planes in toothpaste tubes. homeland security is now banning liquids in carry-on luggage and direct flights from the u.s. to russia. now, these are the most expensive olympics staged, an estimated $51 billion, and as abc s hamish mcdonald tells us, there s a lot at stake. reporter: and for vladimir putin, the president of russia, he has staked everything on being able to carry out these games successfully, but with just a few hours to go before the big event, as it were, the opening ceremony, a lot of last-minute work being done, a lot of those final bits of preparation at the venues a
just a few minutes. let us check on the roads with amanda meadows. thank you ray much. we have construction to worry about this morning. we have some construction with pothole repairs being made. this is on the outer loop near new hampshire. he duty to stay to the right as you head through montgomery county. that is just before 95 in maryland. we also have construction on new york avenue that is going to be inbound and outbound. we have one lane closed in each direction. beep repaired for that. we prepared for that. you routes of virginia are looking good. show you current conditions. this along the douglas bridge. up things are looking useful as you come inbound from pennsylvania avenue. thank you very much. police are scrambling trying to find the man who shot and killed an example alexandria woman when she answered the door. you just mentioned, the manhunt continues this morning for a very unusual suspect. elderly, balding and bearded man. he is accused of getting do
i m very happy and i hope mom and baby are doing well. reporter: so much excitement for the new baby. celebrations are sure to continue into the morning. kate is reportedly doing well and planned to spend the night in the hospital. in london, i m danielle leigh, nbc bay area news. the baby is 8 pounds, 6 ounces, but we don t know the name yet. the online betting site patty power has a list of favorites. james is the front runner, followed by alexander, george, henry and louis. he is the new baby, third in line to the british throne. a royal historian says the windsor family tends to live a very long time, so the new baby likely won t be king until he is in his 60s or 70s. that s not keeping companies from cashing in. oreo tweeted out this image, an oreo cookie and a baby bottle with the phrase prepare the royal bottle service. and charmin got in on the act too. the toilet paper company tweeting out get the throne ready. closer to home we want to give you a look outs
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