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To it. then last night, we heard from people like shaun white saying, well, the half pipe was not not really up to snuff and the problem was at the bottom it was really slushy and even sandy in places. they actually pushed the events back into the evening from the afternoon in order to get the colder temperatures today and thats why those events are starting to take place right now. a lot of people say this is just something that happens normally in winter events. the problem, of course, is that...

People that are well-intentioned in a well small government conservatives but people like matt bevin who decide they want to get into politics after they have done something else and heres a guy who has been blasting mitchell mcconnell on t.a.r.p. and we saw it in the presidential race. guys talking about how conservative they were and they were the most conservative person. you go back and see where they were. they supported medicare part 2rd. i think this is going to have a devastating impact ...

They took flight for the first time in ski jumping and an american woman stands on podium in womens luge. german s continue to dominate with the gold and silver. devon logan claimed silver in the slope style skiing. her next stop is to vegas to celebrateler 21st birthday. well played. here is where the medal count stands. norway is the current leader with 11 followed by canada and netherlands. u.s. is tied with russia at 7 medals a piece. brian shactman joins us now from olympic park. what is ev...

Right about now. what do we know about the conditions and how hes performing? >> reporter: well, we know the competition is taking place, thats all the news i can bring you with regards to the half pipe. but with regards to the conditions, the motto of these games is hot, cool, yours. well, the reason hot is there for the first word is a good one. because theres been a lot of talk, not only from the half pipe but from other skiing events about the fact, you know, its just a little bit too warm h...

Seven gold medals are up for grabs today. and shaun white, the flying tomato, will be looking pr one in the half pipe. he could make history as he becomes the first american man to win the same event at three consecutive olympic winter games. right now canada and the netherlands lead the way with three gold medals. then norway with two gold, seven total. and the u.s. in fourth with two gold, five total. jay gray is live in sochi. the pressure is on shaun white. >> reporter: youre absolutely righ...

Oh! oh! man! already a better run. this is where he had trouble in the last -- oh! >> geez! >> oh! man! >> those are the three medalists. >> those are the medalists! >> tough stuff. >> this is sochi. the weather is impacting the competition there certainly making our olympic athletes around the world a little concerned about conditions. thats not the only venue impacted by the unseasonable temperatures there. snowboarders saying the halfpipe is less than ideal for them. shaun white says the half...

And shes beaming, huge story. womens hockey team, routed and srland, they play canada wednesday. the two best teams in the world, and they do not like each other. im on the bandwagon with that sport at the olympics. i also want to talk about shaun white. pulled out of the slopestyle to focus on half pipe. tomorrow he goes for gold. if he wins, three straight golds in the event, davis is trying to do the same in the 1,000 on wednesday. mentioning the slopestyle snowboard i dont know if you got to...

Not performing. first of all, the sad news that billie jean king is not going to make it for the opening ceremonies because of her mothers illness, so she will not be part of that delegation. >> reporter: yeah. >> so that is sad. >> reporter: right. >> but the point will be made by brian and other well-known gay athletes as well. >> reporter: right. and thats in defiance, if you will, of russias law against homosexuality, and it is sad that she will not be here, but the u.s. will -- there will b...

Burke, a free-style skier. she died january 19, 2011, when she was practicing for the "x" games. she sustained a traumatic brain injury when she was on the half pipe in park city, utah. she had been training for the 2012 games and on the same half pipe in utah, kevin pierce, fell into a comb atook two years of intensive rehab to learn to walk and talk again. now, espn, which obviously televises the exnchs games issued a statement, saying in part, quote, we have worked closely on safety issues wi...

thank you for much for being was. and joe bebe is back, contributinged for for "rolling stone." lets get right to it this mo morni morning. the investigation into whitney houstons death, her body is back in new jersey. they are refusing to say whether or not she drowned. theyre waiting for the toxicology reports. in past cases, we know it could take weeks or weeks. he also wont comment on whether alcohol or drugs may have played a role in her death. >> look at a body and not know what ...