Games with paralympian skier johnny weir, two stars in their own right here. We hope to see you then. Goodnight for now. Right now at 11 00, were tracking the return of rain. Meteorologist ron mayeda will show us how it is supposed to last. And skating disappointment in sochi for the u. S. , the change that the u. S. Team tried that didnt help. Plus, the Chinese New Years eve trade, problems with muni made it tougher for some people to get there. Nbc bay area news starts now. Good evening, im diana dwyer. And im terry mcsweeney. Were on later than usual because of the olympics coverage, the rain did not arrive in time to spoil the fun at the Chinese New Years eve parade. But it is here now. On the left you get a view of downtown San Francisco and the transamerica building, you should be able to see it on your right. And meteorologist rob mayeda joins us with more. As you can see, san jose is finally getting into the action, the last band focused in on the central bay, in San Francisco,
Rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie alongside Natalie Morales, diylan as well. I love that music. Its kind of catchy. Weve been doing the drum beat for a long time. Welcome to the Alpine Village about 30 miles up in the caucacus mountains. Thats not some kind of a movie backdrop. Thats the real thing behind us. The mountains along the river, got some nice people Milling Around here. You mentioned that some of the games have gotten under way. Well be talking to some of the athletes fresh from their qualifying rounds in just a couple of minutes. And also unfortunately well have more on that security alert coming from the u. S. Government, ladies. Well, we look forward to catching up on all of that. The olympics are under way, the figure skating tonight, one of the favorite events. As you said, that top issue is this terror warning. Its a scary one. Yes, it really is. Im joined here by kyra simmons of nbc. He has more
T. J. Oshie, an instant star after scoring the gamewinning goal to lead team usa over russia in a classic thriller. What he and his fiancee, awaiting their first child, have to say about this incredible win. Good morning, everybody. Were having a heated discussion about something irrelevant. Were live from sunny sochi with the latest on the unseasonably warm winter games, and snowweary connecticut, reeling this morning from yet another storm. Quite a contrast there. I checked the temperature in sochi, the high is expected to be 55 degrees. In connecticut, 28 degrees here in the u. S. Meanwhile, so many folks in the United States near wits end over the neverending attack by mother nature. Someone trying to get their driveway shoveled said they lost two tickets to the caribbean. In the snow. Poor things. While others are taking it in stride. Here, someone made a man making a snowman. That is creative. They should learn about etickets. They wouldnt have that problem. And this is how red s
And oshie wins sochi. T. J. Oshie, an instant star after scoring the gamewinning goal to win over russia in the classic thriller what he and his fiance, awaiting their first child, have to say about this incredible win. Good morning, everybody. Were having a heated discussion about something irrelevant. Were live from sunny sochi with the latest on the unseasonablywarm winter games, and connecticut reeling this morning from yet another storm. I checked the temperature in sochi, the high is expected to be 55 degrees. In connecticut, 28 degrees here in the u. S. Meanwhile, so many folks in the United States near wits end over the neverending attack over mother nature. Someone saying they lost two ticket to the caribbean in the snow. And other takes it in stride. A man making a snowman, creative. They should learn about etickets. And ron claiborne, biding their time until opening day. Big snow papi. And the storm and whats coming next in just a few minutes. We begin with the explosisp par
Jeopardy in the Central Valley as groundwater is becoming scarce. Woodruff and its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. Friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff this was the day after for much of the eastern seaboard, digging out from the latest winter storm. In parts of the northeast, snowfall topped two feet, and in the south, nearly halfamillion customers spent a third day with no power. The storm was also blamed for 25 deaths. Hari sreenivasan reports on the days developments. Reporter heaps and heaps of snow made a messy aftermath as the big storm moved on. Plows and trucks worked overtime to clear stree