We start with the final countdown to the olympics and those lingering concerns about security. Give you a live look now at sochi. Todays 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 carryon luggage and direct flights from the u. S. To russia. Now, these are the most expensive olympics staged, an estimated 51 billion, and as abcs Hamish Mcdonald tells us, theres 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 lastminute work being done, a lot of those final bits of preparation at the venues and some of the accomm
Else as we reveal some of the secrets of the opening ceremonies. Who will light the cauldron . Now just hours away. Good morning, america from russia. Came crashing in good morning, america. The games are up and running even before the opening ceremonies and what a night of firsts. So many new events we havent seen before. Lets everybody take a look at slopestyle. This has never been at the olympics before. You see these look at those guys fly. Up to 25 miles an hour. So beautiful. And Team Figure Skating, yes, i said Team Figure Skating kicked off for the first time both men and womens teams you see all competing together for a group gold medal. Russia in the lead right now. All right, the home folks have something to cheer right now. Also, of course, it is the biggest winter games ever. Almost 3,000 athletes competing from almost 90 countries. Thats awesome and 90 is it 98 events . Amazing, 98 events, cannot wait for womens figure skating to start. Robin, i dont know about you. Im ri
Slopestyle. This has never been at the olympics before. You see these look at those guys fly. Up to 25 miles an hour. So beautiful. And Team Figure Skating, yes, i said Team Figure Skating kicked off for the first time both men and womens teams you see all competing together for a group gold medal. Russia in the lead right now. All right, the home folks have something to cheer right now. Also, of course, it is the biggest winter games ever. Almost 3,000 athletes competing from almost 90 countries. Thats awesome and 90 is it 98 events . Amazing, 98 events, cannot wait for womens figure skating to start. Robin, i dont know about you. Im right with you there. Lets get right to our gma olympic headquarters in sochi. Abcs amy robach is there at our olympics desk tracking all of the action. Good morning, amy. Thats right, good morning, and before i get to all of the action ive been practicing all morning long because i want to say something. [ speaking russian ] good morning, america. In rus
Alexandria police on the hunt tonight for a man and a motive. Its kind of scary that it happened really close by. But i know that there are policemen out there. Reporter literally right outside. Police Still Standing guard in her neighborhood. Risi dupont was in her fifth grade class. We said lockdown. We went under a desk. And we were all just quiet. Reporter Ruthanne Lodato was home with her elderly mother and the woman who helps take care of her. Police say a man knocked on the front door. They answered. He shot them, then ran away. Police are looking for an older white man, balding with a full beard. We are concerned and the citizenship should be concerned. Reporter concerned because ruthannes shooter is still out there, and they dont know why he killed her. We just dont have a motive at this time. Reporter what they do have is a striking similarity to another high profile murder less than a mile away. In november, a top regional transportation planner ron kirby was gun down in his
Well. Even though no one has come forward to say the victims are missing, i want to show you Surveillance Video of the suspect on safeway at redwood road yesterday. He stuffed lobster tails and steaks into his coat, and then ran outside. He used a knife to force his way into a red or burgundy car with a california license 6 jfm 648. Originally the amber alert was for an xfinity suv, but that owner moved out of state and the license plates remain the same. We have a camera in the lobby of the Police Department where the press conference is set to begin any minute. When it does begin, you can watch it streaming on nbcbayarea. Com. And well have the full story tonight at 5 00 and 6 00. Interesting to see what they have to say. Thank you, christie. In the meantime, investigators talking with witnesses who saw a deadly stabbing overnight. It was near santa clara and 1st street just after 1 00 this morning. The fight poured into the street and witnesses say one man stabbed another in the che