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Mark mckay is our man at the olympics. we will go over to him at vancouver and right now the much-anticipated alpine skiing with linsay vonn, the american skier is under way, what have you got, mark? >> well, we will be following this throughout the day at the vancouver days as lindsey vonn takes to the slopes and much anticipated indeed as she arrived at the games with an injured shin, but the shin has heal eed because she had not ha to ski because of the weather. overnight, freezing conditions...

Drink it. she does admit to one vice that kept her going. mr. send. >> when i was 2 1/2, i think my favorite thing was the hot chocolate and donuts. that was kind of my like treat. i always wanted the donut with the sprinkles on top. >> reporter: the rewards have grown considerably since. the back to back overall world cup champion, vonn has a chance to win all five events shes entered in, a possibility that had been considered for miller as well. but he failed to bring home a single medal. >> f...

We have gotten three people hurt, one airlifted from wjar. were working to get more details. what weve been told is a construction crew was working on the building when a concrete ceiling collapsed and, again, were working to get more details on the condition of the individuals, those three hurt. one person said to be airlifted and well bring it to you as soon as we get it. in the country of georgia, the body of an olympian returned home to his family. mourners surrounded the georgiian lugers ...

First were following other important stories. poppy harlow joins us with the 360 bulletin. another tragedy in haiti. four children died this morning. another child was injured when their classroom ceiling collapsed in the northern town of cap-haitian. a police official says a boulder fell on the schoolroom after heavy rains overnight. in vancouver, prayers and candles today at a memorial service for an olympic luger. nodar kumaritashvili died friday when he crashed into a steel pole during a...

Latest on the ten american missionaries in haiti and the bizarre twist as their legal adviser is, himself, accused of running an international sex trafficking ring and crimes against kids. what does that mean for the detained americans? well talk to the wife of one of the detained missionaries ahead. were following other important stories. poppy harlow joins us with the 360 bulletin. another tragedy in haiti. four children died this morning. another child was injured when their classroom cei...

First were following other important stories. poppy harlow joins us with the 360 bulletin. poppy? another tragedy in haiti. four children died this morning. another child was injured when their classroom ceiling collapsed in the northern town of cap-haitian. a police official says a boulder fell on the schoolroom after heavy rains overnight. in vancouver, prayers and candles today at a memorial service for an olympic luger. nodar kumaritashvili died friday when he crashed into a steel pole d...

Jeff is live in vancouver. whats the story, jeff? it look so is beautiful behind you. >> reporter: no, the weather has gotten a lot nicer. weve sort of run the gamut this morning. everything from heavy rain to fog. and now the sun is back out here. and we actually have some news just in from our broadcast manager from nbc up on cypress mountain, the fog is now lifting and so they had delayed the womens snowboard event today, but were told those training runs are now happening. and because that f...

And tamron hall goes on about weir. we like him. he skates tonight along with jeremy abbott. by the way, i love how you show the comparison shots. my cameraman says this is the nicest shot weve had all day. i would like to think thats because im sitting in a chair. he said its because the fog is lifting back there. on cypress, theyve got that event going today. as you mentioned, postponements at whistler today, including the mens super combined and womens downhill. that was just a training run. ...

Tragic training run at the olympics on friday told his dad he was terrified of the track. his father spoke to reporters yesterday outside his home in the republic of georgia. 21-year-old nodar kumaritashvili lost control of his luge on the final turn of the course and slammed into a steel support at 90 miles per hour. theyve since made some changes to that track. mardi gras, just one big super bowl after party in the big easy. saints quarterback drew breeze reigned yesterday. black and gold fo...

Into a steel pole during a training run. the decision to begin from the womens start route means for the men at least a little less speed than usual. here is can a march just moments before crashing. the full video is just too graphic for us to show it to you. other changes made included raising the wall at the curve near where he crashed. paramedics tried to revive him but to no avail. olympic officials saying track conditions are not blamed for the accident. well, someone has been burning down...