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>> it's super fun! >> but this is still a rare sight. this past season the national ski areas association says that 89% of visitors to u.s. ski areas identified as white. a problem then finley and art clay set out to solve half a century ago. starting the national brotherhood skiers to advocate for greater representation and winter sports, and dispel the idea that black people don't ski. >> we are skiers who happened to be black. people sometimes get us confused. oh you two black people who happened to ski. no! we are skiers who happened to be black. >> every year they bring thousands of black skiers together. >> what we try to do is make it all a party! you know, just let's we are having a party, why don't you try on some of the skis! [laughter] and it worked! >> it's about the, sisterhood, it's all good! >> groups from denver to detroit. >> it's wonderful! we love it! >> even as far away as london. >> whiskey, and we see hot!
>> well, the last thing before we go tonight is a good. won the national brotherhood of skiers -- this group has been working for decades to expand access to winter sports and is even helping to boost some younger olympic hopefuls. our friend steve patterson has this awesome story for us. >> watching a troop of talented young skiers tread up the slopes of video is a thing of beauty. realizing they are all black is -- >> it's super fun. >> but this is still oversight. this past -- from the national ski areas association says that 89% of visitors to u.s. ski areas identify as white. it's a problem been finley and art play set out to solve half century ago, starting the national brotherhood of skiers, to advocate for greater representation in winter sports and dispel the idea that black
role models growing up. >> now, he is surrounded by them. it's proof that finding serenity on the slopes has never been skin deep. >> i told you it was an awesome story. we will all be keeping an eye out for teigen and his fellow skiers at the 2026 milan winter games. and on that fantastic note, i wish you all a very good night. with a very big thanks to my friends and colleagues alicia menendez and symone sanders for keeping my seat warm for the last few nights. -- i got to spend a day or two on the slopes with my crew. from all of our colleagues at nbc news, thanks for staying up with me. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. check up that shot of keegan. awesome. keegan awes ome. i'm ali bashing in for chris hayes. today we saw a stark what's going on the world stage. and from a crowd of as many 30,000 people in warsaw, poland,
people don't ski. >> we are skiers that happened to be black. people sometimes get us confused -- oh, you are just black people who happen to ski. no, we are skiers who happened to be black. >> every year, they bring thousands of blacks years together. >> what we tried to do is make it all a party. just, hey, while we are out here partying, why don't you try some of the skis? and it worked. >> it's a brotherhood. it's sisterhood. it's all good. >> groups from denver to detroit -- >> -- we love it. >> even as far away as london -- >> we ski. we ski hot. >> -- black athletes on olympic podiums. 23-year-old freestyle skeeter teigen's -- >> it's one of the best things ever. it's one of -- >> with u.s. team ambitions and -- >> i did not really have any role models growing up.
century ago, starting the national brotherhood of skiers to advocate for greater representation in winter sports and dispel the idea that black people don't ski. >> we are skiers who happen to be black. people sometimes get us confused, you're black people who happen to ski. no, we are skiers who happen to be black. >> reporter: every year they bring thousands of black skiers together. >> what we try to do was make it all a party, you know, just hey, while we're out here partying, why don't you try some of these skies, and it worked. . >> it's a brotherhood, sister hood. it's all good. >> reporter: groups from denver to detroit. >> it's wonderful. we love it. >> reporter: even as far away as london. >> we ski. we ski hard. >> reporter: their goals are growing. they hope to see black athletes on olympic podiums. 20-year-old free style skier, keegan seple is the dream. what's it like to fly through
coast to coast storm. it might be coming your way. snow and ice and flooding in the forecast for much of the country. there is heavy snow and rain expected in the northwest late tonight into tomorrow. skiers and borders will love that action. blizzard conditions possible as it moves east over the next few days. the latest on how the storm might effect you download the say free fox weather app and scan the qr code on screen and get to it today. all right. 19 past now. >> dana: scary scenes in the capital of texas over the weekend. watch this. street racers took over a major intersection played out as the city's police and 911 operators are dealing with what officials call unprecedented staffing shortages. it is stunning. matt finn has the details for us. >> good morning. a wild and lawless scene in austin, texas saturday night. o one law enforcement was hurt and squad tares damaged and one city
many of them, perhaps most, were just friends, some more than that. >> a number of them were ball players or skiers or whatever so she had a lot of male friends. because she was competitive in racquetball. >> so they were more friends than romantic partners. >> she hung out really with, professionals. [laughs] and good-looking professionals and then of course she met richard frank. >> we hit it off pretty quickly, we dated pretty heavily for couple of months. >> could be confusing for richard. not many young women with as many male friends as the crowd that hovered around liz. her sweethearts, as she called them. >> one of the things was trying to find out where i fit in her life. >> but with richard, i it was romance, was she perhaps a little too intense? which are the perhaps she was. >> it was too much in the beginning. even her sister said that. >> so she was going a little too fast, is that it?
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advisories. skiers will take the snow and so will lake mead later this year when it melts.he rockies and it moves in to the plains tomorrow. and even into des moines. and the potential for severe weather is in the deep south tomorrow, but it did move farther to the east by the time we talk about thursday. there will be some significant thunderstorms with the potential for tornadoes here. almost a spring type storm as we move into the end of the week. and here is tomorrow with the severe weather. and here is thursday. all the way up even to the ohio valley and cleveland. >> we'll take it, i guess. thanks for warning us. nice to see you chad myers. and thank you for joining me, i'm christine romans. "cnn this morning" starts right now.