they're trying to stage a comeback here for the olympic athletes from russia. >> that performance definitely is going to help here. one thing that they did in the short program that was exquisite was this triple twist. watch her fire off of his wrist. she helps elevate herself into the air. nice, clean catch. a great pair partner is one that can help you with the lifts and throws. >> and here are their side-by-sides. one of the best of the competition, in my opinion, look at the flow. it was perfectly done in unison. perfection. >> this was pure russian pair skating excellence. the throw triple loop. boom. just, there's nothing even to critique on that element, it was just so perfect, the arc was so wonderful. air position. it was just great. >> so we know how close it is right now with the top two teams in the pairs portion of this event.

76.57, 75.36. and might be extremely close after we hear the numbers we're about to hear over the p.a. canadians waiting. the knierims solidly into third place. quite a spread between second and third. >> what do you think, guys, how would you split them? >> i would go russia. i think there was something a little bit more soulful about their performance over the canadians. the canadians are very calculated so it comes off as a bit cold when you're sitting in the arena. >> also i feel that the russians' elements were a bit cleaner. more precise. >> announcer: evgenia tarasova and vladimir morozov earned in

the short program 82.92. >> wow. they just hit 80. >> announcer: currently in first place. >> a personal best. you heard it said. tarasova and morozov, the best that they have ever put on the board. and it comes here at the olympics in the team event and is the russians who take the lead. so the results here in the pairs segment of the team event and the short program, tarasova/morozov ahead of duhamel/radford. team event, official olympic athletes russia, france, italy. now, don't forget, overall, the bottom five get dropped so only five make it to the free skate. and overall, it's canada in the lead which we expected to see happen here with the pairs and then united states, japan, russia, top four. and israel rounding out the top

five right now which would be the surprise. >> yeah, it's been a definite surprising day for israel, but looking ahead to tomorrow, the day after tomorrow's competition for the ladies' short program and the ice dance short dance, italy will have a nice charge forward. the russian ladies are so strong. anything could happen. this event is really heating up and so exciting. >> short program, ladies, that's where it's at. going to be good competition. >> you're not biased at all, though. >> happy -- >> i'm tell you, it's going to be good competition. >> happy 20th anniversary. >> happy 20th. gold medal in nagano. nathan chen starting the day for the u.s., a bit of a struggle, but overall the u.s. in pretty good shape right now. as we look to a day off and then two days from now, the dancers and the ladies taking the ice here in pyeongchang. >> this is it. we're olympians. we made it. now we get to compete. >> to be a good downhiller,

don't think too much. >> dreamed about this moment for so long. >> prepared, this is it, it's go time. >> i have every title that any ski racer might want to have. >> shiffrin wins gold. >> i feel like there's always, always more that you can do. ♪ we will never let them go >> to the line they come. >> we never had a women's olympic medal but at the same time, i'm going yeah, it's about time. >> astounding performance by 17-year-old. >> right now. quite a weekend ahead, big names, big moments and big history with north and south korea walking into the opening ceremony tomorrow night. finally tonight a word about the host of this broadcast. not me, the man who sat on this

seat on the primetime show over the last 11 olympic games. bob costas who a year ago chose to end his incredible run in this role. he brought to the assignment his special mix of grace and greatness which elevated the work of the entire nbc olympic family. so tonight, we say thank you. on a personal note, for making our transition so smooth and on behalf of the many millions who watched over these 182 nights that bob hosted. thanks, bob, for making our olympic viewing even more memorable. now we hope you get to experience that same joy on the other side of this camera. for now, on this friday morning in south korea, we wish you a good night from pyeongchang. goor

joining us on this special olympics edition of nbc bay area the news starts right now. good evening and thanks for joining us on this special olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. dignitaries, athletes and fans now in south korea. opening ceremony less than 24 hours away. but the drama has already begun. looking live over olympic park in pyeongchang. the world is watching, and our crews are there. >> it's friday evening just after 5:00 p.m. there in south korea. garvin thomas kicks off our 18-day journey.

garvin? >> reporter: raj, are you ready for it all? i can't believe it's here. so much excitement here in pyeongchang. and we have the big headlines to share, as well. a team usa gold medal favorite with a slip-up on the ice. controversy, a touchy one surrounding who the u.s. flag bearer should be. but also, some big political news on the korean front. that being the arrival of kim jong-un's younger sister. in just the past few hours, her plane touching down at the airport. she's the first immediate family member of the north korean leader to set foot in south korea. she's said to be in her late 20s or early 30s, is part of north korea's 22-member government delegation that will attend the opening ceremony. get this, she will be seated very near vice president mike pence. speaking of the opening ceremony, team usa speed skater shawnee davis believes he should be carrying the u.s. flag into the ceremony. he says it was a time, and

hamlin was chosen by a tiebreaking coin toss. davis called it dishonorable. he was the heavy favorite to win gold, but nathan chen had an uncharacteristic performance day, faltering on some of his jumps. coming up, we'll have more on what this means for chen and his gold medal hopes. we have so much excitement coming up, not just in the games, but later in the program. that building behind me, olympic stadium, that is where the opening ceremony is set to begin in just about a couple of hours korean time. more on that coming up, including team usa's special weapon to stay warm in this weather. >> it is so exciting. >> i want to be where garvin is. >> you can keep up on social media. he posted this to facebook

tonight with the caption "the realtor ch is on its way to olympic stadium for the opening ceremony. back here in the united states. another dubious night for congress. the federal government has been shut down since 9:00 p.m. this is the second shutdown in three weeks. this is a live look now at the capitol building. here's the twist, the shutdown might be ending in the next few hours. let's bring in ian. these political games frustrating for so many people. what's the latest? >> reporter: instead of just passing a spending bill at 10:30 our time, it will go to the house for a vote within the hour. but the future is uncertain. all that means is nearly 800,000 federal employees could be furloughed today. it was not the outcome congress expected when the day began. the process held up in dramatic fashion by one senator. >> everything about this stipg

to tell you the truth. >> reporter: rand paul calling the price tag of $400 billion out of control. >> everybody is getting more spending. the military spending, the left is getting more welfare spending and you're getting stuck with the bill. >> reporter: the bill is an attempt to end the drama of short-term funding bills. it helps fight the opioid crisis and allocates money for areas hit by natural disasters. the drama playing out for hours. >> we're going to end this madness as soon as we can. >> reporter: lindsey graham calling for a vote. >> is there objection? >> mr. president. >> the senator from kentucky. >> reporter: paul stopping it every time. his fellow citizens, even republicans, clearly frustrated. >> it makes no sense to me. it will not accomplish anything. >> reporter: some house conservatives are against the

bill because it adds to the nation's debt and house democrats want the promise of a debate on immigration, which hasn't happened. we'll keep you updated. >> thank you, ian. developing at this hour, an officer involved shooting at a 76 gas station in antioch off of government course road -- golf course road. the fugitive was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown. we do know how, however, a gun was found at the scene. new tonight, was it alcohol poisoning? a mysterious death at san francisco state in one of the dorms. a man in his 20s was found unresponsive tuesday night in a first floor dorm room at mary ward hall. students say it was an emotional scene. >> we saw a bunch of police and the firefighters and ambulance and stuff. i saw a girl crying and i was wondering what was happening. >> police are not releasing the

man's name or cause of death. he was not a student at san francisco state. the university did offer counseling for the people who live in ward hall. students say while they're hearing the death may have been caused by alcohol poisoning, they would like the university to tell them what happened. it was a thanksgiving tragedy. and now there's an update. the driver in that deadly crash that killed two people has been arrested. the chp tweeting out this photo tonight. lauren davis is facing charges of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter. investigators say the 26-year-old davis was driving drunk when she lost control of her suv along stanley boulevard. that car rolled several times with five people inside. two passengers died, both not wearing seat belts. davis has had two prior dui arrests, which were reduced to reckless driving. four out of five caught. the fourth suspect is in jail in

connection with two terrifying and deadly home invasions in the north bay. in each case, parents and their children were tied up and a family member shot. the home invasion in santa rosa. the suspects, though, caught in vallejo. cheryl hurd has the late-night hotel arrest. >> reporter: sheriffs swarmed this hotel 6 in santa rosa. several people were arrested. detectives are looking into whether they are connected to the two home invasions. the first one happened at around 4:20 in the morning. late thursday night, we saw two men repairing the front door. >> i'm surprised for something like that to happen in this neighborhood. >> reporter: detectives say five suspects looking for marijuana, tied up a family and shot and wounded one of the victims. a short time later, a similar home invasion at another location. but a man inside that home was shot and killed. the suspect's van was later

spotted in vallejo, where three people were arrested. paul wilgy was driving his wife to her doctor's apartment, when the suspect's van slammed into him. >> a police officer said they were doing 70 or 80 miles per hour. we spun. i blacked out at that point. when i woke up, it was probably right after the car stopped, and the car was small of smoke. >> reporter: wilke had five broken ribs and a collapsed lung. police are looking for one more suspect, a woman. if you have any information, contact the sonoma county sheriff's department. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. tomorrow, no school for some students in san mateo. they've been flooded out. it's been 12 hours and counting after a water main broke and flooded part of a neighborhood, a church and a school.

we're joined now from el camino real in san mateo with an update on this mess. >> reporter: that's right. at this point, cal water does not know what caused that water main to break. crews are still out hire, trying to clean up this mess. and also fix and repair part of that pipe that broke. they expect to have that done by tomorrow, so church services can resume this weekend and school can start on monday. tonight, impressive progress, cleaning up gallons and gallons of water. and now mud that covered notre dame avenue in san mateo after a water main broke 12 hours ago. >> you could see the water bubbling out. >> reporter: coming up like a fountain and sending rivers of water rushing into nearby homes, cars, and st. matthews catholic school. flooding the gym, one classroom, and the school's church. 45 minutes before the start of the school day. >> a lot of cars were backed up,

trying to get around. >> reporter: this is what it looked like from above, captured by our sky ranger. >> water rushing down the street. oh, god, that's where my car is parked. >> my son's car was almost under water. i yelled at him, put some pants on and get your car out. >> you can see where the water level was. like up to here. i opened up the back, and there's a water bottle floating in the water. >> reporter: out here live, that is st. matthews classic church where classes were canceled today. the school says it will be closed tomorrow so crews can make all those repairs. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. record setting heat the past six days has sent pollen off the charts. a lot of trees blooming. how long this will last.

my forecast in about seven minutes. >> thank you, jeff. plus, a multimillion dollar mansion up in flames. what we have learned about the fire and the house it chewed up. also, just hours away and you don't want to miss it. we have a sneak peek at the opening ceremony. we go back live to pyeongchang. stay with us. a bel air mansion n

flames. this is new video tonight -- of a fire, that ripped through this property in the exclusive l-a take a look. that's a bel-air mansion up in flames. this is new video this evening of a fire that ripped through this property in the exclusive l.a. suburb. a firefighter was injured. we're not sure, though, of the extent of the injury. justin true bow. true bow talked tech with the ceo today, but next up, governor

brown tomorrow morning. sergio? >> reporter: well, you know, it's interesting to come across people who knew that justin true bow was here. you would think that they were waiting to see a rock star rather than a prime minister. prime minister justin trudeau discretely slipped into the back seat of his waiting suv after dinner. some people waited for a couple hours just to catch a glimpse. >> we're here for justin trudeau. that's my boyfriend. >> reporter: earlier today, he talked with a few other silicone valley heavy hitters, who just pledged a $2 billion canadian investment. >> we know that being open to investment, to highlighting our

extraordinary diverse workforce that's willing to create the futcher is what it's all about. >> reporter: trudeau has taken a different stance on immigration than president donald trump. that stance drew praise after the meeting. >> he's focused on the things most important to us here in san francisco. >> reporter: and you remember the woman i talked to? she's also well aware of his message of canadian inclusion. >> i definitely will move there eventually. i'm an immigrant personally, so i do feel like -- i feel more welcome in that country than here. >> san jose's mayor laid out his vision tonight. he says the state of san jose is strong and getting stronger by the way. he vowed to continue to boost the city's police force, work on climate change issues, and he pledged to fight for accordable housing. from little saigon to other

places, we can expand job opportunities for our residents and generate the resources we need to better serve our neighborhoods. >> protesters did interrupt the mayor four times, shouting their opposition to the proposed google development in downtown san jose. this morning, raj broke the story, the 49ers reached a record breaking deal with garoppolo. he flew into san jose with his family. he signed a five-year contract worth more than $137 million. if you do the math, that's $27.5 million a year, making him the highest paid player in the nfl. there's a news conference tomorrow at 11:30 to formally announce that deal. let's go back to south korea now. our live cam at the olympic

park. pyeongchang about to be transformed for this opening ceremony. nearly 3,000 olympians and a whole lot of world leaders. security will be at its peak, but so is the excitement, especially for the asian countries. garvin thomas rejoins us from the host city. what are we going to see, garvin? >> reporter: well, i'll tell you what we're seeing right now. you see the folks there walking behind us, they're heading to the stadium for the opening ceremony, which will begun in just a couple of hours. one thing they'll see, a lot of fireworks. you see those things in the river? we are told there are five different fireworks displays happening. team usa's uniform is going to help keep our athletes warm. they come with built-in heaters. the athletes we know, of course, are excited. but the people here in pyeongchang, they're pretty thrilled, too. this normally sleepy town of 40,000 people has come alive tonight.

the population will more than double in size by the start of the opening ceremony and the pyeongchang olympic stadium. and that, not even counting the hundreds of police and other security personnel roaming the streets, their overwhelming presence, not dampening the enthusiasm for those who have come from around korea and around the world. >> we're very, very happy. >> it's such an awesome atmosphere. i'm so happy to be here. >> reporter: perhaps the only ones more excited than those who will be watching are those who will be walking. >> walking in the opening ceremonies keeps you coming back for four more years, especially with my team of three other guys that are brand new athletes. to watch them achieve that is something that i take a lot of pride in, knowing that they can experience that. and it's just bringing the world together for that moment.

>> reporter: with that in mind, bringing the world together, we're seeing a lot of these around pyeongchang. this is the one korea flag that signifies unification. this during the opening ceremony that the combined north and south korean teams will be walking to. inside that stadium in just a few hours. >> how cool. garvin there for history, the north and south reuniting, at least for these olympic games. just go to that stadium, garvin, and go to the opening ceremony. he'll be with us throughout the month in pyeongchang. you can participate here in the bay area at pier 39 in san francisco. the opening ceremonies starts at 5:00 p.m. head down to pier 39 and have some fun. >> what kind of clothing to i need to go to the watch party? >> light jacket near san francisco. i think people are going to be okay if they're headed out there. you're not going to need a heavier jacket. it's been feeling a lot like

late spring here across the bay area. we've had at least six days of record setting heat. we want to take you out here to south korea and get you the latest on those temperatures. currently 5:26 p.m. there. 33 degrees. and the sun is trying to make it out for the last half of the day. more on the extended forecast at the games here coming up in about a minute and a half. we know there is no sign of rainfall right now, but we want to let you know, we have storm ranger up scanning. it's our mobile doppler radar. the next time the storm system moves in, we'll move this doppler radar to any location we want to get that higher detail of that storm system as it moves in. so remember, storm ranger is our mobile radar. tomorrow morning's forecast, we get a little bit of cloud cover moving in. it will be the coldest here across the tri valley. 50 right here in san francisco. cool 51, and for the north bay,

48 degrees. we're in for more mild weather for tomorrow. it's going to be hard to notice, but temperatures cool off a degree or two. 74 in santa rosa. concord, 76. 75 in san jose. 74 in santa cruz. there's some of the cooling here. san francisco at 68. half moon bay, 66. lake tahoe, you'll see it is mild for tomorrow. 56 degrees. colder on saturday. 38 and by sunday, we're at 47. there is snow to be had despite the lack of storms recently. 32 here at squaw valley and alpine meadows. forecast, dry through the next seven days. we are looking at cooling temperatures, though, from 68 on the average from friday, 62 on monday. a little bit of wind for the weekend, 5 to 20 miles per hour. and watching out for rainfall just to the south by next wednesday. we'll keep a close eye on that.

inland valleys, from 75 tomorrow to the average down to 67 on monday. so at least we get the cooler temperatures in here. right now, no winter storms these until february 21st at this point. let's get you the winter olympics forecast here over the next several days. and we're at 32 here through friday. then you can see temperatures will be in the 20s this weekend, and more 30s as we head into next week. can't wit fait for that opening ceremony. >> have we remind eed garvin he needs to bring us a souvenir. from whole foods straight to your front door. up next, amazon's new delivery deal that's generating a lot of buzz. >> and we have jimmy. >> hey, guys, andrew garfield, rachel, steven are here. a great show, stay tuned. robbern

pablo. it happened at the )la esperana express ) last month. new video into our newsroom. a robbery at gunpoint in san pablo. it happened at the express store. the suspect took cash and took off running. investigators believe he may have robbed the same store last month. a transit bus collided with a car, killing the driver in berkeley. we don't know exactly what led to it, but investigators say the force of the impact sent the bus and the car into a parked car in a driveway, and then into a house. keep it quiet at levi stadium. the noise curfew is causing more

big-time performers to change plans and leave on a sour note. ed sheering and the eagles are taking their respective shows up the road to at&t park, while u-2 has cooked two nights in san jose. one councilman says the city's 10:00 p.m. curfew for weeknight concerts is to blame, costing $400,000 in lost revenue per concert. another prime opportunity for amazon shoppers. amazon will soon start delivering groceries to your home in just two hours after you order. the plan is to gradually roll out the service to its amazon prime members who shop at whole foods. a prime membership costs $99 a year. just ahead, the big moments from the olympics tonight. happening now, the leading figure in california's anti-sexual harassment movement

is being accused of sexual misconduct. democratic assembly woman christina garcia was accused of groping a staffer back in 2014. that incident now under investigation. back with more news in a moment.