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olympics. more action on the ice -- right now on nbc bay area news, continuing coverage from the olympics. more action on the ice, u.s. speed skater with smile and fierce determination begins her quest in pyeongchang. >> incredible support and teammates. >> bay area athlete makes olympic debut in one of the toughest and most nerve racking sports. >> news starts right now. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm -- wang. pyeongchang where we begin. the olympic flame burning. >> more than a week in.
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gina kim is in pyeongchang. team usa's quest for gold. >> 22 points to make up. >> reporter: he didn't win a medal but figure skater nathan chen something no other has done. first attempt six quad jumps in competition and first to land five cleanly. gave him highest technical score ever recorded. >> honestly i was a little bit over it after the short program. okay, tomorrow is new day. i have to finish what i started but no expectations for myself. >> fifth place after ranked near the bottom the day before. japanese superstar hanyu first
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japan ease man to take. superg, tied for sixth. >> i gave it my best but frustrated with the mistake that i made. >> vonn has two more races and opportunities to win. nbc news. >> bay area olympic shining on the ice. going to air vincent zhou's entire free skate during our 4:00 show at 4:17. >> women in the short track speed skating. only the top qualify. fan favorite for team usa, maughmaame biney. finished last in the heat. bid for medal was over. two other americans also failed
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to advance. also making her olympic debut, castro valley's kendall wesenberg. discovered skeleton, was curious and after a dare from sibling tried out and made it. finished 17th. pleased with debut in pyeongchang. >> proud of the runs i put together today. still not the way i wanted to put it down but two runs i'm proud of. wish i hadn't dug a hole yesterday. >> live coverage of the olympics continues at 5:00 p.m. men's giant slalom, u.s. skier ted liggetty competes. 33 years old and father, ligety has accepted a leadership role
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on the u.s. alpine ski team. 5:00 and ligety at 5:15. men's free ski final, men swept it in sochi. and short track finals, looking to knock off south korea. men's 1,000 and women's 1,500 meter events. coverage on nbc bay area. if you're away from your tv tune into our app and watch it live stream. following breaking news in the east bay, a car crashed into a restaurant in the height of the lunch hour traffic. fremont. crashed into little caesar's pizza on north avenue. we're hearing a customer was pinned? >>. >> reporter: a worker outside
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working. were tense moments. see how extensive the damage was. half the front of the store was blown out. man who was injured was working on the exterior of the mall here. show you pictures and cell phone video we got from thomas gau gow, one of the customers. 80-year-old driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brake parking in front of the restaurant. crashing into the store pinning worker between the car and wall. employee says they could hear him calling for help. >> i died 911 and gave the phone to somebody else to talk to the dispatcher. and i was just looking for the person that is pinned in the car. that's all that my concern is. >> reporter: they couldn't get to him until paramedics arrived.
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injuries moderate to severe, non-life threatening. have to check the building for civilians but all okay. reopened to the public a couple of minutes ago but work to repair the damage goes on. live, roz plainer, nbc bay area news. person of interest in custody following a deadly shooting near golden gate park's panhandle. one died, another with life-threatening injuries. suspect took off, carjacked a vehicle, ditched that. hiding on alameda and refusing to come out. officer opened fire but nobody was hurt. man in custody this afternoon. called a person of interest in shootings and carjacking. not releasing the name. checking surveillance video. two thefts.
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berkeley, four teenagers punched man, took his cell phone around 11:00, police found the cell phone but teens got away. 30 minutes later mac book stolen in san leandro, no sign of the laptop or suspect in that case. east oakland neighbors rallied and marched for what they're calling black solidarity week. organizations gathered, calling for others to join them. calling attention to what they say is lack of representation in their area. >> bridge the gap between the city and people. build leadership so people can advocate on behalf of their families and neighborhoods and address the issues of poverty and looming vit troupecation and displacement. >> honored the birthday of black
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panther leader huey newton. hoping to become an annual event. 2.5 magnitude earthquake before 4:00 in the morning. yesterday 2.8 hit the same area. weekend begins with spring-like temperatures. close to 70 from san jose to dublin. mid-60s in san francisco. all set go away as winter blast of low snow levels comes our way. hour by hour when we come back. alert ticket agent at airport says something didn't seem right. disturbing crime she's credited with stopping. east bay wrestler pushing on in wake of extreme injury. wants to share message of hope even though he's miles away. who are these people?
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those demands come three days after a gunman killed 17 people and injured more than a dozen others i tonight in south florida, more calls for stricter gun control. three days after a gunman killed 17 people and injured more than a dozen anothers at broward county school. might be looking for plea deal. >> reporter: a memorial continues to grow. people young and old still in shock over the massacre coming to pray, offer support,
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remember. >> we have many families suffering, many students who have seen things no one should have to see. all need our help right now. >> don't let those 17 people die in vain. >> reporter: calls for tougher gun laws, led by students running for their lives. >> if all our government and president can do is send thoughts and prayers, it's time for victims to be the change we need to see. >> reporter: president donald trump visited a hospital in the local sheriff's office friday night, answered a couple of questions from reporters but fell silent asked about guns. >> do gun laws need to be changed mr. president? >> senator marco rubio hears the calls but -- >> minute you offer a law to get rid of it, hear from those people, why should i be punished for what one person did.
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>> reporter: saturday night people gathered for third funeral in what will feel like unending series of them. 17 people who loved and were loved gone, stunned community trying to find light in the darkness and strength in each other. >> "meet the press" chuck todd speaks to people. teachers and students speaking out, asking the government to do something. agent in sacramento is credited for stopping two teenagers lured into sex trafficking trade. spotted red flags. both traveling to new york first class one-way ticket. neither had i.d. but problem with the credit card prompted the agent to alert the authorities. >> flagged as fraudulent. stolen at some point and being
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used. >> girls told sheriffs deputies, a man on instagram hired them to do work. listen to conversation on speaker phone and was disconnected and social media deleted. investigation ongoing. services impacted in san francisco this morning, show you why. not olympic sport but drew a crowd, scene on the beach near pyeongchang. >> and storm ranger mobile doppler radar not seeing much but this time tomorrow, likely changes. cold system, wind and low level snow. timing on the storm when we come back.
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diablo championships. ryan joseph, left paralyzed after wrestling match in january. spoke to the crowd. recovering in denver. doing well, first solid food yesterday, reuben sandwich, fries and coke. students say determination inspires them. >> really brought things together. seeing the community get together like this. >> multiple fundraisers set up for ryan and his family. gofundme account and proceeds from sporting events will help his family. new messy situation in san francisco this morning. hydrant hit, causing water to spew into the street, ocean beach at balboa and the great highway. shut off the main to make repairs. some residents may have experienced low pressure.
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no word of what hit the hydrant. a car? somebody with sledge hammer? under investigation. back to pyeongchang. olympic flame. an hour and 45 minutes -- >> 42. >> sorry. an hour and 42 minutes, coverage of the winter olympics continues live. lot of things to watch. >> men's giant slalom, free ski slo slopestyle. everybody is talking about ted l ligety. >> in 2014, men swept sochi. it's chilly. >> you're going to think we're in weather time machine going back to december or january. no more 60s or 70s.
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highs in 40s and 50s next week. storm ranger mobile doppler radar not finding anything but going to change tomorrow. 70 degrees in san jose, ten to 12 above average. last day of spring-like temperatures around the bay area. 65 from emeryville and mid-60s in san francisco right now. temperatures around the coast earlier, 70s in santa cruz. tomorrow, 10 to 15 degrees cooling. morning temperatures, 30s and 40s. along the coast and north bay a chance of showers early in the morning. check out high temperatures, upper 50s to near 60 in san jose. wind speeds from region to region. 15 to 35-mile-per-hour winds increasing. canadian air conditioning make it feel cooler towards monday.
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peninsula to san francisco, mid-60s. north bay more mid-50s and chance of showers. check out wind speeds by 6:00 tomorrow. 20 to 35 miles per hour in the north bay. gusty wrap up to the weekend and chance of showers. along the coast for the morning and into the afternoon coastal hilltops but not inland, closer to the ocean, a chance of showers and not a typo, chance of snow. 1,500 to 2,000 feet. not a lot of moisture. cold air and wind but not a lot of moisture. precipitation, impressive. less than .05 inches of rain. type could get interesting as we head to monday.
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color-coded. east bay hills and santa cruz mountains, snow flurries, little bit around mt. hamilton into monday morning. another system dropping in wednesday and thursday. so this cold, chilly pattern we're seeing set up carries through the seven-day forecast. temperatures drop, wind speeds pick up. stay tuned sunday night into monday, maybe hilltop snow showers. valley lows tuesday and wednesday, 20s. taste of the winter olympics in the bay area. >> ski the mountain. east bay woman with passion for the game. one of the olympics biggest fans. loss of loved one helped make the games meaningful to her.
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to people of all ages, athletes to non-athletes. >> all walks of life and all ages. introduces us to east bay woman who loves, loves, loves the olympics. >> i swim and i love to swim. >> reporter: when they talk about olympic dreams, they aren't just referring to athletes. >> it's really fantastic. >> reporter: for 80-year-old julianna, olympic dreaming is the period between olympic games. >> look forward to summer olympics, winter olympics. >> reporter: from home in retirement home in pleasanton. >> usa. >> reporter: front and center for all events. >> all on the time. >> reporter: skiing to luge.
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>> couldn't pay me enough to come down that chute. >> reporter: sport she loves most. >> nathan chen, the quad king. >> reporter: hungarian immigrant and retired math professor skated as kid. mostly a fan. >> skates autographed by champions. >> reporter: connection on display in the retirement home. >> enthusiastic. having been an ice skater and son. >> reporter: son randy, accomplished amateur skater. >> very good picture. very good little skater. had the same coach as scott hamilton. >> reporter: for 75th birthday, sons took her skating and randy arranged a surprise phone call. >> called me on a 75th birthday. >> reporter: two years ago,
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randy died of illness. >> i was really proud of him. >> reporter: watching olympic skating now seems to bring her closer to him. >> very much so. you can watch people be excellent and be a part of it for a few moments. >> reporter: she just can't afford to attend the games. but here she has the best seat in the house. >> i want to watch the olympics with her. sweet. still ahead, different type of display. >> festival on the beach. may have helped warm things up a bit in all that cold.
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welcome back. live look at olympic flame in pyeongchang. not only one taking center stage. >> fire artists performing. check it out. visitors watched sparks fly. fire artists showed off talents in performance on the beach in suburb of pyeongchang. celebrating the winter publics. >> photographer robby booes um was there. photos he posted on instagram. follow him and reporter thomas there. track them on our twitter feed @nbcbayarea. >> find his top photos. >> live coverage in 90 minutes. i'm glued to the tv for hours every night. >> how cold it was there. temperatures, 8:29 in the morning, 17 degrees, high of 37. and guess what bay area, you may
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get a taste of winter weather in the hills tomorrow. >> thanks for watching. "nightly news" up next. russians are charged with interfering in the u.s. election, president trump's national security advisor says the evidence is incontraveritab incontraveritable. reaction tonight from here and there. three days after the high school massacre in florida, a funeral for one of the 17 victims. while hundreds of demonstrators demand more gun control and as gun shows go on not far away. a powerful earthquake in mexico and the mel kohelicopter he respondsing to the emergency. the stunning comeback at the winter olympics as an american figure skater decides to throw caution to the wind.
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