gracie will replace her.ally good shot to wind up ahead of some of the world's best. >> let's talk about davis and white. they helped save the u.s. team chances. the pressure is on them right now. >> well, they are great at delivering under pressure. and they came through last night to earn some valuable and much needed points for team usa. they had a great short dance. perfectly clean. they had a great score. they're ahead of the canadian couple who are their rivals, and really their only rival for the individual gold as well. >> how will this whole team event thing affect skaters as they head towards their individual programs. >> to be able to perform their routine in a couple of weeks span. but the other thing is they could really benefit the skaters that were able to compete in the team event. they'll be comfortable on the ice before the individual. those skaters were not included in the ten nations in the event. >> all right. evan lysacek as we compete with the music. >> at least it's good music. >> it's

there's gracie gold in fourth place.played the whole program to the judges' side. >> during russia's team program last week, the woman in red, 15-year-old yulia lipnitskaya hypnotized the world into thinking she was the heir apparent. >> oh! >> reporter: one misstep and another russian, adelina sotnikova indicates her way in. she may be the one to win it all. and carolina kostner in third may be the one to win it all. ashley wagner said she may have trick up her sleeve. savannah. >> thank you so much. let's bring in kristi yamaguchi. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you know better than anyone what these ladies are feeling in between the programs, facing the free skate tonight. what do you think is going through their minds? >> really walk on egg shells. they want everything to go perfectly, they've prepared so much for this moment. all bets are off. you have to go out there and throw everything you have on the table. >> let's talk about gracie gold. a lot of people think she's the u.s.'s best chance to make it t

this time 18-year-old gracie gold. now has a chance to redeem herself in front of the world. >> what do you tell yourself before you step out on the ice for a big competition? >> well, for me, i'm an army brat. you're on a teacher's salary and army man salary. so we didn't have money, so my dad told me don't be a wimp. we can't afford anything else, don't be a wimp. and i think that kind of worked out for me. >> it's this fortitude that keeps ashley coming back for more after a career of near misses. she even calls herself the almost it girl. >> do you feel this is potentially your moment? >> i think i've worked hard the past four years and i'm ready to have my moment and i'm ready to totally shed that almost girl image. >> almost it girl to it girl. >> yeah. hopefully. >> been such an interesting road. so ashley's in it, gracie gold is in it. this is, you know, the big event that we've been waiting for all these olympics. it's exciting. >> do you think because she was put on the team over the third place finisher that

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. >> and i am going to ask, lieutenant fong, and gracie to come forward. we have a joint presentation this year because both of these fine lieutenants were at some point in time 2013 the officer in charge of the joint terrorism traffic force and i thought that since fong is the current officer in charge and that i would have him make the presentation, but gracie is here should you have any questions about turning her tenure before she switched over to be the night commander at southern station. >> good evening. president mazzucco, and fellow commissioners chief, and director hicks. i am the lieutenant in charge of the special investigations division. i will be presenting the annual report on the san francisco police department involvement with the federal joint task force, this template used to develop this presentation was based on input and discussion with the members of the coalition for a safer san francisco, and resulted in a subsequent request and responses and i will read off the list of requests and i will provide the related responses in the numer

her teammates include ashley wagner and gracie gold. polina's the youngest, age 15, sophomore at archbishop plans to skate the same programs she did in u.s. championships in boston last month which land her a silver medal and spot on the team. polina is a virtual unknown to judges and some say she should have waited for the next winter games but the confident disagrees. she's been training for this moment her entire, young life. >> i don't want to be four years older and not as good as i was four years back. and have been held back for that. i'm happy they gave me my shot. i can't wait to prove myself at olympic games. >> reporter: 30 ladies take the ice today. here's team usa. polina edmunds skate 12th, gracie gold will skate 22nd and ashley wagner, 27th. now biggest competition, champion yuna kim of south korea and mao asada of ajapan and russians have their phenom, lipnitskaia. top 24 advance and skate tomorrow in the free program or long program, as you call it. rooting for polina. she's got a big support system here. but she's got

we'll show you some video of gracie gold skating in the free program.ce dance champions meryl davis and charlie white. the team event prepared them for the individual events which begin with pairs. >> solid, nationals, being able to do the free skate i feel really good going into the individual and you know, our whole team was phenomenal. i'm glad we got to do this. i feel really good. >> reporter: the biggest competition for gold, wagner and polina edmunds t russian phenoms. yulia lipnitskaya helped russia win gold last night in a team event. scored top marks for her free skate, and for her short program on saturday. the ladies individual event won't happen until next wednesday t 19th. we hear gracie gold, wagner and edmunds have the opportunity, the possibility to fly to russia to a training center. actually austria to get more time on the rink to train and focus. they are still here, no word if they are going to go to austria. janelle wang, nbc bay area. >> this is more about getting time on the rink than it is any sort of concern or anything in russ

gracie gold is in fourth, followed by ashley wagner in sixth and polina edmunds in seventh.ke with kristi yamaguchi about their performances last night. >> polina is exciting to watch. ashley was solid and gracie gold sits in fourth so she is in striking distance of the podium for sure. >> reporter: yes. striking distance. in order for gracie gold to medal the top three have to make some flubs and possibly mistakes. for polina edmunds, it's a slim chance but we're rooting for her. christie says this girl has such a golden and bright future ahead. hi, how are you? hello. i have a visitor who came to say hi. you are so adorable. you want to say anything? the kids are so cute. sorry. had to say hi. we're going to watch polina skate. her family is going to speak to me in about 10 minutes, they are helping their daughter get ready for tonight's preskate and try to chat with me quickly. for the bear, the last shot i ran after the sochi bear as hard as i could and when i got there, there was a line to take a picture with the sochi bear. and i didn't have time. so i took a picture o

gracie was here at south avenue southeast -- >> where firefighters with engine company 33 word t -- were dispatched for a java having a disease or -- a toddler having a seizure. the firefighters made a quick decision. the truckhe child on and drove him straight to the hospital. he applauded the firefighters initiative, but is troubled. >> i'm troubled there was not an amulet nearby. that is a systemic problem. 77-year-oldows the cecil mil's death who collapsed across the street from a firehouse. the firefighters inside did not come out to help. >> each of these iranian us workers was aware there was an urgent need across the street, and yet no one came to help. >> mills family and first responders all for an independent agency to investigate what happened. >> and is terrible, i am truly sorry for that. >> we're just hitting this word that the chief has been speaking during this hearing. he was not scheduled to speak, but he said he wanted to apologize to those families. he also spoke in dental about in general about disciplining those that do not react in these sorts of situations. back

it's not gracie against ashley.r the u.s. it's like a preview of seeing what you have to expect later on in the games. >> as an athlete, it must be great to get the willies out. >> it is. to get the one chance to do that. it's not your individual event. >> this is shocking to you. there's controversy in skating, olympic skating. i know, but they're saying that the russian team and the american team are if cahoots to help each other in various competitions. any truth to that? >> i don't think there is any ground to that. if you look at the events. charlie and meryl were so far above everyone else. their scores were completely justified. they were just incredible. and overall, the russian team have the strongest overall package of skaters. they clearly deserved to take home the gold. if those are the things they're saying, it makes no sense. it was clearly what they deserved. >> if they had been falling all over the ice and still one, maybe. >> that would have been a clue. >> i hope it's not true. because yulia gracie

and just before she skates, gracie gold reaches out to her twin. >> you got a text from your sister that" what did you say in response? >> plus, was russia's defeated hockey coach -- >> look what's roaming in the hallway. ♪ lights, camera, access >>> will it be gracie gold's night to

gracie still has to go. there's still more to wait for. >> give us your thoughts on the women next week. >> the women is good to be exciting all eyes will be on gracie gold. she is ranked no. 11 in the world. the stiffer competition will come from korea. i have not seen escape yet appear who have seen a video of her skating and she looks there were some skaters like the skater from russia who is ranked no. 3 in the world. probably one of the favorites. it's all wide open in the ladies' event. >> can't you for joining us. chris howarth, skating director at the glacier ice arena in vernon hills, thank you for joining us. >> so far the americans are doing well. >> cool temperatures today. warm-up coming through. we have a bet for the last two weeks. >> i know what this is about. >> he has been checking the weather literally while i am doing it the weather. >> he's taking notes and comparing your weather. >> a degrees right now in some of the central western suburbs. out to the west we have snow showers coming i

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. >> on sunday the lady's and men's free skate and skating fort women gracy gold the national champion and brown competing for the men. u.s. now in third up from 7 after last night's performance. the first gold was awarded in slopestyle and sage from iowa took home the top prize won the first ever olympic gold medal for slopestyle snow board a new event to the olympic games. >> i'm like dad, he answered the phone, he's like whaaaaat, everyone was there and it was like the coolest moment ever hearing their voices. >> unfortunately our local guy chad from tahoe did not play. hannah kearney won the bronze and a pair of talented canadian sisters took home gold and silver. medals in downhill skis will be awarded also slopestyle snow board for women. we have jamie anderson the favorite to win the gold medal, she's the one to beat. she's won multiple gold medals in the x-games. coming up in 15 minutes there's another new sport i'm addicted to and may need to seek therapy. that story in 15 3450i7bminutes. >> it doesn't look quite as chilly for these winter games. >> not at all, it's been prett

that's ashley wagner, gracie gold. of team usa's brightest stars in what is a big day ahead already for the american team. >> no question about it. wagner and gold set to take the ice today in figure state scathing. high stakes for both of them. also that 15-year-old phenom who could be the biggest challenge. >> yulia lipnitskaya and your south korean champion. not enough medals in this event. not enough medals. >> awesome power. >>> also, and i'm not just saying this because you're right here, ginger, but we've had enough, okay? >> oh. >> so we decided -- >> first time i heard that. >> it's summer. it's summer so we're doing summer games today. >> 40 is summer at this point. >> oh, yeah. >> so we have a little -- >> wait. this is our next olympic challenge. >> we have a little beach volleyball court set up. i do mean little. >> i had no idea how little i meant. those are actually lifeguards from jones beach, a beechl here in new york. >> how do we compete? oh, i guess we'll get into it. lara, that's to come. >> no fol

the americans, teammates, include ashley wagner and gracie gold. polina edmunds is the youngest, age 15. sophomore in san jose plans to skate the sam program she did at u.s. schchampionships in boston which landed her i silver meddle and spot on the olympic team. at her young age, polina is a virtual unknown to judges and some say she should have waited for the next winter games to compete but the confident teen strongly disagrees. she's been training for this moment her entire life. >> i don't want to be four years older and not as good as i was four years back and have been held back for that. i'm really happy they gave me my shot, and i can't wait to prove myself at olympic games. >> reporter: 30 ladies take the ice today. here's team usa. polina edmunds will skate 12th, current u.s. national champion, gracie gold skate 22nd. and ashley wagner will skate 27th. biggest competition is reigning olympic gold medal champion yuna kim. queen kim yuna and mao asada. russia has yulil alilipnitskaia. she ran into joe pawelski. both competing today here in

there she is with polina edmunds and gracie gold. we don't know the results but we'll find out by wednesday when they take the ice. we're rooting for polina. it's possible that the russian phenom only 15 years old and if you remember 15 years ago tear ra lipinski won gold when she was 15 so. competition for ice dancing in ten minutes and you can watch it in prime time. from the sochi games, peggy and scott, back to you. >> clearly getting cold. >> you think it will affect the fog, janelle? i know the fog is an issue. does the weather change anything for you? >> reporter: no. i'm just freezing. i forgot my had and gloves. that's the problem. i left it in the hoyxt i packed it up. we've had like spring like conditions and thenned got cold but i'll remember because we're heading to the mountains tomorrow. all my ski gear. >> bundle up. that's for sure. thank you for the latest >> we should point out when janelle is not on television she is writing a blog. you can head to the nbc home page, click on the link to her block and it's on the

leading the way gracie gold. she skated in the free program. and charlie white also skated incredibly. the team event which is new had prepared them for their individual events which begins with pairs on wednesday. >> having a solid two skates at nationals, being able to do the free skate tonight i feel really good going into the individual and you know, our whole team was phenomenal. and i'm really glad we got to do this. and i feel really good. >> reporter: the biggest competition for gracie gold, ashley wagner and san jose's polina edmunds will be the russian phenom, yulia lipnitskaya. she helped russia win a gold medal in the team event and she earned top marks for her freeskate and short program this past weekend. the ladies have a lot of time before they skate in their medal event, next wednesday t 19th. we have heard reports they have left russia, they have left sochi to train more. we're not sure where but before the olympic games there was a report they had a training facility in austria they could use to get more time on the ice. jane

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do you, gracie, have any problem with how it went down? the fact that adelina got gold and yuna got silver? >> they're absolutely opposite kind of skaters. adelina's an athlete, jumps over the moon, yuna kim has a mature grace about her, and she already has an olympic gold in her pocket. and it was an interesting mash-up. at this olympics, adelina come on top, but at another competition, it could have been yuna. who knows. >> well, polina, you're 15 years old, that has everybody talking about 2018. are you one of those people? are you thinking about the winter olympics four years from now? >> sure. i think everyone's thinking about the next olympics and everyone's working hard to get to these amazing competitions. and you never know what will happen in four years, but i'm looking forward to training as hard as i can and doing the best i can. >> what about you, ashley and gracie? hoping to be there four years from now in south korea? >> absolutely. i'm looking to make the podium in 2018. >> what about you, ashley? >> i came straight to the

i just spoke with christie yamaguchi, she said the ladies do have a chance, especially gracie gold who is in fourth place right now. that's only if the top three fumble and stumble a bit. as for wagner and polina, they'll have to skate perfectly and have the people above them not do as well. but polina, we could see her again, she's only 15 years old. she has another chance to be at the olympics four years ago in korea. reporting from the sochi games, i'm jinelle wang. back to you. >> we have a special polina edmonds page on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> new tonight at 11:00, three fires at one south bay house. coincidence? bad luck? or arson? investigators are going with a targeted torching, as neighbors worry it might continue and put them in danger. george kiriyama is live outside. now at this point, it's what is left of that home. >> reporter: right. not much left of this home. all three fires also damaged the next door neighbors on each side. neighbors are wondering why someone keeps burning down this house. >> it's scary, especially because our two neighbors were affected. >

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team usa's gracie gold makes her olympic debut. and bodhi miller competes in the men's downhill veevent, coming next. >> we'll see you back here at 11:00, with updated forecasts four. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >>> davis pushing it to the end and he's got another gold medal! >>> up in the caucus mountains, the beautiful valley. and the two weeks at the sochi games it's home to the world's best athletes on snow. but for the most audacious skiers, the beauty of the two-mile course confronted today is overshadowed by the challenges presented at every turn. and a good

and gracie gold just missed a medal after a slip on the triple flip. and you kept smiling. >> you know, it really was not just a fake smile or trained smile. i was really having fun. >> reporter: but it's the first time no americans have medaled in men's or women's skating since 1936. americans have dominated the new x games sports in sochi, and maddie bowman won gold in the first ever women's halfpipe. and the women ended their day on the podium. two american teams on the podium tonight, how awesome. >> it's so incredible. we wouldn't want it any other way. >> reporter: for the first time taking two medals, silver and bronze in bobsled, thrilled, though a few still itching for gold. >> i can't end on those runs. i will try to talk everyone to coming back with me. >> reporter: are you coming back? >> we'll see what happens. >> i wouldn't mess with her. >> you see them here, you will see me here. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> reporter: and our nominee for photo finish of these games, check it out. right before the ski cross quarterfinal finish, a big crash. thre

these three ladies looking to top the podium for team usa. 18-year-old gracie gold, ashley wagner and our own polina edmunds from right here in the bay area. >> she's 15. she goes from her classes in san jose's high school to competing on the world's biggest stage. >> she will skate the same program she did in boston last month. her performances there landed her a silver medal and a top spot on the olympic team. at a young age, polina unknown to judges and some say she should have waited for the next winter games to compete. but the confident sophomore strongly disagrees. she's been training for this moment her entire, young life. >> i don't want to be four years old somewhere not as good as i was four years back and have been held back for that. i'm really happy that they gave me my shot and i can't wait to prove myself at the olympic games. >> getting a ton of support from the bay area. right down to her boots, made in san carlos. previous clients through kristi yamaguchi and nancy carkerrigan >> slated to skate 12th. watch it on nbc sports network. if you want to catch the other fa

grabbing bronze, gracie gold with a stunning performance. how is the u.s.up for the individual events ahead? >> gracie gold's performance in the team event has got to give her so much confidence for the individual event. i think she could actually sneak in, it depends on how the other women ranked ahead of her skate, but i think if either of our women skate really well, they could sneak in and get a medal. so i'll be glued to my seat as well. >> does anybody beat plushenko. >> i think his work is cut out for him in the individual competition it's going to be a tough ride but he performed so well for his age. he's certainly an athlete to look up to. >> brian boitano. thanks. >> we're going to be right back. financial services companies in the country? hey. yours? not anymore. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. purina dog chow light & healthy [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog

gracie gold? no. could be her next week. but right now, it's sage kotsenburg. his name saw the biggest spike in yahoo! searches. he's gone from a virtual unknown now to a breakout star. kotsenburg brought his followers along for the ride, tweeting throughout his winning day and afterward getting love from all over the world, including this tweet from kobe bryant. let's leave you tonight with one last word from the opening ceremony. after the cauldron was lit, the first lady of the united states, michelle obama, summed it all up pretty nicely in a tweet, writing, "thanks, u.s. olympic team, for inspiring me and our nation's kids." meredith? >> thanks, willie. we are just about out of time, but coming up in late night, we'll have some curling for you and also look ahead to figure skating's second week of the games with paralympian skier johnny weir, two stars in their own right here. we hope to see you then. goodnight for now. >>> right now at 11:00, we're tracking the return of rain. meteorologist ron mayeda will show us how it is supposed to last. >>> and skati

. >> aling long journey for the american ladies which endedless tonight with gracie gold in fourth. ashley wagner in seventh and pall ian a in

. >> for team figure skating american gracie gold wowed the crowd in her free program. her stellar performance helped team usa pull off a bronze medal in that new event. >> i thought i'm the first lady to ever do for the us tuesday do the freestyle part of the team event like our team is going to go down as the first team for usa in the olympics. that's -- that's quite something. it's bigger than me. >> a disappointment for bode miller, in alpine skiing, he was largely considered the favorite to win downhill event. he started off strong but clipped a few gates and finished eighth. lake tahoe's travis finished. >> never a time to let up. that's what makes so it challenging. it's difficult. probably like the most premier downhill event. it's amazing. >> big action continues tonight here on nbc bay area. starting at 8:00 we have the gold medal final in women's alpine skiing super combined. the gold in men's mogul and the gold medal in the 1500 meter short track in men's speed skating. it starts tonight at 8:00 here on nbc bay area. >> in the meantime, we're watching those

american skater ashley wagner posted this photo on instagram with her is san jose's polina edmunds and gracie gold, the three at the draw, that determines the order that skaters will take the ice during competition. edmunds a sophomore at mitty in san jose. figure skating legend and bay area native kristi yamaguchi spoke with our janelle wang about the 15-year-old's chances of getting to the podium. >> i'm absolutely throwing polina in the mix. you know what, she's going to wow the audience as well. i think for sure she has a chance at top five and you never know what happens at the olympics, strange things can happen so podium is far-fetched but not impossible. >> she's no stranger to winning. after all she twirled into the olympic picture coming in second at the u.s. figure skating championships last month. >> cannot wait to see that. janelle wang will join us live from sochi in a few moments. any time we're not on air head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the olympics tab where you can get up to the minute news along with exclusive video and pictures from the winter games. >> still ahead, "toda

american gracie gold looking to add to the bronze she won in the team event. in sochi. >> no doubt. >> that everyone has been talking about. the poor stray dogs that people didn't know what to do with. people are bringing them home. yesterday we talked about lindsey jacobellis bringing one home. now hockey players are bringing home pups of their own. >> yeah, their names are sochi jack and sochi junior. not sure which one is what. cool. that's a great memento from the olympics, a dog, why not? >> making such a difference. so sweet. >>> this morning's other big problems -- problems from a weather warm up. that's been forcing postponements in indiana. indiana university men's basketball game was canceled after a 50-pound piece of metal fell from the ceiling's facing and fell in the seats below. the roof gave way from pressure of melting ice and snow. they say it is strictly ornamental and the roof is structurally sound. >>> in pennsylvania an elderly man not so lucky. he had to be pulled out from under his carport. the man was in his 70s. he was treated at the h

gracie gold finishing fourth, ashley wagner finishing seven. paulinea edmunds. this one was in russia. >> ah. dah. dah. dah. so ever since shaun white's slipup team usa has dominated on the halfpipe. american maddie bowman soared to glory on a night where the sport paid tribute to the late canadian freestyle icon, sarah burke. france swept the podium in the men's ski cross event. the real close call came in the quarterfinal. the swiss winner not pictured in this photo finish, he stayed on his feet after the racers ahead of him wiped out at the finish line. he was followed by the russian skier in the yellow bins bib and then the swede in red. >>> we go off to the medal count. team usa in the lead, 25 total medals. eight of those are gold. russia's two behind in the total count and one behind in gold. norway on top in the gold medal count with 10. as we take a look at the day ahead of us, we mention the gold medal game in men's hockey. we have women's alpine skiing and both men's and women's speed skating. >>> all right. so now we take you back state side for coll

american gracie gold finished in fourth. bowman took home the only gold for the day for team usa. she won the women's halfpipe skiing event in history. here's look at the latest medal count. usa stays on top with 25 medals. russia is on top with 23 medals. the netherlands, norway, and canada round out the top five. and, tanya, the big events here is on the ice team usa takes on canada in men's ice hockey. the winner of that game moves on to the gold medal final on sunday. >> very exciting. can't wait. alphonso van marsh in sochi. thanks, alphonso. >>> and the nba's biggest star left the court bloodied and battered last night. lebron james scored 25 points last night but was forced to leave the game in the fourth quarter when he came crashing down on a dunk attempt. the good news for miami, james passed the concussion test and the heat won, 103-81. >>> and when we return, a baby stopped breathing. what drivers in miami did when they heard the screams. eam. we have a situation. what? we're out of dunkin'. emergency backup. one

>> as gracie knows skating, a clean jump counts for a lot. if you double foot and cheat a jump, 30% of your score is knocked down. if that adds up over a program you could see why someone who falls but does everything else cleanly comes out ahead of that's why we have a breakdown. that's why the system changed when i was still competing from 6.0 system to these high inflated numerical values because each element has a value and grade of execution. so you have transparency. >> see, once again, you just break it down for us like that, sasha, thank you. let's get now to julie and, julie, come on team usa against canada. once again, going down to the final moments. they were leading throughout. losing in overtime like that. you have to know how difficult that must be for them. i mean, congratulations with the silver but as we heard, that's of little consolation to them. >> oh, robin, it was gut wrenching. you know the thing is you got the sense when you were sitting there, united states and as you mentioned, canada has had this choke hold on the

we have gracie gold, a national champion. ashley wagner. and of course, polina edmunds, who took silver in nationals. they have some big competition, though. >> absolutely. returning olympic champion kim from south korea, and she's looking as great as ever. and then the silver in vancouver, she's been working really hard the last four years. and i feel she looks absolutely amazing here. if she can land that triple axl which no one else is doing, that could give her the edge. and then the hometown girl. >> the 15-year-old who is like a gold medal favorite for russia. she is amazing. >> she is amazing. 15 years old, and the emotion and the composure she brings to the ice is really incredible. beyond her years for sure. but she'll definitely have that hometown crowd behind her, i think that kind of puts her in gold medal contention. but it's going to be tough. whoever makes the least mistakes. >> we have a 15-year-old phenom, too, polina edmunds. does she have a shot? >> i think she does. i'm absolutely throwing her in the mix. we have our own

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gracie gold skated beautifully. pairs skated incredibly.hy seventh place but in the end pulled off a bronze medal. >> i thought, i'm the first lady to ever do, like for the u.s. to ever do the freestyle part of the team event, like our team is going to go down as the first team for usa in the olympics. and that's quite something that's bigger than me. >> reporter: in alpine skiing, american bodhi miller was the favored to win the downhill after an impressive week of practice. he started off straight but clipped a fugates and finished 8th. this skier came in fifth, missing medaling just by .3 of a second. coming up, my one on one interview with sage kotsenburg. he is the first to win a medal in men's slopestyle snowboard. >> let me ask you a quick question. you and the photographer are back there, never been to russia before. i'd like to think. and what is the most surprising element from the olympics at this point from your perspective? >> reporter: the most surprising? the weather is gorgeous. we thought it would be cold, but not that cold

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. >> american gracie gold is in fourth and ashley wagner in sixth. >> we have a special polina edmunds page on our website nbcbayarea.com. pictures of her and performances and raw video of her training and remember, you'll be able to watch her skate in prime time right here on nbc bay area. >>> polina not the only american going for gold today. u.s. women's hockey taking on canada. we're going to hear from team usa coming up in about 15 minutes. >> a check of your thursday forecast this morning and christina loren, yes, good morning. >> good morning to you. temperatures are a little on the chilly side this morning. it's clear out there. except for my throat. now it's clear. 47 degrees on the peninsula. east bay at 43. later today we hit the upper 60s to low 70s. 71 in the east bay for today. wherever you're headed we have a good looking week shaping up. the next couple days comfortable. the weekend looks good. saturday into sunday we're talking about the 70s. sunday into monday things start to change. temperatures will stay steady. clouds increasing, then that rain. we really need it.

team usa's gracie gold finished fourth, and ashley wagner seventh. sports business daily reports figure skating revenue has lost millions of dollars since 2007...and, that a key to more money is more medals. still to come: in traders unplugged... stocks behaving badly. is a wicked crash ahead for the markets? plus... burger bump. why beef prices are moooving up? and after the break... why family farms are vanishing... we'll be right back! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [female narrator even if you're not planning on getting pregnant now, you should know that foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know you're pregnant. farms are disappearing in america...the government takes a survey every 5 years... and the lastest data from 2012 shows... the number of farms is decline as farmers grow older. in kansas alone the amount of farms fell by 6%. but here's what's interesting. the value of crops and livestock is on the rise. in today's cover story, beef prices are about to go up. in fact, they may rise faster

can you see the skater sharing the ice with gracy gold and ashley wagner. another shot of the archbishop sophomore. she watched the opening ceremony in austria and she says when team u. usa came out to march, she also marched in front of her television. i want to see that. she cheered on teammates competing in the short dance for ice dancing and tweeted this photo with jason brown who finished ninth in the men's figure skating competition. >> they're really good friends and travel together during the nationals. >> good insight. >> that's what her dad told me a couple weeks ago. another bay area olympic skater is is in sochi as well. they won gold in 1992. chef just can't wait to watch the ladies short program on wednesday. she also, though, says she loves to watch the american ice dancers. >> charlie white and mel davis, they are my favorite competitors in figure skating right now. i just adore them, admire them and think they're incredible representatives of our sport. >> coming up at 11:00 on nbc bay area news, christy yam guch ji going to join janelle wa

turning medals into money, figure skater gracie gold, and sage cokotsenburger, top on the list.ty all-star game, named mvp. look at this. 20 points, 11 rebunds 6 assists. dunking, 6'5", was the co-captain of harvard's basketball team back in college. he played professionally in australia four years and wears number 80 because the u.s. is boasting in 80% high school graduation rate. the highest rate in american history. >>> that's it for "your money." for more of my interview with the treasury secretary, check out cnnmoney.com. have a great weekend. >>> hello, welcome to the "cnn newsroom." i'm fredricka whitfield. what's happening this hour. straight to it. one of mexico's most know forrous drug lords is under arrest right now joaquin guzman bet noern at el chappo, aled head of a cartel captured in a joint operation between mexican and american forces at a resort in mexico. guzman has been wanted on federal drug trafficking charges and alluded authorities for years after he broke out of a mexican prison. since 2009, guzman has been

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american gracie gold finished in fourth. the women's free skate is tonight.ok at the medal count after wednesday's competition. team usa is now in the lead with 23 medals. russia and the netherlands are right behind with 22. norway and canada round out the top five. now, of course, the united states is hoping to add to that medal count. team usa takes on canada in the women's ice hockey final, and, of course, the women are going for gold. anne-marie? >> alphonso van marsh in sochi. thank you. >>> when we return, there was was some controversy at the games, and it involved the protest punk band pussy riot. >>> and it looks like rudolph has a little competition. why these reindeer are glowing. p lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® i've been claritin clear for 6 amazdays. campbell's healthy request. at the first sign of my allergies, my doctor recommended taking one claritin every day of my allergy season for continuous relief. 21 days

gracie is antisemitic the theme. my sense of the impending doom attitudes with and after twenty minutes. just like to me the cds each other that was in office spokesman to cast stones foreign ministry says his government is actually grateful to the british comedian to make his mates defendants. it's unfortunate that the not know much about catholics. in that sense i went out for a movie with the cats about seven years ago catholic style was so obscure absolutely unknown country the majority of the world of books on warrant was sort of phone calls to talk to people outside. and if that sounds keep that our country on the matter. in terms of substance was of course has nothing to do with gothic style apart from the knee. as you would see futsal causes them to come to our country our coach is completely different. more secular. ah economically frightening political development society which we won a ring to the world. this is the one with the world we want people to understand what's really happening in casks. it's nice

figure skater gracie gold to go to the big dance with him.reasons he thinks he would be a great date. >> you're gorgeous. my mom thinks i'm pretty. you're an olympic athlete. i made varsity. i live at the beach. you live at the beach. as you may have guessed, i am single. >> gold is from laguna beach, california. >> and she tweeted, "this melted my heart" with a link to the video. no word yet on whether or not she's going to go to the prom. his mom thinks he's pretty. >> i mean, that is really clever. and he seemed like a charming guy. >> yep. >> i'm surprised he didn't find a date, you know, at his school. i bet all the girls are crazy for this kid. >> going for the gold. >> literally. >> yeah, exactly. >> hometown girls. he's going for the superstar. >> i don't know how she's going to say no to that. >> i know. right? >> she's going to have to clear her schedule when she comes back from sochi. >> he lives in a beautiful part of the country. >> i know. >>> for some of you your local news is next. >>> for everyone else, we will be back with t