hamlin makes his move! hamlin is expected to come out strong today as his qualifying puts him in the pole position. ♪ ♪ ♪ toyota let's go places try one of my delicious $10 chicken shares at kfc. get nine extra crispy tenders, twelve hot wings, popcorn nuggets, or six pieces of kentucky fried chicken. $10 chicken share at kfc. ♪it's finger lickin' good >> mike: 66 laps to go and here's today's bush race summary. denny hamlin is your leader. first of ten cars on the lead lap. seven leaders and 19 lead changes. we have a competition caution. two stage-ending cautions. only yellow flag for incidents is when jimmie johnson spun at turn two on lap 159. denny hamlin and joey logano hand maybe now two, chase elliott who is in fourth and did not stop with the rest of the leaders around lap 25 it. elliott finished top ten in every nascar race he's ever been in here, jamie. two in the cup series and two in xfinity and once in the truck series. >> jamie: kind of has been an eye opener and dealing with this new car and

side drafting off denny hamlin. ru richard childress is again the champion. >> regan: denny hamlin, you came oh, so close. a little bit of disappointment. >> leading on the last restart, it's a 50/50 shot, what lane can stay organized the best and i had the 37 committed to my rear bumper. we couldn't get the 21 to buy in. woe just didn't have the line that went. congrats to austin and his whole team. they work really hard and we battled back to get on the lead lap and give ourselves a chance. >> mike: what a great recovery for hamlin and just look at that. he wins two years ago darrell wallace wins by, is that even an inch? >> darrell: 3, 43, 11. one, two, three. >> mike: lots more to come where austin dillon has won the 60th daytona 500. hey guys, how's it going? oh, hey martin. it's going... not great. i need to get you guys back to 100 percent. ♪ my work here is done. 5-hour energy. get back to 100 percent. ...but speakers i wiare all about sound.r... ♪ don't settle. shop ebay for speakers you really want from al

. >>> team usa announcing erin hamlin is the flag bearer tomorrow. hamlin is a four-time olympian.he flag bearer is an honor. hamlin is the sixth female to do it. >> the nerves will be flying. i slide. that's what i do. i can get to the top of the track and that's my happy place. walking out in front of a lot of people and more watching from home and not tripping over my feet will be nerve racking. >> the opening ceremony at 6:00 a.m. eastern. it will replay in primetime. mixed doubles curling is under way right now. >>> and the national signing day. pensacola, florida jacob copeland picking between tennessee, alabama and florida. mom wants alabama or tennessee. mom was not happy. she gets up and walks off during the broadcast. she did eventually come back and give him a hug and signed the letter of intent. clearly her heart was set on tennessee or alabama. it makes you wonder why was she so intent on him going to one of those schools? >> you tell us. >> i don't know. maybe she was promised good seats at the game? >> maybe more. we see this every day. parents making their kids spor

hamlin won the tie- breaking coin toss, and davis was not happy.itter, writing in part: "team u-s-a dishonorably tossed a coin .... to decide its 20-18 flag bearer. no problem. i can wait until 20-22." the 49ers sign jimmy garoppolo to a five year deal worth 137-point-five million dollars... making him the highest paid player in n-f-l history. jimmy g. is expected to make 27-point-five per season... double of what tom brady is currently making. he will earn 74-million dollars in guaranteed money. tomorrow morning the team will hold a press conference. garoppolo's record- breaking contract eclipses matthew stafford's deal signed in august. this was the 49ers priority when the traded a second-round pick to the patriots for garropolo. the 26-year-old took over a team that was 1-10... and led the niners to win their last five games. this now becomes a destination for many free agents. the 49ers have their quartback of the future and have plenty of cap space left. it was a party in philadelphia the eagles were celebrating their first super bowl champion

deserving of this. >> hamlin and davis tied in the voting but she won in a coin toss. davis later tweeted team toss dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018. kim jong-un's sister arrived with the north korean delegation becoming the first member of her family to visit south korea since the korean war and will watch the opening ceremonies as athletes march behind a unification flag. mike pence is in south korea where he met with defectors. >> my wife and i wanted the honor of meeting with men and women who fled the tyranny of north korea. >> reporter: also with the vice president fred warmbier. his son dying after he was released from a north korean jail. athletes saying they're ready. >> i came here for nothing less than gold. >> reporter: it got off to a disappointing start. in men's team figure skating nathan chen of salt lake city struggled in his olympic debut falling during a triple axel. the 18-year-old who was one of the most hyped athletes heading into the game said he got ahead of hims

the five-time olympian and gold medalist is fuming after luger erin hamlin was chosen to be the flag bearer. >> there are so many that are deserving of this that to be selected is pretty amazing. >> reporter: hamlin and davis tied in the voting but she won in a coin toss. davis later tweeted team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018. kim jong-un's sister arrived with the north korean delegation overnight becoming the first member of her family to visit south korea since the korean war. she'll watch the opening ceremonies at athletes from north and south korea will march behind a unification flag. vice president mike pence is in south korea where he met with defectors. >> my wife and i wanted the honor of meeting with men and women who fled the tyranny of north korea. >> reporter: also with the vice president fred warmbier. his son, otto, died under mysterious circumstances after he was released from a north korean jail. >> it's an honor to be here. >> reporter: politics aside, the athletes say they're

olympic committee selecting hamlin through a coin toss after she tied with speed skater shani davis in the athlete-led voting. davis, a five-time olympian, perhaps competing in his final olympics. tweeting -- "@teamusa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide itsroblem. i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018 controversy also reaching figure skating. the u.s. team's first openly gay athlete facing off against vice president mike pence. figure skater adam rippon reportedly refusing to meet with pence until after the games, citing the vice president's past support of gay conversion therapy. we interviewed rippon last month. >> there's a taboo, that being gay makes you weaker, and that is absolutely not the case. >> reporter: the vice president's office denied he tried to arrange a meeting. the vice president tweeting at him today. "don't let fake news distract you." >> all right, so, let's get to matt gutman with us live tonight from pyeongchang. and matt, another headline. kim jong-un's sister is coming to the olympics? >> reporter: that's right, david. she's scheduled to arrive in a

to break the tie, the team held a coin toss and hamlin won. well, two-time gold medalist davis called it dishonorable. so he decided to skip the event all together. davis was then called out on twitter by fellow team usa ⌞02nk&ú÷ç] qqáuv&e skie lost. you won't receive my vote. but the drama didn't overshadow the amazing. this all came after a beautiful and historic opening ceremony. we have jay gray, live this morning inside olympic park with a look at the opening ceremony last night. and a preview of what to expect from today's action on the snow and the ice. hey, jay gray. i think the last time i saw you was in rio. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of cold temperatures here. what an incredible display, as you were talking about. a fantastic opening ceremony, a bit of olympic history tucked away in the mountains here in pyeongchang. that history spilling over and on to the world political stage. ♪ a stunning open to the 2018 winter games. fireworks lighting the way to a celebration of history and culture. artistry combined with high-tech, inc

. >>> aaron hamlin will be the flag bearer at tomorrow's opening ceremony in pyeongchang.om upstate new york is a four-time olympian, first american woman to medal in the luge getting the bronze in sochi. the sixth female flag bearer for team usa at the winter games. not everyone was pleased with the decision. speedskater shani davis, the first black athlete to ever win gold for team usa in an individual event at the winter games, tweeted this, i'm an american and when i won the 1,000 meter in 2010, i became the first american to two-peat in that event. team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide the 2018 flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022, #blackhistorymonth2018. all the olympians for team usa get a vote on who they think should be the flag bearer. in the event of a tie, they do a coin flip, which hamlin won. >>> the opening ceremony is tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. eastern. it is going to replay in primetime. the game actually is already under way with mixed doubles curling. >>> finally, yesterday was national signing day for college football. and jacob cokeland, t

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luge slider erin hamlin — who's competing in herfifth and final games — was selected to be the usa's, ahead of davis. they were tied at four votes each after an athlete from each of the usa's eight winter sports federations held a ballot on wednesday. it then went to the toss of a coin, as agreed. but davis — who's also competing in his fifth winter olympics — isn't happy. he was the first black athlete to win an individual winter gold in turin in 2006, and retained his 1000 metres title in vancouver four years later. he tweeted. .. he also used the hashtag #blackhistorymonth. to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis just months before your biggest sporting competition would spell the end for most athletes. especially when slopestyle snowboarding is your sport, with all the flips and landings that the discipline demands. but canada's spencer o'brien competed in sochi with that condition, and finished 12th in the women's final. now four years on she's determined to win a medal and make up for lost time. llanaber spencer o'brien and i am from vancouver, canada, and i am a slopestyle s

speed skater shani davis tied hamlin in a vote to carry the flag and lost in a coin toss.avis tweeting team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. how are you feeling about the controversy and is that going to overshadow at all what you're doing tonight? >> i had nothing to do with the process. it has nothing to do with me aside from the fact that i'm the flag bearer and i'm going to enjoy the moment. >> reporter: vice president mike pence touching down in south korea thursday to lead the u.s. delegation in the opening ceremony. pence facing criticism today from openly gay freestyle skier gus kenworthy. >> i think it's unfortunate that mike pence is leading the delegation because he has active stood against lgbt issues in the past. >> will you get 0 meet with him beforehand. >> i sincerely hope not. >> reporter: the guest of his, the father of otto warmbier. north korean leader kim jong-un's sister, kim and it got off to a rough tart before the opening festivities began. in machine's team figure skating nathan chen stumbling placing a disappointing

in his fifth olympics was you know he and a rival of his or you know teammate of his really aaron hamlin she is a loser and the first american individual losing go to see who would be the flag bearer they broke that time via a coin flip which shani davis tweeted that he thought was really sort of an unbecoming way to make that decision i know that he felt very disappointed he decided not to take part in the opening ceremony which is not such a big thing in that had he not been the flag bearer he was planning to not take more because event is coming up rather so he wants to sort of stay on a proper you know sleep and diet schedule and stay concentrated but it's a sad thing that a guy who's done a lot for the olympic movement he's one of the first african-americans to medal in winter olympics in u.s. history had to go out with a bit of a sour taste in his mouth all right well we're certainly looking for the action getting in full swing there in p.r. chang and that herman from the d w sports thank you very much. well these games also have an historic a political aspect a high level governme

hamlin will be the fourth luger to serve as u.s. flag bearer since the wages began. >>> americans aren't getting enough sleep and a study finds that drowsy driving is leading to many more car crashes than previously thought. kpix 5's jackie ward reports from the bay bridge toll plaza with the findings of a new study by aaa. >>> reporter: we're here because i can almost guarantee you there are plenty of sleepy drivers behind the wheel now heading through the tolls. aaa has a report that says that drowsy driving is a form of impaired driving and can be very dangerous. we have some dashcam video to show you this morning that really demonstrates this. it's of a driver, a tired driver, behind the wheel and what can happen. it's bad. you can see the car drift over and just hit another car. no one was hurt in the video but sometimes, driving while drowsy can have deadly consequences. this woman jennifer pierce says her sister nicole was killed 10 years ago when she and some friends were coming home from a ski trip. everyone in the car incl

flag for all of those athletes is four-time olympian erin hamlin. and she told me earlier today, she is not letting the controversy of how she got that role affect this once in a lifetime honor. ♪ let the games begin. the opening ceremony of the 23rd winter olympics kicking off with a dazzling display. team usa clad in custom ralph lauren outfits led by four-time olympian and luger erin hamlin but amid some controversy. speed skater shani davis tied hamlin in a vote to carry the flag and ultimately lost in a coin toss to choose the winner. davis tweeting team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. how are you feeling about the controversy and is that going to overshadow at all what you're doing tonight? >> i had nothing to do with the process. it has nothing to do with me aside from the fact that i'm the flag bearer and i'm going to enjoy the moment. >> reporter: vice president mike pence touching down in south korea thursday to lead the u.s. delegation in the opening ceremony. pence facing criticism today from openly gay fre

that was given to four-time olympian erin hamlin. says her parents almost decided not to come this time. they would have missed this incredible moment. listen to this. >> they always end up going because we're here. let's do it. this time was the same. they are like, it is your last olympics. we'll go. i think they will be glad they made that decision. they're pumped. i'm sure my brothers will be pumped. we have grown up watching the olympics. we are always like who is carrying the flag. to be that person is insane. >> reporter: we want to give you one athlete to watch in pyeongchang. skiing speed demon on the slopes and one at the 2014 sochi games became the youngest slalom champion at 18 years old. mikaela shiffrin. >> i'm going into the games with the similar mind set from sochi. i have the ability of winning a medal if not multiple medals. i feel more like a veteran going into the olympic games. at the same time, i still feel like sort of a starry-eyed girl. i'm still competing with girls who are my all-time idols in the sport. >

. >> reporter: and the summer on summer's teammate, erin hamlin will carry the flag. keep in mind, luge is one of those sports that doesn't really receive a lot of attention, so this a big moment for summer's team. and also a big moment for athletes who have never been there, never been to the opening ceremony. we touched base with one of them from washington. he's pretty overwhelmed right now. his parents are feeling it, too. not to mention the opening ceremony is going to be in a big open air stidadium. i'll tell you the five things they're going to gift so people can stay warm. >> tonight the eyes of the world will be an south korea for the olympic opening ceremony. some of the cop titian has already started. team usa got off on the wrong foot in men's figure skating. nathan chen faltered on two of his signature moves. as you saw right there, he took a fall. right now the americans stand fourth in the competition. no medals yet at the games in south korea, but nbc will be tracking the count for you. >>> 4:34 right now on this friday. breaking overnight in washingto

but there was a tie between erin hamlin and shani davis.this to me. >> reporter: that did not sit well with davis, the first african-american to win winter gold. team usa tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. >> the olympic system failed you and we are so incredibly sorry. >> reporter: also this morning, an apology from the u.s. olympic committee for the sexual abuse scandal rocking usa gymnastics. 225 women and girls have accused nassar of sexual abuse. he is going to spend his life in prison after pleading guilty to molesting ten girls. >> that will help us understand who knew what about nassars abuse, when and what they did with that information. >> reporter: on the ice, the men's team figure skating competition, already under way. 18-year-old nathan chan, a favorite to win the men's gold, taking an unexpected tumble in his first-ever olympic performance. but he did manage to pull off the first-ever quadruple flip at the olympics. >> made two big mistakes. three big mistakes, honestly. and sort of let the team down, i think, with

arrived f returning part o oaking its ju luger aaron hamlin will carry the d teammates. ge to be able to get that recognition is pretty cool. >> reporter: the olympics a unifying moment coming rsy. vice president mike pence, who leads the u.s. delegation tweeted his support for adam rippon saying i want for u, after the skater was ical ofieen ting heats up the u.s. champion nathan chen olympic debut. has really excited. >> reporter: sibling hamilton from wisconsin brushing past the competition knocking out a victory liminary roundrussia. first ever mixed at the olympics. >> go ter: shaun ite s ready for redem after finishing fourth in sochi. >> i'm feeling stronger more motivated than ever. you know it's wild time. >> reporter: fellow snowboarder chloe kim also a medal favorite. a perfect 100. >> reporter: and at 17 a first-time olympian. even saying you're ann insane. i'm luck to be here. >> reporter: miguel almaguer nbc news pyeongchang. >>> this is an winds blow into south korea turning this small mountainous nation into a winter . the perfect backdrop for o snow. mor

flag bearer erin hamlin will seek her second medal in luge today. in addition to luge we have the alpine downhill slalom super combined. that was rescheduled because of the winds. ted ligety will be looking for a medal in that. we have a lot of speed skating coming up tonight. back to you. >> exciting evening in primetime. >>> you saw the gusty winds and there is controversy surrounding the gold medal win for jamie anderson. she won her second gold for snowboard slope style yesterday. critics say they should have cancelled. 41 of the boarders stumbled or crashed. anderson coped with the winds by toning down her signature double flips and twists. she said she was fine with the conditions saying the nature of snowboarding means adapting to the weather. norway is leading the way with nine medals. germany is second with seven including the most golds so far, four of them. the netherlands rounds out the top three also with seven medals. the u.s. currently ranks in fifth with four medals including anderson's gold in slope style. >>> still to come here at

the attorney general talked to members at the yacht union league of philadelphia in honor of bray hamlin couldn't's birthday. he was also there to receive the lincoln award. sessions talked about how the 16th president's values would hold true today. he said lincoln believed that keeping the rule of law was the most important thing we can do to preserve our political institutions. >> today celebration is indeed a good way to honor lincoln's legacy but at the department of justice we seek to honor that every day by up holding the rule of law and respecting the rule of law, respecting the legislative process. >> sessions also claimed federal district court judges are not up holding the rule of law. one example they blocked president trump's policies on immigration. >>> let's get back to your fox 29 weather authority. as we take a look in doylestown, bucks county tonight. the roller coaster of temperatures continues. meteorologist kathy orr has got a full check of your forecast in just 152nd. >>> in weather we're talking about some cooler temperatures tonight but it's not going to stay that

but there was a tie between him and erin hamlin.avis lost out on the tiebreaker, which was a coin flip, and he tweeted yesterday saying he thought that was a rather unbecoming way for a guy like him who has put a lot into the olympic movement over the course of 12, 16 years. he complained about it on twitter and said, you know, i am just point to skip the ceremony and concentrate on my event in a few days. it was a bit of a sour story. sarah: it perhaps makes sense if he is focusing on the games and performing. a lot of people also saying it is quite cold there, so am some athletes it not sure. some of the action is underway though, right, matt? matt: yes, the indoor event curling. switzerland versus the usda. something extraordinary happened. the usa were up until the final frame. switzerland did something that had never happened before. they got a six and are, which was when all 6 -- a six ender, which was when all six of the teammates were on the target zone. there are round-robin matches, so there will be a lot more curling to c

he says it was a time, and hamlin was chosen by a tiebreaking coin toss.avis 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

four-time olympian erin hamlin, a luger, was chosen by team members. she was the first u.s. athlete to win a medal in the singles luge in the 2014 sochi olympics. our olympics watch party at the player sports grill, peer 39 -- pier 39 in san francisco, for the opening certificate mope. see it right here with us. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- sienna miller, tim tebow,

four-time olympian luger aaron hamlin will carry the american flag selected by her teammates. >> it's a privilege to be able to get that recognition is pretty cool. >> reporter: the olympics, a unifying moment coming with controversy. vice president mike pence, who leads the u.s. delegation, tweeted his support for adam rippon, saying, i want you to know we are for you, after the openly gay figure skater was critical of pence for his views on gay rights. tonight figure skating heats up the ice with u.s. champion nathan chen making his olympic debut. but the chase for gold has already started. >> day one, yeah, really excited. >> reporter: sibling curlers matt and becca hamilton from wisconsin brushing past the competition knocking out a victory in a preliminary round against russia. first ever mixed doubles match at the olympics. >> go usa. >> reporter: shaun white says he's ready for redemption after finishing fourth in sochi. >> i'm feeling stronger, more motivated than ever. you know, it's wild being an olympian now for the fourth time. >> reporter: fellow snowboarder chloe kim als

was led by luge hahlete aaron hamlin, and the tongan flag bearer from the rio olympics, staged a repeatthis time going shirtless in 25 aegree weather. but all eyes were on the koreans, both north and south marching under a unified flag, "imething recent polls show a majority of south koreans oppose. "i don't think it's right to use the unified flag," this man told me. "we should use our flag because it's our country." in a historic moment, south korean president moon jae-in shook the hand of kim yo-jong, the sister of north korean leader kim jong-un. stuck in the middle of it all was vice president mike pence, seated just one row and one seat away from her. the two never spoke. an awkward diplomatic dance began when kim landed in seoul friday morning as the americans and north koreans seemed determined to avoid each other. >> north korea has to accept koange. they have to abandon their nuclear ambitions. they have to end the day of provocation and menacing. re reporter: mr. pence is here er counter what he calls north korea's olympic propaganda. but the opening ceremony was designed as

this is not america's first medal the sport, erin hamlin won the bronze medal for the women's singleluge four years ago. pakistanhuman rights activist, lawyer, and nobel peace prize nominee asma jahangir has died of cardiac arrest. jahangir fought for democracy obd women's rights in pakistan, which brought her respect. but at home she was once ivprisoned by those who wished to silence her am. she co-founded the human rights commission of pakistan and the women's action forum, and became the first female leader of pakistan's supreme court bar association. pakistan's prmiimster led her tribute, saying that jahangir was a great loss for the legal fraternity. asma jahangir was 66-years-old. these common myths about the dlu have beunked. read more at pbs.org/newshour. >> tomorrow on the newshour the white house in disarray. more on the fallout following staff departures tyd secu clearance issues. that's all for this edition of newshour weend. i'm hari sreenivasan, thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by dia access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>

it'll be erin hamlin, a four-time olympic luger and bronze medalist. she'll become just the fourth luger to serve as u.s. flag bearer. now, the north korean cheerleading squad has arrived as well for the games wearing red and black fur uniforms. more than 220 women crossed the border as kim jong-un's cultural ambassadors although the official kickoff to the games isn't until tomorrow. there was some action that took place today. the brother and sister team curling team of matt and becca hamilton took the ice for the mixed doubles tournament beating the team from russia. >>> and another winter storm is moving into the upper midwest this morning with snow expected to arrive in chicago by tonight. drivers in the northeast had a rough go of it on wednesday. watch that fedex truck in connecticut. it completely loses control. luckily no one was hurt. in maryland officials say black ice caused this truck to drive right through a bakery. no people or pastries hurt in that incident. >> whew! >> now let's take a closer look at your thursday forecast. >>> good mo

team of the athletes council and it was a tie between him and aaron hamlin the loser. davis lost out on the tiebreaker which was a coin flip and you know he tweeted later saying that he was he thought that was a rather unbecoming way for a guy like him who's really put a lot into the olympic movement over a course of twelve sixteen years he complained about it on twitter and he said you know just is just going to skip the ceremony and concentrate on my event which is coming up in just a few days so it was it was a bit of a sour story perhaps makes a bit of sense there though if he is actually focusing on the games and you know performing a lot of people also saying that it's quite cold there so some of the athletes didn't show up. some of the action is already underway though right now yes somewhat warmer. lympics stadium with the opening ceremonies was the indoor curling switzerland versus the u.s. they simply get stored there the usa were up until the final frame and switzerland did something that had never happened the olympics before they got a six and there which

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meantime, all eyes were on american erin hamlin in the sixth.s luge event.

. >> public health researcher, john hamlin works for eco lab, hygiene technology company. he says his team was hired by majority of hotels and restaurants. six months ago to ensure visitors stay healthy. >> you team your customers, that they have got to be cleaning these surfaces nonstop? >> got to beat cleaning them several times a day. but not only that, they have got to be using the right disinfectant. >> but the increased threat isn't just here in minneapolis. researchers have found, cities that have teams in the super bowl, like boston and philadelphia, have an 1% increase risk of flu related death for people over 64. >> you have more chance. >> mike osterhome says fans are upping their odds of contracting the flu if they do go off to the game. off awe think of in flufen zbla like a lottery. so if a normal day you come of in contact with ten people. that's one chance. come of in contact with 100, 1,000, you upped your chances that much more. >> reporter: the super bowl isn't just about the 65,000 people attending the game, it its also about events like this one in dow

meanwhile, american luge athlete erin hamlin, who was named team usa's flag bearer, is excited aboutorean athletes who are participating in the games. >> that's what it's all about, is bringing people together in a peaceful environment to celebrate sport and something we all love to do. >> reporter: for the most part the athletes don't seem to be focused on all the politics that are surrounding these olympic games. olympic competition has now officially begun. today the american curling duo of matt and becca hamilton, they are brother and sister, they trounced the russians 9-3 in their opening match. so while the politics may continue here in pyeongchang, let the games begin. >>> closer to home, the flu bug continues to claim victims from coast to coast. health officials in arkansas report at least 125 deaths related to the influenza voors. schools have been shut down and the state is giving out free flu shots. omar villafranca frorts litt ff little rock. >> reporter: 3-year-old gibson heath has spent the last 12 days at little rock children's hospital fighting the flu. because of hi

was lead out by erin hamlin.it felt like the 20s, tonga's flag bearer was bringing the heat. he strutted out with no shirt, baby oil, setting the internet ablaze just like he did at the summer games in rio. he had never even seen snow until about two years ago, but here he is, the first to qualify for winter and summer games. allow us to introduce you to the always smiling 18-year-old who loves chemistry. he graduates high school after the olympics, doesn't have her driver's license yet, but she and teammate erin jackson have become the first african-american speedskaters in history. she came from ghana with her dad. her infectious attitude may make you fall in love with her, too. >> if you're smiling and laughing that means you're happy, and being happy, especially with everything going on, i think that is like the best present you can ever give to anyone every single day. >> maame is competing in the 1500 meter and she just qualified for the 500 meter moments ago. vice president pence was there to see it. south

. >> erin hamlin is training. she eats cold cut meats. two to four oiled eggs. is the five most important meals of the day. >> and chloe kim. she has an interesting pallet. it's not churros. the gold medalist starts her day with chocolate pancakes with biscuits and gravy on the side. >> olympians, they eat great. as we know, the olympic athletes race as fast as lightning, they fly high in the sky. if you look closely enough, you can spot a superhero here at the winter games. it's ironman. take a good look at this sku skeleton helmet. and he won the gold in men's skeleton, the country's first medal in this sport. his ironman helmet has gone viral. and skeleton is known for unique head gear. here's an athlete from ghana. a rabbit escaping from a lion. aald eagle design. and one of canada's athletes with a ferocious bear. >> that's cool. >>> al, we ahave something your weather forecast didn't call for. in the men's skating, it was raining winnie the pooh bears. that was after yuzuru hanyu's performance. he places a plush winnie the pooh tissue box cover on the side

game's history, poured into the stadium with high spirits leading her team, four-time olympian erin hamlin>> the thought? >> don't drop the flag is the big one. >> reporter: the opening ceremony was time to celebrate despite the frigid temperature. >> bermuda. >> reporter: once again, tonga's flag bearer shirtless like he did two years ago in rio. he switched from tae kwon do to skiing. >> we were led to believe you would walk out with clothes on. >> polynesians come from the inside out. i was relying on that. it worked. >> reporter: and in a show of unity, the olympic torch was carried by athletes from north and south korea. helping to light the cauldron. among the pageantry, tension. vice president mike pence attending the ceremony. sitting in front of kim yo-jong. the first member of the kim dynasty to visit the south since the korean war. sharing with the historic handshake and lunch. and kim jong un reciprocated. this as relations between the north and u.s. deteriorate following a year of brazen missile tests and imprisonment and death of student otto warmbier. warmbier's father trave

wallace is in second followed by denny hamlin and joey legato.e 102nd lap. kevin harvey, casey keenan and breakfast housekeeper the third straight winter olympics the united states women's hockey team will play through the gold medal. sunday night, just to end a half minutes, gigi marvin puts them on the board. later, makes it pretty nothing. a one timer on the power play. advances to the gold-medal game against canada. norway continues to hold a large advantage. canada's third. a russian curler who hope to in 18 months at home failing a doping test still be olympic athletes from russia. one more medals in the united states 11-10. cheryl: another possible russian doping scandal. >> who needs dope to curl? lauren: i can see the people chiming in on twitter. curling is a sport. thank you, jared. you can catch jared sports reports on fox news headlines 20 for seven that sirius xm channel one third team. cheryl: we've got a lot more even though its president day. investors in europe are open for business. the cues about what will happen when our mark

flag bearer erin hamlin will seek her second medal in luge today.n addition to luge, we have a ton of events coming up, medals, qualifications, training, you name it, among them the alpine down hill conditions sampled due to the wind and featuring maame bi anyy and shani davis. back to you. biney. back at home, the sport of curling is gaining popularity. it is one of the only places in this area where you can play a few rounds with the rocks. we spoke to one player who picked up the sport 12 years ago and hasn't stopped playing since. >> after watching it on the olympics, i kind of knew what to do but it wasn't easy. they make it look so easy. >> it's easy to learn but tough to master. >> there you go, the curling club offers lessons if you're trying to get started in the sport. we have a link to the club's schedule on the nbc10 app. >>> tonight's olympic lineup includes figure skating, alpine skiing and snowboarding. remember, if you're away from the tv tonight you can watch live streams of the event on the free nbc10 app. >>> don't miss nbc10 keit

includes sean white back from injury at likely his last olympics and the first run in women's luge, eric hamlin, the flag bearer for team usa, the name to watch there. she likes the track here, says it's fast and she expects to do very well. that's the latest from here in pyeongchang. i'm jay gray, back to you. >> thank you, jay. nbc 101 your home for the winter games, this is the only place to catch all of the action and download our free nbc 10 app to check out everything team usa and get to know the athletes. >> now nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, the olympics have freezing cold weather, our temperatures today are pretty close to average for this time of the year compared to the 60s that we saw yesterday. >> 60s in february. 42 degrees with cloudy skies in philadelphia now. seeing a little bit of sunshine in the lehigh valley but it's still mostly cloudy across a good bit of the area and it's breezy and it's colder than it was. clearing and colder overall today. milder weather returns by valentine's day and eventually some 60s as well the next day. and more rain is coming later this wee

after a tie vote and a coin toss, luger erin hamlin beat shani davis. davis, the first african-american to win individual gold at the americans criticizing the decision. team usa dishonorably tossed a coin to decide the flag bearer. no problem, i can wait until 2022. #blackhistorymonth2018. also this morning, a mea culpa from the sex abuse scandal rocking usa gymnastics. >> usoc has commissioned an independent investigation that will help us understand who knew what about nassar's abuse, when and what they did with that information. >> reporter: at least 265 women and girls have accused disgraced former u.s. gymnastics doctor larry nassar of sexual abuse. he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty. >> i made a bunch of mistakes. >> reporter: in figure skating, chen taking a rare tumble on the ice in the team event. the 18-year-old making his first olympic appearance, saying the mistake let the team down. >> i know i'm capable of more than what i showed out here. i think it was a little bit in my head. just let that get

it is erin hamlin, a luther chosen by her feller team member. the first u.s. athlete to win a meddle in the singles luge during the sochi winter olympics, now when the olympics get underway tomorrow, pictures and texts and social media will be flying around the globe. and right now pyeongchang has one thing that no place on earth has and that is the fastest internet known to man. all of that thanks to a bay area company. let's bring in our business tech and with this high speed story of the winter olympics. >> raj, a bay area tech giant is using pyeongchang as a test site with olympics who are prolific with social media. they want to see how well the gadgets work with the latest super high speed connections. the olympic village is rapidly filling up. but not just with the world's best athletes. also with gadgets. amid all of the training and unpacking, pyeongchang has become the fastest place on earth when it comes to wireless technology. >> the demand is huge. >> reporter: intel, which wrapped the headquarters with olympic log oez is providing the speed, and

davis and erin hamlin tie. it caused some to wonder if race played a role in the decision. davis is not the only story coming out of the winter olympics. a seating assignment seen round the world as vice president pence and the north korean dictator's sister attending. plus emotions run high as a north korean defector meets the father of otto warm bao*ir. the upside and down side of the president sitting down for an interview with mueller in the russia investigation. liberty mutual stood with me when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. i knew at that exact moment, whatever it takes, wherever i have to go...i'm beating this. my main focus was to find a team of doctors that work together. when a patient comes to ctca, they're meeting a team of physicians that specialize in the management of cancer. breast cancer treatment is continuing to evolve. and i would say that ctca is definitely on the cusp o

. >> aaron hamlin will lead the american olympic contingent. >> we've grown up watching the olympics and we're like who will be carrying the flag, and to actually be that person is insane. >> what an honor. she is 31 years old, her fourth trip to the olympics. she's the first american athlete to win an olympic singles luge medal. good for her. >> talk about an honor there. not only are you going to the olympics, you're there and get to carry the flag. >> you have to carry it the whole way around. >> good thing they're athletes. >> we're hoping. >> they have arms that we don't. so we're going to be so excited watching all of those games kicking off and the opening ceremony tomorrow. we are going to have some very warm weather here across the bay area. it shows you just a few minutes ago and i wanted to dive deeper into this because this was released just a few minutes ago and we now have abnormally dry conditions across the bay area and also there has been an increase in severe drought for southern california. we've had the lack of rain so we knew this was coming. as we see the yellow

four-time olympian erin hamlin, a luger, was chosen by team members. she was the first u.s. athlete to win a medal in the singles luge in the 2014 sochi olympics. our olympics watch party at the player sports grill, peer 39 -- pier 39 in san francisco, for the opening certificate mope. see it right here with us. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- sienna miller, tim tebow, musical guests noel gallagher's high flying bi, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 818, like san fernando valley. >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's how you do it! that is how you do it, right there. welcome, everybody! welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome! welcome to "the tonight show!" [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah! >> jimmy: this is it, baby. i love it. so happy you're here. here's what people are talking about. did you guys hear about this? apparently president trump wants