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her name is eileen gu, the chinese american free style sky. you're opted to represent china at the games. while many olympians have switched country representations in the past. her choice comes at a low point in the us china relations. and also after a year long campaign by human rights groups who called for a boy because of beijing systemic detention of an estimated 1000000 weaker muslims and other minorities whose national allegiances were questions at a news conference following her gold medal victory. she was quizzed on whether she still held a u. s. passport. officially china bands. citizens from holding to nationalities, but go repeatedly avoided giving the question street answer. here's what she said, quote, i definitely feel as though i'm just as american as i am chinese, i'm american when i'm in the u. s. and i'm chinese, when i'm in china and quote, she also made no reference to china as human rights record, though she has been vocal about social justice issues in the u. s. such as the black lives matter movement, quote. i know that

let's start by talking about eileen gu. she's done very well for china.perience from somebody quite similar to her, the athleteju yi who didn't do so well and it but got a very different reaction on chinese social media. ~ ~' ., ., media. well, i think the moral ofthe media. well, i think the moral of the story — media. well, i think the moral of the story is _ media. well, i think the moral of the story is if _ media. well, i think the moral of the story is if you're - media. well, i think the moral of the story is if you're a - of the story is if you're a gold medal winner, everybody likes you. frankly, eileen gu would have beenjust as popular in the united states, but since she was representing china, she was largely ignored until that moment. of course, she has been externally popular in china and herface is externally popular in china and her face is plastered all over walls and department stores everywhere. because of her high level sponsorships. ju didn't do well, unfortunately, and chinese fans are known for their poor sportsmanship, and they show

eileen gu, a massive run >> eileen gu takes home the gold >> more olympic magic for team usa and jessie> a very good morning to you. 8:56 right now. i'm gars. parents and teachers in oakland will likely learn if their schools will be open next year in a matter of hours. the school board is expected to vote tonight to close and merge as many as 15 schools. the district cites a massive budget deficit and record lows in enrollment. opponents question the timing arking the state could step in with its current budget surplus. this all comes as one oakland music teacher starts his 8th day of 100 strike to protest the plan. >>> happening now, we are monitoring the lead-up to that vote. again, it is supposed to happen tonight. we'll post any decision once it comes into our twitter field. >>> a chaotic scene playing out near the regional medical center. a police cruiser was stolen, smashed into another police cruiser yesterday after the driver did circles in an intersection. on our home page, the full back story and an update on the injured. >>> parents say unwanted guests are popping up at a sa

move over, elsa, there's a new snow princess in town. >> my name is eileen gu.ncisco, and i'm a free skier. >> reporter: the 18-year-old sensation was born in the u.s. but her mom was born in china and eileen decided to compete for china at these games. >> my family has always been super supportive of me. i come from a long line of engineers, so it definitely wasn't expected and i don't think anybody really thought that i would become a professional skier or professional athlete in general. >> reporter: she's so much more than a skiing, horseback riding, piano playing athlete. she's modelled for louis vuitton, este lauder. she's the poster child for snow sports in china starring alongside chinese actor jackson yee in an official beijing games promo video being played throughout china. she says her decision to compete for china instead of usa stems from a strong mother/daughter bond. she taught ilene to embrace her heritage and ancestry. >> my grandma is the most motivated to win person. she has the most competitive mind-set i've ever met ever. so i think my gran

in the case of eileen gu, it is a little bit more complicated because even at the point she switchedhe could have easily made the us team as well. and so i think she an interesting case. one might wonder if there was a lot of money offered to her behind the scenes that couldn't maybe match the situation in the us? but, you know, maybe shejust felt very loyal to china. that's a little bit hard to sell. let's bring you some breaking news. the university of california has agreed to pay out nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to settle claims by hundreds of women that they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist. 203 women have accused james heaps, who was based at the university's los angeles student health centre between 1983 and 2018. the doctor already faces criminal charges for 21 other sexual offences involving seven women. he has pleaded not guilty. let's turn to the topic of plastic pollution in the world's oceans — which, according to new analysis from the world wide fund for nature is set to quadruple by 2050. should the prediction come true, many delicate ecosystem

i think it's fair to say the chinese fans absolutely love eileen, go. she's all over the place here in beijing. she's on billboard. she features in videos publicizing the games. and she really got a very warm reception. it was a thrilling performance in the big air. she was trailing, going into the final round. she needed something special and she really pulled it out. the bag did a trick that she's never done in a competition before the crowd. absolutely love that. and as someone who's not really an expert in this, i have to admit, you could see she's head and shoulders above everyone else. she just looked so smooth and graceful in the as she landed the jump. and of course them, when she came in a ceremony and got her awards, the crowd were cheering out for that to a side possible abyss. she was watched by thomas bark and pung schreider chinese tennis player, who obviously has had a lot of attention on her people wondering where she is, how she's feeling she was at the event. we understand that she will now be leaving this closed loop system. the bubbl

you take a closer look at free style. skier, eileen goop us born and representing china showing once again the complex intersection between sports and politics. plus a team of one we profile india's only competitor at the games and is did for glory and high achievement of a different kind. a store in tokyo showcases the skill and value of workers with disabilities. ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. it's no secret that china has staked a lot of national pride in a successful beijing winter olympics. so it's perhaps no small irony that one of the host nations crowning moment so far has come from an athlete born in the united states. her name is eileen gu, the chinese american freestyle skier opted to represent a china at the games. while many olympians have switched country representations in the past. her choice comes at a low point in us china relations. and also after a year long campaign by human rights groups who called for a boy hot because of beijing systemic detention of an estimated 1000000 weaker muslims and other minorities whose national allegiances were questions

because she she's either eileen gu or gu eileen. depending on english or chinese.ntially about changing world order. these are not extra matters. they will be individuals like eileen gu caught up in the middle and we should look out for stories like hers and explain this much more complex story. thank you will very much. fascinating half hour. thank you very much. thank you very much for your company. we are back next week. goodbye. hello. sunday brought more squally winds, heavy flooding rain, and travel disruption as yet another named storm approached the uk, storm franklin. and by monday morning, some of its biggest impacts and disruption can already be felt in northern ireland. with a met office amber warning, some gusts of wind along the north coast in particular, up to around 80 mph. it's just squeezing the isobars around storm franklin, pushing very strong and gusty winds as well across many western coastal areas overnight and into the morning, so you can expect some disruption in the morning and, indeed, through a large part of the day — although the winds

freestyle skier eileen gu won gold last night. you might have saw it. it prompted an international conversation about race, nationality, and money. gu was born and raised in the city but is competing for china. here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana. >> reporter: eileen gu's twists and turns in midair and her solid landing cemented her role as one of the world's best big air free skiers, winning gold at 18 is a huge accomplishment, and doing so with a trick she's never landed in competition before. >> i cannot believe what just happened. >> reporter: but her epic win may be overshadowed by the politics of her situation. many are asking why a u.s.-born and raised athlete is competing for china. among those raising questions, claire mccaskill, who tweeted, i don't get it and never will. i think it's wrong for an american to compete for china. china represses free speech, is well known for their human rights violations. at a news conference after her win, the newly minted gold medalist says she's trying to be an example for young women and has no interest i

facebook company did not respond to that. >> coming up, eileen gu will hit the slopes again. tell you when you can watch her next. this is all your fault, bill! someone was always dropping the ball. and management just added insult to injury. ...and your breath stinks! yeah, things got hairy. this isn't working! and it all went downhill. with all those fires to put out. ahhhhhhhhh! this is a much better way to work. agreed. you bring these little humans into the world. and you only have so much time with them, you just got to use it well. i love that about travel. >>> let's take you right out to beijing, the olympic flames burning right outside the bird's nest. another busy night coming up in primetime, you will see women's slopes style with eileen gu, we'll see shiffrin it all begins here at 5:00. >>> come up on "nightly news" with lester holt the russian invasion timeline, the new information ukraine's president reveals. closing down its embassy in ukraine's capital as the pentagon says russia could invade with little or no warning. the u.s. moving embassy personnel oust ky

they will be individuals like eileen gu caught up individuals like eileen gu caught up in the _ individualsh more complex story. thank you will very much. _ this much more complex story. thank you will very much. fascinating i this much more complex story. t�*iaf'ua; you will very much. fascinating half hour. thank you very much. thank you very much for your company. we are back next week. goodbye. storm eunice is moving away from the uk. a couple of days ago it was a storm that had barely formed on the satellite picture. just in the past 24 hours, look how it took shape. it has moved across the uk. it is now out into the north sea. as it continues to move away, these strong, damaging winds will continue to ease. we are not there yet, there are still a met office amber warning here in this area, gusts of 60—80 miles per hour, but as we get deeper through the evening and into tonight the worst of these winds will be behind us. and there has been snow across parts of scotland, notjust into higher ground, several centimetres to lower levels in places, so, tricky travelling conditions. further

eileen gu has had to sacrifice her american passport so welcome to china.ardom in the riches you have earned through portraying america are all worth it because you have definitely sold out. >> tucker: that is exactly it. this girl is 18, you make dumb decisions, you get stupid tattoos, you renounce your citizenship to go to china, whatever. young people do dumb things. but there should be collective revulsion as we watch this. we shouldn't make it easy for people to betray their own country, should we? >> we shouldn't and this gets to the point we alluded to a moment ago, this is much bigger than eileen gu. she is supported by, sponsored by victoria's secret, louis vuitton. chinese companies like ultra which uses chinese forced layers to bring in cotton to make the issues and athletic apparel that these athletes make money off of. and these corporate ceos, somewhat tied to the point you were making a little bit earlier about the inherent weakness in american corporations, and i would add to that the inherent immorality of capitalism deployed from a moral,

speaker, the story how i met eileen -- eileen was actually a protester outside of my office who i got to know and invited her up to my office and quickly saw her passion, her intellect, and her love for our country. and eileen has taught me a lot. she's taught our staff a lot. there's no question that bucks county is missing a very, very special person today without eileen in it. i just wanted to send on behalf of me, my family, and our entire staff, our deepest condolences to eileen's family and all who knew and loved her. eileen will be deeply missed and remembered for her love and devotion for her family, her friends, and her community. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. connect to compete program. bridging the digital divide one connected and engaged student at a time. cox, bringing us closer. >> cox supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front-row seat to democracy. >> it was early in januar

eileen gu has a nickname.w, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news after seizing more than a dozen vehicles connected to deadly side shows over the weekend. the oakland police department is issuing a warning for anyone thinking about participating in future events and what the u.s. surgeon general is saying about the pandemic's effect on children and wha >> in a senate hearing on capitol hill today, the u.s. surgeon general told lawmakers more needs to be done to address use mental health. washington correspondent reshad hudson has more. >> u.s. surgeon general doctor vivek murthy says even before the pandemic the country was experiencing a youth mental health crisis. >> we are on the verge of getting back one public health cris

eileen vanished on january 30th 1989 after she left wells middle school in dublin. her family holds a candlelight vigil every year around this time, but for the second year in a row, the event was canceled because of covid concerns. dublin police say even after three decades, they are committed to finding eileen a conviction in the case of a man who shot and killed in east bay police officer how long he could now spend in prison up next first in 90 seconds, california's first ever surgeon general is stepping down what general is stepping down what we're learning oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. but i just... so thanks, but, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability post doctor, nadine burk

i think it's fair to say the chinese france absolutely love eileen. she really is the golden girl of the spacing olympics and she really didn't support them today. in the big competition, she was trailing, going into the final run and needed to pull something special out. the bag and see more than to live at landing a job that she never even tried before. much to the delight of a few 100 chinese fans watching now afterwards. do told us that she speaks to her mother before her runs and she was told by her mother phone try anything risky, don't do it. just be happy with the silver meadow. and she said, no, i'm be showing that she went and did it. and then she's got her 1st goal of this competition. she has 2 more chances to win gold medals and these and then pick games for the moment. she says he's just going to soak up the moment, enjoy the med around her neck and focus on wants to come a bit later. austria mathias maya became the 1st man ever to win an alpine skiing gold metal at 3 consecutive olympic gates. myers place 1st in the men's super g event,

eileen gu pulling off a stunning performance in the women's big air freestyle. our stephanie gosk now with all the olympic headlines from beijing. >> reporter: if nathan chen came into these olympics with demons each perfectly executed quadis crushing them. the 22-year-old skated just about perfectly putting to rest any doubts that the disappointment from repeat itself. >> guys 2018 anymore. >> reporter: normally mild-mannered even he couldn't contain his excitement. >> at the end of that you were visibly happy. why did you express yourself like that? >> i don't even know why i did that. just a spur-of-the-moment thing, just really happy with that skate. >> reporter: scored a new world record. chen sits comfortably in first place, the gold medal so very, very close. on the snow ryan cochran siegel had a lightening run in the super g to grab silver, 50 years after his mom won olympic gold and just a year after he fractured his neck in a horrific crash. >> as an athlete you're always trying to get better and sometimes you've got to use it as fuel but never giving

one of the biggest stories has been eileen gould, who has claimed another metal for china, she missed out on gold, and the skiing slope style grew seemed to be out of metal con contention entirely when she fell during her 2nd run. but an assured, final attempt saw her claim silver. meanwhile, was switzerland's matilda. grandma took gould with a spectacular run, including this back words job unbelievable. so the fact that american born eileen grew is competing for china is one of the biggest stories of the games. and we asked our correspondent in beijing, jonathan, great how closely the local audience in china are following her events while they are following her very closely. indeed that for middle performance has been a repeat on chinese television. it seems like she really is the face of these games, hugely popular here. but there is a twist because island grew. that's not forget was born and grew up in california. she switched allegiance to china in 2019. so she's really kind of straddling a geo political divide. she's trying to keep 2 sites happy, and it's not easy for her in the

. >> eileen has such good amp apply tud. >> reporter: in the women's event, eileen gu grabbed another gold. the california native skiing for her mother's home country of china, still stunned by her success in beijing. >> eileen gu, three-time olympic medalist. that just is insane for me to think about. >> reporter: making history as the first freestyle skier to bag three medals at a single games. >> and capturing the olympic title in the halfpipe. >> reporter: team usa is ready to slide to victory in the two-woman bobsled after strong starting heats with two american pilots on two separate teams contending for a medal. kaillie humphries and elana meyers taylor. just five days after they scored a one-two win in monobob. ♪♪ two women that have shared the podium in every olympics since 2010, hoping to add more medals to their already heavy haul. and there's quite a bookend of olympic journey for elana meyers taylor. if you remember, she started this games with a bit of a rough start, a positive covid test left her with a week-long stint in an isolation hotel. she had to miss that opening

california native eileen gu eyeing gold.tion, but the gold medal didn't go to team usa. while she was born and raised in san francisco, gu decided to compete for her mother's home nation of china. cnbc's eunice yoon reports from beijing. >> reporter: superstar skier eileen gu cannot be missed in china, whether you're out shopping, on the way to work, checking messages on social media, or grabbing a coffee. before winning a gold at the beijing olympics, gu had sponsorship deals in china worth at least $30 million according to local research firm cbn but this 18-year-old medalist has gotten entangled in soured u.s.-china relations and is increasingly a source of controversy within china at first, gu was a hero for china's p.r. machine though born in america, gu chose to play in the beijing olympics for team china state media have portrayed her decision as a homecoming a girl next door embracing her chinese identity while escaping an america divided by racism this communist party newspaper argued gu's win is a stand against dis

the president eileen goose winning jump. did look impressive. jonathan, tell us what made it so special. what made it so special? she never even practiced it before properly let alone actually perform it in a competition. now she was telling her report is afterwards that she spends an hour and a half a day visualizing her moves. so that's what she'd been doing. and she said she discusses everything with her mom. and she told me to actually she was on the phone to her mom before her final jump. and her mom was say, look, don't do it, don't take the risk, do a trick that you've done before. be happy with the silver meadow. and she said, no, i'm vetoing that, i'm actually going to do it. she did, and she got the rewards. now. just remember there's a lot of pressure on island. she's so huge here in china. she's kind of struggling this geo political divide where, you know, she switched the agents in the united states in 2019. so now compete for china. a lot of people back in the us, not very happy about that decision. she was asked about the pressure

s. foreign eileen, good plains, gold for china in the sky. big air with a breathtaking trick that she'd never completed before and rebuilding from the ashes people affected by last year's volcanic eruption on the spanish island of hallmark planned to build back batter. ah, i'm so me. so misconduct. glad you could join us. diplomatic efforts are intensifying as world leaders attempt to deescalate the crisis around russia's troop build up on its border with ukraine, french president manuel. my call is now in kia, where he's holding talks with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski as fears of a possible russian invasion mount. the meeting comes after my call, sat down with russian president vladimir putin. oscar on monday, but con said he believed there would be no further escalation in the conflict following that visit with putin. and let's go right. the key of we have our corresponded nick calmly standing by frost, following those talks forth today. hi, nick of tell us what has been happening, what you've been hearing, because we understand th

ggu, right. , eileen. i mean, it is it is incredibly i think the only word we can arrive at is ungrateful forfu her to betray turn her back on the country that not just raised her but but turned her into a world-class skier with the training and facilities that only the united states of america i can provide for her to then turn her back on that in exchange for money is shameful. it's ungrateful like a child that says i'm out here, i'm moving somewhere else after being raised in a warm homee. that's what she is. and she will soon, i suspect, tucker , come to regret. i mean, take a look at the chinese tennis player who dared to speak out about sexual harassment and then mysteriously disappeared. eileen, ggu i think has had tome sacrifice american passport. so welcome to china. i hope stardom and the richesyo that you have earned through betraying america allugv are worth it because youe have definitely sold out. well, that's exactly. and look at this girl to eighteen. you make dumb decisions, youur get stup

eileen is very, very good.erformance, and she challenged a jump that she's never done before. she's so great. china doesn't allow dual nationality and its unclear whether gu has given up her american citizenship, a question she continues to side step. >> i'm american when i'm in the u.s. and i'm chinese when i'm in china. >> 19-year-old figure skater has given up her american cit citizenship, but her reception in china has been a totally different experience. after she fell twice during her skating routine, the abuse was relentless on social media. as some questioned why she had been chosen to represent china over an athlete born in the country. she was born and raised in california to a chinese immigrant family, and has changed her name from beverly, but she has faced criticism for not speaking fluent chinese like gu. the decision to compete for china as an american-born athlete has drawn harsh words in the u.s., most specifically over china's human right record. gu insists she wants to be a role model and ins

we talked about alysa liu and elaine chen and eileen gu. all the action begins at 5:00 on nbc bay area. >>> it is a crucial step building a new ballpark for the a's, it could happen any moment. council members may decide to vote to certify the ballpark and environmental impact. it is also known as an eir. if it happens, other deals needed to build the new ballpark can go forward. the a's want to put that ballpark at jacqueline's square. it is possible they could push after next month. not everyone is on board with the ballpark plan. today a rally was held in front of oakland city hall. building the ballpark will cost jobs and hurt schools in the area and send too much traffic and pollution into neighboring west oakland. >> if you can't move around now, what's going to happen if they try to build a stadium. it is going to be hellish. >> not many people calling for that new ballpark to be built at the coliseum. >>> up next, a high-profile evening at stanford, supporters and protesters awaiting for the arrival of former vice president mike pen

maggie, we know that sheook her eileen is on her way to the finals.ncess who is set to win big here in the host country. this morning, one of the most dominant women in free ski, olympian eileen gu facing a rough run in her first competition at the winter olympics. the 18-year-old, who was born and raised in california and competed for the u.s. for years, is currently facing controversy after choosing to compete for china, her mother's homeland. writing on instagram in 2019, this was an incredibly tough decision for me to make. i'm proud of my heritage and equally proud of my american upbringings. the opportunity to help inspire millions of people where my mom was born during the 2022 beijing olympic winter games is a once in a lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport i love. her decisions coming under scrutiny, after the u.s. announced a diplomatic boycott on these games. >> fans or once fans are accusing her of allowing herself to be used as a political tool by the chinese government and then for financial gain and then for supporting a cou

freestyle skier eileen gu is from the u.s.untry. >> let's get this started now. >> reporter: she's fierce and poised to win at the winter olympics. move over, elsa, there's a new snow queen. >> i'm from san francisco and i'm a skier. >> reporter: her mom was born in china and eileen decided to compete for china. >> my family is supportive. i come from a long line of engineers. it definitely wasn't expected and i don't think anybody thought that i would become a professional ski eer or athleten general. >> reporter: the skiing, horseback riding piano playing prodigy has already been admitted to her dream school, stanford. she's modelled for louis vuitton, he iestee lauder. she's the poster child for snow sports in china starring alongside chinese actor jackson yee in an official beijing promo being played through china. she said her decision to compete for china instead of the usa stems from a strong mother/daughter bond. she taught eileen how to embrace her heritage. >> my grandma is the most motivated to win person. she has t

eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news has been raising some eyebrows for having chosen to compete for china instead of team usa where she grew up right here in san francisco. >> harper's ella sogomonian actually met her a few years ago and joins >> live from the newsroom with whose message on that decision l a? >> that's right. vicki. eileen, through was born and raised in the bay and graduated from san francisco university high school. so her alma mater, of course, very excited. they congratulated her on the historic gold medal performance and women's big air this week in her first olympic games pulling off for complete 3.60, rotations as mentioned. and i actually caught up with the olympian. well, before this moment just

eileen gu going to the next medal and switzerland are the fastest on skis.air wick essential mist. connect to nature. are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! >>> it's been an exciting day of competition in beijing. tuesday's events featured some career firsts on the podium as well as athletes like eileen gu winning more medals for china. coy wire is outside of beijing with the latest on events. coy, it has been another terrific performance for the ice princess. not quite gold but still pretty impressive. >> impressive. the free slopestyle final for women. eileen gu, she is capturing the hearts of spectators here. biggest crowd in the snow park. folks wanting to snap the pictures and already winning the gold in the big air competition. gu puts down another solid performance to win a silver. she was holding heart hands above her head. the 18-year-old has another opportunity to win another medal. the lowest scoring qualifier to olympic champ. she already won bro

what a golden moment for eileen.re may be more gold up for grabs. >> you can imagine the pressure the 18-year-old must have been feeling. she was going to compete for her mother's homeland china instead of team u.s.a. she says she's a hopeless romantic when it comes to fear. when you embrace it, the adrenaline and excitement can propel you to greatness. she took that leap of fate on landing a 1620. that's 4 1/2 rotations. she's the second woman to ever pull that off. she wins china their third gold of these games and leads the way in terms of golds tied with sweden. gu talked afterwards about trying to land that trick, isa, that she had never done before. listen. >> i think of all my tricks as a rhythm and music and like kind of motion. so in that sense the wind in my ears, the speed of my turn when i wrap the spin, it speeds up. so there's a change in tempo. so i was visualizing that, thinking about that going into the trick. i felt very confident that if i didn't land it, it would be safe and that i would still be

the extraordinary eileen gu of china soaring to her third medal of the games.d with her second gold medal here in beijing, she's proving to be perhaps the star of these games. but the name of these games is surely kamila valieva, the russian teenager who failed a drugs test, was cleared to compete, but whose hopes last night ended in tears. today, the lack of sympathy shown by her entourage was criticised at the highest level. it was chilling to see this rather than to try to to help her. you could feel this chilling atmosphere. thomas bach added he was very disturbed by valieva's performance. the pressure is beyond my imagination, he said, especially for a girl of 15 years old. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. back to our main story — storm eunice. as the worst of the storm hit britain, thousands were glued to big jet tv, a live youtube stream of planes trying to land at heathrow. david sillito has more. it has been, shall we say, an interesting day to be an air passengerflying into heathrow. easy, easy, easy. go on, son! and watching it all and providing a live

eileen gu goes for gold in the women's halfpipe.on begins right here on nbc bay area at 5:00. >> if you haven't watched any of the events yet, this is the time to watch. >> this will be a good night. >> right? >> all right. next on "nbc nightly news," president biden's new warning. the threat of russia invading ukraine is imminent. lester holt joins us next. >>> tonight, president biden's stark new warning that the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine is very high. the president saying russia could attack ukraine in the next several days and accusing the kremlin of staging a false flag operation to justify going in. secretary of state antony blinken at t u.n. warning russia could fake or could carry out a real chemical attack. reports of shelling near the front lines. a kindergarten damaged. our richard engel is on the ground. >>> also tonight, the major winter storm on the move. nearly 100 million under weather alerts. the threat of severe

one of the biggest stories has been eileen gould, who has claimed another metal for china, she missed out on gold in this skiing slope. style though, do seem to be out of metal contention entirely when she felt ewing, her 2nd run. but in a short, final attempt saw her claim sylva switzerland motto, grandma took gold with as spectacular on including this backwoods john. the fact that american born eileen google is competing for china is one of the biggest stories of the game so far. and we asked our correspondence by jane jonathan crane, how closely the local audience in china are following her events, where they are following her very closely. indeed that server middle performance has been on repeat on chinese television. it seems like she really is the face of these games, hugely popular here. but there is a twist because either grew that's not forget was born and grew up in california. she switched allegiance to china in 2019 for she really kind of straddling a geo political divide. you trying to keep 2 sides happy and it's not easy for her in the us. she's accused of being a traito

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s. foreign eileen, who claims gold for china in the 1st ever big air event. and the oscar nominations for the 90 for the academy awards have been announced. benedict cumber batch nominated for best actor as the villain in the power of the dog. a movie with 12 nominations, including best movie ah . hello, i am claire richardson. thanks so much for joining us. diplomatic f, it's are intensifying as world leaders attempt to deescalate the crisis around russia's troop build up on its border with ukraine, french president. and when you are, my call is now in tive, where talks with ukrainian president volota. mir zalinski. have concluded, the meeting comes the day after ma chrome sat down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. on monday, the french president's take away from that meeting. he believed there would be no further escalation. so let's get straight across to dw correspondent and nick connelly who is reporting for us from kiev. nick hi, good to see you there. so i'm a crime zalinski. they just come out of that meeting. i took longer than we were

eileen gu has a nickname.w, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> well, we've gotten the most encouraging news regarding james wiseman in the 10 months since he got meniscus surgery. he had his first contact practice according to the athletic's anthony slater. it was a controlled 3 on 3 game up to this point. wiseman's knee hasn't reacted to contact the way the team had hoped. that's why he got that nice cold out a few weeks ago. but this is a good sign in the hope is that wiseman can get back to be able to contribute to this team down the stretch and into the playoffs. the expectations will be intentionally low, but there is still a belief that he can help the team this year in some way and one gu

ends monday. >>> superstar eileen gu made history at the olympics overnight.bleacher report". tell us about it. >> reporter: good morning, brianna. just 18 years old, eileen gu has become the first free skier to win three medals in one games. born and raised in san francisco, competing for her mother's homeland china. years of dedication, support from mom paying off. two-time olympic champ, model for louis vuitton, model student, enrolling at stanford soon. it set a positive example for the next generation. and madison hubbell and zachary donohue competing in their final olympics told me they are disheartened by the russian doping controversy rocking their sport right now. they showed compassion for val valiyeva. they were part of the team event in which the americans won silver. they feel for those going home without any medal while the investigation continues. here's part of our talk. . >> it's hard to go home empty handed. we have our empty medal box waiting in our room. and we have no answer as to what the timeline could be for that issue to be resolved. s

s. foreign eileen group claims gold for china in the 1st ever ski big air of act . ah, hello, i'm clear, richardson, thanks so much for joining us. diplomatic efforts are intensify as world leaders attempt to de escalate the crisis around russia's troop build up on its border with ukraine, french president, and my mama crohn is now in kiev, where talks with ukrainian president of a lot of mir zalinski have just concluded. the meeting comes the day after mac, ron sat down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. on monday, crohn's take away from that meeting and moscow was that he believed there would be no further escalation. so let's get straight across to dw correspondent and nick connelly who is reporting for us from keith. nick. hi, good to see you there. so i'm a crime zalinski. they just come out of that meeting. i took longer than we were expecting to what have the 2 agreed while the atmosphere were definitely better than expected. they seemed fairly cordial while another. the main takeaway is that they expect to hold a leader summit in the circle. no

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and eileen gu won silver earlier this week in free ski slope style. is the first free style skier, man or women to win three medals in a single winter olympics. so much to celebration, including here in the bay area. a family friend holding a watch party for her tonight in los gatos. >> she is wonderful, amazing, bright, hard working, focused. you might say the spirit, the force is strong from this one. she is quite a little force of nature in so many ways. >> only 18. another olympics. and she is going to stanford as a freshman this fall. >> and david wise looking to defend his gold medal, he has wo back-to-back golds at age 31, he is the oldest competitor for team usa. you can watch him in prime time tomorrow night and usa versus canada in the bronze medal match for curling. three days more of competition. we will be covering it all for you right up until closing ceremony on sunday night. raj? >> programs the most compelling of the days so fafrmt good interview with the figure skaters. we will talk to you tomorrow as well. thank you. it's not over y

eileen gu has a nickname. the snow, princess, and she's quite popular in beijing because in addition to being an olympian, she's also a supermodel. she plans to compete 2 more times here at the winter olympics in slopestyle and halfpipe. she's considered a medal favorite in both events in beijing. i'm andrew marden kron. 4 news. >>gu was born and raised in the bay though she graduated from san francisco university. high school, her alma mater congratulated her on the historic gold medal performance in women's big air this she has also been raising some eyebrows, though, for having chosen to compete for china and said of team usa. shared a message for her social media page explaining it was a tough decision to make. but quote, i am proud of my heritage and equally proud of my american upbringings. the opportunity to help inspire millions of young people where my mom was born during the 2022. beijing olympic winter games is a once in a lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport. i love. she continued on t