gus kenworthy won. >> kenworthy is now one of the first openly gay men to compete for the u.s.skater adam rippon is also gay. he made headlines by announcing he would not attend the traditional team trip to the white house because of the lgbt policies. gus kenworthy spoke about the new role he's assumed. >> gus kenworthy let with a silver medal and a pack of stray dogs he rescued. what pestered him is what he didn't do at the last olympics. he may not have spoken out about russia's anti-gay policies then but he's now taking on a new role. >> i carry a burden. i think there's a pressure on me. it presents an amazing opportunity and it kind of givens us a chance to shed people's misconceptions and just kind of break down barriers. >> and biases? >> exactly. >> reporter: for gus kenworthy, free skiing is like a dance. he masters the delicate balance of precision, technique, and control, making it all look effortless. >> one more jump. does he have the switch double ten. >> reporter: the 26-year-old british born colorado-bred star learned to ski shortly after learning to walk. toda

and the ever outspoken gus ken wor kenworthy skis in slopestyle, despite bringing his thumb three days ago, janelle. back to you. >> can't wait to watch. thanks, jinah. still more than a week of competition as well. you don't have to miss a thing if you're away from your tv. tune into our free bay area app and you can watch our live stream. >>> and the calendar says february, but the temperatures outside say still close to 70 in san jose. plan on big changes tomorrow, a big drop in temperatures, gusty wind, and maybe even hilltop snow. we'll talk about that when we come right back. >>> plus, an unexpected problem to wake up to. why water service was impacted for some people in san francisco this morning. >>> and a high school wrestler with a message of inspiration. his actions today to a group of east bay wrestlers in the wake of a severe injury. >>> closed captioning brought to you by airport home appliance where presidents' day savings start now. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a l

we enlisted the help of olympic medalist gus kenworthy.pecial boost down the mountain. take a look. you ready to hit the slopes? >> wait a second. i'm a little nervous. if that's our slope. they call that the bunny slope? >> that's not the bunny slope. that's a fierce bunny. like a mean bunny. a bunny with hair on his chest. we started off our ski adventure with a little light cardio. let's go, bunny slope. after all, we weren't going to be exerting ourselves too much. were we? i wish we had some help, like a really good teacher. >> anyone who could help us. >> i know. it's not like we need, like, an olympic skier to teach us. >> but wouldn't that be nice? >> oh, i know. just somebody to help guide a little bit. >> anybody. >> we don't need an olympic skier. >> hi, savannah. hi, hoda. >> gus kenworthy. >> gus is here? >> how are you guys? >> this is weird he just popped up. >> if you're not busy, we were thinking about the bunny slope. >> i'm not busy at all. >> do we look the part? are we going to blend? >> you do. i walked up and i was l

figure skater adam rippon and gus kenworthy made history just by being themselves.cs. >> adam rippon. >> reporter: you're the first openly-gay athlete to win a medal at the olympic games. how does it feel? >> great. you know, i came here, being authentically myself and sharing my story. and being gay is part of that. but i came here as an american athlete. and i came here to help my team get a medal. and that is what i focused on. >> will we see the triple from kenworthy? >> reporter: freestyle skier gus kenworthy could have cleaned that first, when he took over in sochi. but he wasn't ready, yet. >> i didn't get to appreciate the medal that i had won because of that. i didn't know if a gay skier would be an image that anyone would get behind and support. >> reporter: when kenworthy came out in 2015, sponsors didn't just stick with the skier, they grow exponentially. >> my shoulders carry more than my country's pride. they carry my community's pride. >> i signed the most olympic deals of any athlete coming into the winter games, which is crazy. >> reporter: the supp

>> reporter: yes, gus kenworthy, the freestyle skier and adam rippon said they have no desire to meetesident trump at the white house after the olympics. if you think about it, this is really a sea change for olympic athletes who are out. you think about johnny weir who was criticized by judges for the way he dressed. you think about brian boitano. he didn't come out because he was afraid he would lose sponsorship deals. to have adam rippon and gus kenworthy, two openly gay olympic athletes who are taking a political stance like this, it's an extraordinary change for the olympics. >> thanks very much. >>> up next, a key white house aide denies domestic abuse allegations against him but resigns. sources say white house officials, at least some knew about the allegations and protected him. the latest from the white house when we continue.

gus kenworthy won the silver medal. s later he became the first openly guy male extreme sports athlete. >> in pyeongchang kenworthy is now one of the first openly guy men to compete for the u.s. in the winter games. figure skater adam rippon is also guy. rippon made headlines saying he would not attend the treeam vis to the white house. we spoke with gus kenworthy about the new role he assumed. >> he left the sochi games with a silver medal and the dogs that pestered him. he may not have spoken out about russian's anti-guy policies then but now he's living as his authentic self. >> i carry a little bit of burden with me being a guy athlete going into the olympics. it presents an amazing opportunity and i think that it kind of gives us a chance to shed people's misconceptions and breakdown barriers. >> and biases. >> exactly. >> for gus kenworthy, free skiing is like a dance. he masters the delicate balance of precision, technique, and control. making it all look effortless. the 26-year-old learned to ski shortly after le

. >> silver medalist, gus kenworthy is one of the members of the ski team boarding a flight from sfo the final leg before their run to the gold. >> i get butterflies, you just breathe through it. >> almost every u.s. olympic athlete is flying out of sfo to go to south korea because of a partnership between united and the u.s. olympic committee. >> really exciting for me and my team. >> the first group flew out january 29th, and the process continues for the next couple of weeks. of course there are dozens of people on the flight who aren't olympic athletes and many of them were very pleasantly surprised to learn who their fellow passengers are. >> it's pretty cool. i'm excited to get pictures as they come onto the plane. >> reporter: this flight is 12 1/2 hours. it lands at 4:20:00 p.m. tomorrow in seoul. >> i have almost a week before i'm on snow. we have a couple days of practice a few days after we get there. i'll walk in the opening ceremonies. >>> good luck to them. >>> the host city hopes the olympics bring a boost in tourism. the south korean olympic stadium cost $60 million.

sochi silver medalist gus kenworthy laid down a strong run, despite breaking his thumb three days ago. he had to duct tape his pole to his hand. nbc10.com, find the latest medal count, plus what's streaming right now and the latest olympic news. >>> first alert weather, heavy, wet snow and freezing overnight temperatures. here's a live look from the poconos and the lehigh valley. two of the hardest-hit areas. it's up to 8 inches of snow today. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist steve sosna shows us what's next, including that big jump in temperatures. >> that's right. that is coming our way next week. but for tonight we're continuing the first alert and the reason why, the snow is over but the leftover snow and slush, especially your secondary roadways, neighborhood cul-de-sacs, places like these, will still be slippery and trech rules overnight tonight. any of the sidewalk that haven't been shovelled. if you're not in good health and you've got 5, 6 inches of snow, don't shovel the show on your own. this is heart attack snow, so heavy, wet, and soppy, it's hard to remove. it clogs up y

. >> reporter: but rippon also has developed a special bond with fellow olympian skier gus kenworthy. the second openly gay american man to compete in these games, who tweeted out support for his teammate, sharing this moment and writing, "very proud of this guy." the two walking together into the olympic stadium for the opening ceremony. and rippon using his platform to take that political stand. reportedly refusing to meet with vice president mike pence because of his stance on gay rights. >> i personally don't have anything to say to mike pence. right now i have a voice and i think it's really important for me to use it. >> reporter: but adam isn't hanging up his skates yet here in south korea. both he and mirai will compete in the individual events later in the games. >> how are you going to celebrate? >> i'm going to go to target. and i'm going to get a bottle of sauvignon blanc oyster boy with a twist top. >> i like it. that sounds like a plan. >> immediately. >> reporter: but it's clear that no matter how they do some things aren't going to change. >> no more burgers eaten on t

all new this morning adam rippon and gus kenworthy talk about competing adds openly gay men. >> i thinkere is a lot being made of it because people still on some level have a problem. >> my boyfriend and i had a kiss at the bottom of the contest and people were like, we get it, we don't need to see it, though. i don't care what you do behind closed doors but don't put it in my face. it's like my entire life in movies and commercials in public everywhere you see straight heterosexual love and that's completely fine because it's normal, but us also showing the same type of affection isn't shoving it in your face it's just us existing. >> the full interview airs after "today in the bay" coming up on the "today" show at 7:00. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," support for brock turner's survivor. the promise some students want stanford to keep. >>> first on "today in the bay" here their new message. >>> plus big names come to san jose to empower women. we investigate the difference between silicon valley salaries. hi, we're alaska airlines. and we don't just fly lumberjacks to glacie

. >> wee would gus kenworthy be happy he just broke his thumb right before he competes? panther haz arrived. >> >> which star caused that reaction? >>> right now on access, jen and justin split. >> when did it ham? why did it happen? >> hey, justin. how are you doing? >> the signs throb will. living on op sets coasts, justin was at a boxing jim in new york, she celebrated with girl friends in malibu. and even valentine's day was spent apart, with justin spotted walking the dog alone in new york

he and gus kenworthy are the first openly gay men to compete in the olympics. he said they are representing something bigger than themselves. teammate mirai nagasu landed the daunting triple axel. the first american woman to do that at the olympic games. the performances helped the u.s. take bronze for the second straight winter olympics. crazy 45-mile-an-hour gusts demad delayed the start of the slopestyle competition. struggling to land their tricks. mother nature no match for team usa's jamie anderson. this give is tough. a ruptured spleen and broken bones. these winds were no match for jamie. taking a gold in the event for the second straight winter games. team usa continuing to dominate in this sport. let's get an early start on your medal count, christine romans. norway leading the way with eight. canada with six. the featht netherlands with fiv. the u.s. has four. we will hear from chloe kim coming up. s she has attitude and personality for days. >> get a lid on that bald dome. it's cold. looking good, my friend. thank you. >> punch you in the face and l

take freestyle skier gus kenworthy, who tweeted, "so proud of all these people! everybody here has worked so hard to make it to the olympics and have the opportunity to walk in the closing ceremony! well... everyone except ivanka. honestly, t f is she doing here?" ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: yo! yo! >> stephen: that's a fair question. "tiger friend" is ivanka doing there? ( laughter ) was it in her unofficial capacity as donald trump's daughter? or was it in her official capacity as senior white house donald trump's daughter? ( laughter ) because she's family and government and the line does get blurred. like in this interview that aired this morning: >> do you believe your father's accusers? >> i think it's a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter, if she believes the accusers of her father, when he's affirmatively stated that there's no truth to it. i don't think that's a question you would ask many other daughters. >> stephen: but ivanka, you are not many other daughters. you are the only daughter in u.s. history to officially serve in her father'

i caught up with team usa freestyle skier gus kenworthy. >> it takes your breath away. you walk out and it is a massive stadium. everyone is screaming. lights flashing. usa is chanted. everyone wearing the beautiful open ceremony outfits that ralph lauren made. a crazy sense of comradery. >> reporter: events under way. earlier, usa's 18 phenon nathin chen fell during his short program. he has never been on this big stage. can he handle the magnitude of the moment? nathan is a favorite for individual gold. team usa in second place after the first day of the team event. our friends, you heard gus talk about the outfits. ralph lauren allowed me to don the gear the athletes will be wearing. i have a heated parka on. it is rain proof. the sweet gloves. they got mixed reaction on social media. everyone i talked to, it is their favorite part. this is right up dave briggs' alley. >> i feel like i'm in the wild west. >> i don't think they go with the jacket. i like it. >> it says god bless america. >> we could use gear. just saying. thank you, coy. >>> a case involving the presi

he and gus kenworthy are the first openly guy ay to compete the olympics.voicing his disapproval for the vice president to lead the delegation in pyeongchang. he focused on the ice. he did not want the olympic experience to be about the vp. after helping team usa earn broncos bra bronze, adam says his skating his purpose. listen. >> i heard a lot of people say adam rippon should tone it down and blah, blah, blah. i can't -- i can't tone it down. i'm being me. i'm being myself and i would be doing myself an injustice and i would be doing an injustice to those kids who don't feel they are comfortable to be themselves. >> shaun white taking first in the qualifying round in the men's snowboard halfpipe. i noticed shaun has joy talking about a qualifying round. i said after all this time how are you so focused? >> there are so many expectations. fear of failure and so much going on in your head. those are huge motivater motiva motivations as well as the chance to succeed in life. and at the end of the day, i was sitting there after sochi and certain things. this

to have adam rippon and gus kenworthy, two openly gay olympic athlete who's are taking a political stancee this, it's an extraordinary change for the olympics. >> thanks very much. >>> up next, a key white house aide denies domestic abuse allegations against him but resigns. sources say white house officials, at least some knew about the allegations and protected him. the latest from the white house when we continue. ...you could learn you're from ireland... ...donegal, ireland... ...and your ancestor was a fisherman. with blue eyes. just like you. begin your journey at ancestry.com make the most of every hour. here comes a new year. of every single day. with the power of tempur-pedic sleep. choose the mattress brand ranked highest in customer satisfaction by j.d. power. tempur-pedic sleep is power. for my constipation, i switch to miralax. stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate the nerves in your colon. miralax is different. it works with the water in your body. unblocking your system naturally. save up to $5 on miralax. see sunday's paper. kayak compares hundreds of travel and airline

gus kenworthy saying they have no reason to meet with the president at the white house as is custom.nt is firing back, tweeting about this, calling it fake news. hrt it says -- actually, i have lost it. there we go. >> go ahead, will. i want you to know that we are for you. don't let fake news distract you. i am proud of you and all of our great athletes. and my only hope for you and all of team usa is to bring home the gold. go get 'em. that is the latest from the vice president. clearly he's firing back against these reports, doesn't want the world to think that he doesn't support lgbt athletes at the olympics despite what they are saying. >> problem is he shouldn't have said it back in 2000 and shouldn't have been so strong for the religious freedom restoration act of governor of indiana in 2015. we will have more on this controversy. there is no controversy in terms of the truth. the controversy is how the vice president is handling it. we'll talk to the reporter behind the story next. ♪ everything you need to go. ♪ expedia. ♪ something we all think about as we head into retireme

he and gus kenworthy the first two openly gay men to compete in the olympics. and mirai nagasu.ing the first american woman to ever do that at the olympics. the stellar performance helped get usa the bronze in the team competition for the second straight winter games. the dangerous 45-mile-an-hour gusts delayed the start of the women's snowboarding competition. the best athletes in the world and 5 of 25 made it down without falling. mother nature is no match for jamie anderson who captured a second gold in a second straight winter games. here we go. team usa just continuing olympic domination of snowboarding. let's get an early start on medal count. norway with eight. canada has six. netherlands has five. usa is tied with germany with four. >>> nba action. what a difference a week can make. the cavaliers have a very different team after last week's trades. they looked better than ever against the celtics. lebron james quieted the boston crowd who came out to celebrate paul pierce's jersey retirement. king james is happy in his court. he said attention to details were at an all-t

it included jamie anderson and red jared and gus kenworthy. >>> the warriors beat the knicks last night quarter launched them right to victory. >> couldn't quite finish the give and go. he goes for the three and drops it down. >> klay thompson had 26 points. a game high. mcghee has been getting more playing time as of late, including a basket right there. a turn around that had jon stewart comedian shaking his head there in his court side seat. the warriors are off today. yes, jon. mcghee, remember it. tomorrow night they play in washington against the wizards. >>> are the knick ever going to be good again? i digress. >>> the warriors are on a field trip with a group of children. some of the players including steph curry and kevin durant did not want to go to the white house and appear with president trump. instead they are touring the avalanche museum of history and culture in washington. the children are from maryland just outside of washington, d.c. kevin durant hopes that the kids will get inspired spending time with their role models. >>> it appears that the tooth fairy is now play

so to support him, gus kenworthy, skier, posted a picture of the two of them at opening ceremony. n't met before, as two openly gay athletes and then just hours ago, gus gave an interview to one of my colleagues. take a listen to what he said about why he posted on instagram about mike pence. >> i didn't want to get super political. that's not what the olympics is about. it is about sport and greater good of sport and the entire world coming together for it. but i think the olympics is about inclusion. and i feel like pence hasn't necessarily stood up for inclusion and as lgbt athlete at the first olympics where we see out athletes that someone that is more lgbt friendly would have been a better fit. >> let me give you a quick reality check, ayman. 2,050 athletes but at sports.com just 14 gay athletes who are out at this olympic games. >> all right, chris jaing, anks you veryuch. gordon, lisa, i appreciate all of your insights this afternoon. >>> tensions flaring. israel responds with heavy air strikes. and the president releasees a new video highlighting his immigration agenda. ah

i caught up with gus kenworthy to hear what he thought. >> it takes your breath away.alk out and it's the massive stadium. everyone is screaming. lights flashing. usa is being chanted. everyone wearing these beautiful matching opening ceremony outfits that ralph lauren made. a crazy sense of comradery. >> reporter: opening ceremony around the corner. events under way. earlier, usa's 18-year-old figure skater nathan chen fell during his short program of the team event. what in the world? this guy is a two-time u.s. champ already. he is young. he has never been on the big stage like. this can he kconquer the demons? he is a favorite for the individual gold here. team usa in second place after the first day of the team event. you heard gus talking about the ralph lauren gear that the olympians will wear at the opening ceremony. they allowed me to wear this and test it out. i have the sweet suede leather gloves getting mixed reviews on the social media. this is my favorite part along with the heated parka. i feel great. >> coy could still be an olympian. he is in that kind

. >> and, in case you missed it, gus kenworthy, no medals for him, but the openly gay skier says i'mthentically, i'm walking away more fulfilled without a medal than i did at the last games with one. >> he posted this moment, a kiss for his boyfriend, matt. on prime time tv. he said growing up he never could have dreamed of seeing a gay kiss at the olympics, but now, for the first time, a kid watching at home can. >> and six more days to go. this might be one of the lowest medal counts for team u.s.a. in the winter games. >> we're not used to that. >> no. >> we're used to winning medals. >> we're even below the fake russians. it's not good. >> with their doping curlers. >> the mix is next. >> the mix is next. s old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. imagine people our age getting life insurance at such an affordable rate. it's true. if you're 50 to 85, you can get guaranteed acceptance life insurance through th

. >> bill: something over the weekend that gus kenworthy tweeted i think you will have to take the twitterfrom athletes. he asked why ivanka trump was there and shorthand for an expression that says why in the world, is that clean enough? >> clean enough for cable news. >> what do you think about that as it relates to maybe the ioc or the olympic committee? there is a whole new facet of these athletes. they are expressing themselves on the world stage and they have a platform, howie, what do you think? >> that's the point. all the athletes have a right to speak out. ken worthy had already criticized mike pence. i can still compete but now i don't have to shake the vice president's hand. another one -- they don't like this administration. that's fine. when they go to south korea they are representing our country and to turn that into an opportunity to push their own personal partisan politics just feels like the wrong message for me. we're rooting for them, they ought not to be using that stage, that world stage, the whole world watching to go after ivanka, mike pence, save it for another t

gus kenworthy who is openly gay. you two are firsts in the winter olympics.he post. what has his friendship meant to you? >> we have been corresponding, heading into the games. and we said that okay, before opening ceremonies we have to meet. we finally met. and, um -- you know, we got the walk in together. and, i -- that's -- you know, we have a bond now that we'll have for the rest of our lives. and he's such a east supernice. supercute. and -- >> just like you. >> stop it. >> stop it, some more, right? you have your individual competitions coming up tlart week. are you nervous? are you excite snd i mean, you look like you don't have a nerve in your body. it's hard the to believe you felt like you were going to throw up becauseou so confident. what are you most looking forwardhere. i'm at theand -- um, you know, play. i'm so excited to be here. and after this team competition and skating so well, i know,eady to show the world what else i have up my sleeve. >> we cannot wait t s it. i want to ask you this. when it's all done. you have finished cheering on yo

pence facing criticism today from openly gay freestyle skier gus kenworthy. >> i think it's unfortunatehat 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 fourth. but the 244 members of the u.s. olympic team are nothing if not resilient. two-time gold medalist shaun white is back after a nasty halfpipe spill last fall left him with 62 stitches in his face. >> i'm sitting there, going, if i go ride again, that means that i'm willing to let this happen to myself again. >> yeah, i mean and so much competing at this level is mental. >> yeah, that's what it's all about. it's like overcoming those fears and odds. >> and by now you may have heard it is freezing here. it is the winter olympics after all, about 30 degrees right n

gus kenworthy is going to show us the ropes. >> hopefully it won't be snow bad. >> see what you did theres the future as well as its past. >> it is known as one of the cleanest and friendliest cities in the entire world. so, we decided to do a little seoul searching. >> you won't stop, will you? >> to find ourselves. ♪ >> all right. we made it to seoul. >> two soul brothers in seoul. >> wonder what adventures await us. let's find out. ♪ >> al roker, we're about to have a hanboek experience. >> hanboek refers to the traditional dress. it's been a phenomenal for koreans and foreigners alike. >> what a cool store. >> we had an appointment with the korean master where they've been design iing hanbok for 50 years. >> i guess we can get started. >> let's do it. >> they tell me i'm gressed as a general would be. >> and that makes me your king. come, my liege. >> the first stop on our hanbok tour, was hanook village. >> this is where we are, you have generations of these traditional houses. >> hanok village is the best vantage point in seoul to experience the past and present. that's a great shot

in other skiing news, team usa's gus kenworthy makes his pyeongchang debut this weekend but he will beh a broken thumb. he actually broke his thumb during a training run on thursday. he tweeted that he will be giving his teammates and literally everybody else a very enthusiastic thumbs up. norah. >> positive attitude. thumbs up. >> you know what i think is so hard for the athletes is they practice, practice, practice, and you they they can do it, but they have that one shot and then it doesn't go according to plan, that's got to be heartbreaking when you know how to do this. >> and the nerves. it's just so big. i mean -- >> i think so too. >> it's all in your head. >> i thought ben said it right. we weren't on the slopes, she still looks pretty impressive. >> speaking of impressive in our next hour, gold medalist red gerard, the youngest male olympic snow boarding champ. will be here in studio 57. he'll share what it was like to win team usa's first gold medal in south korea. >> up next, a look at this morning's other headlines including why the world's automakers have >> announcer: th

one olympian gus kenworthy called her out and said we worked so hard to be in the olympics and he wento hard to be in the olympics and have the opportunity to walk in the closing ceremonies well, everyone except ivanka, honestly, what is she doing here? >> talking about school shootings in the u.s. talking about -- and then you see this. the olympics is a time of happiness. we did great. we won so many gold medals. ivanka is unbelievable representative of this country. she is so poised. she is so elegant. you know, she a role model for so many people. so to hear that that's not what the olympics is about. politics should not enter into the olympics. brian: does it bother you as her brother. >> it does bother me. it should bother us as a society. could you imagine if sasha and melania wen maliyah, could u imagine? >> olympics is a great way toes escape everything we talk about all the time. some of the worst things of society. it's supposed to be a representation. brian bine we won for a gold for curling and upset sweden. >> and doe cross-country. some great events. a way to get away fr

gus kenworth and nick goepper who took gold. >> reporter: with a large contingent of family and friends looking on, kenworthy who fractured hisorearm failed to hit a critical jump. but goepper overcame stumbles to regain his composure, fwliping and twisting his way to a silver medal. >> goepper's last chance, one, two, three, wow. >> reporter: over at the giant slalom course veteran ted ligety was unsuccessful. >> maybe he can pull out something magical. >> reporter: likely ending the 33-year-old storied olympic career. >> couldn't muster the speed i needed to have so definitely a disappointment. >> reporter: the gold went to marcel hirscher who earlier in the week won the super combined here in pyeongchang. >> a thursday surprise entry, it's john henry krueger. >> reporter: he took the silver medal in tin the final lapse. her mom in the audience clutching the terrible toul. and the south korea president in the stands cheering her on. >> here comes choi, starting to wind it up. >> reporter: the 19-year-old making moves to take home the gold in the women's 1500. >> nation watches and now the nation roars. >> reporter: betwemea