>>> plus gus kenworthy. the sochi silver medal skier is a master of death-defying stunts. >> triple for kenworthy. he wants it. >> now he's being applauded for his bravery off the powder. >> they didn't want to be afraid of what people might say or anything. >> risking coveted sponsorships to come out as gay. the unexpected reaction and his advice for young people struggling to be themselves. >>> and blue's the boss. ♪ did guest-starring in beyonce's "formation" video go to beyonce's head? her adorable grammy moment when she tells her superstar parents to simmer down. >>> but first, here's the "nightline" 5. ♪ i got hot sauce in my bag, swag ♪ >>> and number 1 is coming up in just 60 seconds. ♪ >>> good evening. with president trump set to deliver his first state of the union tomorrow night, we're going to take you to a steel town in western pennsylvania. a long-time democratic stronghold that voted trump in 2016. many people were moved by trump's promises to bring back the steel industry. so one year later,

see next month gus kenworthy will make history. becoming one of the first openly gay u.s.etes to compete at the winter games. >> feel like i am representing the lgbt community i want to do well for them. >> will we see the triple from kenworthy, he wants it. >> we met gus as baby faced heartthrob who burst into our lives at sochi winter games in 2014. and that silver medal in slopestyle skiing. and viral fame soon followed when he came back to the u.s. with more than just his silver medal. he helped rescue five furry friends. some of the hon drepundreds of swarming sochi. puppy love is real to puppies. with that the olympian seemed to steal the hearts of america. things seemingly couldn't get better. but away from the bright lights, gus says he was actively concealing his real life from the world. >> i was definitely forced to compartmentalize these aspects of my life. ee was k i was considering coming out. >> i have known i was gay since i was 5 years old. >> much like big airs, gus came out to the world in a big way. in this espn feature proclaiming it his next big move.

two years later kenworthy made headlines again when he came out publicly as a gay man. >> i put a lott caused me a lot of anxiety and i think when i was finally able to come out it let me be so much more free. >> that newfound freedom allowing him to focus on what truly marys to him like making an impact on young people's lives and raising awareness. highlighted in his new campaign from our sponsor he head & shoulders. >> my shoulders car iry more than my country's pride, my community's pride, my family's pride and pride in myself. because shoulders are made for greatness, not dandruff. >> i got to hold a pride flag in a national campaign for the first time in history and that's just an amazing feeling. >> reporter: kenworthy happy to join forces with his mom pip one of the first people he came out to. >> there are so many prejudices and biases in this world and if own people could see the truth and the love that a mother feels and the world would be a better place. >> my mom is my number one fan. she's so supportive. >> now with his mom by his side kenworthy is gearing up to go for g

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. >>> check this out from will kenworthy, starting under the ice, and then emerging to show a frigidladelphia, above. this cold stretch, lasting long enough to freeze, over some of the schuylkill river, of course, and it won't be warming up, anytime soon, take care each other family we will get through this. we will get through it. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 "eyewitness news" returns at 10 on our sister station wp sg and cw philly. we will be right back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >>> up next, "cbs evening news". tonight new year brings new laws across the nation, jamie ukiss has a lot new rules on the books in your neck of the wood, from new york here's now jericka duncan in for jeff glor. take care family stay warm seal you tonight. captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: ending a surge. the chief justice and hundreds of hollywood's most powerful women take action the end sexual harassment. also tonight, the deep freeze all the way into the deep south. vacations over. president trump begins new year facing some old problems, from north korea to iran. >> i dub thee fre