tahoe's own maddie bowman the first ever gold medalist in women's half-pipe. >>> lake tahoe's maddie bowman flew from the half-pipe to the top of the body yum in the debut of the free ski half-pipe. >> she dazzled and came away with a gold medal. janelle wang joins us in sochi. janelle, you talked to maddie, i understand, a couple hours ago. >> reporter: i am so happy for maddie. she deserves this. she's always solid on the half-pipe. this is the free ski half-pipe which made its debut in these olympics, basically what shaun white does but on skis, you know, reno's david wise won on tuesday, this time south lake tahoe's maddie bowman for the women. i just spoke to her one on one. >> it was so real. it was like did that really happen. >> you have always been very consistent on the half-pipe. i never have seen you flub at all. you just rock it. how do you stay so focused and consistent? >> thanks. i don't know. i just try to go out there and if i do it right i won't fall down. i'm going to try to do that and have a good time at the same time. >> you have some rough conditions practicing

>> coming up, janelle wang talks to olympic champion maddie bowman about the surreal moment after sheochi olympics will continue on. isn't that a gorgeous show. look likes a post card. it's a live look at the mountains above sochi, we also give you that olympic flame burning brightly. the games continue throughout the weekend. and we'll continue to check in with janelle wang live there this morning. >> the last 24 hours have been nuts. i think i went through every emotion in the book last night. >> a lake tahoe skier wins gold. her moment ahead in a live report. >> take a live look outside, do enjoy the sunshine today. we do have rain on the way. meteorologist christina loren takes a look at the forecast coming up next. >> and the markets about to open as nrg yield prepares to ring the bell. looks like the guy is looking for the cue this morning. >> they have a button on the nasdaq. let's check out the nasdaq and the national general holdings corporation. going to be a pretty good trading day with a good day yesterday. >> hats off to them. as we begin this friday, february 21st, this

maddie bowman winning the first ever olympic medal in halfpipe skiing. maddie bowman said she was just trying to have as much fun as she could. i guess it worked out for her. i spoke to her moments ago from sochi. great to see you. congratulations. love to see the gold around your neck. how does it feel to win a gold in an event in its olympic debut? >> it's awesome to come and represent, you know, our sport for the first time on this world stage, but to walk away with the gold is incredible. i still can't believe it. >> something magical about watching you. you're obviously having a ball out there. you are famously telling everybody you're just having fun. your mom telling you to just have fun. how do you put aside the nerves that have plagued so many of the world's top athletes out there? >> it was nerve racking. there's a lot of buildup to the olympics. at the start, i was just like, okay, i'm going to ski, and i'm just going to have fun and just focus on what i have to do. and, whatever happens happens. i can only control so much. >> i have to ask yo

this is by maddie bowman. look at the fog. you can see why they were postponed. >> i know they are using fans. >> the light wind that helped the fog develop. we don't have that fog so it's interesting you get that dend moisture and condensation. we're in the 40s, headed to the 60s. about 63 along the peninsula, 65 in the east bay, 59 degrees in san francisco. now, stick around, i'm going to be with you every 15 minutes all the way throughout the "today" show. and we're talking about showers in the forecast in days you may have missed it. >> time 6:59. big night ahead on nbc. bob costas is back. during prime time coverage of the olympics. he was out for the past six nights battling an eye infection. >> which went crazy on twitter but he's feeling better. jimmy fallon becomes the sixth host of the tonight show in 60 years, this will air at midnight after the oaks and our late news. simy will be back at the regular time of 11:35. >> we're back at 7:25. with a live local update. >> have a great day. >>> good morning, breaking news

. >>> maddie bowman was golden today, winning gold in women's halfpipe skiing. was dazzling. >> i don't know if i thought it was going to happen. i know me and everyone out there hoped and dreamed that it would happen and it did. and it's unbelievable. >> all these stories from the olympians are incredible. she started skiing on her second birthday at tahoe. bowman and polina edmunds will be on the "today" show tomorrow morning. we invite you to go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and read the blog and find the latest olympic updates and profiles on our local olympians at nbcbayarea.com. >>> we have breaking news to share with you right now coming out of san jose. police investigating a homicide in east san jose at the intersection of pine ridgeway and clayton road. >> let's bring in george kiriyama who joins us from the scene. george, what do we know at this hour? >> reporter: well, police out here right now blocking off pine ridgeway. detectives are at a home on the 3500 block of pine ridgeway, investigating the city's eighth homicide of the year, telling us a m

had a nearly flawless winning run. >> maddie bowman from south lake tahoe is here.ns, your final run, i mean, just looks like you go all out. is it about the fun or is it about trying to blow the judges away. >> i think it is a combination of both. i think it would be fun to blow the judges away. it is a great time. it is a blast. >> this is a debut of this sport here at the olympics and david weiss won gold as well. why do you think the americans dominate in this sport? >> i don't know. some of the best halfpipes in the world are in america and we're lucky like that. we have a great staff. and it really just worked out for us here. and we're very pleased. >> maddie, i understand you started as a ski racer first. i'm always interested, how do you get into doing tricks like this? going down the hill one day and you say i'll do a flip off that snowbank or something? >> yeah. it is just so much fun. i just was drawn to it when i was younger. it stuck with me. i couldn't think of a better way to spend my time. and i like to push the limits, i think that's what draws peo

americans have dominated the new x games sports in sochi, and maddie bowman won gold in the first ever women's halfpipe. and the women ended their day on the podium. two american teams on the podium tonight, how awesome. >> it's so incredible. we wouldn't want it any other way. >> reporter: for the first time taking two medals, silver and bronze in bobsled, thrilled, though a few still itching for gold. >> i can't end on those runs. i will try to talk everyone to coming back with me. >> reporter: are you coming back? >> we'll see what happens. >> i wouldn't mess with her. >> you see them here, you will see me here. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> reporter: and our nominee for photo finish of these games, check it out. right before the ski cross quarterfinal finish, a big crash. three racers go down and slide over the line. it was the russian in the yellow bib that was ruled the runner-up. and so brian, just incredible finishes happen to be your thing, today was your day at these olympics. >> unbelievable. chris jansing, thanks for all of it. >>> still ahead for us tonight, what's in the water. we

american maddie bowman won the gold medal in the skiing halfpipe, the event burke fought to get into the olympics. >> well all try to aspire to be here. i think it will take all of us to fill her shoes because they were so big. >> reporter: and after losing in the team events tonight, it is official. the u.s. long track speed skating team will go home without a medal, the first time that has happened, lester, in 30 years. >> all right. anne, thanks very much. >>> we have been reporting on the broadcast for several weeks about the water concerns in west virginia after the major chemical spill. well, tonight there is renewed fear and outrage after another huge environmental disaster, this time along the north carolina board were virginia. nbc's kristen welker has our report. >> i see this as a crisis. >> reporter: the concern was palpable last night at this town hall meeting. hundreds of residents demanded to know what has been done to clean up the coal ash spill polluting the dan river, which runs along the north carolina-virginia border into a lake where 12-year-old virginia roberts

american maddie bowman soared to glory on a night where the sport paid tribute to the late canadian freestyledium in the men's ski cross event. the real close call came in the quarterfinal. the swiss winner not pictured in this photo finish, he stayed on his feet after the racers ahead of him wiped out at the finish line. he was followed by the russian skier in the yellow bins bib and then the swede in red. >>> we go off to the medal count. team usa in the lead, 25 total medals. eight of those are gold. russia's two behind in the total count and one behind in gold. norway on top in the gold medal count with 10. as we take a look at the day ahead of us, we mention the gold medal game in men's hockey. we have women's alpine skiing and both men's and women's speed skating. >>> all right. so now we take you back state side for college hoops. north carolina hosting number five duke. duke on top. the second half jumper from leslie mcdonald gives the tar heels the lead. north carolina keeps that rally going from there. they pull off the upset at home beating rival duke 74-66. that's also their eight

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

. >> from the ice to the slopes, maddie bowman will go for the gold in a new free style half-pipe. qualifications and finals will be today. the women's half-pipe one of the events airing on -- in prime time tonight on nbc bay area. we also have gold medal finals in ladies figure skating and the men's free style ski cross. >> there are lots of people on ski week in the south bay. so traffic may be lighter this week. >> you know, we have been expecting. that we did see lighter for tuesday, then wednesday came and we had slowdowns all over so kind of soup to nuts. the bay bridge toll plaza we had a report of a car with both doors open. i think someone was looking for more cash to pay the toll. that happens when you look for the change under the seats. smooth approaching the maze. coming across from the north bay no problems, through the north bay an easy flow including 37 between novato and vallejo. antioch, no real slowing but a blip, that yellow is just starting. back to you. >> still ahead, new developments in the high profile case of injured giants fan bryan stow. what we learned

competition since others on the other when freestyle skiers to take turns down the path my neck and maddie bowman and the first gold medal in the event's relax hill of sand steal a week the silver and diane allen township and the bronze one as nice as she still can't believe what she's done. in lay on it since they stuck to the full moon the games just as i had to practice. do read my performance these tiny tim was one of the best in my car yet. and then i come to mind i'd be happy that i knew she would do it. i was her members one. her performance went with me. think i listed something new other team had done in olympic history the sale to the competition with out her awesome with eleven victories in all the defeated defending champion sweden six thirty in the final. the british beat the swiss six five in the bronze medal match athletes from norway at winning a lot of hard way and he did so again in this point the dominate its nordic combined four athletes from each country make a single jump from the ski hill and based on skis over twenty kilometers. we just finished the job pushing third but t

. >> a stop on the "today" show the youngest gold medalist of team usa, maddie bowman. the 20-year-old south lake tahoe native won the first gold medal in freestyle ski. >> you can catch the excitement here at 3:00. >> then in prime time 8:00, gold medal finals in women's slalom skiing, the women's 1,000 meter short track, the 500 feeters in the men's short track, and the 5,000 meter relay. plus the semifinals in the team pursuit of men's speed skating. >> what are we going to do when the olympics are over? enjoy the weekend. it's almost upon us. >> you know what we've got? the giants. >> there you go. >> oh, yeah. don't forget our hometown heroes. 49 degrees in san francisco, take you outdoors, show you what it look likes on the golden gate bridge. pretty nice start. a little patchy low cloud cover. not a lot though. by lunch time 64 degrees in the city so a great day to make outdoor lunch plans if you have that luxury. 63 at 4:00 p.m. temperatures are going to start to drop like a rock once that sun starts to set. you've got that beautiful clear sky. it's going to be

down the beat sweden's six three it was a suite for friends in the men's ski cross finals and maddie bowman grabbed the steep path like final the first time that of events has ever been staged at the live baits. where did the friday's events now also the guidance of course the going to apply is the makeup of the days when the chances of the time to get all metals to die. other she pretty good will start on the shore check the ice for china's grabbed four medals already. the ladies one thousand meter goes later tonight. the general along with and fishing are to be that when the general authority won a medal she won gold in the five hundred. so they'll be looking to medal there. there's three chinese men involved in the five hundred. that's me on when how trends can you read silver in the fifteen hundred meters along with dodgy and we should also mention the men are in the five thousand meter relay. they will try to grab a cold there but canada is the favorite also the men's curling team is playing right now against sweden in the bronze medal match. they're losing one nothing that's after two

tonight in prime time we're going to see maddie bowman in the finals of the free ski halfpipe.an and sigourney are each other's biggest rivals. i was glued to the tv this morning. i watched that dramatic hockey game, team usa and canada. >> reporter: oh, you could get punched in the gut there. stars and stripe versus the maple leaf. we saw this matchup fwhies vancouver. our friends from the north came up with victories both time. tonight the u.s. women's team had the first crack at redemption. usa, canada, gold medal final, overtime, sound familiar? only this time it was the women, the result was the same. the final three and a half minutes, and then lost in overtime when a power-play goal was scored. the canadian women score the gold. it was switzerland over sweden. the men's hockey team is preparing for its own rendezvous with the great white north. they'll take on canada tomorrow. >> we're not to the gold medal yet. that's where we want to get to. so our focus is on canada. >> reporter: earlier in the day members of team usa had a less intense moment, taking a picture with t

maddie bowman is an interesting character.ones she says she has a sports spirit animal, she calls it a pi pizzly bear. >> what would you be john? >> i would go with pizzly. >> good to have you. >> good to be here. >>> have you seen this -- look at this. people, that's a wolf. there's a wolf wandering around her hotel. look right there in the hallway. >> we know sochi has a problem with strays. it's possible it could be a hybrid of some kind. we'll look at that again and figure out if it's a wolf. >>> finally a doss of cable outrage. >> it's national outrage folks. a new ranking out by a company called mercer of north america's top livable cities. here they are. top five. vancouver, ottawa, toronto, montreal and san francisco. >> i'm sorry. >> do you notice about the top four there? >> they're not here. they're in canada. at least one of them, rob ford is the mayor. don't get me wrong, we love gordon. four of the five are in canada? isn't it cold there? are turtle necks that comfortable? north korea is the city that never sleep

maddie bowman, who has been skiing since 2, at the ripe old age of 20 winning gold. the youngest american to win gold. >> boy, i tell you what, the look on her face last night. of course, crazy day in sochi. that finish to the women's olympic hockey final, canada taking down the u.s. women in gutting fashion. and raising the stakes, if you could, even higher today as the u.s. men now prepare for their semifinal against canada. that puck will drop in just a few hours. fair to say these will be in seats for that. >> you got it. >>> first, we want to get to the severe weather. a storm front wreaking havoc from illinois all the way to alabama and it is on the move. >> it is. we are looking at a current radar, so you can see the impressive lightning strikes all the way from virginia really down to the florida panhandle. severe thunderstorm watch from tallahassee up through western south carolina. so we've got a lot to talk about this morning. but look what happened just hours ago in alabama. northern alabama we've got ft. payne, pictures of twisted semis some thrown on to

we're keeping our eyes on maddie bowman and kamel sigourney. they come in 1 and 2. also best friends and roommates here. and they say they are each other's support system. if the other was not here they would be devastated so. we are cheering them on. again, in about a half hour from now, san jose's polina edmunds takes the ice. her family just right here. we interdo youed them and they are taking pictures in front of the iceberg before they head in to watch their daughter. i'm janelle wang, "today in the bay." >> what a memorable trip for them. i know every day in the olympics is a big day. today is a really big day. with hockey and we've got polina. pretty cool. >> let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. we've all been cheering on from the newsroom. >> you know what, especially you, laura. she's a big fan. we're not just pretending because we have the olympics on nbc. we really love these athletes. what is so cool about living in the state of california you hear about these athletes in the winter games who live at beach. got to love the search and the s

we're keeping our eyes on maddie bowman and brita sigourney.are each other's biggest competitors but also best friends and roommates here. and they told me it's the other one wasn't here they would be so lonely without them. so they are also each other's biggest support system. so a big day here for northern california athletes and a big night for hockey. i just -- the famous white sochi bear. i have not seen the bear in two weeks and i'm leaving. i'm going after the bear and taking a picture. okay. bye! >> get the bear. >> we can't wait to see it. she's really gone. >> stay on this. as she jumps the sidewalk thing. >> can't wait to see. >> chasing that bear. >> the u.s. men's hockey team gearing up for a showdown of their own. >> it's a rematch of the gold medal game, americans looking for payback after losing four years ago in sudden death overtime. features three san jose players. jo pavelski against his nhl teammate patrick marlow and mark vlasic. >> you can check out our website to find out all of the cool things that are going on at the o

. >> maddie bowman took home the first ever olympic gold in women's freestyle skiing half pipe.he scored an 89 on her first run and no one could match it. france took home the silver and japan the bronze. >>> this is russia's first gold medal in women's figure skating today, dethronie inine ining kih korea. gracie gold, she had the best american finish with fourth place. >> close. >> here's your current medal count. the u.s. is leading with 25 and russia has 23. the dutch, norway and canada round out the top five. >> norway. >> joining us now from sochi is mike wise, sports columnist and my colleague from "the washington post." what happened to the u.s. women? they were up 2-0 in the third period. >> this is one of the most heartbreaking ends to a hockey game, to any sporting event i've ever covered. they were ahead two goals with over three minutes left. canada scored another time. 2-1, now with about 1:26 left, canada pulled its goalie. the u.s. shot down the ice. they literally hit a post. missed the goal by probably two centimeters. canada goes to tie in the final minute wit

, russian figure skater adelina sotnikova claimed gold in front of the home crowd and american maddie bowman won the women's free ski half-pipe. a report out today challenges the u.s. military's efforts to prevent psychological problems in its ranks. the institutes of medicine-- an arm of the national academy of sciences-- concludes there's no proof that the efforts actually work. the report says, quote: it also finds that "programs are flu season is hitting young and middle-aged adults har hard-- harder than usual, the cdc said those 18 to 64 account for two-thirds of all cases, twice the norm. they also make up more than 60% of flu-related deaths. it may be due partly to a surge in swine flu which tends to affect that age group the most. news surveys a pair of new surveys out today raised concerns about the global economy. chinese manufacturing declined for a second straight month, while european industrial activity remained slow. meanwhile, stocks rallied on wall street with word that u.s. manufacturing is growing at its fastest pace in nearly four years. the dow jones industrial average

. >> the american maddie bowman has won gold. >> can you put this moment into words for us? >> i don't think it's possible to put it into words. >> governor christie facing criticism for the slow trickle of sandy relief funds. >> my house is still broken. >> las vegas police need help to solve a case of road rage that left a pedestrian hospitalized. >> oh, that? >> oh, my goodness! >> and he's down. >> and he is down. is that blood? >> he got hit in the nose. >> a real close encounter with a moose caught on camera. >> oh, you're a mean little dude. >> and all that matters. >> a 13-year-old girl scout in san francisco is turning into an online sensation selling her cookies right outside a marijuana dispensary. >> after 45 minute she had to call for reinforcement cookies. >> on "cbs this morning." how would you describe the relationship or rivalry with team canada? >> no holds barred and a great game. >> this is the most americans have wanted to see canadians beaten since they sent us justin bieber. >> this morning's "eye-opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. ♪ >>>

. >> american maddie bowman secured the women's first gold in free-ski halfpipe after david wise won curling event, the women of canada reign supreme over sweden to claim their fist ever second curling gold. the move improved cap da's gains to 7-0 matching the olympic gain without a cross. norway remain at the top of the medal board going into day 14 with the usa in second and germany in third. >> now, u.s. futures indicating a slight bounce on the u.s. markets on the open. not a big one, though. and they call it a flat to a very slight bounce as we've seen on our european markets here on today's session. >>> still to come on the show, the luxury grounds are lost as caring to a certain extent as gucci sales slump. we hear exclusively from the firm's executive. that's coming up next. [ male announcer ] first the cookie at check-in... then a little time to kick back. earn double hilton honors points with the 2x points package and be one step closer to a weekend break. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. doubletree by hilton. are you still sleeping? just wante