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Career. >> shaun lighting it up. >> reporter: since his first olympic run 16 years ago shaun white has been pushing the limits in snow boarding. >> and there it is! >> reporter: at the last winter games in south korea another epic gold medal finish. white landing back-to-back double 1440s, something he never attempted before. >> that is the run he needed and he put it down. >> reporter: was that the greatest moment of his career? >> im honestly on the hunt for another olympics but i have to say,...

Add version of the elton johns "rocket man." >> you are known for being calm, cool, collected. tonight, you looked like you were having fun. >> yeah, that music is super fun and happy and exciting, and, so, that really helps me. >> im so happy for him! >> reporter: stephanee grosscup coached chen on and off for years, beginning when he was a toddler. >> hes living his dream. its, like, 20 years now hes taken action on this dream hes had in his head. >> reporter: how great is that. the u.s. now h...

Uncomfortable? >> i think that is something to look into. i think any student would be intimidated with any individual. ive encountered those evangelicals before and feltç intimidated. when you look up to those individuals, as an adult figure you listen more to what they have to say and kind of believe what they have to say. with the professor comments on darwinism, i think you feel obligated to feel like you need to listen to what they have to say. >> speaking on behalf of your own personal b...

Neighborhood while police were taking a look at it.ç marshfield police say the pipe bomb went off because it was too sensitive to shock and friction. no one was hurt. it is not clear where that bomb came from but investigators believe it was to target an individual and not the general public. is it tough love or over the line? a florida father was caught on video kicking his son down a skate ramp. now the department of children and families is looking into it. check this out. >> ow! >> that ...

Marcus crossland was teaching his son how to skate down a half pike but the boy would not budge. that is when the dad kicked him down. the boy was not injured. theç jacksonville sherrifs office is look tphaog that incident. >> parents at a new york school outraged after a kindergarten class annual play is canceled. the reason? the elementary school that houses that class wants to get them college and career ready. they are in elementary school. parents read the decision. it read we are respons...

Give it 100%, bodey says, you know what, i understand it is month indication. it can go horribly wrong. but he knows the course and they know hes fast on it. there was only one person who was within a second of him. i agree with your implication that you cant say, well, she going to win. if he runs a clean run at his best and most intense, he will definitely be in the top three. >> definitely going to be watching for that one. speaking of that, who are some of the other americans to watch? >> yo...

We just heard from a family spokeswoman this evening that there is no change in calebs condition. he remains critical. the family that spokeswoman says remains strong. >> bill: you wonder if you have a series of events like this if its coincidence or wonder how common it is in this sport. >> surprisingly not psychiatry common actually. there are always accidents in the x games but there are rarely these sort of serious, life-threatening accidents. and, in fact, there has never been a fatality in...

youre exposed to sniper positions that are just around the corner on the other side of those buildings. final preparations are under way for a farewell, not to just a pop superstar but a daughter, a mother, a friend. whitney houstons funeral is tomorrow in the church where she sang as a child u the pastor says the service will be personal and dignified. it will also be a gathering of celebrities including houstons god mother, aretha franklin. on the "today" show, she talked about the...

1260. the trick he landed in his final run on the half pike. >> you dont have to think twice about who he is. its the red hair. he has got the look. he has already launched a great career. he hit the target that marketers want to reach with 18 to 24-year-old crowd. >> shepard: which is why the athlete known as flying tomato is ripe for endorsement deals. according to forbes he made $8 million last year topping lindsey vonn apollo ohno and bode miller all other athletes outside the nhl. >> all th...

The other party will never ever do that. >> this conference goes for a couple more days, shep. tomorrow afternoon a tea party group plans to hold a rally in the hotel lobby just to remind folks that they are everywhere. shep? >> shepard: carl cameron live in washington at the cpac. thank you. "american idol" got a rare silver in last nights ratings competition. the olympics on nbc beat the fox juggernaut for the first time. its first time any show has beaten idol in nearly six years. the nielsen...