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Right now at 4:00, it has happened again. another school shooting. this time 17 people killed. new breaking details were learning about the shooting at a florida high school. the news at 4:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us for this special olympic edition of nbc bay area news. >> this latest mass shooting, the sobering reality, 17 dead. we have been tracking breaking news throughout the afternoon. the details pour in in the immediate hours after this tragedy. heres what were learning ...

>> reporter: shaun whites gravity-defying performances on the halfpipe -- >> and there it is! >> reporter: -- injected new energy and new attitude into the modern olympics. 12 years after he rose to new heights in torino, the snowboarding prodigy once known as the flying tomato is a little more grounded. as you get older, sometimes you become more conscious of your mortality and things like being hurt. >> yeah, yeah. >> you do a very dangerous sport. do you look at it differently now with maturi...

Always too short. >> reporter: and chloes dad new long ago he had a little daredevil on his hands. when he wanted to learn to snowboard he knew exactly who to bring along. >> good job, chloe. good job. >> my dad definitely dragged me out there. heres a snowboard. do it. you know? >> reporter: how quickly did chloe get better than you? >> right away. she was 5, she already better than me. >> he was still falling off the chair lift and i was cruising by him. >> reporter: they learned the sport tog...

Of high winds, lester. >> crash or gold. quote of the day. >> reporter: thats right. >> thank very much, kate. we got a taste of it in the opening ceremony, some of south koreas innovative technology on display here in pyeongchang. theres virtual reality, next generation cell phone capability, and a lot of robots as our miguel almaguer previews what may be in store for the rest of us. >> reporter: the moment an olympic torch carrying robot, symbolic for south korea, innovation walking the coun...

College players, but the olympics has always been an obsession. >> like, mom, mom, how are they going to find me? like, who is going to find you? well, how are they going to find me for the olympics? >> reporter: after coming achingly close for sochi, she focused all the energy on pyeongchang. marissa was finishing school, planning a wedding, leaving hockey behind, but out of the blue, she got a call to try out for south koreas hockey team. >> i dont speak the language or no anyone there, so whe...

President moon. moon expressed his willingness to go under the right conditions. pences tough talks overshadowed by the historic images of the two koreas here competing as north korean fans waved their flags. at the unified korean hockey game, kim was in the stands. this north korean athlete says it was the greatest honor for me. the team lost to switzerland but their unity a golden moment. >> he wins gold. >> reporter: the host country topping the podium in the mens 1500 meter short track. as f...

Finally tonight, made in america, and we think this champion deserves a medal already. >> reporter: this is how 36-year-old snowboarder, mike schultz, spends his afternoons. in st. cloud, minnesota, and setting his sights on paralympic gold. but before mike hits the slopes he suits up with a leg he invented. >> its such a process getting ready. >> reporter: screwing his leg in, making sure its secure. >> gotta make sure all your nuts and bolts are tight too. >> reporter: knee pads. then pants. t...

Took his life. >> i was making a pass down the hill, and i got thrown from my machine and landed on my left leg. >> reporter: the injury catastrophic. >> they did what they could to try to save my leg, but unfortunately, we couldnt get it fixed and we had to amputate. >> reporter: the long road to recovery, learning to walk again, and starting to train as he did before, determined to get back on the snow. >> i knew to take it one day at a time, and then eventually started working on a new prosth...

Ten more children have died in this flu epidemic, getting worse. tonight tips for stopping the spread to your kids. and the american golden girl from sochi. looking to dominate again. >> yes, im ready! want to go, want to go now. >> mikaela shiffrin on the secrets to olympic glory. this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. good evening from pyeongchang, south korea, where the olympic flame burns brightly as we head into the first weekend of competition of the 2018 winter games. the spec...

Congress passed it in the wee hours of the morning. the bill is set to balloon the deficit over a trillion dollars. another wild day on wall street. volatile swings ending with a late rally just before the closing bell. the dow finished up 330 points, though even with todays gains, the market has still posted the worst week in about two years. we turn our attention once again here to pyeongchang and one of the brightest stars of team usa. shes already an olympic gold medalist. she took care ...