pleads guilty in the same investigation. is the special counsel getting closer to the trump administration? another missed sign? the fbi investigating this morning why another tip about the florida school shooter was never passed along after a woman said she had concerns that he was "going to explode" while the motions run hot as teachers head back to the classroom for the first time since the shooting. all that plus big companies start cutting ties with the nra after a loud outcry from customers. a former miami dolphins player is under investigation for a tlenting social media post. and the south gets hammered for yet another day with relentless rain. homes and streets underwater and it doesn't look like it's letting up any time soon. dylan is tracking it all. today, saturday february 24th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today." good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. >> glad to have you with us. dylan drier is here as well. >> we're back together. >> hi, guys. >> hugs. >> i told craig, it feels like summer break or winter break and you haven't seen anybody in a while. it's like how was your summer. >> you feel a little rusty on how the show is going to work. >> did you miss us? >> i did. but you did a phenomenal job. it was really -- was it just as much fun over there? >> it was a lot of fun. experience of a lifetime. my first olympics. >> good to be back. >> and how about that curling match? >> right? i was up at 3:00 a.m. watching these guys. and here's the thing about u.s. curling, these guys were not supposed to even nbe in the gol medal game much less win it. >> the olympic action overnight, let's begin with that. team usa winning two more medals including that gold for the first time ever in curling after a thrilling match against sweden and a silver in the big air snowboarding competition. we'll talk to all the medal iflts coming up. first, let's get the latest from our international correspondent in olympic park this morning. good morning. >> good morning. a good day on the ice and on the slopes for team usa, events americans were not expected to hit the podium. they seem to battle their way to the top. >> gold for team usa! >> reporter: this is gold on ice. the american curling team bumping off the swedes, sweeping their way to the first gold medal ever. >> go, go, go! >> shuster stays hot. >> reporter: a stunning come back after being blanked mr. vancouver and sochi. >> it's brighter when it's your first one ever and you never dreamed of having one before. >> to get one for the country and just incredible. >> welcome to the greatest show on snow. >> reporter: men's big air took olympic competition to new heights with monster jumps. >> a rider that can put it down. >> reporter: and scary spills. american kyle mack defying gravity and with this jump the dictionary, a front side triple cork 1440 bloody dracula, the first american to land silver in the new event and em bragsed by teammate and fellow golden boy, red girard. >> it's something i worked so hard to get to. and walk ago way with silver is super sick. >> reporter: mack wasn't the only american making headlines at big air. first daughter ivanka trump here to lead the u.s. delegation for the closing ceremony, watching history before she takes part in it sunday. for now, no plans to meet with the north korean delegation. at the closing ceremony, jesse diggians is selected by fellow teammates to carry the olympic flag. diggins won gold in women's cross country skiing, the first ever for the u.s., after raising the stars and stripes, she'll now carry it. >> almost home. and the hands go in the air. double gold in two different sports! >> on the slopes, a historic run forrester ladetska after a shocking victory in super g. the first woman to ever win two golds in two different sports at the winter games. tonight for team usa, the games are nearly over. but on the podium, they're still standing strong. let's now take a look at the latest medal count. norway cannot be caught. they are followed by germany, canada, and the u.s. in fourth. and here's what to watch for today at the winter olympics. the four man bobsled competition wraps up with the finals and in figure skating, it's the highly anticipates gala. craig and chanel, back to you. >> thank you. let's talk more about that incredible curling gold medal match that wrapped up a few hours ago. team usa started off the olympic games down-and-out. but they came back in a major way. bringing home the gold with that thrilling victory against the favored swedes. and we are so happy to have all the guys with us this morning. skip john shuster, matt hamilton, tyler george, john landsteiner. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. thank you. >> skip shuster, let me start with you, sir, how does it feel being an olympic gold medalist? >> it's starting to sink in a little bit. yeah, back in 2006 we got the first medal for the u.s., the bronze medal. yeah, this is pretty darn incredibly special. >> pretty special. tyler, let me bring you in here. it's been called the miracurl on ice. you were on a hot winning streak winning five games in a row, how did you pull it off? what changed? >> you know, honestly, the best thing for us was to come out and play canada the next day when we played against the best team in the world, you have nothing to lose. so we just played loose, played confident and once you play a game like that against a team of that caliber, then that's how you start the hot streak. >> and a canadian team, we should note, that you had not beat in olympic competition. you had to beat them not once but twice. john, let me bring you back in here for a second. you got an incredible come back story. you were cut from the team four years ago. and then you start your own team and at one point you guys were known as the rejects. and now the rejects are all wearing gold medals. >> yeah. we didn't get rejected for long. this team came together back in the fall of 2014 and actually won a couple national championships and went to the world championships and represented the u.s. in those. and made the medal round each time with our height being the bronze. we knew we had a chance. upgraded that championship gold as a team to something a little bit bigger. >> i love it. >> joe, you've been part of both olympic medals for the u.s. curling team. what do you say to the folks that say you know what, curling isn't a sport? >> well, i mean, we put in a lot of hard work in the gym and on the ice. and the challenge them to come and try it and not be sore the next day. >> matt hamilton, i don't know if you are aware of this but you got some celebrity dop wiplegans out there. there is none other than super mario. who wore it better, you or mario? >> you know, he might have rocked the red hat better, i think i'm rocking this a little bit better than he could. i'm pretty happy with it. >> congratulations, guys. we're so happy and proud of you. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> now let's get to the other big news overnight including the new charges facing president trump's former campaign manager paul manifort. is it another sign that special counsel is getting closer to white house? kelly o'donnell is covering it all for us. good morning. >> good morning. the white house is not commenting on these new charges against paul manifort and the guilty plea from rick gates. he says this stems from the business life and not the work at the campaign. he said both men were indicted on charge that's included money laundering but now the special counsel is bringing forward evidence of additional crimes. >> reporter: the special counsel squeeze. late friday new charges leveled against paul manifort, chairman in summer '16. he's accused of making secret payments to former european politicians to get them to take positions favorable to ukraine. while manifort worked for a russian backed ukrainian leader in 2012 and '13. those new charges following a big break friday. his former top aid, rick gates pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to investigators. gates is now cooperating with the special counsel. manifort responded that he would have hoped gates would have the strength to continue the battle to prove our innocence. president trump was not asked about the russia investigation during his news conference with australia's prime minister. but did respond to the white house security clearance controversy saying he would not overrule the chief of staff on whether son-in-law jared kushner should keep access to secrets with only interim clearance. >> that will be up to general kelly. general kelly respects him a lot and general kelly will make that call. >> reporter: in a freewheeling speech before conservatives earlier on friday -- >> second amendment! >> reporter: the president talked gun policy, pushing for teachers with gun skills to carry weapons at school even though an armed deputy at the florida high school did not con front the gunman. >> he decided not to go in. that was not his finest moment that i can tell you. >> reporter: president trump says he will take action. >> we want to be very powerful, very strong on background checks and especially as it pertains to the mentally ill. >> late friday there was a scare here that had the white house on lockdown for a time. there now has been a woman, a 35-year-old woman from tennessee taken into custody after the van she was driving went into a barricade. secret service officers at the time said they spotted a pistol. they forcibly removed her from the van, took her into custody and according to police reports, there have been past incidents where she had tried to gain access here at the white house. craig? chanel? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. to the emotional scene in parkland, florida, where teachers returned to the school on friday for the first time since that horrific shooting last week. this as we get new information about another possible warning sign missed about the shooter. maia rodriguez is in parkland this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, craig. well, right now we know that parents and teachers and students tomorrow will be able to go back to stoneman douglas high school for the first time since the shooting. teachers were able to go in yesterday for the first time to get their belongings and basically assess what is going on in the school and in their classroom. all of this as the investigation into what happened uncovers new details. >> reporter: this morning, new details about a tip called into the fbi last month. a person the agency describes as close to 19-year-old shooting suspect nikolas cruz warned authorities that he was going to explode and feared he would be getting into a school and just shooting the place up. the fbi did not follow up on that tip. all this while on friday teachers at stoneman douglas returned to a campus shaken by tragedy. >> this school is my home. and i'm very angry. >> reporter: the shooting that killed 17 prompted florida governor rick scott to announce new measures raising the age limit for buying a fire arm to 21. >> i know there are some who are advocating a mass take away of second amendment rights for all americans. that is not the answer. >> reporter: the governor also calling for law enforcement officer assigned to every public school. but the broward sheriff's office says surveillance footage reveals scott peterson, the armed resource officer at stoneman douglas did not confront the shooter nor enter the building. >> you know, he had one job to serve and to protect and he did not do that. >> peterson resigned. he has not responded to requests for comment from nbc news. but other officers did respond to the shooting including sergeant jeff hinrich who was off duty. his wife works at the school, his son a student there. >> by the grace of god, when they walked down the hallway they found each other. >> reporter: the school now preparing to take on a lesson in learning and healing. >> we'll take it one day at a time, one class at a time, one minute at a time. >> now as for those injured in the shooting, more than a week later three remain in the hospital. all are in fair condition. craiging? >> all right. maya rodriguez, thank you. dylan standing by. a lot of folks dealing with a lot of rain this morning. >> a lot of rain, and rain for days. that's what's causing the major issue. the story is the heavy rain. 43 million fem apeople are unde flood watch this morning, texas to pennsylvania. cars, homes, even football fields are completely submerged. the flooding which has been going on for days is causing rivers to rise like the one here in michigan and the ohio river has been flooding as well. so take a look at just how much rain is still falling right now. heavy through southern illinois, through parts of central indiana, back through dallas as well. but if we go to last monday, the rain has been training over the same areas from texas through especially arkansas and all the way up into pennsylvania since monday. so that's why all of this water is trickling into the rivers and the lakes and the streams and that's causing the concern for more flood williing. we even have flash flood warnings in northwestern arkansas. as we go through the day, the front will start to move to the east. another very wet day through texas, through arkansas, through southern illinois. but then the front will move eastward as we go into sunday. with this front we could also see some severe storms. there is the possibility of damaging winds and also some isolated tornadoes especia . . . and we definitely have some clear skies, and that's what's making a lot of these temperatures feel and, you know, really look extremely cold, because look at this map right now. 28 degrees in santa rosa. napa, 26. oakland, 37. morgan hill, 29 degrees. now, as of right now, we are definitely on the chilly side, and we are expecting mostly clear skies. temperatures are running as much as 8 degrees cooler than they were 24 hours ago. your temperature trend will climb into the 50s. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still to come, the latest on an nfl player under investigation after posting a threatening social media message about revenge. and a look back at all the highlights of a fantastic second week for team usa in pyeongchang. first, this is "today" on nbc. l. butan there's only one place where you can get... more adventure, more thrills, more magic, and more happy. and now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. save up to 25% on select rooms at a disneyland resort hotel. so now's the time to get more happy! we are back on saturday morning with our olympic version of "the download." the look back at the second week of action from pyeongchang. >> from historic firsts, the second week was one for the record books. >> a hockey face-off for the ages. united states women taking on canada. >> she scores. >> the game was tied at the end of regulation and again after overtime. finally a nail biting shootout. >> scores! the united states wins gold in pyeongchang! >> the win 38 years to the day after the miracle on ice. >> here comes diggins! >> a heart stopping finish in women's cross-country skiing as jessie diggins came from behind to beat norway and sweden. >> jessie diggins delivering a landmark moment that will be etched in u.s. olympic history. the first ever cross-country gold medal for the u.s. >> diggins winning gold along with kikken randall. russian rivalry. zigitova winning gold. her fellow russian medevevo coming in second. none of the u.s. women making the medal stands. >> the shibutanis making a splash. >> alex and maia shibutani winning bronze in the ice dance finals. their second medals of the games. on the slopes, a mondumental match up. lindsey vonn and likely her last olympic games went head-to-head against mikaela shiffrin and the super combined. shiffrin coming out on top. scoring silver after vonn skied off course in the slalom run. david wise threw down a dominant run when it counted most. his teammate, alex ferreira winning silver for a one-two finish. jamie anderson won two medals at the same winter olympics. the superstar snatching silver in the big air debut. >> honestly, i'm tripping. i'm grateful. >> adam! >> and finally it was a match made in olympic heaven when snl's leslie jones and adam rippon teamed up this week. >> every outfit she has on, i want to wear to the club. she makes me feel like a woman. >> i get it. >> if they ain't dating, they dating now. >> so many good moments. every one is better than the next. still ahead here, too close for comfort. a trespassing squirrel almost gets run over by ♪ when heartburn hits... fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue... and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum tum tum tum... 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>> better than nothing, be vianey. thanks. did you feel it, or the better question, did you feel them? a swarm of earthquakes hit the east bay. this surveillance video captures what it looked like inside a candy store in downtown danville yesterday. you can see the candy has toppled over. the usgs reports that 16 recent quakes in the area, and it was the talk of the town at norm's place in danville. >> i was sitting at my desk, and i'm, like, wait. what is this? like, what's happening? like, is there another earthquake going on? >> i was watching the glasses rattle and some bottles. and i jumped up out of my chair. i don't know what i thought i was going to do. >> the latest quake hit just before 12:20 yesterday afternoon. it was a magnitude 3.5. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," the u.s. pulls off a major upset overnight. we'll show you the gold medal performance that nobody could have predicted. couldn't even show you the video there. too exciting. you have to tune in at 7:00 for it. we'll have that plus all your top stories and the freezing forecast. we hope you join us. right now, back to the "today" show. we are back on a saturday morning. february 24th, 2018. a live look at the olympic cauldron in pyeongchang. that will be extinguished during the closer ceremonies tomorrow night. the olympic games wrapping up in just about 24 hours. check out the hardware on that guy. that is kyle mack. silver medalist in the big air come pe he ti-- competition. first a check of the headlines. new charges in the russian meddling probe. >> special counsel squeeze. former trump campaign aide paul manafort making secret payments to politicians. it's my home. and i'm very he aangry. >> back to school. >> we will take it one day at a time. one class at a time. one minute at a time. >> emotional teachers return to the parkland, florida high school since the horrific shooting last week as details about a tip called into the fbi last month warning that nikolas cruz was going to quote, expl e explode. and new charges for the couple on child abuse charges. and five and maybe gold for the u.s. >> sweeping victory. >> can he hit it? he can. >> the u.s. men's curling team heats up the ice in pyeongchang winning the first ever gold medal in that sport. and that's nuts. a squirrel gets loose on the snowboarding run during the come -- competition. today, saturday, february 24th, 2018. that could have been terrible for the squirrel. also, a former miami dolphins player who was bullied several years ago is watched closely in connection with the threatening social media post on his instagram account. that forced the closure ofuated deck i hade ago. >> reporter: martin is under evaluation after threatening this post to the account with the message when you are a bully victim and coward, your options are suicide or revenge. calling out two former teammates from the dolphins. r rich richie incognito. the high school was closed on friday, but copycat threats have closed schools across the country. schools have faced dozens of threats in 23 states since the shooting in parkland, florida. police question he martin and patrolled the school. >> obviously, we are more vulnerable after florida. it is disheartening to hear. >> reporter: martin has struggled with deexpressipressi years. his teammates five years ago sparked an nfl investigation. three of the teammates and two on instagram harassed martin and another player. >> it hurts you to hear those attacks. it takes you to a dark place. it wears on you mentally. it takes you to the point where you cannot handle it. >> reporter: martin retired from football in 2015. ending his career, but not his struggle with depression. for "today," matt bradley, nbc news, los angeles. dylan has a check on the forecast. >> look at what is going on back through minneapolis and duluth. we could have 6 inches or more of snow. that is the cold side of the storm system. when you have snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and winds up near 30 miles per hour. visibility could be reduced quickly. it will be dangerous on the roads in that area because of the winds. we have the possibility of storms in arkansas today and back into northeastern texas. heavy rain is producing the potential for flooding because we had a week straight of that rain. tomorrow the rain moves into the southeast. stormy along the gulf coast. we could see snow mixing in with the rain. we have more snow we're waking up to freezing temperatures in some spots literally. we've got 20s on the map this morning. for santa rosa, 28 degrees. napa, 26. and down near the south bay and even in the east bay, we're in the 30s. 37 degrees for oakland. 36 degrees for san jose right now. 29 degrees for morgan hill. san benefit eto and near the monterey county area, we can see early morning frost. over the next he will hours, a quick check of the temperature trend, climbing into the low 50s for san francisco. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. . >> dylan, thank you. just ahead, he had the ride of his life in the big air competition. now he has the silver medal to prove it. prove it. >> we will talk liveif you're a, your to-do list just keeps growing. 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>> i actually didn't come up with the name. back in the day, the snowboarding guys doing new grabs and before the spins and stuff. you know, i got to figure out the history to the name. i have been asked that question so many times. when i figure it out, i will let you know. >> you looked fearless out there, kyle. i caught you a couple of times in pyeongchang. do you ever get scared if. >> -- scared? >> no, fear doesn't cross my mind. it is more nerves. you know, it is always scary trying new tricks. especially with that grab. i guess. >> speaking of fear not crossing your mind. what goes through your mind? when the final results were in and you won silver medal. we saw red gerard who won gold in the men's slopestyle. he came over to congratulate you. what was going through your mind? >> i mean so many emotions going through my mind. i was blown away i got second. i was really happy for my best friends with me. i wish red was up there and kenworthy. >> i heard your dad got emotional as well when you won. what did he say to you? what did you say to him? >> i don't think many words were exchanged. more of him crying and me hugging my parents. that was the best to share this moment with them. they are my biggest supporters. they got me here today. >> what now? you have that around your next. what happens next -- neck and now what happens next? >> i go off to the l.a. and the competition and then go off to the back country to film. >> thank you, kyle. coming up next, they did not get big air. craig, dylan and natalie tried traditional korean skiing. i accept i don't bike the miles i used to. i even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. but no matter where i ride, i go for my best. so if there's something better than warfarin, i'll go for that too. eliquis. eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis had both. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily... and it may take longer than usual for any bleeding to stop. seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. i'm still going for my best. and for eliquis. ask your doctor about eliquis. ( ♪ ) - there's a common thread i see every time i'm in the field. while this was burning, you were saving other homes. neighbors helping neighbors and strangers alike. - this is what america's about. - sometimes it's nice to see all the good that's out there. bringing folks out, we have seen it in community after community. we are back on a saturday morning. guys, you have one last adventure before you left pyeongchang. >> we are calling it adventure? our producers thought it would be great to put natalie morales and dylan dreyer and myself on wooden skis to try old fashioned korean skiing. >> if it is ever an olympic event, we will not be part of it. >> from mikaela shiffrin's run to jamie anderson's smooth slopestyle, the mountains around pyeongchang have seen stunning feats the past two weeks. our next excursion was not one of them. we are trying out a unique way of skiing that has roots in the region going back hundreds of years. the locals made skis from maple wood carving and branding into this shape. >> this wasn't for fun. it was more necessity. >> absolutely. >> absolute necessity. >> he is the head of the nearby village and he met our group to show us how to ski. >> there are no edges on these skis. what is the proper position to stand? get low. >> there is no chair lift here. we strapped on snowshoes to help us hike up the mountain. this is an helaborate knotting system. we have a wooden stick. and final tips from mr. park. >> what are the chances we will fall on skis? >> people who are experienced do not fall. the beginners will fall. >> with those words of encouragement, we head up the hill. >> double diamond? >> let's do it. >> okay. >> we did it. >> all right. that's it. let's go home. >> to get home, we had to get into the skis. they were the opposite of clip in and clip out. >> craig's ski fell off. >> you go into the ski chute with craig and natalie. >> i'm not ready for primetime. dylan made the first attempt of a run. >> here we go. >> that was great. >> this bag is throwing me off. >> next up is natalie. >> i have to get a good line here. >> you have to use the stick. you have to lean on the stick. you got it. you had it. >> she had it coming. >> the danger is low at these speeds. unless your name is dylan dreyer. >> dylan? >> then you take out the photographer and end up in a ditch. >> i did it. >> meanwhile, i'm having my own challenges. while i struggled to just stand up, the ladies decided to make an olympic event out of it. >> i think it will be a photo finish. what do you think? we lost craig. that's okay. >> i'm done. >> craig gets bronze. dylan takes the lead. >> they will use fancy editing tricks to make it seem they have done well. i have been watching them for 15 minutes. they struggled just as much. >> i'm going into the pole. >> dylan was perfect. >> yes. >> that's right. i'm a quitter. i'm a quitter! >> you didn't -- why did you quit? >> i could have been there for two hours and not get down the mountain. >> there were no edges on the skis. >> why couldn't you stand up? >> you would fall. >> end up in the ditch. >> my photographer fell backwards. he had to lift his legs. i could not stop. i was going underneath him. >> if we he had been forced to food that way hundreds of years ago, my family would have starved. >> this was for sport? >> no. >> this is how they got around? >> yes. >> we cleaned that up. we probably fell a couple hundred times. literally. >> did they stand up when they did it? >> rolled over. look at that. >> the guy teaching us was at the bottom of the hill laughing. >> did you see him do it? >> no. he laughed at us. >> he was 80. >> no excuses. >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. it was a lot of great moments the two weeks in pyeongchang. on the ice, on the slopes. i will tell you my favorite moment every night after the broadcast because we were on at 9:00 there. we would get together at the bar. me, al, savannah and hoda. we would have the same meal. cheese pizza and chicken wings. >> you are in south korea and you have pizza? >> don't judge us. what was your favorite? >> i did a story with the parents of the twins on the u.s. women's hockey team. lamoureux-morando. i missed the gold winning game. i was there for all of the other games leading up to the game where she hit the game-winning goal. it was fun to be able to spend time with them. >> speaking of time for me. for me, when you see the joy on their faces. her face. it translates all the way here to new york city. you feel it for her. this is what the olympics is all about. >> right. >> no joke sport. the amount of energy they put in and collapse to the ground. >> inspiring. good stuff. >> that's going to do it for us on saturday morning. coming up tonight on nbc, you can watch the best and brightest in figure skating for the gala exhibition at 8:00. tomorrow on "sunday today" willie sits down with soicha today, right now, you have more power at your fingertips than entire generations that came before you. but it's not really about what technology can do, it's about what you can do with it. we are living in the future we always dreamed of. we have mixed reality that changes how we see the world, and ai empowering us to change the world we see. so what will you do with it? 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