to the water for the butterfly and backstroke final events. and then catch that matchup between simone biles, suni lee and the women's gymnastics all around finals. all of that action kicking off at 8:00 tonight right here on nbc. bay area all right, we'll see if jess stays on that couch today. show starts in just moments. however, for more local news, you can always stay with today in the bay, we stream on roku, pluto, and other platforms live at 8:00. congressman ro khanna joins us in studio to discuss the upcoming dnc and his own political future. oh well, that has it there. you have it. today in the bay, in the bag. in the bag for you. i'm like ma. but anyway, thanks for making us a part of your morning. as we take a live look over at the eiffel tower in paris. jess! come back! come on. hi, there! good thursday morning from one of the most iconic museums in the world, the l'ouvre. >> of course we're visiting, but

it's team usa that's turning out the master pieces. it's august 1st. this is "today." ♪♪ league of her own! and the greatest swimming machine we've ever seen rolls on to another gold here in paris! >> katie ledecky continues her olympic dominance. a record-tying eighth career gold medal, 12th overall. and she's not done yet! while the men of team usa basketball -- >> wow. >> right back -- and the women of u.s. soccer -- >> how about that for a first international goal! >> storm their way into the knockout round. and today, all eyes back on gymnastics. simone biles and suni lee looking to add their legacies in a showdown for the ages. we're there live. that, plus, campaign controversy.

donald trump addressing black journalists, causing a stir with comments about vice president kamala harris and her race. >> she was always of indian heritage. and she was only promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black. >> reporter: this morning, the growing fallout and how the vice president is reacting. breaking news, a high-profile prisoner swap under way just this morning. sources telling nbc news that it involves several countries, including the u.s. and russia. we'll have the very latest live. delayed justice? three men charged with plotting 9/11, including the mastermind of the worst terror attack in history reach a deal with the u.s. to avoid the death penalty. families of the victims denouncing the decision. >> the thing with 9/11 is "never forget," and unfortunately, the

victims were forgotten today. >> we'll have the very latest. feeling the heat. more than 130 million people from coast to coast on alert for soaring temperatures. al's got your full forecast, including today's threat of severe storms. then, hot ticket! our inside look at the amazing beach volleyball action under the eiffel tower. >> yeah! and the massive success of table tennis here in paris. plus, picture-perfect. a special tour of the legendary l'ouvre and its many treasures. and, house call! >> oh, my -- >> breathtaking, right? >> an exclusive never-before-seen look behind the curtain at dior. the label that defines french fashion, including a sneak peek at the instantly iconic dress worn by celine dion at the

opening ceremony. today, thursday, august 1st, 2024. ♪♪ and the greatest swimming machine we've ever seen rolls on! >> get the gold medals ready again. >> how do you say "raise the roof" in french? >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from paris. bonjour, everybody. welcome to "today"! it's a thursday afternoon here in paris, a thursday morning back home. so great to have you guys with us. >> craig and al here, too. we couldn't miss this place. >> perfect day today. storms move through, nice and sunny and cool. >> we've been loving the field trips. >> we really are. >> we've made our way to the l'ouvre, one of the many iconic paris locations we have had the privilege to visit this week. >> inside this museum, by the way, the largest in the world,

is an art collection worth an estimated $45 billion, including, of course, the most famous portrait ever created, the mona lisa. we'll take you on a full tour a little later this morning. >> while we're on the subject of female icons, let's talk about katie ledecky. she once again proved while she is one of the greatest of all time, just dominating the field in her signature event to win the eighth gold medal of her career, breaking her own olympic record in the process. so we'll hear from her and catch you up on all the action in just a moment. but let us get started, guys, with the race for the white house and the fallout over donald trump's comments at a gathering of black journalists. nbc garrett haake has the very latest. garrett, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. and whatever message donald trump had hoped to send to african-american voters in his appearance at a black journalism conference yesterday in chicago has been overwhelmed by the backlash he now faces instead, for questioning the

racial identity of vice president kamala harris, suggesting that harris, who's a child of indian and jamaican immigrants, only recently, quote, happened to turn black. this morning, reaction pouring in as former president trump, who came to this conference of journalists to court black voters, questioned vice president harris' racial identity. >> she was only promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black, until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn black. and now she wants to be known as black. so i don't know. is she indian or is she black? i respect either one, but she obviously doesn't. because she was indian all the way, and all of a sudden she made a turn and she went -- she became a black person -- >> just to be clear, sir, do you believe -- >> i think that somebody should look into that. ♪♪ >> reporter: overnight in houston, harris, briefly responding at a convention for historically black sorority. >> it was the same old show. the divisiveness and the disrespect. and let me just say, the american people deserve better. >> reporter: the former

president has been aiming to win over more black voters, a crucial part of the democratic coalition, for months. perhaps under pressure from the excitement building around harris, trump agreed to the interview with the storied national association of black journalists. the organization itself facing controversy ahead of the interview, which turned contentious from the very first question. >> i want to start by addressing the elephant in the room, sir. a lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today. you have pushed false claims about some of your rivals, from nikki haley to former president barack obama, saying that they were not born in the united states, which is not true. you have told four congresswomen of color who were were mesh citizens to go back to where they came from. you have used words like animal and rabid to describe black attorneys. you have called black journalists, that the questions they ask are stupid and racist. you've had dinner with a white supremacist at your mar-a-lago resort. so my question, sir, now that

you are asking black supporters to vote for you, why should black voters trust you after you have used language like that? >> well, first of all, i don't think i've ever been asked a question so -- in such a horrible manner. i think it's disgraceful that i came here in good spirit. i love the black population of this country. i've done so much for the black population of this country. >> reporter: the former president still making his case. >> i have been the best president for the black population since abraham lincoln. >> reporter: trump has since attacked the moderators of that event as, quote, rude and nasty, and his allies argued that he looked strong by facing tough questions, but his controversial answers have left even many other republicans frustrated as the party continues to struggle to recalibrate to face kamala harris and not joe biden in november. hoda? >> all right. garrett haake for us there at the capitol. garrett, thank you.

garrett, thank you. also this morning, we are learning more about the plea agreements that will allow the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks and two of his accomplices to avoid the death penalty. it's a decision that is not sitting well with some of the families of the victims. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell with the details this morning. andrea, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. this is a major development. it comes almost two decades after the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. pentagon officials say the mastermind, khalid sheikh mohammad, and two other top al qaeda operatives will plead guilty to charges as early as next week at the u.s. naval base in guantanamo bay. it comes 16 years after they were first charged in the worst terror attack in u.s. history. >> reporter: today, the self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and two accomplices are expected to enter a plea deal with the u.s. military. according to officials, the th plead guilty to some unspecified charges as early as next week at guantanamo bay.

"the new york times" citing a letter from prosecutors to 9/11 families, not independently verified by nbc news, reports the men have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges, in exchange for a life sentence, avoiding a death penalty trial at guantanamo, where they were first charged by the military in 2008. once the number three man in al qaeda, khalid sheikh mohammad, known as ksm, was captured by u.s. forces in pakistan in 2003. four years later he testified that he was responsible for the 9/11 operation from "a" to "z," as well as the first attack on the world trade center in 1993. according to a 2014 senate intelligence committee report, the cia waterboarded mohammad 183 times, a now-outlawed technique widely considered torture. also entering the plea agreement, ksm's accomplice, al zauy. the fbi says he was the main money man, sending credit cards and tens of thousands of dollars

to the hijackers. the third defendant was a former body guard for osama bin laden and is suspected by the fbi of planning the attack on the "uss cole" in 2000 that killed 17 american sailors. ashley bizman was just 16 when she lost her father on 9/11. she says the suspected plea deal does not seem like justice. >> the saying with 9/11 is "never forget," and unfortunately, the victims were forgotten today. >> house speaker mike johnson is denouncing the plea deal as a slap in the face to the 9/11 families. savannah? >> all right, andrea mitchell in washington. thank you. let's turn now to the breaking news we mentioned at the top of the show. sources telling nbc news that a landmark multi-nation prisoner swap is under way. it involves the u.s., russia and other countries. nbc's chief foreign correspondent keir simmons is following this for us. tell us about the late-breaking details.

>> reporter: well, hoda, that's right. this is moving fast this morning. and it is fraught. but it does look like a major exchange of prisoners between america and russia. we can tell you there's a group of american prisoners being swapped for russians right now. who are they? there are a number of americans in russian custody. some of them very high profile cases, including "wall street journal" reporter evan ger show vich who we saw in a russian court just a few weeks ago and businessman paul whelan who was convicted of espionage. both wrongly held. breaking news this morning, a landmark prisoner exchange under way. a group being released in exchange for russian political prisoners. the delicate operation starting this morning. a senior administration official telling nbc news the parties agreed to a prisoner transfer and they are now in a position where they're expected to soon be in u.s. custody. currently in custody in russia,

"wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich, convicted of espionage just weeks ago after a trial the u.s. called a scam. his family who have been keeping their hopes up, pushing for his release. >> we're keeping ourselves optimistic. that's the best way we can cope with it. no pessimism. pessimism will kill all the hope. >> as has the family of paul whelan in a russian prison since 2018. >> we want him to come home. >> calling for his release since the release of brittney griner in december of 2022 after being held for 10 months. now all the families of american prisoners waiting with anxiety and hope. and if gershkovich and whelan are along the group, that's incredible news for their families and others who are still waiting. but remember, diplomatic relations between the u.s. and

russia remain very tense and of course, president putin has been watching the political situation in the united states, including the upcoming election very closely. hoda? >> keir simmons for us on that breaking story. keir, thank you. about time to catch one the olympics and craig is here for that. morning. bonjour to you as well.nah, over at the pool, it is all about american superstar katie ledecky. two more races to go, katie ledecky could leave paris as the most decorated female olympian in u.s. history. yesterday, it was her signature event, the 1500 free, a race by the way she has not lost since she was a teenager. and spoiler alert, that incredible streak lives on. >> the greatest swimming machine we've ever seen rolls on to another gold here in paris! >> reporter: an historic swim for katie ledecky. >> olympic champion for the eighth time. >> reporter: the g.o.a.t. of the

pool, earning her eighth career gold, tying the record for the most by an american woman. obliterating the competition in her signature race, the 1500 free. and, oh, yeah, the 27-year-old broke her own olympic record, too. >> i'm going to give my best effort each race and represent team usa to the best of my ability. >> reporter: teammate torri huske also adding to her medal tally, taking silver. while france's leon marchand performing an incredible double feat. >> michael phelps' foremost coach, bob bowman, celebrating his latest star pupil. the hometown favorite taking home not one, but two gold medals in different events less than two hours apart. today, the g.o.a.t., simone biles, back in the spotlight, and going for an individual gold in the women's gymnastics all-around.

a sixth olympic title, now oh, so close. but she'll have to face a tough reigning champion, her own teammate, suni lee. on the court, u.s. men's basketball soaring to victory over south sudan, clinching a spot in the quarter finals. >> adebayo, okay, bam. okay, bam. >> reporter: bam adebayo leading the way with 18 points off the bench. meanwhile, u.s. women's soccer also punching their ticket to the quarters, taking down australia, 2-1. >> how about that for a first international goal! >> in men's tennis, the american double specialist getting it done! >> what an epic, from these two. >> raje rahm taking down spanish superstars rafael nadal and

carlos alcaraz to advance to the semifinals. but heart break for coco gauff whose first olympics came to an end in singles and mixed doubles. >> there it is! nice 360. >> american bmx rider paris beninga securing silver in the freestyle for her first olympic medal. >> she's going to join us in a few minutes right here on the show. by the way, moments ago, the u.s. men's rowing team making history, winning gold in the men's 4, the first time in 64 years. >> wow, wow. >> add it up! >> let's add that to the medal count board. the u.s. still atop the standing in total medals. as for the key events to watch today. as we mentioned there just a few moments ago, women's gymnastics, all-around full-time, kicking off the day. simone biles and suni lee competing for gold. then a little bit later, more swimming finals, including katie ledecky's shot at a historic 13th medal in her olympic career, both swimming and

gymnastics streaming live on peacock. you don't want to miss it tonight on prime-time, right here on nbc. meantime, the u.s. women's basketball team looking to continue their impressive start to these games, facing off against belgium, live on usa and peacock. >> cool! >> lots happening! >> we are crushing it. go team usa. we have a lot more news to cover this morning, including the wild fires raging in the western u.s. the stone canyon fire burning northwest of denver has turned deadly now. one person was killed after flames tore through homes in the town of lions. farther south, the quarry fire has led to hundreds of evacuations. there are nearly 100 wild fires burning across the west today, including in oregon, washington and california which brings us to mr. roker for the first check of the morning. al, good morning. >> hey, good morning. besides the people being directly impacted by those 100 fires, you can see the wildfire smoke spreading as far east as chicago and st. louis.

so there are air quality advisories out from portland to los angeles, albuquerque, to oklahoma city, on into st. louis and further points to the east. we are also looking at extreme heat continuing from the pacific northwest into the south and on into the northeast, as well, for 139 million people. the heat continues, triple-digit heat with heat indexes, well over 100 degrees from jackson, nashville, washington, d.c., and charleston. tomorrow, more of the same. we're looking at those heat conditions continuing. and we are going to be looking into the weekend with more problems. we're talking about temperatures that are going to be triple digits for dallas, boise, 90s, and then, guess what, next week, no relief in sight. hotter than average for most of the country. and we're watching a tropical system that's going to be developing down around the puerto rico area. we'll have details on that coming up in the next half hour. but we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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expected to survive and has since told police that he and the other driver had been drinking before they got into that car. reporting live here at walnut creek bob redell nbc, bay area news. all right, bob, thank you. let's get a look at that forecast for us today. meteorologist kari hall monitoring what we can expect. walnut creek looking good. this morning. it does look good. and we're starting out with some sunshine here. we've seen a lot of low clouds and fog near the coast. but that will keep those temperatures cooler there. with san francisco san mateo reaching a high of 71. and we'll see highs in the low 90s in lauren marcus. all right. thanks, gary. hey, and don't forget to watch today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8:00, where we're going to be joined in the studio by congressman ro khanna. he's talking about the upcoming dnc and his own political

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♪ morning in the u.s., 1:30 in the afternoon here in paris. just a view of la vie in france, which we are slowly becoming accustomed to, especially the fact that it is 1:30 in the afternoon. a morning show in the early afternoon. i like the idea. >> i love the idea. >> i've been sleeping in for a week now almost. we're going to start this half hour with the biggest event on the olympic calendar today. >> you know what we're talking about? >> i know what we're talking about! >> we're talking about the golden girls of u.s. gymnastics. they crushed it during the team final. but guess what, they are not done yet. simone biles and suni lee will be back in action for today's all-around. it's an historic showdown between two champions of that event. nbc's kaylee hartung is right there at bercy arena with the latest. hey, kaylee! >> reporter: hey, guys! we know these women are far from done, and we are counting down the hours until simone and suni are back on this floor competing for another medal in the women's all-around final. and if one of them were to win

gold, as they both have done before, it would be another headline in olympic history. >> want to know what i would do if i didn't win. i guess we'll never know. >> straight off their gold medal win in the women's gymnastics team final. >> team usa! wins team finals at the olympic games. >> reporter: simone biles and suni lee will now compete against each other in the all-around final, an american has won gold in this event at each of the last five olympics, but this is the first time in the history of the sport that two former champions will go head-to-head. simone won in 2016 and suni in 2021, following simone's exit from the tokyo games as she experienced the twisties. for both women, the road to paris has been challenging. suni lee was diagnosed with two kidney diseases last year. >> a year ago, i didn't even

think this was -- >> she was on bedrest for weeks, her body swollen, weak, and exhausted. after five months of recovery, she fought her way back to another olympic squad! >> you clawed your way back to the mountaintop. how does it feel to be on top again? >> oh, my gosh, it feels absolutely insane. there were so many times when i thought about quitting and just giving up, because i was so sick. but once i had those people around me who lifted me up and supported me, i knew that this was something that i wanted. >> reporter: for simone, this is a return to the olympic stage on her own terms, after taking two years off post-tokyo to focus on her mental health. >> one day, i just woke up and i was like, okay, let's try this again. >> do you feel like you have something to prove? >> i always say "no," but i would say the only thing i have to prove is to myself, that i can get out there and do it again. >> and? what do we think? >> i think we're going to get

the job done. >> reporter: there will be 24 women competing in the all-around final. and the buggest threat to simone and suni, that's brazil's rebekah androji. she scored higher than simone during the team event on the bars and the vault. but you know, team usa never backs down from a challenge, guys. >> you know we don't, kaylee. no matter what happens, tonight is going to be absolutely epic and historic. let's talk more about this with our commentator and 2008 silver medalist, team usa, samantha peshick. is a man that you're at bercy arena. it's so good to see you there. this is going to be epic, as we said. we have simone. we have suni and we've got a really talented field. but i got to say the margin for error is so tiny in the all around. tell us what you expect from simone. >> well, i expect similar difficulty that we've seen. the skills that she's doing,

there's no one else in the entire world that's doing the skills at the level that she's been able to perform them. she has skills named after her and overall, she's just been so incredible and so consistent throughout this entire game so far. >> and sam, she's doing most of the events, because she's so good at everything. suni's got two key events, it was the uneven bars and the beam. what do you expect from her, because she's a real goal gold contender, too. >> yeah, i mean, her whole entire story, i get chills thinking about it, that story of resilience and coming back and her just being here, being able to compete in terms of her health is a story on its own, but she's a contender. and she is a fighter, and such an athlete, especially on bars. so her routine is incredibly difficult. she connects most of her elements and she's going to -- assuming that she puts it all together is certainly in medal contention.

>> so, samantha, it would seem as if obviously simone and suni are the favorites here, but let's talk about brazil's rebecca indrogi. we just heard kaylee represent reference her. she's been outside the american gymnast, the most impressive. do we think she poses a real threat tonight, samantha, or no? >> you know, she does. she has incredible power, incredible strength, and she has a lot of the difficulty that simone has. and we heard that she submitted a new element on vault. we're not sure if she's going to do it or not, but it would be named after her if she were able to do this triple twist, which would increase her difficulty and close the margin between her and simone. now, assuming that everything goes as planned with simone, she's pretty hard to beat, so i don't see it as a real threat, but if there's a mistake or uncertainty there, then she is in the mix. >> yeah, we're not going to see jordan tonight. we're going to see her later, but i think what's so cool is,

we've been at these events, samantha, and the place is really explosive. there's so much cheering and stuff going on. they also have celebrities in the house that the girls seem to acknowledge as they're going about their business. >> like snoop. >> like snoop. how is this all playing into their performance? >> i don't think it's a problem. i actually think it's helpful, because the more that they're loose and having fun, they've said that that's how they do their best gymnastics, which is very unique from past olympic teams and the culture of usa gymnastics. so being able to watch them compete and during the meet, stay loose, dance around, look at snoop dogg, wave to their families, and still have so much success, i think that's just so positive for the sport of gymnastics. >> samantha, it sure is. we cannot wait. we'll be there too in that number. and of course, you can catch all of the action tonight, live on peacock and prime-time right here on nbc. we look forward to your commentary, samantha. >> you've got to save your voice for tonight. pace yourself.

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this is day six of an incredible all of the action here at the olympic games. >> and one sport that is in the spotlight and is enfuego along with the person here to tell us about is table tennis. >> it has provided us already a number of dramatic moments, nail-biting matches throughout the competition, including a major milestone for team usa. and look who's here! our very own willie geist. he got a firsthand look at the sport. this is one of the sports, anytime it's on tv, i watch. >> if you guys are ping-pong player, there's a distinction, though. >> is there, though? we play ping-pong in the basement. these are world-class athletes playing table tennis and move at speeds up in of us could keep us. it's a sport you might not be

used to cheering for, but people thrilling matches, viral moments, but people are entloled here in paris with what most of us call ping-pong. it is the surprise hit of these olympic games. >> for the advantage, it goes to john, another match point upcoming. >> reporter: table tennis, exploding in popularity in paris, with high-spin serves, powerful smashes, and ridiculous reflexes. this definitely is not the basement ping-pong you play at home. from thrilling wins with china topping north korea in the mixed doubles finals to earn gold. >> olympic champions! >> reporter: to a shocking upset of the world's top table tennis players in men's singles. >> the upset of paris. >> team usa having its own moment. canick ja making history as the first male to reach the round of

16. >> and ja finishes further than any american male has done in the olympics to date. >> reporter: basketball superstar anthony edwards becoming a fast fan of the u.s. women's team, after his olympic teammate, steph curry, issued a now-viral friendly challenge. >> i got some people say they're going to beat me in ping-pong, 21-0. i don't believe it. 11-0, i'm scoring one point. one point, i'm scoring. >> i mean, there's only one way to try it out. >> okay. how? where are we going to do that? >> reporter: as we await that showdown, edwards got a firsthand look at his competition. cheering to victory the sports most decorated american, lily zhang. >> zhang is a timber wolf herself! >> reporter: zhang earning a place in the olympic top 16 for the first time in her career. >> getting the best result i've ever had is really, really amazing and it keeps giving me hope, keeps giving me motivation, and i hope can i do

bigger and better things. >> reporter: and in another viral moment, one photo giving new meaning to the term ping-pong diplomacy. north and south korean mixed doubles medalists, coming together for a victory selfie on the podium, joined by the gold medallists from china. with all the hype around table tennis, i took my shot against team usa's rachel sung. >> what did you do to that. >> reporter: proving my game is best left in the basement. >> oh! what? see, at home, that just kills 'em. when i do that in the basement, they can't return it. >> that's the problem, we have a ping-pong table, i think i'm pretty good at ping-pong. i'm not good at all. and she was taking it easy on me. >> i love this idea of having an amateur doing an olympic sport to see how it looks like. how hard it is. >> it is one of those sports where people watch it and they go, i think i could keep up with them. let me assure you, you cannot keep up with them. no.

>> that was great, willie. loved it. >> thank you, willie. >> you can catch more of that lesson and more of that match with rachel on "squawk box" at 6:00 a.m. on cnbc. >> cool. all right. let's send it over to mr. roker and get a check of the weather. hey, al. >> i can tell you for sure, there's not one sport at this olympics that i could do. and i know that. so i feel good. let's show you what's going on, as far as your weather is concerned. we're looking at some severe weather again in the midwest. 29 million people at risk from chicago, st. louis, out to london. and we've got a risk of severe weather over to washington, d.c. isolated tornadoes possible. there's really heavy rain, upwards of 2.5 to 3 inches of rain from green bay down to blue field. we could be looking at flooding. look at all that rain from indianapolis to new york. and we're watching this area that's developing in the tropics that could see a storm system develop and that includes much of florida as we make our way into early next week. the models agree on a shift toward the gulf, but we still don't know exactly development,

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, making history. >> and the greatest swimming machine we've ever seen rolls on to another gold here in paris. >> katie ledecky breaks her own olympic record, earning her eighth career gold, while women's soccer and men's basketball cruise to the quarter finals. we've got all the highlights. and kicking it! u.s. men's soccer having a moment. >> oh, it's fantastic! special times, special moments! >> moving up in their best olympics in years, and they'll join us live ahead of their big game. all that, plus -- we're louvring it. >> you decide for yourself. you think she's smiling? >> a rare look behind the scenes at the largest museum in the world, the l'ouvre. and then make it fashion! >> oh, my -- >> breathtaking, right? >> our exclusive tour of the house of dior.

and catching an eye-full. we'll take you inside one of the hottest venues in paris for a beach volleyball game like no other.history. >> we love you guys! >> thank you! >> today, thursday, august 1st, 2024. >> here from california, beating jet lag, excited to watch track and field, go, team usa! >> from boston -- >> from dallas! >> and seattle! >> let's go, baby! we came all the way from miami to root on team usa. >> let's go. >> all the way from paris, go team usa! all right. ♪ >> here from texas and oklahoma. >> here to cheer on caleb drexel. >> go, team usa! >> go, usa, today! >> that was fun! >> we love that lovely family we met there at the l'ouvre. welcome back. it's "today" in paris, another beautiful, thursday morning. we're so happy that you are joining us. and we've got to check in with

our little plaza. al is busy with the crowd, down at the plaza. hey, al, what have you got? >> oh, we've got -- we've got all of these fine folks here. every day, the crowd is getting bigger and bigger and bigger! all right, where are you from? >> we're from -- >> north carolina! >> cleveland! >> new york! >> virginia! >> new york! >> california! >> california! >> pennsylvania! >> new mexico! >> d.c.! >> virginia! >> virginia! >> virginia! >> where you guys from? >> new york! >> texas! >> houston! >> houston, texas! >> california! >> vermont! >> that's right. >> texas! >> are you running away? >> okay, nice to -- >> where are you from? >> we are french! >> we love you! viva la france! there you go. it is so fantastic.

everybody here just having a good time, just hanging out, here on our "today" show makeshift plaza. good to see y'all. guys, back to you. [ usa, usa, usa ] >> no one's having more fun than al. >> that's great. >> all right, al, we'll check back with you in just a little bit. we do have a lot to get to, guys. we'll start with our news at 8:00. let's start with the fallout over donald trump's comments yesterday at the gathering of black journalists. the former president questioning the racial identity of vice president kamala harris during a heated q&a session. nbc's garrett haake is in d.c. with us for the very latest. hey, garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you. whatever message donald trump had hoped to send african-american voters in that appearance at a black journalism conference has since been swamped by the backlash that he now faces for his comments about the racial identity of vice president kamala harris. trump, shocking his audience, by suggesting that harris, who's the child of indian and jamaican immigrants, only recently, quote, happened to turn black. >> she was always of indian heritage. and she was only promoting

indian heritage. i didn't know she was black, until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black. now she wants to be known as plaque. black. so i don't know. is she indian or is she black? >> reporter: this interview at national association of black journalist conferences in chicago was contentious from the very first question, which trump described as horrible and disgraceful. for her part, the vice president largely shrugged off the remarks, telling an historically black sorority conference in houston overnight that she saw this as, quote, the same old show from trump, and quote, the american people deserve better. trump's allies argued that he looked strong by facing tough questions, but his controversial answers have left many other republicans frustrated, as the party continues to struggle to recalibrate to face a surging kamala harris, not joe biden, in november. hoda? >> all right. garrett haake for us there at the capitol, thank you. the transportation department is proposing a new rule that would require airlines to seat families together.

it would also ban so-called junk fees associated with family seating. nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. tom, how would this rule work and how do they get it across the finish line? >> reporter: yeah, savannah, good morning. this is a proposed rule and essentially it would require the airlines to seat families together in adjacent seating when the children are 13 and under and it would ban the junk fees, according to the d.o.t., associated with that. in other words, you can't charge a family more money, just to seat them together. the transportation secretary pete buttigieg says this should save the average family of four as much as $ many airlines still don't guarantee family seating, which means parents may have to pay more to keep their kids with them. and parents often need to help kids with seat belts, going to the restroom, keeping them calm. and they're often left asking another passenger if they would swap seats so they could stay with their kids. the d.o.t., by the way, has a dashboard on its website, listing which airlines ban those extra fees and which don't.

so here's how this would work. the new rule would ban so-called seating junk fees, require adjacent family seating when available, regardless of class, within 48 hours of booking. and if adjacent seats are not available, the airlines would be required to offer refunds or re-book families for free. so we're still waiting for an official response from the airlines. this is just coming out. the proposed rule, this is only a proposed rule, has to go through a lengthy rule-making process before it actually becomes a formal rule that the airlines would need to comply with. savannah? >> tom costello, thank you! let's turn back to the olympics now, and another historic night for american katie ledecky. the legendary swimmer padding her already incredible resume with yet another gold medal. it was just one of many highlights during an action-packed day at these games. and nbc's tom llamas joins us now once again with a closer look. tom, good morning.

>> reporter: hey, craig. good morning to you. great to see you this morning. listen, this morning, we have exclusive access to the olympic pool at la defense arena. take a look at this. this is lane 4. this is where katie ledecky was, what she saw last night, the exact position, but just with 15,000 screaming fans. look how cool this pool is. if you look inside there at the bottom, there are cameras. she literally races over cameras that are capturing her every move. that's not only for the broadcast, those cameras are for the judges, to watch every stroke, making sure they're hitting the wall and following all the rules. those scuba divers, they may have the coolest job in the world. they are divers, they're also photographers and technicians. they're working on all of those cameras. now, depending on who you ask, this is either ledecky's pool or leon's pool. leon marchand, the face of the paris olympics for the french. when he jumps into this pool, this place erupts like a volcano. but i was here last night for ledecky and i've got to tell you, it was almost as loud.

i had a chance to speak to her right after she won. she tells me, she's not done here in paris. she wants more. one of the america's greatest olympians, still hungry. >> 25 meters left for ledecky to make more history. >> reporter: an olympic moment for the history books. >> another gold here in paris for the new olympic record. >> reporter: american swimming legend katie ledecky cruising to victory in her signature race, the 1,500-meter freestyle, breaking her own olympic record last night. >> olympic champion for the eighth time. >> reporter: racing ahead of the competition, sometimes looking like the only one in the pool. >> why was this one so special? >> i just wanted a time that i would be really happy with. i've always had fun in this sport, so i appreciate everyone that's been a part of my journey. >> reporter: the 27-year-old swimmer delighting the roaring crowd. >> look and listen to this arena! they are all cheering for one of the greatest of all time, katie ledecky. she came to paris chasing

history and tonight, no one could catch her. >> reporter: she's hanging tough up there. >> reporter: ledecky's teammate, torri huske, taking silver in the 100 freestyle, her third medal in paris. and a thrilling moment for the hometown crowd. the pride of france, leon marchand, winning two golds in two hours. >> come on, leon. >> reporter: even america's veteran champ, michael phelps caught up in the excitement. phelps' former coach, bob bowman, now coaching the french phenom. team usa picking up medals in canoe slalom and bmx. >> there it is! perris benegas winning her first olympic medal, a silver. >> the united states through to next round in first place. >> and more dominance from american women, the women's soccer team taking down australia 2-1. also on a winning streak, the u.s. men's all-star basketball team, heading to the quarter finals after putting away south

sudan. >> adebayo. okay, bam. okay, bam. >> reporter: miami heat star bam adebayo leading the way with 18 points off the bench. and more stars on the green today. scottie scheffler and rory mcilroy teeing off this morning as olympic golf gets underway. >> all right, and some big news this morning. i want to show you some images that are just coming into the newsroom. this is team usa rowing, the men's 4. they won the gold medal. this is the first time in 64 years that that team has won a gold medal. so great for team usa and for that rowing team. they worked so hard. we want to give you a note, there are amazing things to watch tonight. we'll start on prime-time, all day on peacock and nbc. we'll start with gymnastics, the women's all-around, simone biles and suni lee both competing for gold. a little later, more swimming finals. ledecky action. her shot at a 13th medal in her historic olympic career, and we'll have swimming and gymnastics streaming live, and

the women's basketball team looks to continue an impressive start. and finally, craig, before i send it back to you, i want to tell you a story you may not have heard. this is one of my favorite stories of the olympics so far. guatemala winning their first-ever gold medal. adrianna, she was a gymnast. she was training for the london games years ago. she had a spinal injury and she said, you know what, i'm not done with the olympics. she picked up a shotgun, she learned how to trap shoot, and she just won the women's trap gold medal for guatemala. she broke down in tears. what an emotional moment, but one of those beautiful olympic stories we love to tell. back to you. >> amen to that. that's why we love the olympics. tom llamas for us. tom, thank you, my friend. hoda, how about an olympic boost! >> i've got up with for you. here we go. we just saw that moment with katie ledecky when she won so big, winning the 1500 meter freestyle. she brought the entire crowd to its feet with her gold medal-winning performance. however, there was one little girl in the stands in particular she'll never forget. this came after the race. watch as katie walks past her

and kind of glances in her direction. see what happens. >> a little girl up in the stands getting a glimpse of katie and how excited is she. and wait for this one, folks! she waved at me, she saw me, i don't know how to -- i think i might faint. >> that's good. >> i think she said those words. she saw me, she waved at me. wow, that's a life changer right there. what a story she's going to have for her friends at school. by the way, just being seen. just being seen, that's all -- wow, amazing! >> we may see her in the pool one day. she bha inspired. just ahead, a beloved olympic tradition being taken to new heights thanks to simone biles and snoop dog. we'll explain in your paris edition "popstart." but first, the u.s. men's

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special times, special moments. >> the u.s. men's soccer team on the upswing, rebounding from an opening lost to host country, france, to comfortably beat guinea and secure second place in their group. >> the usa coming forward now. paredes, what a beautiful goal to make it 2-nil! >> powered by two goals from 21-year-old kevin paredes. >> the u.s. men aren't coming home yet! >> it's only the second time in modern olympic history the u.s. men have reached the knockout stage. the team has not even qualified for the olympics since 2008. but this is a young new group of players, almost all of them under 23, and they're giving fans fresh hope after years of frustration. >> usa, usa! >> members of the squad having fun off the pitch, too, taking in the action at the swim stadium to cheer on katie ledecky. meanwhile, u.s. women's soccer has been dominating its group. >> for the first time in 12

years, and only the second time ever, they are 100% pitch perfect in the group. >> with convincing wins over germany and australia to win all three matches. young stars trinity rodman and mallory swanson telling us, they're not feeling the pressure, crediting their coach, emma hayes. >> it's just another soccer game. and i think it's what emma's been embedding us, and us as a team, it's the same game we've been playing forever. >> the u.s. women and men now set to take the field here in paris for the quarter finals, hoping to bring olympic glory back home. and we've got three members of the u.s. men's national team right here with us. why don't you introduce yourselves. let's go down the line. >> i'm benjamin, and i play for inter miami. yeah, we're trying to do a good job here. >> team usa. >> we'll keep it going. >> i'm caleb wiley. i play for chelsea. >> and i'm gabriel sinini and i also play for chelsea.

>> what's it feel like, you're back. you're a young team. but you got a lot on your shoulders? what does it feel like? you shut out guinea the other day. >> it feels good. it's been a while since we're back at this stage so we're proud and happy to do it. >> do you play aside lionel messi? >> yes. >> that's pretty cool, too. that's another cool thing to add to your list of neat things you do. caleb, what has it been like for you? how old are you, first of all? >> 19. >> you're 19 years old, you've guys have done something that no u.s. team has done in forever. just tell us what it's like for you? >> my life has been pretty surreal. it's definitely a dream come true, especially coming to the olympics and representing my country. it's huge that we got to advance from the group, and you know, we have another big game tomorrow, we're looking to keep going and fight for that medal. >> let's talk about tomorrow. we've got morocco, 3:00 local time. what's it going to take to beat those guys? >> i think it's going to take -- probably our toughest game as of

now. i think now, it's about the knockout stages. we don't just want to be the team remembered as making it past the group stage in over two decades, but we want to be known as a team that comes away with a gold medal. >> yes. >> what's it like to play in this heat? are you guys used to it? it's nothing? or has that been challenging? >> i think it's a little bit more challenging for them -- >> you're the goalie. >> he probably has it the worst, living in miami. >> i'm a little bit used to the humidity, the heat. but it's hard, it's always hard to play in this heat. takes a lot of breath away. and we just -- we just have to fight through it. and i feel like that's what gets us going. >> caleb, what do you guys say to one another before you step out on the field? what will you say tomorrow before you step out there? >> that's a good question. for me, it's just the full belief that we have in each other, not just within the team, but collectively as the whole group, the coaching staff, and

everybody working that have helped us get here. i think everyone believes in each other. we have each other's back and are ready to go. >> let's go! >> we appreciate it! >> good luck, guys. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. you already made history, by the way. you can catch that match on usa network, telemundo, and streaming live. on peacock. tomorrow morning it starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> cool. let's kick it over to mr. roker for another check of the weather. >> we can hear the music from beach volleyball. oh, yeah. let's show you what's going on as far as this country's weather is concerned? you will see scattered showers, severe storms, record highs up in the pacific northwest. hot and humid down through the

don't forget, you can find more here from paris on "today" show radio, holly palmieri is here. chatting with us and the stars of team usa. tune in to sirius-xm channel 108. "popstart." >> "popstart." >> let's go! >> is it the best time of the morning. >> pop start, best time of the morning! >> first up, italian gymnast, georgia villa. the 21-year-old and her teammates took silver in monday's gymnastics competition. however, the internet is crowning this girl a gold winner, or should we say, a gouda winner. you've got to see this one to brie-live it. going viral for her parmesan partnerships. it's from a 2022 sponsorship shoot show the gymnast doing the

parma splits and other munster moves with giant blocks of cheese. >> i approve this "popstart." >> i was waiting for it. >> let's stick with the food theme. yesterday, we introduced you to the muffin man. today, we bring you the candy man. >> there he is. >> have you seen this? >> yes. >> going viral after getting caught on camera delivering tupperwares full of candy to the usa men's basketball during yesterday's game against south sudan. well, the guys won that game 103-86. so we have to find out, what is in these sweets. the candy man i'm sorry is here. >> hi, mr. dawson? how are you? >> you're actually usa men's basketball director of national operations, which means candy and uniforms and other things. >> yeah, but this is the most important thing for our guys. one of my roles is to make sure we have everything -- >> which is lebron's fave? >> you know, it kind of varies.

everything goes with his mode and his mood. >> these are cough drops. >> yeah, coaches love cough drops, because when they talk and yell and have to raise their voice. >> who likes the werthers originals? >> that's a don stehly favorite, but one of our favorites. a lot of our staff likes to have it. it's a comfort for home. it's hard to find this candy here. you bring it. >> how about the jolly ranchers? >> those are kind of a favorite for a lot of people. we have a red and green favorite, if we don't have red and green, this one player -- we had a moment where we had to take it away. >> thank you, ellis! >> whatever you did yesterday, keep doing it! >> yes, we need you! >> appreciate it. still ahead from here in paris, we have your ticket to the hottest venue here, in every single way. beach volleyball under the eiffel tower, the glaring sun, and the music is bumping. we're already hearing it this morning on our set, but first,

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welcome back to "today." the first day of august, 2024. that's the way to ring in a new month. thursday afternoon. we got to jump on august. here is our beautiful spot at the cafe. 8:30 in the morning back home. >> oh, beautiful. we have allot ahead in this half hour, guys. call it our olympic moment. we're going to show you our race against the clock because we had to join the most fun, rowdiest olympic venue. it's the beach volleyball, which is right here at the eiffel tower. >> but first, we started over at the iconic louvre. imagine this having the world's biggest museum and having it all to yourself. >> keir simmons got a one of a kind tour. >> reporter: good morning. the louvre is a former royal palace that was forged during the revolution. it is quintessentially french. ♪ >> reporter: in the heart of paris, this former royal palace is the largest museum in the world. the louvre, and its iconic glass

pyramid entrance, claiming a spotlight during last week's opening ceremony. which also brought to life some of the iconic paintings inside. ♪ the vast art collection of the louvre, worth an estimated $45 billion. attracts millions of tourists every year. social media filled with videos of the crowd. this is an nbc news special report. here's hallie jackson. >> good morning, we are coming on the air with breaking news. four americans detained in russia have just been released as part of a prisoner swap involving multiple nations. among those free evan gershkovich. the exchange is believed to be taking place. two journalists, a pro democracy advocates, have also been

released. they have been sentenced to 16 years in prison charged with espionage, held in russia since march of 2023 in a case denounced by the u.s. government as a sham. paul whelan was serving a 16-year sentence for spying and spent more than 5 years behind bars. we'll have continuing coverage on our streaming channel nbc news now. i'm hallie jackson.n ancient gr. it's perfect for the e olympics. quite a symbol for the olympics. >> from history's golden age >> announcer: and from history's golden anyone of sculpture, to this golden room, the gallery of apollo. houses the crown jewels of kings and emperors and their wives. ♪ >> reporter: and this fashion conscious institution that survived the french revolution, keeps reinventing itself. even opening its doors to another king and queen. open minded about all those selfies with the mona lisa.

when you see people taking instagram pictures, selfies with her -- >> yeah. >> do you think that's a natural extension of her fame? >> absolutely. >> or do you think it's a shame. >> no. it's a natural extension. it's a way to say she's a bit mine, you know. you know, she's in my phone now forever with me. and that's nice. >> and three of the most famous artifacts at the louvre the mona lisa, the winged victory are all women. the director of the louvre, who is a woman herself, tells me she is truly proud of that. guys? >> mr. roker, it's a scorcher. what's the weather like on this day? >> just look at our crowd melting. but they are no less patriotic. let's show you what's happening as far as your weekend weather is concerned. we are going to be looking at strong storms in the eastern half of the country. record highs out west. heat and humidity through the gulf. then as we move on into saturday, more wet weather along

the eastern sea board. extreme heat out west. and sunday/sunday, we expect more wet weather right along the coast. heavy rain down through florida as a system starts to approach and the heat continues as you make your way from the gulf all good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall today. pretty warm for parts of the inland east bay, as well as the south county. but much of the bay area still enjoying a break from the high heat with san jose's high up to 82 today. 71 in san mateo and in san rafael. it will be in the mid 80s. now we are going to see some hotter inland temperatures for tomorrow as well with higher humidity. and this is the weather we'll see across >> and that is weather! still ahead, inside our race to beach volleyball to soak in the

sun and so much more. it's all ahead here on "today." but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons of flavor. the best barbecue beef is only a togo's. try one today. welcome back. here in paris, check it out. more medal winners from team usa have joined us here on the paris plaza. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> and by the way, by the way, speaking of paris, perris benegas landed a silver in the bm-x freestyle. evy, what's your last name? it's so great to meet you. evy grabbed the bronze in the canoe slalom, the first canoe slalom medal in 20 years. and a medal is not a medal without the sweetness of this man right here. he's the heart of usa rugby paris. let's start with you. what a big win. tell us about the moment when

you knew you had silver? >> it was just a big relief. i was just so happy, the journey getting here was pretty hectic. yeah, i'm just so grateful to walk away and now i get to celebrate with my family and everyone here. >> will you explain what made it hectic for those who don't know. >> a year out, i had acl lateral meniscus surgery, so being here was not a guarantee and i'm just so grateful to be here and even more grateful to walk away with a medal. >> evy, here's the thing, the last time team usa won was the year you were born. in this event. how does it feel to break the drought? >> it feels amazing. i mean, i love kayaking, and i remember our last medal winner, i looked up to her so much growing up, and it's so special to be here and share the sport of kayaking with the world. >> and your dad is your coach? >> my dad is my coach. yeah. i love him so much. i'm so grateful for it. >> we're so proud of you.

>> and perris was saying, they accidentally spelled your name wrong on your medal. >> they did, paris 2024. >> by the way, you've got a lot of hardware. let's talk to mr. flavor flav. >> what's happening? so you are the water polo maven. how did this come about? >> well, honestly, you know what i'm saying, you know, my girl on the water polo team, her name is maggie steffens. she put out a story and my manager turned me on to the story. so when i read the story, i said to myself, let me try to help these girls out and get the glory, you know what i'm -- so you get the glory. so they got three back-to-back gold medals right now. you know what i'm saying? so i'm out here, i'm out here to push them to get that fourth gold medal. you know what i'm saying? and also, i just want to say, it feels good to see you guys in this neck of the woods! >> yes! yes! he's doing weather! >> all right, guys. thank you, you guys. good luck. thank you for everything. congrats on what you did for your country. and we're going to be back with more on the eiffel tower coming

♪ welcome back. every day, we get to enjoy this breathtaking view, right from our set, looking out on the eiffel tower, but the real action is actually taking place beneath that iconic landmark. >> yeah, we can hear it right now. that is where beach volleyball happens. yesterday we looked at the schedule and we realize the u.s. were playing at 3:00 local time. here is the problem. our show ends at 3:00 local time. >> keep in mind, the matches, they only run about 45 minutes. and we are two miles away, but also a lot of traffic away. so the question is this, could we make it in time? challenge accepted. >> let's go. let's go. let's go. beach volleyball, baby. >> at the very moment u.s. women's beach volleyball superstar duo chang and hughes

were taking the olympic sand against france -- we had just wrapped our show. savannah, al and i were still running to the car from our set, which is two miles away from the venue. the seating capacity of more than 14,000, the temporary stadium underneath the eiffel tower is a crown jewel of the paris venues. and a hot ticket for its iconic location and party vibe. but two miles is 30 minutes in olympic size traffic. so by the time we arrived -- >> oh, it's hot. time for beach volleyball. >> wait. wait for me. wait for me. >> our fast walk had turned into a full-on sprint. >> slow. >> let's go. >> you guys, let's go. >> meanwhile, team usa was tied up with france with just a few points to go. did we mention, the beach volleyball court is not near the entrance? >> set our timers. luckily we sent our snoop dogg ahead of us. we could hear the cheers as we raced up the staircase. team france had tied it up,

19-19. and the hometown crowd was going wild. and we had to make sure the ladies of team usa knew we were representing. >> yeah! >> yes! >> by the way, as it turns out, the french love to do the wave. even a slow-mo version, but we were all about bringing the energy. >> usa, usa! >> and then the second set point went to a third match point. and a block from hughes sealed the u.s. victory. >> yes, yes! >> we celebrated with snoop and all of our fellow americans in the crowd. and then we hugged it out with stars of the hour, kelly cheng and sara hughes. >> oh my god. okay. y'all made us wait until the last second to pull that one off. how was it out there? >> it was entertaining. >> we were entertained. >> how was it out there, guys? >> it was toasty. >> it was hot.

we could hear the crowd. we felt the energy. it was fun. >> you did it. i love that you held hands when you change court. you have such an awesome vibe. >> thank you. >> you seem to be having fun. >> hand holding is how we can communicate, how we connect, stay unified. then just the fans. we love it. so when ever they do that, we get fired up. >> can you tell how fired up we are? >> yes. i love this. >> right here. right here. >> we love you, guys. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> okay. >> it was a whirlwind and so worth it. >> you made it. >> worth every second of it. >> that was good. >> they're looking great by the way so far. >> it was a great match. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> it was the best. coming up, guys, a first of its kind tour of the house of dior, including a look at its key role in the opening ceremony here in paris. we go behind the scenes. we go behind the scenes. dat first, this is "to flex alert! flex alert!

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we're back on yet another spectacular day here in paris. the city, of course, also home to some of the biggest fashion labels in the world. >> one of them, of course, is dior. which, first turned the world of fashion on its head nearly 80 years ago and our own fashion icon, "today" correspondent got a chance to visit its birthplace. this one really, really got to you, didn't it? >> this was an absolute dream. and one that i really don't want to wake up from. dior is synonymous with paris. so much so that all the stars that performed at the opening ceremony wore dior, lady gaga, celine dion, and i got to see it first. >> dior. >> the iconic brand responsible for dressing some of the biggest stars. charlize theron to elizabeth taylor and princess diana, who even had a bag named after her.

it all started here with christian dior 78 years ago. 30 avenue montagne and today they've invited us to go inside. let's go. the director of the gallery, a museum showcasing the legacy of its iconic founder. >> how is what mr. dior did back then still relevant in fashion today? >> he had this idea to make women beautiful, but also happier. >> original spaces that were home to dior's first fashion shows usually can only be seen from afar. but we got up close. >> so all of the guests would stand on these very stairs? >> it was so packed, people were also sitting here on the landing, on the staircase. >> oh, my --. >> breathtaking, right? >> so you had 12 models working for dior at that time. each one had her own wardrobe. >> i can only imagine what a flurry of activity would be happening in here. it must have been so -- it's

tight quarters. it must have been so magic. >> celine dion, who's wore many iconic dior looks, wore a custom piece designed by current creative director, maria gratsya for her dazzling opening ceremony performance. >> how is that here when it was literally on the eiffel tower a few days ago? >> it's magic. >> she finished the performance, it got taken off her straight away and gets cleaned -- >> not cleaned -- >> was it dirty? >> no. >> celine d'dion doesn't have to be here for fittings because you have a mannequin in her exact measurements. >> yes. >> every single celebrity has a body double. the former director of dior heritage gave us a sneak peek at how they preserve their dresses. >> no glue, no nothing. so this is specific silk paper. >> silk paper. >> yes. >> can i help? ahhh! the venus gown was worn by

actress anya taylor joy at the oscars this year. >> i saw this dress on the red carpet. i remember this walking past me. it's like a spa for dresses. >> yeah, you could say that, absolutely. >> and many of those looks are kept in the vault. >> it's freezing in here! >> yeah, 19 degrees and 50% humidity. so that's to keep the dresses against the ravages of time, i presume. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> i feel so privileged looking in here. >> so, christian dior himself would have created this dress. >> yes, yes. >> if a celebrity today wanted to wear this very piece, if taylor swift -- could she come in here and borrow this? >> no. no, no, no. >> you will not open the archives. if i try this on, i will get arrested. >> yeah! no, no, it's only for it to be exhibited. >> you can just lock me in here, suozzi. i'm good.

>> okay, bye-bye! >> bye-bye! >> have you recovered, zanna, from that moment? >> no, i could -- >> dream come true! >> dream come true, absolutely! i could have happily stayed in that vault for the rest of the day, and it was very cold. which on a day like this -- >> by the way, when craig did the croissant call, did you bring us dior? >> that's a different show. >> morning television. >> by the way, we have another fashion icon here, flava-flav. >> oh my goodness. >> dior? you like some dior? >> yes, yes. help me out with some dior. i'm dead serious. dior in the building. it's an honor being here with y'all. you don't know, man. >> we love having you here. >> tell us how your olympics have been overall? i feel like we see you in the stands, you're enjoying it. more than that, the women and the athletes are all so happy that you're repping them.

>> well, i ain't going to lie, but it's been an amazing trip right here holding. i always dreamed about being at the olympics one day. only time i ever got to see it was on tv. now i'm here for my first time ever in life at the olympics, man. and i've been getting a lot of love from everybody. all nationalities and you know, i'm honored to be here sponsoring the women's water polo team. that's why i'm here. >> not only sponsoring the water polo team but inspiring others. you know what, these are incredible athletes. these lesser known sports. they need benefactors like you, people that come in and really give them a shot in the arm. >> well, what i'm doing hopefully this will open the door for other celebrities, you know what i'm saying, to do what i'm doing and come and sponsor some of these olympic teams. a lot of these olympic teams -- you don't get to make no money in the olympics. you know what i'm saying? and when people aren't really out here competing, they're home working. you know what i'm saying? two and three jobs and all of

that, you know what i'm saying. so there's nothing wrong with just coming in and giving that little extra push. and i am the official hype man. >> yes, you are. >> you are. >> that's right. >> thank you so much. >> operation no doubt is in progress. i will bring you one, craig. word up to you. >> i want some dior! you going to hold me up? you going to hold me up. >> okay. i'm going to hold you to that. yeah, boy. >> thank you so much. that was fun. >> i'm serious. i want some dior. >> after your local news and these quick messages. >> i'll wear it.

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