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>> with team usa absolutely dominating the action. it's august 5th. good morning, this is "today." ♪♪ >> simone-sational. team usa gymnastics back in the spotlight this morning, simone with not one, but two gold medals on the line. suni and jordan competing for medal glory, too, after a weekend of stellar gymnastics performances. >> how about the number now, 14.8, that is enough. >> on the track, a dramatic photo finish. >> noah lyles is looking anxiously. it's noah lyles! >> star sprinter noah lyles dashing his way to glory by the slimmest of margins. >> noah lyles is the olympic champion and the united states have won gold for the first time in 20 years. >> while team usa makes even
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more history in the pool. >> and it's going to be -- a world record. for the american. back-to-back golds in the 1500 for finke. world record as well. world record as well. >> all the highlights, and dozens of american medal winners joining us live. breaking news, roaring ashore. hurricane debby slams florida's gulf coast. the storm battering the region with heavy rain, high wind, and a dangerous storm surge, causing damage, knocking out power, and cancelling flights across the country. just ahead, a live report, and al's full forecast, including the new round of extreme heat facing tens of millions. decision day, kamala harris getting set to reveal her running mate after face-to-face meetings with top contenders over the weekend. we'll have the latest and where a possible harris-trump debate now stands. on edge. mounting tensions in the middle east. now with ripple effects around
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the world. iran expected to retaliate against israel for the killing of a top hamas leader. the pentagon moving warships to the region as the world stock markets take a tumble, a full report from inside israel straight ahead. all that, plus all in the family. >> hoda's all of us. she is all of us. >> hoda right next to suni's sisters as she wins big in a weekend of olympic cheer leading for our girls. taking their shot. >> okay. i wasn't expecting that, that's dense. >> al and craig's lesson in shot putting from three-time gold medal winner ryan crouser. and party in the usa. an inside look at olympic fever sweeping the country from
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coast-to-coast. today, monday, august 5th, 2024. ♪ a world record for the americans. >> this is one of the landmark moments in u.s. cycling history. >> the united states have won gold for the first time in 20 years. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from paris. good morning, welcome to paris on a monday morning. we are absolutely surrounded by team usa medalists right here. >> we can't -- this is an endless stream of silver, gold, and bronze, you're making your country so proud, this image is taking our breath away. >> and craig and al, come on over. there are so many athletes here, we couldn't fit them into one shot. >> it's the gold, silver and bronze.
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>> congratulations, by the way. >> congrats. >> so proud. >> we have a lot to talk to them about in the next couple of hours. we want to start with the major storm back home, hurricane debby lashing florida's gulf coast. >> live look now at the heavy rain and wind it's producing after strengthening to a category 1, this is a slow mover, we're going to be following this one much of the week. >> al's tracking it from paris here with us. we want to get to jesse kirsch in perry, florida, southeast of tallahassee, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we are now in the eye wall of debby, wind gusts around 80 miles per hour, and when they really come through it feels like we're getting pelted with hail right now. the state of florida alone already reporting more than 200,000 power outages. from what we've seen online, and we're seeing a travel impact taking shape. reports of hundreds of flight delays and cancellations
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nationwide according to flight tracker, flightaware. what you're looking at right now is what we're used to seeing with hurricanes, wind gusts around 80 miles per hour here, the same area that got battered by idalia last year. what this storm is going to do, which is different from what we typically see with hurricanes, is of course there's storm surge and wind gust threat. but the bigger concern with debby is that it is moving relatively slowly at a crawl. that's going to allow so much rain to dump over the next several days. we're talking about florida, georgia, and south carolina, all three states, governors declaring states of emergency. we have seen localized totals around 30 inches of rain in some areas, this is a high risk flood day for many, and that is when we can see a lot of damage and concern about death as well. so people definitely want to be bunkering down and not venturing out into this kind of weather. right now, we are getting the eye wall of debby, the front and the north side of that eye wall. when these bands are coming
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through we are really getting pelted here, it's just the beginning of what we're expecting from debby throughout the week, savannah. >> all right, jesse, near tallahassee, thank you very much. >> and further down florida's gulf coast, we find marissa parra riding out the storm there. how is it looking where you are? >> reporter: hoda, good morning from steinhatchee, florida. you can see it looks calm right now. we are in the eye of the storm. so what jesse, what you just saw with jesse is what we were experiencing about an hour ago, the wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour. i want to show you what we're keeping a close eye on right now. this is the steinhatchee river, a mile out from the gulf of mexico. and this is where the biggest threat is here. as jesse mentioned, the biggest threat with this storm, with debby, unlike idalia, this is a flood risk, storm surge, which is a community recovering from idalia one year ago. the docks behind me, they just
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repaired them and rebuilt them from last year. of course, all of them hoping that they hold up during this storm here, and again, those biggest threats, not just the storm surge and the flood risk, but the tornado risk most of the state is facing, hoda. >> marissa parra for us there, thank you. >> two views of the storm, one right there, and one in the eye of the storm. and al is tracking debby. you said this one is a slow mover. >> it really is, guys. as she mentioned, debby has made landfall in steinhatchee, 80-mile-per-hour winds, moving relatively slowly, northeast at 10, and what happens once they make landfall they tend to pick up and we've also got tornado watches for much of florida, on into georgia until 4:00 this afternoon, the tropical storm warnings, watches and hurricane warnings stretching from charleston to sarasota. there's the storm surge from steinhatchee, off to the west, six to ten feet. we're also looking now at this heavy rain that's slowly going to be making its way up the coast, passing florida and georgia today, strong winds,
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torrential downpours, threat of tornadoes. tomorrow, the center of the system hugs the coast, tropical deluges from south carolina to georgia, wednesday, debby still over the southeast, high risk of flooding from savannah to wilmington. we are looking right now at impact, extreme high-risk flooding for three days going right on into wednesday for flash flooding, up to 30 inches of rain, we've also got that anywhere from three to 30 inches, some places may pick up three feet of rain out of this system, the high winds causing uprooted trees, damages to home, widespread power outages and as we mentioned the risk of tornadoes stretching from spring hill up to charleston through tonight. savannah? >> al, we'll continue to watch debby throughout the morning, of course, but for the moment we'll turn to the 2024 political race. vice president kamala harris mate after meeting face to face with at least three top contenders over the weekend. and there are new questions this morning over a potential harris-trump debate and whether
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it will happen. chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with details. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning, for vice president harris, this accelerated timeline to select a running mate is winding down with harris and her yet to be named pick set to be at a rally in philadelphia we are getting a better sense of what she's looking for, a source familiar with the vice president's process telling me overnight among the priorities, finding a potential governing partner who demonstrates competence, has chemistry with harris, and shares her core values. with a self-imposed deadline to announce her pick for running mate by tomorrow night, vice president kamala harris hosted at least three contenders at her washington residence sunday. arizona senator mark kelly, minnesota governor tim walz, and pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, who came home late sunday after playing coy with reporters. >> taking my dog for a walk. >> reporter: in a sign of the heightened scrutiny, kelly
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delivering a tweet sunday that read in part i spent my life serving in the navy and at nasa where the mission always comes first, and now my mission serving arizonans. his staff later saying it was just a standard post. his account later tweeting out, when your country asks you to serve you always answer the call. >> good evening. >> reporter: it's unclear whether the vice president herself interviewed three other finalists, transportation secretary pete buttigieg, kentucky governor andy beshear, and illinois governor j. b. pritzker. since president biden stepped down two weeks ago a new poll shows harris has erased trump's advantage nationwide and a statistical dead heat in the key battlegrounds, following mr. trump's weekend rally in georgia where he reignited an old feud against the swing state's republican governor brian kemp. >> he's a disloyal guy and he's a very average governor. >> reporter: mr. trump also accusing the vice president of being a liberal. >> we have to work hard to define her. i don't want to define her, i just want to say who she is.
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she's a horror show, she'll destroy our country. >> reporter: continuing his personal attacks. >> she happens to be a really low iq individual, she really does, a very low iq. we don't need a low iq. >> reporter: up in the air, whether the two will face off in a debate next month. >> meet me on the debate stage. as the saying goes, if you've got something to say -- say it to my face. >> reporter: mr. trump, this weekend, pulling out of a scheduled debate with the vice president, instead proposing a separate matchup hosted by fox news. the harris campaign mocking mr. trump on social media writing it's interesting how anytime, any place, becomes one specific time, one specific, safe space, saying she'll be there on september 10th, like he agreed to. the vp announcement tomorrow will kick off a week long sprint for harris and her running mate, their appearan
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philadelphia tomorrow night, the first of seven rallies and events over five days in the country's most competitive states, pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, north carolina, georgia, arizona, and nevada. savannah? >> that's pretty much the battleground map, peter, thank you very much. meantime, tensions are mounting in the middle east, israel bracing for expected retaliation strikes from iran over last week's killing of a top hamas leader. nbc's raf sanchez is in tel aviv for us, raf, good morning to you. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, president biden will convene his top national security officials in the white house situation room today as the u.s. deploys additional forces to the middle east, the pentagon, sending an aircraft carrier, warships, and an extra squadron of fighter jets to the region in one of the largest deployments since october 7th. the white house says the goal is to try to deter iran from attacking, but if that doesn't
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work, those forces will help israel to defend itself. now, the u.s. was deeply involved in shooting down a wave of iranian drones and missiles back in april, but an israeli official tells nbc news this time they are bracing for worse, potentially a multi-day attack by both iran and hezbollah, and remember, both have vowed revenge against israel following the assassinations of hamas' political chief in iran, and a senior hezbollah commander in lebanon last week. now, this morning markets are way down all over the world. that is mainly about concerns that the u.s. economy may be slowing down, but it is not helped by fears of all-out war in the middle east, and this morning the u.s. and its g-7 allies are appealing for calm, saying that these tensions could escalate a regional conflict. hoda? >> raf sanchez for us in tel aviv, thank you. let's switch gears to the
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olympics, say good morning to craig. >> bonjour, hoda, savannah, bonjour to you as well, folks, it's another action-packed day here in paris, after a thrilling weekend for team usa. stars of track and field and swimming coming up huge, but, this morning, all eyes once again on simone biles and what could be her olympic farewell. this morning, another medal for the greatest of all time, simone biles. after a golden weekend run from simone. >> double pike. >> soaring to victory saturday in the vault final, with a difficult skill named after her. teammate jade carey taking home the bronze, while suni lee made the podium on the uneven bars.
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on the track -- >> this is close. >> american sprinter, noah lyles, is now the fastest man in the world. >> it has to go to a photo finish to decide it. >> the 27-year-old coming from behind to win the 100 meter dash by 0.05 of a second, it's team usa's gold in the headlining race. >> my name came up and i was like, oh, shoot, i'm incredible. >> fred kerley snagging bronze. in a moment as good as gold, lyles overjoyed when he finds his mom in the stands. on the women's side, sha'carri richardson sprinting to silver in the 100, edged out for gold by saint lucia's julien alfred, who won that nation's first ever olympic medal, fans at the saint lucia airport going wild. meanwhile, a golden good-bye to the paris pool, team usa making history on the final night of
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swimming with another two gold medals, and two world records. torri huske bringing it home in women's 4x100 medley relay. >> back to back golds for finke. >> while bobby finke defended his title in the men's 1500 free. but it was katie ledecky, the most decorated female olympian of all time with an epic end to her record-breaking summer games. >> and the 800 still belongs to the one and only katie ledecky. >> winning gold in the 800 free for the fourth consecutive olympics. on the clay, a star-studded battle for gold, serbia's novak djokovic taking out spain's carlos alcaraz in a thrilling final, the 37-year-old emotional calling the victory arguably the
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biggest success of his storied career. and finally, a comeback for the ages for american scottie scheffler, the world's number one golfer winning gold in his olympic debut. the weight of the moment setting in. >> so, back to that finish in the men's 100 meter for a moment here, there's confusion who won after it was over, you probably saw this. the winner actually determined by the first athlete whose torso reaches the finish line. you can see it right there, as opposed to the runner's feet or head. noah lyles, as you can see, first to the line. world's fastest man. after that big weekend, team usa has taken quite the commanding lead in the medal count as well. there it is right there, as for today starting with 3x3 basketball, the u.s. women vying for a spot in the finals now, taking on spain. it's a remarkable story. team usa's women's squad for
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3x3, they lost the first three games here, and they've won the last four. >> there you go. >> also, full day of track and field events, including four more finals that could see more americans medal. on the final day of surfing out there in tahiti, caroline marks, the last american remaining in the competition, going for a spot in the gold medal match. >> oh. >> all right. >> love to be in tahiti right now, the only place better than paris. check in with al who's got a lot on he has plate today. hey, al. >> good morning, we are looking for severe storms, besides debby down in the southeast. severe storms from the northeast into the northern plains, hot and humid down through texas, hot and dry out west. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.
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an and that is your latest weather, guys. >> al, thank you so much. still ahead, much more on the golden girls dominance here in paris, back in action this morning after grabbing more medals over the weekend. and getting a lot of support from superfan and sitting with
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the fam, hoda kotb, talking about all of it with shawn johnson right here. >> look forward to that, plus, team usa's most decorated female olympian of all time, katie ledecky here, making history in paris, but first, this is
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♪ >> usa, usa, usa! back now, monday morning, you want to know what olympic fever looks like, it looks like that, grown ups cheering on the teams, these are watch parties all across the country. how fun, man. >> we've all come down with olympics fever, a lot of that cheering has been for team usa gymnastics, a week of incredible moments, more are unfolding as we speak, actually, right now. >> right, simone and suni just completed the balance beam final, narrowly missing the podium, but simone and jordan, one more final to go, wrapping up on the floor in style in paris.
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it was saturday night fever. incredible gymnastics run. simone, nailing her biles ii vault. >> she's good. >> nabbing her tenth olympic medal and extending her paris gold rush to three in front of a packed house of stars, family, and her fellow teammates. >> yeah. it is not as easy as it looks, but i have put in a lot of work to be able to perform that vault well. i'm excited. >> simone asked if this is the last time we will see her on the vault at the olympics, teasing ahead to los angeles 2028. >> the next olympics is at home. so you just never know. but i am getting really old. >> joining her on the podium, jade carey. >> redemption, she just got it. >> who earned a bronze medal three years in the making after an uncharacteristic mistake at the tokyo games knocked her out
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of contention. >> this is all i wanted to do. i wanted co-tom here and redeem myself on vault. i couldn't be happier about it. >> then same suni sunday, >> let's see what she can do. >> sue nooe lee defending her tokyo bronze medal with a show stopping performance on bars that had the crowd on its feet. >> hoda's all of us. >> suni's bronze making her the first american woman to medal in the uneven bars at multiple olympic games, a remarkable achievement for an athlete whose journey to paris was still uncertain just a year ago when she was diagnosed with two kidney diseases. >> you clawed your way back to the mountain top. how does it feel to be on top again? >> oh, my gosh, it feels absolutely insane. >> a strong weekend coming off a massive medal grab since the games began. >> team usa wins tonight's olympic games. >> gold in the team event.
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>> simone biles wins the gold. >> and gold and bronze in the all-around for simone and suni. we've cheered them on every step of the way. we will always be sitting in the same seats, you can find us. i feel you looking for us. >> you know hoda's whistle, right? >> true. >> all right. we are going to bring in a familiar face to the fans in the gymnastics. our friend shawn johnson won gold on the balance beam along with three silver medals for team usa in 2000. shawn, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> we just came off the beam. we mentioned in the lead-in that team usa did not get a medal in the beam. tell us what you think happened there. >> honestly, i don't know a better word for it than like the mojo was off. i feel like every single girl leading up to rebecca fell and
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that can really affect girls. >> it's contagious. >> it is. >> and the olympics is very long. they've been going for such a long time, starting from the olympic trials. when you get to the beam final and the floor final, you are exhausted. >> yeah. this is happening as we speak. i mean, first of all, you won the beam in 2008, so we know you have nerves of steel. but these athletes have to now brush it off. simone, who just fell on balance beam, which is uncharacteristic, now has to go do the floor routine of her life. jordan, too. how do you get yourself back in the game? >> i mean, they're the greatest team ever, so i'm not worried about that. i think they have trained their entire life for that purpose and for that reason. they will be able to brush it off. it is hard knowing you are at the olympic games. you have fallen. part of that will stay in their mind. but i think it will give them a vengeance going into the floor. to do better. >> we talk about where you shall -- brushing off this one isolated moment. but if you do a macro moment at what team usa gymnastics has done this olympic games, they
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have been absolutely killing it. when you say they're the best team ever, give us some context. >> if you look at everything this team has gone through, they are, i mean, heroes, legends forever. the entire united states gymnastics has changed over the years, over the past four, five, six, eight years, and they have gone with it. they have gone through massive trials and tribulations. they've modified and revolutionized our sport. they've changed a generation, like the future of generations to come. they've gone through so many things, with simone and suni, and to have them come back now and be stronger, i was literally -- i felt like a kid in a candy store just watching, i was just beeching. i feel like a proud mom. it's the greatest feeling to watch them succeed so well. >> we have to leave it there. we couldn't say it better than that. you know what you are talking about. you have been there, too, at these high levels. thank you so much. fun to have you with us here in paris. still ahead this morning, speaking of legends, how about
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legend katie ledecky. she's wrapping up her time in paris with an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal in the 800 meter free. >> she is the first woman to ever win the same event four times in a row. a string that started in london in 2012. it was also the 9th gold of her career, 14th overall medal, adding to her record as the most decorated female olympian in u.s. history. >> we are so happy to have katie with us. hi, katie. good morning. >> welcome back. >> we just love you. we have known you since you were a little girl on our plaza. then you were 15 years old in london. here you are, you have so much hardware. i don't know where to begin. tell us about this one, the 800 meters that you got on the same day you won it the first time at age 15. i know you love all your medals equally, like children, right? >> i knew it was august 3rd.
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that's when i won it in london. i didn't want august 3rd to be a day that i looked back on with anything but great memories, so i'm so glad that i was able to get the gold on that day. >> when we had the pictures of you through the years and you look back at yourself as a little girl and see where you are today, did you ever, first of all, imagine that you would be competing here and now? >> no. >> and do you see yourself competing beyond these games? >> yeah. so i never -- when i first started swimming, i never thought i would even go to one olympics. to have gone to four now is incredible. i would love to compete in l.a. i will take it year by year. i have to see where i'm at each year, but it would be a dream to compete in front of a home crowd. >> it sounds like we will see katie ledecky. >> i think so. >> you know, one of the things we always enjoy about you when you come, you don't just come by yourself with all of your medals, you bring the ledecky clan. the ledeckys roll deep. in tokyo, you were able to win a lot of medals, but you didn't have the family there, you didn't have fans or family. this time, they're all there
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cheering you on. what was that like? >> my parents, my brother michael, my uncle john. >> uncle john! >> and i was really lucky on the day of the 800 to have a number of my other aunts and uncles and cousins that came for that event. >> look at that group. >> yeah. the fam club, it's just, you know, so great to have them here. some of them i hadn't seen in a really long time. so just to get a hug was special. >> and katie, you must have seen this by now, that little girl that got a glimpse of you. >> yes. >> did you see that or did you watch it later? >> yeah. so there was so many american fans in the stands and so many little kids. and a lot of them were dressed up really cute and waving to us and had posters. i was trying to wave to as many of them as i could. it made this one girl's day. >> might have made her year. >> madden, she -- we face timed yesterday. >> oh, wow! >> yeah, it was great. she was excited, and i'm sure i will find a way to meet up some
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time when i'm back in the states. >> katie, watching you watching finke win. the other sport, by the way, just to button it up a little bit. but watching that race, you had your cow bell out. you were screaming and yelling. >> jumping. >> i feel like you are kind of like a coach for the entire group. >> well, i train with bobby every single day. we're distance training teammates down in gainesville. we got a great coach in coach nesty, all of our coaches. and bobby has been working toward that all year. just to see somebody's -- you know, somebody reach their goal after so much hard work, of course i was going nuts. >> we love katie cam. >> yeah, we do. >> katie cam, got to stay. >> katie, congrats on everything. >> thank you. >> so happy for you. >> we love you. >> so proud. >> we're going to celebrate the success of the u.s. swimming in our next hour when we honor a whole bunch of athletes that are here. but for now let's go to mr. roker with a check on the
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weather. hey, al. >> congratulations, katie, well deserved. let's show you what we're looking at for today. it's made landfall, debby, five miles west of steinhatchee. going to be a slow mover. we're talking about storm surge and rain upwards of 3 feet of rain in some sections. 31 million people also with heat mostly out west. but we've got some in the gulf as well. we are looking at those temperatures that are really toasty from boston, 89 degrees, 113 in las vegas, wichita 100 degrees. and we're looking at that heat continuing in the southwest and the south right on into tomorrow.
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weather. guys? >> thanks, buddy. still ahead, the g.o.a.t. of shot put, ryan crouser, well, he tried to teach us his craft. you want to see how that turned out. also, we will get to hoda's special olympic morning boost. we'll do that right after this. . let's fly! (inaudible sounds) chief! doug. (inaudible sounds) ooooo ah. (elevator doors opening) (inaudible sounds) i thought you were right behind me.
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we are we are back from paris with hoda's olympic boost. >> this is a good one, guys. thea lafond won a gold medal in the triple jump this weekend. it was the very first olympic medal ever for the small island she's from. her brother could not make it to paris in person because he's the defensive end for the navy football team. he's busy getting ready for the season. however, take a look at the moment that he found out the good news. >> hey, lafond! >> hey, your sister just won a gold medal, brother! [ applause ] >> oh, my gosh! >> that's the best! >> mobbed by his navy teammates. what a proud moment for little brother. oh, my gosh. and also the fact that the whole team is jumping in. >> that's great. >> you just won a gold medal. >> why am i crying? that's so sweet. gosh, coming up, it was a big
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board you can see right now, dow jones industrial average remains down. it's been hovering down about 1000 points, or just about 3%. this all follows a big sell off on friday, where the dow shed 600 points. a lot of people are pinning it on a weak jobs report that came in last week and fears the fed waited too long to cut interest rates. our scott mcgrew is tracking not only the markets, but reports of outages for some online traders. we'll have more on that in just minutes. let's get a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is tracking those temps across the bay area. how's it looking, kari? it will be slightly warmer in some of the inland valleys, but overall, it's going to be nice, like it was yesterday with some upper 70s in the east bay, hayward and fremont in the upper 70s and 75 in oakland, while san francisco will be in the upper 60s. we will start to feel the hotter temperatures inland and temperatures peak tomorrow with some triple digits in concord, as well as fairfield and vacaville will also see highs up to 100. in parts of the north
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coming up, simply the best. simone biles setting records in her comeback tour as noah lyles wins gold in a photo finish. >> noah lyles is looking anxiously. it's noah lyles! and katie ledecky makes history. >> and the 800 still belongs to the one and only katie ledecky. >> we're live in paris with the very latest. plus, icons only. team usa swimming closing out their historic run for the most gold medals of any country. track and field athletes off and running. stars from both teams here live. plus, let's give it a shot. ♪ >> craig and al try their hand at shot put, learning from the g.o.a.t. himself, ryan crouser. >> whoa! >> hello! >> what's up, mr. crouser? >> today, monday, august 5th, 2024.
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♪ >> from los angeles to paris, hi to all of our family. >> and friends back home. >> go katie ledecky! >> here in paris to celebrate the olympics. >> best friends from mansville, texas. >> maryland. >> here for "the today show." we love you guys! >> love you! >> so much fun out there on our plaza. that's our backdrop eiffel tower. we could get used to this here at the paris olympics. so nice to have you along with us. we have so many athletes coming up this hour, i think we need a bigger set. >> i think more than friday. this is the most we're going to have. >> this is the day. >> they keep winning. what are we supposed to do? let's get to your news. at 8:00 on a monday morning. we begin with hurricane debby slamming in the florida coastline this morning with torrential rains, powerful winds
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and a life-threatening storm surge. al has the forecast in a moment. first, nbc's jesse kirsch who joins us from perry, florida where it is still coming down hard. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. we are in hurricane debby's eye wall now. the strongest winds have passed along florida's big ben. but we are still getting quite a bit of rain out here. this hurricane is bringing high winds and storm surge threat as we always talk about with theses how slowly it is tropical storms. but the difference with debby is how slowly it is moving. so there is a real concern about the amount of rainfall we will see. not just in florida but south carolina and georgia as well over the next several days. we could see localized amounts of as much as 30 inches of rain in some areas in the days ahead. here in florida, we have reports of more than 200,000 power outages. we are looking at the impact from that as well as the travel impact throughout the day.
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again, while we are passed the strongest wind gusts here, you can see quite a bit of rain coming down here, and the threat from debby is far from over. savannah? >> jesse, thank you very much. let's check on where the storm is now. where it's headed. al, what you got? >> just as jesse said, it is not so much where it is headed but how slowly it is headed. you can see right now it is still a hurricane category 1 storm. 60 miles northwest, north-northwest of cedar key. 75-mile-per-hour winds but only moving northeast at 10 miles per hour. now, the other thing we have to worry about is tornado warnings up to 4:00. six to ten foot storm surges heavy from cedar key just to the west of steinhatchee, also looking at three to five feet down to venice, florida. and this system will slowly move through florida for the strong winds, torrential downpours and tornadoes. we move into tonight and tomorrow. center of the storm just hugging the southeastern atlantic coast.
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tropical deluges coming. targeting south carolina and georgia. then we move into wednesday. it just parks itself along the southeast coast. that means flooding possibility and a high risk of flooding from savannah to wilmington. and, in fact, the flash flooding through wednesday last last -- i mean, this is three days in a row. we're talking upwards of three feet of rain. that's going to cause that catastrophic flooding, plus the winds. while not really that strong, strong enough to bring in uprooted trees, damage to homes and widespread power outage. already almost a quarter of a million people out of power right now in florida and the risk of tornadoes stretching from spring hill, florida all the way up to charleston through tonight and the heavy rain makes those tornadoes tough to see. so this is going to be a very volatile situation right on toward the w >> all right, al. thank you so much. let's move to the race to the white house. vice president kamala harris closing in on her choice for a running mate. that announcement could come any time now. and this comes amid new
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questions over a potential harris-trump debate. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander is there at the white house with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. vice president harris set to make what is the most important decision of her political career. her self-imposed deadline is tomorrow night. that's when she will appear for the first time with her yet to be named running mate. it will happen at a rally in philadelphia. harris posted at least three finalists for interviews on sunday. arizona senator mark kelly, minnesota governor tim walz and pennsylvania's governor josh shapiro. after president biden stepped down just a couple of weeks ago, a new poll now shows that harris has erased former president trump's advantage nationwide. mr. trump for his part was in georgia over the weekend, reigniting an old feud with that state's governor brian kemp, accusing harris of being a liberal and repeating his personal attacks against her. what is up in the air is whether
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the two will face-off in a debate this fall. mr. trump this weekend pulling out of a scheduled debate with the vp, instead proposing a separate matchup with fox news, the harris campaign mocking mr. trump on social media for going back on his original call for debate, any place, any time, saying she will be there on september 10th, like he agreed to. hoda? >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. >> what do we say, we turn back to the olympics for now. another big morning for simone biles. american sprinter noah lyles winning gold after a photo finish in the 100 meter final. nbc's tom llamas once again has all the highlights. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning to you. it happened right here in lane seven. france was going nuts because noah lyles crossed the finish line, but he crossed it with six other sprinters. essentially, what he did was pushed his torso over. he has to thank this device right here.
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this shoots out a laser beam across the finish line, and it confirmed that noah lyles is now the fastest man in the world. this comes this morning as we have a big update out of gymnastics. it was a very tough day on the beam for team usa. this morning, the greatest of all time wrapping up her historic comeback run. >> she did it, y'all. >> reporter: simone biles missing the podium on the beam along with suni lee, but earning silver with her power house floor routine. along with fellow american jordan chiles. after her journey continued on saturday, biles winning a third gold medal on the vault. part of a weekend of gold for team usa. none more dramatic than noah lyles. >> the 20-year drought is over for the americans. noah lyles has done it. >> reporter: a jaw-dropping photo finish by the american sprinter on the track, winning
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gold in a dramatic 100 meter men's final by 0.05 of a second. this composite image showing the race's nail biting progression. incredibly lyles nabbed the win with his torso ahead. >> have you ever had a race like that? >> i have had many like that, but not at the olympics. i'll tell you that. that was an amazing moment. >> reporter: while on the women's side, sha'carri richardson grabbing silver in the 100. gold going to julien alfred who won the island nation's first ever olympic medal. >> does it feel real? >> i'm still trying to think of what happened, just take it all in. >> and in the pool, an american superstar cementing her legacy. >> the 800 still belongs to the one and only katie ledecky.
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>> reporter: making history, katie ledecky, winning gold four straight paris games, becoming the most decorated female american olympian of all time. speaking earlier on "today." >> i never thought i'd go to one olympics, to have gone to four now, it's incredible. >> reporter: and on the streets of paris, a massive upset, christian faulkner grabbing the gold in the women's cycling road race, a former college rower, started cycling just seven years ago after trying it out in central park. faulkner making the olympic team as a replacement, and becoming the first american to medal in the event in 40 years. >> even though cycling is a newish part of my life, my goal is to go to the olympics, it's been around since i was a kid. biggest dream i've ever had. >> we're back out here track and field. there's another race we're watching, that's the mixed relay in the triathlon. that's because belgium has pulled out, switzerland had a mix-up with their roster, both citing athletes getting ill
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after swimming in the seine, officials maintaining the river was safe to swim in. and after a huge weekend, we love to see all those medals, they cannot be stopped, and talk about what you can watch tonight on peacock, and nbc primetime. 3 on 3 women's basketball, looking for team usa to beat spain, a full day of track and field events for four more finals for team usa to pick up more hardware and finally the last day of surfing, caroline marks the last american remaining in the competition, rooting for her to try to win a gold medal. that's the latest from the stade de france, craig, back to you. >> thank you, tom llamas for you. how about that kristen faulkner story? >> just picked up cycling. >> as one does. >> why don't we try that? after crushing it in the pool the stars of team usa swimming are right here paying us a visit to talk about their mabout their many triumphs and look at all those medals.
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bobby finke, new olympic record. >> the lone individual gold medalist to be a world record for the americans. >> it comes down to the final race to give the americans the edge. >> we are back, back with a thrilling end to swimming here in paris. >> team usa closing out the competition with two world records and the most gold medals of any country. >> we are completely surrounded by a number of team stars, bobby finke, gretchen walsh, torri huske, caeleb dressel. >> ryan murphy, simone and last but not least abbie weitzel. everybody here and accounted for? yes.
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bobby, we just saw you last night. i call it the long swim. the 30 lap, 1500 meters, and you s set a world record. we just saw katie ledecky. she is your training partner. you guys both did it. how does it feel? this is just incredible. >> i mean, being mentioned in the same sentence with katie, especially both of us holding the world record for america, is something i never really thought possible for me. so to be able to do it with her is a dream come true. >> we were in that number screaming for y'all. we were curious. can you guys hear us or hear people in the stands while you are swimming in the pool? >> i mean, you can hear it's so loud. >> yes. >> you can hear everything but also nothing at the same time. like it's numbing how loud it is. it was an amazing arena and just an honor to swim in it. >> gretchen, you have the fastest butterfly split in history. did i read that right? in history. i mean, you turn on the after burners. did you know you could move that fast?
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>> i was hoping i could. i wanted today it for my ladies. we got that world record. i knew if i had a good split, i could contribute to that. i was proud of all of us, and proud of myself as well for, you know, coming out strong. last swim of a really long meet. so it was a really fun time. >> caeleb, let me come to you. one of the most decorated swimmers in u.s. history. you helped us get two golds. in the relays this year. you had a wide range of emotions throughout your time here in paris. what's it been like for you this time around? >> that's how every swim meet goes. everyone standing here would agree they have ups and downs. i'm no exception. yeah, i wouldn't have changed anything about this week. i had a lot of fun before the races. could add a little more after the races, like to swim quicker. it was a really fun time with these guys and girls here. >> different for you this time around, though, because this is the first time you had your baby here. >> yeah. yeah, yeah.
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>> what did snoop dogg -- >> august -- u auggie dog. >> is that going to stick? >> i don't really have a choice. >> you have so many medals. how many do you have there? >> five. >> five medals. you brought up the end. everyone is counting on you. before you take that dive in the pool, what do you say to yourself? >> honestly, it is really stressful. i'm just like i can't lose this. it would be really bad. so i just am trying to focus and center myself. but these ladies make it so easy to be confident because they're just so fast and they set me up so well. >> there is just so many of you. it is incredible what you accomplished here. what was it like for those of you who are veterans and were in tokyo, to have family and fans back in the stands? does that make a difference? >> oh, yeah. it was amazing. >> yeah. how about for you? >> it was great. >> you got your mic. >> oh, i don't have a mic. sorry. it was just so much better than
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tokyo. i remember rio and how loud the arena was and how cool it was and being able to see your family after winning a but then to be able to go back to that at this games was really special. >> down the line, do we like paris? are you going to see paris. >> i'm going to stick around? i'm having a baby moon out here with my wife. it will be great. >> that is awesome. >> simone, how about you this time around? what was it like compared to last time? >> it was good. better experience. happy, healthy, had an amazing time with team usa. so i'm really grateful and lucky to be here. >> you guys, y'all did so well. wasn't that arena electric? i mean, we felt it in the stands watching you guys. we just want to say we're super proud of you. go team usa. >> way to go, guys! >> thank you so much. >> we're so happy to have you with us. we will send it over to al who is watching that weather. very closely today with hurricane debby. >> absolutely. and we got other weather to talk about around the rest of the country.
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from the northeast into the great lakes and the plains, talking about some severe storms. hot and humid down through the gulf. hot and dry out west. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in yr ou sponsored by target. meet the new target circle, the best way to get more target. >> oh, the track and field action got under way with a
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solid start for team usa over the weekend. and we have a few of these medal winners with us now. >> here they are. we've got melissa jefferson, earned bronze in the 100 meter. kaylyn brown, bryce deadmon, shamier little, grabbing silver in the 4 x 400 mixed relay. welcome to all of you. >> congrats. congrats. >> how does it feel to have come and done what you wanted to do? >> for me personally, this year has just been a journey, a roller coaster. and, so, when i got to this meet, i just told myself like, hey, i put in all the work. now it's time to go out there and get what you deserve. and i did it. >> by the way, it was raining. >> yes, it was. >> did that affect how everyone was performing? did you sense that or think about it? >> i thought about it for a quick second. but i also told myself, it's not only raining in my lane. it's raining in everyone's lane. >> that's a good attitude right there. >> so it is just one of those things where, you know, you have to throw the conditions out the window and say, hey, capitalize
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on the moment and see what you -- see what you got in the tank. >> kay lyn, you're 19, first olympics. even at the qualifications, you blew them out of the water. >> uh-huh. >> what did it feel like to run on that purple track? it is iconic. have you ever run on a purple track. >> i have never run on a purple track. uh i just felt really blessed. but to come out here and still be able to run fast and be with these amazing people, it just felt great. >> this is only the second game where that race of yours was contested. in the heat. you go out. world record. and then you end up medaling as well. how did it feel? >> it feels real good. it was an overall great effort from this group here. and we did an extreme job in breaking the world record. silver medalist. i'm extremely proud of this group because for myself we are all like extremely happy. >> you rocked it. bryce, you've got the full set now, right? you got a gold. you got a silver.
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you got a bronze. you got the full set. >> i do, i do. >> how does it feel having all of those medals under your belt? >> i don't know. i guess -- i guess surreal in a sense. starting up attrack at a&m, i probably would say i wouldn't be in this position. they helped me rise to this point along with my coaches and family. i'm just amazed to be at this point. >> you're rocking it. >> we're not amazed. we're blown away. first of all, we love the purple hair. is it for the purple track? >> yes, it was. >> for the purple track. it is an expression for me, too. >> it's awesome. i heard you made an adjustment from the qualification rounds into the relay. what was that moment like? is it something you are deciding on the fly? do you disus it with everybody? how did that all go down? >> i think we did a dry run going into the meet and kind of
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in the commotion of it all. i just ran out and then i'm like -- i had to like get myself back together. and then i'm like, let me get back to this mark. i cannot mess this up. i made a smooth transition back to where i needed to be so i could get the best time. >> i have always wondered what it's like to run a relay at any speed. but, you know, just like the pressure you feel to not let down your teammates. it seems great, but also so intimidating. >> it is. the mentality is definitely different. going out for the 400 individually, it is on you. but knowing that for a relay, you have to depend on your other teammates. we just trusted each other. >> melissa is the pride of georgetown, south carolina. went to coastal carolina. i've been following your career a while. i know you missed the post race news conference because you were stuck in the protocol. if you could do it all over again, the news conference were happening, who would you thank? what would you say? >> i really would want to first thank god because, you know,
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without him i wouldn't be standing here and then secondly my village. you know, they are who i am. they made me into what you see today, this person who could come out and be this sweet, upholding young lady but also on the track, you don't know what she's gonna do. >> cheers! >> so it is one of those things where they keep me grounded. when things are good, they're there. when things are bad, they're there. i'm just grateful to them. >> we just want to say congrats to you. you've made your country proud. thank you so much for coming to see us. and we are back with even more medal winners from team usa, and a big surprise on the plaza. trust us, you do not want to miss it. but first your local news.
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it is a beautiful monday morning back home. we have an incredible plaza behind us. check out all of these awesome medal winners in the house. >> by the way, i'm looking for -- we spent some time with you guys. i'm looking for justin best. yeah, he's part of the men's four event. brought home gold for team usa. first time in 60 years. has it sunk in yet the history making here? >> i still get pangs of adrenaline, so, no, it hasn't. i'm still thinking about it. i'm on cloud nine. >> we're proud of you. >> well, you had so much support here, your family, your friends, your girlfriend lainey. i think lainey is here. >> come on out. >> you must be so proud of him. >> yeah. this is a dream come true. >> how long have y'all been dating? >> nine years. >> oh, my gosh, this is cute. >> she's been a part of the story since day one. >> so you have your girlfriend. do you have the rest of your family? are they here? >> they were here to support me, yeah. >> are they around? can we have the rest of the
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family? >> oh, this is nice. >> hey, that's a lot of my family. >> wait, wait, wait. how many do you have here? wait a minute. >> yeah. >> wait. >> a lot of flowers. do you want to keep on rolling? keep on rolling. wow! are you -- are you a little confused? >> yeah. >> justin, why don't you clear it up for us. >> oh, my god. >> lainey, you are the love of my life. you have been with me since day one. i knew you were special the moment i said -- first date we said -- or i said to you, i wanted to go to the olympics and you without question said, yeah, go for it. you are stunningly beautiful, ferociously intelligent, your kindness, leaps and bounds. i don't know anyone that doesn't love you. this is going to be the easiest question of my life, i want to
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spend the rest of my life with you, and raise a family together. lainey, will you marry me? >> yes! [ applause ] >> oh, my god. >> oh, my gosh. >> you have red lipstick all over you. you look fabulous! you look fabulous! >> thank you. and so, you are wondering these yellow roses. each yellow rose represents a day that you and i have been together. obviously we communicated through snapchat, our streak is 738 right now. there are 2,738 yellow roses from snapchat. >> that's so sweet. >> our love is truly now immortalized, and i'm so, so happy. >> well done, justin. >> this is the best day of my life. >> well done. >> the first of many.
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>> snapchat paid for all these flowers. >> yes. justin, how does it feel right now? >> i'm just as nervous as i was lining up for the start line. yeah. i don't know, if i had a heart rate monitor, it might be 130 beats per minute. >> oh, my god. >> this is the start line of the first day of the rest of your life. >> congratulations. >> the gold and the girl. >> i got the gold and the girl. she got the diamond. >> everyone is a winner. >> thank you, guys, congrats. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> let's look ahead and show you what's going on for the week ahead, hard to follow that, i'll tell you. of course, we've got debby in the southeast, great lakes, summer heat rest of the country and then we're looking for -- as we move into wednesday, more heat, more humidity, and more wet weather along the eastern seaboard toward the end of the week, more of the same, the heat good monday morning i'm meteorologist kari hall. today
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we're going to see temperatures warming up just a little bit in the valleys while staying comfortable for much of the bay area 60s and san francisco. and along the coastline to the peninsula and 70s from oakland down to fremont, san jose headed for 81 degrees and low 90s for concord. it gets even hotter tomorrow as some of our temperatures reach into the triple digits, and still pretty hot on wednesday, but slightly lower temperatures will be here here. >> where's your mom? >> my mom is right here. >> hi! i'm so excited. lainey, we're so excited. >> lainey's mom. >> a little nervous, but excited. >> that was awesome, you guys. >> do you want us to be bridesmaids? >> we're available. we're available. >> you're invited to the wedding. >> we're available. coming up next, brace yourselves. craig and i tried our hands at shot put. and we could not have asked for a better coach than three-time gold medal winner ryan crouser.
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welcome back. team usa has been making history here in paris, and that continued in the shot put over the weekend. >> yes. ryan crouser won gold, becoming the first athlete in history to win that event three consecutive times. that is rare air. before putting his latest gold around his neck, he had a special date with craig and al. >> they make it look almost effortless. but did you know that a shot put actually weighs 16 pounds. al and i found that out the hard way. in the shot put world, ryan crouser is in a league of his own. he is dominating the shot put in the last three olympics and made history over the weekend,
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becoming the first athlete to ever win three consecutive gold medals in shot put. >> what was that? with the twinkle toes. >> i was warming up. that's how you warm up for shot put. >> oh, do you. >> ryan crouser would probably beg to differ. >> whoa! >> what's up? >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> three times, how does it feel? >> feels good. a little tired. i think there is a reason that nobody has won three golds throwing a 16 pound ball as far as you can. beats you up a little bit. >> how much of this is physical as opposed to how much of it is mental? >> yeah. so the physical, i mean, it's all done weeks, months in advance. but at the elite level at the big meet it's mental. it is managing that stress and that anxiety. >> and we had plenty of anxiety just feeling the weight of the shot put. >> so -- >> you are ridiculous. >> okay. i wasn't expecting that. that's dense. 16 pounds. >> yeah, 16 pounds. so heaviest bowling ball at the
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bowling alley. >> that's a bowling ball but like condensed. >> and it doesn't look that heavy on tv. >> our job is -- if it's looking heavy when you're throwing it, you're probably not throwing it very well. >> but ryan throws it well, very well. at 77 feet and 3 inches, ryan holds the world record. >> but it is actually 90% legs. >> how many turns? >> i'm starting here. and then turn, face through. >> all right. >> boom, boom. >> turn on that one. >> boom. >> bah! >> got it. >> i feel like if i scream -- >> that will scare the ball. >> you will put your left foot in the middle of the ring. >> oh, full turn. >> this way. so keep turning this way. >> i got you. that's as far as i can go. and then boom. >> for extra boom, shot putters use chalk for a better grip. >> you seemed to have more chalk on you than anyone else. >> probably. >> i thought you were a mime.
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>> it was time for less talk and more chalk. >> like i'm ready. >> chalk was flying and hopefully so was the shot puts. >> i don't think i ever seen a two-handed shot put like that before. >> bah! >> you get a red flag. you got to throw it and stay in the ring. i think i left that part out. >> oh! >> that was like, what, 10 feet. >> i can step it off and tell you. let's see, one, two, three. so seven meters almost on the dot, so 23 feet. >> 23 feet. >> 50 feet more, and i could win a gold. >> let her have it. >> don't be a hero. >> no worries. >> mission accomplished. >> there you go. >> he won! >> that's right. you are standing in the ring. >> sure. well done. >> thank you, sir. >> you're welcome. >> congratulations. that was fantastic. >> thank you. >> you make it look easy. >> that's my job. >> it is not easy.
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>> it has to be said, we gave it our best shot. >> ryan is with us now. the muhammad ali of shot put. congratulations. >> wow. >> thank you, thank you. >> three straight times now you have done it. one of the things that a lot of folks may not know about your story, you overcame a lot this season. you had the elbow surgery. your peck was messed up as well. does that make it sweeter? >> yeah, i think definitely. if it's easy, it doesn't mean as much. so there was a lot of times where i wasn't sure i would get to the level i needed to be. so overcoming those self-doubts and those questions makes it all the sweeter. so i appreciate this one the most. >> you talked about the fact that there is the physical part of it, but a huge part of this is the mental part of it. >> uh-huh, yeah. so it is the physical prep is done weeks, months in advance. and the mental is really who is going to win it on the day. everybody is in good shape. everybody is strong out there.
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it is can you execute that rehearsal that you have done 100,000 times to the best of your ability on the day. that's all between the ears. >> we were there watching. it was pouring rain. >> i know. people were slipping. we were worried about you. >> it is like adding another level of difficulty. >> yeah. so that rain started coming down. it was funny because we had rain in the forecast that hadn't shown up any of our training days. and then the one day we are not supposed to have rain, we did. it surprised us. definitely complicated things a little bit. >> i want to show folks at home. may have to shoot closer here. show me your hands. >> yeah. so shot put hands and non-shot put hands. you can see the right is quite a bit bigger. >> why is that? i don't get it. >> yeah. so it just takes a beating. so my hand only goes to there. any way you want to push on it, you can feel. push on the fingertips. it doesn't move. >> the muscles and fingers. >> yeah, muscular fingers.
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>> yeah. so 16 pounds going almost 40 miles an hour off the fingertips. you get strong fingertips. >> how did you get into shot put? >> i started in middle school and it was shot put, discus, 4x100 relay, long jump, high jump. i didn't focus specifically on shot put until college. i was throwing at the university of texas. up until then, i was a multi-sport athlete through high school. >> and the speed, when you spin, that speed is important. that's why it makes sense you were a sprinter, too. >> yeah. there is a lot of balance and finesse and flexibility that goes into it. it is not just pure brute strength. the biggest misconception is that it's just a bench press movement. but it's mostly legs. it's much more athletic than people realize. >> you were talking about discus. one of the things that we were so impressed by, you were on your own coaching the jamaican discus thrower here. >> that's cool. >> i actually just came from the stadium.
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i was there in the stands coaching roje. made it through qualifying. looking good. i will say i was sweating through my shirt. i'm way more nervous coaching than i am competing. >> oh, really? >> yeah, i'd take competing out there every day of the week. i think my heart rate is higher sitting in the stands. i have no outlet so, yeah, i'm nervous in the stands. out in the field, i'm comfortable. >> ryan crouser in l.a. going to see you defend the gold again? >> that would be the dream as an olympian to retire at olympics on home soil. for me that would be the fourth. that would be a dream come true. >> if anyone can do it, you are the man. by the way, of the three gold medals you have, is there a favorite? >> i think this one, the art work on it is beautiful. so the olympics keeps one side the same with athena in the stadium. and then in the back is up to the olympic host to decide. eiffel tower. beautiful medal. and the story behind this one with the injuries and stuff, i think this one means the most to
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me. >> thank you, ryan. >> thanks for sharing it with us. >> coming up, more team usa stars to talk about their new hardware. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. carin is about to retire. [screams] here's what's going into her retirement. ♪♪ there's us. she raised us on her own. ten years as my roller derby wife. three. three schools she's opened. she's a mother. i think we turned out alright. — she's a friend. our mother's could tell stories. — she's a teacher. she may be retiring but she's not done. i'm never gonna stop! retirement is the sum of your life's work. now what? get income for life and protect your life's work with prudential.
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♪ welcome back. the medals for team usa just keep rolling in. so right now we're joined by some of our newest medalists. >> yes. the rowing team brought home bronze in the men's eight, the first medal in that event since 2008. peter quentin, mark dean, henry hollins worth. >> chris karlson evan olson. gentlemen. >> sitting alongside them, ian and hans. grabbed the bronze in the men's skiff. the u.s. sailing team's first olympic medal since rio of 2016. welcome, everybody.
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all right, guys. let's start with you, peter. let's start with the rowing team. i mean, the bronze, that makes it the 17th medal. am i counting right? how did this one feel? >> it's pretty special. it is surreal to have achieved a dream like this. great group of guys, wouldn't be happier. >> what about you, clark? you are the youngest on this team, right? >> yeah. i think we have all known each other. i have been with pieter since 2016, and some other guys just as long. but this is a new combination and we're really happy to get the u.s. back on the podium. >> nick, you come from a long line of rowers. mom and dad were olympians themselves, your sister rowed in tokyo. what does this medal mean to your family? >> i'm just so proud. i'm so proud to be part of my family and holding up my medal, seeing my parents in the stands, waving at them is just like one of the best moments of my life. >> let's bring in ian and hans. congrats to both of you guys.
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i mean, you guys -- hans, you've been doing this since you were 6 years old, am i right? >> yes, since i've been six. sailing since i was 6. >> here you are with a medal around your neck. describe what you are feeling. >> absolutely unbelievable. it's been a dream since i have been a little boy to be at the olympic games. i couldn't even fathom winning a medal. here we are crossing that finish line, winning the bronze. it is unbelievable. there are no words for it. >> ian, you've been at it a long time too, so close to making it in tokyo, but here you are with a medal around your neck. what does it mean to you? >> it means everything. me and my family love sailing. to be able to represent the u.s. and be from a small island in the virgin islands feels like a huge achievement. >> rowing is having a big moment here. the four, the eight. >> i want to make sure we get all of you in. when you get back to the states, really quickly here, how do we plan to celebrate? >> pass the mic down. >> yeah. i'd say probably seeing some friends from home. we're all from big rowing programs, so there is a lot of guys cheering us on.
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we just want to catch up with some family friends. they're all excited. we're excited. >> yeah. i'm definitely excited to get back to seattle. i haven't seen my family too much in the last two years. i have a nephew that just turned 3, so i'm excited to spend some time with him. >> sweet. >> yeah. just excited to get back home, go see a bunch of friends and, yeah, and go on a vacation before then. >> good for you. >> congrats. >> yeah. i'm with evan and pieter on this one. there is a lot of people that we haven't gotten an opportunity to see because of training and we have been on the road for seven months at this point. i'm excited to see them and spend a lot of time with family and reconnect. >> similarly, just being with my family who i haven't spent much time with and not having to feel pressure that there is anything over my head i need to attend to. that would be a pretty nice feeling.
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obviously, my dog. >> yeah. >> i miss him. >> yeah. i'm also excited to just get home. we have been on the road since like january doing all our training trips and getting ready for this. so it is going to be awesome. >> raise your hand if 2024 is in your future, l.a. 2024. >> '28. >> or '28. >> okay. we got some takers. >> you're not sure? >> all right, kids. >> congrats, guys. >> we'll take that as a yes. congrats on everything. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. oh, we are back from our
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>> that's right. man, we had the most number of folks on the plaza with medals. and now we have all these folks here on our plaza. where are you guys from? >> iowa. >> madagascar and nyc. >> i love the penguins. they're fantastic. >> fargo. >> alexandria, virginia, home of noah lyles. >> all right. >> fort lauderdale. >> get that looked at. >> malibu, california. >> los angeles. >> very nice. home of the next olympics. >> yes. >> actually, i'm from inglewood. >> philly! >> inglewood, florida. >> potomac, maryland! >> how about you guys? >> texas. >> how about you guys? >> montana. >> very nice. man, you guys got all your signatures there. is that simone? >> no, no. it looked like simone. i'm sorry. i didn't mean to bum you out. i'm sorry about that. so you all having a good time? there you go.
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very nice. it all just keeps rolling along. so good to see all of you. draped in the red, white and blue, very, very nice. and, of course, we always like to end the segment with -- usa! usa! usa! usa! >> all right. back to you guys. >> okay. all right. thanks, buddy. be sure to catch the olympics on peacock and tonight in prime here on nbc. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. >> can't wait!
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good morning. it is 856, i'm marcus washington. well, breaking news this morning out of oakland, where word of a new deal, finalizing a new path for the oakland complex. this is where a's have agreed to sell their share of the property to the african american sports and entertainment group. that is the same group that recently purchased the city of oakland. share for $105 million. in a joint statement, both sides saying the a's will share their best interests in the group in that property for $125 million. alameda county supervisors must ultimately sign off on the deal, and oakland leaders have already announced plans to create new housing, along with entertainment, retail and sports. happening now at ginger
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