as you know, the republican party continues to be interested in a national abortion ban. i don't believe him because he lies all the time. >> you think his pledge that he would not pass a national ban is one that -- >> it's one that's going to go down with most of the promises he's made and broken. >> jen, a great communicator on an important issue. >> the way he can weave so many issues into one answer. the most important one, he's right about this, there's one issue that matters that will help determine this election. it's women's reproductive rights. >> we should not lose sight of that each and ef dae day. that does it for us on "morning joe." jose diaz-balart picks up the msnbc coverage right now. and right now on msnbc just 99 days left in the 2024 campaign. the veepstakes heating up for vice president harris. we'll tell you which potential

picks are on the campaign trail today for an official tryout. new fears of a new front in the war in the middle east. a deadly rocket attack killed israeli children playing soccer over the weekend. also ahead, we're tracking the devastating park fire in california that's scorched 360,000 acres and coughed up smoke that has already spread all the way to the northeast. later, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation has gone into effect. the impact for women in iowa this morning. it is 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart in for ana cabrera. today is the start of a critical week for the harris campaign, raising $200 million and opening new lines of attack on donald

trump and j.d. vance. we're told by sources directly involved in the process the vice president plans to unveil her choice by the 7th of august, just over a week from today. now, this afternoon two people on the list, pennsylvania governor josh shapiro and michigan governor gretchen whitmer will campaign for harris in the battleground of pennsylvania, a stump appearance that may double as an addition. we have nbc's gabe gutierrez at the white house and senior national politics reporter jonathan allen in washington, also with us, former democratic congresswoman donna edwards and former advisers to former speakers ryan and boehner. >> reporter: it has to happen very quickly given these top time constraints. she plans to announce her pick by august 7th. you see right there those are

the candidates that nbc news has confirmed have already received vetting materials. among them, michigan governor gretchen whitmer, governor tim walls, senator mark kelly and also governor josh shapiro who, as you mentioned, will be campaigning for the vice president a little later today. now, those are six of the eight possible candidates already receiving vetting materials. but some more of them are also on the airwaves. we were over the weekend. let's take a listen to what some of them are saying. >> at the end of this process, i'm going to be out there fighting for kamala harris. she genuinely cares about middle class americans, about fighting for workers' rights, making sure we're guaranteeing a woman's right to choose. these are hugely important issues. >> you would serve if asked? >> i would do what is in the best interest of the country.

>> would that include you being a vice president? >> we'll cross paths when we get there. >> i love my state, but it is an honor to be considered. i'm going to do everything i can regardless of any choice to make sure that kamala harris is our next president of the united states. >> of course, jose, right now the debate in democratic circles is which vice presidential candidate will be most effective on the ticket should the vice president pick somebody like mark kelly in a border state that might help her win arizona or governor shapiro in pennsylvania, obviously a critical swing state there. the campaign said she's looking for someone with shared values. of course, not revealing what or who the vice president will pick, but she only has a short period of time to do it. we expect that announcement in the next few days, jose. >> gabe gutierrez at the white house. don't go too far.

we want to talk to you in a couple minutes. i want to start with donna. donna, the campaign says harris is looking for someone tonight for the middle class, protect freedoms. you just heard what gabe was saying, what they're looking for in a partner. who do you think best fits that bill? >> well, first of all, i think democrats have an amazing array of choices and kamala harris certainly does in this process. on the screen you showed five governors, a senator, transportation secretary. it is an amazing group of people. so there's not going to be a bad choice. i think voters and democrats are going to trust kamala harris to choose the person that she wants to work with for the next four years to deliver for the middle class. my money is on tim walls, really

effective in minnesota. any of the choices on that screen or not even on that screen, the democrats have a really deep bench, and i think it's going to be a combination that is going to deliver the election for democrats in november. >> donna, what about the famous blue wall. should they be looking at someone from one of those states to maybe shore them up on something that's so important for democrats as well as republicans, that blue wall specifically? >> well, i mean part of the reason that i kind of landed on tim walz is the fact i serd ved with him. he was in my class in congress, i know him well. he's been a really effective governor. he's in minnesota, bordering wisconsin. will have a ripple effect i think across that blue wuhl including working families throughout pennsylvania and wisconsin and michigan. so, look, there's not a single person on that list who isn't

going to be a good choice for very different reasons for kamala harris. she will make the right choice. we'll trust that choice. i think voters are going to get behind it. >> brendan, republicans in pennsylvania worried about shapiro getting picked. they think it could spell trouble for the gop. why do you think that is? >> he's an effective communicator as well. i think he offers an image that is much more future oriented than tim walz does. he's one of the older candidates on screen. pennsylvania, of all the blue wall states, that's the most critical. if kamala harris loses pennsylvania, her chances of becoming president are very low. that is a critical state. yeah, people who are the best communicators, i think that's really important. you also want to be able to demonstrate that you are a serious governing duo. i think that's a particular -- you always want, a, someone who can gov vrn. but what's particular important right now, given the choice of

j.d. vance, that by contrast appears to be a very unserious slate on the republican side. j.d. vance i think has disappointed a lot of people in the way he's come out. if kamala harris can choose someone that demonstrates that they have a serious governing focused ticket, i think that would be a really good contrast for the democrats. >> jonathan, speaking of j.d. vance, he was questioned again about his 2021 comments that democratic leaders including harris are childless cat ladies who don't have a direct state in the country and shouldn't be leading it. here is what he said on fox. >> do you agree that there are people who very much love this country and are invested in its future, but they also happen to be childless? >> of course i believe that, trey. if you look at the full context of what i said, it's clear the democrats have tried to take this thing out of context and blow it out of proportion. of course, for a whole host of reasons, it's not going to work out for some people.

we should pray for those people and, of course, have sympathy for them. i still think that means we should be pro family, generally speaking, as a party. i think our country has become particularly hard for parents especially under the policies of kamala harris. >> jonathan, is this something that can blow over or is this going to continue to have an impact and maybe a long-term impact? >> i think it has a long-term impact for a couple reasons, jose. number one, when you listen to that clip, he's not allowing at all for the possibility that women might choose not to get pregnant in the first place and it's their-free dom to do so. this is guy who talks about liberty, talks ability freedom, talks about big government staying out of people's lives, here he is saying that big government should be in women's lives to the point that the government is, if not forcing them to become pregnant, to at least encourage them. one of the other comments he made was that people who don't have children should pay higher taxes than people who have children. honestly, they already do.

i'm not sure whether that's something that's disingenuous on his part or something ignorant on his part as a united states senator to not know about things like dependent tax credits, child tax credits, about fsas and all the various ways in which the federal government already gives advantage to people with children. i guess thirdly what i would say is talking insensitively about americans is probably not a good way to attract them to vote for your ticket. >> i think that's a very kind of important statement. how big of an issue do you think this is for trump at this point? >> i think it's huge. i think it demonstrates this is a ticket, especially with j.d. vance, that simply is not ready for primetime. it's almost like, we're talking about kamala harris having a short period of time to vet candidates. it's all most like they did no voting of j.d. vance. it isn't just his comments about childless cat ladies, i and i hope my cat doesn't run behind

me, but it's also his comments about women staying in abusive relationships, about limiting women's access to reproductive care. it's a whole host of things that will offend an awful big part of the electorate. i think it's a real problem. he is not going to be a governing partner. he's barely been a senator. hasn't done anything with his life. the quality of j.d. vance compared to the quality of the people that kamala harris is looking to choose for vice president is like night and day. >> brendon, senator schumer says the vance pick actually helps democrats. can a vp pick actually sway things? >> i don't think a vp pick wins you anything, but it can certainly hurt you. nobody likes a scold. that's what j.d. vance has demonstrated that he is. i think what people are offended by is a 39-year-old man telling everybody how to live their

lives. look, there are a lot of people who are effective communicators for pro family values, but as jonathan said, you don't do that by attacking other people. so i think he absolutely is a vulnerability that will help democrats get away -- it's an unforced error. mike pence never really put donald trump in any real difficult position, to great pains he did whatever donald trump did and stayed in the background. the fact that you have your vp sticking out is not helpful. i worked for paul ryan when he was a vp. you want to promote the top of the ticket and attack the other side. if you're drawing attention to yourself like sarah palin did, you're not helping the ticket at all. they veal to get their act together, train more on kamala harris' record or else this is going to continue to be an unhelpful story for them. >> jonathan, is this something the trump campaign can actually do? how are they going to be handling this going forward?

>> this is the first time i can remember that donald trump hasn't been able to drive news cycles. now kamala harris is transitions to candidate status, all the money she's getting, support she's gotten from a unified democratic party is dominating news cycles. on the republican side it's j.d. vance. if you're the vice presidential candidate and sucking oxygen away from the presidential candidate -- and who thought that would happen to donald trump at any point -- you are hurting your ticket. it will be interesting to see how the trump team adjusts to this new reality and what they do to put the candidate out front first and try to get rid of these negative storylines on vance. for the time being, vance is doing damage. >> jonathan allen, former congresswoman donna edward and brendan buck, thank you for being with us this morning. this afternoon president biden is expected to call for an overhaul of the supreme court and a new constitutional

amendment limiting the powers of his own office. the president outlining his plan in a "washington post" op-ed this morning writing, quote, no one is above the law, not the president of the united states, not a justice on the supreme court of the united states, no one. nbc's gabe gutierrez is back with us from the white house. gabe, what do we know about the reforms the president is going to be calling for? >> reporter: hi there, jose. you might remember the president's trip to texas to speak at the lbj library was supposed to happen two weeks ago. it was postponed following the assassination attempt on former president trump. you're right, overnight the president posting that op-ed in "the washington post" detailing these reforms. among them, no immunity for crimes a former president committed in office. president biden has repeatedly said that he does not agree with the supreme court's decision and also the president plans to call for term limits on supreme court

justices. the president supports an 18-year cap on supreme court service and also this idea of a binding code of conduct, something that is actually enforceable which the supreme court does not have at this time it will require disclosure of gifts and prohibit public plight cam activity and also recusal due to conflicts of interest. this comes after several scandals over the past several months involving justices alito and thomas. this comes -- these proposed reforms will be difficult. as you know, the republican-controlled house unlikely to move on any of this. so largely this seems symbolic, but it does showcase the president's priorities in his limited time in office, jose. >> gabe gutierrez at the white house, thank you, my friend. coming up next, a deep dive on the vice presidential vp contenders who could help the vice president clinch a keystone battleground. the seventh largest wildfire

in california history growing so quickly that the main goal right now is just to slow it down. also, up next, hopes for political change shattered for millions of venezuelans as the maduro controlled election authority declares him the winner in a very disputed election. first, israel retaliates for an attack that killed 12 children. a report from the region when we're back in 90 seconds. we're back in 90 seconds inez, let me ask you, you're using head & shoulders, right?

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17 past the hour. particularly bloody weekend in the middle east. the missile strike killed 12 people, mostly children and teenagers on a soccer field in the israeli-controlled golan heights. israel retaliating deep inside israel. israel blaming hezbollah, the militant group denying responsibility. cia director bill burns has traveled to rome to meet with delegations from israel, qatar and egypt as the negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release in gaza continue. nbc's raf sanchez has the latest from the golan heights. raf. >> reporter: these escalating tensions began right here on this soccer field in the mountain village of majdal shams. it was a normal saturday night, a little after 6:00 p.m. the kids were playing here. all of a sudden the siren started to blair. just seconds later that rocked came crashing down here killing

these 12 children. it brought death and destruction to this community, but it's also set the region on edge. israel says at least a dozen children and teenagers were killed after a rocket hit a soccer field when they were playing. the israeli military says it's the deadliest attack on its civilians since october 7th, and it's blaming hezbollah, the iranian-backed militant group in southern lebanon. hezbollah denying responsibility, but israel vowing to strike back. >> this attack shows the true face of hezbollah. >> reporter: the rocket hitting the golan heights, disputed territory israel captured from syria in 1967. most of the victims from the druze religious minority. hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets at israel. we're seeing more interceptions now over the skies of northern

israel as a fresh barrage of hezbollah rockets comes in. while more than 100 miles from gaza, israel has pounded southern lebanon raising fears of war on a second front. in central gaza today, hospital authorities say at least 36 people were killed including 15 children by an israeli air strike on a school. this little boy tells our team glass and stones fell on us, there was dust everywhere. the idf says it was targeting a hamas command center inside the school. the latest lives cut short in this unforgiving war. earlier we saw angry crowds gathering here, villagers who felt the israeli government hasn't done enough to protect these children. the fighting on israel's northern border is complicating american efforts to try to finalize a see fire in gaza. the cia director was in rome

yesterday for hostage negotiations and there will be more talks later in the week. at this point there's no sign of a breakthrough. back to you. >> raf sanchez, thank you very much. now to a contested election in which millions of venezuelans voted yesterday. last night as polls closed in venezuela, the vast majority of exit polls showed an overwhelming defeat of strong man nicolas maduro but his challenger. six hours later, the country's maduro-controlled election authority declared maduro had won a third term with 51% of the vote. those results immediately called into question. here was u.s. secretary of state antony blinken just this morning. >> we have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of the zen swale land people. the international community is watching this very closely and

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26 past the hour. thousands of firefighters continue to battle the explosive park fire in california stretching 360,000 acres, causing mass evacuations and wildfire smoke that's spread as far as new england. nbc's steve patterson joins us from butte county, california. how difficult has this park fire been for firefighters? >> reporter: incredibly difficult because where is the front of the fire? it's burning in every direction, burning so fast, so quickly, exponentially since it started wednesday, was 40,000 acres, then 140, then 160, now it's 360,000 acres. it is the largest active fire across the country. it's quickly become the seventh

largest fire in california history. firefighters, of course, doing all they can. we should say they have made progress. the weather has been very favorable over the last few days, especially over the weekend. temperatures cooling down significantly, meaning that firefighters were able to get containment on the fire, now up to 12%. looking ahead in the forecast, hotter, drier weather in the forecast. plenty of bone-dry fuel spread out across four counties which is where this fire is, burning in several different communities. some of those communities are hoping evacuation orders will be lifted soon. the fire is so huge that it's shifted so far in some places that people can actually start getting back into their homes. we're waiting on officials on that. meanwhile, still an investigation into this fire. arson investigation, a 42-year-old person in custody after he was arrested last week. the fire has burned some 66 or so structures. thousands of people displaced from their homes. the fire, again, continues to

shift and move because of how expansive it is and how much fuel it has left to go in this area. it is an expansive, incredibly difficult firefight in really, really rough terrain. jose. >> steve patterson, thank you very much. iowa's new strict abortion law goes into effect today prohibiting abortion care after a heartbeat is detected. in most pregnancies that happens around six weeks and allows some exceptions for rape and incest and the life of the mother with limitations. this follows a year-long legal battle that put the ban on hold until the iowa supreme court reversed its own ruling last night clearing the way. nbc's adrienne broaddus joining us. tell us how we got here today. >> good morning to you, jose. the political landscape in iowa has shifted. as you mentioned, this change didn't happen overnight. in iowa there was a year-long battle. this law originally passed last year, known, as you mentioned,

the heartbeat law. in a nutshell, it says after a heartbeat is detected which is normally six weeks, before most women even know they're pregnant, some abortions will not be legal. now, last year a judge blocked the state from enforcing that law. the supreme court got involved, and last month lifting that ban ruling there was no constitutional right to an abortion. today the law goes into effect and the implications will be widespread. for example, in 2023 in iowa, there were more than 4,000 abortions. experts with planned parent hood estimate they will see a decrease by as much as 98%. so what does that mean for women in iowa? if they are in need of an abortion, they will likely go to other states like illinois and minnesota where abortion is legal to get the emergency

services they need, jose. >> adrienne, what do we know about how voters feel about this? >> voters were polled in iowa. if you take a look, at least three in five folks who were polled believe abortion should be legal. 61% polled said it should be legal. 35% of iowa residents say abortion should be illegal. now, the state's governor, kichl reynolds, who is republican, called this a victory of life. i also spoke with the state representative in iowa who co-authored this bill, and she says the state has steps in place to help women there through their pregnancies. listen in. >> we have put into place many options to help a woman through her pregnancy, a year after her pregnancy, and we've also passed a mom's bill here in the state

of iowa providing services to make sure that, whether they choose to raise their child or have the child given up for adoption or even use our safe haven laws for that fact, that there are plenty of opportunities for women to get services after that heartbeat is detected here in our state. >> meanwhile, representatives with planned parenthood said they have been planning for this, for example, in illinois there are 18 clinics, at least three new ones were added to help accommodate the influx of patients they expect to see, jose. >> adrienne broaddus, thank you very much. we're joined by alexis mcgill johnson, president and ceo of planned parenthood action fund. thank you so much for being with us this morning. i'm just wondering your reaction to this, that takes effect today. what are you seeing? what's your reaction to this? >> thank you, jose. obviously it's a devastating day

for iowans. we know the impact of this ban. iowa is now the 22nd state to ban access to abortion. we already know in the 21 states that have bans 43% of women no longer have full access to abortion in their states. many will have to travel out, they already will. many will be forced into pregnancy. so essentially iowa has told us that they no longer trust women to make decisions about their own bodies. >> vice president harris said trump was to blame for the ban this morning, posting this video on x. take a listen. >> i was proudly the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal scholars both sides wanted and, in fact, demanded be ended, roe v. wade. >> alexis, where does the

country stand on the issue of abortion, and what's your reaction to that ad? >> well, it's accurate that the president should be taking credit -- the former president should be taking credit for ending roe v. wade since that was his intent, specifically with the three justices that were appointed to the supreme court. he bragged about it, in fact, while we watch him now in this campaign and a convention that barely mentioned abortion, if it did at all, tried to walk back from his own efforts. we already know that the former president is deeply connected to project 2025, and that if elected we will see a national abortion ban. we will see efforts to restrict access to mifepristone.

i think we need to continue to be incredibly alarmed. i was on the ground in nevada over the weekend campaigning for vice president harris. what i saw were many people who do not want bans in their states. they're doing evening they can to codify the right in their own state constitution. they're aware, not only will patients have to travel, they will lose access to good providers who no longer want to practice in state because they can't practice to the limit of their license. it means they will lose access to businesses who want to come in state and build a workforce. it means many people will choose not to attend school, college or conferences or travel because they don't want to go to areas where these restrictive bans are. so former president trump does own this health crisis, this public health crisis, and it's

very accurate for the vice president to stick it to him. >> how will planned parent hood react in iowa and elsewhere? >> well, as you heard, the planned parenthood affiliate in iowa has been making plans. obviously we're two years post dobbs now. they have been prepared for this moment t eventuality. and they're ensuring that patients get access to the care they need to the ex-stent they can and also recognize that they may not be able to support everyone because this is exactly what the anti-abortion lawmakers wanted. they wanted to strip away our rights, they wanted to ensure that we could not have access because they simply do not trust us. planned parenthood action fund is going to fight like hell this season. we're going to ensure, as you have seen everywhere that reproductive freedom has been on the ballot, we have won. right now reproductive freedom is on the ballot in all 50 states. we'll be fighting not only to

elect kamala harris as the president of the united states. we're going to fight to give her a governing body so we can ensure that reproductive freedom champions up and down the ballot will be there to engage in better legislation come 2025. that's going to be our project 2025. >> alexis mcgill johnson, thank you so much for your time. always appreciate it. >> thank you. next, pennsylvania, the keystone state, is key for both sides to an electoral win in november. could picking their governors or running mate help clinch it for democrats. this as pennsylvania voters sound off on the state of the race today. >> there's a separation going on in this country and it's scary where we're headed. >> a little bit xil rating. now i think the general sentiment i have is hopeful. ner sentiment i have is hopeful. plastic is not wasted... but instead remade over and over... into the things that keep our food fresher, our families safer,

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41 past the hour. the democratic veepstakes are heating up this morning. governors josh shapiro and gretchen whitmer are set to host a campaign event for kamala harris this afternoon. the harris campaign requested vetting materials from both governors. it follows a weekend on the trail from governor shapiro on saturday in his home state. i want to bring in political reporter from the "philadelphia inquirer" jewel i don't taruso.

julia, what can we expect from both governors? >> well, i think we're going to see more of what we've seen in pennsylvania from governor shapiro over the last week. he's been hitting the trail pretty aggressively for vice president harris. this will be his third event in four days for him. he's did an event on friday with labor leaders. a lot of those events, it's become something of a pep rally for him where democrats in the state are endorsing him for the running made position, voicing their support for him as well vm he's remained very coy and said it's a personal decision that the vice president has to make. he's sort of neither denied or validated that he's interested in it. i think he'll hear more of that. he'll be sharing the stage with

another swing state governor discussed in the mix as well. >> connor, there seems to be a lot of attention on shapiro these days. julia kind of bringing us up to speed on some of the events that he's been having over the weekend. should we be reading anything into that? >> it's going to make sense for the vice president to rely on him whether he chooses the running mate or not. i think all we should read into it is the harris campaign understands exactly how important pennsylvania is, they have smartly chosen the most popular pennsylvania politician to carry their message. he's going to be a great teammate for them either way. he's said how personal a decision it will be for him. you'll see the same hard work out of him whether he's chosen or not. >> julia, i want to play some sound of pennsylvania voters over the weekend about shapiro being considered for vp, take a

listen. i love shapiro being a pennsylvanian, but i like the astronaut, he's near the border. he can speak to that. every person we mentioned that's running for vp are people of high integrity and high character. >> i like shapiro because he's from pennsylvania and will bring a lot of work. >> i'm a pennsylvania guy born and raised. it would be nice to have josh shapiro as vice president, absolutely. >> what are you hearing from voters about shapiro's name being just in play? >> as the congressman said, he's very popular in this state. there's a recent poll where 63% of respondents viewed him favorably. that's clear in the elections he's won here as well. he won the governor's race in 2022 by 14 points. granted he didn't have the strongest opponent, but doing that in pennsylvania is a real

tell. voters on the ground like him. i think they see him as a moderate democrat who can work in a bipartisan fashion. he has republican friends in the state. he even touts that he's the only governor of the state that has a divided legislature. so bipartisanship comes with the job, if you want to get anything done there. i think there are a lot of voters in the state who are really excited at the prospect who are perhaps not that surprised because they know he's had national political ambitions. there are questions about how much a running mate makes a difference. in a state like pennsylvania won by 40,000 votes in 2016, 80,000 votes in 2020, i think some people think it could make a difference. >> connor, just wondering, that shift that pennsylvania has had over different elections, how

would you think pennsylvania voters -- what is it that their main issue is and how can these candidates on both sides attract that such a small group of voters that makes a difference? >> it's not easy to do. what happened in 2020 is two republicans got elected statewide at the same time that president biden made that flip of that small number of voters. those type of people you're thinking about, if you look at our history, they probably voted for tom ridge and arlen specter on the republican side. they tend to vote for josh shapiro, joe biden in 2020 on the democratic side. it tends to be someone in the middle of the road, tends to be people that focus on economic issues, economic development. you heard that union member say he would want governor shapiro to help bring jobs back to pennsylvania. that's still how people around here think because the values of the people of the state are very

blue color, very working class, but they know we've lost both people and jobs over the last 30, 40 years. it's kind of a matter of emphasis. i think that's what we need to see from a vp harris, no matter who she picks. i think she'll do great. >> julia terruso and former congressman conor lamb, thank you both. next, how team usa is faring at the paris olympics and why the future of swimming in the seine river could be uncertain. there's some issues with apparently the river. we're going to look into that next. iver we're going to look into that next

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51 past the hour, a golden moment for team usa in the pool, americans tory walsh and greaten

husk taken gold and sill vir. this morning china leads the field in the gold medal count, u.s. currently behind with three golds. americans have some chances for gold today, however, including the men's gymnastics team all around featuring star from the university of michigan frederick richard that kicks off in about a half hour. in just a couple of minutes, the men's skateboarding street final is about to get underway with americans jagger eaten and nyjah huston leading the field. let's get right to nbc news correspondent stephanie gosk in paris. stephanie, good morning. how is team usa doing today? >> reporter: good morning, well, there hasn't been much medal action. coco gauff has eased into her third round of the tennis action here beating her opponent from argentina 6-1, 6-1. you mentioned nyjah huston and

jager eaton. nyjah huston did not do as well as he had hoped to do in tokyo. this is a bit of a chance for him for some redemption. to keep an eye on the men's gymnastics later on today, they finished fifth in the team competition, made it into the final round. you know, the men haven't won a team competition medal since 2008. they still have quite an uphill battle coming in in fifth, but it will be exciting to watch them. another thing to keep an eye on, the women's basketball team plays their first game today. they are looking for a record eight gold medals in a row. we'll keep an eye on them as well, jose. >> and stephanie, this whole triathlon thing is being delayed because of the quality of water in the seine river. i remember just a couple of weeks ago the mayor swam. que paso? >> indeed jose, a lot of rain.

when there's a lot of rain in paris, unfortunately there is sewage that potentially leaks into the river. as you know, the triathlon is a bike, a run, and a swim. they had concerns about the quality of the water on sunday and today, so they didn't practice. they're going to make a decision tomorrow morning, 4:00 a.m. paris time on whether it's going to go forward. you have to wonder if it's not safe on monday and sunday, how athletes are going to feel about swimming on tuesday. one of them said, listen, i don't want to just bike and run, i swim too much to just bike and run. we'll have to see how that plays out over the next 24 hours, jose. >> so stephanie, so when it rains in paris, there's more poop in the river? >> that is one way to phrase it. there are a number of ways to phrase it, which are not appropriate for television. but, you know, it was a lot of rain and paris is not used to getting that much rain at once.

and when it happened in the summer, the sewage can flow into the river. you know, they've been battling to clean the seine for years now, with the goal of having that be where the triathletes swim. it's all kind of hanging in the balance right now. >> yeah, no, it's a serious issue. stephanie gosk in paris, thank you so very much, really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. coming up in our next hour of coverage, i'll speak with a reporter who was on the ground in venezuela during its election yesterday. the hopes venezuela after the election authority declared maduro the winner. and a community in mourning after the killing of sonia massie, more after a short break. stay with us. hort break. stay with us pga of america chose t-mobile for business. with a 5g powered innovation hub to analyze player performance and expand coaching tools. and data driven broadcast technology,

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