good morning. she rules in the pool. katie ledecky proves once again she is unstoppable. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> taking gold in the 800 meter freestyle, leaving her competition in the dust. on another gold. >> we've got a three-way tie for the silver medal if you can believe that. >> grabbing silver in the 100 meter butterfly, today, swimming in what will likely be his last olympic race ever and maya dirado pulling a stunning come from behind victory. >> derado gets the gold! >> plus, a soccer shocker.

>> the u.s. women knocked out of the olympics in the quarterfinal round missing the opportunity to go for gold for the first time in olympic history. but there are plenty of other chances for team usa to add to the medal count as week two of the olympic games gets under way, today, saturday, august 13th, 2016. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> dirado gets the gold. >> three-way tie for the silver medal. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today at the olympic games." >> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin alongside natalie morales and al roker is also here with us. what another fantastic night it was for team usa. >> fantastic night, a gorgeous

everything else, you come right here to the "today" show set. we have them in the house fresh off the first week in the stunning 800-meter victory last night. katie ledecky with the gold medal. lots of gold medals around her neck this morning. >> and not to be outdone. we have two other gold athletes. maya dirado with another win with the 200-meter backstroke a gold medal as well, making an amazing comeback in the 50 meter freestyle. get this, 16 years after he first won the gold in that event. hard to believe. >> amazing. >> wow. >> we will get to all of them and a whole lot more in just a moment. let's start with keir simmons. he is with us with all of the olympic action from friday. good to see you. >> craig, good morning. good morning, guys. a beautiful sunny day. a night for new records in rio. team usa with incredible wins

well. five medals in the pool friday for team usa. katie ledecky leaving everyone in her wake as she easily takes home gold in the 800 free. smashing her previous time and setting a new world record. >> another gold medal in the 800 and the world record. >> reporter: the nearest competitor 11 seconds behind her. >> it felt good the whole way thro any other swim i've had in that event. >> reporter: a miraculous three-way tie in the men's 100. michael phelps sharing the podium with two others while he owns a stunning 27 olympic medals. >> always i want to be faster and on top of the medal podium. that's what i can do today. i have another race tomorrow. we'll get ready for that. >> reporter: phelps giving up gold to singapore's joseph schooling. a familiar face when he met

2008 before the beijing olympics. >> watching joe and what he has done over the last two years, he is swimming great. my hat's definitely off to him. >> reporter: and maya dirado surprising, perhaps, even herself, as she snagged the win in the 200 backstroke. >> i could tell i was in the race at the end. i was just trying so hard to get my tempo over and hit the wall. i can't believe it. >> reporter: her fourth medal in overcome with emotion on the podium. ?? >> is he going to do it again? you bet he is! >> reporter: and considered an old man in the games. 35-year-old anthony ervin taking goal in the 50 free, 16 years after he won that event at the sydney games in 2000. >> maybe a piece of me wanted to see if i could get that medal back.

he also made the podium, snagging bronze. in the olympic stadium, michelle prada stunned as she won the first gold medal ever for team usa in the shot put. and men's team fencing finally bringing home some hardware in the form of a bronze medal, the first for team usa in the event since 1932. while u.s. women's soccer still reeling after the defeat from sweden. the defending gold medalists now heading home. not used to losing, emotions ran high. but it was happy at times in the stands. and kerri walsh jennings and april ross dominating on the beach, taking down italy in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals. of course all eyes willing on michael phelps tonight. he'll be swimming in what will

gold medal before going home. the atmosphere will be criminal edible for that one. >> it will be. >> keir simmons, thank you. let's get a check on the medal count as the competition begins today. u.s. leading the baby a lot, followed by china and japan. checking out the olympic action, ahead, this will be michael phelps last opportunity to the go for gold here in rio. he'll be competing in the 4x100 meter freestyle ray and a chance to see the fastest man in action. and usain bolt will run the first race in the preliminaries in the track and field. and phil dalhausser and lucena will be back in action on the sand. that's in the round of 16. and catapulting team usa is katie ledecky. check out the photo from the nbc sports.

you can't even see another competitor in that shot. pretty incredible. katie is with us this morning. thank you for waking up with us. >> thanks for having me. >> congratulations, first of all. >> thank you. [ cheers ] >> our viewers at home, i want to give them a sense of 11 seconds. in swimming, this is an eternity. we'll put this clock up and show them precisely the length of time that elapsed between when you finished and when the second place >> there we go. >> at what point did you realize that this was all yours and you shattered the world record? by the way, that's 11 seconds. >> i had a pretty good feeling going into it that i could have a really good swim. i had a great week up until that point. i knew if i won a best time in that race, it would be a world record. i wanted to have a lot of fun. >> a really great week. that is putting it mildly. look at your neck.

>> this is only the second time i put them all on together. it will take some getting used to. >> we were huddled around the television at the hotel watching the event. first of all, the 800-meter freestyle lasts forever. >> oh, yeah. >> over eight minutes. >> yes. >> it was striking at the end. there you are at the end of the race on the podium doing what you've done five times this week. listening to that national anthem, the flag goes up, once again, you're even during the fifth time. why? >> i think all of the emotions from the whole week hit me. it was my last race of a four-year journey. i shared that with my coach and family and my teammates. i'm proud to be part of the usa swim team. it's a really special team this year. looking back on the past couple weeks, the emotions just hit me, because i had so much fun. >> you are in a league of your own when it comes to the competition. you're 19.

you're going to keep swimming. what does tokyo look like for you? >> it is hard to look that far just having finished the meet. i know i will set new goals and work toward those like i did these past four years. hopefully i can achieve those again. >> you are done here in rio. there is more than a week left in the games. will you hang out and enjoy the experience? >> i will be here a couple more days and then head home. i have to get ready for school. i want to share this with my family and friends back home. getting a chance to see your family? >> i have been away for about a month. >> we didn't want you to leave empty handed. we heard during your training you had to give up something. you had to give up pizza. >> no. we wanted to -- >> i didn't really give up pizza. >> we wanted to make sure you had some. >> i'll share this with tony and maya. i have plenty of people to share with. >> katie, thank you. >> congratulations. >> katie ledecky.

>> that's right. they proved they got what it takes in the pool friday night, maya dirado and anthony ervin. they both took home gold in two incredibly close races. good morning. you were sitting down and it was like cow bells going off. your medals were banging up against each other. what a great sound. for the first time, taking home four medals, two of them gold, how does it feel? >> it hasn't sunk in yet. i woke up this morning in a days, in a lot of pain, because we got an hour of sleep. this is unbelievable. >> well, you say this is your last set of games. you are getting ready to start a jobs is a business analyst for mckenzie in atlanta. you are sitting here next to anthony who 16 years ago was in the olympics. does it give you second thoughts about thinking about tokyo?

he is a naturally talented swimmer i have seen. i guess it shows you that you never know what will happen. i'm pretty sure i'm done. >> you won't close the door? >> i mean -- >> she'll close it but she won't lock it. >> well said, anthony. talk about a close race. you win by 0.01 second. watching the race, it didn't look like you stopped toe race? >> i was trying to execute my plan. >> what was the plan? win? >> no, the plan wasn't to win. the plan was to be my best and show my best swimming as i have been working on it for the last four years. and the evidence was what came out there and just winning was like a bonus. >> talk about a bonus. you have battled besides what you have to do in the pool,

at 35. you are an inspiration both inside and outside of the pool. i mean, what drives you? >> i really -- i just like swimming. i just like swimming and feel faster. >> you guys have made us so proud. look at the smiles and hardware around your necks. is it hard to keep your neck up with that? >> oh, pizza. >> pizza delivery. that is fantastic. maya, anthony, thank you. congratulations. one of the most talented pizza deliveries you will ever have. that's fantastic, guys. >> they can afford those calories. eat that pizza. it's delicious. all eyes on the pool tonight in what michael phelps says will be his final olympic race ever. if he wins tonight, it is his 23rd gold medal. what is he up against? janet evans has a gold medal

olympics in 1988. prospects for phelps. is the 4x100-medley relay. it seems like he's guaranteed gold. >> if there are no disqualifications, i believe the the men will win the relay. we have the breaststroker second. >> it's a strong team? >> it is a very strong team. and traditionally our 4x100 is also very strong. >> are you buying it this is it for phelps? he would be 35 or 36 when his mom said she wants to come back. >> ryan lochte wants him to come back. i want him to come back. >> you think he comes back? >> maybe. maybe. he said he was retiring avalon done. then he came back. it took him two years to come back and do his thing and i think he has it in him. he is swimming as fast or faster than he did in '08 in beijing. why not. why not. that's my question.

michael's going to be there. these two are roommates, competitors at heart, rivals in the pool but great friends. how much has the team, the bond, really pushed phelps and lochte? >> i love seeing them together. you know, you go through so much and you listen to the athletes that were just here talking about their teammates and what the team means to them. think about the pressures, all the stress. you live with them and train wi those bonds form. for michael and ryan, they very been doing this for many olympics. >> let's talk about the pizza delivery woman, katie ledecky, for a moment. in terms of what we have seen from her in rio, how would you characterize it and the spos prekts of her moving forward? >> i have no words for her swimming. she's so incredible. she won the race by 11 seconds. it speaks for herself. as you just saw, she holds herself with class and

understands that. that's what's so amazing about her. we love her. >> sadly for missy franklin, it wasn't the olympics perhaps she wanted. i know she leaves a little bit disappointed. it is hard to keep repeating the way we have seen phelps and katie do it. it is hard to sustain that. >> it is difficult. we all have bad swim meets and seasons. missy fell this year. i think the mark of the champion is how you carry yourself in bad times and good times. she's also been very >> quickly, i know you are chairman of l.a. 2024. >> vice chairman. >> how are the prospects? >> we're looking good. we're here in rio. we're going to try to bring the summer games home for the first time since atlanta. >> i hope so. cheering for that. >> janet evans, thank you. you can catch all of the olympics coverage tonight at 8:00/7:00 central. including the michael phelps race. some other news to get you

donald trump still under fire for saying president obama was the founder of isis. this as we learn aides are taking a new tact, trying to keep him on message. katy tur is outside trump tower this morning. katy, good morning. >> hey there, craig, will that new plan work? he's in connecticut trying it out today. last night, he backed away from calling president obama the founder of isis, but then he went on to say he was warning of voter fraud in certain parts of pennsylvania. >> i want to get the hell out of here. i want to go home. >> reporter: down in the polls and facing threats of a gop revolt, the republican nominee now has a chaperone, a source close to the campaign telling nbc news top aides are trading off trump sitting with party chairman reince priebus. traveling with the candidate to try and keep him on message. >> don't believe the garbage you read. >> reporter: it is not always working. a day after doubling and

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tax returns. >> reporter: according to the filings, the clintons made $10 million, less than they made the year before. the bulk of the cash came from paid speeches. trump deflected on releasing his taxes saying clinton released the only document that nobody wants to see. instead calling for her to find those 33,000 deleted e-mails. guys, back to you. >> katy tur outside trump tower. thank you. of louisiana is under a state of emergency as record flooding swamps parts of the deep south. in some areas of louisiana, residents bracing for more rain after some areas saw 20 inches of rain in 24 hours. rising water leaving dozens stranded in homes and now responsible for at least one death. all that moisture also to blame for the suffocating humidity in the northeast where more than 70 million people under heat advisories or warnings this morning.

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rodriguez played his final game as a yankee last night. a-rod going out with a bang. he hit an rbi double in the first inning. helping the yankees beat the tampa bay rays, 6-3. a-rod joined the team in 2004. he was suspended for the entire 2014 season for his ties to performance-enhancing drugs. rodriguez isn't necessarily retiring, though, because he can still sign with another team if anyone comes calling. mr. roker on a saturday morning. this is a treat. >> it is fun to be here. especially in unfortunately, we have rough weather to talk about back home. we will start off with what's going on down south. look at the radar. you can see it is not moving. we are just seeing the same areas getting dumped on. over the next 48 hours, here's what we're looking at. heavy rain continuing down in through louisiana. then that moisture makes its way up to the north and you can see from parts of arkansas into central indiana, we could see 3 to 5 and upwards of 7 inches of

to deal with. we're talking about really tough heat out east. we'll deal with that in the next half hour. you look here for the athletes and everybody visiting. spectacular weather in rio de janeiro. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. k of the wood. . and that's your latest weather. craig. >> al, thank you so much. still to come here, tennis star

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we are back for a saturday morning, the 13th of august, 2016. it's day eight of the olympic games here in rio. what an amazing first week it ha we have a full look back at all of the highlights coming up. first, let's get to olympic headlines. katie ledecky, team usa's golden girl. picking up the fourth gold after the 800-meter freestyle. with an 11 second lead over the second place, katie sat down with us and said she felt good going into the race.

in the 4x100-meter relay. this would bring his gold count, if he gets it, to 23. talk about a close call for the basketball team. team usa barely holding on to beat serbia after a serbian player missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. the score >> wow. they were cutting it close. it has been an amazing first week at the rio games. from michael phelps making history and the final five can't be stopped. the gold medals keep coming all week long. >> and the united states will win gold at the 400-free relay. >> michael phelps and his fifth olympic games still dominating

first a gold in the 4x100-relay and in the ready room before the butterfly and epic staredown with le clos. >> going on to beat le clos in the final. phelps son boomer cheering him on all the way and even making a visit to the "today" set. >> it is amazing to share it with boomer although he won't remember outside of the >> for the women, katie ledecky also back on top. >> looks like she's going to win another olympic gold and she does. >> the world's best female swimmer on a gold rush in the freestyle event. absolutely crushing her competition this week. and american simone manuel made victory. the first african-american woman to win a gold medal in swimming. the 20-year-old in tears during

while the for gold, some of the pools in rio started turning green. >> the stunning admission by olympic officials. the unsightly color caused by their own water tanks running out of some of the chemicals use in the water treatment process. normally blue like this, instead it looks like this. despite the irritation, competition moves forward. sam gorman and michael hixon water. >> the united states gymnastic team as expected dominates, crushing the competition for the team all-around gold and the best gymnast in the world, american simone biles finishing on top in the women's all-around. her teammate aly raisman winning silver. in beach volleyball, kerri walsh jennings looking to win her fourth gold with april ross.

>> the duo narrowly beating switzerland in three sets. >> i know we have five more matches to win. i don't care who the world throws at us, we'll be ready. >> and this man who stole the show at the opening ceremony might be the best sport of all as he joined the "today" crew in rio. >> beautiful, beautiful. >> later explaining why he chose to wore tonga's traditional garb. >> for us it was important to get our world. i want to match what my ancestors wore to war years ago. >> you'll be seeing a lot less of this athlete when he competes in tae kwon do gear next saturday. also joining in with local customs, billy bush got a full brazilian wax with alessandro

>> but for all this, he did at least get a standing ovation for his bravery. >> we started off so strong with all the highlights and then that. >> he's a little less the bush man today. >> oh,al. only you would go there. >> that's good. that's good. >> one of my favorite moments from the week, michael phelps, that face. >> phelps face. that was good. >> your favorite? >> i loved having little boomer here he was so cute. a beautiful little boy. >> he looks like a little old man. all babies look like little old men, though. that's adorable. >> my favorite would be the final five, seeing simone and ali, that hug at the end and speaking of simone and ali, we have their parents here. we'll talk to them in a little bit. >> and simone manuel. >> oh, simone manuel, amazing.

a good day for simones. >> good day indeed. how about a check of the forecast. >> not a good day along the eastern seaboard. we have heat and humidity, extreme heat, the bermuda high pumping up all that moisture. the feels-like temperatures all weekend from new england, providence, new york, atlantic city, down to elizabeth city, williamsburg, we're talking it will feel like over 100 degrees. right through sunday. cold front comes through, early next week. the temperatures will still be up but at leaf the humidity gets knocked down just a bit. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the

and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. still to come on "today," this guy might be the most popular person at the olympic games here in rio. how he's managed to get dozens and dozens of selfies with week long. >> who is he? >> but who is he? we'll let you know. up next, one-on-one with venus williams. our jenna bush hager talks with her, looking back on a remarkable career. >> but first, these messages. (vo) stank face. a universal expression of disgust, often caused by inadequate cat litter.

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small muslim the only label that matters is olympian. she is one of the biggest stars in tennis, but a time at the olympic games here in rio. venus williams eliminated in the first round in singles and knocked out with her sister in doubles. she is still in it with mixed doubles. jenna bush hager spent time with her. >> good morning, guys. i sure did. although she came to rio with four gold medals, rio has been disappointing. she continues to train and break

>> she is celebrated the win. >> she has won her gold medal. >> and dealt with the losses. >> the williams sisters lose a first round exit. >> venus is one of the greatest tennis players the sport has ever seen. it has been a rocky time in rio, venus has big goals. >> i have more i want to achieve and every day i play is a day i want to be better. i hope when i retire and hang it up, that was my best day and i can end on my best day. >> venus now, 36, grew up in compton, california. she started playing professionally when she was 14. she grew up with the sport alongside her younger sister serena. >> we were playing doubles forever since the '80s. i always played the ad court and she played the deuce. that is where dad put us.

the world and the first african-american woman to achieve this ranking in the open era. >> changing the face of tennis is not something i planned. all of a sudden, you change the game and it is beyond a dream come true and beyond anything i expected. i have been blessed to be part of it. >> venus also fought for equal pay for female tennis players. >> before hollywood got into it ten years conversation of pay gap between men and women. >> we went into the board room at wimbledon before the finals. i asked everyone to close their eyes and that when they closed their eyes, could they tell if the next person was a man or a woman and that all of our hearts beat in the same way. why should we not be treated the same way. after that, i think i went to practice.

>> in 2007, venus herself was the first woman to benefit from the equal prize money after winning wimbledon. earning the same as roger federer. >> absolutely. >> and what she's learned on the court helped venus start a career off the court. she has her interior design firm v-star as well as her own fashion line 11. >> when you're on the court, you learn about the stuff in life. you learn how to lose. you learnow reach goals and you learn how to be a team. you learn how to be a champion. >> i got to experience a little court time with this champion. >> this is better than i thought it was going to be. >> when you think about everything you accomplished, what do you hope people know about you? >> i just hope that wherever i went, i left a better place. i gave something. i have been fortunate to live my

live theirs. >> thank you, olympian. >> so venus told me that her idol is tennis legend billie jean king. she is one of my idols. we like her. we were chanting for her. >> you were amazing. >> amazing is overexaggerated. >> you impressed. >> she said it was 60% of what she >> pretty good. >> she plays again. >> we're all pulling for her. saving the best for last. a big win for the american shot putter as she followed in her father's footsteps. it's a familiar name.

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what was that experience like? >> well, now i can say i officially beat him. >> you officially beat him. >> we say on the way to trump him is get the olympic gold. i can't believe it happened today. he's my dad. he taught me everything he knows and i came through on the last throw. it was amazing. >> it was amazing. those things are about nine >> like a bowling ball. >> two feet. >> at least three or four. still to come this morning from rio. basketball star carmelo anthony as he goes for the fourth gold medal. but first this is "today" on

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?? good morning. the golden girl. katie ledecky makes history again. swimming the fastest 800-meter freestyle race in history. leaving her and two of her teammates grabbed gold by the slimmest of margins. maya dirado surprised herself in the 200 backstroke and anthony ervin. >> he wins it by one-hundred of a second.

the silver medal. >> he only has one more chance for gold in what he says is his olympic swansong. and hoop dreams. why carmelo anthony could not miss the olympic games. as team usa moves on after a nail biting win over serbia. and training like an olympian. keir simmons ringer to see what it takes to get in shape like the athletes here in rio. today, saturday, august 13th, 2016. ? give it to me ?? >> hi, mom. welcome to the "today" show. boomer sooner. >> welcome to the "today" show. >> roll tide.

ohio. ?? >> and a good saturday morning to you live from rio. what a fantastic crowd we have with us on copacabana beach. this is a lively bunch. >> i must say this is a lively bunch. considering we were out pretty late last nigh >> yeah. guilty. guilty. >> some of these folks stayed up late or woke up early. >> we're in rio. you have to enjoy the night life. >> that was a highlight. >> or low-light. >> speaking of keir simmons. olympic highlights. keir is following the action. good morning. >> what a night of records. the night belonged to katie ledecky smashing her world

phelps missed out on that. he has one more chance today. team usa winning five medals in the pool friday. >> another gold medal and world record. >> katie ledecky once again bringing home gold shattering her world record in the 800 free freestyle. >> i want to have a lot of fun. >> her nearest competitor 11 seconds behind her. ledecky here on "today" early this morning. >> i had a pretty good feeling going into it i would have a good swim. i had a great week up to that point with best times in all my events. i knew if i won a best time in that event, it would be a world record. >> michael phelps sharing the podium in a three-way tie for silver in the 100 fly. >> i always want to be faster and on the top of the medal podium. that's what i could do today.

i have another race tomorrow and we'll get ready for that. >> and singapore's joseph schooling taking the gold. a familiar face for phelps. the pair met in 2008 before the games in beijing. >> watching joe and what he has done over the last two years, he is swimming great. >> here they come. and hosszu? no, it is dirado. >> maya dirado coming from behind and surprising herself as she snagged the win in the 200 backstroke. this is her fourth medal in rio. and 35-year-old anthony ervin taking gold in the 50 freestyle. 16 years after he won that event at the sydney games in 2000. >> everything was perfect for him and he wins this by one-hundred. >> ervin is the oldest swimmer

if i could get the gold back. >> on the sand, jennings and ross making quick work of the italian rivals. over in the olympic stadium, team captain michelle carter hurled her way to the first gold medal ever for team usa in the shot put. and foil team fencing brought home hardware breaking an 84--year-old drought for team on the court. usually dominant team usa with an 18-point lead over serbia and won by three and it was enough to advance to the quarterfinals. and tonight all eyes on michael phelps as he takes his last swim at the games in the 4x100 medley. he says it is the last ever for him. the team is three medals short

mark. checking out the medal count today, team usa is far ahead with 50 medals of china and japan. >> keir, thanks. you can catch nbc's primetime coverage of the olympics. it starts tonight at 8:00/7:00 central. first we have other news of the day. more rain expected across ravaged louisiana. some areas have already received more than a foot of rain in just 24 hours. devastating deluge leaving dozens stranded. so far, at least one person has died. right now, more than 70 million people are under heat advisories or warnings. now to politics and donald trump returning to the campaign

on the claim that president obama, he said, founded isis. the bold accusation as the republican nominee falls behind hillary clinton in battle ground states. a wall street journal marist poll shows trump down five in florida and nine in north carolina and 13 in virginia. meanwhile, clinton released tax returns on friday and said trump should do the same. in a statement, trump's camp called the move an attempt to di e-mail scandal. a small many crashes killing all six on board. they slammed into the wooded area at the airport near fredericksburg. the those are board have not been identified. the ntsb is on the way to the site to investigate the cause of the tragic crash. the wildly popular "making a

overturned the conviction of brendan dassey. dassey is the man as a teenager, confessed to helping steven avery in the murder of teresa halbach. he should be freed within 90 days unless it is appealed. dassey and his uncle were convicted in 2007. dassey was sentenced to life in prison. mr. roker is back with a look at the forecast. that's right. let's show you what we saturday. getting things started here at olympic park in rio de janeiro. great weather for the olympians and families and you at home watching. closer to home, we are talking about the heavy rain in the lower gulf. you can see it on the radar. also the moisture will stream up to the mid mississippi river valley. northeast and mid-atlantic states with the rain today.

look at portland, oregon today. 94 degrees for the high. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. and that's your latest weather. natalie. >> we mentioned a few minutes ago, it was a nail biter for the men's basketball team barely squeaking by over serbia. 94-91. >> leading the team is carmelo

history. he is making history as the first to compete in four olympics and a few games way of winning his third straight gold medal. that would be an olympic record. he told me that is not all he wants. >> carmelo anthony knocks it down. >> carmelo anthony is the heart of the men's basketball team. >> i enjoy basketball. >> carmelo leading the way for the u.s. >> i enjoy playing with the best players in the world. we don't get these opportunities often. i wanted to take advantage of that. >> another motivation? olympic greatness. >> anthony fires a rainbow. >> if team usa keeps winning, he is the only man in basketball history to snag three gold medals.

>> the system is broken. >> in july, anthony opened the espys to ask people to speak up. >> the violence is not new. the racial divide is definitely not new. the urgency for change is at an all-time high. >> let's talk about off the court. you have become a social activist. how did that become? >> it was a build up of watching what is happening in front of those things hit close to home. >> things like? >> freddie gray situation for example. that's my neighborhood. those are my people. i know the families and the moms and dads and uncles and aunts. >> as you know, in the past, guys like you have not always spoken up. >> you know, a lot of people tell athletes stay away from politics and religion.

we have the right to speak up on what we want to speak on. >> the knicks star took to instagram to post this famous picture of athletes in the '60s and call for peace in the wake of the dallas police officer shootings. a week later? anthony organized a town hall meeting in los angeles on policing and race relations. he says part of the fix is better schools in poorer areas along with more after school ms it is a social consciousness that is celebrated. >> athletes develop a platform. if it is only used to sell shoes or whatever they're doing, then it is not used to its ultimate. >> while carmelo has talked about social issues at home, don't expect it in rio. >> my statement is getting up on that stand and bowing my head

around my neck and my hand over my heart and looking at that flag and listening to the national anthem. there is no bigger statement than that. >> carmelo is a good guy who has grown up a heck of a lot. >> we keep rooting for team usa. still to come, olympians before they made it big. can you guess which swimmer this is? here in rio. we have her latest posts on social media. after these messages. after thes. it's an unstoppable energy, from deep inside... a "je ne sais quoi"... a youthful aura. advanced g?nifique by lanc?me. every serum drop infuses youthful radiance throughout the skin. patented until 2029. advanced g?nifique. lanc?me.

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the most decorated olympian. young michael phelps on the left side. >> it is like he is wearing an outfit from "christmas story." >> and simone manuel in swimming. and ryan lochte there. the second most decorated male swimmer. and kayla harrison. she won gold in judo on thursday. >> they are all adorable and have we all remember the phelps face. it went viral this week. before his 200-meter semifinal race staring down chad le clos. to say it end viral is an understatement. someone now has to live with that on their leg. they got a tattoo of the famous death stare on the leg. he says he is a huge fan.

amazing. the tattoo parlor is in canada. the phelps face transcended borders. >> finally, here is a guy we're dubbing team usa super fan. why you ask? brent has managed to grab a picture with nearly every athlete and celebrity this year. three years ago, he signed up for the rio olympics. great access. he landed a picture with warren buffett. impressive. >> you have to volunteer. he is volunteering his face as well. time for pop start. >> i have you covered for that. simone biles has stolen everyone's heart. the world's greatest gymnast in rio. when you thought things could not get better, they do.

invite to "pretty little liars" and it played out on social media. the show runner tweeted this from the series, simone biles, marlene king wants you and the final five to the set. biles did not hesitate. tweeting back a huge yes. i think they need to work them all into the story line of "pretty little liars." moving on to the other breakout star. the most spirited cheerleader of team usa. she has been live tweeting throughout the 2016 games. she is rubbing elbows with olympians and making friends with matthew mcconaughey. we just can't get enough of it. ? mary caroll ? >> are they insane?

attack. riding on top of the stadium. >> leslie jones is here. >> i love her. finally as michael phelps' olympic medal collection continues to grow in rio, there is one piece of hardware that he is missing. yes, a wedding ring. according to nicole johnson, that is not the case much longer. with an interview with kit hoover, she opened up about the wedding pl later this year. it will be a small and intimate wedding and they will throw a massive bash for everyone in the states. sounds like a destination wedding. >> good time. still ahead, we have seen agony and joy and nerves and relief as well. we will talk to aly raisman and simone biles' parents as their

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?? surf's up on copacabana beach here in rio. welcome back. it is august 13th, 2016. day eight of the olympic games. still to of "today," we have very proud olympic parents. their kids have already won gold and silver and these parents have been there every step of the way. every practice. we will talk to aly raisman's and simone biles' parents about what this week has been like. and we spent a lot of time around rio. there is one thing you cannot help but notice everywhere you

jenna bush hager finds out the meaning behind all of it. and later on, no question rio is gorgeous, but plenty of other places around the country you can visit. we will talk to one expert about the places you should explore. and before we do that. look who we have. more than a dozen team usa athletes. we will have fun with them as well. >> let's limbo. >> through the olympic rings. go ahead, craig. >> it should be higher, guys. bad back. bad back. >> all right. >> i'm sorry. all right. come on. >> go ahead. there we go. say your name. >> michelle carter. >> fencing and i'm from new

san francisco. >> and i'm joe hernandez from wichita, kansas. >> jake on the archery team. >> we get the point. >> we have a back up. >> and u.s. archery. >> i'm alexander moss. i'm from san francisco, california. >> grayson building. fencing. yn >> brooklyn. >> jack. u.s. archery team. wellington, missouri. >> kim rhode. shooting. big bear lake, california. >> congratulations. >> that's some limbo style. >> maya dirado, santa rosa, california. >> maya. >> who's that? >> oh, she got stuck.

>> katie, good to see you. >> from odessa, maryland. >> and last, but not least. >> oh, he is styling. >> he has done this before. >> the old man. >> still has that flexibility. >> i'm anthony ervin. swimming. valencia, california. >> congratulations to the united states of america. >> nice lineup. >> gat >> let's show you what we have for your weather looking ahead toward the weekend. not too bad. we will see plenty of sunshine here for women's water polo. women's diving and beach volleyball tonight. perfect weather. the rest of the country today, wet weather through the gulf coast making its way through the ohio valley. sunday, sunday, more wet weather

mississippi river valley and ohio valley. the heat and sunshine continues out west and it is hot, sticky and dangerously humid in the northeast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. ods. and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, mr. roker. you know the saying, behind every great kid is great parents. that is the case in rio.

gymnasts. the parents of aly raisman and simone biles. >> nellie and ron and lynn and rick. good morning. i have to start with you. it is an olympic sport watching for you competing in the stands with your moves. tell me what it was like to see aly take home silver and gold earlier in the week. >> it was awesome. watching her was a it meant so much. going one-two, perfect. you could not have written it any better. >> how does this develop? you guys are just about as big contortionists we have seen. has it developed or gotten worse as it has gone along? >> we have no idea we're moving when we're in the stands. we're so caught up in the

it. >> the girls work so hard and what they give to the sport. we just want it for them so bad. we know what they go through. that's why we get so nervous. >> i want to come to you, nellie. how is it going so far? has it been what you expected? >> so far, words could hardly express how i feel. it is an experience and it is definitely more than i expected. i'm pro >> i want to share with the viewers at home. take a look at these nails. talk about patriotic. did you get those done here? >> no, i got them done before i got here. >> ron and nellie, you are cool as ccucumbers. in the stands, you sit there taking it all in. >> it is a calmly fear. she is squeezing my hand really

is squeezing my hand really, really hard. >> now things are done. how are you celebrating? what are you doing? >> they are not done yet. >> oh, that's right. >> one more competition. >> three more competitions for simone. then we will be finished on wednesday. >> talk about the sacrifice being an olympic parent. rick, you have been there every single meet and every single practice. >> it is one of the things you do to support your kids and your daughter. you know, to see them work and give up and sacrifice, you know, day in and day out. it's just, you know, the only thing we can kind of give back to be there for them. you know, it makes it all worth it in the end. >> and i'm sure you get recognized more often than aly? >> i tell aly i'm more famous than her.

nellie, congrats. up next, how you can train like an olympian. keir simmons tried it out. you can imagine how it went. we'll show it to you after these messages. poor foster kid black immigrant small muslim

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? it's no secret it takes a ton of hard work and athletic ability to think about competing in the olympics, but what's it really like to train like an olympian? nbc's keir simmons is back with us now. >> i guess this is great, guys. you get to use the techniques

your own fitness. the training is not easy. diet and excise is super intense. i had to try to out. can the olympic techniques benefit you and me? modern olympians analyze their genes. now you can do the same. >> advanced fitness. >> dna fit highlight your physical strengths and weaknesses. >> if you buck out of every session, you should figure the sessions to be one-third power and two-third endurance. >> which foods to eat and avoid. >> you are likely to store excess carbs. >> french fries, chocolate. everything i like. >> your injury risk is high. >> yes. got that right. and i have cramps in my muscles here.

>> you can save time and money and frustration. powerful stuff. >> the first of three training sessions. she puts me through my paces and soon has me all figured out. >> many people fail. >> are we done now? olympics? not. >> so perhaps i need to get some help. at a university sports go for some brain doping or transcranial stimulation. >> the exercise feels easier and small reduction in pain. it is legal. it is not regulated. this is untested. we have not tried this technique. >> i'm a guinea pig? >> essentially, yeah. three, two, one. off you go. keep going. keep going.

>> thanks. >> you were more efficient today. that 1% more efficient. do this continually, we repeat it and you reduce the effects. >> nutrition is a key part. i have never made a smoothie before. >> that is really awful. >> no pain, no gain, i guess. and the latest technical accessories which monitors tracks your exercise accordingly. >> primarily resting heart rate. it can be an indication you are overdoing it. >> the results of four weeks of pain and sweat. impressive says the app. >> jumping squats. phenomenal. 300% increase. massive increase in everything. and those are the gains you can get when you work with your

olympic trials? >> possibly for 2020. why not? >> one piece of advice. it is okay to go out and have fun. that's fine. you should. the four of us were out last night. i kept going a little longer. a few more hours. >> not like an olympian. >> not like an olympian. >> you party like an olympian. olympic partier. >> you will be fine for 2020. coming up next, we will explore the incredible street art all over brazil. >> but first this is "today" on

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meets the eye. jenna bush hager went to see what it is all about. >> it is art with a purpose. murals with a story and social political imbalance and hope for better times. at sao paulo or batman alley, street art covers walls of several blocks city's mayor, it is a small sample of the graffiti that turned highways, bridges and tunnels into canvases. >> you have graffiti and each art manifestation has their own intent. and some of them are social and some are political. some are social in terms of poverty and social divide.

where artists like eduardo and the twins and el have made a name for themselves internationally. >> so the issues that brazil is facing are so intense that there is a lot to be said. wherever they are in satisfaction and happiness, there is a need to expression. >> much of the art is social and political frustration hidden give a voice to the communities they are in. and it is work symbolic of the struggle between classes. >> here, we don't have nature. we have only buildings. street art has very big contributions to the people living here because they can have a little bit of escape from

then it would be a very sad world. a population with no voice. the value of the street art in the culture goes well beyond the location where it was created. >> and the art really is beautiful. the other night, natalie and i went out in a neighborhood in rio. it is all over. >> i love that. >> it makes the city vibrant. >> sure does. jenna, thank you. coming up next, exploring the other hidden gems brazil has to i had a wonderful time tonight. me too! call me tomorrow? i'm gonna send a vague text in a couple of days, that leaves you confused about my level of interest. i'll wait a full two days before responding. perfect! we're never gonna see each other again, will we? no-no. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back.

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brazil is a gorgeous country and while we got to know and see a lot around rio, there are so many other cities and beach towns that are worth visiting. >> mark is with conde naste traveler. he saw some of the sights. redeemer and sugarloaf. take us outside. >> i'm going to take you on a sea part of brazil. it is right in the center of town. just under the christ the redeemer statue. the botanico. it is named after the botanical gardens. you have 800 plants in there. amaing lilly pond.

what is the great destination folks should consider? >> the place you have to go is iguacu falls. that is a world landmark. it forms the border with argentina and brazil. it is like niagara, but larger. >> i haven't been, but my wife and kids came back from there on both sides. they raved about it. they said it is unbelievable. >> i have never >> they will have that story next week on "today" as well. >> the beaches of brazil. besides copacabana, there are other beautiful beaches. >> natalie, the most glamorous corner of brazil. >> oh, that's me. >> it is buzios. it is like the hamptons of rio.

everyone goes. >> what about the next one? >> this is brasillia. it is bra's capital. it was invented in 1960. they hired the man to build the dream city. the whole building is laid out like a jet plane. the fuselage and government buildings and wings. it is like an architecture check out the architecture. >> paraty. if you want to kickoff your shoes, enjoy the old colonial era of brazil. it hasn't changed in 250 years. you will instagram like crazy. >> how far from rio? >> about four hours drive. no cars. close your eyes and it could be 1800. >> beautiful.

>> enjoy the weather. that will do it for the special edition. so good to see you. thanks for hanging out with us. i know you usually sleep in. a big day of olympic action ahead, including what is likely to be michael phelps final race at the olympics. plus, usain bolt hitting the track for the first time in rio. >> you can catch that and more on nbc's primetime coverage of the olympics. it all starts tonight at 8:00/7:00 everybody. enjoy the weekend and the

good morning to you on this gorgeous saturday morning. here's a live look here at rio de janeiro. the summer days their second week now. winds are calm now after a couple of stormy days and the people are out and the buss are moving. you'll see the game ies in just a couple of hours here on 12 news. back here in the valley here, welcome to you, welcome to the weekend here. and jen, so far it's nice outside. >> so far and we know that the