good morning. diving for gold. an incredible photo finish wins the women's 400 meters. >> it will be a dive by miller for the line. >> allyson felix edged out of the gold b first leap but a silver medal making her the most decorated female track star in u.s. history. >> oh boy. >> in gymnastics, a bobble on the beam dashes simone biles's chance of winning a record five gold medals in rio. laurie hernandez haking silver. biles settling for bronze. she'll have one more shot at gold "today," tuesday, august

>> he makes it look easy right now. >> and the united states is onto the quarterfinals. >> this was a tremendous routine. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, brazil, and savannah guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to a split edition from rio and new york. can we start by saying it's a beautiful day. can we show you a shot of the most decorated u.s. woman in olympic track and field history. that is allyson felix. she now has -- [ applause ] a dramatic finish to the 400

also it was the finish that people will be watching for a long, long time. >> it was a dive that ended in basically a photo finish. >> today is also the final day of gymnastics. simone biles is looking to bounce back on the floor. she finally proved by the way that she's human, all right. she lost her balance on the beam. ended you have to give it to 16-year-old laurie hernandez. she made the most of her lone individual event nabbing the silver. they hugged it out afterwards. hear from both of them in a little bit. a pretty dramatic night yesterday. >> ups and downs. let's head back to new york and savannah joins us now. what have you got cooking there? >> good morning. we have a big story here. they call this the worst flooding since superstorm sandy. the latest on flooding going on in louisiana right now.

bird's-eye view of the damage and destruction as new communities are put on alert for water that is still rising. we'll have that in a moment. >> all right, savannah. thanks very much. let's bring in natalie in for a look at the olympic action from a day that saw the u.s. not winning a gold medal for the first time, first olympic day since the 12th day of beijing. >> wow. >> i know. it's incredible. you mentioned that dramatic track finish and a rare slip from simone biles. there was also weather and technical issues that made monday a day to remember. >> a dive by miller for the line. >> in the women's 400 meters, a photo finish. shaunae miller winning gold and upsetting allyson felix in her signature event. >> now felix. >> catching up to miller, felix

threw herself over the line. despite the second place finish, felix is now the most decorated woman in track and field history winning her seventh medal in what could be her last olympic competition. >> it's been a fight all season. i gave it all i had tonight. >> the dramatic race capping an already chaotic day here in rio. heavy rain delayed several events. earlier in the day, an overad camera broke away from its cable at the olympic park causing seven minor injuries. when the events resumed, kenya's david won his second consecutive gold in the 800 meter. american clayton murphy took bronze. in pole vault, another bronze for the americans. sam kendricks rocketing over the bar earning the u.s.'s first medal in the event since 2004

a false start in round one of the 110 hurdles. tearing off his bib as we left the track. his olympic hopes dashed. for gymnastics superstar simone biles, a rare misstep. slipping on the balance beam nearly falling off. the 19 year old finished strong but it wasn't enough to come heavily favored to win the event, biles came away with bronze while her teammate 16-year-old laurie hernandez took silver. her first individual medal. edging out the americans. sanne wevers of the netherlands. biles, who already has three gold medals, will have another shot later today in the floor exercise. for men's beach volleyball, it's

phil dalhuasser and nick lucena falling to brazil after a dismal first set. the americans came back, forcing a tiebreaker. >> and he puts it away! >> but the brazilians rallied, cheered on by their hometown fans. >> brazil has beaten the united states. >> tonight april ross and kerri walsh jennings will compete in the semifinals with jennings two victories away from her fourth straight olympic gold. here's where the medal count team usa still with a commanding lead followed by china, great britain, and russia. highlighting today's events, again it is the last day of gymnastics, including that floor finals for the women. in track and field men's high jump final and usain bolt back in action in the men's 200. and beach volleyball, team usa the women taking on brazil. semifinals. let's go. >> it's midnight. >> al and i were at the men's game yesterday.

can we bring in somebody we love on this show. allyson felix who was just denied gold by that dive in the 400 meters. good morning. nice to see you. >> good to see you guys. >> did you know who won at the end of the race? were you sure? >> i wasn't sure, no. i was staring up at the board trying to see how it would sort out. >> take me through the last 10, 15 meters of that. >> i just dug deep. to me this year has been all about fighting and so i knew i was just going to give all i had that. you know, i left it all out there. >> not every day you see a dive like that in track and field. is that something that as a track athlete you're used to seeing or does this happen every now and then? >> not used to seeing that. it happens every now and then. it's not too common. >> you have said to us in the past that the 400 meters is a beast. >> it is. >> from start to finish, you said i left everything out there. you have no choice. how did you feel during the race?

when i just tried to give all i had. it's outside of my comfort zone. i feel like i'm a sprinter and it's stepping a little bit outside of what i'm used to. >> can we point out that with the silver medal you are the most decorated track runner, olympian, in u.s. history. have you been able to get your head around that title? >> not quite. you know, it is something that i am definitely very, very proud of. it's been so many years and so that to be in the same sentence as jackie joyner-kersee that's going to take time to sink in. >> talk about the journey. there have been ups and there have been downs and yet here you are with another medal in 2016. >> it's been a wild year. in april i had a crazy accident in the gym. i had this ankle injury. at that moment i thought that i wasn't going to be here at all. >> you came to the "today" show

ago or something like that. >> it was pretty crazy. and then from then on my beloved chloe passed, my dog, and then just before i left from the states, my grandfather passed. it seemed like everything was happening. like i said, it was time to just fight. >> a lot of young girls look up to you and watch you and the way you held yourself after yesterday's race and the fact speaks a lot about you. what do you hope to communicate to young kids watching you? >> i hope i can get across that you're going to have obstacles and adversity. let your spirit shine through. keep fighting no matter how the cards are stacked against you. don't let that get you down. >> how many olympic games for you now? >> this is number four. >> in our history with you, you have shown class every single time. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> allyson, thank you.

[ applause ] >> you can clap. >> we'll turn now to drama in gymnastics. simone biles and aly raisman will compete in the floor exercise on the heels of monday's drama. as we said biles took the bronze on the balance beam while laurie hernandez nabbed the silver. i was there, i had a chance to talk to the medal winners when they left the podium. >> american simone biles has already made usa gymnastics history. >> fhr record five gold medals ended on the balance beam. >> she's so fantastic. she's so consistence. >> she started off strong. >> beautiful. >> then uncharacteristically faltered midway touching the beam. >> oh, boy. >> seeing that mistake, dutch gymnast sanne wevers adjusted her own routine. >> that is so hard. >> doing something less difficult, and winning gold.

>> are you okay? how did you feel about -- >> i'm disappointed in how i performed my beam set. not in the medal that i got, because it's fine. but if you think about it, i'm the only gymnast out here that has done this as many times as i have. so i have to give myself props for that. >> hernandez was the silver lining for team usa. >> great form. >> just 16 years old competing in her first ever international meet, hernandez followed wevers with a rock solid routine full of jumps, flips, turns. >> wow. >> nailing her dismount and walking away with her first individual medal. a silver. >> this was a tremendous routine. >> this is your first individual medal at the olympic games. when you did your dismount, did you think to yourself, i think i got something here? >> yeah. i mean, i've been training so hard. i'm glad i just did the routine i've been doing in practice. i have no regrets.

>> kind of. i thought i was going to throw up. that was the most nervous i've ever been before a meet. once i got on the beam i was more calm than usual. >> you were? >> yes. >> very nice. >> how happy are you for laurie? i saw you wrap her arms around her and hug her with that megawatt smile. >> i couldn't be more proud of laurie in how she performed tonight and how she held herself this whole olympic experience. you would think it's her second time at the olympics. >> friends from way back now silver and bronze medal winners with biles already looking ahead to her floor routine. one more tomorrow night. do you feel good about tomorrow? we love you. >> we love it. thank you. >> look at you right in the heart of it. >> i was so into that. one of the most fun things i think we get to do on the show

we have tony and wanda hernandez, laurie's mom and dad. by the way i told laurie that you guys were going to be here in the morning and she was so excited. she was looking around for you last night or yesterday afternoon. tell me what you guys talked about after her win. >> it was just an incredible feat. it still hasn't hit us to be quite honest. it's just one of these things that it's so surreal. it just hasn't hit us yet. >> just before she competes, you prayer circle. i could see you before each -- tell us why that's important. >> we think faith before everything. we are so grateful and humble for the experience and laurie to go out there and to shine with her usa team and the comradery of the team of usa, the coaches. we're just so grateful for the opportunity for laurie to be here and just to see her big smile. baby, we love you, girl.

>> thanks for coming by this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you so much. coming up, we'll hear from the final five aly raisman and you'll see both aly and simone compete on the floor exercise tonight during nbc's prime-time olympic coverage starting at 8:00, 7:00 central. >> more to come from rio. right now we want to go to new york and check in with savannah. >> thank you so much. >> we move to that desperate situation unfolding right now in louisiana. some of the worst flooding in morning even more communities are facing a danger of new flooding. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in baton rouge again for us this morning. hi, gabe. good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. the death toll has now climbed to at least seven. more than 20,000 people have been rescued. as we take a live look from this drone, you can see many areas are still inundated. the red cross now calling this the worst flooding disaster in

four years ago. this morning more communities are bracing for historic water levels as louisiana's record rainfall moves downstream. >> this is an unprecedented historic flood event. >> the army national guard giving us a firsthand look from the sky. there is plenty of water in wide swaths of louisiana but thankfully the water in some places appears to be receding. >> the rain has eased but other areas south of baton rouge are rising rivers. right now we're over one of the hardest hit areas. some parts got more than 31 inches of rain in just 48 hours. the residents here tell us they've never seen anything like this. >> a couple hours we probably had six foot of water. >> reporter: mark barely escaped with his wife and kids as the water rose in watson. >> basically we lost everything.

>> reporter: a few pop-up showers are expected today but not enough to add to this flooding. the concern is the water that's already here moving downstream. thousands of people are packing emergency shelters. many schools are closed and roads, major roads, are shut down, savannah. >> thank you so much. turning now to the presidential race hillary clinton and donald trump trading new attacks on the campaign trail with vice president joe biden getting in jabs of his own and trump is causing a new stir with a controversiapr story this morning. andrea, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. hillary clinton will be campaigning here in philadelphia today where she needs to run up a huge vote to offset donald trump's strengths elsewhere in pennsylvania. this critical battleground state. a campaign faltering, donald trump is trying to shift gears. >> extreme vetting. >> reporter: going beyond his

ideological test for would-be immigrants. >> in addition to screening empathizers of terrorist groups, we must screen out hostile attitudes toward our country. she also lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on isis and all of the many adversaries we face. >> reporter: clinton enlisting trenton native vice president joe biden to challenge trump's fitness to be commander in chief. thoroughly unqualified to be president of the united states of america. >> reporter: while clinton leads trump in philadelphia and its suburbs, he is gaining among white working class voters in places like scranton. >> friends should not let

>> reporter: what do you say to white, not college educated men in pennsylvania in scranton? >> take a look at the facts. take a look at what he's talking about. take a look at what we're talking about. >> reporter: and in our new nbc news survey monkey online poll out today, hillary clinton continues to hold a nine-point lead over donald trump nationally but a majority of voters continue to hold unfavorable views of both candidates with hillary clinton only slightly less unpopular ban donald trump. >> andrea mitchell oe thank you. a programming note, later today we'll sit down for an exclusive interview with hillary clinton's running mate tim kaine and his wife, anne holton. we'll have that conversation for you tomorrow morning on "today." for now, we'll send it back to matt, hoda and al in rio. >> we look forward to that interview, savannah. thanks very much. you have more on that flooding back home. >> more rain there and that rain is going to make its way up into the mid plains and eventually

you can see it's meandering stationary front from texas into the great lakes with low pressure running along it. heavy showers and thunderstorms. flash flood watches for texas. three to four inches possible from mississippi on into texas and that wet weather makes its way into the northeast. not enough to alleviate the drought conditions there but we could look at two to three inches of rain. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next

>> that's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks so much. criticism over why she didn't put her hand over her heart during the national anthem. >> they're undefeated. why have the games been so close for the men's u.s. basketball team? we'll get into that but first

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we're back now 7:30 on a tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of august. it's good morning. a spectacular one on the beach here in rio. a nice crowd gathering before it gets too hot around here. >> the crowd keeps building. we have a lot to get to this half hour starting with this today's olympic headlines in track. it was a wild end to the women's 400 meters. miller of the bahamas pulled off the upset over allyson felix by diving head first over the finish line. a silver for felix made hert most decorated u.s. woman in

seventh medal so far. >> we had a chance to talk to her in our last half hour. emma coburn was the first woman to medal in the women's steeplechase. she took home the bronze. and men's will 800 meters got a bronze. >> and it is going to be rowdy tonight at women's beach volleyball. kerri walsh jennings and april ross will face the semifinals. gold medal is on the line. we'll be there. >> we're going to hear that all night long. >> yes, we are. >> let us begin though this half hour with the star athlete from team usa being forced to defend herself. natalie has more on that. >> guys, good morning. gabby douglas won gold as a member of the final five. however, she is also now facing rather harsh criticism online from people questioning everything from her

but now gabby and her mom are having their say. she was one of the breakout stars of the 2012 games. as a member of the fierce five, gabby douglas won gold along with the hearts of millions. here in rio, her graceful moves helped her team win gold but it's something she didn't do on the podium that put her at the center of the social media firestorm. >> you go from people's adoration to being the brunt of all the criticism and it's hard. her nature is so giving and so kind. >> the backlash began whether douglas caught up in the moment didn't put her hand on her heart during the national anthem. cyber bullies pouncing on twitter. on the one hand, so proud of the final five gold win, on the other hand, so disappointed gabby douglas didn't salute the flag. douglas tweeting, in response to a few tweets i saw tonight, i always stand at attention out of respect for our country whenever

i never meant any disrespect and apologize if i offended anyone. the criticism intensifying after douglas was accused of not cheering on her teammates during the individual competition. earning her the nickname crabby gabby. the tweets flooding in, i mean at least act like you're happy that your teammates won. #crabbygabby. and be a role model and show good sportsmanship. douglas later telling reporters i apologize if i seemed really mad in the stds respect them in everything they do. i never want anyone to take it as i was jealous or i wanted attention. never. i support them and i'm sorry that i wasn't showing it. the attacks leading to accusations of cyber bullying with support rallying behind douglas online including actress and olympic super fan who had her own cyber bullying scandal. i just heard gabby get ago

>> she was deaf statd. she tried to push it off and not focus on it. but in the end, she couldn't understand it. >> the way to respond to the haters is show your support. a lot of people online doing. that #loveforgabbyusa trending. true story yesterday. my 3-year-old announced her her name is now gabby douglas. love for gabby usa. so love for gabby usa. >> when you know gabby douglas, you know she meant nothing by >> i know. caught up in the moment. it's so tough to be a competitor at the olympics. >> yeah. >> natalie, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> we've been talking about that heat that continues in the east. and we're going to be seeing it out west as well. also, take a look. we got a risk of severe weather today. isolated tornadoes possible. western new york and parts of pennsylvania. we're watching this 51 million people at risk for severe storms later this afternoon and into

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well as they should but he had should win gold. >> coach k. has to get it together. >> expectations are high. u.s. basketball has medaled in every olympic since 1984. this team confident ahead of the games. >> i enjoy competing and enjoy playing basketball. >> but barrel surviving three-point nail biters against serbia and france. >> if our defense stays this bad as far as team usa goes, they could get upset in the team usa's biggest supporters congratulating michael phelps, cheering at beach volleyball. singing happy birthday to kerri walsh jennings. and there's so much else to do in rio. sightseeing. going to the beach. even trying their own hand at beach volleyball with the locals while casually sipping from coconuts. going into the quarterback finals this week, the team has

a week ago jimmy butler did put an instagram photo from here. playing football. wrong sport. and in a line outside of the nba house -- >> you're wearing a klay thompson jersey. >> big fan. >> we need you to make sure that not drinking too much. >> i will. >> that's a relief because their fans -- >> want to support my u.s. team. >> think gold should be a lay-up. the men's team could take a cue from the u.s. women. they won their group games by an average of 40 points. or they could look at how british basketball team has been doing. >> you're welcome on our team any time you want.

coverage of the olympics. what's going on with the men's basketball team? >> they need to do what the women's team is doing. they had a game where they had 24 field goals in the first half. 22 of them were assisted. the women's team shares the ball. these guys do not. they play hero ball. they need to play better and work together. >> when you look at the outcome over france, serbia, australia, is this a team that hasn't gelled yet, >> the talent is down. now, they are tremendous players like carmelo anthony and kevin durant but they need to play within more of of a team system. >> yesterday simone biles had that bobble. did that take the pin out of the pressure so she can go on the floor tonight and say let's let

she can walk away with four golds. because she had potential and could win five because of what she's done on the way to rio, it almost feels like a bit of a letdown but four goals would be something special. >> let's end on the dive in 400 meters yesterday. allyson felix edged out by shaunae miller of the bahamas. you need to be all in toak >> we don't see it very often. american fans were disappointed, is that fair? however you get the torso there, that's the difference maker others people would put hands out to break the line. you do that a few times, it's not really going to get your body back. >> that's going to leave a mark. >> a real mark. a golden mark for her. good for her.

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cheerleader. >> we hear you are traveling seeing a lot of events. we want you to come check us out. please come check us out. who? >> leslie jones! >> who? >> leslie jones! >> jones had a response online within the hour. >> i can't come to your event but i'm'm sending you slay all day. go out and somebody better dunk too because i'm going to be disappointed. >> look for brittney griner to dunk against japan. the rock is completing the 22 pushup challenge raising awareness for veterans. in this video, he's calling out a certain olympic superstar. >> kevin hart, jj watt, simone manual, we're so proud of you.

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it's 7:56. i'm kim wagner. i hope your tuesday is off to a terrific start. this is the lady in the know kelly our meteorologist. >>reporter: temperatures right now are starting to boulder city at 91. a lot of sunshine. not quite as breezy but still well above normal. look at the rest of the seven day forecast. temperatures are seasonable as we head towards the end of the week. the weekend is looking pretty good. we have an accident right at

that's causing problems for people making the exit. i-15 southbound is not too bad. it slows down a bit on southbound 15 but other routes are okay. kim. some thing we are covering today has to do with your child's education. if they are in the fifth largest school district in the nation which is this one, clark county. they will vote on a plan to for the first time we heard from some of the big decision-makers with the school board. the plan would flip the currents model on it's head. principals, teaching, and parents will have a say in how money is spent. nine lawmakers be approve the final plan.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, thrills and spills. >> a dive by miller for the line. >> team usa's allyson felix misses gold by a nose coming in women's 400-meter race. while gymnastics superstar simone biles has a rare misstep on the beam as she takes home the bronze and teammate laurie hernandez wows to win silver but with team spirit. >> i think all of the girls agree there's nothing as amazing and special as being able to win that team gold medal. whatever else happens, you know, the rest is icing on top of the

>> natalie catches up with the final five's team captain as aly raisman gets set to defend her gold medal in today's floor exercise finals. and over the edge. >> be careful. >> natalie and jenna's latest daring stunt. a real cliff-hanger in rio, "today," tuesday, august 16th, 2016. ?? >> from the big apple to the shores of copacabana, it's live >> a shout out to dmv d.c., maryland and virginia and across the united states. >> shout out to pennsylvania. >> westchester. >> pittsburgh. >> go usa! >> we're back now 8:00 on a tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of august,

we sound like a broken record. it's another beautiful day here at the beach. we're walking down the promenade. we're having a usa parade. coming up, billy and natalie attempt surfing. one of them did really well. the other not so much. >> we also -- we teased this earlier. we have a surfing dog in the house. the dog's name is bono. >> make sure you get that right. no question about it. we'll check bono out in just a little while. let us start with the latest olympic news. nbc's peter alexander is over at olympic park with all that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. they have music blaring this morning. olympic park already filling up. team usa looking to get back on track today after going a full day without a gold.

beijing in 2008. it really was an evening of upsets and some surprises including american allyson felix barely missing out on her fifth career gold by fractions of a second in women's 400-meter race. >> as they hit the home straightaway, here's allyson felix. miller has the lead. felix is second. >> a sprinting sensation upset at her only individual shot at gold 400 meter with a headfirst dive, shaunae miller edging out allyson felix at the finish >> a really tough loss for allyson felix. >> so close officials needed a photo finish to determine the winners. the silver, felix's seventh career medal making her the most decorated female track and field athlete of all-time. passing jackie joyner-kersee. >> i wasn't sure. i was staring up at the board seeing how it would sort out. >> reporter: colorado native emma coburn grabbing bronze in

becoming the first american women to earn a mendal since it debuted in 2008. >> and crossing the line realizing i got third is unbelieve ability. >> in gymnastics, simone biles suffering her first major slipup faltering on the balance beam. >> oh boy. that's half a point. >> winning the bronze but ending her chance to take home a record five golds in rio. her teammate taking silve her first individual medal. biles will go for a fourth gold today in the floor exercise where she's favored to win. >> i'm disappointed in how i perform my beam set. if you think about it, i'm the only gymnast out here that's performed as much as i have. so i have to give myself props for that. >> americans up against the second match point for brazil. >> brazil coming up big on the

phil dalhuasser and nick lucena. the men's indoor volleyball team steam rolling ahead. advancing to the quarterfinals. >> to hang together and come back with two monster victories and take care of business. >> and a powerhouse performance in the pole vault. a new olympic record set becoming the first brazilian man to win gold in rio. clearing 19'19". >> i don't believe what i just saw. diago is on another planet. >> hard to say who was more excited about the victory. the pumped up athlete or the overjoyed hometown crowd. and not to be forgotten. and sam kendrick second lieutenant in the army reserve to win a bronze in that pole vault event. with 27 more golds up for grabs today. here is where your medal count stands. team usa fortifying its giant lead. look at that.

britain and russia. great britain and russia together combining for just about as many medals as the u.s. has. on top today, simone biles and aly raisman in the women's floor exercise. on the track tonight, the men's high jump and then back on the beach, april ross and kerri walsh jennings face off against the reigning world champs from brazil with a trip to the final on the line. u.s. women 3-1 against brazil head to head. matt and hoda? peter, thank you. savannah back in new york city with the other top stories of the morning. savannah? >> guys, good morning. in the news, the red cross says the flooding disaster in louisiana is now the worst since superstorm sandy four years ago. search teams found more victims in the baton rouge area on monday raising the death toll to at least seven. about 11,000 people are now in shelters and louisiana's governor is urging them to stay there until crews are able to clear the roads.

swollen rivers surge toward the gulf of mexico. a man described by police as a serial arsonist has been charged with setting the wildfire that destroyed more than 175 homes and other buildings in northern california. nbc's jo ling kent is in the town of lower lake this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. 17 counts of arson. also developing right now. a suspect has been named for being a serial arsonist. his name is damin pashilk. he'll be booked in court tomorrow. this may lead to answers for a community that is hurting after 175 homes and businesses burned to the ground. more than 1,000 firefighters

this community has been lucky in the past from wildfires, but this week, burned through downtown and main street. a lot of questions surrounding the anniversary of the wildfires last year. including the valley fire. does this arsonist have anything to do with the smaller fires started around that anniversary here in lower lake, californias? here we are 20% contained as we face a new day ahead. savannah. >> jo kent, thank you. in politics, hillary clinton has a nine-point lead over donald trump. in our survey monkey tracking poll, that is down from last week. hillary clinton is campaigning in philadelphia today. she was joined by vice president joe biden in his moment town of scranton. he told the audience trump is

vetting of immigrants to keep out any who are hostile to the u.s. and like a house of cards, the hotel and casino came crashing down in las vegas this morning for more convention space. the riv closed after 60 years after hosting headliners of liberace and dean martin. as well as "oceans 11." guys, back to you in rio. thank you, savannah. >> how many olympic games? >> 18 consecutive one? >> the first one was? >> yugoslavia. >> she is our winner. >> you have students here? >> i'm here with the george

>> coming up next, a major new honor for simone biles and the stars of team usa swimming. michael phelps and katie ledecky. you will see first here on "today." and the captain of the final five. hang on, lisa. aly raisman on her gymnastics success and what she cannot do. and more of jenna hanging around in rio. how they ended up there. poor rst these messages. foster kid black immigrant cancer patient small muslim

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>> ready. >> first up, can we show you this new photo that features three great olympian and champions this morning "sports illustrated" giving us the first exclusive look at their brand new cover. you'll recognize these faces by now. ledecky, phelps and biles. headline, the greatest and they say during the photo shoot which took place sunday night, apparently michael phelps was really good at lining up all of those medals. even showed katie ledecky how >> he has practice. >> i know he does. at the time he won 14 medals between them and that issue will hit newsstands tomorrow. >> picture that one flying off the shelves. a nice story about michael phelps and katie ledecky. we had them on the show and we asked them to recreate a photo they took ten years ago as young fan katie got michael's autograph. this time it was michael who got katie's autograph.

been number one on today.com. they have a cool bond those two. >> so special. wow. >> very cool. all right. you guys know the sport of dressage. it involves a horse. horse dancing. you might think it sounds a little stuffy but i want you to listen to this. some of the songs olympians are using during their routine and a rider >> love the song. >> smooth moves on that horse. >> is the horse moving to -- that's impressive. >> not to be outdone, team usa's

>> that horse has some moves. >> look at that. love it. >> so when it comes to celebrating, everyone celebrates success a little differently. olympians are no exception. here are a couple examples flying around the web this morning. check out this weight lifter. he shattered a record. breaks out into a move. some callingha chicken. it's an old folk dance in case you're wondering. then there's a wrestler from cuba that won a third straight gold. how does he celebrate? body slamming his coach of course. he puts him down like he's a doll. toss that guy around. nice way to celebrate. >> all right. billy has "pop start" from the beach. >> we'll begin with hugh jackman if everyone is okay with that.

native australia. >> to the aussie team and those who have competed and those about to compete, we are so proud of everything you've been doing. it's been amazing. keep going. >> did he do that as part of the witness protection program? it's a little dark. >> not so enthusiastic. hugh captioned the video aussie, aussie, aussie and folks down under are doing okay in the medal count placing in some of the best olympic themed movies. "the new york times" singled out titles. among the paper's pick, "cool running" a 1993 classic and "chariots of fire" back when men wore real shorts and maybe the

glory." rival skaters who decide to team up. >> that has to be in there. spielberg nominated for an oscar in that. mr. roker, it's a little close out here. >> i don't know whether billy sweat through his shirt yet but >> it's early. >> let's show you what we have as we move through the day. wet weather stretching from texas into the great lakes. a lot of flooding going on around detroit, michigan, this morning. a lot of roads closed as well. this system will push to the east bringing with it the threat of severe weather in the northeast and parts of new england and more flooding from texas on into arkansas. out west, the heat continues. 97 degrees today in portland, oregon.

beautiful rio, we've got sunny skies tomorrow but then rain on thursday. that's what't's g >> and you can take us with you wherever you go. sirius can xm channel 108. >> announcer: "today's" athlete to watch is sponsored by p&g.

>> now let's check out "today's" athlete to watch. gymnast aly raisman won team gold and a silver in the individual all-around here in rio. >> today she's going to try to repeat as the olympic champion of the floor exercise. natalie, you have a lot more on her. >> sure do. 22 years old. aly is the elder statesman. some of her teammates call her the grandma. when i talked to her, i quickly regular kid at heart. >> that is an olympic gold medal winning moment. >> all of the girls agree there's nothing as amazing and special as being able to win that team gold medal. whatever else happens, the rest is just kind of icing on top of the cake. >> aly raisman, no stranger to that sweet taste of victory. she took home two golds and a bronze back in london and a

trip i've ever been done. we had so much fun together. we used to have a crush on all of the swimmers. we would try to plan our meals and go to dinner around the same time as them. >> one of my favorite moments from london was seeing your mom going stick it! stick it! stick it! >> funny when i watched the video after the meet, my mom and dad's video they had more views than my floor routine did. it's funny. i didn't know they would get that nervous. >> back to recharge. now she leads her team in fierceness and fun. when you guys get a chance competing but just to hang out together, what is it like at night? what do you do? >> we are really hyper. we're running up and down doing cartwheels in the hallway and jumping on beds and going crazy. we're always laughing. >> after winning silver in the all-around last week, raisman has one more chance at gold

comes after. dinner. i speak portuguese. i thought i would help you out with a word or phrase. >> we all eat so healthy. after the meet we're going to want to know where the pizza is. we'll just say pizza. everyone wit get it. >> the games but there are skills she's yet to master. i hear that you think you're uncoordinated. >> i can't snap. i can't whistle. >> not at all? >> can you show me an example of what whistling looks like to you? >> i don't know. just blowing. i don't know how to do it. do you know how to whistle? >> yeah. thank god you can do everything else perfectly.

gymnastics. >> there is something she can't do well. snapping and whistling. i'm sure she'll do well on the floor exercise tonight. >> by the way, it has begun. >> here it is. >> the arms. the pectoral area. and the back. >> when you talk about it, it helps me cool off. >> wearing a dark blue that worked out well. >> natalie, thank you. >> announcer: "today's" olympic moment is sponsored by walmart. save money, live better. >> this morning on "today's" olympic moment, an epic crash and tearful triumph in track cycling. >> a crash course in the true meaning of the olympic spirit. >> comes right down. takes the korean rider out.

sixth and final race considered the most gruelling event in track cycling. one of three cyclist dropped from his seat creating a tangled mess on the track while korea's rider was taken away on a stretcher, he seemed unfazed by the collision. pedalling a replacement bike toward an emotional victory. a thrilling end who becomes the first italian to win olympic track cycling gold in two decades. >> what a dramatic race. takes the gold medal for italy.

causing the crash and took home the silver. first ever olympic medal. billy bush just ran away dripping in sweat. >> we'll have natalie and jenna hanging by a thread right after

>> >> kim: hello this is kim today the temperature is dramatically different outside and you haven't seen nothing yet. >> kelly: exactly morning is the most comfortable time of the day when we are dealing with summer temperatures. already temperatures rising in las vegas valley. summerlin and 91, spring valley 92, sunrise coming in at 89

temperature trend for the rest of the week, it is going down. 102 friday and 101 on sunday. >> kim: there's a car dealer in town that says chop it! and look like you are in a seven day come i love that. in court today, this is the case we will be following all day long. because of the lipids we don't have a noon program but in the evening we will have a conclusion for you.this person was accused of driving while drunk and she is facing a local judge yet again today. this is day two of her preliminar what you're looking at on your screen is from yesterday in the courtroom. as you can see this is a packed courtroom situation. some people divided in this case. half therefore the defendant and half there for the victim who is 29 years old. prosecutors claim that this woman was intoxicated, her attorneys claim that she was not but the victim in the case was walking on the road while talking on a cell phone in the dark. and now when she had him she simply could not see him.

marijuana at the time while she was driving. they are saying it was two times the legal limit. we need -- again she is before a judge again today as we speak. we will have continued coverage

?? >> we're back now 8:30 on a tuesday morning. you're darn right that's a surfing dog. bono showing off his skills in the waters off copacabana beach. he is incredible. >> they've been surfing together for a long time. >> billy and i also tried a little surfing. >> how did that work out? >> not as well as bono's surfing. >> i heard one of you did well

>> all right. we've been showing you dramatic photos all morning. these are ones of natalie and jenna hanging out on this rock. did you wonder how did they get there? they're going to explain the shenanigans after this. >> there has to be shenanigans because natalie could get there. no way jenna would go there. >> he's right. >> i can't rock on a cliff. >> and our buddy keir schooling us on basketball and now catching man eating piranhas. >> this morning we have the perfect steak. you have had it. it's amazing. we'll sample that coming up in a little bit. >> but right now we have some

clayton murphy, bronze medal winner in 800 meters and sam kendrick took gold in the pole vault. >> get in the middle. >> what was it? 1992 since an american has medaled in this. you take home a medal. have you gotten your arms around that? >> no, tonight. they make you wait for a while. long >> what do you think that medal ceremony will be like? >> someone asked if i ran it through my head. i have but i don't know what i'm going to think. don't trip and fall. don't do anything to embarrass yourself. that type of thing. >> you hung out in the middle of the pack until you broke out. was that your plan all along? >> the plan was to be toward the front. it was so fast. that's the fastest ever out in the 800. that was relatively close to what he ran the world record in

wanted to hang. i kind of left it all out there. >> all right. it's been since 2004 since an american took a medal in this event in pole vault. how are you feeling? >> i feel really great. it's been a lot of fun to come out here and compete and be here on the beach and watch clayton run on the track as i was competing. i get to be out there in the middle of things for so long. it last longer than a marathon. equipment delays for over four hours. i got to see the whole track meet. >> your dad was in the green room. hello, dogs. >> they don't surf. >> your dad was in the green room and said you're not only great at running, you're a good pig farmer. >> i did grow up on a pig farm until i was a junior in high school. i showed pigs. yeah. >> we're proud of you guys.

our country on two fronts. god bless you. >> thank you. >> we appreciate it. guys, congrats. >> all right. it's time now for natalie's portuguese class. let's call it what it is. i have nothing to do here. it happens to be kathie lee's birthday so how do we say happy birthday kathie lee? >> we have something that we have to toast >> i don't know if you're allowed to do these. >> we'll drink for you. >> no. >> you're not allowed. how do you say we miss you? >> all right. what are we doing? >> i'm sorry. and finally something kathie

>> we've been saying that a lot. >> happy birthday, kathie lee. that's the portuguese class for today. >> these sore good. >> really are. i don't care about doing the weather right now. we'll do it anyway because i happen to be here. let's show you what we have going on. looking ahead starting with today, we'll be seeing heavier showers and thunderstorms. the risk of strong storms up into the northeast and southern new england. western third of the country very toasty. look for wet weather down through texas and then next day for tomorrow, mid-atlantic states, wet weather continues in texas and the western third of the country plenty of sunshine

>> announcer: "today's" rio sponsored by coca-cola. open a coke and enjoy the games. >> all right. let rio. our producers don't try to harm us although sometimes they would like to and made an exception this week. did you hear my comment about jenna? >> i heard it, too. >> she came on the beach and immediately dug this for me. i'll be in there. >> we want you to take a look at pictures. these are natalie and jenna hanging on a cliff. >> if you were wondering, that is real.

kids, please explain how that happened. >> we have bruises to prove it. it's a real adventure. hanging off a cliff real or not real we hiked up a treacherous path called telegraph rock and put our lives at risk. >> all in the name of good tv. >> are you ready? this is apparently the beginning of our death defying hike. >> the stairway to nowhere. i don't like to do adventure things with you. >> all i know doing death defying. a photo-op at the top. one of us have to hang off a cliff. >> typically that's me. >> we'll find out. let's go. >> do we have to run the stairs? is there a reason you have to run? >> i think we have to workout, girl. this is our workout of the day. >> every time i do something with you it's some sort of torture. >> be careful. >> give us a ride.

>> i am sweating. >> you have ice in your blood. >> i do have ice in my veins. >> i have hot chocolate. >> we're almost at the top. i feel it. >> this is the third time you said that. you know what happens at the end? you're going to be flung off a rock. the. >> look at that. it's incredible. >> this is where we hang. >> that's where you'll hang off the cliff. we're up where the birds fly. >> ready? >> time for you to climb. be careful. it's treacherous. be careful. >> legs up. legs up. do these look good? >> you're fine. if you look down there's rock all around you. >> what?

dear life. >> both hanging. >> did we get it? >> we got the shot. >> all that hanging around you might think there's rock under you. >> we have bruises. >> i thought those were from surfing. >> and by the way, my abs the next day have ever been that sore. >> did >> yeah. a man ahead of us broke his leg. >> for those that are afraid of hikes, it is frightening. my hands were sweaty. >> we got the best picture. >> so proud of both of you. >> thank you. glad we could do this for you. coming up next, another wild adventure.

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this is edward cortez born in chihuahua, mexico, he immigrated to the u.s. and was proud to serve our country in world war ii. he settled in nevada, became a baker and raised a family. his story isn't unique. america has always been a place where through hard work and perseverance

i'm catherine cortez masto, this is my grandfather, and i'm proud to approve this message. here in rio we're surrounded by spectacular sites but there are other places outside of the city. >> keir simmons is here to tell us about amazon. >> remember the movie where they fell in and died. the amazon, we went there in search of one of the deadliest predators in the water, the piranha. the amazon river spans the entirety of brazil flowing for more than 4,000 miles, 450 miles further than the mississippi.

illusion. this is where two massive rivers come together. one black, one brown. they form the mighty amazon. among the many animals, 3,000 species of fish. some notorious. we're on a fishing expedition like no other to catch piranha. he now runs tours of the ancient river. >> it's like >> magical place? >> magical place. >> piranha will eat any meat even rarely humans. to attract these underwater killers, he mimics a distressed animal in the water. >> they like noise. >> this is less like fishing and more like hunting. >> would it help if i cut my finger and put it in the water?

those are some sharp teeth. >> come closer and i'll bite your face off. >> day one over, we caught one fish and a hunter can only eat what he catches. she wanted to eat me. this is my revenge. >> right. >> it tastes like cod kind of. >> freshwater fish. >> tastes like a fish. >> not very much meat here. very bony. it's day two and we try another fishing spot. this time i have more luck. yes. all right! i didn't think i would be able to do that. looks like i wasn't the only one to target this fish. piranhas prey on each other.

hold it here. >> i think you should do this. i don't want to cause her anymore pain and i don't want to cause myself any pain. our fishing expedition somewhat successful, there is a final surprise as i wade in he assures me there are no piranhas here but we're soon surrounded by the amazon's they are rubbing against our legs. it's it's credible. people here believe that these dolphins are princes. >> dolphins are mythological animals for the amazon. according to legend after midnight they become the handsome boy to chase the girls

blame it on the dolphin. >> they are no threat to us but it turns out the fish they eat include piranhas and in the amazon, every animal depends on another. the power and beauty of this river and its inhabitants both stunning and humbling. >> wow. >> you had the greatest time here. >> i'm just pleased they didn't send me fishing for dolphin swimming with piranha. >> that was a great story. straight ahead, surf's up. one of the most talented dogs you'll meet here in rio and what happened when natalie and billy tried to catch a wave here.

tuesday morning. we told you the international olympic committee decided to include five more sports in the 2020 games. one of them is surfing. >> before it arrives in tokyo, i'm scared, natalie and billy decided to hang 10. >> not a good idea. >> soccer may be number one sport in brazil but look at the beaches. gorgeous. surfing is another popular choice. >> we of the situation and we got a lesson from two of brazil's best pro surfers. rio de janeiro is known for its beautiful beaches. and surfing is gaining popularity here so we thought we would give it a try. >> have you gotten up on a surfboard before? >> i have. >> all the way, baby. >> we have the best of brazil's surfing champions here with us today.

are pro surfers and surfed some of the biggest waves in the world. we were hitting slightly smaller waves here in rio but only slightly. first thing is dry lesson. >> first of all, safety. >> if you fall, never fall headfirst. we will do strokes together and then waste. perfect. that's good. >> on land it's easy. >> that's the feeling. go, go, go. perfect. >> let's go. let's go. ?? >> i love you, mom. >> love you guys. we're crazy. we're going to blame it on rio.

there were some big waves. and a few attempts to get up. finally billy had his moment. ?? >> i found an easy way shore. >> never, ever, ever, ever again. >> clearly we didn't have a lot of success. we had to bring a dog to surf for us today. >> you got up. >> when you have a still photographer with you that takes a picture of the one moment

>> it's hard. it's hard to get up there. billy "the bull" bush. >> he doesn't quit. >> we're going to grill steak up brazilian thanks to our surfing dog ought here much he's been out here all morning for us. but first -- >> this is "today" --

and we are back with today's food in rio. brazilians take great pride in their cuisine particularly the barbecue. >> they lot of meat here. this morning, thanks to our chef swreshgs a delicious recipe for grilled steak. alberto, good morning. >> most popular guy on the plaza right being a chef here in brazil. >> yes. yes. start ag career. but we're getting there. >> what are you making today? >> i'm making, i know you're big on steak. it's like a traditional brazilian cut. it is starting to have that in america as well. i know there are some specialty meat shops they have it. but it's very traditional here. >> what is different? >> it's just -- you have the rump of beef. we slice it a little bit. >> want me to help you?

>> okay. >> how long do you cook up the meat in the pan? >> the thickness, two or three minutes. it depends on the thickness of the meat. >> and just sea salt, right? >> yes. >> nothing else? >> nothing else. for me, like way spend so much time and money on good ingredients, i try to keep the flavor as pure as possible. so put a little bit of melted butter here. >> yes. so we have a lot of different varieties of flour. this one is like a flaky one. it's lighter. >> you learned to love this. >> it makes it crunchy. >> yes. it does. >> very slow cooking process. we're going to leave it here. we adjust it here. >> let's serve this up and taste. >> of course, it's here. that's ready for you guys. i'm going to finish this off. it's just like a lemon juice and olive oil and a little bit of crushed tomato.

>> that's amaamazing. >> alberto. >> by the way -- amazing! >> this is fantastic. alberto, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> nice and rare. >> we can put this recipe up on the website today.com/food. we're back with your local news and weather. >> >> dana: good morning it is 8:56 am on this tuesday morning. time flies when you're having fun. kelly will be another hot one

is that bad? >> kelly: time flies, where having a good time on this show, right? there you go. here's a look at what were seeing as far as temperatures. no mesquite 93, primm at 89 right now and this afternoon plenty of sunshine.when will be a little lighter than yesterday but temperatures very similar. 108 is the expected high but temperatures trending downward. as we enter the week and 101, 102 for the weekend. that looks very comfortable. >> dana: it is national joke day but i wasn't morning and this is no joke. another implosion on the las vegas strip early this morning. [video] >>. >> dana: two buildings at the old riviera site. two towers imploded just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. you might remember that a couple of months ago on june 14, the monaco tower was imploded at that very site. everything went off without a hitch, they were concerned about the wind for a time but they died down in the overnight

this thing opened up 61 years ago but was shuttered in may of last year. it had become an antiquated property on the strip so now months it is cleared, the site will be used to expand the las vegas convention center. you might remember jason ellis, he is a local guy with the little monkey that flies with him. that is gizmo right there in his shoulder flying out at mccarran airport this morning. they're headed toward ohi southwest airlines.he said he

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from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today's take" live from the olympic games in rio de janeiro, br tuesday morning, august 16th, 2016. i'm billy bush along with al and nat live in rio. our morning jam is al's pick. >> summer in the city. i decided to go old school. >> where does it take you? >> back to queens.

school. we were ready for the next crusade. >> does it take you to oswego? >> before that. it was never a hot time in summer. i'm proud of you. billy bush is playing hurt right now because you got a -- >> haven't you learned if you say something on the break, it's going to come out on air. >> you had a violent summer bug and you're on antibiotics and now things aren't moving along so you're bloated right now. >> let's tell america all about this. i am a soldier, man. i'm fighting through this thing. no one knows that i'm in terrible pain. >> you are a bit of a hypochondriac. >> i am. >> in this case, you are ill. >> he was violently ill. >> you're playing hurt.

>> don't touch. he looks bloated. i look that way every day. >> listen, everybody is talking about this awesome moment. incredible finish in the women 400 meter dash. this has happened to her before. can you believe it. shaunae miller dives across the line. the chest is first. felix is ahead she's going for the gold. >> i didn't think that was legal. it is apparently. surprising more don't do it. >> it's so painful. you have to be all in to do that. >> allyson felix won the 200 in london. she was coming to defend the 200 in the olympic trials july 10th in the 200, a girl who will be

felix so she couldn't qualify. that was an accident. this was on purpose. >> this is a sport that it happens. they've been there -- she leaves with a silver medal. one of the most decorated in track and field. seven medals i believe. incredible. >> i do have mixed emotions because i saw allyson when we first met in 2004 in athens. a picture of us together. my father's family is bahamas. >> a good moment for the bahamas. >> speaking of dramatic endings, a french swimmer was disqualified from the 10 kilometer swim yesterday. look at this finish here. they are close to the buoy as you can see. the french swimmer in the white cap. she puts her right hand on the woman's left shoulder and dunks her down and then reaches

playing water polo. >> they just swam 10 kilometers. it's 6.2 miles. that's crazy. imagine you just swam that distance and then you get to the finish and then you do that. why would you do that? >> why would you not do that? in my opinion if you just swam 6.2 miles, i would dunk whoever i had to dunk. >> you get disqualified. >> you lose your chance there. >> you do it under the water. she puter >> that's nice. >> or give them a wedgy. >> lost the silver medal because of that. why would you risk that? >> maybe she wouldn't have won. i think that she was just a little bit ahead of her. went for broke and did what she had to do and got busted. >> i think when we get back to the states, we should have these every day. >> hoda and kathie -- >> everyone has developed a

>> per morning. >> three is the max. that's it. >> four would be unheard of. unless -- >> it happens. let's talk gymnastics. yesterday we saw the americans competing. with he saw simone biles unfortunately she wobbled a little bit. so heartbreaking on the beam. she bobbled a bit. that cost her the gold. she ended gymnast laurie hernandez, the 16 year old, shining bright. she takes home the silver medal. that's a great olympics. 16 years old. goes home to high school with a gold and silver medal. that's got to be amazing. >> what did you do for the summer? i went to the olympics and won gold and silver. >> and then dutch gymnast sanne wevers won the gold.

it's an amazing moment. simone has three gold medals. today a final shot in gold in floor exercises. aly raisman has a shot. they are competitors through and through but teammates so you know there's a lot of love and support on the floor. >> did anyone tighten up when simone's routine was so aggressive out of the gate and she's so terrible feeling something was coming. >> i did an interview with simone. she said the one event she dreads the most is the beam. and they all do. the beam is -- >> i don't understand how you do that. >> the things they're able to do. backflips and spins and turns. >> for guys to do that, that takes a lot of commitment. i'm just going to say. >> a lot of risk. >> just going to say. and this story i think we have

next guy. >> i don't think so. >> sunbathers on the beach. one guy competes for his own medal. sport dancing the samba while keeping a soccer ball on his head. unique route even caught on camera. >> it gets worse. >> nobody around him is paying any attention to him. >> i'm impressed with the skills. >> look a >> it's rhythmic dancing. >> it's like samba, soccer and burlesque at the same. these were his best moves. he gets more suggestive than this. we have a special guest with us, don't we? >> we're excited about this. very excited. last week ethiopian swimmer

the internet goes above with negative comments. what a shock. saying his body isn't typical of an olympic swimmer. online community rallies around him and he's become a viral sensation. we have him here with us this morning. good to see you. >> good to see you this morning. can i say, you are a beautiful man. >> thanks. >> normal guys like us of hope. you look even better than normal guys like us. you're closer to normal guys like us. >> in the morning i go to the gym. >> how did you react when you saw online, we have this expression in america called dad bod. by the way, it's a beautiful

a man more lived in. >> keep believing. >> how did you react when they said he's not as chiseled as michael phelps and others? >> i'm happy because it's big game. i don't know. >> you didn't look at social media. you competed for ethiopia. >> those guys living in their mother's basement making those comments, you're at the olympics. >> we will not be body shamed. thank you for stepping us for us. >> congratulations. represented your country. >> all right, al. >> how about a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've had. a lot of wet weather again all due to this meandering stationary front. more wet weather.

11 million people. three to four inches of rain possible. with he have heavier rain making its way into the northeast. won't help the drought but two to three inches. every little bit helps. that's what's going on around the >> one, two, three.

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that's why i came back. i didn't want to end my career like that. i had to find the passion myself and i found that again and i had fun. this is how i wanted to finish. >> michael phelps has done it again. >> he not only rekindled his passion for swimming but his passion with fiance nicole johnson. >> we've gone back and forth. this is our third time together. i always said if i had the chance to get her back that she was the one i was going to spend i had that opportunity. >> she said small wedding and big party. >> small wedding, big reception and we're finally getting married and continuing on our family. it's pretty awesome. >> will boomer be your best man? >> i don't know if he'll be able to take a couple steps. >> how is boomer going to make you a good dad? >> i know feelings i went through as a child.

that. >> his own relationship with his father has been rocky though they recently reconnected. did you have to take the first step or did he? >> i asked if he wanted to talk. we finally were able to meet and settle the things that we wanted to talk about and get off of our chest. that's challenging. looking at somebody you love deeply and tell them what's been bothering you for all those years and accepti apologies and move forward. >> i interviewed ryan lochte. terrible thing that happened. i thought about this. i said michael might have been with him years ago just because the boys are going out after swimming. what were you doing? >> i was passed out with my fiance and my child. >> diaper change? >> i did change a diaper. >> nicole says he has a tremendous appetite. between the two, who eats more?

caloric intake. >> and the infamous game face. >> he's growling like a dog. >> the look you gave le clos. >> i had music going on in my head. i was in my own zone. i was not intentionally giving him a dirty look. >> were you texting or playing candy crush? >> playing pineapple. it's a card game. and i was changing music. >> perhaps one final note for one incredible career. >> 23 golds. 28 total. >> how i'm going to wrap my head around 28 total, i don't know. nicole and i had a moment where we were talking about it the other night. it's insane. it's almost just not real. so you have to pinch yourself

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know who is fishing right here because when we are inside the water, they come to us and play with us. when there is no one, they keep calm and quiet. >> a powerful reminder of the connection between nature and man. so scientists researched this unusual relationship between the dolphins and the fishermen and obviously the conclusion is that the dolphins swim to the area to get food but many said they also believe that there's a power involved. pretty spectacular. >> great. >> they bring them over and -- >> he couldn't help it. he has a good dolphin -- >> that's marvelous. >> you called some right over there. >> somewhere you want to be. billy could do good fishing down there. sweating is out of control. >> he's been blotted and our

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with a garbage can next to him. this gentleman here is dubbed the flying tomato. mr. shaun white came onto the international scene. he'll give fans two years from now when he competes. the idea that he may compete is one of the first olymp skateboarders in the 2020 summer games in tokyo. it's good to see you. my gosh. this is kind of interesting. you would be one of a very small group of athletes who competed in both winter and summer. how do you make that transition? >> you know what, i've been doing it my whole life. been a pro skateboarder my whole life. this would be different just

don't know, i would probably have to take a leave of absence from snowboarding. >> what do you think? are you going to compete in 2020? >> that's the plan. i have to get through 2018. that's definitely a big goal of mine. what a big dream to do summer and winter olympics. >> it seems hard to believe, you're shy of your 34th birthday. >> 30. i'm going to turn 30. >> but you would be shy of 34 in tokyo. does that give you >> no. wiser, stronger. i don't know. for me it's all relative what's in my head. if i'm inspired and i'm motivated, that's all you need. >> just going to be turning 30. i have t-shirts older than you. we're looking forward to seeing you in tokyo. all right. thanks so much.

>> and that is your latest weather. >> thanks, al. one thing we can all attest to, views in rio are breath taking as long as you're not terribly afraid of heights. there is always fun and adventures and jill martin is the person to go experience them for us. you have no fear. >> this one i think you would do. you wouldn't do. and i'm not sure if you would. >> i've done this one. >> i've done hang gliding. >> it's a must do when rio.

day. it was a little nerve-racking at first but the views made it totally worth it. at these olympic games athletes soar through the sky and defy gravity but the residents of rio are no strangers to extreme elevation. hang gliding is a popular hobby. i'm here at the beach where nd i'm going to attempt to land here from there. but i'm not going to fly alone. i met up with the pilot of my glider. >> what is there to see? >> a lot of animals. wild dogs. wild cats. >> he took me up 1,700 feet into the forest. the largest urban forest in the world and the launch pad for our adventure. >> wow.

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sights, it came for the most daunting part of the ride, the landing. we got to see everything, copacabana, sugarloaf. it was amazing. i understand why this is a must do. it looked very scary. only the beginning is scary. you were awesome. let' >> jill martin, you stuck that landing. >> it was one of the highlights of this trip. yesterday i went cliff jumping. we're showing that later in the week. we got very close as i was -- >> what a way to meet somebody. you put your life in his hands. >> and now we're getting married. >> i like it. sounds good.

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will be outdone by my team. i recruited athletes from the women's rugby team. and last but not least, men's water polo. you're going down. >> before we do, everybody get set, ground rules here. are you listening. we have ground rules here. ground rules, people. ground rules. listen to the ground rules. around your wrist or hand in any way. you are not allowed to put the rope over your shoulder. if you touch the ground with your hands for longer than a few seconds, you are disqualified. there will be three commands. the first will be pick up the rope, which you will all do together which you've already done. second is to take the strain which means you'll pull the rope taut without moving your feet and then i'll yell pull and

are you ready? >> are you ready? ready! >> on my command -- >> roker, i need you on my team. >> i'm the judge. on my command. three, two, one, pull. >> so far it's a standoff. i don't know. team bush seems to be -- look at bush's face. my golly. natalie's team having trouble. they seem to be maing progress. team bush. team bush. they're getting close. they're making a comeback. very close. they might be going in. bush is digging in. look at bush. we have a winner.

very impressive. >> nice job, guys. >> we need you on our team, al. >> that was impressive. >> it's the calves and calves not. everybody was great. >> get in here. >> team natalie, right whoo! >> your face is so red. >> we're back in a moment.

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of f clothin, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. it's ties, shirts, cufflinks, everything sold at macy's and they're doing great.? ?bangladesh.? letterman: ?bangladesh.? trump: ?well, it's good. we employ people in bangladesh." letterman: ?ties? where are the ties made?" they have to work, too. these are beautiful ties. they are great ties. the ties are made in where? china? off-camera voice: ?china.? letterman: ?the ties are made in china." [ audience laughter ] ?? >> wow. look at that. >> it was very close.

we have skateboarding coming. it was 1920 when they had tug of war last. i think they have to bring that back. >> a little rope burn. >> i want a rematch. >> we're the toughest team. >> impressive. >> second place but anyway. >> track and field, beach volleyball, apparatus finals and gymnastics tonight in prime time coverage on nbc. >> stay tuned now.

>> dana: hi there just before 10:00 a.m. and is terrific tuesday morning. hi there i am dana wagner. we were worried about wind speeds overnight kelly curran because there was an implosion planned which went out without a hitch. however, if at high wind they wouldn't have been able to do it. >> kelly: exactly, they died down in perfect timing. today there will be lighter

same at 108. that is a high temperature today. tomorrow will be 106 and temperatures are trending downward. 102 by friday and saturday. that is actually normal for this time of year. in fact we're looking at 101 on sunday. >> dana: i like that. 101 coming up this weekend kelly thank you very much. meanwhile a local man who flies with his monkey, jason and his monkey is named gizmo. they said and then blackballed by frontier airline. they flew out on morning headed towards ohio. last we had a problem on a frontier airline flight that landed here at mccarran with one of the passengers that presumably complained about the animal being on the flight. but he has the paperwork and he said this is a comfort animal. he travels with gizmo to calm his anxiety and the two are inseparable. we're still waiting to hear from frontier airlines on that. we talked about a second ago, a giant implosion on the las vegas strip just hours ago.

the original tower and the monte carlo tower at the old riviera site. you remember the monaco tower was imploded a couple of months ago on june 14. everything went off without a hitch. the riviera had been there for six decades and became an antiquated property, as a result they sold it.

>> first man in history to win 300 meter olympic crowns in a row. tuesday morning in o. we look down at olympic stadium, the centerpiece of the second week of these games. it's been a high for the climate there with much more ahead today. and from our studio on copacabana beach in rio, good morning. i'm rebecca lowe. it seems there's a memorable moment from track and field