right now on "ana cabrera reports," the number-one issue for voters takes the number-one spot on the campaign trail. in a few hours, vice president kamala harris will lay out her

economic agenda. the battleground state where she's making her pocketbook pitch. meantime, prices and personal attacks. donald trump's allies want him to focus on the former, but the former president keeps coming back to the latter. plus, hurricane ernesto, a category-two storm now, bearing down on bermuda. the small island has rarely been hit with such a strong storm. how they're bracing for impact. and ahead, the battle over bronze. romania's gymnast claiming her medal after it was stripped from u.s. gymnast jordan chiles. happy friday. it is 10:00 eastern, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. on the campaign trail, two competing vision for the u.s. economy starting to take shape. vice president kamala harris will lay out her plans today with the focus on cutting costs and cutting taxes for working

families. she's going straight at this issue republicans saw as democrats hope to turn it into an asset. former president trump is trying to steer the conversation to the economy. he delivered remarks yesterday in front of that table of prop groceries. he again veered into personal grievances. >> i think i'm entitled to personal attacks. i don't have a lot of respect for her. i don't have a lot of respect for her intelligence, and i think she'll be a terrible president. and i think it's very important that we win, and whether the personal attacks are good, bad, she certainly attacks me personally. >> nbc's dasha burns and aaron gilchrist are tracking the two campaigns. also former republican congressman from florida carlos carvelo and pollster and political analyst fernan amandi. aaron, significant that the first part of harris' platform being rolled out is on the

economy. what's the significance of doing it well in north carolina? -- doing it there in north carolina? >> reporter: there are a couple of ways to look at north carolina here. we know it's an important battleground state, obviously, that the vice president has visited seven times this year. she was supposed to go to raleigh last week during that get to know you tour with her new running mate, tim walz, but there was a tropical storm obviously that postponed that visit. so this stop is partly to make up for that, but it's worth noting that north carolina has been getting a lot of democratic attention. its governor, roy cooper, was thought to be a contender for vice president harris' vp pick. we saw him on the campaign trail with harris quite a bit before she took over the top of the ticket. just this week we saw some polling showing that harris is picking up steam in that state, as well. so you're right, it is important. this afternoon we are going to hear her lay out details of the economic plan. she's touted that lowering costs for families and building up the middle class would be, quote, a defining role for a harris

presidency. expect the vice president to talk about tax credits for middle-class families, lowering -- those credit says for middle-class families and lower income workers. she will explain a federal ban on corporate price gouging, specifically in the grocery and food industries. she's expected to roll out housing policy proposals to lower costs for renters and doing that by targeting corporate landlord and wall street. she plans to address the housing supply shortage by calling for the construction of three million new housing units in this country. this all comes as we roll into the democratic convention next week where we expect to learn more about the policy platform for a -- potentially an incoming harris administration. >> dasha, trump is obviously trying to get in front of the cameras to make a point, he's holding these so-called press conferences. but was there anything new we learned yesterday, or did he just deviate again into personal attacks? >> i don't know that we learned anything new in terms of his policy positions or anything

like that. i think what we did get was confirmation from the former president of the strategy that he's deploying here despite the calls from his allies to focus on policy. he's saying no, i have to do it my way, and my way includes personal attacks. this is something that has worked for him in the past, he believes, whether it's with hillary clinton or with ron desantis. i mean, this is how he goes about this. it's his mo. and he talked about that strategy and how he wants to brand kamala harris. take a listen. >> this is a radical left lunatic that we have running for office. and i'm trying to brand her as such because if i don't, you know, they get a lot of support, they get a lot of money coming in from lots of bad places. >> and you know, when you talk to his team, ana, this is the challenge that they face. they have a strategy, they want him to focus on policy. but trump is trump. there is no controlling him, no

forcing him to stay on a certain message. and the -- will also say, one of the advisers told me, trump is our secret sauce. so there's only so much wrangling they even want to do because he has these political instincts that sometimes may seem crazy, but sometimes work out for him. so they're walking this fine line. the trouble for him is when you look at the polling, this cycle in particular, the gender gap is so wide, and it's widening with harris at the top of the ticket. and those suburban women in pennsylvania, in michigan, and the places he needs to win, i don't know that that is the kind of attack that resonates, at least not according to the data. >> okay. thank you very much, dasha burns and aaron gilchrist. as we look ahead to the harris event this afternoon, just how important is it for harris to lay out her economic vision today? >> well, i think it's important because the economy was really the one issue that was stymieing joe biden when he was the democratic nominee. americans despite the pretty strong economic indicators, the

strong economic record by the biden administration weren't necessarily buying that. so not only the fact that you see kamala harris laser focusing on this issue, the fact that he's also undoubtedly a much better messenger at this point. she has the ability to communicate very effectively, very passionately. and i think her team sees if they can move the needle on the economy and polls are starting to show now that they trust, voters trust kamala harris slightly more than joe biden, they're going to grow their support. by contrast, you see a very undisciplined chaotic donald trump who only knows how to function in chaos yesterday try and kind of knock him down a peg or two, unable to reach that goal because trump is what trump is. he's a victim of insults. he likes that style, and that's going to be the approach that we are going to see for the next 30 or 60 days. he's not going to change. >> that's what he's saying, saying that out loud, i'm going to do it my way.

congressman, the polling on the issue for voters is showing trump ahead, but that gap is closing with harris on the ticket. what should republicans read from that? >> well, ana, it is another example of the fact that donald trump might be the most undisciplined presidential candidate in history. because you hear congressional republicans, you hear political strategists. we know what his team is telling him, they're telling him to focus on the economy, inflation, and immigration. those are the issues that could really propel republicans to victory in 2024. but a reminder, those were the same issues that could have enrated a -- generated a big red wave for republicans in '22 which a lot of people predicted. why did that not materialize? donald trump decided to intervene in the '22 race and make it about the big lie about the 2020 election. that threw republicans off message, and it really hurt

their ability to make the gains that they were supposed to make that cycle. we're saying the same thing over and over again. we're seeing it here, donald trump working as hard as he can to keep that coalition that rejected the maga movement in 1820 to '22 to defeat him in '24. >> speaking of the issues, j.d. vance has been on the trail this week and has been trying to highlight military issues, trying to connect with military -- with families, veterans. then trump says this -- >> i really -- i have to say moore amtrak -- i watch sheldon sitting proud in the white house when we gave miriam the presidential medal of freedom. that's the highest award you can get as a civilian. the equivalent of the congressional medal of honor, but civilian version. it's much better because everyone gets the congressional medal of honor that soldiers,

they're either in very bad shape because they've been hit so many times by bullets, or they're dead. >> congressman, your reaction to that? >> number one, you know, what a horrible thing to say. number two, this is exactly the type of statement, the type of conduct that turns off the swing voters and suburban america that defeated trump three elections in a row. the maga movement, 1820 and '22 again, this is donald trump being his own worst enemy. keeping that anti-trump coalition together. a lot of people say, well, maybe he'll change course. this is who donald trump is. he hasn't changed in all these years. and i think it's unlikely to happen in the next couple months. >> not to mention, isn't he undermining the message of his own running mate who can speak with i guess some gravitas on the issue, given his own experience in the military? >> yeah.

there's no question. to think about that contrast with not just j.d. vance who he's undermining but tim walz and any american who wore the uniform, any gold star parent who lost someone in combat -- repugnant comments by a repugnant person. donald trump doesn't seem to understand the one advantage that he had in 2016 is what he was then, what i call the political rorschach test candidate. lot of voters justified their personal discomfort with him and his rhetoric by saying at least he's a businessman, i think he's going to shake things up, do things a lot better. voters have seen the product, and as congressman corbela says, the reaction to the product they saw in 2018, '20, '22, is a reaction of that. that's why trump continuing to stay the course with the 2016 over-the-top approach, not only is it good going bad -- it going bad, it's going to cause a massive loss across the country especially with the harris-walz ticket capturing imaginations of

people across the country. >> veterans, people without kids, post-menopausal women. how many groups has the gop ticket collectively potentially alienated in the last few weeks? >> all of them. all of them. that's why you see all the sudden all of these groups mushrooming overnight. veterans for harris on zoom. childless cat ladies for harris on zoom. all of these little groups because of the constant 24-hour death star alienation campaign that the trump-vance ticket just delights in seeming to do, again, that stuff may work on fox news and conservative media. it doesn't play with non-trump voters and non-trump supporters. >> trump is also back to false election -- election claims. congressman, new republican-backed laws in states like georgia seem tailor made to block certification in the event of a harris win. if trump and his allies try to

ignore or return the election results again if they lose, are there enough establishment republicans left to stop it? >> i think there are, ana. you know, congress in 2020, we did see a lot of republicans, not enough in my opinion. but a lot stand up and say no, we're not going to embrace this lie. it does concern me that mitch mcconnell while he will still be in congress is not going to be in a leadership position anymore because he certainly did stand up to the big lie in a very meaningful way at an important time. but yes, i do believe that there's sufficient number of republicans who will stand up and say no way, we're not going to do this. and i especially think given the lessons from the past, right, and that ugly day, january 6th, 2021, i think there are enough people who are going to say we're not going to do that all over again. we're going to move forward as a country. >> former congressman carlos

corbelo, and ferdinand, nice to see you both. ahead we'll deep into kamala harris' vision for america including new proposals aimed at families and first-time home buyers. plus, ernesto strengthening into artificial intelligence cat-two -- into a cat-two hurricane. the most powerful in years. ukraine's stunning advance claiming nearly 400 miles of russian territory. how has this changed the fight? and later, u.s. gymnast jordan chiles breaking her silence after her olympic brands was taken away. still have symptoms from moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease after a tnf blocker like humira or remicade? put them in check with rinvoq. rinvoq works differently and it's a once-daily pill. when symptoms tried to take control, i got rapid relief with rinvoq. check. when flares tried to slow me down, i got lasting steroid-free remission with rinvoq.

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how would this work? >> again, the economy is this kind of big nebulous idea. we're dealing with inflation and where do people notice it most, at the groexz. the harris -- grocery store. the harris plan talked about what they want to do with price gouging, taking aim at companies they allege have been unduly raising prices to increase their margins. and the possibility at a number of companies has increased. what she's proposing is getting more power to the federal trade commission, the ftc. in addition to state attorneys general to investigate any sort of allegations of price gouging and impose strict new penalties on companies that are found out to do so. she also wants to scrutijapanese mergers and -- scrutinize mergers. there was a merger in 2022 with albertson's. it's been making its way through the legal system in many lawsuits. it could go into the next administration. whether or not it's harris or trump could be instrumental to

what comes of that potentially big merger. >> when it comes to lowering housing and rent prices, what do we know about her plans? >> from the inflation report we got earlier this week, by the way, 90% of the increase in prices was attributeded to housing costs. this is actually the bigger part of the plan here. what she's proposing is a number of things. first off, a $40 billion plan that would basically spur innovation in the space. also a $25,000 payment assistance for first-time home buyers trying to put down that down payment which we know is a very big deal. these are really big parts of the equation here. a lot of economists i've been speaking to over the last few years on it said it's supply that's the issue. yes, you might be able to give first-time home buyers help on the down payment. but if there aren't homes to buy in the area that's a problem. she hopes the $40 billion fund in addition to things like encouraging people to build starter homes for first-time buyers through tax incentives, that that would increase the supply. she's aiming at three million new housing units over her

administration. that's a pretty lofty goal. >> talk to us about the tax cuts she's proposing for middle-class families. who exactly stand to benefit, and how much of a relief could they expect? >> yeah. her proposal as outlined would take aim at families. she's basically saying, all right, we'll bring back theections panneded child tax credit. which americans got a sampling of in 2021. it expired in 2022. that kind of came out of the post-covid period. that actually, research showed, helped a lot of low-income families, specifically those that have a number of kids, but just really had a tough time trying to get through the pandemic through layoffs. so she's saying let's bring that back. and on top of that, bringing up a $6,000 tax credit for families with children that are in their first year of life. so again, that would be stacked on top of the expanded child tax credit. that would be a pretty big deal for a number of families. one quick point i want to make, what was noticeably absent from this report and this plan as outlined that she was talking about on the campaign trail was that tip tax, trying to get rid

of the tip tax that trump said he would do, as well. didn't see mention of that this morning. >> maybe she thinks that's already come out, so she doesn't have to address it at this point. we'll see. thank you. you ticked through a lot there. i know it's not easy. i appreciate it. thanks. we're getting a fresh new look into donald trump's personal finances according to newly released financial disclosure documents. the former president owns more than $1 million in cryptocurrency. the campaign in recent days has embraced crypto saying that they are building a crypto army. a stark shift from when trump called the digital currency a scam. the former president also made $300,000 from selling branded bibles, selling them for $59.99 each. and a limited edition version also available bearing trump's signature selling for $1,000 apiece. we're also learning the secret service is enacting new security measures for outdoor trump rallies after the assassination attempt in pennsylvania.

the new measures include additional staffing and a ballistic shield or bulletproof glass around the area where trump will be speaking, something that's typically only used for sitting presidents and vice presidents. the former president has not held an outdoor rally since the attempt on his life last month. next on "ana cabrera reports," hurricane ernesto now a category-two storm barreling toward bermuda. expecting to bring life-threatening flooding and 100 mile-per-hour winds. we'll have the forecast on where this monster system is heading next. heading next protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. arexvy is number one in rsv vaccine shots.

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hurricane ernesto is now a cat two and on a collision course with bermuda. there's new urgency on the island as folks there brace for impact, preparing to face hurricane conditions including storm surge and heavy winds late today into saturday morning. a hurricane of this force is a rare occurrence for this small caribbean island. hurricane ernesto is only the fifth category-two or higher storm to track this close to bermuda in the past 24 years. nbc is in the public health of the hurricane in southampton, bermuda. and also with us, meteorologist ryan hanrahan. what are conditions like in bermuda now, guad? >> reporter: it's the calm before the storm.

we've gotten some light rain today, a little wind. it's very nice weather. it's still cloudy. there's a lot of tourists still out enjoying the last few hours of this nice weather here in bermuda. in fact, some of the individuals that are near us say they're about to go to the airport and catch the last flight out, expected at 4:00 p.m. today locally as the storm keeps making its way up the atlantic. it's expected to pass very close to bermuda, just west of us. so we would be getting the impact right here as ernesto makes its way toward bermuda. final preparations under way in bermuda as hurricane ernesto barrels toward the island. the storm gaining strength over the atlantic, becoming a category two overnight, dumping heavy rain here before it's expected to deliver a glancing blow tomorrow. >> better to be prepared. >> reporter: right in the peak of tourist season. crews ships like the carnival

"pride" leaving the island early to avoid the worst of the weather. but others haven't been as lucky. >> been very stressful last few days. >> reporter: these newlyweds who narrowly avoided hurricane debby at their wedding say they tried booking an early flight to get out, but everything was sold out. their honeymoon trip will now likely include a hurricane. >> hopping on a point that to paradise -- a flight to paradise and being hit with a hurricane was another gut punch. >> reporter: in puerto rico, over 200,000 customers still have no power. luma energy, which provides power to the island, making repairs but still giving no timeline when the lights will be back on. along the u.s. east coast, beaches warning of dangerous rip currents and surf this weekend as ernesto churns its way north, staying off shore but putting a damper on one of the last weeks of summer fun.

and the cruise ships have now left the dockyard here. the airport expected to close later today. now we have a last-minute update. olivia and her husband just messaged us telling us they might be able to get out. they found seats on one of these flights. they're currently at the airport trying to get on that flight so they might be able to go home before the hurricane hits. now, a lot of the residents in the island are doing final preparations. you can see some of the people in the water here. these are tourists, individuals that are staying at the resort. the resort has made the preparations, so essentially they have nothing to do other than wait for the weather to come, that heavy rain and wind. then they expect, of course, to go into their rooms as they ride out the storm. the effects expected to be felt later today and into saturday. ana? >> guad, thank you for that reporting. looks beautiful. at least before the storm. ryan, what impact could we see in the u.s.? >> it's going to pass 600 miles

to the east of the united states. but it looks like it's going to be close enough and the storms large enough that we're going to see big swells and rip current heading to the beaches from maine all the way down to florida. so here's a look at the storm right now. there is bermuda. the storm is moving to the north. if there's any good news, it's that it looks like the storm has not strengthened much in the last 12 hours or so. it strengthened overnight. it hasn't strengthened much this morning. the storm's a little asymmetrical, while that's going on, it's going to be tough to get the storm much stronger. winds are still 100 miles per hour. the track gets close to bermuda. if it doesn't make landfall on the island, it's going to be close enough to bring the core of the strongest winds right to bermuda. destructive wind gusts over 100 miles per hour possible. we're looking at heavy rain, storm surge flooding certainly a possibility. in terms of rainfall totals, over ten inches of rain. could be as much as 15 inches of rain on bermuda.

that's a whole lot of water. that's going to lead to flash flooding issues. then the storm curves out to sea well to the east of the united states. may get fairly close to canada by this weekend. and in terms of hazards here in the u.s., again, from maine down to florida, you're looking at some very big surf, big waves, and some rip currents through the weekend. if you're heading to the beach, something to be careful about. back to you. >> dangerous conditions there. ryan, thank you. overseas now, thousands of citizens evacuating russia as ukraine pushes deeper into hostile territory. we've got the latest on the stunning move by ukraine and the pressure it's putting on putin. plus, mounting hope for peace. gaza's cease-fire talks continuing today in doha. are they making progress? ogress ♪ i'm gonna hold you forever... ♪ ♪ i'll be there... ♪ ♪ you don't... ♪

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we're back with new developments in ukraine's surprise advance into russia. newly obtained video from the

ukrainian military, which you see here, shows part of that operation. this incursion will likely make it harder for moscow to mount a renewed offensive in ukraine's east with u.s. officials saying it could eventually impose real costs on russia where at least 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate. while this turn of events may have embarrassed the kremlin, u.s. officials warn that the ukrainian offensive now in its tenth day of operation will not be all that drives vladimir putin to the bargaining table. nbc's erin mclaughlin joins us from kyiv. just how significant and effective has this surprise offensive been? >> reporter: well, this is certainly being seen as significant here in kyiv. i was speaking with a senior adviser to the ukrainian government withholding his name for security reasons. he was telling me that right now ukraine on the battlefield is

outmanned and outgunned by the russians, and if the ukrainians were to continue with what he called symmetrical warfare, the ukrainians would be in serious trouble which is why he says the ukrainian military is trying to think outside of the box which is what they're doing there in kursk. he said that it's critical that they turn this symmetrical situation into a symmetrical situation to make gains. and i was speaking last night with a senior adviser to president zelenskyy, and he told me that this incursion into russian territory is about defending ukraine. take a listen. is this an occupation? >> translator: no, this is definitely not an occupation, he says, this is a destruction of the military objects of the russian federation in the russian rear.

now tactically speaking, one of the key aims of the ukrainian operation on russian soil right now is to create a diversion, to try and draw russian resources from the donbas where, korean forces currently -- ukrainian forces currently are ceding ground to the russians, having been outmanned and outgunned every day. the hope is they will draw russian forces to defend kursk and put ukrainian positions in a better stead there in ukraine. now, at the moment it doesn't appear that russian forces are being drawn to kursk, although poliak believes that that will happen with time. ana? >> erin mclaughlin live from kyiv. thank you. turning to the middle east and day two of a new round of cease-fire talks in doha with the u.s., israel, egypt, and qatar. a new joint statement just in says the talks over the last 48 hours were, quote, serious,

constructive, and conducted in a positive atmosphere, and that a proposal was presented to israel and hamas that narrows lingering gaps with senior officials expected to meet against in cairo before the end of next week. we are joined now from israel. danielle, does this mean the talks have wrapped up for today? >> reporter: yes, we've just received confirmation that the respective delegations are done for the day and certainly the israeli delegation will be flying back here to israel tonight. you mentioned the statements, the parties proposed -- in the proposal that was presented to both israel and hamas, something that narrows the gaps and is consistent with what joe biden, the president, presented back on may 31st. what needs -- this is what the section i find interesting, ana, that the further -- what needs further discussion are details related to the hostages and

palestinian detainees. and senior officials will meet before the end of next week in cairo hoping to reach an agreement based on the terms presented today. we've been saying all along that the major sticking points at least for israel was this buffer zone, this area called the philadelphia corridor between egypt and gaza and israel's concern that hamas of going to use it to smuggle in weapons and fighters. now the fact that -- in stage one of this deal, phase one, we're supposed to see a number of hostages released, the wounded, the elderly, and women, including female soldiers, in exchange for a certain number of palestinian detainees. how many are they, who are they exactly, i think that remains to be seen. that's what they're referring to, what needs to be discussed. but after reading the statement, it appears at least that that's the sense i get that this is the closest they've been, and they're hoping to get this over the line by -- before friday next week. >> yeah, the fact that they have

another date already planned to meet again is something we'll be watching closely. thank you. next here on "ana cabrera reports," five charged in the death of actor matthew perry, including two doctors. and perry's form assistant. what we know about the charges and the evidence that prosecutors have gathered. plus, olympic gymnast jordan chiles now opening up publicly about the controversy surrounding her bronze medal win. bronze medal win. cut!

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again, this is an ongoing situation. there will be later court dates. and matthew perry's family releasing a statement yesterday saying that, while they are still heart broken by matthew's death, they look forward to justice taking its course. back to you. >> thanks. defense attorney misty mayers is joining us now. investigators really laid sayin

co-conspirators were really motivated by money. and here is part of what we heard. >> they supplied matthew perry with large amounts of ketamine in exchange for large sums of money. charging perry $2,000 for a vile that cost dr. chavez approximately $12. >> this indictment includes the text exchange between the doctors where he writes, i wonder how much this moron will pay and, let's find out. from september until perry's death in october, prosecutors say the doctors sold perry 12 viles of ketamine for $55,000. the ketamine queen knew there was lethal. she googled with ketamine be listed as a cause of death after one of her clients died.

how do you see all this evidence? >> this is such a night investigation. we know now why it took so much time since there were rumblings this was going on just a month or two ago. this was a federal investigation relating up to a conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death. the reason why we're seeing all of these facts laid out the way they are is that it shows the dea and investigators were looking to put together anyone and everyone that was in that chain of distribution, ultimately resulting in matthew perry's death. critical elements from the legal perspective are intent, a meetings of the minds that there was this conspiracy to distribute the drug to matthew perry. ana, you laid it out. those text messages very, very critical. the other piece that's so critical. three individuals pleading guilty, presumably cooperating with prosecutors to tighten up the case. >> where do you even begin with the defense?

you are a defense attorney. these two who were just yesterday charged, as far as we know, have pleaded not guilty. >> i think we're seeing from the defense attorney where this is going to go, that he's going to say that these payments were in exchange for legitimate services between doctor and patient. that was what was indicated in the interview with the doctor's defense attorney. the other way to attack these charges from the defense perspective is to attack that aspect of intent to distribute ketamine resulting in death. so you are going to try and undermine each and every element of this. but from what we see in the indictment and of course you know me, everyone is innocent until proven guilty, there is another aspect of this, and it is the cover-up. it is trying to manipulate records, destroy evidence after the fact that we see in text messages overan encrypted app

called signal. of course, every defendant will have their day in court and they will try to attack every element of that intent. >> it is all so tragic. thank you for giving us your legal expertise and insights. up next, jordan chiles opening up about the heartbreak over her first individual olympic medal being stripped away. plus, one of stonehenges mysteries just pieced together. stay tuned. mysteries just pieced together stay tuned the need to screen when due... for colon cancer's a priority. indeed! everyone 45+ at average risk should screen for colon cancer. these folks are getting it done at home with me, cologuard. cologuard is a one-of-a-kind way to screen for colon cancer that's effective and non-invasive. it's for people 45+ at average risk, not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider for cologuard. i did it my way.

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welcome back. u.s. gymnast jordan chiles breaking her silence over the battle over her bronze medal and the controversial decision to strip her of that olympic hardware. it comes after last week's ruling, ruling her final score for the floor exercise should not be accepted, saying her coach was four seconds passed the one-minute deadline for a review during this event. now in a post to instagram chiles writes, quote, i have no words. this decision feels unjust. while just this morning the romanian gymnast who benefitted from this ruling participated in this ceremony for that bronze medal. joining us now, nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda. what else are we hearing from chiles? and is this the end of it? >> definitely not the end of it. jordan said she was taking a

break from social media to focus on her mental health. now she's breaking her silence and she's calling the news to strip her of her medal devastating. she said it was unjust. it is clear she is gearing up for a fight. she said, i have no words. this decision feels unjust. usa gymnastics also echoing that notion. they will be taking this appeal to what appears to be a higher international court. with u.s. olympic officials revealing that in the days leading up to the critical hearing that happened over the weekend that they were not getting proper notifications. they actually -- the court had been sending, according to u.s. olympic officials e-mails to the wrong e-mail addresses. that's when they managed to find this time stamped video that shows they actually appealed within the one-minute deadline. there is still more to come and likely something they will leverage in this appeals process.

>> what are we seeing from the larger gymnastics world and community, including the romanian team that, you know, again was, i guess, the beneficiary of this ruling by the court of arbitration? >> yeah. i mean, i think it's been a very difficult past couple of days for everyone involved, including the romanian gymnast. remember, she thought she had won the bronze medal on the floor, and then you could see that look of absolute devastation when she realized that actually jordan chiles had surpassed her. they did the medal ceremony earlier today. the ioc says that is in romania's right because the arbitration ruled in their favor. they pointed out they were giving her chiles medal and they asked for jordan to be able to keep her medal as well. >> that could be the outcome here, where multiple athletes get medals. thank you for following it for us, emilie ikeda. now one key mystery behind

stonehenge may be solved. a new study concludes the massive altar stone at the center of the monument in england came from way up in northeastern scotland. so how did stone age humans transport a 13,000 pound slab roughly 500 miles, some 5,000 years ago before the invention of the wheel even made it to that part of the world? well, slowly. it may have taken about a decade, probably transported by sea. as for why this huge blue stone slab made this long journey, researchers say that's a question for the next generation of archaeologists. that does it for us this busy week. have a wonderful weekend. i'll see you back here monday, same time, same place. for now i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right