did allyson felix take gold in the women's 400-meter final? you cannot believe how close this was. >> what a race. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm george howell. it is tuesday, august 16th. 5:01 on the east coast. donald trump hoping to improve his campaign after giving a speech explaining his plan to take on and defeat isis. trump went on promising a global clash against islamic terror. he compared it to the cold war. he called for the testing of the values of would-be immigrants. trump vowed to keep guantanamo bay open. he also slammed hillary clinton and president obama. this time without calling them the quote founders of isis. trump blamed the terror group's rise on the policy decisions. >> we cannot let this evil continue. nor can we let the hateful ideology of radical islam. oppression of gays and women and children. be allowed to spread within our countries. any country which shares this goal will be our ally. we cannot always choose our friends, but we can never fail to recognize our enemies. i

allyson felix competes again tonight. >>> up next, how life changes after winning gold. we'll hear from gabby douglas, now a veteran >>> four years ago in london, gabby douglas made history becoming the first african-american gymnast to win the individual all-around. here in rio she's women's team all-around. but for douglas, things are different this time around. here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: her soaring flips, twists and tumbles won her gold in 2012. >> it's a gabby gold! >> reporter: but what really charmed the world was her smile. life for gabby douglas was never going to be the same. >> it was funny because i thought i was just going to go to london, win a couple medals, come back home and have dinner with my family. >> interviews and red carpets. even a tv movie about her life. >> he's so cute! >> reporter: then finally a break. a two-year break. >> i have to tell you, it felt amazing. training for all that time in the olympics was so mentally and physically grueling. when it was done, i just felt like this big relief. >> reporter: but sitting out rio wasn't

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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. ende 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

allyson felix talks about her race. it's at the center of some controversy tonight, the 400 meter race. >> there's the gun, they're on their way. >> reporter: the 400 meter dash was over in 49 seconds. >> felix, alongside the challenger. >> reporter: a foot race that ended with a header. >> it will be tight, a dive by miller for the line. >> reporter: that dive in 0.007 seconds, the difference between gold and silver for second place finisher allyson felix. >> it was a tough night, i hoped everything would have come together. but i left it all out there, i saw it, and i kind of felt like i gave as much as i could. >> reporter: it took a photo finish to reveal who won. >> it just kind of happened. i dove for it and i didn't know i won until i heard my mom screaming. >> reporter: but just as fast as the race, came the speed of blist eer tweets, most pathetic way to win, allyson felix was robbed! >> i just tried to dive to the line and give it my all. >> reporter: felix has been on the short end of the dive before, perfect

. >>> attention here in rio has shifted to track and field where gold medalist allyson felix got off to a good start here yesterday in her hunt to medal in the 400 meter, despite the fact she's recovering from an injury she told e he already cost her a race she badly wanted to run here. some wait years to hit their stride. for allyson felix, it takes just 20 seconds. >> i'm this super laid back person in real life and you have to get to that aggressive place and turn into someone else when it's time to compete. >> that time is now. she's come to rio to challenge herself like never before. >> the 200 has always i call it my baby. the 400 is a new challenge to me. definitely outside of my usual realm. >> for people who only follow track every four years, 400 is one time around. >> one time around. >> it doesn't look that hard. >> for anyone who has run a 400, slow or fast, it's one of the most grueling events out there. >> rio will be bitterswe bittersweet, though. at the olympic track and field trials last mo hopes of a golden repeat in the 200 come to an end. >> for felix, it was one

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allyson felix is still in the running for gold, she'll likely take part in one if not two upcoming relay races. as for usain bolt and justin gatlin, it could be a rematch for gold. >> miguel, thank you. >>> tonight we're learning more about the fbi's interview with hillary clinton and why the feds recommended against charing her. it comes after the fbi turned over neither of that interview to congress. the email controversy once again following her on the campaign trail. >>> plus, we have brand new numbers from our latest polls. andrea mitchell with late details. >> reporter: tonight as hillary clinton was campaigning in philadelphia, the fbi was sending congress its notes from her fbi interview and some of her classified emails, answering republican complaints that she should have been prosecuted. >> this wasn't just an innocent letter today, the fbi repeated that while clinton was extremely careless in handling classified information, they did not find gross negligence, which is why they didn't charge her with a crime. clinton's running mate telling savannah guthrie, clinton wants the

allyson felix is still in the running for gold, she'll likely take gold in one of two up coming relay races. >> miguel, thank you. >>> tonight we're learning more about the fbi's interview with hillary clinton and why the feds recommend against charging her. it all comes tonight after notes were turned over to congress. the email controversy once again following her on the campaign trail. and we have the latest polls. andrea mitchell with late details. >>> tonight as hillary clinton was campaigning in philadelphia, fbi was sending congress notes from her interview to answer republican complaints that she should have been innocent mistake. >> reporter: in a letter today, the fbi repeated that while clinton was extremely careless in handling classified information, they did not find gross negligence, which is why they didn't charge her with a crime. >> let the public see what the fbi decides to let congress see. >> reporter: the controversy is hurting. in our new nbc news/survey monkey online poll, only 11% find c worthy. even some democrats here having doubts. who are you going to vote

. >> reporter: that dive, .007 seconds, the difference between silver and gold f allyson felix. >> it was a tough night, i hoped everything would have come together. but i left it all out there, and i kind of felt like i gave as much as i took. >> reporter: it took a photo finish to reveal who won. >> i didn't know i won until i heard my mom screaming. >> reporter: but just as fast as the race, >> allyson felix was robbed. >> i just tried to dive to the line and give it my all. >> reporter: felix has been on the short end of the dive before, when jennifer fandini fell to the finish in july. >> for felix, it was maybe .001 too many. >> reporter: and when american a medal in beijing, he was hailed a hero. >> david neville diving to the finish line to finish third for the medal. >> reporter: nine time gold medalist carl lewis. >> i think that's part of the game. if john elway can dive into the end zone and win, why can't a runner do that? >> felix got the win. that makes her the most decorated track history. a champion never down and never out. allyson felix is still in the running for g

she literally dove for gold and beat out american allyson felix. felix still the most decorated u.s. female track athlete of all time. meanwhile, simone biles, she is going for her fifth medal and fourth gold of the games this afternoon. the favorite on the floor exercise. balance beam after she took a stumble on that beam. her teammate laurie hernandez did pick up silver. the medals for felix, biles and hernandez on day ten, they lead by 29 and america has the most golds at 26. no gold here. just some nba stars getting a little confused about what sport they're supposed to be playing. yes, that's kevin durant, paul george and klay thompson taking part in a spirited beach basketball tomorrow night in the knockout game against argentina and, robin, can you imagine how coach k feels about his athletes doing something other than playing basketball if something could have gone wrong. >> they're having fun. you know what, they're enjoying being olympians but i know coach k he probably is not thrilled with that. all right. thanks so much, t.j. jesse, you'

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it's good to remember that. >> allyson felix will be on the track tonight. if she wins gold, she'll have more gold than any other female track olympian. >> i like the fact that it's a family affair too. >> very close. all han o up next, meat, meat and more meat. >> announcer: "today's" rio is sponsored by coca-cola. here? we're back at 8:44. time for "today's" rio. this morning there is a whole lot of meat on the menu. >> meat is on the menu. we took a trip to the birth place of beef, chicken, lamb and pork. it's a tradition spread all over brazil and beyond. meat is >> it's a simple way to cook meat on charcoal open fire. >> the tiny brazilian village of 3,500 people is thought to be the birth place. >> most is all over the country and abroad came from families city. >> the tradition of salting meat and grilling it for hours over hot coals was brought to southern brazil in the 1800s by the south american cowboys and ranchers. >> the guys stop any place and put a fire in the ground and they cooked and have a meat and they keep going working and the country,

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american sprinter allyson felix this close to gold. she got nicked by a dive. jansing is keeping score for us down there in rio. i need you to walk me through it. i saw it. i didn't like it. i'm ready to protest. >> you're not the only one. it was the closest finish ever. let's talk about american sprinter allyson felix, she was that close to gold as you said. she does now hold the most olympic medals of any u.s. woman in track & field after last night. but she lost that 400-meter not just by a step but a dive. shaunae miller of the bahamas sprawling across the finish line and as they say, stephanie, twitter went wild. >> okay. now, i'm not a track & field expert. legally, you are allowed to do this? if this is sailing, you can't dive ahead. this is allowed in track & field? does it happen normally? >> doesn't happen a lot and they won't tell you that some people actually train for it or talk about it. the fact of the matter is you can do it as long as you don't impede the other person. and in fact, it seemed like nobody knew right then who was so close who had

usually isn't a good thing, but for shaunae miller, it meant the gold medal. >> miller beat out allyson felix in the 400 meters. that kept felix from winnning a record fifth gold in track and field. >> i'm guessing felix is now regretting not thinking of the same move, not doing it. >> good heads up move there on that young lady. >> the drama in the 400 did not bring about the biggest cheers. >> those went to the brazilian pole vaulter. he pulled off an upset knocking off the defending olympics champ. he set a mark with a vault. it was just over six meters. an american took the bronze. >> it was a slight stumble, but it was enough to end simone biles' gold medal run. medal of the games this afternoon in the floor exercise. >>> and the medals for biles and hernandez were two of the six that the u.s. brought home on monday. the americans have 75 overall. 29 ahead of china. >> no gold on the day but that total holds at 26. >> i think we're spoiled. we didn't get any gold. >> but i love how the woman who won from the netherlands, is just somebody from the netherlands. tonight carrie walsh jenning