tonight, amico phelps and katie ledecky go for the gold. what else is new? the five women going for the gold in team gymnastics. they h a tonight. the action is already underway here in rio. simone biles is the superstar. but 16-year-old laurie hernandez from new jersey is the dynamo. we spoke to her mom a short time ago. >> for her to be able to follow the path of other leaders that have opened doors for her. and we have john orozco, a so for laurie to follow in those footsteps. it's incredible. what a journey. >> reporter: the tickets for this event the toughest of the game so far and there were plenty of fans from the united states who scored big. >> we got tickets. >> those tickets are worth a lot, you know. >> we know that. >> reporter: what do you expect from the women? >> we expect to see a great show from simone and allie and them. >> i found a few people from the tri-state area who a enough to get into the olympic arena for the big show. >> super excited. she's amazing. >> we're so pumped. we think u.s. women will dominate. >> so exciting. the girls