i imagine simone biles might feel the same way.d proud that she may have saved her lives an countless other young women as well. >> it's a very good point. >>> developing over night, president biden plans to announce tomorrow that all federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated or get regularly tested. it comes as the cdc changes its mask guidance for vaccinated americans with the delta variant spreading rapidly. here is what the map looks like this morning. nearly the entire country is seeing a rise in cases everywhere in red there is seeing a rise in cases. the deep red more than a 50% rise in cases week to week. cnn's elizabeth cohen joins us now. elizabeth, the news here, the real news, is on the changing mask guidance. right? including for vaccinated americans in these areas with high case counts and for all kids in schools k to 12. they need to wear masks now again. >> that's right, john. and you know, there are two reasons sort of two confluence of two things that went on here. one is this development of the delta v

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biles not competing tomorrow. she could compete later this week.to go behind the scenes. a short while ago with chatted with jordan childs the teammate and grace mccow and that won silver on the team and congratulations to them asked them about their board be like it's an olympic sport and seeing all like comments and that is just frustrating. >> put mental health first because if you don't then you won't enjoy the sport and not succeed. >> reporter: i really appreciate what simone biles said. it is little league or pros or the olympics it does take strength to pull away and not just the overall aspect but here in tokyo. we are in this quarantine. not competing or working we are in the hotel rooms alone most of the time and wears on you with the eyes of the world on you. >> can you imagine that? >> being the face of the olympics for the usa team so -- >> completely. we wish her well. thank you. >> tonight olympic prime time stamford and cal athletes represent the bay area proudly. rows finals and then ryan murphy in the 200 meter backstroke semifin

a reminder of what simone biles said following her withdrawal on tuesday. i feel the weight of the world. we are not just athletes, we are people. sometimes you just have to stand back. simone biles will not compete on thursday to defend her olympics all-around title but usa gymnastics said biles and the coaching staff are still assessing whether she will compete in the individual event next week. here is cbs correspondent jamie yucas. >> simone biles was in foster care. she was adopted, then larry nassar abuses her. she is a sexual survivor at this point. that carries a lot of weight throughout your life. you can be a very resilient person, but when you have ler on layer, this showing that she says she needs a break, shows that she is strong saying i cannot take anymore of this. this is a moment that i just need to stop and pause. >> simone biles said herself about her first about, i had no idea where i was in the air. i could have hurt myself. and that she had a little bit of something called the twisties. this article on bbc news explains a bit about wha

biles is the defending champion in that event. her withdrawal follows her surprise exit from the team competition yesterday citing her mental health. now, team officials say biles will be evaluated each day before a decision is made about whether she'll compete in other events next week. usa gymnastics released a statement overnight saying, we wholeheartedly support simone's decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being. her courage shows yet again why she is a role model for so many. we'll take a closer look at biles' decision and its impact coming up later this half hour when we hear from a mental health expert. >>> breaking overnight from tokyo, american swimmer katie ledecky won her first gold of the games winning the women's 1500-meter freestyle. americans alex walsh and kate douglas won silver and bronze in the 200-meter individual medley and the u.s. men's basketball team easily beat iran, their first win since losing to france. more from tokyo coming up. >>> at least two people have been killed after an a

biles headed backstage to talk with her team. doctors.turned to the arena, put on warm-up gear and hugged her teammates. she stayed on the sidelines and cheer them on for the rest of their routines. i just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a work on mindfulness. and i knew that the girls would you have an absolutely great job and i didn't want to risk medal for. >> kind of my scrubs because they worked way too hard for that teammate grace mccallum weighed in on biles decision. it's really hard to lose the best in the world and we definitely feel a little more but i'm really proud of how we did. and i think we did. >> amazing. they really fought the u.s. women's gymnastics team did go on to take the silver medal. >> as for whether or not biles plans to compete in the individual all around competition. we're going to take it a day at a know tomorrow that we have a half day or at least the morning off. so it will be a good mental rest. and so we'll take it from there. >> so that's the $64,000 question right now. will simone b

>> jade carey is going to replace biles in the all around. suni lee has a chance at a silver m teammates. >> tom llamas, thanks. >>> i spent some time visiting the swimming venue earlier today where first impressions can be deceiving. from the outside, the tokyo aquatic center almost looks abandoned. there are no lines of ticketholders ready to see events. it almost has the feel of a monument to an olympics that never was. but don't tell that to the swimmers, especially team usa who are rocking this house. >> ledecky is looking so good right now. >> reporter: katie ledecky has done what she came here to do. >> the greatest female swimmer of all time, katie ledecky to the wall, who will win gold. and here comes 20-year-old erica sullivan to pick up the silver. >> reporter: not just gold, but this the 1500 meter, a race only swam by men until this olympics. you did it. >> yeah. >> this was a race you fought for. >> it's amazing to go one, two for the first ever women's. couldn't have gone any better. >> reporter: did you have any sense the whol

biles won four gold medals in rio in 2016. the spanish intelligence service to spy on her. corinna zu sayn—wittgenstein alleges he put her under surveillance and hacked her phone.

gymnast simone biles explains why she left the floor in tokyo — the latest athlete to put mental healthirst. and i'm sarah mulkerrins in tokyo where day five of the 2020 games is underway. rowing, swimming and cycling are all on the agenda. indonesia reports a record number of covid deaths — more than 2,000 people died in the last 2a hours — we have a special report. behind me, the excavator that digs new graves and the excavator that closes the other graves over there are working simultaneously, the ambulances that carry the bodies keep coming one after the other. us health officials change course on wearing masks — now vaccinated people are advised to wear them indoors, in places where infections are high. and — you're never to old to cheerlead. we meet the seniors injapan who're getting ready for their 25th anniversary show. live from our studios in singapore, this is bbc news. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and nine am in tokyo — where its day five of the olympic games. tuesday had some major surprises but none bigger than the women's team gymnastics. the russian olympic co

and jade carrie, who ranked nine in the qualifiers will be replacing simone biles. she will be a missing competitor in this event. and this is the second event that she's sitting out on here at this olympics. >> u.s. gymnastics superstar simone biles will not defend her all-around title, announcing she's dropping out of the competition to focus on her mental well being. the decision comes just a day after she withdrew from the team final. her teammates saying biles' health and safety are the top priority. >> she's going to take it day by day. >> we support her. >> like i said, we support her. >> reporter: tough decisions for biles that have been met with an overwhelmingly positive response. usa gymnastics saying in a statement it supports her decision. beings, we have emotions. >> reporter: t house, katie ledecky, back on top of the podium dominating in the 1,500 meter style. a race available to women for the first time this year. teammate erica sullivan's second place finish sweetening the victory. in another olympic debut, the u.s. women's 3x3 basketball team won

think about what simone biles has been through since rio.he burden of carrying, kind of being the face of the games in the united states, was really on her. and that is a lot to handle for a 24-year-old or someone of any age. >> and thanks for reminding us, she is just 24. and it is how much burden is on her to actually continue being the greatest of all time. but how much -- i mean, the pandemic, how much of the fact that the games was pushed back to 2020, that meant probably another year of training, the whole kind of long olympic process, covid measures, how much do you think that has worsened the stress? >> i mean, just enormously. if you think about what a normal olympic cycle is and think about how often these athletes by and large enter our consciousness, it is once every four years and you as somebody in one of those sports knows the deal. you know that you have to be ready that fourth year so that when the spotlight comes on, you are there to absorb it all and take advantage of the moment and everything that follows. the pandemic pu

and simone biles refused to be silent.le i mentioned, charlie kirk and others, they know this kind of messaging sells. otherwise, they just wouldn't do it. >> yeah. no. that's true. i mean, i think that there are a lot of these people, too, who very much feel as though they need to demonstrate how tough they are. that there is, actually, some insecurity to this. i think charlie kirk feels as though he needs to present himself, as being a very tough person. you know, he -- he did this ad where he is like selling pain relievers. and to old people, right? i mean, he's -- he is like trying to present himself as something that is part of this -- this -- this sense of machismo and so on and so forth. look. charlie kirk. at the end of the day, united states will earn a different color medal than it would have, otherwise, had simone biles been performing. charlie kirk, i am confident, cares very little about the olympics beyond this two weeks or the two weeks that is going to be coming up in four years. all of this is about using

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simone biles arrived in to 0 access to that. simone biles arrived in tokyo have _ access to that.rrived in tokyo have been for watershed . in tokyo have been for watershed moments using the power of her body. instead, she is creating them with the power of her voice. laura scott, bbc news. our top story this evening: from next week double—jabbed tourists from the eu and the united states won't have to quarantine on arrival in england. but france for now is not included. and coming up — a permanent monument in tribute to fallen police officers and staff has been unveiled in staffordshire. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... it's emotional for britain's men in the relay. victory in the pool means it's the first time in 113 years that team gb win three swimming golds at an olympics. 100 pledges to tackle the issues that limit the opportunities in life for people with disabilities — — that's what the government has unveiled today. it's called the national disability strategy and it aims to increase the number of accessible homes and adapt older properties. there'll be an

tom, how is biles doing?well, shep, we know she is taking all of this, day by day but she is keeping us guessing just last night, she was actually here in the ariaki gymnastics center cheering on the men in their all-around final. now, this is a surprise because she is dealing with so much right now. the entire world is focused on her. and yet, she takes the time out to come back here where that incident happened on the vault to cheer on her fellow teammates. tonight, the women's all around final. this is the event she just recently pulled out of and it's one that she won in rio, four years ago. she won the gold medal so she would have been the defending champion here. jade carey from team usa is now replacing her. she will compete tonight, along with suni lee. now, suni lee qualified and she was ranked third so she has a very good shot at a medal tonight. and i got to tell you, shep, i won't be surprised if simone biles is here again, tonight, rooting on her teammates i had a chance to speak to a few of them

now, some people are comparing her and biles right now.hese are two very different situations. am i wrong? >> i don't think they're as different as you are thinking they are. earlier i had brought up the correlation between the two. and that was viewed, that iconic moment, 25 years ago, when we won a gold medal, the 1996 olympic games and kerri was so courageous to go for a second vault. she was risking her physical health and even her emotional health to tell you the truth. anyone in her shoes would have been scared, would have been anxious. and it affects someone for the rest of their lives. so simone was thinking about her mental health and her physical health and she made the decision that she didn't feel right, she didn't want to take the risk. and so she made the best decision for simone. back in the '90s we couldn't hear our inner voice. the sport was very much filled with a great deal of control, fear, intimidation, and silence. and so kerri did what she felt like she had to do and had only one choice to do. simone, it was a differ

it's all up to some own biles.he pulled out of the team competition the other day we weren't sure if she was going to compete in the all around, which is scheduled to take place here in tokyo tonight, simone biles, the defending gold medalist in the all around and she was trying to become just the first woman to win back to back olympic gold medals in this event since 1968 without her in this competition. look for sunni lead to potentially win the gold medal. but simone biles is the goat for a reason. in every single all around competition that she is enter going back to 2000, 13. she has won. so she's not competing tonight here in tokyo. the question now is as you asked, will she compete in the individual events next week. at this point. i think all signs are leaning towards. no, but only she would have the answer to that question. >> let's start with this question. how is she doing? knowing that mental health is not something we hear about often with athletes pulling out from games or competition. we know how she

simone biles confirming _ made us stronger for sure.for sure. simone biles confirming she will _ made us stronger for sure. simone biles confirming she will be - made us stronger for sure. simone biles confirming she will be back. made us stronger for sure. simone | biles confirming she will be back to compete in the all—around final which takes place here on thursday. let's not forget, she has qualified in all five individual finals. let's not forget, she has qualified in all five individualfinals. when i asked her there, she said she would be back here and there is a content beat. what a night it was though for gb pontiac women. there were a few shaky moments and qualification but they put that to one side with some brilliant performances wasn't alice kinsella, amelie morgan and the first olympic gamesjust 16 years old, amelie morgan and the first olympic games just 16 years old, leaving here with a bronze medal, the first time they have won a bronze in this event since 1928, the best finish since then was in effect at the last olympi

well, simone biles' teammates saying they support her privacy. she said it could be the fact that there are no fans in the stands, her age could be a contributing factor. either way, i'm sure when she's ready, she'll tell us. david? >> a lot of people pulling for her tonight. james longman with us tonight. james, thank you. >>> back here at home now, and dozens of fires in the west now forcing authorities to issue new air quality alerts in six states tonight, from washington state to wyoming to ar the alerts all the way to boston this hazy sunset in chicago from all of this. and we're tracking severe storms moving into the east by tomorrow. washington, d.c., philadelphia and new york. abc's will carr from california tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the governors of california and nevada getting a first-hand look at the aftermath of the tamarack fire. that fire straddling both states. the governors thanking firefighters and pleading for more resources. >> cal fire is the largest civilian aerial attack force in the world and it's not enough. >> repor

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>> reporter: simone biles.stics' biggest and brightest star with a shot at a record-setting six gold medals and a chance to add another spectacular skill to her game. but the athlete finally came down to earth. >> wow. >> it's been a long week. it's been a long olympic process. it's been a long year. >> reporter: simone withdrawing from her sport's biggest stage citing her mental health. >> it's okay sometimes to even sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself because it shows how strong of a competitor and person that you really are rather than to battle through it. >> reporter: the gymnastics great just the latest athlete to bring mental health to the forefront. tennis phenom naomi osaka who lit the cauldron and was eliminated from competition tuesday famously pulled out of the french open this year revealing her struggles with depression and anxiety. >> i think the amount of attention i get is kind of ridiculous. no one prepares you for that. >> reporter: nba star kevin love opened up about his strugg

or even if they are one of the greatest of all time, like simone biles.t from fellow gymnasts. emily giambalvo tweeted. .. and dominique moceanu — who was an olympic gold medal gymnast atjust age 14 in 1996 replied... get worse with stress". and here's wendy hilliard — another former gymnast for the us national team. especially in gymnastics, it could be a dangerous thing when you're not focused on your movement. a lapse in judgment could result in a serious injury, or more. so we've always been aware, athletes have always been aware, athletes have always been aware, athletes have always been aware that the mental part of sport is externally important. i don't think the general public understands that because theyjust look at athletes as being strong and can take anything. but we don't know how it's been mentally. and they can do more, people can always do more. the most important thing is to realise how critical it is to support and to show as much support as you can for the athletes. well someone who knows a bit of what simone has gone through is amy ti

when biles stepped down, jade carey stepped up, she represented the united states in biles' place, she ended up finishing eighth, lee who's a powerhouse on the uneven bars really stepped up tonight to win gold. her floor routine just cheering her on, sealed the deal. she ultimately defeated russia and brazil to take home the top prize. >>> as we've been reporting though among the celebrations covid taking hold in tokyo. overnight, u.s. pole vaulter sam kendricks, the two-time reigning world champion, tested positive and is now out of the games. james longman is live in tokyo as well. has the latest on that side of the story for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. we now have had news that u.s. pole vaulter sam kendricks has tested positive for covid-19 and that's put him out of the competition. he is the seventh u.s. athlete for whom that is now the case. all his close contacts will also now be tested and they will have to self-isolate possibly and i actually spoke to a dutch athlete here who tested positive and was sent into quarantine to see what the cond

the world still buzzing about biles. it was a stunning turn in the women's gymnastics team competition in tokyo. olympics sensation simone biles dropping out of the team competition after her first rotation. liz mclaughlin is in tokyo with the very latest. this really was a stunner. >> reporter: absolutely, jessica, but there's been a wave of solidarity for the athlete, other athletes saying this is relatable. the pressure that comes with the spotlight of the olympics can be really overwhelming, some athletes even saying the mental challenge is even harder than the physical preparation for an olympics. of course, as you said, the news just buzzing after the world's most decorated female gymnast had some stumbles on the vault and struggles in her head. after a shaky start at qualifying, gymnastics star simone biles says she let the pressure get to her, shocking her team and the world when she withdrew from team finals tuesday after a wince-worthy vault citing mental health struggles but still encouraging her team to take

it is really interesting, this removal from simone biles. removing herself from simone biles. she was being tipped to go back to back with goals in the all—around event and that hasn't been done since 1968 and that hasn't been done since 1968 and it is wide open now because simone biles is so far ahead of the other competitors and you do have to look at brazil's rebecca, she finished second highest in qualifying for this. she is a really interesting story. she has ruptured her acl three times, she has had desperate look with injuries. she competed in her home games and she is here on her own because her team is here on her own because her team is not qualified, surreal opportunity for her to potentially get an olympic gold medal and they'll be a great story for her herself would also be a great story for brazil. they never won this event and they've never got a gold medal in this event and so they'll be a historic moment. if you look at the americans was of a strong members and the team. 0ne the americans was of a strong members and the team. one of the members and the team. o

-- simone biles. it's wide open now when _ -- simone biles.e open now when you think _ -- simone biles. it's wide open now when you think of - -- simone biles. it's wide open now when you think of the - now when you think of the dominance of simone biles in gymnastics over recent years, such as the level of her competition that nobody really comes close to her. she qualified well clear for this all—around final despite not performing right at her best. she's not going to be there as say because of the mental health struggles that she is currently going through. we don't know whether she will line out for her individual finals a little bit later in the games, so a big opportunity for brazil's gymnast rebecca andrej, she has never meddled at an olympics, qualified in the second so she will be hoping for a gold.- the second so she will be hoping for a gold. thank you for keeping _ hoping for a gold. thank you for keeping us _ hoping for a gold. thank you for keeping us up-to-date . hoping for a gold. thank you i for keeping us up-to-date with for

biles today had the day off. no practice. too many for her to heal mentally and physically and said she is banged up in terms of body. jordan childs in that story, we had a nice conversation with her. she said what she does when she gets down on the dumps. >> i online shop. i'm a sneaker head. i'm actually named after michael jordan so my shoes are only jordans so i like to use that retail therapy to help. >> reporter: we love that. plenty of options to shop here whether in person or online. if she wants to shop in tokyo in person she has to wait until that quarantine is over but nice moment of levity here with jordan childs, as well. more story lines to wake up on this wednesday, katie ledecky, just graduated a month ago and here she is in tokyo dominating again. take a look. talking about the 1500 meter freestyle. they have 1500 meter freestyle in international competition but not the olympics until now and this is the bread and butter. katie wins gold holding off her teammater i can sullivan. what else? we mentioned stamfo

biles headed backstage to talk with her team. doctors. she then returned to the arena, put on warm-up gear and hugged her teammates. she stayed on the sidelines and cheer them on for the rest of their routines. i just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a work on my. mindfulness. and i knew that the girls would you have an absolutely great job and i didn't want to risk the medal for. >> kind of my scrubs because they worked way too hard for that teammate grace mccallum weighed in on biles decision. it's really hard to lose the best in the world and we definitely feel a little more but i'm really proud of how we did. and i think we did. >> amazing. they really fought the u.s. women's gymnastics team did go on to take the silver medal. as for whether or not biles plans to compete in the individual all around competition. we're going to take it a day at a know tomorrow that we have a half day or at least the morning off. so it will be a good mental rest. and so we'll take it from there. >> so that's the $64,000 question right n

breaking overnight, simone biles pulls out of another event at the tokyo olympics. we'll talk about the pressure on elite athletes with someone who knows all about it, gold medall winning gymnast dominique dawes. >> a stunning reversal by the cdc on wearing masks. we'll ask the cdc director about who should wear them and when. plus, new guidance for schools. >> and testimony from four police officers who defended capitol hill from a pro-trump mob on january 6th. how they fought for their lives against rioters they call terrorists. first here's today's eye-opener, it's your world, in 90 seconds. >> why should they trust the same group of health officials who just told them they don't have to wear a mask anymore inside? >> because our goal is to save their lives. >> the cdc now saying vaccinated americans should wear masks again indoors, in certain sections of the country. >> the biden administration announced they will require that all federal employees be vaccinated or be regularly tested. >> if you're not vaccinated, you're not nearly as smart as i thought you were

simone biles withdraws from the all-around competition. the latest on america's star gymnast. >>> i was struck with a taser device at the base of my skull numerous times. >> dramatic testimony. officers relive the terrifying moments after a mob stormed capitol hill on january 6th. their message to lawmakers who their message to lawmakers who are downplaying the incident. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with an aboutface from the cdc in the battle against the coronavirus. the health agency is now recommending everyone including fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors again in areas e thru rap spreading. the updated guidance comes as the nation struggles to contain the highly contagious delta variant. laura podesta is tracking the latest from new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the head of the cdc hopes with these new stricter guidelines that we can outsmart the delta variant. the new guidelines are everyone should resume wearing masks indoors where there are 50

another bombshell from simone biles.'s withdrawing from the individual all around competition to focus on her mental health. >> usa gymnastics saying they support her decision wholeheartedly. many are wondering what's next for the olympian. let's get right to amy robach who's live in tokyo with the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. yes, overnight, simone biles withdrawing from yet another olympic event, this time the individual all around final which is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning. it's an event she won gold in back in 2016 if you'll remember, and this of course comes after she stunned the world after dropping out yesterday. biles said she has decided to focus on her mental health. after a rocky performance on the vault tuesday, she told reporters she wasn't in the right mental state to compete and she didn't want to injure herself, and now she has four individual events that are scheduled for next week but right now it is unclear whether or not she will compete in th

. >>> breaking overnight, simone biles pulls out of another competition and won't defend her all-around title at the olympics. what is next for the star gymnast? >>> new vaccine mandates on the way for federal workers and masks are back, a byproduct of too few americans getting their shots. >>> there was an attack carried out on january 6 and a hitman sept sent them. i want you to get to the bottom of that. >> gripping an emotional testimony from four officers protecting the u.s. capitol on january 6. how the committee is zeroing in on the former president's role. it is wednesday, july 28th, 5:00 a.m. here in new york. i'm laura jarrett. >> and i'm crieshristine romans. we're live in beijing, washington, nairobi and tokyo. and that is where we begin with breaking news this morning, simone biles has pulled out of the gymnastics all-around final to focus on her mental health. coy wire is in tokyo for us. we know takes pressure cooker, we know the olympics is high stress, high pressure.takes pree know the olympics is high stress, high pressure. and simone biles saying mental health is more

suni lee reinvigorating team usa after the shock of simone biles' exit. . there are definitely a lot of emotions, but i'm super proud of myself for sticking with it and believing in myself. >> reporter: she started the night in same place biles stumbled earlier nailir vault difficult in the competition, maintaining her focus and poise on the beam. and when it mattered most and the pressure was on, lee delivered on every corner of the mat. her dad giving one of his famous pep talks before the meet. >> he just told me to do what i normally do, go out there and do the best because in their hearts i was already a winner, and they were just so proud of me no matter what. >> reporter: and back in st. paul, her family erupting in cheers, so proud of their girl. >> it's just amazing that she -- to end up on top. >> reporter: her dad reminiscing about the wooden beam he built from her in their front yard. >> she went from a wooden 2x4 beam to a golden 2x4. >> reporter: biles also watching and cheering her on in the arena for the event she was expected to dominate. a

it's our second hour and this morning, simone biles withdraws. goes for more gold. katie ledecky swimming to victory as teammate caeleb dressel has his own record-shattering race. >>> "the war has changed." the latest cdc report on the delta variant and breakthrough infections. the president warning americans about more restrictions and the cluster of cases in one cape cod town shaping new guidelines. our team is on the ground in provincetown. >>> also this morning, backlash for dababy. outrage over the grammy winner's homophobic comments at a miami music festival. celebrities sounding off. the rapper pulled from the

we'll continue tracking the simone biles story. we'll send it back to you in the bay area. >> all right. tracking all that's going on in tokyo. nice rainbow story there, too. brought a little tear to my eye, though. thanks, raj. >>> here is an updated look at the olympic medal count, team usa now in first place with 22 overall medals. china very close behind with 21. japan with 17 rounding out the top three. in the quest for gold, it's a threeway tie. the top three countries have nine gold medals each. >>> 6:04 and turning now to the pandemic and a look at new covid infections as the delta variant spreads. nearly 89,000 cases were added across the nation yesterday. there have been at least 34.5 million since the start of the pandemic. california adding nearly 22,000 cases to the overall total now topping 3.8 million. >>> america's veterans affairs facilities are among the latest to reintroduce mask requirements. all health care workers will be required to wear masks due to a recent surge in covid cases. infection rates have doubled

gymnastics superstar simone biles dropped out of the team competition.ault. we have coy wire with the latest. coy, what do we know about what precipitated this decision? >> reporter: we have team members inside the ariake gymnastics center. saw her on the sidelines in a track suit with her foot in strapping. she was replaced by jordan chiles in the competition. nbc talked to her coach who said this i

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was expected to dominate with biles as the favorite, but with biles still out focussing on her mentalyear-old from minnesota, suni lee, who stepped up to become the fifth american in a row to claim gold and the sport's most coveted title. her home state is celebrating the new champion today as both minnesota's governor and the govern of st. paul sign a letter. let's start with that remarkable win by suni lee. is it a reminder to the world the u.s. is still dominant in gymnastics even without simone biles? >> reporter: it's definitely a reminder to the world of the strength of u.s. women's gymnastics. i think it's also interesting, isn't it, that simone biles has dominated so much over the years that effectively other women gymnastics have been competing for silver and bronze. you saw other competitors, not just suni lee, really step up because the potential for a gold medal was there. such an accomplishment for suni lee and the asian-americans. you have the dominance of simone biles in recent history. >> swimmer ryan murphy has won gold for the backstroke. >> reporter: it's interestin

there you see simone biles taking center stage.but she tweeted on her own personal twitter, talking about sort of, you know, going to japan. so you see that picture right there. she's hold ago little blanket with a goat on it. very appropriate. >> the g.o.a.t., greatest of all time. she's off to japan. she also texted or put on there that she was, she cried on the plane, because she's going to miss her family and friends. >> we were talking with mike a couple hours ago, what do you miss about the olympics? it's the energy of the game, all of us sharing it. and yes, we'll be watching on tv. the energy will be zapped. we'll have to find it in other places. >> i am excited to watch the gymnastics competition. what are you excited to watch in. >> mountain biking, because we have kate courtney. >> nick serrano said he's excited about judo. rama low is excited about skateboarding and swimming. i'm with you. it's interesting, skateboarding, swimming, surfing, excuse me, they're making their debut. >> it will be done safely for the olympia

and speaking of simone biles, will we see her compete again. this olympic games.dollar question right now. justine, we did see her in the crowd last night supporting team usa and specifically suni lee and jade carey, the one who took simone biles place when she bowed out simone biles qualified and all of the individual events next week. and so it's totally up to her at this point if she will compete. but obviously us we want to see her compete because she is so great at what she does. but we understand that she's dealing with something right now that is bigger than just sports. so i wish i had the answer to that question will find out a few days. i'm sure. justine we will be watching kron four's. andrew marden for us in tokyo. thank you so much. >> and right now the nba draft is underway and the warriors have some big decisions on their hands. do they ever the dubs have 2 picks tonight and they have just made the 7th overall selection in the 2021 draft. our sports reporter kylen mills live for us at chase with who the next warrior. well, let us know. they >> okay.

simone biles out of the women's olympic gymnastics team final in tokyo.es competed in the team usa's first rotation on the vault and then seen walking off the floor with her bag and a trainer. her coach just said she's not out due to a physical injury, rather mental health issue. raj mathai will have more. >>> in surf side, florida, they believe all victims of the deadly condo attack have been accounted for. 99 people died in that collapse. for a solid month miami-dade fire crews and other first responder groups came to surf side to locate victims. workers sifted through huge piles of rubbish just looking for the remains of the victim. the miami-dade mayor called the collapse the largest non-hurricane related response in the history of florida. >>> one of the candidates seeking to replace governor gavin newsom will appear today in the bay area. former san diego mayor kevin faulconer will speak this morning in san francisco. here is where he stands compared to one of the other recall contenders. conservative talk show host larry elder leading with 16% supp

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what about simone biles in the individual competition? what you are talking about the idea of repeating? >> reporter: that is what would be going through her mind right now. as you mentioned, this is the team final. she wants to be there for her teammates. they talk about how they're like family. this is a group who moved from the olympic village and stayed in the hotel together. they are their own unit. tightly knit. she has to feel the pressure about not being out there to perform in the moment. john, this has nothing to do with the individual competitions which she qualified for in those events as well. she does have the opportunity to get back out there if she is feeling well enough to do so. that is the question everyone in tokyo and around the world are wondering about the greatest gymnast of all time. >> she is the greatest gymnast of all time. what we all want is for her to be well. >> this is going to be difficult news. coy, for a lot of people watching this, a lot of questions and she has a lot of pressure as those questions are

now we're learning wh we're used to seeing simone biles pull off t history, simone biles. >> reporter: but the u.s. gymnastics phenom doing something she has never done on tuesday, suddenly withdrawing from team finals in tokyo after a rare stumble on the vault. >> i didn't want to risk the team a medal for my screw ups because they worked way too hard for that. >> it's very hard for anyone who has reached her level to be able to compete and to be able to neutralize those thoughts and so i think it's an added stress for her and the greatest -- >> i say put mental health first because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. >> reprter: team u.s.a. going on to win silver behind russia's gold, the bail out from biles coming on the heels of naomi osaka's withdrawal from the french open to prioritize her mental health. >> it's a turning point, a positive one, where younger, brave people, are saying, hey, we need to pay attention to what counts. >> reporter: this morning fellow olympians rallying around the b. former tea

it's not clear if biles will compete in the upcoming individual competitions. she says she's taking it day by day, rob roth, ktvu fox two news. tobacco kills more than eight million people worldwide each year, but the world health organization says the tobacco industry continues to try and lure younger smokers with vaping devices. you are much more likely then to use cigarettes in the end at least twice, if not 33. times more, the risk is there that you will then become a cigarette smoker. the tobacco industry says they are pushing smokeless tobacco products to help people move away from traditional cigarettes. governor newsom was in the central valley today, highlighting the state's efforts to improve health care, access and affordability. the governor visited a fresno health clinic where he signed a four part healthcare bill included in the state budget. among other things, the bill provides billions of dollars for mental health services for young californians up to 25 years old. there is an important component of this bill $4.3 billion.04 billion dollars to

biles later saying it is incredibly hard.the face of these olympics, the pressure is weighing on her shoulders and it was too much for that moment the big question will we see biles again? we could possibly see her up to five more times in the all-around, which is on thursday, and then from sunday to tuesday, she's qualified for four individual events so there's still a lot of gold medals possibly in biles' future the question where will she be mentally she's taking this day by day and a practice coming up later today. we'll hopefully have more information. turning to swimming, one of the best stories of the olympic games. lydia jacoby from alaska the eyes on lilly king for that race comes out of nowhere winning that race and eruptions happen at watch parties across america including in seward alaska only one 50-meter paul in all of alaska where she trains. she's only 17 years, the first gold medal winner from alaska in swimming, so we are so happy for her and incredible moment also today in the pool, katie ledecky who gold m