weekend a great american comeback celebrating the most decorated women's gymnast in history simone biles returning to competition for the first time in two years after an extended break to focus on her mental health and biles looked like she never left dana griffin has more. >> a great save. >> reporter: and just >>> overseas a boat crash off of italy's famed amalfi coast is now being investigated as a possible manslaughter case after a top american >>> players and managers ejected this man rescued as his boat was sinking off florida, and the emotional reunion with his parents. >> i gave up hope. i should never give up hope don't give up on the big guy. >>> and a major supermarket chain experimenting by going all self-checkout. will other stores follow will customers buy it? >> those machines do not work >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news." with kate snow >> good evening. i'm peter alexander in tonight for kate it was the heartbreaking, most agonizing finish imaginable the u.s. women's soccer team, long the dominant squad in its sport, eliminated by the narrowest of margins, knocked

claro que todo el mundo quiere ver a simone biles tambiÉn aquÍ estÁ practicando en san josÉ, biles lade una lesiÓn renal. la competencia femenina comienza maÑana. hoy compiten los gimnastas masculinos, es posible que terminen con dÉcimas de puntos de diferencia. es una gran oportunidad y mucha presiÓn como lo dice un gimnasta olÍmpico que ganÓ bronce en beijing. (hablan en inglÉs). >>> (nombre en inglÉs) quien inventÓ este elemento que lleva su nombre, dice que mientras ratan de copiar las condiciones de la competencia hasta este nivel, dice que no se puede saber hasta que llega el dÍa. es posible que se sepa cuÁles atletas nos van a presentar en las olimpiadas de parÍs el aÑo que viene. >>> gracias, cris, lo que me gusta es que no solamente dan un ejemplo a las jÓvenes que quieren ser gimnastas, sino decir hasta aquÍ, porque necesito tomarme un tiempo para mÍ y mi salud. >>> el ejemplo que dan. >>> tan chiquitas, como simone biles, que tiene 26 aÑos, y despuÉs de esos dos aÑos regresa cuando mejorÓ su salud mental y emocional. >>> todo se resume en una palabra que se llama disciplina

. >>> and biles is back. simone biles won her first competitive event in two years. this was the first appearance in pulling out of several events at the tokyo olympics in 2021. this was when she was battling bout of the twisties. she is qualified now for the u.s. national championships. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ >>> here is where we begin this hour. the morning, donald trump just hours away from a crucial deadline in the 2020 election interference case. he's got until 5:00 p.m. this afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smith's request for a protective order. smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making public comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. he wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, i'm coming after you. >> this morning, we're also keeping a close watch on fulton county, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. the streets around the courtho

is back simone biles returns to the mat in all her glory the most decorated gymnast shares whether she has her sight set on olympic gold. >>> "barbie" has $1 billion in ticket sales >>> plus, pickleball noise complaint ace rising with the sport's popularity how the racket is putting communities in a pickle. we're swinging into monday it is august 7th, and earlier starts right now >> glad to be with you i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm steven romo thanks so much for joining us. we begin with breaking news. seven people sent to a hospital in south texas after a shooting outside of a nightclub the hidalgo county sheriff's office says no one was killed, but two victims are in critical condition. an investigation is still ongoing there. >>> meanwhile, three people were shot and killed in southeast d.c. this weekend, two others were injured in the saturday night shooting the cause of that is under investigation. and anyone with information is asked to come forward. >>> lastly to orlando, where police say the suspect believed to be involved in a friday night shooting that critically injured two

almost 10 years later she's training with the goat, simone biles and the members of the u.s. women's artistic senior national team. >> it took a lot to get used to. she is amazing. i love training with her. she is so supportive. >> like biles she is an inspiration to many in the bay and around the world. she is believed to be the first gymnast of sri lankan dissent to represent the u.s. and international competition. >> my parents are so close to my heart and knowing that they are proud of their heritage it makes me proud being able to represent that. >> floor is her favorite event but she is also strong in balance beam taking first at this year's senior pan-american championship on her way to the all-around title. as for this championship her goal is to enjoy the moment. she also wants to learn from this experience to keep improving with the olympic trials less than a year away. >> just going out there and doing my best and see where it takes me. i know it is hard to be at this level so i'm really trying to take it in and enjoy. >>> i am rooting for you. they are about halfw

simone biles is making her return to the u.s. national championships this year. we have video we shot just within the last few minutes of simone biles taking the floor here at sap center. many of you don't need reminding, but why this is a big deal, if you need a refresh, seven national titles, four olympic gold medals. after struggling in tokyo in 2021, biles stepped away, only returning last month. of course, winning that competition going away. she is a heavy favorite this weekend. the reigning olympic all-around gold medalist suni lee is here. she's had her own struggles, recently coming back from kidney injury. she'll only be taking part in two events and not the all-around. we asked the head of usa gymnastics what it meant to the sport to have biles in this competition. >> it's been incredible to have simone back. we are so excited. not only to have her back, but other athletes who have said they're returning to elite competition. simone is an all-time great athlete, and having her back definitely brings more attention to the sport of gymnastics and to this

i guess that simone biles feels it more than i simone biles feels it more than anyone else as she really i get this as a spectator of gymnastics as well as a performer, from the outside, it looks like everyone finds things easy, when in fact, it is not easy, it takes a lot of work. the mental and physical interplay. when simone biles had these challenges at the olympics, it was an amazing way to bring some awareness to something that goes on across the sport. and i think that has been really great, to start that conversation. has been really great, to start that conversation-— conversation. great to talk to you, thank ou conversation. great to talk to you, thank you very _ conversation. great to talk to you, thank you very much _ conversation. great to talk to you, thank you very much for _ conversation. great to talk to you, thank you very much for educating j conversation. great to talk to you, i thank you very much for educating us on this. dr becky sage is a four—time olympic champion and has experienced the abaya —— the twisties. france has announced — it will ban students from wear

biles first became us all—around champion in 2013.e delayed tokyo 0lympics. she later explained she had been experiencing "the twisties" — a mental block causing gymnasts to lose their sense of space in the air. biles is yet to indicate whether she will compete at next year's olympics in paris. earlier we heard from allison schmitt, a gold medal—winning swimmer and mental health advocate for more reaction on this. what a powerful message that she sent. just a prime example of everything she says, taking a break, listening to yourself and working on yourself. it's not a sign of weakness, but rather testimony, a testament to her inner strength and her resilience. yeah, i mean, notjust to take a break, to listen to herself and her body, but to come back and to win in this way. yeah, i mean, it's the power of the mind. and i know that as athletes, we sometimes see them as superhuman. but at the end of the day, we're all human. and i truly believe that a happy individual, happy human is successful in whatever goals they have, whatever drea

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biles will compete in all four events, beams, bars, vault, and floor.impressed by her moves as you are by her message. the difference she made in the mental health community so everybody can feel comfortable with that. >> the point that maggie makes at the end is the key point, so many young women and men had the permission to say i want to focus on my mental health. >> and she's coming back on her own return. >> you can watch that tonight at 8:00 eastern time. cnbc will have it as well as peacock. with more tomorrow afternoon, which will be right here on nbc. >>> turning now to get one more check of the forecast with angie. >> hope you have the ac cranked upped today we need it across the south where we continue to see the heat alerts stretching from california to florida these impact more than 50 million people through the day today. you can see why. the triple digit temperatures that have had a choke hold on parts of the south continue today. 108 in del rio dallas 107 that would tie the current record in that spot, phoenix hits 115 today, you know wh

are we going to hear from simone biles and suni lee today? >> everything i am told, audrey, is -- no. >> okay. >> both simone biles and suni lee are not speaking to the media until after the competition happens. both are on a bit of a recovery tour here. so maybe it's understandable they want to give 100% of their energy to the gymnastics. simone biles, greatest u.s. gymnast ever. four gold medals. struggled in tokyo and took a break from the sport. she's recently said that she knew she was always going to come back, but this time she's coming back and doing it herself, and she's much heart. suni lee, obviously the reigning olympic gold medalist in the all-around. she decided to go to college, went to auburn. her collegiate career was cut short by an injury she suffered in april. so she's recovering from an injury. she's only going to do two events. i think vault and beam here at the national championship. what that means is, even though you have two gold medalist, biles and lee, they're not going to be competing against each other in the all

of course her is simone biles, the goat and yes, i have seen her. simone biles is back and she is ready to claim her title as the greatest of all time. you know her story, the first u.s. gymnast to win four gold medals at one olympics in rio. she withdrew from the finals in tokyo for mental health reasons after getting what she called the twisties. twisties no more. i saw her compete in rio seven years ago, but the woman i saw yesterday, this is a new simone . noticeably different. she has faced adversity, she is 26, she is a married woman as she is ready to take what is hers. also on deck her best he, jordan childs. they are known as files and trials. they made history as the u.s. championship when she and two other black dimness took the all three metals in the all- around. childs is in california, she is a brewing and ready to dazzle and no doubt she will. another superstar, suni lee hoping to make the team despite recently being diagnosed with a kidney related health issue. the all-around champion in tokyo is on medication and a special diet. he

biles since posted about the importance of mental health. last summer receiving the presidential medal of freedom, and this spring, marrying nfl star jonathan owen >> hey, guys, welcome to our blog >> reporter: the superstar jokingly side-stepped interviews friday tonight, analysts say she looks strong as ever, physically and mentally >> coaches have said that she's taken therapy extremely seriously, and that is really helping her in the gym >> reporter: a two-year pause coming to an end its impact rippling through gymnastic's elite ranks. >> she showed the world that it's okay and very important to take care of yourself. >> reporter: tonight's event is a qualifier for nationals. a sign that with less than a year to the paris games, biles may once again be on the road to olympic glory. jose >> maggie vespa, thank you. >>> we are back in a moment with the battle over pickleball why the noise from the game is angering nearby residents across the country. >>> also, wild rescue at sea how the coast guard found this man miles offshore as his boat

but for now biles remains in a league of her own. >> world champion simone biles [ ch [ cheers ] >> ohhe way, at 16 simone biles is also the oldest woman to win nationalshe paris >> just incredible. emilie, thank you so much. joining us now is someone who understands the pressures that the athletes faced over the weekend, two-time olympic medalist, and nbc sports gymnastics analyst laurie hernandez is here to break down everything that we saw in the gymnastics championships. hello, lori. >> hello, everyone. >> thank you for being here, and take us inside of the arena last night. you were there, and simone biles got a standing ovation, which is competition. what was it like to be in the room >> the room was just electric. i think post-covid, being able to have so many people in the audience watching athletes lik simone biles go out and compete at their best, i have never seen anything like it there were also signs in the crowd saying thank you, simone, acknowledging everything she's done for and even the acknowledgment of her comeback from mental health. >> let's talk about the comeback

. >>> simone biles back in action for the first time since withdrawing from the tokyo olympics. >>> and do you have your tickets? more than a billion dollars up for grabs tonight. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. we start tonight with breaking news. police in new york city restoring calm tonight after a riot broke out in manhattan's union square neighborhood. a crowd estimated at 2,000 people descended into the area after popular social media influencer kai cenat advertised a video game giveaway. the crowd appearing to be mostly young people turned restless and then unruly, surging into the streets, some throwing objects. others climbing onto vehicles, as well as the roof of a major subway hub. all of it paralyzing travel at the height of the evening rush. police moved in en masse working to regain control block by block. ron allen is in downtown manhattan with the very latest. >> reporter: tonight, mayhem in manhattan with police saying at least 2,000 people mobbing union square, getting on top of cabs and the entrance to the sub

biles with four gold medal from rio and lee won in tokyo as well as silver and bronze. all eyes were on them in training as they flew, twisted and flipped and stuck their landing spirit tonight our local olympic hopefuls are here and we will introduce you to them throughout the night. the senior women take the floor, or podium, as we call it, in just a few minutes. yesterday the men competed and our local athletes dominated. stanford has the largest contingent, 11 guys competing with their very celebrated coach. at the end of day one, asher is in the lead, teammate corey young and colin walker in the top six. all very much aware of the importance of a good showing here. >> everything is a steppingstone. it is a balancing act of being in the moment of what you are doing, only thinking of this competition but it is a cornerstone building up to the games next year. >> this usa championship will select the national team and from that we are also selecting the world championship team. >> reporter: we are talking about eight men, that is it. no pressure, no pressure at all. >

can't keep the greatest of all time down, after losing herself in the air from the twisties, simone biles is back where she belongs on the mat. >>> it is 10:00 eastern. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. right now the clock is ticking for former president donald trump and his legal team. they have until 5:00 p.m. eastern today to respond to a motion from the special counsel's office asking for a privilege order. jack smith's team wants the judge to forbid trump from making public the evidence they are turning over to his defense. they point to a series of alarming posts made by the former president over the last few days including one which said "if you go after me, i'm coming after you." let's get the latest on this and more from nbc's vaughn hillyard. blayne alexander is standing by in atlanta where we're expecting developments in the georgia election probe. vaughn, tell us more about why the special counsel is asking for this protective order and how trump world is reacting. >> they submitted the file on friday. in the filing they made it clear they're looking for this protective

biles is back on the beams. >> i wouldn't be surprised to see simone biles at the the paris olympic gameses will now shift her focus toward the u.s. championship in san jose, and then in september, the world gymnastics championship in belgium, and she's already looking like the best gymnast in the world just a year away from the paris olympics, guys. >> janai: looking like it. maestro of the mat. best of the beams, love that. thank you. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," how those empty big box stores are being turned into pickleball paradises. empty big box stores are being turned into pickleball paradises. c bank. helping businesses both large and small, communities and the people who live and work there grow and thrive. we're proud to call these places home too. they're where we put down roots, and where together, we work to help move everyone's financial goals forward. pnc bank. my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. his a1c? it's down with rybelsus®. my doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost

. >>> and simone biles is back after a historic victory is she eyeing the paris olympics >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone, and welcome. floridians have seen this movie before. anxiously watching the development of a hurricane. hoping it will defy predictions, weaken and go somewhere else. but tonight idalia is staying on script, starting this day as a tropical storm but expected to strike florida's big bend as a major hurricane as soon as wednesday morning. tonight 13 million people across florida are under tropical storm or hurricane alerts governor ron desantis declaring emergency executive orders in 46 counties and warning the storm could bring life-threatening storm surges at mid-afternoon today it was still a tropical storm with 70-mile-per-hour winds, but expected to rapidly intensify. in preparation tampa international airport planning to cease operations overnight al roker is here to start us off al, what are we looking at >> lester, as you mentioned this is going to be a rapidly intensifying storm right now idalia is just of

biles it is so great to see you compete again!> reporter: easily winning in her first competition last night since the tokyo olympics. >> it's simone biles. >> after everything transpired in tokyo i focus on myself. >> reporter: she couldn't track her own movements mid air in the olympics. >> simone biles is out of the competition tonight. >> reporter: but after years away, this weekend, the g.o.a.t. looked like she had not missed a beat biles competing on floor exercises, balance beam, uneven bars, and vault, but she struggled before withdrawing from the tokyo team finals just when you think she can't take it to the next level, she goes >> it's tough to work on myself but i do my therapy. i'm going to put myself first. >> reporter: biles' resilient return and her advocacy for mental health energizing fans even before she competed last night. >> to see the most successful woman in the world at this sport prioritize her mental health, that meant a lot to me. >> she is very confident and very powerful and never gives up. >> reporter

simone biles dominates at the u.s. gymnastics championships to win her record eighth all-around title. >> simone biles! >> reporter: along with being the most-decorated all-around champion in u.s. gymnastics history at 26, simone biles is now the oldest. she also took first in two individual events, beam and floor, on her way to a nearly four-point victory. >> happy that i silver, happy that i'm back out here competing, because you know, i just didn't think i was going to be back here competing. >> reporter: this was just her second elite-level competition since the tokyo olympics where she with drew after experiencing the twisties. she was also dealing with the added mental stress from the high expectations every time she steps on the floor. >> it just doesn't feel real for some reason. i just seriously can't believe i'm out here competing again. i just really can't. so i'm proud of myself for that. >> reporter: suni lee, the tokyo olympics all-around champion only competed in vault and the beam, where she won bronze.

and my, what an incredible return to the world of elite gymnastics for simone biles.he hasn't competed since the to tokyo games. but yesterday she took first place all around, that is the vault, the floor routine and the beam and taking third place on the uneven bars which is expected, she calls that her weakest apparatus. her floor routine does a double layout with a half turn. this is a signature move, named after her, the biles, and then on the vault she performed most impressive double pike. this is something that no female athlete has done before. it is widely considered to be the hardest women's vault in the world. and if she debuts this on an international stage, that move, that skill will be named after her. so it is the fifth skill named after her when she's able to do that. now two years ago you mentioned she shocked the world by withdrawing from the tokyo events after suffering from the twisties, a debilitating mental block for gymnasts. she did earned a bronze and then just disappeared from the competitive world. but now she's back. there is no doubt about

to have simone biles back. we are so excited. not only to have her back, but other athletes as well. they were returning to unique competition. simone biles, is an all-time great athlete. having her back definitely brings more attention to the sport of gymnastics. we couldn't be more excited. i'm sure san jose couldn't be more excited as well. they're going to see great genetics out of her too. >> it will be really cool thursday to see the women and the men. we have our first look at her teammate. the reigning olympic all-around champion. there she is. she is recovering from an injury. she will be competing in two events this weekend. it is a good combo. >>> going to the forecast, seven cisco, is way above the average. upper 80s. you will begin to see some cooling. the average is in the upper 60s. pretty muggy start to the morning, with clouds in the coast. we are heading towards lunch time tomorrow, it will be climbing through the 80s. unlike today, we saw highs in the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees in. we sh

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. >> for fans of simone biles, the night was electric. >> announcer: simone biles! >> yeah. biles there last night winning a record eight u.s. championships. she's also become the oldest woman at 26 years old to win a national title since the first such event in 1963. this is biles' first title since her two-year high it is a from the competition. this is when the pressure came. just too great over the tokyo olympic summer games. she said it is all -- >> it doesn't feel real for some reason. i can't believe i'm out here competing again. i just really can't. i'm proud of myself for that. >> we're proud of her as well. biles won the gold in the all-around and two individual events. >>> speaking of incredible athletes one year out from the paralympic game in paris. competition about more than just sports. the games offer unique opportunities to shine a spotlight on sports and disabilities and highlight inclusivity in sports. nbc bay area is your home for all the action when the paralympic games kick off in paris on august 28, 2024. >> it will come quicker than we think. >>> we'

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simone biles won her record eighth u.s. championship. became the oldest woman at 26 to win a national title since the first such event in 1963. this is biles' first title since her two-year break from competition when the pressure became too great at the tokyo summer games. she says it's all sinking in. >> it just doesn't feel real for some reason. i just can't believe i'm out here competing again. i really can't. i'm proud of myself for that. >> biles won the gold in the all-around and two individual events, the floor and the high beam. meanwhile, we're one year from the paralympics in paris. here is nbc's ahmed fareed with a preview. >> in the summer of 2024, more than 4,000 athletes from across the globe will compete beneath the shimmer of the city of lights in a set fitting for supremacy, with an opening celebration down the champs-elysees in competition from a field at the foot of the eiffel tower, to the grandiose gardens of versailles and the famous red clay of roland-garros. their stories of triumph, determination and above all,

every other month, and i'm good to go. >>> simone biles is back.he most decorated gymnast of all-time stepped away from the sport to see to her mental health needs making this video that much more welcome. seeing her back in action practicing for this weekend's competition near something, her first since the 2021 tokyo olympics and her last opportunity to qualify for the u.s. gymnastics championships later this month. that's an important step on the way to the 2024 paris games. more now from cnn's carolyn manu. >> i guess i would describe himself as confident. >> flying high after medals in 2016 in rio and unprecedented essention to the top of the sport. >> i think she's unhuman because i think she's so amazing. >> reporter: simone's life took an unexpected detour. that fall usa gymnastics was rocked with long time allegations of sexual abuse by long time team doctor larry nassar. tweeting a statement which read in part i know this horrific experience does not define me. that the 2021 tokyo games with the world anticipating another super human perf

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simone biles set to take the floor in the u.s.ydration classic, biles reminded people why she's the most decorated gymnast ever but biles isn't the only star at this year's championship suni lee as well as olympic teammate jordan chiles are just part of this powerhouse field. competition is fierce to qualify for an elusive and exclusive spot on the 2024 olympic team. >> this competition will allow all athletes that compete a chance to make the national team what that does is it qualifies them to go ahead and compete and try out for world's come this fall. >> reporter: but aside from all the athletic star power that will be on display, this competition offers an opportunity to shine positive light on a sport that has been riddled in scandal in recent years. >> we have been failed, and we deserve answers. >> reporter: speaking on capitol hill in 2021, biles slammed the, quote, entire system for enabling sexual abuse. >> reporter: in the tokyo olympic games, biles stunned the world. >> it looked like she got almost lost in the air. >

so obviously there's a lot on the line for simone biles as well as some of the other.im is here this week. now join you back. it's 6 to explain a little bit more. but for now grand began with back to you guys in the studio. i'm live. it is a piece enter. all right. so excited. yeah, it is. and your best matches perfectly with the young ladies behind you there. and it's couldn't be better. yeah. >> it gets himself times right on one of absolutely. >> happy birthday to kobe bryant. today the black mamba would have turned 45 years old and has a bryant posting a >> touching tribute with these images her with kobe. there. she caption, quote, happy birthday, baby. i love you always and forever. tomorrow, august 24th is kobe bryant day in southern california. the date was chosen since the numbers 8.24 are the 2 numbers. kobe wor during his 20 year nba career. all right. back here in the bay area, talking about the hot day, we had a live view here. >> from our camera on top of mount temple, pius usually head up there near the coastline. you can cool off this time of year. get

every other month, and i'm good to go. >>> simone biles is back. needs, making this video that much more welcome, seeing her back in action practicing for competition in chicago. her last opportunity to qualify for the u.s. gymnastics championships later this month. that's an important step on the way to the 2024 paris games. more now from cnn's carolyn manu. >> i guess i would describe myself as confident. >> reporter: flying high after five olympic medals in 2016 in rio, and an unprecedented ascension to the stop of the sport. >> i'm always in awe when i watch her. sometimes i just think she's unhuman just because she's just so amazing. >> reporter: simone biles' life took an unexpected detour, that fall usa gymnastics was rocked by revelations of sexual abuse from longtime team doctor larry nassar. biles went public with her own story in 2018, tweeting in a statement which read in part i know this horrific experience does not define me. at the 2021 tokyo games with the world anticipating another superhuman performance biles showed her strength o

. >>> simone biles is back.er return to competitive gymnastics. >>> republican front-runner donald trump was in south carolina on saturday night complaining once again about the numerous criminal indictments he's facing and calling on republicans in congress to do something. addressing the friendly audience, trump grossly understated the seriousness of the charges against him, take a listen. >> the fake charges put forth by the biden sham, we call it a sham indictment. i really believe he's mentally ill. but these are outrageous, and it is an outrageous criminalization of political speech. they're trying to make it illegal to question the results of an election. >> he's also lashing out at his former vice president, mike pence, who has increasingly been criticizing trump in his own bid for the white house. trump posted one of his sharpest attacks yet on social media calling pence delusional and not a very good person. cnn's eline that chin was at the south carolina event and has our report. >> reporter: the form

simone biles takes a commanding lead at the u.s. gymnastics championships, while noah lyles secures his place as the fastest man alive. both dreaming of gold today, saturday, august 26th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with peter alexander and kristen welker. >>> welcome to "today" and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning, and all i can say is go simone, go! >> she is in a class by herself. this is only her second competition in two years, and, again, she makes it look effortless. we're going to celebrate her from last night in a moment. it's a bittersweet moment for us. this is my friend kristen's last day in the anchor chair. we are thrilled for her, by the way, set your alarm for sundays to be the new moderator of "meet the press." we're going to have a little time to celebrate here. >> i appreciate it. it is a bittersweet moment. >>> we have a lot to get to. we want to begin with our top story, and that is of course the life-threatening heat we've been talking about. it's gripping the so

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. >>> and simone biles is back. blowing away the competition after a two-year hiatus. this hour of "cnn this morning" starts right now. >>> this is where we begin this morning. donald trump just hours away from a crucial deadline in the 2020 election interference case. a federal judge has ordered him to respond to special counsel jack smith's request for a protective order by 5:00 today. smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making public comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. >> at the same time, we're keeping a close eye on the fulton county courthouse in atlanta, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. this morning, the sheriff's office has closed streets outside the courthouse where a grand jury is considering charges. let's bring in cnn justice correspondent, jessica schneider. so trump's team is vowing to oppose the protective order in the federal case, right? >> yeah, that's right. and they're expected to oppose it in that filing by 5:00 tonight. it will be the first i

simone biles, you know, has been so transparent about her journey.the little girls say, to stick it again. how big of a moment is this in your view? >> fred, it really is one of the big steppingstones to as she said, potentially the paris olympic games, which are less than a year away now. hard to believe another olympics is coming so quickly. it was only two years in tokyo because of the pandemic pushing the games to 2021. so only a three-year break between olympics. any athlete would say instead of four years, sure, why not. keep going. and for simone though, what she's done that is so different and so necessary for her, she took a break. she got married. she has been living her life. she is having a great time. obviously. she shows up on her social media accounts and the fans are there as you've heard in the chicago suburbs. they're there waiting for her. it makes perfect sense to me. she's still, my goodness. she watered down her program to come back after the troubles with the twisties. watered down the program at the tokyo olympics as you'll re

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>> simone freaking biles!nd say, no, my male is more important, my physical healthy is more important. because she could have got paralyzed, let's be honest. i was so proud of her. >> when you heard that simone was coming back to the world of gymnastics, oh, my gosh, what did you think? >> when we heard simone was coming back, she started screaming and going crazy, she was like, mom, please get tickets, please, please, please get tickets. >> and cnn spoke with joan ryan, an author and also a sports analyst and she says that simone competing again is proof that there's a positive change in the world of gymnastics, that this whole idea that you have to be a pre-pubescent teen to succeed at this level, that is just not reality. biles, 26 years old, recently married, is and now getting back on the mat again. isabel rosales, cnn, hoffman estates, illinois. >>> well, taylor swift's record-breaking eras tour is coming to an end in the u.s., for now. ♪ it's me, hi, i'm the problem, it's me ♪ ♪ at tea time, everybody a

now we're talking about simone biles making history.test of all time in gymnastics, the g.o.a.t., won her eighth national title at the shark tank last night. it's something no american gymnast has ever done. this is simone biles' first title since taking a two-year hiatus from competition. you might recall she withdrew from several events at the tokyo olympics a couple years ago after experiencing the twisties. she just said her mental health wasn't strong enough at that time. it's something she addressed at the news conference after last night's performance. >> twisting feels a little bit better. i think sometimes i get in my head about it a lot, and the girls have to keep reminding me, you're fine. that was like -- that stuff doesn't happen. so i definitely feel a lot better. it's just like getting out of my head sometimes about it. it just didn't feel real for some reason. i just seriously can't believe i'm out here competing again. i just really can't. so i'm proud of myself for that. >> amazing to see her. the 10,000 fans saw her l

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>> simone freaking biles!e courage and the role model to come out and say, no, my mental health is more important, physical health is more important. because she could have got paralyzed, let's be honest, i was so proud of her. >> when you heard that simone was can go back to the world of gymnastics, oh, my gosh, what did you think? >> when we heard simone was coming back, she started screaming and went crazy, she's like, mom! please get tickets! please, please, please, get tickets! >> and cnn spoke with joan ryan, she is an author and also a sports analyst. and she says that simone, competing again is proof that there's a positive change in the world of gymnastics that this whole idea that you have to be a pre-pubescent teen to exceed at this level, that is just not reality. biles, 26 years old, recently married, and now getting back on the mat again. isabel rosales, cnn, hoffman estates, illinois. >>> well, finally, a gift that grew out of an enduring love. a kansas farmer wasn't content to give his wife of

for fans, the night was electric. >> simone biles! cheers and applause ] >> last night she won her record eighth u.s. championship. simone biles also became the oldest woman to win a national title since the first such event in 1963. she's still quite young. this is biles' first title since her two-year break from competition when the pressure became too great at the tokyo summer games. she says it's all still sinking in. >> it just doesn't feel real for some reason. i just seriously can't believe i'm out here competing again. i just really can't. so i'm proud of myself for that. >> 26-year-old biles won the gold in the all around and two individual events, the floor and the high beam. such a powerhouse. >> she is. >>> this morning we want to deliver a big thank you to everyone that helped us clear the shelters over the weekend. thanks to you, nearly 200 pets now have their forever homes. >> at least 50 pets and counting were adopted at our event at santa clara animal services center in san martin and a shout-out to everyone who came

the biles.nd then on vault, she performed the famous double pike, something that no female athlete has ever done before. it is considered the hardest women's vault in the world. if she performance that on an international stage, that skill right there will be named after her. now, two years ago, biles shocked the world by withdrawing from her events at the tokyo games. as you mentioned, suffering from the twisties, where they can't tell what's up from down. so a big problem for gymnastics as they are going in midair. ultimately, she returned and scored a bronze on the balance beams and then she just disappeared from the world of competitive gymnastics. well, now she is back and she is doing things a little different. listen. >> we are still in the working steps. my main goal was this and then championships. then after that we will move on to worlds and then we will see. but so far, it's heading in the right direction. but i have to work on myself. i will still do my therapy. i am going to put my