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it wouldn't be a sport if there wasn't pressure, and, you know i always bring up billie jean king's sayingilege. you've earned it. >> join us for three bay area specials tomorrow at 4:00 p.m., again at 7:00 p.m., friday, the day of the opening ceremony. track through the olympics at nbcbayarea.com/olympics. >> those women are phenomenal in that pool. i was in rio with them. they are really laser focussed. >> they're veterans. they won't be distracted by the spotlight. >> and all the distractions in rio -- in rio -- in tokyo. >>> right now at 6:00, more athletes testing positive for the coronavirus. what is the reason for the spike? >> are they going to be negative for the first few days, will they be positive? eventually start producing virus and infect others. >> top doctors explain why there are several break-through cases at the olympic village. >>> plus, bearing thousands of miles of power lines. we investigate what it means for fire safety in our state. >>> i'm scott budman. it's no surprise that bay area housing prices are sitting at record highs. coming up, why this very street coul

billie jean king history made. billie newman sarah langs as the analyst.age. hopefully this becomes a regular in baseball and for that matter all of sports. congratulations to those women. >> jesse: so many jokes are going through greg's mind right now. >> katie: do not. >> jesse: as they are going through my mind. >> greg: i say you go girl. that's what i was saying. >> jesse: i was thinking that. >> dagen: greg, when you say that you have to put your hand on your hip. >> greg: you go girl. >> katie: last night my husband and i two wonderful friends and best friend furry friend gadd senne went to the marine corps sun set parade which takes place every tuesday night, i believe in the summertime at the iwo jim that marine corps memorial just outside of arlington cemetery right across the river in washington, d.c. it's been a tradition since 1956. they also have different parade called the evening parade happens near the marine baraks in washington, d.c. three more parades if you are in the area and want to drive in scheduled for the summer on tuesdays july

as billie jean king says, pressure is the privilege. isn't this the time to figure it out?r coaches and your teammates and get your spacial recognition in order so that you can compete for the team, for your country. but i was remiss in not focusing in my mind on what a dangerous sport this is. there is no other sport, brianna, you can take tennis, swimming, you name it, all the other sports. what happens if you're not your best? you know, you're disappointed. i bet you katy ledecky, as great as she is, the medals she's winning is somewhat disappointed in the games as they're unfolding for her. but is she going to be hurt in the pool, in not winning? no. and it's the only sport i can think of where the disparity between the very top of the gymnast and the next level, the 10th down, you can take the 500th tennis player in the world. he or she looks pretty darn good, doesn't look -- from the best, but not in gymnastics. when you go down below the 10th, they can't do these moves. so if simone biles says that she's lost her place in space, she doesn't know where the ceiling is

up being her vocation and she can create lasting change and be a change agent similar to how billie jean king finds herself. it's not where she wanted to be, it's where she is. she punctuates that essay, if that's in fact the case she did save someone through what has been a very difficult process for her, then it's worth it. >> and she will be at the olympics in japan, her home country. i'm sure she will be a favorite there. >> she's a favorite. >> carolyn, thanks so much for being with us. >>> track and field star sha'carri richardson won't be bringing home the gold, but her case is bringing home the fact that america's marijuana laws make no sense. john avalon is here with a reality check. >> let's talk about pot. specifically how our laws make no sense a mealy any more. sorry. that's not the opinion of dead heads john berman or folks with a martin i. that's the opinion of supreme court justice clarence thomas who recently wrote a prohibition on use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper. the federal government's current approach is half in, half out regime is sim

with wide-ranging and intimate conversations with the likes of debbie allen, sofia carson and billie jean kingfour-part series around here and robin has a special message just for us. take a look. >> hey, janai. boy, i loved our lunch this week, janai, and, you know, the lively conversation that we had. and that's pretty much what "turning the tables" is all about. a group of dynamic, oh, women, they are from various walks of life. not only sharing but caring to listen to one another and realizing we have more in common than not. so fabulous "gma" weekend crew, i hope that you want to "binge this." >> and we certainly do. check out "turning the tables with robin roberts" streaming now on disney plus and, yes, i did have a fabulous lunch with robin. we cackled. all of that. >> a robin weekend shoutout. > how come i wasn't invited to this lunch? >> because we wanted to have a good time. just kidding, dan, just kidding. >> man. >> look who is back from vacation. >> we talked about the love for the dan harris. >> that's right. okay. >> cold in here, man. >> frosty. >> i missed you. >> clearly you

billie jean king calling osaka incredibly brave. athletes -- we're taught to take care of our body and perhaps it gets short shrift. for osaka born in japan the next challenge is the tokyo olympics later this month. she has no regrets about her decision to speak out saying, michael phelps told me by speaking up i may have saved a life. if that's true, then it was all worth it. well, osaka wrote having the opportunity to play in front of japanese fans at the upcoming olympics was a dream come true. however, that city is now under a state of emergency due to rising coronavirus cases. the games are now going to be held without any spectators in the stands. eva. >> julia macfarlane, no question that her speaking up about this struggle will help so many people. >> a lot of people. it's really brave and really important. she is smashing stigmas. >>> let's get a check of our weather with rob marciano who was supposed to be on vacation but elsa had other plans. >> elsa finds you. tropical storm will find you, it's been, like, since 2008 sin

. >> legend billie jean king said the sexualization of women's athletes must stop. close fit and cut at an upward angle toward the top of the leg. who knew how specific that would be? the nor kwwegian federation sai women should have the right attire for competing in a sport. norway's been asking for the change for years and nothing has happened. the international federation says we don't know why the rule is there. >> yeah, exactly. 2021. get with the program. >> right. >>> turning back to the olympics now, our next guest is the most-decorated u.s. olympian in women's track and field. but allyson felix is also helping some fellow female athletes achieve their olympic dreams. the nine time, nine-time medalist with her sister athleta and women's sports organization are launching a $200,000 grant program to cover childcare costs for competing athletes. nine have already been chosen. six of whom will compete in tokyo, including hammer thrower gwen berry. each will receive $10,000. >> great. >> allyson felix is joining us now to talk about this. >> yay. >> welcome, we'r

this tournament was actually founded by billie jean king herself and this year marks its 50th anniversaryou can get tickets as tournament. director vicky gunderson vicki, i am sure you are excited to get fans back in the stands this year. certainly site makes great. we're >> and there's never arrived. many of them coming from the olympics. and we are super excited to get kick out the tournament. >> very cool and looking at some of the video from years past. i see athletes like venus and serena williams competing and winning talking about who fans can expect to see out there this year. >> so we a stacked lineup as starting we have. and my buddy by storm and is the youngest said british pair being good to and then the wind. and then form of wind she on monday became and has and favorite right away. 07:00pm on monday night. now on tuesday night at 07:00pm. you can make snow the events we won this tournament 2.70 against catherine mcnally and on wednesday night, we have peace. they're on this >> i mean, really, really exciting the history of this tournament is pretty great. hasn't always been