and caeleb dressel taking home about six medals. he's getting very comfortable on that podium. >> reporter: the u.s. put an exclamation point on the olympics. the men's 400 medley relay, record time. giving caeleb dressel his fifth medal. >> we wanted a shot at it. >> reporter: the victory came after dressle's third individual gold in the 50-meter free. and bobby sinkis, adding the 1500-meter free gold. >> i was just trying to hold on. >> reporter: australia got a hand on the wall, just .13 ahead of the u.s. to take the gold in the 4 x 100 medley relay. away from the water gymnast simone biles is still not ready to compete, sitting out of the floor exercise. on the track, not only did jamaica sweep the women's 100 meters, but the winning time of 10.61 seconds broke the olympic record that has stood for 33 years. simone biles has another chance to compete in the balance beam event. she's being evaluated daily and a decision should come down about that early next week. on to the golf course where the men's tournament final is playing

that was my gift to myself after trials >> fantastic >> this is why we love caeleb dressel so much. >o! >> caeleb. >> we've got the millennium falcon for you you can do this in about a half hour, i'm sure >> a legit one >> oh, that is amazing >> and you're a little young for it this is more a dad thing, but the fanny pack >> oh, another fanny back. >> there you go. >> that is awesome >> all right >> my gosh, you're ready you wear it very well, my friend are you ready? let's go >> i can go home now this is it this is me, america. here i am. >> dressel family, it's been a joy to get to know all of you, and you are a delight inside and out. thank you so much for being here and making us proud, giving us something to cheer for thank you. >> thank you for having us >> keep in touch i think you told craig, are you coming back in three years >> i would like to, yeah >> okay. >> we'll be here with more legos. >>> al, you got a forecast >> yes, we do. let's hear it again for caeleb all right. let's show you what's been going on weather wise. it has been a really hot month all time record heat

team usa finishing off strong in the pool, with caeleb dressel adding to his medal count. >> and caeleb dressel will get it done again. > reporter: his 50-meter free time of 21.07, an olympic record. and he adds another world record, with the u.s. gold in the 4 x 100 meter medley relay. dressel is only the fifth american to win five gold medals in one games, joining the ranks of olympic legends michael phelps and mark spitz. >> your whole life boils down to a moment that could take 20, 40 seconds. how crazy is that? >> reporter: the swimming events may be over, but the drama around the pool is building, with another american raising allegations of doping in these games. >> there were, i'm sure, a lot of people from certain countries competing this week that probably shouldn't have been here. >> reporter: lilly king speaking out after her teammate, ryan murphy, suggested the sport wasn't clean. the backstroke star lost his olympic titles to a rival from the russian olympic committee. >> rylov will go to the wall and win another gold. murphy with the silver. >> reporter: rylov has adamant

caeleb dressel hit the pool in tokyo, he never looked back. the 24-year-old earned five gold medals, bringing his career total to seven we all cheered him on as he won again and again, setting record after record but nobody was more enthusiastic than his family. we're so honored to have all of them right here. caeleb fresh off a flight from tokyo, just got in last night, here with his wife and mom and dad. how sweet was that reunion you met up at the airport last night? >> yeah. they couldn't see me because i had like five bags coming home just saw the top of my head. >> with one bag full of medal? >> no. i was smart enough to put them in my carry on >> i was going to say, keep your eye on that. what did you guys -- when yo saw him, were you overcome

the uneven bars. >> i'm really proud of myself for sticking with it >> in the pool, americans caeleb dressel and katie ledecky took charge once again. >> another gold for dressel of the united states. >> reporter: dressel capturing two more golds, upping his tokyo total to five. ledecky dominating the 800 freestyle for her seventh career gold and also this mo headline concerning team usa's women's soccer team. they just lost to canada tonight. 1-0. they are now out of the gold medal race they could still possibly win a bronze medal the team saying this is a very bitter, bitter loss. and we do want to take a look at the medal board as we see where things stand in the tokyo games. you can see the u.s. and china neck and neck when it comes to total medals, but the u.s. has some catching up to do when it comes to gold medals still a week left of action and the action keeps getting more and more awesome tonight was awesome with jade carey. you were the one-man cheering crowd for everyone in america. >> you and i were sitting right next to each other and we did get to watch jade carey pull in that

~ the olympic record and caeleb dressel. ~ , ~ , ., dressel.y. we will start with the swimming _ dressel. absolutely. we will start with the swimming because - dressel. absolutely. we will start with the swimming because it - dressel. absolutely. we will starti with the swimming because it has been a fantastic performance from caeleb dressel, his fifth gold medal of the games so far. bringing more home for the usa in the 50 metre freestyle and then part of the men's 4x100 relay team with the butterfly leg, winning gold in a record time. they really had to work hard to beat the great britain side, they could still infer, adam peaty and duncan scott part of the team, eighth medal for britain in the pool, the best ever performance from them in the swimming pool. then they managed to four goal�*s, four silvers and a bronze. also a good game is the emma mckeon of australia top she in olympic record to wind the 50 metre freestyle and helped the australians wind the gold as a team. her seventh olympic gold which is a new australian record. it isjust o

my favorite line from the last hit, laura, caeleb dressel doing caeleb dressel things. kendis, you have to start guessing these things right, though. for you to get your own, you have to actually be good. >> it's way too early on the lord's day to be fighting. >> but it's dark here. that's the thing. it's almost monday here. the sun's down. >> what happened to trayv, on bromell. >> let me say this in all seriousness. that was a really tight heat. one thing we were watching with him back in 2016 in rio he had torn his achilles and no one knew what to expect from him in this olympics. five years later he looked like he was ready to go and got first place in the olympic trials and then he just didn't have enough in the tank to do it today. i will tell you who had enough in the tank and this guy i like to call him a trojan horse because you don't know how much gas he has in the tank until he turns it on for you. that is baker from ft. worth and i get it, he is from texas. yes, i work in texas, but i just got to say and i'm not going to do what kendis did, but, baker did wel

and that us men's team was superstar caeleb dressel, he just brings such phenomenal speed and we might taking out the 50 metre freestyle final just a few minutes earlier but of course not, he came back and firing with his teammates to claim that will record. and that 50 metre freestyle final he was just outside of world record pace but he did claim a 0lympic record with a time of 21 07 and finished with a remarkable five gold medals. similar celebrations with the aussie team and that's not me just bringing in my bias there but i have to admit it does exist, very proud of australia's emma mckeon, she claimed the women's 50 metres freestyle final, that was also an olympic record and that when made in of the most successful australian 0lympian in history, a phenomenal effort. again, if that wasn't enough she claimed yet another gold after that in the women's four x 100 metre medley relay, that team breaking the olympic record as well so some incredible times in the pool today. emma finishing with seven medals in tokyo, four gold, three bronze. congratulations. really quite an incredible a

before we head to back to the skate pork we head to the pool caeleb dressel shouldered high expectations part of two world records and two olympic records and became the first male swimmer to pull off the so-called sprint triple crown that's golds in the 50 treat, 100 free and 100 fly caeleb is now back in the u.s. and with us tonight. caeleb, thank you so much. c. i saw you of the on the "today" show all morning you've about business all day. has this even processed? >> no, not really. i don't know if i've had too much time or maybe it has, i'm not sure i'm not sure how i'm supposed to be feeling right now, but, yeah, i mean, i definitely enjoyed my time there i really do love japan it's a really special place and now it's always going to have a special place in my heart, you know, the people, the country. them putting a show on that they did even as controversial as it was, you know. it was really fun. i enjoyed my time there. >> you've said before you're never satisfied so how do you top that >> no, i'm not, and this is no exception. i didn't have a perfect race i didn't have a perfec

. >> caeleb dressel from the united states is going to win. >> reporter: on the men's side, caeleb dresselt just crush his competition in the pool. he set a world record of 49.45 in the men's 100-meter butterfly. we spoke to dressel before he left for tokyo, where he told us he's just getting started. >> i've learned a lot about myself. there are still some things, i feel i got a lot of talent left to squeeze out. >> reporter: no other woman could keep up with katie ledecky as she closed out her games with another gold in the 800-meter freestyle. you could feel the joy as she high-fived teammate 15-year-old. swimmer at the olympics. >> fun to see her kick off her olympic career, and i know that she has a very bright future ahead of her as well. >> reporter: team u.s.a. is now focused on gymnastics, where simone biles decided not to participate in the individual vault and uneven bars. that means mykayla skinner gets another chance to compete. now the u.s. is counting on her performance in vault. sunisa lee is set to represent the u.s. on uneven bars. we spoke with biles' former coach, amy b

caeleb dressel certainly one who has been taking advantage of the moment.since the rio olympics he has annihilated his competitions. now an olympic legend is blossoming. 50 meter freestyle, the fastest man in the pool on the planet. caeleb crushed it like christi and boris on a sunday. he took gold with an olympic record time of 21.07 seconds. then the butterfly leg, helping the 4x100 medley relay team win in a record time there. dressel getting his fifth gold medal. three of them in individual events here in tokyo. the only other swimmers to do that, mark spitz and michael phelps. here he is. >> i think the u.s. has been dominant for so many years and for me to have my little stamp on the sport, of course it's special. i don't want to take anything away from michael. i don't want to take anything away from mark. you know, of course i am happy with how i did here. it's not my goal to beat anybody in particular. it's about achieving what i feel like my potential is. >> reporter: dressel adding to his olympic gold medal count, in addition to the two in rio. r

. >>> and my conversation with team usa superstar caeleb dressel. what's next after winning five gold medals here in tokyo? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from tokyo. >> hello, everyone from japan. we'll get to news coming out of the olympics in a few minutes. back home, more than 35 million americans have now tested positive for covid during the pandemic. and tonight the biden administration finally reaching its goal of getting a minimum of 70% of americans at least partially vaccinated as the country plunges deeper beneath a rising new wave of infections. but there are signs tonight vaccine resistance is beginning to crumble as the highly contagious delta variant gravitates to new epicenters. we are well into a fourth wave. we'll get some advice on precautions of what parents of young children should be taking, as well as pregnant women. but we begin our reporting now with miguel almaguer who has late details. >> reporter: as the crisis deepens at hospitals and hot spots, tonight the numbers are stagger

at the olympics the american caeleb dressel has won the men's 50 metres freestyle and 4—by—100 medley from her country ever. she won four golds, and seven medals in total in tokyo. there have been protests across france for a third weekend in a row prompted by the introduction of mandatory covid passes. in paris, police have fired tear gas at protesters — who claim the passes restrict their freedoms. the news comes as france battles its fourth wave of coronavirus infections. nhs england and the body that regulates healthcare products

a fifth gold medal for caeleb dressel. he also reached gold in the men's 50 meter free style. securing gold in the 1,500 meter free style. team usa still celebrating katie ledecky's gold medal, katie the most gold medals for any swimmer, except for michael phelps. ledecky and team captain allison schmidt swimming to silver in the 4 by 200 meter free style relay. schmidt earning her tenth medal. tell us what's it like to get into the double digits of medaling. >> i don't know if i can put that into words yet. i'm trying to big on affirmations, self-affirmations. one of my self-affirmations is i'm proud of what my body is capable to do. katie ledecky is a legend. i'm grateful that i get to be in the same pool as her. we've been on the same relay together and i look forward to what else she has to accomplish. >> reporter: track and field also making headlines. team jamaica sweeping the 100 meter. elaine thompson-hera breaking a 33-year-old olympic record set by florence griffith joyner, better known as flo-joe. gold medal favorite sha'carri richardson pulled from the games over a

american swimmer caeleb dressel.ooh. yeah, so there's -- there's a few but usually the memories i get to bring back home with me have nothing to do with the pool. it's fun competing. it's fun getting to do what i love to do but camp, we had camp in hawaii for i think we were there a little over two weeks then we had a little minicamp in tokyo before we got sent off to the village. i would say some of the highlights were team usa becoming team usa. peple have different college program, different states all coming together for about three weeks before you get to compete together as team usa and the memories that we've made along that whole month, i think one of them is some of the guys taught some of the girls how to play poker. >> ah. >> the person i was with brooke and she was out second to last, i feel bad. i was a bad coach in that situation but that was probably one of the highlights for me. >> that's cool. >> a lot of mario kart, a lot of mario tennis. ares about the gold medal? [ laughter ] >> poker. >> yeah, i

caeleb dressel has been incredible for team usa and he's heading home after getting gold in all three of his solo events and two more in relays. five total gold medals for dressel. sunday, dressel's first swim in the 50 meter freestyle, winning gold with an olympic record time. dressel said that was his warmup for the men's 4x100 medley relay. he swam the butterfly leg and helped the u.s. set a world record to wrap up the swimming events in tokyo. the u.s. men have never lost the 4x100 medley relay, they've won it all 15 times after going three for three, dressel becomes only the third man to win gold in three individual swimming events at one olympics, joining michael phelps and mark spitz. >> i think the u.s. has been dominant for so many years, and for me to have my little stamp on the sport, of course it's special. i don't want to take anything away from michael, i don't want to take anything away from mark. you know, of course i'm happy with how i did here. it's not my goal to beat anybody in particular. it's about achieving what i feel like my potential is. >> australia's emma m

how she returned on her own terms. >>> caeleb dressel came out with five gold medals.ing olympic >>tirst here'today's eye 8:00. imon biltiompetition nearly one week after she dropped out of several events. >> simone biles now has seven olympic medals, the most by any american female gymnast. >>> hospital workers tell me they are struggling to keep up with the highest numbers of covid patients they have seen since the start of the pandemic. >>> a week ago, officers provided harrowing testimony about their terrifying experiences on january 6. now the d.c. police department is mourning a loss of two of their own to suicide. >>> officials say they are actively looking for a legal path to renew that eviction ban, but so far the white house is coming up short, urging states and cities to take action. >>> a woman accidentally dropped her sunglasses in an enclosure at a zoo in i undersndonesia. this is now an affectionate icon. she flicked away her baby's hand when he tried to take them off her face. >> the zoo people prompted her to throw them back. >> i love that video becau

caeleb dressel is a beast but as close as we can physically get give us some tips. >> yes, upper body we have a push/press from brendan. as you're doing this you're exhaling as you're pressing the weight over your head and definitely feeling it. he feels it. a bench over row. as you're doing this, it's super important that you have a long line from the top of your head right down to your tailbone really working and pulling through that back. then bobby right here working on his tricep, backs of arms dropping it to the back of your neck and pressing it straight up going for the gold. >> i've been working my tris. it's hard to get into the suit. >> you did well over a thousand. tuesdays is arms and back. >> surfer carissa moore made us all proud. the first woman in history to win gold for the newly added olympic sport. i imagine you need all your muscles working overtime on the board. what's a full body workout? >> yes, certainly, so surfing is asolutely a full body workout, so we got to kick it really into high gear with some agility and some speed. brendan is going to give us skaters.

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. >> reporter: caeleb dressel once again winning gold in the men's 50 meter free style. >> proud of every swim, every effort i put in the water. >> reporter: usa swimming also picked up gold in the men's relay race, and the women picked up silver. now team usa turns its attention to track and field, including lgbtq athlete raven saunders who won silver in the shot put, but also won hearts with her multi-colored hair, hulk mask and self-love attitude. u.s. golfer vander schauffeles . meanwhile simone biles will not compete in the individual floor final. she could still participate, though, in beam. jericka? >> jamie yuccas covering it all for us in tokyo. thank you. >>> smoke from wildfires in california and across the west prompted the posting today of air quality and health alerts in several states, including portions of colorado, wyoming and washington state. and smoke from fires burning in canada triggered pollution alerts in wisconsin, minnesota, and iowa. extreme heat is fueling fierce wildfires overseas. more than 100 fires broke out across turkey. some near popular tourist destinat

. >>> caeleb dressel dominating the tokyo olympics winning five gold medals. 4x1 medley relay. only three other male swimmers have done that what's next for one of the biggest names in sports? i'll ask him when he joins us on the news tomorrow right here >>> if you're just tuning in for track and field or beach volleyball, we're glad to have you. we hope you'll be with us tomorrow night for "the news." week nights at 7:00 eastern. right now, let the games begin >>> it is 5:00 a.m. at cnbc headquarters top five at 5:00 masks and boosters all having investors on edge >>> senate democrats threatening the summer recess as the infrastructure bill hangs in the balance. >>> a big gaming crackdown beijing taking another swing at the red hot sector bringing with the number of stocks down with it >>> no lovfo

. >> reporter: for swimming, superstar caeleb dressel once again winning gold in the men's 50 meter free style. >> i am proud of every swim, every effort i put in the water. >> reporter: u.s.a. swimming also picked up gold in the men's relay race and the women picked up silver. >> reporter: now, team u.s.a. turns its attention to track and field. including l.g.b.t.q. athlete raven saunders, who won silver in the shot put but also won hearts with her multicolored hair, hulk mask and self-love attitude. u.s. golfer xander schauffele won the first gold medal for the united states since 1904. meanwhile, simone biles will not compete in the individual floor final. she could still participate, though, in beam. jericka. >> duncan: jamie yuccas, covering it all for us in tokyo, thank you. smoke from wildfires in california and across the west prompted the posting today of air quality and health alerts in several states including portions of colorado, wyoming and washington state. and smoke from fires burning in canada triggered pollution alerts in wisconsin, minnesota and iowa. extreme heat is f

at the olympics, the american caeleb dressel has won the men's 50 metres freestyle and 4 by 100 medleyelay with a new world record time. australian emma mckeon has becomed the most decorated swimmer from her country ever. she won four golds and seven medals in total in tokyo. now on bbc news: ahead of the paralympics injapan, the bbc�*s disability correspondent introduces us to five people who have experienced important moments in the history of disability. hello, i'm nikki fox. thanks forjoining me at the queen elizabeth olympic park here in london ahead of the summer 2020 paralympic games. in this special edition of witness history, we're looking back at some important moments in the recent history of disability and sport. coming up: a medallist who competed at the first paralympic games. we'll hear about the special olympics for those with learning disabilities. away from sport, we'll find out why students at america's deaf only university shut down their campus. plus, we'll hear about the specially designed carfor disabled people that was both terrifying and exhilarating. but first

at the olympics the american caeleb dressel has won the men's 50 metres freestyle and 4—by—100 medleyay with a new world record time. australian emma mckeon has becomed the most decorated swimmer from her country ever. she won four golds, and seven medals in total in tokyo. there have been protests across france for a third weekend in a row prompted by the introduction of mandatory covid passes. in paris, police have fired tear gas at protesters — who claim the passes restrict their freedoms. the news comes as france battles its fourth wave of coronavirus infections. nhs england and the body that regulates healthcare products are issuing new guidance on pulse oxygen metres — also known as oximeters — after it was found that the device can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin. with more here's our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. ranjit senghera—marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. so basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in... she'd been monitoring her levels at home with a pu

at the olympics the american caeleb dressel has won the men's 50 metres freestyle and 4—by—100 medleyay with a new world record time. emma mckeon is australia's golden girl at the games as she becomes the most decorated swimmer from her country ever. winning four golds, and seven medals in total. there have been protests across france for a third weekend in a row prompted by the introduction of mandatory covid passes. in paris, police have fired tear gas at protesters, who claim the passes restrict their freedoms. the news comes as france battles its fourth wave of coronavirus infections. now on bbc news, click. this week, we are in iceland to fly over a red—hot volcano. and then chill out with some beautiful scenery. also at a gas—powered bitcoin mine in the us. and how safe is your electric car charger from hackers? it is the land of fire and ice. where the earth is literally splitting apart. this is iceland, home to so much amazing scenery created by the superheated rock that lurks just below the surface. as recently as march this year, a new volcano has been erupting and attractin

the american swimmer caeleb dressel is being celebrated as one of the greatest ever olympians after winninga new olympic record in the men's 50m freestyle. yulimar rojas of venezuela broke the world record in the women's triple jump, which had stood since 1995. she'd already secured the gold medal when she claimed the new record with her final jump. and two athletes agreed to share the gold medal in the men's highjump after a thrilling two—hour contest. qatar's mutaz essa barshim and italy's gianmarco tamberi couldn't be separated after completing their rounds, and chose instead to share gold rather than have a jump—off. and team gb is currently sixth in the medal table with 32 medals — 10 of them gold. let's return to tokyo. dan roan�*s there. we are at the halfway stage, how would you sum up how they have been going? would you sum up how they have been auoin ? would you sum up how they have been oiiin ? ., , , would you sum up how they have been auoin ? ., , , ., going? clive, it has been a fascinating _ going? clive, it has been a fascinating weekend. - going? clive, it has been a l fasc

in swimming, caeleb dressel and katie ledecky notched more wins for the u.s. team.ssel broke the 100-meter butterfly world record, and ledecky won her third consecutive gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle this morning. she closes out the tokyo olympics with two golds and two silver medals. and in the track and field competition, jamaica's elaine thompson-herah broke the olympic 100-meter dash record set by florence griffith-joyner more than 30 years ago. she defended her gold medal th a finishing time of 10.61 seconds. it was a jamaican sweep of the race, with shelly-ann fraser- pryce taking silver and shericka jackson winning bronze. >> sreenivasan: for more national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: the federal ban on evictions is set to expire tonight. a last-minute effort by house democrats to extend the moratorium failed late yesterday. missouri democratic representative cori bush, who previously struggled with homelessness, spent the night on the capitol steps in a push for the senate to extend the ban. the moratorium was pu

the americans broke the world record to win it, caeleb dressel ending his olympics with five gold medalseir best swimming haul at a games. they've won eight medals in all. unfortunately not all good news for gb on day 9. great britain were beaten by india in the men's hockey quarterfinals. there was only one goal in it coming to the end of the fourth quarter before hardik singh struck to seal a 3—1 win for india and book them a place in the semis for the first time in 41 years. gb captain adam dixon says it's his last game for the side. we really push the indian team their right to the bitter end and i think, ijust wish we right to the bitter end and i think, i just wish we could right to the bitter end and i think, ijust wish we could have gone through that again and that first half was a little bit slow and i think that meant we were always chasing in that game and it's so hard to chase in hockey, especially when a team wants to sit deep and a team like india who are well organised and soak up pressure, i felt we gave it a good crack but just not quite enough on today. so this is how t

the american swimmer, caeleb dressel, is being celebrated as one of the greatest olympians, after winningedals in his six events. today, he set a new olympic record, in the men's 50m freestyle. and two athletes agreed to share the gold medal in the men's highjump, after a thrilling two—hour contest. qatar's mutaz essa barshim, and italy's gianmarco tamberi couldn't be separated after theirjumps, and chose instead to share gold, rather than have a jump off. italy has won its first ever gold medal in the 100m, with victory for marcelljacobs. but there was frustration for team gb�*s zharnel hughes, the first british man to reach a 100m final since sydney in 2000. he was disqualifed, after a false start. here's our sports editor, dan roan. empty seats but one of the most watched events in world sport. the men's 100 metre final remains among the biggest moments of any olympics. for the last three games, one man dominated. the champion becomes a legend! but after usain bolt�*s retirement, who would now follow in the fastest of footsteps? zharnel hughes... britain had theirfirst finalist since s

on the final day in the pool, us swimmer caeleb dressel took his gold medal tally to five. men's 50 metres freestyle in an olympic record time then going on to break the world record as part of the men's 4x100 medley relay team. american xander schauffele clinched the men's golf gold medal in a nail—biting final day that has gone to a seven—way play—off for the bronze medal. ireland's rory mcilroy and team gb�*s paul casey are now in the sudden—death knockout for third, along with japan's masters champion hideki matsuyama. and a remarkable story in the women's shot put. making history as the first athlete to compete in five different olympic shot put finals, new zealand's dame valarie adams took bronze, capping a remarkable comeback to the top level of her sport after the birth of her second child in 2019. a wonderful story and she really is a hero back home. and, the american gymnast, simone biles has withdrawn from another olympic event — this time in the final of the floor exercise — as she continues to focus on her mental health. we are awaiting further news from team u

dressel? i think not. he posted a wonderful swim in the 50 metre freestyle final —— caeleb.laimed an olympic record with a time of 0lympic record with a time of 21 - 07 0lympic record with a time of 21 — 07 and also an olympic world record, an olympic record, rather, i'm getting all tongue—tied! in the women's 50 metres, freestyle. emma mckeon, 23.81, making herthe metres, freestyle. emma mckeon, 23.81, making her the most successful australian 0lympian in history. an incredible feat. six medals so far in tokyo, three gold, three bronze and she mayjust add another to the collection in the four x 100 medley relay which is going to take place injust a medley relay which is going to take place in just a few minutes' time. it take place in just a few minutes' time. it really is incredible. _ we've also got that all—important men's 100m sprint. yes, the blue ribbon event of the olympic games. week two, the olympic games. week two, the athletics, what more could you ask for? usain bolt will not be there, the first time since 2004. who will bring the drama and excitement? they are

in the mix for that us team was superstar caeleb dressel.e has been incredible to watch, incredible speedin been incredible to watch, incredible speed in the water. you would think you might have been tired after his final win in you might have been tired after his finalwin in the you might have been tired after his final win in the 50 metres, but he claimed the olympic record in the time of 21.07. he finished the games with a remarkable five gold medals. similar celebrations in terms of swimming for the aussie camp as well, and olympic record broken in the women's 50 metre freestyle by australia post mac emma mckeon in the time of 23.81. i am super proud, a little bit of aussie bias creeping in, emma now the most successful australian 0lympian of all time, which is an incredible feat. she also backed up that 50 metres freestyle win with a win in the women's follow 100 medley relay, the aussie team claiming and olympic record in that race as well —— 4x100 medley relay. iii record in that race as well -- 4x100 medley relay-— record in that ra

us hotshot caeleb dressel backed a world record yesterday in the 100m butterfly event, looking to addd at tokyo, but can he make it five? we will have to wait duncan scott is searching for success in the man's relay. 0ne success in the man's relay. one of the main events, the men's 100 metres sprint. it of the main events, the men's 100 metres sprint.— 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon _ 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon event, - 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon event, we - 100 metres sprint. it is the blue ribbon event, we all l 100 metres sprint. it is the - blue ribbon event, we all think of athletics and we think of week two, and for the first time since 2004 the 100 metres sprint will take place without usain bolt. i'm not sure what we will do without him what we will look for in terms of the drama, it could open up a clean slate, canada �*s andre degrass, he finished third, and from team usa, treyvon is the favourite, tipped by usain bolt himself, we will have to see how he shakes up, but certainly it would be a remarkable race to watch. blood sweat and tea

caeleb dressel all the best, good luck to you and your family and thank you for your time. >> yes, sir. thanks y'all. >> and safe travels. if you're just tuning in for men's volleyball or skateboarding, they are coming up and we hope you'll be with us tomorrow night for "the news." right here on cnbc at 7:00 p.m right now, lets the games begin. >>> it is 5 a.m. at cnbc global headquarters and here is your top 5 at 5 dealing with delta the fda preparing to grant full approval for one vaccine at the center of the fight against covid-19 this as the cdc unveils its own plan to help struggling families hit hardest by the virus pandemic covid concerns not doing much to stop wall street's record run. futures search for direction this morning after another record breaking day. back from the brink. shares of robin hood surging in the pre-market less that a week after its less than stellar market debut and a new boom for bitcoin. how the $1 trillion infrastructure bill could help millions, yes, help millions of crypto investors when it comes to their taxes it's wednesday, august 4th, 2021, and y

at the olympics, the american caeleb dressel has won the men's 50 metres freestyle and 4 by 100 medleylds and seven medals in total in tokyo. now on bbc news: ahead of the paralympics injapan,

and caeleb dressel is heading back to the united states with some extra weight in his luggage.n five gold medals here in tokyo. seven for his career. the achievement is legendary. he's one of three american male swimmers to win three individual golds a single olympics. i caught up with him as he was on his way to the airport talking about this success. it was worth it. all the good and the bad from the past five years. every training i've been doing since age five. as long as you're learning something, i think it's the most important thing with the sport or anything in life, really. >>> and now like dressel, all athletes have an incredible will and drive to show the world the best of what they can do. the dutch runner bumped into another runner and fell down. but she got back up and picked up the pace and thinking of the lost ground to win the heat! pulling off one of the most impressive comebacks in the games to keep her medal choices alive. she's also competing in the 10,000 and 5,000 meter events. she could compete in six races just over 20 miles. >>> the olympic spirit on d

>> swimming royalty right here, caeleb dressel and all five of his new medals >> the fun part, racinguhammad one-two? >> three olympic medals. >> you smiled like you knew that was money. >> gabby thomas. her smile said it all. >> what a lovely sign of sportsmanship. >> those are my favorite parts of the olympic games, moments just like that >> and friends decide they will shab the celebration >> is that amazing >> i love it >> breaking news, simone biles is out of the team competition first just tell me you're okay >> yes, i'm okay >> what you guys did in that moment, nothing short of incredible >> wow suni lee >> the olympic all-around gold winner >> did you ever imagine that you would be leaving here with a medal in every single color? >> no. >> jade carey, gold medal. >> it was like gymnastics palooza. >> being an og of the team, i want to do this for us >> simone biles is back. >> whooo >> at the end of the day, we're not just athletes or entertainment. we're human, too, and we have real emotions. >> hands in the air like you just don't care! >> carissa moore, aloha and congratula

there came the rise of caeleb dressel and suni lee and a bright promise of others.x's two medals raised her to five games. it makes her the most decorated track athlete in american history. there was the enduring excellence of usa basketball, extending record championship runs for both the men's and women's teams. nine medals from u.s. wrestlers, and the breakthrough gold for the american women's volleyball team. the united states once again on top of the world with 113 total medals including a leading 39 gold ahead of china and the russian olympic committee. meanwhile, thousands gathered near the eiffel tower yesterday to celebrate the handover of the olympic flag from tokyo to paris which will host the summer games in 2024, but not before the olympic torch passing through beijing for the winter games in less than six months away. >>> turning now to be able, toronto blue jays hosting the boston red sox, two runs, two outs, two runners on base. george springer connects for a three-run go-ahead homer. toronto hangs on to beat boston, 9-8. they beat them out of four g

seven-time olympic gold medalist caeleb dressel is back home from tokyo and back in the pool but as you can see, his black lab jane also joined him. there she goes. she leaps into the water. dressel swims in the lane with a toy. jane, of course, swims behind him finally catching up. dressel, of course, also a fellow university of florida alum so go gators. >>> much more head on "today in the bay." coming up, fighting flames from the air and on the ground. the quick action from east bay firefighters on a fast-moving fire which threatened homes and put neighbors on edge. plus, schools have spent millions to keep their indoor air covid-free, so why are some school leaders now afraid to use all that pricey equipment they just bought using your tax dollars? we investigate next. it's the biggest sale of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it's the most comfortable, dually-adjustable, foot-warming, temperature-balancing, proven quality night sleep we've ever made. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 0% interest for 36 months. ends monday. >>> good

as the swimming races were wrapping up, caeleb dressel from team usa really cleaned up with five golds. was in third place when it came to gogold medals. katie ledecky has two gold, two silver. she's been away for more than a year to focus on her training. a shock win for italy. >> katie ledecky, a hometown hero for those of us in the dmv area. we're learning of a belarusian sprinter who asked the ioc for help from being returned to her home country against her will. what's going on here? >> reporter: there are two schools of thought. this is the belarusian sprinter, who she was basically reassigned at the last minute from the 200 meter to the 4 x 4 meter relay that she hadn't been practicing for. apparently she threw quite a fit, to such an extent that the belarusian national olympic committee told her to pack her bags and go home and they withdrew her application for competing. they say it was strictly because of her breakdown. she says she was being basically forced back to a country where it's going to be dangerous for her because she was speaking out against the government, becau

olympic swimmer caeleb dressel has five gold medals to his name from tokyo, but the real star in the swimming skills of his labrador retriever pup jane even starting on the block like a true olympian and doing a quick 25-meter run barking the whole way and caeleb posted it to his instagram writing, quote, someone check the time to 25. she's built to float. not for speed. >> as if the guy couldn't be more all-american. he has to roll out the adorable dog. >> he's very likable. >>> "gma's" two hours now on saturday. coming up fred taking aim at florida with strong winds answer and heavy rain. rob will have the latest. saturday. coming up fred taking aim at florida with strong winds answer heavy rain, rob will have the >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning, everybody. i am liz kreutz. service plan changes go into effect today. a 16 bus routes have been restored from 5:00 p.m. until midnight, and those including the metrorail, 31 balboa, 52 excelsior, and 66 plan tara. resources previously tied up by covid-19 restrictions,

we've seen great swimming here especially from caeleb dressel. dominating.n olympic record 21.07 seconds. then got income pool to swim the butterfly leg of the medley replay. that was a new world record! usa and dressel winning another gold. dressel getting his fifth gold medal. so dressel adding to his gold medal count in addition to the two in rio. the good of women's swimming? katie ledecky. bringing two golds and two silvers home. giving her a total of ten in her career. i asked katie about her reflections. we found out her celebratory meal. it wasn't sushi. >> it's an amazing feeling to be bringing home two golds and two silvers here and to compete in my third olympics. it's something i never imagined when i first started swimming. >> what do g.o.a.t.s eat? >> healthy. [ laughter ] >> after years of sacrifice and discipline, a celebratory meal. how will you relax now it's over? >> i had a hamburger after i was done. it tasted good. i'll enjoy spending time with family and friends and telling them stories. >> simone biles made an incredible impact on the

swimmer caeleb dressel closed out an historic showing by winning his fourth and fifth gold medals.hael phelps. outside the pool, shauf lay held off several challengers in golf. and simone biles has now withdrawn from the floor final. usa gymnastics says she'll make a decision on whether she'll compete on the beam later this week. >>> the best women's swimmer of all time is american katie ledecky. she brings two golds and two silvers back home. that gives her ten olympic medals in her career. the only with six individual golds. coy wire sat down with her earlier today. >> it's an amazing feeling to be bringing home two golds and two silvers and to have competed in my third olympics. that's something i never would have imagined when i first started swimming. >> reporter: what do goats eat? >> healthy. >> reporter: but after years of sacrifice and discipline, a celebratory meal. and how are you just going to relax now that this is over? >> i did have a hamburger after i was done. that tasted good. but yeah, i'm just going to enjoy spending time with my family and friends and telling t

caeleb dressel, one of the real breakout stars of these games, set the olympic record to win the freestylee men's 4 tiemds 100 medley relay that sends him team home with five gold with a remarkable 14 consecutive games. meanwhile bobby finke once again wins the men's 1500 free style which along with katie ledecky's win completes an unprecedented sweep of the distance swimming in tokyo. golfer zander schauffele has never won a major, but he's now an olympic champion. the 27-year-old held his league over 56 golfers yesterday including a record-setting round from slovakia's sabbatini. he finished 18th in the tournament and brings home the gold medal. >>> meanwhile simone biles will compete in what would have been her sixth event. usa gymnastics confirmed biles will return for tomorrow's individual final on the balance beam. she most recently pulled out of this morning's events after bowing out of the team final, individual all around, vault, and uneven bars. with biles out of the competition. team competition jade carey is a top contender for gold in the floor event. meanwhile all around gold

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swimmer caeleb dressel won his fourth and fifth gold medals.ool, zander shaufl taking the gold in golf. he held off several challengers close behind him. simone biles has withdrawn from the floor final. usa gymnastics says she'll make a decision on whether she will compete on the beam later this week. >>> up next, he spent three months in the hospital battling coronavirus and almost didn't make it. now this indiana man is on a mission to get others vaccinated. >> healthy people don't get sick, and i have proved that wrong. someone once told me, that i should get used to people staring. so i did. it's okay, you can stare. when you're a two-time gold medalist, it comes with the territory. what's on the horizon? the answers lie beyond the roads we know. we recognize that energy demand is growing, and the world needs lower carbon solutions to keep up. at chevron, we're working to find new ways forward, like through our venture capital group. backing technologies like electric vehicle charging, carbon capture and even nuclear fusion. we may not know

american swimming phenom, caeleb dressel, i think i just read a quote from him saying it's not about the medals. >> i tell you what, dressel has certainly etched his name in the record books and will be remembered for a long time for this performance in tokyo. went out with a bang. dressel just been incredible for team usa this entire olympics and he is heading home after getting gold in all three of his solo events and two more in the relays for five, total. and on sunday, dressel, first, swimming in the 50-meter freestyle. the 24-year-old winning gold with an olympic-record time in that event. dressel later said that that was his warmup for the men's 4-by-100 medley relay. he swam the butterfly leg. helped the u.s. set a world record to wrap up the swimming events there, in tokyo. the u.s. men have never lost the 4 by 100 medley relay. they have won it all 15 times and after going three for three in his solo races, dressel, he becomes only the third man to win gold in three-individual swimming events at one olympics joining michael phelps and mark spitz. >> i think the u.s. has bee

olympic track and field athlete ever with 11 felix has been a bright spot with katy ledecky and caeleb dressel. those two splashed in the pool winning combined nine medals lydia jacoby won a gold and silver for team usa. only alaskan ever to medal in the pool got a hero welcome in the hometown of seward you can see the crowd gathering to catch a flivrps of their olympic champion but a lot of attention on simone biles who brought home the bronze in the balance people after taking a week off to focus on mental health in her absence sunny lee stepped up and became the first asianen american and the fiskt consecutive gymnast to win the title. no one cheered louder than family and friends at home in oakdale minnesota, the crowd erupt flg celebration when she clinched dwod gold and the fencer lee kieffer, the first american woman to win gold in individual foil but she wasn't the only one to make history in tokyo three other teenagers became olympic champions in three new events spain's 18-year-old alberto ines lopez in mean's speed climbing japan's 13-year-old in street skate boarding she became the