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

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. >> and he'll do it with a royal rutger for dressel >> swimming superstar caeleb dressel returning homefrom tokyo with five gold medals. and fresh off his flight, he's making our plaza his first stop. >>> plus, welcome to the kindness games, from athlete praising their rivals to literally lifting each other up and even agreeing to share the gold >> yeah! >> a closer look at the touching acts of sportsmanship that are defining the tokyo olympics today, tuesday, august 3rd, 2021 >> host. >> he's done it! >> the united states has beaten germany. >> that was fabulous incredible she is so powerful >> the world has never seen a run like that before >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with savannah guthrie from rockefeller plaza and hoda kotb from tokyo, japan. >> hey, guys welcome to "today. so happy that you are joining us on a tuesday morning, tuesday night in tokyo savannah, it is a good, good night. i mean, simone biles, she did it delivered, honey she did it it was remarkable. she came into the competition. she got a bronze medal on the

dressel trying to hold off in lane five and caleb dressel will get it done again.her gold for dressel and the united states! and with that stunning performance, olympic swimmer caleb dressel won yet another gold medal in tokyo. he also set a new olympic record for the race finishing the 50 meter freestyle in just over 21 seconds drop the microphone. in all the 24-year-old won five gold medals in these games. that puts him in the elite company of stars like michael phelps. in addition to setting olympic records he set a new individual record in the 100 meter butterfly final. he joins us at the table. good morning to you, caleb. >> congratulations. what an olympics. >> we were so excited for you to be here because i'm wondering, what's it like floating on cloud 9. i would imagine you're still processing it. >> definitely still processing. i still haven't gotten home yet. i got to home soil. florida is my home. just a short flight away. then it will hit me harder when i can settle in. >> i always wondered what it was like we were watching meagan saying, i love you so

caeleb dressel sprinting his way to two more golds in the pool. and a surprise silver for mykayla skinner on the vault, stepping in for simone biles. biles has one more chance for a medal in these games. will she return to competition? james longman is in tokyo for us, tracking it all. >> reporter: tonight, simone biles has just one more shot at a medal in tokyo. after withdrawing from the floor exercise, usa gymnastics saying in a statement biles "will make a decision on beam later this week." adding, "either way, we're all behind you, simone." the gold medal favorite's decision to pull out of the individual vault, opening the door for teammate mykayla skinner. the 24-year-old on the verge of retirement, taking home a surprise silver. >> this has seriously been such an honor to be able to step in for simone and be able to win this medal. >> reporter: and all-around gold medalist suni lee settling for bronze in the uneven bars after a shaky routine. team usa finishing off strong in the pool, with caeleb dressel adding to his medal count. >> and ca

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 mckeon closing her olympics in record fashion, winning her sixth and seventh med

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 been dominant, for so many years. and for me to have my -- 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 -- from mark. you know? and, 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. >> yeah. dress -- dressel, humble there but definitely

: 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 gold. it was an incredible moment to be there in the arena. i was lucky, i had a chance to chat with jade a couple minutes after she won the gold in the floor exercise he

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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

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

calaeb dressel dominated from the start in the 50-meter freestyle. >> dressel will get it done again. another gold for dressel of the united states! >> the men won another gold when the u.s. broke the world record in the medley relay becoming only one of five american men to win five or more gold medals in a single olympics. >> i did everything i could. everything was left in that pool. i think my body might still be in the pool right now. i'm just a shell walking around right now. >> reporter: adding to the golden glory, bobby finke. >> took the medal in the 800 and he'll beat it all in the 15. >> the first 1,500 gold medal the u.s. men have won in 37 years. you hit that final turn, and it's like you're being shot out of a rocket. >> it's always a dog fight so we worked on that a lot this past year. >> it's the same way he won the 1 up-meter as well, surprising everyone. the what were your expectations coming into this game? >> if i'm going to be honest, i was not really expecting to medal. >> in other words standing here with those around your neck was not really what you thought wa

. >> 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

in the pool, americans katie ledecky and caleb dressel adding to their medal hauls. >> katie ledecky will win her third straight olympic gold in the women's 800 free. >> reporter: and she may not be done yet. >> i want to go to paris, and i want to keep representing our country at this level. >> caleb dressel is trying to get his second individual gold of these games and he'll do it! >> reporter: dressel breaking his own world record in the 100-meter butterfly. >> it took a world record to win the olympic final. >> reporter: but he and the rest of the inaugural mixed relay team failed to podium. jamaica sweeping the women's 100-meter dash after gold medal favorite, sha-carrie richardson, was pulled from the games after a positive drug test. elaine thompson-hera beating florence griffith joyner's 33-year-old olympic record. covid is making its mark on these games. tokyo recording over 4,000 cases today, an increase of over 200% from last week. american pole vaulter matt ludwig had just 40 hours to get to tokyo from the u.s. after his teammate, sam kendricks, tested positive for covid

caleb dressell. we bring such phenomenalspeed. he caleb dressell. we bring such phenomenal speed. you would think you might have been tired because he was backing up following the 50 metres freestyle event. he finished thatjust outside of world record pace but he did claim the olympic record in a time of 21.07 and finished the games in a remarkable five gold medals. similar celebrations for the aussie camp as well in the swimming, an olympic record broken in the women's 50 metre freestyle final as well, that was the aussie emma mckeon, a time of 23.81. that win made emma the most successful australian 0lympian in history. can you tell my bias just starting to creep in there just a touch? but i think it is for good reason. emma then backed up as well in the women's four x 100 medley relay. the icing on the cake for them, the aussie girl claiming gold and as far as emma was concerned it was four gold medals and three bronze, so seven altogether for tokyo. bronze, so seven altogether for to 0. �* ., bronze, so seven altogether for to 0. �* . ., tokyo. brilliant achievement for her. t

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

usa and dressel winning another gold. dressel getting his fifth gold medal.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 games i think we're seeing how powerful mind is. there's not many people in the world who say they have navigate what you have in your career. when you've felt those moments, what got you through them? how did you navigate the situations? >> i try to just stay focussed on my ow

caleb dressel doing caleb dressel things today, he wins the 50 meter free, turns around, and once thehey broke a record doing that today. now, he has won two more gold medals. and i want to make sure i get this right. right after he won the fifth gold medal, he says, i am proud of myself. i feel like i reached what my potential would be, here at these games. yes, i think it is safe to say, he has reached his potential! >> [laughs] he is very subtle with that, you know? but it is a nice, humble brag. so, laura, today is a big day for track and field. many people are looking at trayvon bromell, as he looks to take the title of the world's fastest man from usain bolt. there is something about those island boys, as i know? >> oh! i see that accent there? okay? what is really cool about this -- [laughs] one is really cool about his story, in 2016, in rio, you might remember, he tore his achilles tendon. so, a lot of people do not think he'd be able to come back he has we have, didn't he needs to do. and now five years later, he actually won the olympic trials in the men's 100 meter so he h

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plus, olympic streak: america's cealeb dressel is golden yet again while a speedster born in texas shocked the world on the track. big city comeback, why predictions of a pandemic demise may be premature. and later, the photographer fighting to save the wild horses of the american west. >> they need our voices. this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york, here's jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. america's covid recovery has hit a road block, today dr. fauci said this surge driven by the delta variant will get worse. infections are spiking across the country. hospitalizations and deaths are also rising. more shots are going into arms but only about half of us are fully vaccinated. cbs' lilia luciano is in west hollywood with the latest. >> reporter: thank you, jericka. now l.a. county has 45% higher hospitalizations in just one week and there are more than a thousand vaccination sites in the hopes that more people will get their shots and finally stop the spread. tonight, there's no end in sight for the covid summer surge. cases are climbing but that's

incredible games for caleb dressel. >> finally, coy. no usain bolt.m for jamaicans. >> yes. the race to become the fastest woman on the planet. it's always one of those anticipated events of the summer games. this year there was added drama with shah keir ri richardson. jamaica making a huge statement finishing 1, 2, 3. elaine thompson era breaking florence joyner's record by .01 of a second. sharika jackson took the bronze for jamaica. the past five olympic games, robin, they have won 13 of the 15 medals in the women's 100 meter sprint. incredible. >>> just fantastic. amazing accomplishment. coy wire, thank you so much. >>> so despite high hopes, novak djokovic is leaving tokyo empty handed. the world number one will be returning to serbia without winning any medals. djokovic withdrew from his mixed doubles due to injury. as a result, others competed. djokovic smashed his racquet. he still has a shot at receiving a rare calendar grand slam at the u.s. open in later years. >>> we're halfway through the olympic games and japan is counting record high c

. >> reporter: big wins for caleb dressel and team usa. u.s.g gold in the men's me there medley relay. dressel coming out on top on the freestyle and setting an olympic record. he earned another gold medal after setting a world record in the men's 100 meter butterfly. >> mentally it got easier as the race went on to get in my group. >> dressel has earned five gold medals in tokyo. team usa also coming out on top in the men's 1500 meter freestyle. robert think taken the gold. >> i came in not expecting to medal. i was trying to do my best to make the finals. to come out of it with two golds means the world to me. >> in the women's 4 x 100 meter medley relay, team usa taking silver after a close loss to australia. on the basketball court, kevin durant propelled the men's team to a 119 and 84 win over the czech republic. clinching a spot in the 18 knockout brown. in women's gymnastics, simone biles withdrawing from the final a floor exercise. she already pulled out of the uneven bars in the fall. michaela skinner will take her place on sunday. bil

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

. >>> 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

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 morning. sunday, august 15th. it's "today in the bay." thanks for waking up with us. you're taking a live look right now at downtown san jose. i'm bigad shaban in for kira klapper

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

she'll make a decision on that later in the week. merican so mccaleb dressel described the pressure of the limb, picks his terrifying but worth it of the finishing of his campaign with 2 more gold medals on sunday us starkly gold and took care with a great butterfly leg and the men for by 100 meet them medley rely as his team set a world record. earlier dressel setting and limping record as the one the men 50 metre, free australians, emma emma can set to olympic records one in the fifty's of free. so and another in the full by 100 meter metal relay that makes it for gold. so mccann at these games with 3 bronze medal 2. she's just the 2nd woman when 7 metals of any color at a single gain. tennis saw alexander very says there is nothing better than winning gold. at the olympics, he won the men's singles title with a straightforward win of rushes. karen catching off in the final straits at 636. 1 is the biggest title of his career. having never won a grand slam, there is nothing better than this, i think because as i said, you know, playing for yourself, you're playing for, for everybody

at the tokyo olympics, the us swimmer caeleb dressel has won the men's 50 metres freestyle.women's event was won by emma mckeon of australia — her third gold. in the next hour, new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern will make a formal apology for police raids which disproportionately targeted pacific communities in the 1970s. the so—called �*dawn raids�* were carried out to find, convict and deport people from the pacific islands suspected of overstaying their visas, but never those from the uk or the us. dr karanina sumeo is the equal employment 0pportunities commissioner for the new zealand human rights commission, and herself a samoan—new zealander. she joins us now from auckland town hall, where this apology event is taking place shortly. thank you very much for making the time for us. ring us up to speed, what with these dawn raids back in the 1970s? —— bring. raids back in the 1970s? -- brina. . ~' raids back in the 1970s? -- brina. . ~ ., . bring. thank you for having me on. they essentially _ bring. thank you for having me on. they essentially involved i on. they

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

on the final day in the pool, us swimmer caeleb dressel took his gold medal tally to five.he 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. and there was record—breaking success for team gb swimmers too. 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. and a remarkable story in the women's shotput. 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. from another olympic event — this time in the final 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. and in the last few minutes, brazil's rebeca andrade has clinched the women's gymnastics vault gold medal, bringing brazil its f

some of dressel's team usa colleagues were impressed with her speed. earlier this year. when he was on the plaza last week, he was so excited to get home to see his dog. i can see why. >> all we were missing is the superimposed u.s. flag. >> right. >> that was fun. >>> dylan, thanks. just ahead, freeing britney. what the legal team for britney spears is saying about her father finally agreeing to step father finally agreeing to step down as her conrvatorse look at you! getting back to normal. or at least your 2021 version of what normal should be. and no matter what that is, walgreens is here to help you do it your way. with delivery in as little as one hour. because now... things come to you. same day vaccination appointments. because you're ready. and walgreens cash rewards you can donate back to your community. the new normal? have to admit, it does have its upside. walgreens. the new citi custom cash℠ card, a different kind of card that rewards rashida and dan where their spending is trending.ide. just ask fifth class this week rashida... rashida:

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

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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.

seven-time olympic gold medalist dressel back home from tokyo and back in the pool. his black lab jane joining in. watch as jane gets ready, swims in the lane with a toy and jane wants that toy. swims behind him. finally catching up. so if jane can catch up with caleb, shouldn't he give one of his medals to jane? look at that dog passing him. >> look at how hard she's working and he's just gliding back. we're going to keep watching animal videos here. you can watch "saturday night live." it's up next. take care. ♪♪

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leads in the total medal count thanks to caleb dressel and katie ledecky. about the significance of their performance. >> katie ledecky, i will start with her first. i have covered her for a long time. remember her winning in london and the dominant swimmer in rio piling up all the gold medals. this performance five years later here in tokyo i think is more impressive than any i have seen of hers. . she is 24 years old now. the competitors are coming on click. she added the 1500. she added that. she added that to her schedule. she plowed through this. two gold, two silver. it was more impressive than what i've seen from her before in that in addition to winning two golds, handling the silver in the 400 meters, losing to the australian with class, grace, katie ledecky comes out of these games as the stars so far. in terms of how she has handled herself in the pool and out, a true role model. >> caleb dressel, five gold medals. he did exactly what he wanted to do. he was not eating. he was not sleeping. he was shaking. he lost 10 pounds p how difficult it is.

. >> 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

dressel heads home with an outstanding five gold medals after winning the 50-meter freestyle. states has the most medals with 59, but china has the most gold so far with 24. that's going to do it for me on this edition of "alex witt reports." my friend yasmin vossoughian continues our coverage now. >>> hey, everybody, good afternoon. i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot going on right now. so the senate is in session on a sunday with majority leader chuck schumer promising to take as long as it takes to get the infrastructure bill done. the white house is firing back today at critics of its covid messaging and the rising cases across this country of course from that delta variant. >>> then we have some new reporting that the january 6th committee is considering which of its republican colleagues to in fact call to testify. and then there's donald trump, the former president, trying

and caleb dressel. five, the pressure so difficult, he wasn't eating or sleeping, he was shaking.said he lost ten pounds, just how difficult it st, and yet he did it. put his name thrup with mark spits and michael phelps in terms of a man winning three golds at a single olympic games. >> team u.s.a. swimmers leading the way there. we also have the gymnasts not doing too badly, a lot of to connect-- focus on simone biles the most decorated gymnast stepping back to carry out her own mental health and well-being. what is her coming back toom mean. >> this is going to be the most watched event of the olympics. am, and i imagine the heart rates will be through the roof. the balance beam is difficult anyway. four inches, up thereseveral feet in the air it is difficult to stand on it for a mere mortal. and to think that she is going to try to do what she does, fly through the air and do the jumps and twists while still dealing with the twisties, losing herself in the air t is extraordinary. it was a week ago now that she of course told us about the problem and talked about mental health

plus, olympic streak: america's cealeb dressel is golden yet again while a speedster born in texas shocked world on the track. big city comeback, why predictions of a pandemic demise may be premature. and later, the photographer

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

. >>> 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

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

the americans broke the world record to win it, caleb dressel ending his olympics with five gold medalscelebrate their best swimming haul at a games — but they were still disappointed with silver. unfortunately we just didn't do enough to take the gold but with the success of the british women and all of us have had — sometimes you need a little bit of pain. it's painful to come away and then not get gold. that's the standard we're at now. we're not looking at bronze or silver, we're looking at how to get gold and that is my mindset. i know these guys are disappointed with that as well and that's just an honest opinion about our performance and how we thought we could do. paul casey missed out on a bronze medal in the golf, with the fight for third place going down to a seven—way play—off. after shooting a closing round of 68, casey was in a group on 15—under—par — but he was eliminated at the first extra hole, with rory mcilroy following soon after. the bronze eventually went to ct pan of chinese taipei with the american xander schauffele winning the gold medal, and slovakia's rory sab