but hinode >> hinode means sunrise. >> hinode, it's nice to meet you. >> isn't she the cutest?pected twists and turns of gymnastics at these olympics with aly raisman she has been there but first this is "today" on nbc. >> announcer: today's olympic plaza is sponsored by olay -- face anything. >> welcome back. the u.s. women's gymnastics team has truly shined over the last week in tokyo. >> they sure have. they've won medal after medal including an individual gold for jade carey, and they've shown strength and poise in the face of many challenges >> and joining us now to talk about it is three-time olympic gymnastics gold medalist aly raisman. >> good morning. >> you've been our guide with all of these unexpected twists and turns. i have to ask you about simone, so thrilling to hear she's able to do the balance beam does that surprise you of everyone, you know what these challenges can be. the balance beam looks terrifying to me to take that on, are you surprised she's going to go for it >> i'm not i've known simone for years. she's so mentally tough. i hope she can finish on a

our mascot hinode, you've done a wonderful job. >> yes hinode >> so happy to stick around because notrs to eden rosenberg. encinitas, california. she says the secret to longevity is dark chocolate. i love that. john ballard of oklahoma city, oklahoma, is 100 years old he enjoys watching old war movies just like my dad let's change things up a little bit. happy 75th anniversary to bunny and charles montgomery from owensville, indiana. they say the secret to a happy marriage is listening to each other. easier said than done sometimes. we have charles hasegawa of troy, michigan he is 100 years old and served our country during world war ii. we salute you for your service thank you. tena green of youngstown, ohio, is 100 she used to work as a senior citizen tutor at the local elementary school. cool and last but certainly not least, happy 100th birthday to john spain a former eagle scout from middlebury, connecticut, he once owned the largest cactus collection in his home state >> i like that >> do you have a cactus collection >> i do, but it's not very large. but i like cacti because you

>> hinode. doing? >> hinode. >> so cute >> oh, i get it. >> i like it >> you look good and sheinelle, you've never looked better look how gorgeous she is >> thank you >> you look like a bronze medal. >> in honor of our medal winners. >> in honor of bronze medals >> we're always in a good mood because of our favorite people out here on our plaza. what is going on next week, ladies >> we're going to do it again. >> what? >> we are going to do it again we're planning some big things so if you want to take part and you're fully vaccinated, head to today.com/plaza and we'll see you here next week are y'all coming back? >> they're coming back >> come on pack. >>> meantime, to come on the olympics in the third hour, we'll meet a marathoner mom who just had a baby six months ago and now she's out for gold in tokyo. >> what? >> imstill in my pajamas and if you missed any of the excitement across all four hours of our show, be sure you check out -- >> "today in 30. >> it's a our today all day stream head

cardio >> sheinelle just said i realized i am the say the same height at hinode >> hinode is here.wonderful 12-year-old from california and his name is tyler. hi, tyler. >> hi. >> is this your first trip to new york city? >> yes, it is. >> and i heard you have been loving the olympics. do you have a favorite sport >> baseball. >> and do you like gymnastics at all? >> yes, i do >> do you have a favorite gymnast? >> suni lee. >> oh, i love her. i wanted to tell you something she's going to be on our plaza tomorrow >> she is? >> are you busy tomorrow >> not really. >> are you mom, heather? >> yes hi >> can tyler come back tomorrow and meet suni lee? >> wow >> that would be awesome >> we're going to save you this spot so you can meet suni lee. what do you think? i think we've got a date thank you for coming and congratulations on your first trip >> thank you >> all right that is amazing. what do you think? >> awesome >> you guys, the whole gymnastics team is coming right here hoda is flying as we speak with them they're coming in. coming in hot, jetlag, the whole team >> y'all, we're l

hinode's journey home. that was really cool and how we created the awesome olympic plaza.he weather? by the way, i'm wearing the same shoes as you >> yes. >> simone -- >> got your kicks on. >> gold medal to craig melvin for the gun show come on. flex for me one time come on, come on >> oh, my gosh >> thank you, al. >> i think i have -- let's see what's going on as far as the tokyo weekend outlook. temperatures going in the mid-90s, and by closing ceremony it's going to feel like 103 degrees out there. yikes! and a little closer to home, our weekend outlook for tomorrow scattered storms down through the south. showers out west for saturday, expecting wet weather along the mid-atlantic coast, inland heat out west. a heat wave in central plains. sunday -- sunday -- a beautiful beach day up and down the east coast. showers around the great lakes sunny and dry out west >>> good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. we'll be watching air quality. if we can see smoke coming in, temperature wise, we look good with inland highs in the mid-80s. it will be warmer tomorrow, reaching