despite having one of the youngest rostersn 1 ofhewiero the teenn jam jamie yuccas has their story. >> reporter: they are certainly not swimming like it. one of the most decorated o olympians in american history tells us the inexperience might actually be an advantage. and all these teens, including 17-year-old from alaska, might be helping prove her point. >> lydia jacoby, the 17-year-old. alaska has an olympic gold medallist. >> reporter: here in tokyo -- >> going to win gold for the united states. >> reporter: usa swimming picked up -- >> and the americans can celebrate gold. >> reporter: right where it left off five summers ago. but this team looks a lot different t different than it did in rio. a gold medal has been put around michael ' neck. he retired. ryan lochte failed to qualify. and she retired following a shoulder injury. >> it was just like in shock and no idea what was going on. >> it will be france taking the 16-year-old. >> reporter: that's opened the door for american talent including 15-year-old katie grimes. she's one of 11 teenagers on the team and the youngest ath

jamie yuccas, thank you. cleanup continues tonight after severe storms left a trail of destruction from colorado to pennsylvania. in colorado, mudslides stranded 108 people in their cars overnight on a highway in glenwood canyon. and in eastern pennsylvania, two tornadoes, one an ef-3 with winds up to 140 miles per hour, destroyed homes and businesses, including an auto dealership in the town of ben salem. one local official described the damage as looking like a bomb going off. now, elsewhere, nearly 90 million americans are under heat alerts. dangerous heat and humidity on saturday with feels-like temperatures of 115 in pensacola, 108 in dallas, and 108 in memphis. that is hot. all right, finally, some good news on the pandemic front.um the number of new covid cases in the united kingdom have dropped by half in the last two weeks. and with nearly all its covid restrictions lifted, the country is looking for an economic shot in the arm starting next week when americans can travel there freely. so cbs' eleth

jamie yuccas introduces us to olga marie. >> reporter: some people never find purpose in their life butdid before she retired. >> i thought to myself, this is what i want to do. of course, i had no idea how to do it. >> reporter: at the end of her legal career olga took vacation to a place she had never been. you just went to nepal on a whim? >> yes. the minute i landed i fell in love with the country. the children, they held my hand. they were so delighted. >> reporter: it was there, she had an epiphany. >> that started a 30-year passion building the nepal youth foundation, combatting poverty, building schools and rescuing girls forced into servitude. we would train them to safe their sisters. she says there's so much more that needs to be done. >> i don't think about stopping frankly. you know, as long as i have my marbles and i'm healthy, i'll just continue to do that. >> reporter: continue living a life full of purpose. jamie yuccas, cbs news. >>> coming up exclusively on "cbs this morning," award winning journalist nicole hannah jones announces her next steps after a ten-year contr

cbs' jamie yuccas is there covering it all. hi, jamie. >> reporter: hey adriana. are games of masks, quarantine and saliva tests. which impacted beach volleyball, when the czechoslovakian team had to forfeit to japan. after a year-long delay, japanese tennis star naomi osaka lit the olympic cauldron, opening the games. this stadium was closed to the public by covid. but that did not stop masked athletes from proudly marching with their country's flags. the family's and u.s. flag bearers cheered them on from home. >> it was sure overwhelming. no, i was not prepared for this. i thought i was going to be able to, you know, stand, but it just hit me hard. even though i would like to be there, to hug her, it doesn't take anything away. it's still a wonderful, proud moment. >> reporter: safety protocols meant not all athletes were in attendance, either. olympic historian david wallechinsky. >> that ceremony is important because the vast majority of athletes are not going to win a medal. that opening ceremony is wonderful. to see people from 200 countries together. >> re

cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo. >> reporter: team u.s.a.imone biles showed off her signature vault in training today with none of the usual spectators because of covid relations. while she crushed the landing but is unsure how she'll do the actual competition without the energy of a crowd. tonight more than 90 cases of covid in people connected to the games. u.s. volleyball player, taylor crabb and four other athletes sidelined by positive covid tests. first lady joe biden arrived in tokyo today ahead of friday's opening ceremony, as the city logged nearly 2,000 new daily cases alone, a six-month high. but the circulating virus isn't the only issue at these games, as preparations for the opening extravaganza continued, the events creative director was immediately fired after this video surfaced. a 1998 comedy skit in which he poked fun at the holocaust. so really the country needs the athletics to start happening. >> yes. >> reporter: pure to chief >> the organizers are hoping to win medals so we can draw attention away from the scandals. >

jamie yuccas explains. >> reporter: you designed this? says her rebookings are resurging as a result of high demand and low supply in the industry. >> i hear from my guests it was hard to find places, it's not enough out there. >> reporter: meanwhile, hotel rooms are returning to pre-pandemic pricing. up 36% on average. in terms of people trying to get deals on hotel rooms, is that even possible right now? >> not anymore. you should have taken advantage last year. >> reporter: juan bravo is in charge of revenue at the w hollywood. he says the entire industry is struggling to hire back employees laid off during the pandemic. >> we're running hotels at 100% speed with 60% or 70% of the staff. we saw a lot of people in the industry started exploring alternate career paths.tevel ac busting wallets. gas is averaging $3.14 a gallon. the highest since 2014. in some cities, it's over $5 a gallon. rental car rates are up 86%. and air travel -- >> you have air fares going up at the rate of about 10% a week. there's some coach air fares in this coun

well, cbs's jamie yuccas met an artist in southern california who has just the right formula.er may not mix, but paint and water do. it's called hydrodipping, and ricardo muro is an artist. >> hydrodiping is basically painting in water. >> after creating halloween masks for his own kids, he was inspired to help others. >> i was thinking, well, if this brought happiness to a kid wearing a mask, imagine a kid with a prosthetic. >> reporter: the first was fo ygo >> it literally made him run across the room like he was a superhero and he was smiling and happy. it was something that i felt changed his life. >> reporter: since then, muro has brought joy to many kids, and he does it all for free. 13-year-old abraham cisneros lost both legs last year after an infection. a double gift from muro came with a revelation. >> i think he likes to show them off because of the prints. he says, hey, look at my prosthetics, you know, their superhero. >> you're doing so good. >> reporter: you must have put a lot of love into those pieces. >> definitely. i want them to see there's still good in th

jericka. >> duncan: jamie yuccas, giving us a behind the scenes look from tokyo, thank you. extreme weather this weekend triggered national disasters overseas. in belgium heavy rains washed away cars as water rushed through the streets there. and in india heavy rain is blamed for triggering this rock slide. at least nine people were killed when their bus was struck by boulders. and this county, more than 80 wildfires are now raging in the west. no northern california the massive dixie fire is turning trees into torches. the out of control flames are prompting evacuations. the fire threatens thousands of structures and destroyed anything in its path. in washington this week the house committee will begin investigating the deadly january assault on the capitol. cbs' christina ruffini joins us now for more on that and also a second republican appointment. christina, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. adam kinzinger has been consistently critical of president trump and his party's position on the january 6 riot. will join liz cheney who lost her job in republican

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. tonight, a landmark settlement agreement in the opioid epidemic. a group of state attorneys general reached a $26 billion settlement with johnson & johnson, and three other american companies that distributed opioid pain killers even as addiction and overdoses skyrocketed. states now have 30 days to agree to the deal and local governments have 150 days to sign on. we want to turn now to a cbs news investigation into a spike in edible marijuana overdoses among children. that's right-- gummies and other sweets containing a potent ingredient meant for adults are sending kids to emergency rooms in record numbers. here's cbs's jeff pegues. >> reporter: last month, elizabeth felt helpless as it became clear something was very wrong with her 21-month-old son oliver. >> when i laid him down in his crib, kind of went rigid and started shaking and crying. >> reporter: within an hour, he was in the hospital, and doctors determined that he had t.h.c. in his system, the chemical in marijuana that

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. and now this, california's largest wildfire is still growing tonight destroying homes and forcing more evacuations. the dixie fire doubled in less than a week and is one of 86 blazes burning out west. cbs' carter evans reports from crescent mills, california. >> reporter: the dixie fire tore through the community of indian falls overwhelming firefighters struggling to save homes, the flames leaving behind torched cars and reducing houses to rubble. it's where elizabeth catterson used to live. what was it like to see your house? >> it was devastating. >> reporter: the dixie fire was california's largest after combining with another fire. it's burned more than 200,000 acres. nearly 5,500 firefighters are work to contain the flames amidd dangerous conditions with thick thick smoke. can you describe to me what it looks like when you're driving into the fire? >> similar to a blizzard where you could see maybe 20-30 feet in front of your head lights at times. >> reporter: it's one of 86 rag

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you so much. tonight, a trump ally who once ran the former president's inaugural committee is set to be released from jail on a $250 million bond, including $5 million in cash. tom barrack will be arraigned on monday on charges of illegally lobbying on behalf of the united arab emirates. he's required to wear a g.p.s. tracking ankle bracelet and his travel is restricted. tonight, 12 firefighting aircraft have joined the battle against those explosive wildfires in california. one is now officially a mega fire, and in oregon, a covid outbreak is complicating efforts to put out the largest fire in the country. here's cbs' jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: in california and nevada, firefighters drive through flames to protect those in the path of the erratic tamarack wildfire. >> the extreme fire behavior meant that it was definitely going to be a difficult time and, in some cases, a real firefight. >> reporter: the blaze now covers 58,000 acres after crossing state lines and forcing residents like ed

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas in tokyo. thank you, jamie.dfires out west have already burned more than three million acres this year. two states hard hit-- california and nevada. tonight, the governors of those states are sitting down in an exclusive interview with cbs' anna werner. >> reporter: flames and smoke from the dixie fire are making firefighting efforts difficult, and there are concerns tonight strong winds and high temperatures could worsen the blaze. as california's largest wildfire has grown, it's burned more than 200,000 acres, leaving behind destruction and displacing more than 16,000 people from their homes. governors gavin newsom of california and steve sisolak of nevada today toured the damage caused by the devastating tamarack fire, which crossed over into nevada from california. they pleaded for more help from the federal government and spoke with cbs news exclusively. >> it just can't happen soon enough because the consequences of what we're all experiencing all across the western united states. >> these fires do not rec

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jamie yuccas found that out firsthand. >> i'm at the preapproved testing site for covid. >> reporter:wo testing sites from los angeles i was off to my stay at your hotel 14 days, eenl allowed to go to workspaces, pre-approved venues or convenience store around the corner. >> the protocols are just as strict for olympic athletes, not required to be vaccinated but safety protocols are strict with rigorous testing to anyone at the games. spectators are barred from the events. every athlete in contact with someone positive must test daily. with opening ceremonies two days away uncertainty continues. the ceo of tokyo 2020 said officials will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds. usa news columnist nancy armor. >> when you hear there's not going to be a cancellation. >> that's not happening. these games are happening. >> yet the numbers continue to rise with more than 70 athletes and staff infected with the virus and bradley beal missed the olympics after placed in health and safety protocols. katey lou samuelson tested positive before leaving the u.s.. and two others also return

jamie yuccas spoke to one young woman carrying america's skateboarding gold medal hopes. ♪ ♪ >> reporter southern california, skate parks are as common as starbucks. seemingly one on every block. but this one is different. because now it's training ground for an olympian. you're going to the olympics. >> yes. >> reporter: as a skateboarder. >> yeah. >> how does that feel? >> it's crazy. >> reporter: skateboarding, born out of rebellion, is now taking center stage at the world's biggest sporting event. with competitors like jordan barrett, joining the olympic legacy. do you feel like an elite athlete? >> no. i don't. i mean, i look at other elite athletes and i'm not going to say i'm not driven. but it's a different program than what skateboarding is. skateboarding is unique in its own self. a lot of people wouldn't call it a sport. it's a lifestyle, a way to express yourself. so to showcase that to the world is exciting. >> reporter: she thinks her biggest competition will come from the japanese team, but is wondering how commentators and viewers will adapt to the sport. >> here's anothe

jamie yuccas reporting for us. >>> on capitol hill, a new select committee on the january 6th attack is holding its first public hearing. witnesses include officers who were on the front line. under attack from a pro-trump mob. nicole killian is with us. >> reporter: the hearing is under way. among the first to speak, republican congresswoman liz cheney. here's a portion of her remarks. >> if those responsible are not held accountable and if congress does not act responsibly, this will remain a cancer on our constitutional republic. undermining peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democratic system. >> reporter: today's focus is on officers that have spoken publicly. this is the first time we hear from them collectively. committee members think they're a representative sample what police experienced january 6th and hope their testimony will counter attempts to try to whitewash what happened. >> reporter: this morning raw unfiltered testimony is expected about the brutal battle to defend the capitol january 6th. >> i was tortured. i was beaten. i was, you know, struck with a

here's cbs's jamie yuccas. >> reporter: and you designed it? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: jade towery runs her own airbnb and says her bookings are finally resurging, a result of high demand and low supply across the industry. >> i heard it from my guests, it was hard to find places, it's not enough out there. >> reporter: meanwhile hotel rooms are returning to pre-pandemic prices, up 36% on average. >> in terms of people trying to get deals on hotel rooms is that even possible right now? >> not anymore. you should have had taken advantage last year. >> reporter: juan bravo is? charge at the w hollywood, he says the entire industry is struggling to hire bapg employees after the pandemic. >> we are running with 60 to 70% of the staff at full speed.n pee alternate rear paths. >> reporter: gas is averaging 3.14 a gallon, the highest since 20146789 in some cities, it's over $5-gallon, rental car rates are up 8 *6%, and air travel -. you have airfares going up at the running mate of 10% a week. some coach airfares are actually more expensive than bus

here's cbs' jamie yuccas. >> reporter: and you designed this?s, i did. >> reporter: jade towery runs her own airbnb and says her bookings are finally resurging, a result of high demand and low supply across the industry. >> i heard it from my guests. yeah, it was hard to find places, it's not enough out there. >> reporter: meanwhile, hotel rooms are returning to pre- pandemic pricing, up 36% on average. in terms of people trying to get deals on hotel rooms is that even possible right now? >> not anymore. you should have taken advantage last year.n >> reporter: juan bravo is in charge of revenue at the w hllywood, he says the entire industry is struggling to hire back employees laid off during the pandemic. >> we are running hotels at 100% speed with 60% or 70% of the staff. we saw a lot of people in the du alternate career paths. >> reporter: travel across the united states is booming-- and busting wallets.ter: gas is gas is averaging $3.14 a gallon, the highest it's been since 2014 in some cities, it's over $5 per gallon, rental car rates are u

here's cbs correspondent jamie yuccas. her grandparents adopted her. she then starts competing. larry nasser sexually abuses her — so she is a sexual assault survivor at this point. and that carries a bunch of weight throughout your life. you can be a very resilient person, but when you have layer upon layer, what a lot of support psychiatrists are saying that you can be resilient, but saying you need a break right now shows she's also very strong at being able to step back and go, "ok, i can't take any more of this. i've had all this in my life and this is a moment i need to stop and pause." simone biles herself has said... this article describes what that means. gymnasts describe the �*twisties�* as mental block where you can lose your sense of spatial awareness in the air, spin out of control or find yourself unable to land. they can happen to any gymnast even if they've done the same manoeuvre for years. or even if they are one of the greatest of all time, like simone biles. and her admitting that has received a lot of

cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo. >> reporter: it was a stunning moment. u.s.a.nastics said there was a medical issue. biles said, she simply wasn't mentally ready. >> i just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat, work on my mindfulness. >> reporter: the look on her face since competition began on sunday said it all. >> it's been really stressful this olympic games, i think just as a whole, not having an audience. there were a lot of different variables going into it. it's been a long week. it's been a long olympic process. it's been a long year. >> reporter: the team's hope of gold turned to silver. stephanie apstein covers gymnastics for "sports illustrated." >> they were a little surprised by how different it would feel to get here and have no crowd energy to feed off and especially not to have the people they love in the stands. >> reporter: in another shocker, home country tennis star, naomi osaka, who lit the olympic cauldron after withdrawing from the french open in june because of her own mental health concerns, was knocked out in

cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo. >> not normal for simone biles. >> reporter: it was the second time in days simone biles pulled out of competition. she will be evaluated daily ahead of the individual finals next week, raising the specter of what's next in her storied olympic career. the four-time olympic gold medalist selin herself, she said to focus on her mental health, adding that competing in an empty stadium with no family was a major factor in her struggles. >> we are trained to be robots. >> reporter: four-time olympic medalist dominique dawes. >> we don't listen to our inner voice. it's been muted. and i love the fact that she listened to herself and she did what was best for her mental health as well as to ward off any possible injury. >> reporter: today, fellow team u.s.a. athletes voiced strong support, like six-time olympic champion katie ledecky. >> i really hope that she continues to do what's best for her and that the people around her, the team u.s.a. swimmers certainly support her. gold in the first-ever women's 1,500-meter freestyle. but all of it took place as the nu

jamie yuccas is in tokyo and spoke with one olympian from team usa about how these sports are changingo watch? you know it wasn't that long ago that skateboarders were stereotyped as trouble makers and surfers as slackers. now for the first time in history, they're both being called olympians, along with other new events like climbing and karate. it's all part of a shift in the games toward youth culture. and that could mean a whole new generation of fans for future olympic competitions. ♪ in southern california, skate parks are as common as starbucks. seemingly one on every block. but this one is different because now it's training ground for an olympian. you're going to the olympics. as a skateboarder. how does that fool? >> -- how does that feel? >> crazy. >> reporter: one the counter culture pastime born out of rebellion is taking center stage at the world's biggest sporting event. with competitors like jordyn barratt joining the olympic legacy. do you feel like an elite athlete? >> no. i don't. i mean, like i look at other elite athletes, and i'm not going to say that i'm not driv

jamie yuccas in tokyo.nk you so much. >>> in the west, the dangerous tamarack fire has spread into nevada from northern california. this was the scary scene inside the cab of a fire truck as they drove through a raging inferno wednesday to battle the flames. the smoke-filled sky turned bright orange in markleeville. it's scorched more than 50,000 acres and is 4% contained. in oregon the massive bootleg fire has burned around 400,000 acres making it the largest in the country right now. chief weathercaster lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs-tv is following the fires and extreme weather around the country. good morning. it does not look good. >> no, it doesn't. i want to show the radar picture because there is rain now out west. unfortunately it's not going to make its way to the fires. the fires could pick up rain on monday. that rain in arizona, that's a story. look at scottsdale, arizona, overnight where they picked up rain falling at three inches per hour. the flooding conditions are going to conti

jamie yuccas is in tokyo covering the olympics. caeleb dressel had a huge night. jamie, i remember when you introduced us to caeleb. it's great to see him doing so well. >> reporter: oh, we were cheering big time in our hotel room watching him today, gayle. we do have to talk about this, though -- more than 50 members of the australian track and field team had to briefly quarantine after some of them came in contact with kendricks, who you were talking about. he is in isolation. meanwhile, team usa is making a big splash in the pool. >> caeleb dressel for the united states is going to win gold in lane five! >> reporter: caeleb dressel set an olympic record of 47.02 seconds to win gold in the men's 100-free final. he was overcome with emotion as he spoke to loved ones including his parents and new bride. >> i'm so proud of you. >> reporter: when we talked to him before the games, he told us how much he values those closest to him. >> i want to make my inner circle proud. sometimes it's not always about going fast, it's just making them proud in whatever manner i can

jamie yuccas has more. ♪ >> reporter: she's lived much of her life delighting fans, but wednesday britney with a judge to remove her father, jamie spears, as conservator of her estate, estimated at $60 million. the singer described what she called cruelty saying she had been stripped of basic freedoms like her driver's license, hair vitamins, even coffee. she told the court by phone, "you're allowing me dad to ruin my life." she wanted him charged with conservatorship abuse. how hard is in a conservatorship to prove someone's been abused? >> it's very difficult. what matters is for her to show that she is ready to assume control of her own person and her own financial affairs. [ cheers ] >> reporter: and perhaps the biggest move toward spears' people to so far, the judge granted the 39-year-old permission toe former rosengart to represent her going forward. he called for jamie spears to resign immediately. >> we will be moving promptly and aggressively for his removal. ♪ >> reporter: the hearing came just weeks after spears made stunning allegations against the conservatorship saying she

>> jamie yuccas in tokyo for us. thanks.'m still surprised that the japanese weren't more ready for this. >> me, too. and the people clearly are saying don't come, don't do it. >> yeah. >> that's why i'm very worried about the people who are there who are covering it. >> and the athletes. >> and the athletes. >> you feel so bad for the athletes. >> the reporters, everybody. >>> we're already seeing acts of protest by athletes at the olympics. a reminder of what american john carlos did back in 1968. coming up, we spoke to carlos about the power of protests then and now. >>> we have much more ahead including new e >>> we have much more news ahead, including efforts by republicans to switch the search for the origins of covid-19. you're watching "cbs this morning." you lolove rich, dedelicious icice cream. but your s stomach doeoesn'. ththat disagrereement endsds right nowow. lactaiaid ice creaeam is the creamymy, real icece cream youe ththat will nenever mess wiwith your ststomach. lalactaid ice e cream. ♪ if you h have moder

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jamie yuccas is in tokyo covering the olympics. it's good to hear she's paying attention to her mental health. what more are we learning? >> reporter: absolutely. but it has been a roller coaster couple of days for the american gymnastics team, which still managed to win a silver medal yesterday, despite biles departure from the competition. although biles will not have the chance to defend her gold medal tomorrow, she will get an opportunity to spend time nurturing something much more precious, her mental well-being. >> it's the rarest error. there's nobody else occupying it right now and it's got to be a lonely place at times. >> reporter: simone biles decision to pull out of thursday's individual competition shows the olympics take a physical and mental toll. >> she is leaving the floor right now. >> reporter: the move comes after her stunning withdraw from the team gymnastics final yesterday, which had everyone wondering if no crowds, no family support, and the cloud of covid proved to be too much for one of the sport's biggest

. >> jamie yuccas joins us. good morning. >> good morning. we made it to friday, reason to celebrate. pfizer reveals it is a booster shot. we'll talk about it and why cdc and fda say not so fast. >>> billionaire space race heats up. we'll have a preview of the first flight with virgin galactic and how he hopes to beat jeff bezos. the scripps spelling bee winner joins us to talk about her historic win and why spelling is only her side hoppy. she's great. you will want to see it. >> len and i loved her spin. >> and the jump. >> that was cool. >> the runner up was a bay area 12-year-old. we are happy about that too. pretty awesome. >> there you go. >> we'll see you at 7:00. thanks so much. >>> 6:38. >>> still ahead, the governor wants everyone to reduce water use by 15%. if you are already conserving, what else can you do to save? we have some expert tips, live. >>> saved by mercy, how a police dog sniffed her way to a missing during tropical storm elsa. >>> tonight a primetime special, an interview with vice president kamala harris, talked abou

jamie yuccas with more on the games as they move into the eighth day -- eighth day, ninth day?u want me to pick which day we're in? >> okay. >> reporter: let's get to what's happening here. simone biles did announce in a tweet that she will not take part in the individual vault and uneven bars finals tomorrow. the four-time gold medalist posted a video on instagram to explain that she's suffering from the twisties. a phenomenon where gymnasts have a hard time collaborating their position while in the air. biles says her mind and body are just not in sync. she has not made a decision on whether to compete in two more final events on monday and tuesday. meanwhile, it was a golden day in the pool for a pair of americans. caeleb dressel winning his third gold medal of these games in world-class fashion. he set a new world record in the men's 100-meter butterfly. it was so fun to watch. he goes for gold again tomorrow. you can bet we'll be watching. katie ledecky earned her second gold medal here in tokyo after winning the first-ever women's 1,500 1,500-meter freestyle this week. sh

for more on simone biles and her withdrawal, here's cbs correspondent jamie yuccas.rts competing. larry nasser sexually abuses her comments as she is a sex assault survivor at this point and that carries a lot of weight through your life, you can be very resigned but when you have layer upon layer but a lot of sport psychologist i think about you can be very resigned but saying i need a break right now shows that she is very strong and being able to step back and say i can't take any more of this. i have had all of this in my wife and so this is a moment i need to stop and pause. —— all of my life. mental health can be an issue for any sports person, with the pressure of personal, team and fan expectations to win. but in certain high risk sports like gymnastics the threat of serious physical injury if things don't go to plan can add to that. here's wendy hilliard — a former gymnast for the us this article on the bbc news website explains exactly what that means. gymnasts described them as a mental block where you can lose your sense of spatial awareness in the air an

jamie yuccas is in tokyo. good morning. what's he saying that is causing this buzz?> reporter: well, he said a lot. good morning, jericka. murphy said he had 15 thoughts and 13 would get him in trouble. then he started a firestorm telling reporters, it was a huge mental drain to spend all your training for a race that was, quote, probably not clean. >> going to the wall and win another gold. >> reporter: team usa's ryan murphy came in less than a second behind russia to bring home silver thursday in the men's 200-meter backstroke. afterward murphy made an even bigger splash by suggesting drugs may have been a factor in the race. >> i don't know if it was 100% clean and that's because of things that have happened over the past. >> reporter: murphy gave no evidence and did not point to any specific country or competitor. he later said it wasn't his intention to make any allegations, but his comments about officials needing to get illicit drugs out of the games come after russia was kicked out in 2019 for doping. the country was allowed only to compete as a separate ent

i'm tony dokoupil with jericka duncan and jamie yuccas.and dangerous surf to florida, putting thousands at risk. >>> new outcry at the university of california over the treatment of nikole hannah-jones. her exexclusive announcemement "cbs this morning" that she will not teach there. >>> and friends left behind an amazing lekcy. >>> also, one heck of a shoe collection. what his shoes reveal about his unique style. >>> but first today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> tropical storm elsa bearing down on the west coast of florida, causing heavy rain and flooding there. >> we're on the dirty side of the storm, which means as the band whips around, the storm will move inland very quickly. >> it's about to make landfall quickly. most of the heavy rain skewed to the south. >>> just as more people are relaxing their behaviors, doctors and those who have lost loved ones are urging everyone to stay the journey. >> it takes no prisoners. >> breaking news from haiti where the country's president is asass nalted in what's being described as a middle of the n

i'm gayle king with tony dokoupil and jamie yuccas. >>> tropical storm elsa travels towards the coasttenure came amid intense political controversy. today the creator of the 1619 project gives us her first interview since tenure was approved. >>> danny trejo has a rough beginning to stardom including time behind bars. >> fascinating is the word there. >> behind bars. >>> tropical storm elsa churning up the south coast of florida. it could make landfall along the gulf coast early tomorrow. >>> when this is all said and done, we're expecting about eight inches of rain, 65-mile-an-hour winds and that was already enough to make people pack um ap and head home. >>> in these outer bands we're likely to see tornadoes. there will be some, there almost always is, in a tropical land system this time of year. >>> they're taking over rural areas to the north, but they're holding on trying to invade those city centers until all u.s. forces withdraw. >>> all of this travel is happening right after the delta variant had been doubling every two weeks and that preceded this recent holiday scramble. >>

i'm here with jamie yuccas and tony dokoupil.er read week my toddler, we look into the importance of diversity in children's books. a best-selling author explains why a broad range of characters is good for all young readers. >> so cute. the new national spelling bee champion also holds three world records. zaila avant-garde talks with us about her historic win. >>> but first here's today's eye opener at 8:00. s. >>> pfizer will seek emergency use authorization by the fda for a booster shot late they are summer. >> what pfizer said is that their third shot given six months out dramatically increases immunity in individuals and is safe. the fda and the cdc will decide if it's necessary and needs to be used. >> still raining, still windy out here, occasionalal wind gusts that have folks wondering what is left in store for them. >> look how fast it is moving, 31 miles an hour and will be in and out at blading speed. that is good news. >>> 100 degrees at midnight. midnight. we came to the desert to visit with rescuers who have seen a

jamie yuccas has landed in tokyo to cover the games. >> reporter: i'm at the preapproved testing site your hotel for 14 days. the only places you're allowed to go are work spaces, preapproved venues, or the convenience store around the corner. the protocols are just as strict for olympic athletes. although athletes are not required to be vaccinated, the safety protocols are strict and involve rigorous testing for anyone connected to the games. spectators have been barred from most events. any athlete who has come in close contact with someone testing positive must test daily, and quarantine in a single dorm room, including for meals. with the opening ceremony only two days away, uncertainty surrounding this year's games continues. the ceo of tokyo 2020 said officials will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds. "usa today's" sport columnist nancy armour. when you hear there could be a last-minute cancelation -- >> no, that's not going to happen. that train left the stations a long, long time ago. these games are happening. >> reporter: yet the number of positive cases continu

jamie yuccas is in tokyo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 17 new covid-19 cases were reported today. that brings the total to 127. the news came just hours after the opening ceremony that ended with naomi osaka lighting the olympic caldron. now on twitter she called it undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and honor she will ever have in her life. ♪ with a touch of the torch, japanese tennis star naomi osaka got the games officially under way. finally. originally scheduled for last july, the tokyo olympics were postponed for a year while the world used lockdowns, face masks, social distancing, and eventually vaccines to make its way out of the pandemic. but a year later, the precautions remain. instead of a global gathering of sports fans, the olympic stadium was largely hospital. masked athletes marched through an eerily quiet stadium. from the largest delegation, the u.s. with more than 600 athletes, to the smallest, more than a dozen nations only sending two competitors. to the 29 refugees