jamie yuccas. cbs' jamie yuccas reports from tokyo. >> reporter: the women's u.s.r team beat australia for the bronze. megan rapinoe and carli lloyd were looking for redemption after losing to canada in the semifinal. >> i think it was important for everybody to hear that this third place game we're fighting for is just as important as if we were in a gold medal match. the way you saw us come out and play, that was the u.s. mentality. >> briana scurry won cold with team u.s.a. in 1996 and 2004. >> u.s.'s ability to rebound from the big loss with canada and win the bronze says a lot about their character. >> reporter: ryan crouser won gold in shot put as his family cleared in oregon. cheered back home in oregon. he dedicated the win to his grandfather who died shortly before the tokyo games and introduced him to the sport. and u.s. gymnasts return home to cheers. simone biles landed in houston and was reunited with her family and beloved dog. u.s. star runner allyson felix will run in the 400 meters later today. if she places in the top three, that would mark ten me

cbs's jamie yuccas is in tokyo and joins us with some very surprising finishes, if i say so myself, jamie. >> reporter: i know, you have to watch them all, too, jericka, right? this weekend marks the end of swimming competitions. track will start racing to the finish line and usa women's soccer and men's basketball are do or die, heading into the knock-out stages in each sport. italy's lamont marcell jacobs becomes the first man to win the 100 meter gold ever for his country. born in texas, jacobs only lived in the u.s. for a short time before moving across the world with his mother. meanwhile, simone biles cheered on sunisa lee, kerry and skinner. lee took home bronze in uneven bars while skinner turned a second chance into a silver medal. >> it's been such an honor to be able to step in for simone. >> 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 f

cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo and joins us with some very surprising finishes, if i say so myself, jamie. >> reporter: i know, you got to watch them all too, jericka. this weekend marks the end of swimming competitions. track will start racing to the finish line and u.s.a. women's soccer and men's basketball are do or die heading into the knockout stages in each sport. italy's lamont marcell jacobs becomes the first man to win the 100-meter gold ever for his country. born in texas, jacobs only lived in the u.s. for a short time before moving across the world with his mother. meanwhile, simone biles cheered on sunisa lee, jade carey and mykayla skinner. lee took home bronze in uneven bars, while skinner turned a second chance into a silver medal. >> this has been such an honor to be able to step in for simone. >> 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. >> rep

norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, and happy birthday to you. well, rafael nadal is a two-time gold medalist but because of an injury chose to sit this linksat out. we got to ask the tennis superstar what he thought about the mental health situation simone biles sparked in an interview. you respect 100% what simone biles is doing? >> yes, 100%. if you don't feel ready, you have been working so hard all your life to achieve your dream, she achieved amazing things, i'm sure she will be back. but in this moment, she doesn't feel ready and why she has to do it. >> o'donnell: and we'll have more with our interview of rafael nadal including his own experiences with mental health and why he here's in washington for the first time to compete all tomorrow. tonight doctors are sounding a alarm between drinking and cancer. 75,000 new cases were linked to alcohol use last year at a time when many americans reported drinking more. cbs' nancy chen reports. >> the tumors here -- a new study finds over 4% of all cancer cases in 2020 were caused by capitol consu

cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo for us with all the latest action. mie. >> reporter: hey, adriana. u.s.a. men's basketball is advancing to the quarter finals, while swimming has one more day to make a splash in the pool. and track and field is taking center stage. once again, elaine reclaimed the top prize, winning the gold in record time in the 100-meter race. >> i know all of us were nervous, and it's always best to come out on top. >> reporter: for tennis, novak djokovic is heading home disappointed. the top-ranked player lost to spain's pablo carreno busta in the bronze medal match. but the day was golden for u.s.a. swimming. >> caeleb dressel from the united states is going to win. >> reporter: on the men's side, caeleb dressel didn't 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. >> repo

cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo. >> reporter: it's a three-peat for the women's water polo team..a. beat spain to win the gold. they're the only team to medal in every olympics since water polo was introduced in 2000. we spoke to goalkeeper ashleigh johnson before she left for tokyo about what her presence means for the sport. >> representation is everything. if you can't see yourself at the highest level in your sport, achieving whatever goal you want to achieve, how can you visualize yourself getting there? >> reporter: and now? people can envision an african american olympic gold medal winner in water polo. >> yes, exactly! >> reporter: fans bac >> reporter: fans back home cheered as the men's basketball team overcame their poor start at these games. kevin durant was golden in the gold medal final with 29 points against france. >> each and every one of us put in that work every single day, from the coaches to the trainers to the players. we all came in with that goal of let's finish this thing off. >> reporter: as the competitions wind down, organizers are turning their attent

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jamie yuccas is in tokyo for us.ven olympda female gymnast in u.s. history. her performance was especially impressive given that her reason for dropping out in the first place was the twisties, when gymnasts have difficulty knowing where they are in the air due to a mental block. in a press conference after the sd s didot want to jeopardize her mental health for the sport, so she waited until she felt she was ready to compete. >> to bring attention to mental health, i think it should be talked about a lot more, especially with athletes because i know some of us are going through the same things and we're always told to push through it, but we're all a little bit older now and we can speak for ourselves. at the end of the day, we're not just entertainment, we're humans, and there are things going on behind the scenes that we're trying to juggle with as well. >>> wilhelm crushed his own record yesterday, getting the gold. you can see the shock on his face as he crossed the finish line in just 40 seconds, shaving 6 seco

our jamie yuccas is in tokyo and has been covering it all for us. mie, great job out there. >> reporter: thank you. we like those wins, too. well, the closing ceremony was a celebration of athlete accomplishments. the olympic games will be remembered for so much more. the summer games are over for tokyo. next up, paris 2024. a smaller-than-normal closing ceremony in tokyo due to covid restrictions, and athletes having to leave 48 hours after competition. it highlighted the more than 200 nations who participated. usa javelin thrower kara winger marched with the american flag. and it was a moment of reflection for the 2020 olympic games delayed a year by covid as the cauldron was extinguished. the two weeks of action also put a focus on athletes' mental health when star gymnast simone biles pulled out of key events. biles back home in texas spoke with president biden and the first lady on a zoom call along with other team usa athletes. >> it's been a long journey. the olympics was not how i expected it to go, but putting my mental and my physical healt

our jamie yuccas is in tokyo and has been covering it all for us, jamie, great job out there. >> reporter: thank you, we like those winds too, right jericka. the closing ceremony was a celebration of athlete accomplishments, the olympic games will be remembered for so much more. the summer games are over for tokyo. next up, paris 2024. a smaller than normal closing ceremony in tokyo due to covid restrictions and athletes having to leave 48 hours after competition. in highlighted the more than 200 nations who participated. u.s.a. javelin thrower cara winger marched with the american flag. and it was a moment of reflection for the 2020 olympic games delayed a year by covid as the caldron was extinguished. the two weeks of action also put a focus on athlete's mental health when star gymnast simone biles pulled out of key events. biles back home in texas spoke with president biden and the first lady on a zoom call along with other team u.s.a. athletes. >> it's been a long journey. the olympics was not how i expected it to go but putting my mental and physical health first will probably be one

jamie yuccas joins us again from tokyo.o. i love this story, too. many of these olympic families have been hosting watch parties, of course, back home to support their athletes. but silver medal-winning u.s. swimmer brooke forde had someone a little closer to the action. ♪ >> forde in her first olympic swim -- >> reporter: when brooke forde swam her leg of a key qualifying race for team usa, she had a familiar face cheering her on in the stands. >> there he is. >> reporter: her dad. award-winning sports writer pat forde. >> i did violate media protocol, i did cheer in the press box. >> reporter: you didn't care about being an impartial journalist during this. >> no, i didn't. according to my colleagues, i was literally jumping up and down, you know, at various points. >> reporter: i think we'll let you pass this time. >> thank you. >> ran down from the stands right after my race. i was hoping he would be there, but i wasn't sure. we walked through the mix zone after the race, and he was standing right there in his little in

jamie yuccas is in tokyo covering the olympics. good morning to you. what's the latest on biles?> good morning, david. she wasn't able to defend her titles in vault or floor this time around. dashing her hopes of becoming the most decorated female olympian of all-time here in tokyo. but overnight, usa gymnastics confirmed biles will be competing in the one event left for the olympian, the beam. however, tonight all eyes were on the floor event. jade carey was the sole american competing on the floor. and she nailed it. her gold medal win followed a setback for usa gymnastics over the weekend when simone biles decided not to compete in the event after experiencing the twisties. a mental block hurting gymnasts' awareness of their body's position in the air during flips. performance consultant rob irt andrews worked with biles for nearly four years through the rio olympic games. >> what would you advise her to do? >> only interact with people that love and support you. minimize your time with the media. she's told her story. everybody knows what's going on now. she doesn't have to v

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cbs' jamie yuccas is in tokyo with the latest. >> reporter: team u.s.a. is racking up the medals in track and field. sydney mclaughlin broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles, winning her first gold medal. ♪ ♪ ♪ in the men's 200-meter final, from rice lake, wisconsin, kenny bednarek, won silver and noah lyles took the bronze. >> i got a personal best out of this race and, you know, silver medal and i'm just happy with my performance. >> reporter: texan tamyra mensah-stock became the first black woman to win a gold medal in wrestling in an emotional victory. >> now that i'm on the stage and i am a black woman on the olympic stage, and i have a gold medal, i want to be an inspiration to as many people as i can. >> reporter: gold medal swimmer katie ledecky reflected on her win on "cbs this morning." >> we all worked an extra year for these games. i just tried to enjoy it and soak in every moment, and i felt like i did a pretty good job of that. >> it's been really a pretty wild week. >> reporter: louise radnofsky says the tokyo olympics will be

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jamie yuccas is there finishing the olympics in top form. >> reporter: it's been fun to watch, hasn't it, vlad. good morning. with the closing ceremonies set for sunday this year's summer games, they're coming to an end. we still though got baseball and water polo to look forward to with team usa hoping to continue its success. >> that is it. the united states has won the gold medal. >> reporter: beach volleyball stars april ross and alix klineman made it look easy in tokyo. >> and she puts it away. >> reporter: the two never lost a match dropping only a single set the entire tournament on their way to gold. >> we wanted this so badly and dreamed it and worked so hard for it and it was just an amazing moment. >> to go on top. she's got it. >> in the air, katie nageotte flew her way to a gold medal in the pole vault thrusting herself more than 16 feet in the air. >> the american takes the lead. >> reporter: on the mat in the final seconds of his match, american wrestler david taylor took down the reigning world champion for his gold medal. >> he's on the steepest part of the wall. >> r

jamie yuccas is in tokyo. she's been covering the summer games and killing it, by the way. jamie, good morning to you, team usa making us proud. >> reporter: oh, thank you, gayle. and yes, they are. all we do is win, right? that's the song that keeps looping in my head. after being upset by the canadians and denied gold, both pride and a bronze medal were on the line for american soccer's biggest stars, and they delivered. it was a redemption of sorts for team usa's women's soccer team who are not used to playing for a bronze. convincingly beating australia for the medal even though it was not the one they wanted. kevin durant and the men's basketball team advanced to the gold medal game bouncing back after being down 15 points at the half against another tough australian team. >> come on! >> reporter: that's american shot put gold medal winner ryan crauser defending his rio 2016 title. he broke three world records on his way to another gold. he held up the sign dedicated to his grandfather who introduced him to the sport. he died just before the tokyo games. teammate joe co

jamie yuccas has the latest from tokyo this morning. jamie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. let's talk about basketball. i was in the arena and there were quite a few people in the media section rooting for france. however, they left disappointed. the outcome of the usa/france rematch was something to see as kevin durant hit the court and scored 29 points. the usa men's basketball team did it. after an embarrassing loss in the first game to france, they were able to beat them in the game that counted and win the gold. >> from the coaches to the trainers to the players, we all came in with that goal of, let's finish this thing off. >> reporter: and it's a three pete for the women's water-polo team. team usa beat spain to win the gold. they're the only team to medal in every olympic since the sport was sbrointroduced in 2000. this gold medal celebration was almost exciting as the wrestling win itself. gable stevenson taking down his opponent in just the last few moments of the match. the 4 hurri00-meter bronze win allyson fe

our jamie yuccas introduced us earlier this summer.lusive. first on "cbs this morning," we're excited to have the two-time gold medalist with us at the table. ashleigh, good morning. i got to start here, can we feel that medal? it looks so heavy. >> of course. >> it is an olympic gold medal. >> it is so heavy. >> oh my god. >> it really is. >> wow. >> to have two of these? do you have perspective now on pa what that means? >> it is so interesting. because everything fixates on the medal but the medal is just like a representation of this whole journey. it is so beautiful and it means so much to me. but it is, like all of the hard work of the past five years, of the previous fours,hat goes into building that medal. and like a figurative sense. that really, really is what we're going to hold on to. and this just represents all of that. >> it is so interesting to say the past five years. instead of the past four years. you went through this grieving process you say after the olympics were delayed. what was it like with that extra year you