we're talking about male coburn and jenny simpson. >> emma already has a bronze and we'll see if jenny company get on the podium tonight. >> it's her medal race in the 1500. jenny simpson has steep competition with kenya and ethiopia and will be in it. pressure. we hope the weather hold. the evenings have been rainy. she trains on the boulder campus. >> csu getting some representation from long- jumper jenae deloach. >> what sets the olympics apart from other meets? >> everyone wants to be a part of the olympics. you've got kids who are aspiring to be athlete and everyone's dream. everyone has a wish to be an olympian and medal so that sets it apart. everyone wants to be a part of it. >> she wants to be part of it and thought she would be a gymnast. she said it's worked out for her and is a bronze medalist. >> she willcompe today and representation. >> i see. go us, too. >>> you see the mountains envelope the city and there are so many things tourists like to see. one place we find people want to see, perhaps the most, the iconic symbol of the olympics. >> we have been wondering what p

and jenny simpson is competing today in rio. >> every single season has its own story. and this story, this year, is different from before. >> it is a story that has jenny simpson on top of the world. she is ranked number one, heading into the biggest sporting event in the world. she runs her first race today. the first round of the 1500. >> a three-time olympian. who wouldn't have even started running if it weren't for her teacher. >> i was an average kid. in an elementary school p. e. class, when a teacher came to me and said you should consider >> jenny says her family, not necessarily active growing up, so she wouldn't have considered that, and sometimes you need somebody to believe in you, that teacher believed in jenny and look at her today. she lives in colorado right now with her husband. >> and trains at cu boulder. great place to win with her close friend and fellow olympian ema coburn and amazing to watch her when track and field ramp up in a couple of days. >> jenny simpson, know a couple of things. ranked number one in the world. and very distinct possibili

jenny simpson is someone who inspired a lot of people who maybe didn't think they could be great runners. she said she was an average kid who learned to work hard. in 2007 she made her first world championship team and not missed since, competing in her 3rd olympics. >> e >> this year is different from every story before. >> but each one is centered around work. an incredible amount of work. >> it is a grind and a long time to be doing this at a high level. >> jenny simpson says she sees the blessing in every ache and every mile. she loves to run, and there is no place she would rather train for international competition than colorado. >> there is a sense of, from the community, that health and colorado track are not lonely. other olympic runners, like emma coburn, are in the fight with her as teammates and friends. >> they understand the other side of the coin. it is not all just thrilling and happy and grateful. there are moments that it is 12 miles in the snow and you really, really, really would rather be anywhere else. >> those days and these build a deep connection and demonstrate

and jenny simpson is here. >> really been focused on that last lap. >> three and three-quarter laps of the track here for the 1500 meters. the metric mile. >> a very, very slow first lap. >> it went so slow. and i just thought, that's okay, that's okay. you don't have to make anything happen tonight. >> simpson at 29 has great experience this olympic games, her third by her sister, emily who is in the u.s. army, who basically all -- told her to run with the mantra of, be brave. >> the 1500 meters is unbelievably hard. >> so dibaba with the lead. keep the egg and in second, now simpson comes and forth. -- kimpyegon. >> simpson could sprint. >> my coaches told me just be a

jenny simpson qualified for the 1500-meter final, and the big news of the day, emma coburn bringing home some hardware. she attended cu boulder and won the bronze in the steeple chase track and field event, the first american woman ever to another colorado woman will be competing in wrestling later this week. >>> a lot of road closures right now. >> and jeffco students getting ready to head back to school, but will the water be safe to drink? we have the latest results. >> and the solution to one problem in denver could be causing new problems for another part of the city. >>> welcome back. if you're seeing smoke near platville, near 85 and county road 23, don't worry. that is a controlled burn. >> and we have a traffic alert involving several projects impacting the drive today. in place across the denver metro and we'll show you what to look out for. >> the big one is on the east side. earlier we were at sable and alameda. this intersection is closed you can see the llne here, opening at the end of the year. they need to do repairs on overhead lines until wednesday evening. this is wher

get the chills jenny simpson, there is american jenny simpson who took the bronze in the women's 1500 m. theresa: if you haven't seen this, go online, the national anthem us national anthem, see what happens, they were playing the national anthem and he stopped and said i will not do >> this is exactly what we needed in our society. >> they did not know each other from two countries, it is not always about winning and gold but the olympic spirit. the mets did it last night, rough go against arizona against the diamondbacks, noah syndergaard found a way to change that. in the fifth inning with the mets and takes braden for a two run shop, third homer of the year, mets take a 3-run lead, the mess up 5-1, just rolling, kelly johnson deep for a solo shot they meet the d backs 7-5 the final score, nathan is out until 2018. flexor tendon, expected to have both procedures friday. the recovery time is 18 months so likely wipes out next season hosting the blue jay's, mother nature put on a show overhead. there was lightning in the fourth inning from the plates, gary sanchez starting catcher la

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boulder's jenny simpson will run in the women's 15- hundred meter tonight. she came in fourth during the semifinals. simpson didn't make emma coburn took bronze in yesterday's steeplechase. the crested butte native and boulder alum had people cheering her on from a restaurant where she used to work.. coburn is the first u-s woman to medal in the steeplechase event. both simone biles and laurie hernandez medaled on the balance beam yesterday. biles took bronze -- a change from her usual gold. 16-year-old hernandez won the . and veteran aly raisman will continue their quest for medals with their floor routines. also today - women's beach and indoor volleyball will compete. kerri walsh jennings and april ross will play host country brazil in the semifinals. and team u-s-a will face off with japan in a quarterfinals match. and of course - the wonderful matt and cheryl are in rio. coming up later this morning -- rain in rio is making things a little afraid of the cold -- they're actually looking for it in the midst of rio's balmy winter. with a fire that started

. >> emma has the bronze medal in rio and tonight, jenny simpson could be on the podium. >> she run in the medal race tonight and ranked 1 in the world. it's her third olympics. she knows how to handle the pressure. the evenings have been really rainy on the track. campus. >> at colorado state university, best school around, i got to say -- getting some represent tension. getting some representation. >> it is what you do. what sets the olympics apart from other meets -- everyone wants to be a part of the olympics. you have kids o to be an athlete. it's everyone's dream. everyone has the swish to be an olympian and medal and that sets it apart because everyone wants to be a part of it. >> reporter: she is a long- jumper and just fantastic, wink bronze in london. we'll see what she does in rio. >> csu and cu. >> represented well. >> i love that. >> running through the seams. just need to see when they come. since opening ceremony, no place has been more popular -- we don't think -- than where the caldron is. >> we had to show you what this looks like. it's in a unique place. after it was

. >>> a day after emma coburn became the first woman to medal in the steeple chase, jenny simpson became the first to medal in the 1,500 meter. simpson won bronze today. certainly a good week for former buffs. probably a trip they wish they didn't have to take. [ laughter ] >> reek haircuts were tonight. maybe one of the worst fashion statements ever. >> those are good. [ laughter ] >> literally a rat tail. >> that's awful. >> i love this one. a big moose there -- elk, i think it is. >> it's a moose. [ laughter ] >> shannon caught this guy cooling off near steamboat springs today. thought that was the best idea before the storm. hop in the pool. what i love about the tempur-breeze bed is it's cool. so you're not too hot, too cold, you're just perfect. sleep cooler, wake more refreshed, discover the new tempur breeze. learn how you can change your sleep by requesting a free sample of tempur material. >>> it's "comics unleashed." your host byron allen. ight byron welcomes adam jesser. and now, the man whose cereal snap, crackles and pops, byron allen! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you,

. >>> a day after emma coburn became the first woman to medal in the steeple chase, jenny simpson became the first to medal in the 1,500 meter. simpson won bronze today. certainly a good week for former buffs. free trip to the barber today. probably a trip they wish they didn't have to take. [ laughter ] >> reek haircuts were tonight. maybe one of the worst fashion statements ever. >> those are good. [ laughter ] >> literally a rat tail. >> that's awful. [ laughter ] over a million ears of corn are picked a day here in olathe, colorado. and i'm glad we have a senator who uses his ears to listen to what's most important to colorado farmers. michael bennet asked what he could do to help, and then worked with republicans to make a farm bill that's making a difference to all farmers in colorado. the thing that impresses me most about michael bennet: we don't always agree, but he values our input. and i do trust michael bennet to look out for us. >> i love this one. a big moose there -- elk, i think it is. >> it's a moose. [ laughter ] >> shannon caught this guy cooling off near steamboat spr

. >> reporter: emma's training partner and close friend jenny simpson trained together at cu boulder has the next sh medal in the 1,500. >> reporter: each year carnival brings millions to the streets of rio dejaneiro and right now teams are designing floats in that carnival. grande rio is one of the best teams in the float competition where clubs are judged to see performance. >> reporter: they want a perfect 10. 9.8 is considered low. so they put a lot of time and money into these floats with the winner decided by the smallest detail. >> this year was one of the tightest. the winner gets 179.8 points and the second and third place get 179.7. >> reporter: six months to carnival, february 24th the big day. they got a lot of work to do. >> reporter: reporting from preheim, 9news. >> another athlete with colorado ties will compete in the final of the men's steeplechase. hillary borg is based in fort carson, a native kenyon who joined the u.s. army in 2013 and became a naturalized he says that opportunity changed his mindset. tomorrow he will go for a medal. >>> firefighters from across

. >> couldn't quite catch up to jenny simpson. >> reporter: call it the science behind winning. >> i thought, just get yourself there. whatever it takes, get yourself there. >> reporter: getting through there, came through here. >> everything is very well measured. >> reporter: the director of the sports performance department at the cu sports medicine department. bronze medalist, emma coburn knows well. >> coach whitmore and heather boris. we just contribute to the scientific aspect to it. >> reporter: that involves making sure athletes are at their best before they head to the olympics. from breathing to how they metabolize food. >> how a body works through an exercise, we see points and the weak points. >> reporter: in the months leading up to rio, coburn and simpson came to the center weekly, where doctors analyzed them to make sure they were on track for the games. >> in the last two months before rio, you don't want to change much. >> reporter: for coburn and simpson, the wins will emotional and heartfelt. including from coloradans at cu sports medicine center. >> seeing them t

. >>> a day after her roommate made olympic history, jenny simpson wasn't to be outdone. we talk to her after the biggest race of her life. >> wow, that is so cool. >>> women take the field saturday against the 49ers.

jenny simpson hopes to become the second to win a medal tomorrow for a cu varsity athlete in the 1,500-meter. today they was all about emma >>> another former of about and winter olympian jeremy bloom took to twitter telling her congrats on the bronze. cu head football coach mike mctire tweeted out this. -- mcentire tweeted out this. you inspire the football team. we are all proud of you. talking to cheryl afterwards, talking about her american record, she said the medal forever. records are broken all the time. >> that is so cool, so much local support. why not? >> we had a few technical difficulties, so we'll show you the medal count. in the meantime nbc nightly >>> tonight, relentless disaster. 20,000 rescues as floodwaters carve a deadly path of destruction. emergency shelters packed as we see the mammoth scale of devastation. >>> residents running for their lives as >>> tonight, relentless disaster. 20,000 rescues as floodwaters carve packed as we see the mammoth scale of devastation. >>> residents running for their lives as homes burn to the ground in california. firefighters unl

in the women's 1500 meters, the gold medal final, jenny simpson takes the bronze medal. first american to win a medal in this event. >> and we'll start with the indians who are really separating themselves from the pack in the central division. the lead is 6 game, and they play again tonight against the chicago white sox who they have defeated. last night, number 7 in a row over chicago. the indians win 3-1. they have the second best record. detroit has been losing, and the carlos carrasco on the mound. he looks for his ninth win of the year. the key to the indians new success, this guy, andrew miller went two innings last night. faced six batters. six up, six down. in seven appearances since being acquired by the yankees, he's held a batting to 103. he's 6-1 on the year. the browns take on the falcons coming up. the home of the browns looking for their first preseason win of the year. looking for a better performance than they had last friday night in green way. rookie corey coleman, he's going to miss another game. the browns are worried about that hamstring issue with

. >> jenny simpson won bronze as well. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> matt renoux and cheryl preheim take you to olympic park in rio. >> let's go to the rings. >> can someone swimming venue? >> oh, a little piece of the ring just fell off. >> five continents are represented by the rings. i'm not sure which one just fell -- fell apart. >> amber has a bronze medal in track and field. >> i'm a medalist in the summer olympics. >> we made it. >> yeah. distance. i love how the cable cars string up to the top. >> this is mesmerizing. you don't get tired of looking at it. >> don't run, cheryl. we're connected. she is going to fall down. >> i think you're going to cause an accident. ?[music]? >> matt and cheryl, yeah, we loved your reports. awesome stories from there. you don't have to wait that long for the next olympics. the winter games in south korea begin in about 18 months. >>> the south metro dive team is used to rescuing swimmers in trouble. they rescued a truck today instead. while the driver was backing his boat into the water. the driver says the truck's tires slid on moss

. >>> university of colorado graduate jenni simpson runs in the 1,500-meter final in rio looking for her first olympic medal. emma coburn became the first american woman ever to medal she's still soaking it all up in rio but can't wait to get home to crested butte. >> too come home to this small town where everyone is so close with an olympic medal is just going to mean so much to me. i hope that i represented my hometown well. they've done nothing but support me, so i'm really proud to be from there. >> russian diver ealyian competition. he was a 2012 gold medalist and got a zero for this disaster of a dive. it's his face that makes contact with the water first. he did not qualify for the finals, as you might imagine. >> what happened? >> i'd get into it. we're running out of time. >> he's been watching me too much. that's what it looks like when i do it. >> a big oops happened, kathy. >>> tonight, racing to escape. a frantic turn in the worst flood disaster since superstorm sandy. now 30,000 rescued as more communities scramble to get out of the way. >> arson arrest. a man is charg

jenny simpson became the first u.s. woman to ever within wynn a medal -- win a medal at the meter game. as the liters started to run nearly took second, letting out a scream and she found out what happened. earning her a bronze medal. >> oh my gosh! can you believe it! that american flag looks beautiful! >> oh, thank you. i don't even remember the last 200 meters. i just remember crossing the finish line and ugly crying and being like, i can't, i can't believe this is happening. >> reporter: and you hav history. >> i wanted to race as hard as i could and be clean and be someone that people could really be proud to cheer for. my little sister told me to enjoy the view, i kept thinking about it, take your time, enjoy it. you're not guaranteed to get these moments. and so, i just really wanted to go around and see every person with an american flag and thank them for being here. >> and tonight, an example of good sportsmanship that went to the best of humanity. the women's 5,000 meters was just a few, d' agostino tripped u

jenny simpson became the first american woman to medal in the 1500 meter race. she finished third with a time of four minutes and 10.5-3 seconds behind runners from ethiopia and kenya. randy: trending stories, sponsorship with a new push to keep kids active. the company is adding a fitness tracker in its happy meals. the trackers monitor movement and will be added in the kid's meals instead of a toy. the promotion will last for the next month. emily: scientists at mit are looking into ways to let you control your phone with a tattoo. it's called duo-skin. the tattoos are temporary meant to be worn like jewelry and contain a chip. by touching them, you can communicwi randy: talk about a baby on board. a minnesota woman turns to wake-surfing to help induce labor. she was a week overdue and was hoping this would help. the woman cruised on a surfboard behind a boat on the lake last week. she says she did get approval from her doctor, first. five days later she gave birth the red sox continue their winning streak on the road. emily: the key role mookie betts played i

jenny simpson has a place in u.s. olympic history, the first american to medal in the women's 1500. simpson took the bronze finishing behind runners from kenya and ethiopia and sent out a tweet that said thank you for believing. >>> kerri walsh jennings suffered her first ever loss in olympic beach volleyball. she and april ross lost their match to the world champs from brazil. it ends her bid for a fourth straight gld. >> hard fought match. >>> in the medal count the united states is up to 84 overall. 28 of those gold. >> 28 is the magic number. 28 gold, 28 silver, 28 bronze. >>> still ahead, done deal. hugh hefner is no longer the owner of the playboy mansion but not quite moving out. >>> a 12-year-old posing with threats but this morning defending her actions. >>> a cement truck hitting a car and tipping over. the dramatic crash and fate of >>> so, this is in china. a terrible accident at a busy intersection. somehow the people inside that minivan managed to survive being rolled over by that tanker truck. the man and woman are recovering from their injuries. >>> in oklahoma many

she crosses fourth, but fellow american jenny simpson takes the bronze.becomes the first american woman to medal in the event. back to walsh-jennings and ross, as we showed you at the beginning, it is not over. they can still win the bronze and that will happen later tonight, wednesday night. >> thank you, colin. >>> the olympic's first-ever g refugee is being honored. this highlights the ten athletes, many who fled troubled nations. a live look at the olympic flame, about 4:15 in the morning in rio and love is in the air. later in this news cast our own jessica aguirre explains the different type of rings some olympians are leaving with. >> back here at home, a developing story in east bay, an armed man allegedly set fire to a liquor star in oakland. it is near mills college. police received a 911 call claiming a man with gaun was inside the store throwing items around. the ul kaer says the suspect set the store on fire. no reports of injuries and no word if the suspect was caught. in the south bay cell phone video shows moments after a crash in san jose

.>>> the olympics jenny simpson advances to the finals and she will run again tuesday and usain bolt one with a 300. swimming competition is complete as it was the olympic he says. he also retired after the london games and then came back. a lot of his teammates think he will be back in 2020 for the tokyo games but phelps says this is it any is going out on top with another gold of this final race last night and you add them up, 23 goals and 28 total metals group i cannot wrap my head around it. that is insane. and for me this is the way i am very happy i came back. because i know if 15 years down the road i had not come back, i mean, it would have been brutal.>> he will be back. and this is genius, and washington players get in a fight at football practice and this is their punishment, that's a walk around the field holding hands with the god they got into a scuffle with an these guy had a fight walking hand-in-hand talking about their feelings and i bet they will think twice before getting into it.>> i bet they ? ? ? isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audienc

jenny simpson, by the way, has a place in u.s. olympic history, the first american to medal in the women's 1500. simpson took the bronze finishing behind runners from kenya and ethiopia. afterwards she sent out a tweet that said thank you to everyone who believed. >>> kerri walsh jennings suffered her first ever loss in olympic beacll she and april ross lost their semifinal match to the world champs from brazil. the defeat ends her bid for a fourth straight gold medal. >> but it was a hard fought match there. >>> in the medal count the united states is up to 84 overall. 28 of those gold. >> 28 is the magic number. >> yes, it is. >> 28 gold, 28 silver, 28 bronze. >>> well, still ahead, done deal. hugh hefner is no longer the owner of the playboy mansion but with her kills is getting death threats but this morning she's defending her actions. >>> plus, a cement truck hitting a car and tipping over. the dramatic crash and fate of those inside that vehicle. this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. what's it like to not feel 100% fr

jenny simpson -- >> the sweetest person. >> this is after she won her bronze. i'm standing right here and she does her interview and at the end she said "would you please tell your husband thank you. thank you so much for the craziness, letting you be here and being home with the kids." i sent him a video. "she favor you a shout-out." >> her reactions when she saw you, fina were there and happy to cover her and she was just on cloud nine. >> we had a blast and thank you for coming along and hope you got a sense of rio. the company did a really good job, a great job and the people were just so nice. >> all in all, sounds like it. cool trip. we like your slideshow. >>> more wet weather today. will things clear for the it's 6 here's a look at some of the top stories we're today but clearly getting some storms and fantastic and we start to see some moderate to heavy rain. not everyone will get rain today. 60s, 70s in the mountains, near 80 around here -- dry and eastern plains and central colorado through the afternoon and evening so we could have another nice ligh

. >>> a day after her roommate made olympic history, jenny simpson wasn't to be outdone. we talk to her after the biggest race of her life. >> wow, that is so cool. >>> women take the field saturday against the 49ers. new' dos and i bet they're glad helmets will cover their head. >> that's bad. >> they're pretty bad. >>> amelia has more on the train. >> new details about the train to the plane, which is experiencing what rtd is calling severe delays with no estimate as to how long the repairs will take. we got the note in the 4:00 a.m. hour. this is our live view from our crews at the 40th and york station we have seen the crossing guard arms down, both sides putting out the own and the gates. it could affect people until noon today. what rtd told us so far is there's no estimate on when tissue will be resolved and people need to anticipate delays so not much so far. we have a call to rtd to learn more and will give you that update as soon as possible. we've got severe delays across >> yikes what a morning. all right, thank you much. >>> this is what is left of a garage a

also jenny simpson a cu boulder alumni is advancing to the final in the 1500 meters and we spoke to her before she left for rio and you can read the story on our free denver7 app. >>> hundreds were out at dia putting strength to the test and show off their strength and courage. it was the annual plane pull fundraiser to raise money for special olympics colorado. >> it was yesterday on the weather was perfect. people competed to be the fastest team to move a boeing seven 5712 feet. it weighs 154,000 pounds. >> you get to come out and have fun and put on silly shirts and these athletes.>> it's great. silly shirts and hats and the event has brought in more than $250,000 to special olympics. >>> broncos back on the field for champs camp in yesterday's practice didn't go as planned at least according to coach kubiak. highlights ahead. >>> a state of e over a million ears of corn are picked a day here in olathe, colorado. and i'm glad we have a senator who uses his ears to listen to what's most important to colorado farmers. michael bennet asked what he could do to help, and then worked with

competition in track and field and quickly a couple names to watch out for throughout the weekend, jenny simpson. she lives in boulder, went cu. she's no. 1 in the world in the 1,500 now. she races in a little less than an hour in her first run. emma coburn who also trains at cu boulder, grew up in crested butte, she runs the steeplechase tomorrow and also mason finley throwing the discus and he made it to the finals and he's competing. janay deloach coming up next week in long jump. >> reporter: she won bronze in london. >> reporter: in the long jump. gymnastics always a favorite and we've been getting a lot of questions about the specific leotards the young women are wearing. we did a little digging for you. they sure sparkle on tv. that's because there are a lot of crystals. >> they bedazzled the competition, blinded them. >> reporter: all the way to the gold medal podium. for team usa. that will cost you $1,200, not for the team, for each one. that's changed a lot. it's gotten a little fancier over time. nastia liukin was saying her leotard in beijing when she won had 184. they sure are fun.

erika: it was an american runner who willed herself into the history books jenny simpson storming up from behind in the last lap of the 1500 meters to win the bronze. the emotion evident. she's the first u.s. female to ever medal in the event. aly raisman with a beautiful showing in the floor exercise, take silver this time around. it's her three medal of these games and sixth overall. the gold went to standout simone biles who just makes the impossible look so easy. this was her 4th gold medal in rio making her the first woman to win that many gymnastics golds in a single games since 1984. if that's not thrilling enough. there was this. before heading to rio, biles admitted actor zach efron was her celebrity crush. that cheek no doubt will remain unwashed. randy: the patriots' nate ebner returns to the team after competing for the u.s. in rio. ebner played on the rugby team this summer games. he was back on the practice field for the pats yesterday without pads. he's expected to gear up by the end of the week. emily: mookie betts on fire for the red sox in baltimore. he batted-in al

and jenny simpson to the final in the 1500 meters. we spoke to her just before she left for rio. and you are read her story on our denver 7 app. their strength to the test so special olympic athletes can show off their strength and couuage. >> this is so cool. this happened yesterday. dozens of people joined teams 12 feet. who could do it the it's aest. >> you get to come out and have fun and put on silly shirts and hats. all the money goes to these amazing athletes. that is why we are out here. >> the event brought in more than $250,000 to special olympics colorado. >>>s broncos they are back on the field for champ camp. >> a state of place in louisiana. where devastating floods have >>> so much devastation in parts of louisiana. three people have died over 1,000 others had to be rescued because of this historic flooding more than two feet of >> we have seen some incredible video like this one. people jumping in to rescue others from the flood waters. take a look at this. so a group is able to save a woman an her dog. a man cuts through the top and pulls this woman out before sh

track stars emma coburn and jenny simpson had sendoff parties tonight in boulder. >> nice to see the weather cooperating to the south in colorado springs. around here, cool, cloudy conditions all day long. it looked like it wanted to rain. we had a couple of sprinkles here and there but up in the mountains, a different story. pretty murky looking skies out there. this one near leadville. you e with all of those recent rains we have had. things are look beautiful. around denver, feeling a little bit like fall. yup. 70 degrees the past couple of days. got me thinking when is the last time we saw some 70s for the first week of august in denver. well, it was back in 2013 when we saw temperatures in the low 70s. right now 64 downtown. lining up those 50s from estes mid 60s in sterling. right now out templet, most -- right now out at the airport, mostly cloudy skies. it looks like it wants to rain but we haven't seen that much today. maybe a better shot tomorrow. here in the back yard, 66 degrees. watching storms moving into the state. certainly heavy pockets of rain, just not making their

and ranked number one in the world jenny simpson, one of them. >> every single season has its own story and this story this year is different from every story before. >> it is ranked number one in the world. heading into the biggest sporting event, ever. and she runs her first race today, and the first round of the 1500. >> she is a three time olympian. who wouldn't have even started running if it wasn't for her teacher. >> i was an average kid. and in an elementary school. p. e. class. when a teacher came to me and said you should consider joining the cross-country team. olympics. and sometimes she says you need someone to believe in you. >> and sometimes you just need somebody to get you fired up at an olympics. she is from colorado. and another guy from colorado out here and playing music at the basketball games. and getting everybody fired up. his name? dj bedz. and he is from colorado. from denver actually ? >> up next -- >> over the years, official dj of the nuggets. >> thousands of sports fans have heard dj bedz sets up a play list with the nuggets and denver broncos. >> and i ha

. >> to watch the opening ceref >> last night, jenny simpson winning bronze as well. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >>> buenos diaz. >> matt and cheryl. taking us to the olympic park in rio. >> go to the ring. >> can someone point us to the swimming venue? the rings fell off. five continents are represented by the ring. i'm not sure which one just fell apart. >> copacabana. >> emma coburn has a bronze medal in track and field. >> a medalist in the summer olympics. >> we made it. we made it. look at this. >> look at sugar loaf in the distance. i love how the cable cars >> mesmerizing, and you just don't get tiredof looking to it. >> cheryl, we're connected. please don't fall down. >> i think you're going to cause an accident. get off the road. >>> those two guys are amazing. around here today, very warm conditions. upper 80s. low 90s. clouds build. rain will disappoint. if you live below 7,000 feet. and we also have several areas throughout the region under red flag warnings for extreme fire danger. from western nebraska, through most of wyoming, today, gusty winds, and low humidity.

. >> in the women's 1500 meters, jenny simpson became the first american to medal in the event, taking bronze behind ethiopia's genevieve debaba and the gold simpson falling to the ground after crossing the finish line, her mother watching from the stands in disbelief. >> set. [ shot ] >> and earlier in the day, usain bolt advanced in the men's 200 meters. after winning his third gold medal in the 100-meter dash earlier this week, he's looking to do it again, aiming for his third gold in the 200 meters. all right, so, here's where the medal count stands. the u.s. up big after picking u tuesday, followed by china, great britain and russia. looking ahead to today, it's a busy day in track and field, including the start of the men's decathlon and the u.s. men's basketball team plays in the quarterfinals. of course, also beach volleyball, gold medal match tonight for the women, also the bronze for the u.s. women. >> wow. >> so, against the other brazilian team. it's going to be a tough one for them, yes. >> what do you say we turn back to gymnastics for a second? simone biles capping her e

jenny simpson is the first american to earn a medal in that event. >> she finished less than two seconds behind the winner from kenya. simpson says getting the medal feels incredible. >> simpson's medal was one of nine earned by the suds on tuesday. overall, the u.s. now has 84. a healthy lead in the gold medal count sitting nine ahead of great britain. they are 83 medals ahead of portugal and belize is only 84 medals behind the united states. >> 28 is the lucky number. 28 gold. 28 silver. 28 bronze. >> pretty cool. >>> so we've heard about how the use of dating apps in rio skyrocketed over the past couple weeks. athletes who are hooking up with each other as well as with civilians. >> well, it appears one of the civilians really missed out. this is a post from a young lady offering a screen grab of her brief conversation with gold medal swimmer joseph schooling representing singapore. she captions it, my tinder match just won the 100 meter butterfly and beat michael phelps. this is my greatest accomplishment. >> but she later adds, and not replying to his message was my greatest failure

but fellow usa runner jenny simpson did win the bronze. >>> and then who can forget there?e biles just rocked the house yesterday in her individual floor exercise as a expected, winning a gold. coming in with a score of 15.966. when she walked into the stadium the crowd went wild and when she started tumbling and doing her signature, the biles pass, it just erupted. the smile on her face amazing. when she was done, she said, yeah, i'm pretty proud of myself. i think i did pretty good. ya think? she is just amazing. she becomes the fourth u.s. gymnast in history to medal to win four medals in a single olympic. and aly raisman did fantastic as well. she came in silver. we got to see that historic moment. we absolutely loved it. yesterday i told you guys about my favorite equestrian beesy madden. today she with drew from her competition with her horse cortez. the horse suffered a tendon issue which means team usa, tied with four other countries for first place, will have to compete with just three riders instead of four. sam and laura? >> certainly a disappointment there. we d

american jenny simpson had an historic performance in the 1500 meter final, winning bronze, becomingerican to ever win an olympic medal in the event. and to the moment that carried the two spirit of the olympics, when runners from the u.s. and new zealand spelled. i just spoke with abbey d'agostino whose gesture helping nikki hamblen has inspired the world. they both said they didn't realize what happened when they went down. but what was the word from the american, it was "it's the olympics, you have to finish." even though she had a torn acl -- anyone who has had that extensive of an injury knows it's incredibly painful, she said her knee felt like jelly. she made her way to the finish line. they embraced. i have to tell you, she said i came in with a focus, my performance was going to be the most important thing. clearly it was not. craig? >> chris jansing, thank you so much for that in rooj. rio de janeiro. that will wrap up this hour of msnbc live. our olympic coverage is up next followed by mtp daily. i will see you back here at 10:00 eastern. 7:00 on the west coast tomorrow. .

and american jenny simpson had an historic performness in the women's 1500 meter final.nze and becoming the first u.s. woman ever to win an olympic medal in that event. she finished behind the gold medalist from kenya, who passed the world record holder, and silver medal finisher from ethiopia on the final lap of the race. that was a thriller. and finally, an astounding show of sportsmanship in the women's 5,000 meter qualifier. american libby d'agostino collided with new zealand's nikki hamblin, spending both runners to the ground. instead of getting up and chasing after the field, d'agostino turned to help hamblin up. both went on to run about a mile to the finish, and louis, one of my colleagues actually spoke to the runner and said, what did you say out on that track? and she said, i told her, we have to finish. it's the olympics. >> what a story of sportsmanship there, chris. thank you so much live from rio. one more story here simone biles, not only is shattering records, she's also breaking hearts. after exchanging a series of tweets with him throughout the olympi

usa's jenny simpson did get the bronze. >>> and then let's talk about simone biles.t she was happy that she took the gold and that she thought she did pretty well and that is an understatement. biles pulling a 15.966 during her floor routine doing her signature biles tumbling pass making her the first gymnast to win four medals in a single olympic. it was sensational. i was there live. i saw her do it. it was just crazy when she came out and when she pulled off that biles tumbling pass, it was impressive. aly raisman got silver in that also a phenomenal routine. back to you. >> wow, what a chance to get history for jessica there. >> unbelievable. has anyone measured how high in the air simone biles gets. >> she can double her own height. i saw a video where she hits it and goes into the stratosphere. >> all the lady gymnasts, she's coming back to earth at some point. >> you like to think that your kids, yeah, you can be a gymnast. she's really good. >> you can do it, kid. >> all of them was great, san jose gymnastics trial here. a lot of them got to see the action. g

jenny simpson taking home bronze in the women's 1500-meter. kayla took bronze in sailing, add weg two more silver medals to her election. thank you so much for being here. jenny, first of all, first american woman ever to win a medal in the 1500 meters. how does that feel? >> it feels incredible. to have a moment in sport that transcends your own experience the country, i feel so honored to be the woman to do it. >> and sarah, you quit cycling at one point, you sold your equipment, but then you got inspired watching the olympics in athens and you never looked back. you really are the epitome of never giving up. >> yeah, absolutely, and the power that the olympics has on people. so it was the olympics that made me realize that, you know, everything i've been dreaming of that i just threw it away and that was my inspiration to come back. and now i've got these. >> kayla, you've been sailing had this been a dream of yours as well? >> yeah, absolutely. and it's just great to have it all come true in the end and what a great place to go sailing as