and they said katy ledecky, simone manual.id have them get ahold of me, which he did and i said have at it. >> reporter: training in his backyard for three months with their coach. >> we were hearing stories about people finding rivers. it's horrible. this filled the bill. >> he was an all-american swimmer where the aquatic center was named after him. so, the pool has special gutters and timers. >> basically, these are two competition lanes. >> reporter: while he was mostly gone, his daughter and grand kids were over often, bonding with the two women. >> having them here was such an honor. so fascinating watching them and seeing how fast they are in real life. >> reporter: when they gather on nights like tonight, when katy won gold in 1500, it's a special feeling knowing they played a role in helping team u.s.a. >> it sure adds a huge set of interest levels, when you knew they trained right here in a small backyard pool. >> nbc bay area news. >>> okay. tomorrow night, stanford and cal athletes representing the bay area in a nu

was swimming on a goldr for katie ledecky. >> reporter: katie ledecky won the 800 meter ending her run in tokyo with two silvers and two golds. >> gold medal number seven. congratulations. did it feel any different than, say, gold medal number six? >> yeah. i mean, each one has a special story behind it, i think. and um, you know, this one. i won that event three olympics in a row now and that is a pretty special story. >> reporter: caeleb dressel broke his own world record, his third gold medal in tokyo. >> do you feel like world-record pace when you are doing it? >> no. no. >> and the pain continues for dressel. he is the favorite in the 50-meter freestyle on sunday. >> about to tag morgan pierson for the u.s. >> reporter: and on dry ground, the u.s. picked up a couple of medals in mixed relays. a bronze in track and field. >> announcer: and now, the silver medal to the united states. >> reporter: and a silver in triathlons. bringing the u.s. medal count to 46. >> and stephanie joined me here in tokyo right now. i was at the bmx race on friday. connor fields, american, really an awfu

here again is mike tirico. >> katie ledecky! five-time olympic gold medalist katie ledecky is a lot of things. daughter. piano player. poolside goofball. and now a leader. what is the old, grizzled 24-year-old veteran tell a kid who says, what's it like to get on the blocks, jump in the water, and swim in the olympics? >> i think we have to remind them that it's just another swim meet. >> reporter: that quiet confidence is a big part of what makes katie, katie. even as a baby unfazed, playing peek-a-boo with michael jordan. >> i never dreamed i'd make to it the olympics, let alone three. i try to lean into that a as much as i can. and just enjoy it. >> reporter: another big thing that makes katie, katie -- stanford university. she graduated this year. and while she may have missed the ceremony, she celebrated, where else, poolside during the u.s. olympic trials. one thing about being a stanford student is you can hide a little bit, you can be just one of many. my favorite katie ledecky picture is you with the saxophone, playing

katie ledecky and erica sullivan going one, two in the 1500 meter freestyle, ledecky's first gold here in tokyo. and there was jubilation in charlottesville. >> it's a battle between ross. >> as a pair of swimmers from the university of virginia took silver and bronze in the individual 200 medley. while next door andrew capobiano. and the american women bringing home the first ever gold medal in three x three basketball making it 31 medals for team usa. >> tom, what are the u.s.'s chances for a medal in the all around white house simone biles? >> jade carey is going to replace biles in the all around. suni lee has a chance at a silver m teammates. >> tom llamas, thanks. >>> i spent some time visiting the swimming venue earlier today where first impressions can be deceiving. from the outside, the tokyo aquatic center almost looks abandoned. there are no lines of ticketholders ready to see events. it almost has the feel of a monument to an olympics that never was. but don't tell that to the swimmers, especially team usa who are rocking this house. >> ledecky is looking so good right now.

so double gold for ariarne titmus, but for katie ledecky, she was unable to go on and move into the 1500etres freestyle. that final was a little bit later. —— was then able. she had a very dominant performance in that, she was able to win her six 0lympic that, she was able to win her six olympic gold medal and art, and the tears flowed for katie ledecky after that win. there was also a second gold for hashi ofjapan, a brilliant result in the 200 metres individual medley and a storm of a performance for gigabits�*s men in the relay they were in, the 200 metres freestyle. —— great britain's men. tom, dean and duncan scott were part of the quartet yesterday to take a silver, and they stormed to victory in that, about three seconds clear of the russians and australians, who finished in silver and bronze medal. james guy was also in that, he has been around on the scene for ages and hejust has been around on the scene for ages and he just broke down in tears, he was so emotional he was finally able to get an olympic gold. and we also had matthew richards, just a young 18—year—old, i'm not qui

two of the meeting in the middle of the 400 metres and katie ledecky went out hard and katie ledeckyhard and fast, trying to pull the sting out of ariarne titmus's legs in it but the australian powered through with a final two lengths to go to steal the victory. she is a world champion and now the olympic champion and now the olympic champion and now the olympic champion and if you've been anywhere near social media you would have seen her coach celebrating in some style in the stands in tokyo and is just a quick note, to other minerals today, canada got theirfirst of the games with maggie mcneil in the 100m butterfly. she no doubt one from lane seven, the outer lane, so a surprise there. and the american men dominant is always in the four x100 dominant is always in the four x 100 metre freestyle relay, they won there. x100 metre freestyle relay, they won there.— x100 metre freestyle relay, they won there. 0k, well, let's discuss other _ they won there. 0k, well, let's discuss other swimming - they won there. 0k, well, let's discuss other swimming news i discuss other swimming news n

. >> katie ledecky won a silver for the u.s. it was a narrow loss to her australian rival. >>> of course one of the reasons we watch all of that action is to create incredible moments. thrill of victory and agony of defeat. >> garvin, another exciting day. >> jessica, janelle, you know, trying to keep up with everything that's happening in tokyo is, as they say, like trying to drink from a fire hose. i wanted to make sure you didn't miss special and fun moments from the games. you guys talked about caleb dressel winning gold. others completed in the preliminaries. that's why after winning dressel walked over from the podium and you see it right here, he literally tossed his gold medal to teammate brooks curry as a way of saying thank you. curry was already going to get his own medal but still a nice gesture nonetheless. >> the viral video of the olympics has to be this one. that's the australian swim coach. his swimmer had just beaten katie ledecky in the 400 meter freestyle. i love this tweet. it's not the quantity of the spect

katie grimes and katie ledecky will race this week in the prelims for the 800 free style. they will be racing in the same heat only two lanes apart from one another. the final will come on saturday. as for that other usa swimming we've been talking to you about, caleb drexel, he already has one medal and is hoping to reach the finals in in both the 50 and 100 free events he is favored in. >>> jamie yuccas at the games in tokyo. >>> half a world away, a small town in england is being credited with inspiring the modern olympic movement 170 years ago. this will town in england has a big sporting history. it all started with the town's doctor william brooks who worried residents were out of shape. >> he said, we can put on games and get people to get fit so they can compete in these games. >> reporte s in 1850, he created the winlock olympian games. >> you can see there is a program here listing all the events, one, two, three days. >> reporter: back then events were a bit different with athletes racing penny farthing bicycles. >> he started his campaign to revive the modern o

a one-two finish you were just behind katie ledecky. than she was for herself. >> it was so exciting. >> that was a beautiful moment what did it mean to you? >> it's awesome that i get to do this and set a landmark for women and do it in japan where i have half my family. it means a lot it's always an honor to do it beside katie because katie will forever be in the history books. the fact that i get to be a small footnote to that is awesome. >> erica, you're in the history books, too i wish i had three hours to tell your story reading about you, it touched me so much. you lost your father when you were 16. he was a collegiate swimmer. you have family here in japan. your grandfather was an architect who built some of these olympic venues this must be so meaningful to be here and to have competed and done so well you blew everybody out of the water. >> it's surprising and it's really cool that everything happened to line up and worked out. my mom would have loved to be here, but she's at home in vegas cheering us on >> alex and kate, look

let's start with katie ledecky. is her olympic career over? say it ain't so. she was in the pool today for the final time here in tokyo. and you know what? her third straight olympic gold in the 800 meter free style. she is so fun to the event. dating back to the london olympics. she has ten olympic medals and seven of them gold. is this it? >> i know, i know you are in in pain and i know you are exhausted and happy. how will you decide if this was the last swim for katie ledecky. >> maybe 28, we will see, no, i knew it would be the last one here on. you never take anything for granted just take it all in. >> we love 2024 is parisand here you are l caleb his family at home in florida. butterfly, beautiful his third gold medal here in tokyo. we have an update with simone biles. obviously still in the headlines. late tonight she is saying and confirming she will not compete in 2 of the 4 individual events. she will not compete in vault or uneven bars. she still has the case of the twisties. yes, it's a gymnastics term. she said that she cannot tell up from down.

heartbreak in the water for katie ledecky, losing gold by less than a second. a couple of rare missteps for gymnast simone biles and what she revealed. and the british diver winning gold and his message to children like him who have ever felt alone. james longman in tokyo tonight. >>> back here at home, news tonight involving a deadly standoff involving deputies. one killed, three others wounded. several family members dead. >>> and what was that in the sky over texas? there were reports coming in from several states. >>> and our made in america is back tonight. something old is something new something old is something new again. >>> good evenine aw week togethn tonight with the new covid surge across this country fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant. sweeping through the unvaccinated and tonight, the new mandates, from new york city workers to california state workers and health care workers in that state, to the v.a., the first federal workers, v.a. health care workers, given eight weeks to get vaccinated amid this surge. cases now up in 49 states

and heartbreak for reigning champ katie ledecky, fighting to defend her title in the 400 free. the recordholder losing by less than a second, coming in after australia's ariarne titmus. >> i knew it was just going to be a battle until the end. it's just an honor to race someone like ariarne, and for us to go two really, really fast times. you can't be disappointed with silver. >> reporter: but some of team usa not up to their usual level. upset in men's basketball. and women's gymnastics losing some of their invincible aura after finishing second in the qualifying round. even simone biles facing some stumbles. posting on instagram, "it wasn't an easy day or my best, but i got through it. i truly do feel like i have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times." biles has advanced to all finals and the chance to win six golds. overall you japan is leading in the number of gold medals. the united states falling just behind. 13-year-old shredder, momiji nishiya of japan, winning in the first ever street skateboarding competition. and emotions high for british diver tom daley w

and katie ledecky winning her tenth medal, plus, team usa's latest victory on the women's soccer field. >>> good morning, america. it's saturday morning. it's good to see dan back. >> uh-huh. >> nice to be back. >> and we have a lot to talk about. there are new concerns about the threat about the delta variant as the cdc releases a report about how delta affects both unvaccinated and vaccinated people. u.s. daily cases are up more than 64% since last week, and that's nearly 481% since mid-june. >> as we come on this air this morning, 47 states and territories fall under the cdc's designation of areas with high or community transmission where the agency suggests masks be worn indoors by both the vaccinated and unvaccinated. >> we will have much more on all of that but we begin with the breaking news out of the olympics. a much more uplifting story here this morning. team usa scoring big victories in the pool overnight. katie ledecky scoring her third straight gold medal and caeleb dressel also getting the gold in a world record win. but this all comes as simone biles makes another major

and american swimmer katie ledecky's gold medal win in the pool. no one else even coming close. and what was historic about this particular win. james longman in tokyo. >>> back here at home, dozens of fires in the west forcing authorities to issue new air quality alerts in six states from washington to wyoming to arizona. the alerts all the way east to boston this week. and we're tracking severe storms moving into the northeast tomorrow. washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york included. >>> the tragic death, the high school football player collapsing on the first day of practice. >>> in new york, shark sightings fo a third day in a row. authorities closing beaches outside new york city. on long island, where they're tracking the sharks tonight. >>> and made in america is back tonight. the clue -- we're sailing into a new idea. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with the coronavirus and the highly contagious delta variant racing across the country. we're now seeing nearly 57,000 new cases a day in this country, th

reporter: you will know the pressure katie ledecky was under.a brilliant swimmer, she was picked for so many gold medals. she was picked metal. , could see her reaction. she spoke about the pressure she was under, the fact she is one of the faces of the games, everyone is talking about her, the fact that she would win every single gold. the pressure she put yourself under, the external. she did not want to put yourself in simone biles' choose but said she understood. that is what we are seeing. michael phelps, naomi osaka. it's a bit of a watershed moment, his athletes are talking about competing but also competing as humans. laura: i know the coronavirus cases are up in turkey a -- in tokyo. what is your favorite story of the olympics today? reporter: the fiji rugby team. they won the first ever olympic gold back in 2016, and the buildup has been so much tougher. they have been isolating since april. they have not seen any of their families, they were at a training camp, forced into lockdown, and basically continued themselves as a group all th

. >>> katie ledecky, the stanford alum was nowhere to be found in the 200 meter freestyle final.ook the gold but one hour later, the decade by a large margin won the 1500 freestyle, an olympic event available to women for the first time ever. it was her sixth career olympic gold medal and she still has more events. she is the most decorated female swimmer in history. she is the world record holder in that event and she seemed happier for erica sullivan. shows you a little bit about katie ledecky. >>> a northern california majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. >>> tonight one northern california restaurant is struggling to find workers but hiring a new kind of help. >> the servers are all robots. they turn to these high-tech employees when business started picking back up. the food gets picked up and rolled out to designated areas where human servers can deliver to the table. the manag

she beat katie ledecky in the 2019 world championships, this is not katie ledecky�*s signature event,, so it may be ariarne titmus's best chance. tom daley in the diving pool, looking for his first gold medal in his fourth olympics. the best chance, in the men's ten metre synchro event in which he won bronze in rio five years ago. which he won bronze in rio five years age-— years ago. can he get the gold this time? thank _ years ago. can he get the gold this time? thank you _ years ago. can he get the gold this time? thank you very _ years ago. can he get the gold this time? thank you very much. - the head of the us central command, general kenneth mackenzie, has said in kabul that the us will continue airstrikes in support of afghan troops if the taliban continue their offensive. the taliban have made rapid territorial gains in recent months after international troops started withdrawing from the country. they are now gearing up to attack the big cities. secunder kermani reports from kabul. general mckenzie's visit to afghanistan comes amidst heightened concern over the country's fut

meanwhile, katie ledecky has won two golds.al olympic golds of any female swimmer. take a listen to what she said. >> to win one gold at the past three olympics has been amazing. i never dreamed of making it to one olympics when i first started swimming at six years old. to have the opportunity to go to three now, to win medals, to hear the national anthem play, it is amazing. >> jessica, ledecky confirms she will keep competing, plans to be in paris, 2024. >> amazing. the number of coronavirus cases rising there in tokyo, what are you learning about that, what kind of impact is that having on games? >> right, jessica. cases continue to surge in tokyo, reaching a record of more than 4,000 cases reported saturday. the prime minister has extended the state of emergency in tokyo and expanded it to other preif he can turs. they're struggling to contain the delta variant, saying cases are growing at unprecedented speed. japan medical association says that if cases continue to climb, the medical system could collapse. officials insis

katie ledecky making olympic history. she won gold in the first ever olympic women's 1500 meter. >> ledecky's teammate sullivan took silver. >> this morning's eye opener is presented by progressive, making it easy to bundle insurance. >> go team usa. >> yeah. >> a lot to cheer about, which is good. go katie ledecky. >> we'll be talking about the olympics in a moment. we begin with a major reversal by the cdc. it now recommends that all americans wear masks indoors where covid is surging, fueled by the delta variant. the cdc's guidance affects about 60% of u.s. counties, where there are substantial or high transmission rates. cbs news has also learned that all white house employees, regardless of their vaccination status, are now required to wear masks indoors. and as the new school year approaches, the cdc is also recommending all students, teachers and staff, wear masks. our lead national correspondent, david begnaud is in louisiana. louisiana just saw the biggest spike in hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic.

katie ledecky, simone manual, have them get ahold of me. >> ledecky and manuel stan forand olympic swimmersth their coach. >> we were hearing stories about people training rivers and it was horrible so this has filled the bill. >> speaker was an all american swimmer at ucla where the aquatic center is named after him, so his 25-yard pool is built for the real thing with special gutters and timers >> basically these are two competition lanes. >> reporter: while he was mostly gone during the training, his daughter and grandkids were over often bonding with the two women. >> having them here was such an honor. it was so fascinating watching them and seeing how fast they are in real life >> reporter: when katie ledecky won gold in the 1500 it's a special feeling knowing they played a role in helping team usa. >> but it sure adds a huge extra set of interest levels when you knew they trained right here in a small little backyard pool >> reporter: for the news, i'm ian cole. >>> a newly minted holiday in the state of minnesota today is sunisa lee day. the governor made that proclamation after the

katie ledecky won silver after losing to her australian rival. the u.s. men's swimming team is taking home gold and three teenagers shared the podium in the first women's skate boarding final. the 13-year-old girl who won the title is japan's youngest gold medal winner. china, usa and japan are currently holding the top medal winning spots. >>> time for a look at your weather. flash flooding is possible from tennessee to florida. mormon so more monsoon storms could trigger flooding there. in the midwest temperatures in the 90s. checking today's other temperatures slightly cooler in the northeast and 87 in miami. >>> coming up, the bizarre crash their boston. were two dogs to blame? >>> first the deadly rock slide caught on camera. massive boulders crashing through a bridge. >>> and the mystery of a >>> terrifying video of the a deadly rock slide in india. one of the boulders slamming into a bridge destroying the crossing. nine people were killed. many areas have been hit by landslides and flooding caused by heavy rain. the nation is under the second highe

ooup -- superstar swimmer katie ledecky scoring silver in the 400 meter freestyle. australian rival narrowly beating her. it was this moment after the race that had so many talking. ledecky showing an incredible display of sportsmanship. that's what the olympics is all. >> that's right, michael. on the gymnastics mat simone biles looking good. let's go to amy there in tokyo with the latest. >> reporter: thank you, robin. a lot to get to this morning. team usa is racking up medals in swimming and skateboarding, but is off to a rocky start. on the basketball court. but now all eyes are on simone biles who told her fans she feels she has the weight of the world on her shoulders. as she hopes to lead a young squad to olympic glory. team usa striking gold in the pool for the second straight day. the men's freestyle relay team led by caeleb dressel speeding past italy and australia to take the title, capping off a big start for the american swimmers. katie ledecky narrowly missing out on a gold of her own, dueling down the final stretch adding to the usa medal haul with a

. >>> a double standard for katie ledecky. she's going to compete in the 200 meter freestyle and then for the 1500 meter freestyle. then brown will face off in judo. then men's basketball will be on tonight at 9:40 on nbc team network. and the women's water polo team faces hungary tonight at 8:00 p.m. you can catch the highlights tonight on nbcbayarea.com and also on our trending bar. >>> we are getting closer to the recall election and a task for governor newsom. the reason why he chose a walgreen's to make his point. >>> another outbreak at a concert venue. now people are asking, are we opening too fast? >> you can see some storms longstanding. we'll talk about the heat and humidity. >>> we'll talk about the cdc's new mask-wearing guidance and a new concern about vaccinated people. we'll look at athletes under pressure at my conversation with the woman of golden surfing on "nightly news." >>> going into the first wave in the gold medal match. >> looking for something spectacular. he's broken his board, has he? >> drama we've

but there's one more chance at the games for katie ledecky. women's 800 meters as well. there's another chance for katie ledecky to add to her already extensive medal collection. >> steve, stay close. we have a little over a week left. lots more surprises could be ahead. i know i have olympic fever. steve, great to see you. hope to see you again. >>> we are also weeks away from something else, a few weeks from our kids going back to school. this morning, a new very upsetting report, sounding the alarm about the uphill climb our kids will have. research shows every one of them is behind in math and reading, compared to what they would be after a normal year. even worse for the most vulnerable kids, specifically students of color, kids living in poverty. it is part of a new report from the nonprofit education group nwea. i am talking about the kids that showed up. we have absolutely no idea about the many, many kids who have had no school since the pandemic began. joining me, lead author of the report, karen lewis. also with us, jeffrey canada.

. >>> happening overnight, at the olympics, as a typhoon closes in on japan, american katie ledecky in the pool. >>> plus, what is next for usa men's basketball after a loss over the weekend. >>> and a debate over this video of tom brady. is it real? it's monday, july 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> so -- >> tom brady again, setting social media world on fire. >> a storm. i saw that video. i didn't understand that it was a video. i thought it was a caption where he was like, can't wait to be throwing to real running backs. ooh, is he saying that the team has no good running backs? or the patriots -- >> he meant that training camp starts soon. he puts out this video. a lot of people think that the video is in reverse. that they shot it in reverse because -- we'll get to that more. >> oh, yeah. >> those receiver jugs are supposed to shoot out, from the back. so -- i don't know. we'll take a closer look at that a little later. it's probably fake. if it was -- if anybody can do this, it would be tom brady. he is 45? i don't know how old he is. >> you don't

arianne titmus getting a second gold medal and setting up her latest battle with katie ledecky.katie ledecky on monday in the 400 meter freestyle. >> stay with us on "outside source." lebanon's economic crisis is deepening. we will look at what has brought the country to the brink. ♪ >> japan, where the olympic's are being held, is experiencing a surge in covid infections across the country. a new record has been set, 9000. this is despite restrictions being in place in the capital. >> we have to remember this is the fourth stage of emergency that tokyo is under, and with the latest declaration, the number of people out and about has not exactly gone down. it is not a strict lockdown, there is no penalty, though the first state of emergency last april, people actually obliged. by the fourth time, people are rather fed up. people on the street say you cannot tell us to stay at home when the government forged ahead with the olympics despite public opposition. this surge is probably inevitable. it is past 8:00 now, when bars and restaurants have been asked to close, but you can see

. >> and a lot separates katie ledecky from the field again. >> katie ledecky, one ofst0 ames ts thatup this u.s. olympic team. but what happens when the cheering stops? >> this is our 2020, one of the few 2020s we have. >> this is natalie hall. the swim world knows her as natalie godwin. >> this is the first olympic trials in 21 years that i wasn't there, so that was weird in and of itself. >> reporter: over 5000 miles east of the tokyo games, in quiet st. helena, one of the most decorated american olympians, period, we found swimming around the tunnels of honeycutt lime company, her fifth year as a vintner. with her business partner shayna harding here, she has taken a deep dive with her own label, good darian winds. >> like many things in my life, i diving headfirst, without knowing what i'm doing, and i learned as i go. >> this does well with all sorts of seafood, anything friday. >> reporter: how was the transition from winning 12 olympic medals to wife and mother of two, from laps to labels? >> the transition to civilian life, i guess, as a non- athlete, i will be an olympian fore

. >>> swimmer katie ledecky at the tokyo olympics.he stanford alum was nowhere to be found in the 200 meter restyle final last night and did not metal. the one hour later, in front of a tokyo crowd, katie ledecky, led by a large margin in the 1500 freestyle. the olympic event offered to women for the first time ever. she has more events. the most decorated female swimmer in history. she is the world record holder in that event and lanit's in tokyo. that is enough. >>> the time is 4:56. >>> still ahead, thousands of new covid cases reported in tokyo during the olympics. >>> and coming up next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, governor newsom pulling his kids out of a maskless summer camp ♪ ♪ find a fridge that fits your budget. and your good taste. sie apiances. explore the showrooms of style at lowe's. [baby crying] i got it. i got it. ♪ ♪ give grandma kisses. mwah. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ getting some help with the little one, from her biggest fan. some real face time. just an amtrak away. calirnia, you know our homes sharweto stay coole som

more story lines to wake up on this wednesday, katie ledecky, just graduated a month ago and here she is in tokyo dominating again. take a look. talking about the 1500 meter freestyle. they have 1500 meter freestyle in international competition but not the olympics until now and this is the bread and butter. katie wins gold holding off her teammater i can sullivan. what else? we mentioned stamford why take a look at these photos. we dug them up from the archives. she did time with the famous or infamous stamford band. can she really play the saxophone? she said no and had fun with the band. this is during a football game in 2018. pre-pandemic. six-time olympic medalist can add marching band to the linkedin band. didn't you go to st. mary's? >> my brother went to stamford. that's so fun to see. >> so cool. see you later. >> sounds good. let's talk about the medals there at the olympics. here's the current count from tokyo. team u.s. still in the lead with 30 medals overall with 10 gold. china in second place why japan in third and have more gold than the usa for now. wait until -- >> f

and katie ledecky looking to win a sixth gold medal in the 4 by 200 meter free style relay. 's a lot of action in the pool tonight. >> that ledecky is a machine. >> she is. >> a water machine. >> that 1,500 last night, it was like 15 minutes long. >> i know. and she dominated. it wasn't even close. she was going to nab et from the beginning. >> she's superhuman. >> my arms were tired just watching. >> that's going to do it for us. >>> the "olympic zone" is next with ross. stay tuned. >>> jacoby! >> jacoby up there in lane three. >> challenging schumacher. we've got ten meters left. lydia jacoby, the 17-year-old from alaska is going to win gold for the united states. alaska has an olympic gold medallist. >> the tokyo olympics, brought to you locally on nbc by nissan. >>> coming up on "the olympic zone." the sport that focuses more on mind than body. >> i think mentally is way more than most people assume. >> and he's come from the streets to the olympic stage. >> can he stick this trick? yes, he can. >> how skateboarding is uniting artists and athletes. >> i think a board and

. >>> tomorrow night in prime time, katie ledecky goes for gold in the 1500 meter freestyle and freestyle finals. plenty of other athlete also be competing. u.s. versus tunisia with brothers from stanford. san jose state's colton brown and the women's water polo team with maggie stefen and makenzie fischer. so many of those names are familiar to all of us. the thing that struck me about watching simone biles make that, when you see them up close what a difference five years makes. i remember seeing her in rio. she was like a teenager and had a teenager-like vibe to her. and you see her, and she's like a woman now. 24, considered older. >> even the way she presents herself, a little bit more, it's really fascinating. >> sounds like she can't bounce back as quickly either. feeling the aches and pains every day. >> i thought it was interesting now she analyzes things in a different way. that could go wrong, this could go wrong. >> you've been analyzing the tropical storm. it's moving north of tokyo now? >> the worse of the rain and wind is over in tokyo. that's good news. we had events delay

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swimmers certainly support her. >> the great female swimmer of all time, katie ledecky to the wall whol win gold! >> reporter: ledecky put on her best performance, making olympic history herself by taking the gold in the first-ever women's 1,500-meter freestyle. but all of it took place as the number of new covid cases in tokyo top 3,000 for the first time in the pandemic. what type of impact do you think the olympics are having on these covid numbers? >> well, i'm not saying that the olympics is the only one cause of the surge of infection, but it is certainly one factor, which is pushing the number of infections up. >> reporter: there are four individual gymnastic competitions left. biles qualified for all of them. if she competes, she will have a chance to match her debut in 2016 and win four gold medals. norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas in tokyo. thank you, jamie. wildfires 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' ann

and then there's katie ledecky, widely considered the greatest female swimmer ever. she added to her olympic resume with a silver in her first final. promising starts for the 24-year-old swimming sensations. olympic gold for the u.s. team in the 4x100 men's relay with caeleb dressel notching his first gold in tokyo along with his teammates. first gold in tokyo. how are you feeling? >> i feel good first race is always shaky so i'm glad to get a decent one under my belt. >> reporter: you didn't look shaky at all in fact, at one point, you were on pace to break the world record >> i haven't seen the race so maybe that's not too bad >> reporter: so far here in tokyo, how are you feeling about things in general? >> i feel great. it feels like a normal race. it's just swimming i'm pretty good at that. >> reporter: there had been so much talk about what it would be like performing without fans, without spectators did you feel that at all >> no. you could feel the energy. you could hear team usa. you could hear the cheering. i'm fine with it it's not as weird as i thought it

katie ledecky swimming to victory as teammate caeleb dressel has his own record-shattering race. >>> "the war has changed." the latest cdc report on the delta variant and breakthrough infections. the president warning americans about more restrictions and the cluster of cases in one cape cod town shaping new guidelines. our team is on the ground in provincetown. >>> also this morning, backlash for dababy. outrage over the grammy winner's homophobic comments at a miami music festival. celebrities sounding off. the rapper pulled from the lineup of a uk music festival as he's set to take the stage at chicago's lollapalooza. ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ >>> and in pup news, the countdown to dogust 1st is on. ready to say happy birthday to all rescue dogs as we celebrate the unlikely story of piglet. >> he is a tiny 6 1/2-pound powerhouse despite being deaf and blind. >> the inspiring pink puppy is our pet of the week. ♪ vacation all i ever wanted ♪ >>> and take a bite out of summer. fire up the grill with no fuss easy eats that will have the whole family digging in. >>> plus, looking for a l

and back in the pool, a touch loss for katie ledecky, finishing fifth in the 200-meter freestyle. but just over an hour later, the swimming legend bouncing back. claiming her first gold medal of these games as she cruised to victory in the 1500-meter freestyle, winning by more than four seconds. >> i love the way ledecky looks right now. >> reporter: the 1500 meters freestyle has been an event since the 1904 olympics in st. louis, but only for men. this year, the first time ever women could compete. ledecky saying her grandparents gave her strength, as she cemented her place in history. >> i am always striving to be my best and to be better than i've ever been and, you know, it's not easy when your times are world records in some events. >> reporter: adding that she understands the intense pressure felt by simone biles. >> mental health is so important. physical health is so important. and it's no different being olympians. >> reporter: so, what prompted the best in the world to pull out of two competitions? well, simone biles teammates saying they support her privacy. either way,

: katie ledecky ripping off the fastest flip in the 2 x 400 relay that saw them surge past australia ense right now of how dominant american swimmers have been, let's look at the overall medal count so far in tokyo, the united states has 28 and 21 are just from swimming. china is next there with 31 total medals and the russian olympic committee has 28. japan with 25. but as for the gold in gymnastics, suni lee is the fifth straight american women to win this event and to give you a sense of how close it was, it came down to within half a point between the first and the fourth competitor going into the last rotation and rebeca andrade, she stepped out during the routine during what was an absolutely spectacular routine. but each time that she steps out, that's 0.1 that gets deducted and that total was the difference between suni lee between winning and finishing second. a remarkable accomplish. we know her her family is so excited and trying to absorb the process, how incredible this was. it's something we'll all remember for a long, long time. a special night. craig, back to you. >> s

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katie ledecky is really good at endurance swimming, the long distances.he tried her best to take the sting out of ariarne titmus�*s max. she had a strong start, open the lead, but the australian hung tough. and the final two lengths of the eight length race, the australian was able to pull clear and win. she has won olympic gold to go along with her world title. we saw the pictures of her coach celebrating wildly up on the stands. you may be able to see them on social media. they were certainly entertaining. another word on the first final. we had another win for a canadian, their first another win for a canadian, theirfirst gold medal of another win for a canadian, their first gold medal of the games. she won in the 100 metres butterfly. stay there, because i want to discuss the swimming. tunisian media, loss of pan— arab media are celebrating the win of swimmer ahmed hafnaoui. he won the first gold medal for an arab or african nation. many have reported that the president, kais saied, who faces political problems at home, has passed on his thanks from h

katie ledecky stunned by arianna titmus. significant sums up reaction of australia's coach who was the second fastest time ever behind ledecky's world record. katie told me i'm mentally on to the next race. i could sense, though, the loss lit an even bigger fire under her with the best events to come the 800 and 1500 meter freestyles. >>> team usa gymnastics even the goat simone biles showing maybe they're human after all. she posted it wasn't an easy day. i feel have the weight of the world on my shoulders at times. i know, brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn't affect me but, damn, sometimes it's hard. she wrote with a laugh. now the 24-year-old didn't seem to be on her a.-game during qualifications but advanced to the all around final as a clean sweep of the individual events. biles is trying to become the first woman to repeat as the all around olympic gymnastics champion in 53 years. and see this. is this a junior high class photo or an olympic podium? 13-year-old nishia winning gold. and another 13-year-ol

in the women's 4 by 200 relay, katie ledecky made up lost time in the final leg and landed a silver for the u.s. >> they were putting me in an amazing position going into the anchor. >> another shooter kaylee browning. >> two pole vaulters including u.s. world champion sam kendrick dropped out after . growing concerns in the olympic village. the competition continues. >> those track and field events starting up on friday, part of a packed schedule including the women's soccer team. i'm wearing their jersey today. that team is featuring a lot of hometown california players and bay area connections. so you'll have to check that out at the quarter finals game against the netherlands. i think the team is hoping for the same result, a win. live in tokyo, i forgot where i was for a second. i'm liz mclaughlin, back to you. >> thank you very much. >> you have to admit suni lee's gold medal generated so much gratitude and emotion especially places here. atn as an athlete and as a person. but some of the most intense feelings of pride are resonating through the small and close knit american commu

including swimmers katie ledecky and simone manual.o san francisco giants who marched in the ceremony with the usa baseball team. we want to take you to tokyo where the olympic cauldron is burning. raj mathai is there with a look at one new sport to the games. >> reporter: we are off and running. let the games begin. let's tell you where we are. i'm going to step out of the way here. this is the beautiful tokyo bay, this city is gorgeous, by the way. it's hot and humid but gorgeous. the olympic rings, the rainbow bridge and beyond is the athletes' village. are you ready for the rock star of these games? skateboarding is now an olympic sport and one of the top skateboarders in the world is from davis. his story, pretty wild. just in case you didn't know, nyjah houston is a big deal. the 26-year-old is the new face of skateboarding. it's not just his face. it's his body. covered in ink. the bad boy of skateboarding is very good for the sport. he knows tokyo is a launching point. >> i think the sport grow a lot. i think we'll see a lot mo

. >> katie ledecky.the wall. >> katie ledecky swimming into the history books winning the first-ever women's 1,500-meter freestyle. >>> and we certainly do say good morning, america. thank you for joining us and starting your morning with us because we have so much news to get to, including that big headline out of the cdc saying vaccinated people should wear masks again in some areas. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky, there she is, she is standing by. >> we're going to speak with her in a moment. >>> but first, that breaking news out of tokyo. another bombshell from simone biles. she's withdrawing from the individual all around competition to focus on her mental health. >> usa gymnastics saying they support her decision wholeheartedly. many are wondering what's next for the olympian. let's get right to amy robach who's live in tokyo with the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. yes, overnight, simone biles withdrawing from yet another olympic event, this time the

katie ledecky goes to stanford >> she yeah. in washington, dc area, but that from bethesda, maryland. yeah. all right. thanks, jason. all right. still to come tonight, some goats car. >> trimming some vegetation becoming popular recently. but i heard took a wrong turn roaming the streets.mthe middle of the night. one. talk about gasping pass. imagine that. >> not a colorado where herd of goats went the wrong way. and end up rolling on the streets. police said they had a busy night trying to round them all up. >> dan de rue shows us how the goats came to the neighborhood. >> the disturbance occurred in the peaceful and sleepy neighborhood in superior, colorado. in the wee hours of the >> it startled residents contacted the boulder county sheriff's office. we received a report at approximately 2.15 earlier this morning about some suspicious activity occurring in missouri, conway neighborhood of support. the county superior 3 patrol units of the sheriff's office responded when they arrived, they were greeted by a herd of a who let

katie ledecky comes up for the first event, but the question is can she still bring home the gold? it is "way too early" for this. >>> what's up, everybody? we will start with the news. coronavirus continues to rise and the nation's top infectious diseases expert dr. anthony fauci says the u.s. is headed in the wrong direction. nbc news correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: the worst-case scenario among the unvaccinated. >> it feels like we're going back in the bowel again, and it's definitely another wave. >> reporter: the highly contagious delta variant fueling a new surge in cases across the country. the country's top doctor. >> we could have a considerable problem with the surge of infections. >> reporter: the variant sweeping through the south accounting for 40% of the new cases in the country. but in miami, thousands packing a stadium for a live concert as the cdc now says they could recommend masks for the fully vaccinated indoors. but in arkansas, a new law banning mask mandates goes into effect this week. >> it's important not to have the current deb

the games will be filled with familiar names like katy ledecky. a whole new generations looking to make their mark. >> dream big and have fun. >> it is an honor to be here and and so fun to represent our country hopefully for more years to come. >> july 23rd, opening ceremony, raj mathai will be in tokyo. you can watch the olympics right here on nbc bay area. right around the corner. >> come up next. the largest fire in california. we'll talk about where the condition is standing this morning. >>> and we are monitoring our air quality as we are seeing temperatures today reaching into the upper 60s to low 70s. we'll look at our micro climate ahead. >>> a clear look at san rafael, southbound 101 populated with these head lights. no problems right now through the north bay, we are tracking them. there is that issue. wrong way driver still reported in the south bay. we'll follow up. >>> raising tuition at uc schools, how much will it go up and why not all students are affected? if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleane

and katie ledecky gets rede redemption, beati ing titmus in the free.mmer of all time. more gold medals than any woman in history. joining michael phelps as the second american ever to win three olympic golds in the same event. katie leaves tokyo with four more medals to her name. she can't wait to be back with her family. >> i haven't been able to think beyond this. this is kind of an end point to a whole long process. i haven't been home since before the pandemic, and so it was kind of like, all right, let's get to tokyo. i want to go home. at that point, as i said, i'm just going to let this sit and soak it in. >> congratulations, katie. and the race to become the fastest woman in the world is complete. the 100 meter dash. america's superstar sha'carri richardson serving the ban for marijuana. in her absence, jamaica, ya mon, one, two, and three, sweeping the field. florence griffith joyner's olympic record that stood for 33 years was broken, 10.61 seconds. it is the fastest 100 meter time by any woman ever. shelley ann fraser-pryce who claimed gold