but they lead with nine gold medals back to katie ledecky. she walked in today just with that look in her eye. ready to win nbc just posted this behind the scenes video of ledecky arriving poolside, rocking that puffer jacket. she's been wearing them to all her events here, even in the paris heat. but it's kind of cool inside that arena. we mentioned earlier that ledecky is now tied for the most olympic medals won by a u.s. women's athlete. she shares that record with three other legendary swimmers dana torres, jenny thompson and natalie coughlin. coughlin was also poolside today when ledecky tied her record. the 41 year old cal alum, who still lives in the east bay, was featured on nbc's broadcast of the race. coughlin is about as bay area as it gets. grew up in vallejo. we mentioned graduated from carondelet high school, then on to swim for cal. nowadays, she's usually chasing around her two young kids. joining us now from paris is natalie coughlin. natalie, let me get this straight. i was with you in athens back in 2004 with the in london

there this was after ledecky waved at her. there saying, she waved at me and you could cheer on team usa here at home. an olympic watch party in san ramon tomorrow at the lot bishop ranch from 8 to 10:30 p.m. games, prizes and big screen tvs. up next

tom, what did katie ledecky tell you about her race? >> yeah, lester, i was when katie ledecky won. the entire arena was shaking. right there. when katie ledecky won, the entire arena was shaking. as you're about to hear, she tells me every medal is special but she still has more work to do here in paris. her medal run could just be getting started. >> the greatest swimming machine we've ever seen. >> reporter: make it gold medal number eight for katie ledecky setting an olympic record in her signature race, the 1500-meter freestyle. >> what more can america expect from you at these games? >> i'll give my best effort each race and represent team usa to the best of my ability and hopefully bring home some more hardware. >> the crowd is roaring. >> reporter: and that wasn't the only olympic record. french superstar leon marchand smashing another on his way to a second gold. >> hanging tough in lane one. >> reporter: while american torii huske picked up her third medal of these games. >> i knew it was possible, but it's still so exciting to be on the podium again. >> the racers are set

janelle raj katie ledecky. what a legend from stanford. and torri huske another winner tonight who grabbed silver. they're part of the 37 strong contingent from stanford, the most of any school katie ledecky though, just keeps people talking. the fourth straight olympic medal in this event. and she's just breaking records left and right. if you look at all of the 20 top fastest times in this event, there's one name there katie ledecky is going to back it up again here in paris. katie ledecky adds to her legend slaying her signature event. the 1500 free, leaving the competition in her wake to grab gold for the u.s. and a 12th olympic medal to her collection. triathletes made waves in the sun this morning after a one day delay due to high levels of bacteria, ending with a gold for great britain in canoe singles, evie lieb, fourth, was the last of 12 qualifiers for the finals, but she surprised even herself with a run that brought the 20 year old a bronze. her first medal. i didn't think it would happen for me, but then when it did, i think i

katie ledecky now becoming the most decorated u.s.ay's relay race, erin gemmell, incredibly, is the daughter of one of ledecky's early coaches from more than a decade ago. there they are congratulating each other. and simone biles, now the first american gymnast ever to win the all-around competition twice, taking home her sixth gold medal. saying tonight, quote, three years ago, i never thought i'd step foot on a gymnastics floor again. revealing she worked hard both physically and mentally, and was determined to not give up. and both women have more competitions and more chances for gold in the coming days. thanks so much for watching tonight. i'm whit johnson in new york. for david and all of us here, have a great night. every time people are freed around the world, especially human rights activists, journalists. >> a woman held for more than a year in iran today on what it means for the russian prisoners coming home and a different journey home for people living on the streets of san francisco. >> the big change in priorities and

american swimmer katie ledecky taking gold in the 1500 freestyle competition. breaking her own record. abc's foreign correspondent james longman from paris tonight. >> reporter: tonight, swimming legend katie ledecky showing her dominance in the 1500-meter freestyle, shattering her own olympic record and winning her eighth gold medal. the grueling race goes for just under a mile, but ledecky a master, leaving the other swimmers in her wake. winning by more than ten seconds. >> she looks very comfortable out front right now. >> yeah, she sure does. >> reporter: this event is now just two olympics old, and ledecky, its only winner. she took gold during the inaugural event in tokyo. and today, she earned her 12th medal overall. she's now tied with the most decorated female swimmers in olympic history. >> i try not to really dwell on history or the magnitude of things. again, i'll just let you guys do that. but yeah, i mean, those women that i'm up there with now, they're people that i've looked up to for so many years. they've definitely inspired me, so, i hope th

i was hanging with ledecky. you hang with ledecky, you get to hang with the tree. exactly. true. there, jessica. we'll see you tomorrow. here's what's happening tomorrow. where? jessica is already tomorrow. track and field. basketball. we mentioned team usa versus brazil and the semifinals of women's soccer. this is going to be interesting. remember they did not win gold in tokyo. they won bronze. they need to win tomorrow against germany to advance to the gold medal match. and the first gold medals will be handed out in boxing and wrestling. look for walnut creek's amit allure. she's going for gold tomorrow in wrestling. also on tuesday, the pride of petaluma hits the half pipe. 18 year old minustah's going for gold in skateboarding. coming up in about ten minutes. the outpouring of support from her hometown in sonoma county. all right, raj our other headlines tonight, vice president kamala harris is expected to announce her running mate tomorrow. harris spent the weekend meeting with the top three candidates, source close to the discussions told nbc news that there were more me

ledecky action.nue an impressive start. and finally, craig, before i send it back to you, i want to tell you a story you may not have heard. this is one of my favorite stories of the olympics so far. guatemala winning their first-ever gold medal. adrianna, she was a gymnast. she was training for the london games years ago. she had a spinal injury and she said, you know what, i'm not done with the olympics. she picked up a shotgun, she learned how to trap shoot, and she just won the women's trap gold medal for guatemala. she broke down in tears. what an emotional moment, but one of those beautiful olympic stories we love to tell. back to you. >> amen to that. that's why we love the olympics. tom llamas for us. tom, thank you, my friend. hoda, how about an olympic boost! >> i've got up with for you. here we go. we just saw that moment with katie ledecky when she won so big, winning the 1500 meter freestyle. she brought the entire crowd to its feet with her gold medal-winning performance. however, there

plus and number 13 in the record books for ledecky history in the pool, stanford superstar katie ledecky, now the most decorated american woman in olympic history, her teammates over the moon, one of them a future cal bear. we're really getting it rolling here, and it's just an honor to represent the best team in the world. i mean, an almost unreal day for team usa. and it is now friday morning in paris. it looks a little cold and blustery. this is about the halfway point now of these olympics. let's bring in nbc's jessica aguirre. happy friday jessica. happy friday and a big happy friday to suni lee and simone biles in paris. here it was all about team usa taking that gold and simone biles with that historic comeback. for her. she is four foot eight and she was a beast at bercy. check this out. amazing performance by biles, the most decorated gymnast ever at the olympic games, has added another victory to her resume with another gold medal in the women's all around final. and it came down to that final rotation, the floor routine, which i love, open with taylor swift's ready for it, boy

katie ledecky won four medals here in paris, bringing her grand total to 14. she's also made history with her win in the 800 meter freestyle, she became the first woman to win four medals in the same individual event, and she's now officially the most decorated female american olympian of all time in any sport. but she remains as humble as ever. >> you made history on several counts. did you surprise yourself with any of them? >> i'm not one to really think of the historical markerers, so -- >> most decorated female olympian in u.s. history. >> a lot of the times the media had to tell me what i was accomplishing. and i don't think a lot of it has sunk in. >> first woman in history to win four olympic golds in the same event. >> the four-peat in the 800 was a big one, and over the weeks, over the months, over the years, it will eventually sink in. >> but you didn't sit down and say, these are my goals? >> no, my goals are never historical markers or anything like that. i'm very focused on times and my technique, my pacing, all of those things. >> how are you fe

stanford's katie ledecky, now the most decorated u.s. woman athlete in olympic history, ledecky picking up the gold in the 800 meter freestyle over the weekend. if you didn't see it, it was great. yeah. so it's not every day that we get a chance to go one on one with olympic greatness. so today in the bay's jessica aguirre jumped at the chance to do a deep dive with the stanford alum. okay, it does not get better than this. check this out. i am here with nine time gold medalist. the most decorated female american. you know, olympian katie ledecky and the stanford tree. okay, do you always travel with your own tree? oh, of course, i mean, of course. got to represent the stanford cardinal. okay look at this hardware. unbelievable it's. can you breathe now or are you raring to go again? yeah, i can, i can breathe now. i can use a little bit of time to reset and think about what what just happened. let it sink in a little bit. but i'll be getting back in the pool pretty soon, i would think. i know, i just read somewhere that you want to go and rest a little bit, and then your idea of restin

but ledecky is pulling away from katie ledecky. battled it out in the 800 meter race.it was going to be tough to grab her ninth career gold for team usa us mixed medley team is officially the best on the globe. it's trying to get to the wall first. torri huske anchoring the time that broke a world record in the women's 200. im douglass is trying to make a move. kate douglas was out touched by summer mcintosh of canada snagging a silver for team usa teammate alex walsh touched third but was disqualified on the vault. i can't even imagine simone biles seemed fearless as she executed a move so difficult. they call it the biles two league. of her own, landing gold to extend her lead as the most decorated gymnast. a job she might not be ready to retire from. never say never. the home games is the home. the next olympics is at home, so you just never know. but i am getting really old on the lavender track. sha'carri richardson fought to the finish in a cutthroat 100 meter race, but it's going to be saint lucia's julian alfred ultimately snagging silver, followed by teammate

this comes after president biden called to congratulate ledecky on her success in paris.n take no credit except being smart enough to give you the medal of freedom. you are incredible. thank you. well, you told me to bring home some medals, so i knew i had to. when you told me that. very cool. ledecky is now the most decorated u.s. female olympic athlete, winning a total of 14 olympic medals. incredible indeed. all right, well, flava flav also incredible. shouting out usa water polo one final time at the paris olympics. yeah. today, the us men's water polo team took home a bronze medal. this is the team's first olympic medal since it won silver. get this in the 2008 games. flava flav posted a picture with the men's team congratulating them, saying, quote, these are my boys right here. this is a big deal. you even did a good interpretation. i'm trying. very nice interpretation there to channel him. all right. the rapper is a us women's water polo hype man and sponsored the women. unfortunately lost in the bronze medal match yesterday. all righ. still to come defending the

katie ledecky wins her fourth straight gold in the 800-meter freestyle.'carri richardson races to silver, and the u.s. women's soccer team one step closer to gold. >>> plus, the sprays star of the game, back on the pommel horse. his epic celebration av-medalling. >>> breaking news in the u.s. tropical storm debby has officially formed. it is barrelling towards florida, predicting as a hurricane. we are tracking its night. >>> vice president kamala harris meeting with top vice president contenders. >>> stunning reversal. why the secretary of defense scrapped a controversial plea deal for the 9/11 mastermind. >>> new video. a black man killed in an altercation at a milwaukee hotel. what it reveals about the moments leading to his death. >>> back here in paris, how sportsmanship has defined these games. the powerful moments that have lifted us all up. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" reporting tonight from the olympics in paris. here is lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. the roar of the crowd still ringing in the air at the pool here in p

arm and triumph after ledecky won. her ninth gold, which now ties or with a soviet gymnast as the most from back in the 60s is the most ever for a woman that's extraordinary titmus realizing the moment, even though but she's just been defeated raising ledecky's arms and triumph, hugging her. and then when ledecky came out of the pool deck and was announced one last time that she got pulled herself out of the pool. you've got titmus with prolonged applause for ledecky, as katie said earlier in the week, was asked about the rivalry between ledecky and titmus. she said it's not rivalry. it's a friendship. and what a great statement as ledecky went into the history books. and an hour or two earlier, you had simone biles winning the vols winning her seventh gold medal. she could has a chance for two more. she could tie while a decky for the most goals ever for a woman in it any olympic sport. from any country ever this is what we're seeing here from these 227 year-old's, it's quite remarkable. it's exhilarating. and as i sa

meanwhile, katie ledecky�*s become the united states�* most decorated female olympian.he claimed silver in the women's 4x200m relay, behind australia. it takes ledecky�*s olympic tally to 13 medals — eight golds, four silvers and one bronze. the debate over the criteria for participation in women's sport is in the spotlight, after italian boxer angela carini abandoned her olympic bout against algeria's imane khelif inside 46 seconds. khelif is one of two athletes, along with taiwan's lin yu—ting, who've been cleared to compete in the women's boxing in paris, having been disqualified from last year's women's world championships for failing to meet eligibility criteria. the ioc claims in khelif�*s case that was because of increased levels of testosterone, which it says are within regulation now. our sports editor dan roan has more from paris. it was always going to be highly controversial, ever since it was revealed that these two fighters, lin, and khelif of algeria, were going to be allowed to compete in the women's boxing competition by the ioc, despite both of them be

the ledeckys roll deep.hat was that like? >> my parents, my brother michael, my uncle john. >> uncle john! >> and i was really lucky on the day of the 800 to have a number of my other aunts and uncles and cousins that came for that event. >> look at that group. >> yeah. the fam club, it's just, you know, so great to have them here. some of them i hadn't seen in a really long time. so just to get a hug was special. >> and katie, you must have seen this by now, that little girl that got a glimpse of you. >> yes. >> did you see that or did you watch it later? >> yeah. so there was so many american fans in the stands and so many little kids. and a lot of them were dressed up really cute and waving to us and had posters. i was trying to wave to as many of them as i could. it made this one girl's day. >> might have made her year. >> madden, she -- we face timed yesterday. >> oh, wow! >> yeah, it was great. she was excited, and i'm sure i will find a way to meet up some time when i'm back in the states. >> katie, w

now, i want to tell you, ledecky, as i said, has 14 medals.i think it might be a suggestion here that maybe they'd like to do a painting of her with the 14 medals and put it here at the louvre, maybe next to that other famous woman you know, the mona lisa. i'm going to offer that up. yeah, that'd be cool. and the mona lisa, this is the one where if you go anywhere in the room, she's still looking at you, right? exactly yeah. and you can't figure out whether she's smiling or not. but, you know, the mona lisa is not french. she's actually italian. so american italian. why not? yeah. our nbc docent, jessica aguirre, reporting live from the louvre. thank you. jessica. yes i'll see you tomorrow. have a good morning out there before the closing ceremony. more medals are on the line tomorrow in track, including the men and women's. four by 100 meter relays. men's soccer. the gold medal match between spain and france. that's going to be good. and look for c.j nicholas. he's the taekwondo star from brentwood. going for gold as well. also tomorrow somet

katie ledecky cruising to a win in the 1500-free.leaving her tied for the most medals ever for a female swimmer. >> i'm just so honored to represent our country and those women that have set the standard for so many years, have inspired me. they inspired me when i first started swimming. >> in lane one, tory huvgs is cotorri huske is coming to the wall. >> reporter: touching for silver. and the bronze in canoe slalom. >> the whole field, it's the most amazing girls in the world. i was so proud to be part of the finals, but to medal is insane. >> reporter: insane, probably the best way to describe the twins and twists of bmx freestyle. paris venegas wowing the judges on the way to a bronze. >> i just wanted to go out there and put a run down that i was stoked on personally. that was my personal goal and i managed that and cherry on top is a medal. >> reporter: simone biles back on the mat looking for more gold in the around finals. while the women's basketball team continues. today it's archery. this is the archery jersey, frances, ca

simone biles and katie ledecky make it a day to remember for team usa.ing controversy — a previously banned female fighter is allowed to compete and the international olympic committee defend its eligibility rules. and the end of an era — as the curtain comes down in paris on andy murray's playing career. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. three years ago, at the tokyo olympics, simone biles suffered the disorientating mental block that gymnasts call the twisties. she had to pull out of several finals you'll remember. the pressure of expectation was too much she said. and a two—year break from the sport followed. on thursday — in paris — she triumphantly recaptured her place at the top of the sport. she finished with an overall score of 59.131 — ahead of brazil's rebeca andrade and her us team—mate sunisa lee to win the all—around gymnastics title, just as she did in rio in 2016. it's her second olympic gold in paris, sixth gold overall, and ninth medal in total. at the age of 27, biles is the first gymnast to win non—consecutive all—around olympic

a piece of history for america and katie ledecky, too, as she sets an olympic record in the womens 1500m freestyle. and japan continue to dominate in the men's gymnastics — but it's not the man you'd expect bringing home the gold, in the all—around. hello and welcome along to the programme. it's been all about leon marchand in the pool on day five of the paris olympics. the french home favourite again took the roof off the la defense arena with golds in both the 200m butterfly and the 200 metres breaststroke. he now has three at the games in paris. marchand is the first to complete the olympic 200 metre butterfly—breaststroke double, and he broke the olympic record in both. first he won the butterfly — and then became the first swimmer to win two individual golds in one night at the olympics since 1976 with gold in the breaststroke. pan zhanle of china won the 100m freestyle in a stunning world record time of 16.40 seconds, shaving an incredible 0.40 seconds off his previous mark set at the world championships in doha last february. australia's kyle chalmers finished a distant second, wh

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after today's win and number 13 in the record books for ledecky. yup, katie ledecky cementing her status as a goat of women's swimming around the world today. a silver medal in the four by 200 freestyle relay this makes her the most decorated woman in us history, her 13th medal passing bay area's natalie coughlin, who was one of the three record holders who previously had this record of 12 medals. now, our olympics coverage is just getting started. a team of bay area rowers also bringing home gold and lebron james in a lightning storm just to watch beach volleyball. well worth it. those moments and more coming up in just a few minutes. let's get you caught up now on some of our other headlines that we are watching. mayor london breed issuing another new order. when it comes to tackling our homeless crisis, the san francisco mayor is now directing city staff to first offer bus tickets out of town to homeless people before any other services. new data found that 40% of those asked during a recent count of the city's unhoused, said they recently came

the first time for katie ledecky. a lot of people thought she might have been in the opening ceremony, but the problem is with swimming starting at the beginning of training that first weekend to train, she had to compete the next day, so she was never able to do the opening ceremony. but now she's fitted for the jacket for the closing ceremony. this clearly means a lot to you. win all those gold medals, you're going to be a multimillionaire. all this fame and fortune. but that that that stuff really means something. that's right, that's right. and, you know, it's not just for the nine time gold medal winners. it's for the one time gold medal winner. so many bay area ties. again, you said with the oakland rowing club or the california rowing club in oakland, nick mead got his news this morning over breakfast. i think my favorite stat is that you're going to be the flagbearer alongside katie ledecky at the closing ceremonies. so is that announced? yeah. so that's the first time a rower. congratulations man. let's go, l

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team usa was led by swimmer katie ledecky and roar nick mead. in all, the americans earned the most medals of any country with 126. and tied with china for the most gold medals, 40 each. paris now hands off the summer games to los angeles for 2028. nbc's live mclaughlin has the highlights. >> reporter: it was an encore of sorts for a show that's captivated the world for more than two weeks. paris' closing ceremony saluted the successful completion of an olympics that ioc president thomas bachs described as sensational from start to finish. >> or, dare i say, seine-sational games. >> reporter: a theatrical cap on the day's competition. team usa celebrated the men's first water polo medal since 2008, a bronze shootout against hungary. jennifer valenti won the omni cycling event, her second gold of the game. but italy spiked golden dreams for the volleyball team. the americans settling for silver after a straight set loss. at the day's end, athletes, including american flag bearers katie ledecky and nick mead traded into a packed stadium, where los

. >> former stanford cardinal katie ledecky continuing to make history.tanford women's swim team sharing this post on social media today after ledecky's record breaking swim, the olympian taking home gold in the 1500 meter freestyle today was not even close. after finishing the race at 15.5 minutes, this is ledecky's eighth gold medal and 12th overall. today's big win helping team usa continue its dominance in the summer games. taking a look at the latest medal count tonight, the red, white and blue leading the way with 30 medals, the most out of any country right now. china, though, is topping the list with most gold medals coming in with nine. >> okay, quite impressive already right, in that katie ledecky is something else. all right. thanks so much for watching the 11:00 news. be sure to tune in tomorrow morning and to stream the very latest news and weather right there on your smart tv anytime. download the fox local app to your tv. >> good night everybody. good night. yeah. welcome to like it or not, you know how it works. it's where we have some of

ledecky making history again on saturday. she won her ninth career gold medal and her second at these games in the 800 meter freestyle event. she's now won four golds in the same race, four times at the olympics, ledecky tells today she simply takes one race at a time. i'm going to take it year by year. i'm not. you know, i got to see where i'm at each year. but it would be a dream to compete in front of a home home crowd. ledecky, with nine gold medals, the most by any american woman in olympic history. and her golden run may not be over. ledecky telling mike tirico over the weekend that 2028 is not out of the question for her now. i'm going to be with her in just a little bit. i'll ask you the same question again. so we'll see what happens with that one in the water today. team usa's men's water polo with several stanford alums. the men are going to play croatia. they have already secured their spot in the quarter finals. and it may be all that love that they're getting from flavor flav. he is now also sponsoring the men's

stanford alum katie ledecky, now the most decorated female olympian ever. she was joined by u.s. rowing gold medalist nick mead as a flagbearer. and he also has some ties to the bay area training in oakland. so it's on to the next. paris closed out its two and a half weeks of olympic games by handing over the olympic flag to los angeles for the 2028 games. this is paris mayor anne hidalgo passing the flag to los angeles mayor karen bass. it was the first ever handoff between two female mayors and la mayor. bass says she hopes the historic moment will send a message to young girls that they can do anything christian in life. yeah, this is just one of several dazzling performances at the closing ceremony. they pulled out all the stops. r&b singer vallejo native her performing the national anthem to a crowd of 70,000 people. and how many millions worldwide. the performance was part of the handover for the la games. california artists snoop dogg, billie eilish and the red hot chili peppers also performed right after that performance. tom cruise helped close out

golden girls simone biles and katie ledecky doing it again. pool and on the field. ♪ >> whit: and good morning, america. so great to have you with us, and great to have rachel and will back at the desk this morning. we got a lot to cover here. of course, the presidential race heating up overnight with donald trump campaigning in the battleground state of georgia at the very same arena where vice president kamala harris held a rally just four days ago. >> will: at home economic uncertainty turning to positive news for homebuyers. we'll break down the latest decline in mortgage rates and home prices in many parts of the country. >> rachel: but we want to begin with tropical storm debby, the storm picking up steam in the gulf of mexico overnight. more than 10 million people bracing for massive rainfall. faith abubey is in st. petersburg, florida. good morning to you, faith. >> reporter: good morning to you, rachel. the storm is still a ways from us here in the tampa bay area, but we can feel the winds intensifying, and the waves getting larger an

but ledecky is blowing away the ledecky legacy adds another win floating past opponents in the 800 meter race, her ninth career gold, now tied for the most of any female olympian. i can't even imagine the nerve she may be feeling, but simone biles seemed fearless as she vaulted to the top of the podium yet again. league of her own, extending her lead as the most decorated gymnast. so i'm super excited to be on this stage again. fellow american jade carey landed bronze and viral pommel horse guy steven nedoroscik grasped bronze for team usa in his specialty event in the long awaited 100 meter sprint on the track sha'carri richardson fought to the finish in a cutthroat race to the final, ultimately ending with a silver medal, but it's going to be saint lucia's juliet. alfred wins the first ever olympic medal. american melissa jefferson, with bronze. another rowing medal for team usa in men's eight and team usa with bronze and in skeet shooting. american vincent hancock won his fourth olympic gold, narrowly beating teammate connor prince, who snagged silver for team usa women's soccer went

katie ledecky adding to her legacy. >> ledecky! >> on a big day in the pool for team usa. >> kate douglas is going to win the olympic gold for the u.s. >> while the american fencers and rowers with upsets making history of their own. >> and there it is! usa with gold! >> and the men's four delivers gold! >> we've got all the highlights and those medal winning stars with us live. >>> breaking overnight, back in the u.s. a joyous homecoming for the americans released in that prisoner swap, reuniting with loved ones after being wrongly imprisoned in russia. just ahead, an inside look at their emotional return and new details behind the deal months in the making. one of the key architects behind it joining us for a new interview. >>> new fall-out. donald trump not backing down questions kamala harris' race, but some republicans pushing back. >> this election should not be about race. it should not be about gender. it should be about the issues. >> just ahead the state of the campaign and the timing of harris' running mate decision. >>>

also, we'll show you how steph curry, katie ledecky and tom brady ended up all in the same place. and quite a disastrous day on wall street. what's causing this big selloff. and are we headed for a recession. but first a community service officer dies in the line of duty. the reason san jose police say the driver who hit and killed him should not have been on the road in the first place. good monday, the news at six starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. might have just seen the us men's beach volleyball team advancing to the round of 16. we are kicking off our final week in paris. a live look at the gorgeous eiffel tower it is now tuesday morning in france. we're going to get back to paris in just a few minutes. we want to start though, with a busy monday here at home. san jose police investigating after a community service officer was killed by a suspected drunk driver. a second officer was also hit. nbc bay area's marianne favro is at san jose police headquarters as the department now mourns one of its own. you could see the flags

team usa star katie ledecky delivering a master stroke of performance. and we're going to take you live to paris to relive the triumphant moment. this is today in the bay. gold looks so nice on the usa flag right. good morning to you all on this thursday i'm marcus washington and i'm laura garcia. welcome to this first day of august. hard to believe summer is kind of coming to a close school next week for a lot of kids. but let's enjoy the golden morning at least checking the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. yeah, before we get to that, let's go to mike inouye. right now. he is following that crash. it's really going to possibly impact a lot of people's commute this morning. mike. yeah, it is already it's the east shore freeway through berkeley. also impacting is what kari hall is going to talk about in just a second. we're looking at westbound 80. it looks like this camera shot may have frozen but westbound 80 there's still one lane blocked just past university. and just shy of ashby avenue. that's highway 13 or state route 13. so this is jammed u

it was stunned after ledecky wave today her look at her expression.27-year-old swimmer just walked right by her right after she got out of the pool. she -- her jaw dropped. you can see she can barely handle it even at one point fell to her seat in amazement at katie. the cute little one in paris right now cheering on the u.s. she witnessed her eighth career gold medal tying american swimmer jenny thompson's record and also set a new olympic record in the 1500-meter race. she's adorable. >> yeah, that's how we feel whenjamie yuccas joins us from the paris games. good morning jamie. we're always in awe with your reports. but really katie doesn't surprise me at all in any way. i got a chance to cover another swimmer katie greens who behind the scenes katie ledecky really put her arms around and grimes did well this this year at the prohibition. do you think that's part of her secret sauce also in the water? >> reporter: yeah. i think so. and she's just an exciting person to cheer for. when you start going over her stats and you know, everything she's don

erin gemmell it was a silver medal, but a golden moment for katie ledecky. the u.s. runner up finish to australia in the four by 200 freestyle relay produced ledecky's 13th olympic medal, the most of any u.s. woman in olympic history. team usa's kate douglas went from underdog to gold medalist with a win in the 200 meter breaststroke, the all around final and women's gymnastics saw simone biles in third place after two of four rotations, but she turned things around with a finish on the floor to claim the title, her fifth gold medal. teammate suni lee, tokyo's gold medal winner, landed bronze. 1960 was the last time this has been said about u.s. men's rowing, and the men's four delivers gold. they out stroked new zealand and great britain to climb to the top of the podium. it literally felt like a dream, like i literally didn't quite believe that that was happening. and history in women's fencing. scruggs and she's got it. the u.s. attacking italy for a first ever gold in team foil and first medal since 2008. and you know, this fencing has been so inspiring.

ledecky won four medals in paris to become the most decorated u.s. women's olympian of all time, with a total of 14 medals. her carry on bag probably over the weight limit. exactly. a lot of gold and silver. no fees for her. no baggage fees. audrey asistio joins us now with what's coming up next. janelle and raj right now at six, a follow up to a story we first broke last night. bay area homeowners fed up after a tiny home builder failed to deliver. that builder reached out to consumer investigator chris chmura with a new legal twist that could make it even harder for homeowners to get their money back. and a dance studio in the east bay thrown off beat as it was already working to recover from financial losses, the burglary creating a major loss for the company and their mission. now to push through the damage and a looming shakeup for oakland city council council member trevor reed announcing she will not seek reelection, ending generations of her family's presence in oakland leadership. what it now means for the future of the city council. the new

katie ledecky dominates in the pool, winning another gold.he now holds more than any other american woman. and sha'carri richardson taking home a medal in the highly anticipated 100-meter dash. here is more from paris. >> reporter: tonight simone biles with another gold medal. with her third gold medal of these games, biles soaring above the competition, nailing her vault routine with her signature move nicknamed biles 2. besting brazil and fellow american jade carry who took her bronze. >> not many people in the world can do it to this level. once we're out here, the floor is our stage. so it feels freeing for us because we're in our element, having fun, doing what we love to do. >> reporter: on the men's side fan favorite and breakout star stephen nedorosic taking home the bronze in the pommel decky back in the pool, already the most decorated female olympian of all time, tonight adding to her collection with another gold medal. in the most anticipated race of the night, sha'carri richardson, dubbed the fastest woman in the world, stunned i

carrying the flag for team usa swimmer katie ledecky and rower nick mead. both helped the u.s.ie china for the most gold medals. but on the basketball court -- >> oh, bulls-eye! >> reporter: there were moments when one of the medals looked like it might slip away. france's team energized by a raucous home crowd as the u.s. women struggled. in the final seconds, the u.s. was up by three. france hit a last-second shot, but it was just a two-pointer. >> that was a two. banks it in. a two ball, and the united states is going to claim gold for the eighth consecutive olympics. >> reporter: the game was over. u.s. securing a record eighth consecutive gold medal. a'ja wilson leading the team with 21 points, was named the tournament mvp. >> the team sailed to the finals, and then this game. were you surprised by how tough it was? >> not at all. this is a great gold medal game. it was great. we showed the resilience and came out on top. >> reporter: as the final events wrapped up, there were tense moments at the eiffel tower. a man was arrested after he tried to scale the famous landmark

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test, the fallout from a controversial boxing match and the latest from paris, simone biles, katie ledecky and team usa's gold rush. >> later, another freebie for airline passengers taken away. and you can blame turbulence and britney spears now headed to the big screen. >> i break your heart got lost in the game. >> oh baby, baby. >> from abc news. this is america this morning. >> good friday morning everyone i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you all i'm rhiannon ally. we begin with the emotional scene overnight. the american prisoners freed by russia and welcomed home with open arms, tears and hugs greeted them. >> and getting off the plane. wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich had two words to say i'm home. reporter. overnight, the americans freed in a historic prisoner swap, reunited with their families. wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich giving his mom a big hug on the tarmac in maryland. gershkovich, a former marine, paul whelan and russian american journalist al sukhorukova were among those freed in the largest prisoner swap since the cold war. greeted overn

katie ledecky has the 800 meter in front of her.ummer mcintosh, a canadian swimmer, she's not racing the event here in paris. so, katie ledecky's chances of getting yet another gold medal are really, really terrific. as you mentioned, there are some other opportunities in the pool, caeleb dressel will be defeating his 50 meter olympic gold medal as well and regan smith, she's got the backstroke. so, you know, we are heading into a good string for u.s. athletes and, of course, the center of gravity is all going to shift to track and field and sha'carri richardson. >> the 10,000 meters men's final tonight. don't forget the long distance events. stephanie gosk, thank you, my friend. that does it for us this busy hour. i'll be back at 3:00 p.m.

she was the first person to beat ledecky in this distance. absolutely amazing. >> so let's turn it today. i mean, the first big day of track actions. what are we expecting? who you have your eye on? >> chakar a time, i was brilliant actually saying that that picture of chakar is really, really interesting, isn't it? she's got a nail. she's got the bright colors, but she's made a point. she's not got the bright colored she's going much more low key heading into this olympic games than we've seen from her before. she's saying, i'm not back. i'm better. the first look, the hundred meters women's athletes. on the track. this, despite the fact she's world champion, her first olympic games, having missed out in tokyo, can she break the jamaican dominance, the favorites on here? but of course, shelly-ann fraser-pryce is and you can't write her out in fifth olympic games all right. >> we'll have to leave it there. amanda davis in paris, so much excitement really appreciate having you on. thanks so much was he writes, founder spent two years is a poli

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so a great honor for stanford's katie ledecky. i am unsure if the tree who's been trailing her here the entire time is also going to be at least following katie ledecky as she carries the flag. i think the tree should take a break for the closing ceremony. ledecky carrying the flag. well deserved though the tree. you're right. head on back home. all right. thanks, jess. well, meanwhile, steph curry and the u.s. men's basketball team, they are one win away from playing in the gold medal game today. they actually take on serbia in the semifinals. the warriors head coach steve kerr, also the coach of team usa, sat down with nbc's mike tirico to talk about what it's like coaching so many of those superstars. we're also including lebron james and kevin durant. obviously, i've coached steph and kevin durant, but you know, all of a sudden you get to be around these incredible stars and see them collaborating. you know every day. it's really incredible. prime time is the place to be tonight china will try to keep its gold medal in diving

ledecky has now equalled the record for the most gold medals by a female olympian. same olympic event four times in a row. 10 years younger than ledecky — a new star. 17—year—old summer mcintosh has won her third gold medal of this games, snatching victory in the final freestlye leg of the 200 metre individual medley — adding to her a00m medley and 200m butterfly titles. hungary's kristof milak is the new 100 metre butterfly champion. he won gold in a thrilling race, finishing just nine hundredths of a second quicker than canada'sjosh liendo. fellow canadian ilya kharun took bronze. earlier on saturday, the world's most decorated gymnast simone biles won a seventh olympic title and a third gold of paris 202a. she's added the vault title to the team and individual all around golds already won in paris. her first effort was the hardest vault of all those attempted in the final, landing what's become known as the biles 2. it was enough to keep her rivals at some distance with brazil's rebecca andrade second and fellow american jade carey with bronze. it's biles' a0th m